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NFC 40 Thorkildsen vs Muna PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osmo Ikola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viking Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ikola comes to the cage accompanied by Muistan sua Elaine. 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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173 lbs
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180 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osmo Ikola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Viking Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter tries to work over Ikola's front leg with a kick but Ikola checks it.
Ikola misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A combination from Fighter does no damage.
Ikola throws a hook but Fighter avoids it easily.
Ikola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice takedown defense from Fighter. No joy for Ikola on that attempt.
Ikola clinches with his opponent.
Fighter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ikola turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ikola in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fighter can't do much from the bottom here.
Fighter tries to bench press Ikola off him but Ikola keeps the position.
Fighter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fighter trying to control here.
Fighter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ikola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter tries to get to full guard but Ikola has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ikola is thwarting Fighter's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ikola throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ikola tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fighter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ikola somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osmo Ikola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter stuffs the takedown.
Ikola shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ikola has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fighter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fighter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ikola cracks Fighter with a solid left hand.
Ikola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fighter throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Fighter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fighter wants to sweep here but Ikola controlling him for the moment.
Fighter trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fighter lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Ikola throwing strikes but missing.
Ikola with a nice head shot there.
Fighter looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ikola is defending well. Fighter quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ikola has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Fighter celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Viking Fighter!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prusel Gammarix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and maximus meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gammarix kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Punttisali. maximus meridius will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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315 lbs
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311 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Prusel Gammarix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, maximus meridius!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
meridius shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gammarix manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gammarix looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
meridius slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
meridius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gammarix. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gammarix taking a bit of punishment here - meridius scoring with strikes.
It looks like Prusel Gammarix has been cut.
meridius grinds an elbow into Gammarix's temple.
Gammarix taking punishment in the form of punches.
Prusel Gammarix's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
meridius scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gammarix to see if he's OK.
Jeez, Prusel Gammarix's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Prusel Gammarix's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). maximus meridius!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pencil Neck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickson comes to the cage accompanied by SMC Hoodrats. Neck has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it black as his entrance music. Pencil Neck is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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176 lbs
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178 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Dickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pencil Neck!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickson tries to clinch up but Neck circles away and keeps his distance.
Neck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dickson tries for a takedown but Neck circles away easily
and Neck counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Neck looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Neck is trying to control. Dickson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neck is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dickson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Neck.
Dickson is looking to control Neck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dickson avoid being mounted?
Dickson is pressing down on Neck's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Neck slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dickson wants to sweep but no luck.
Dickson pushes Neck off and gets back to his feet.
Neck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dickson, pushing him back against the cage.
Dickson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Neck is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dickson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dickson can't find room to land a body shot as Neck controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson jumps guard but Neck stands there with Dickson around his waist. Dickson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Dickson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neck manages to break the clinch.
Neck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dickson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Neck wants to improve his position but Dickson is controlling well.
Neck is staying active underneath Dickson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dickson looks to land a strike but Neck avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Neck is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dickson is controlling him.
Dickson gets to his feet - Neck follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neck shoots and misses
and Dickson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Neck looks gassed!
Dickson tries to free his leg and advance position but Neck is retaining full guard.
Dickson tries to stand but Neck is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dickson trying to control but Neck is working from the bottom.
Neck pushes Dickson off and gets back to his feet.
Dickson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Neck counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neck passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Neck working away.
Neck trying to control the action but Dickson is working from the bottom.
Dickson tries to bench press Neck off him but Neck keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neck is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dickson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pencil Neck will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dickson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Neck throws a sloppy head kick and Dickson moves out of range easily.
Dickson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Neck counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Neck.
Neck can't get the takedown.
Dickson manages to pull guard.
Dickson pushes Neck off and gets back to his feet.
Dickson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Neck trying to control but Dickson flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Neck wants to get back to his feet.
Dickson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Neck.
Neck is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neck staying busy and making it hard for Dickson to control.
Neck has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Neck breaks Dickson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dickson is pulling down on Neck's head. It's preventing any offense from Neck, at least for the moment.
Neck trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Neck can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dickson wants to stand up but Neck is controlling him.
Neck must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dickson is working an open guard so Neck takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dickson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neck misses with a double jab
and Dickson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Neck won't be happy with that.
Dickson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Neck is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dickson yanks on the arm and Neck is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dickson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Dickson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quik might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Three 6 Mafia - I Got. Brown is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Candy Paint. Charlie Brown has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jamal Quik's chin.
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185 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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183 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamal Quik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie Brown!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quik avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Quik tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quik.
Quik defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Quik scores with a shot to the body.
Quik shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Quik is stalling in the full guard.
Quik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Quik has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Quik throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quik fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Quik.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown takes a swing at Quik's ribcage but misses.
Quik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quik walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quik.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown throws a monster overhand right that drops Quik! Brown follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Brown!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amigo Cerveza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Ingi Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerveza comes to the cage accompanied by Omar-S - Day. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Amigo Cerveza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Ingi Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerveza lunges at Ingi Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ingi Jr's hand.
Cerveza motions for Ingi Jr to come forward. Cerveza throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ingi Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cerveza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cerveza lands a right hook to the body.
Cerveza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ingi Jr dodges the punch combination from Cerveza.
Ingi Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Cerveza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ingi Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A right-left combo lands from Cerveza.
It looks like Gunnar Ingi Jr has been cut.
Cerveza lands the left hand.
Cerveza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ingi Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cerveza scores with a hook.
Ingi Jr is looking to clinch but Cerveza is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Ingi Jr misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingi Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cerveza.
Ingi Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cerveza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cerveza postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ingi Jr is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cerveza, into his guard.
Cerveza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ingi Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Cerveza has control of Ingi Jr's left arm, preventing Ingi Jr from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ingi Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cerveza is keeping the position for now.
Ingi Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cerveza is proving hard to escape from.
Ingi Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingi Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cerveza is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ingi Jr, into his guard.
Ingi Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cerveza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cerveza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cerveza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cerveza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ingi Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerveza looking to pass the guard.
Ingi Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cerveza is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ingi Jr tries to clinch up
and Cerveza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Ingi Jr misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ingi Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amigo Cerveza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cerveza, as that shot connected.
Cerveza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cerveza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ingi Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Cerveza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerveza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cerveza shoots in for a takedown but Ingi Jr shows good takedown defense.
Cerveza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cerveza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cerveza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ingi Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerveza.
Ingi Jr looks to clinch
and Cerveza counters with a three punch combo that has Ingi Jr backing up. Ingi Jr nods at Cerveza to acknowledge the strikes.
Cerveza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ingi Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cerveza just misses with a punch to the body.
Cerveza ducks under a wild hook from Ingi Jr.
Ingi Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ingi Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ingi Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cerveza.
Danga de danga de dang - Ingi Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ingi Jr tries to clinch up
and Cerveza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ingi Jr thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amigo Cerveza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Ingi Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cerveza attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ingi Jr defending well as Cerveza loads up on a big left hand.
Cerveza missing with a left hand there. Ingi Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cerveza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ingi Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gunnar Ingi Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Cerveza. That snapped Ingi Jr's head back.
Cerveza throws a big shot that misses.
Cerveza lands with a nice body punch.
Ingi Jr wants to clinch up but Cerveza keeps it at a distance.
Cerveza misses with a two punch combination.
Cerveza throws out a loose jab but Ingi Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ingi Jr with a jab.
Cerveza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ingi Jr.
Cerveza scores with a jab to the body.
Cerveza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ingi Jr looks to clinch
and Cerveza counters with a three punch combo that has Ingi Jr backing up. Ingi Jr nods at Cerveza to acknowledge the strikes.
Cerveza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ingi Jr.
Cerveza throws a jab but it's blocked by Ingi Jr.
Cerveza lands a nice hook to Ingi Jr's body. Ingi Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cerveza throws a good cross that connects.
Ingi Jr lands a nice hook to Cerveza's body. Cerveza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ingi Jr throws a body punch but Cerveza moves out of range.
Cerveza lands with a nice body punch.
Ingi Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ingi Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Cerveza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cerveza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ingi Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cerveza.
Ingi Jr misses with a straight right.
Ingi Jr wants to clinch
and Cerveza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ingi Jr thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerveza swinging wilding here.
Cerveza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot by Ingi Jr.
Ingi Jr drops Cerveza with a beautiful combination! Cerveza stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ingi Jr is looking for the KO!
It looks like Amigo Cerveza has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Ingi Jr catches Cerveza right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Cerveza misses.
Cerveza scores with the left hand. Ingi Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cerveza.
Ingi Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cerveza.
Cerveza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Ingi Jr.
Ingi Jr tries to clinch but Cerveza moves away
and Cerveza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ingi Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ingi Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingi Jr misses with a head kick.
Ingi Jr tries to clinch
and Cerveza counters with a takedown into side control.
Cerveza scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ingi Jr to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Ingi Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cerveza postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cerveza looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ingi Jr is avoiding damage well.
Ingi Jr is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cerveza off and has taken his back!
Ingi Jr missing with strikes.
Cerveza trying to control the action but Ingi Jr just sinks the hooks in.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerveza turns into Ingi Jr and is now in his guard.
Cerveza throwing strikes from guard but Ingi Jr blocks nicely.
Cerveza cracks Ingi Jr with a solid left hand.
Cerveza throws and elbow that misses. Ingi Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cerveza's guard. Nice move by Ingi Jr!
Ingi Jr wants to control from the top but Cerveza keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerveza has a closed guard, preventing Ingi Jr from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Amigo Cerveza will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cerveza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cerveza with a nice cross.
Ingi Jr tries to clinch up
and Cerveza counters with a nice body shot.
Ingi Jr misses with a body shot.
Ingi Jr throws a jab when Cerveza was well out of range.
Cerveza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ingi Jr.
Ingi Jr misses the jab.
A shot to the body from Ingi Jr misses
and Cerveza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ingi Jr throws a hook to the side of Cerveza's head but Cerveza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ingi Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cerveza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cerveza is looking to slow Ingi Jr down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveza throws a head kick but Ingi Jr moves out of range.
Ingi Jr misses with a looping left.
Cerveza's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cerveza duly obliges.
Cerveza lands a nice shot that snaps Ingi Jr's head back.
Cerveza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cerveza digs a good body shot into Ingi Jr's ribs.
Cerveza circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cerveza counters with a nice uppercut.
Ingi Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cerveza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cerveza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cerveza scores with the left hand. Ingi Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Cerveza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cerveza throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ingi Jr because Cerveza loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerveza with shots to the head and body - Ingi Jr looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cerveza throws some wild stikes that Ingi Jr manages to avoid easily.
Ingi Jr holds on to Cerveza around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Ingi Jr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cerveza.
Cerveza unloads with some shots from mount but Ingi Jr bucks and avoids them well.
Cerveza sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cerveza throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingi Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Cerveza misses with a head shot.
Ingi Jr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cerveza.
Ingi Jr tries to lock up and control but Cerveza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Amigo Cerveza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cerveza misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cerveza unloads with some shots from mount but Ingi Jr bucks and avoids them well.
Ingi Jr manages to control the position for a moment.
Cerveza throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cerveza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ingi Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cerveza.
Cerveza landing punches.
Cerveza tries to control but Ingi Jr wriggling away.
Gunnar Ingi Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ingi Jr sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amigo Cerveza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cerveza 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amigo Cerveza!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taalasmaa has chosen J.Karjalainen - Missä se Väinö on? as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Seppo Taalasmaa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Taalasmaa blocks the leg kick.
Taalasmaa thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Taalasmaa.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Taalasmaa looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a front kick that sends Taalasmaa stumbling back into the cage.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Taalasmaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva forces Taalasmaa back against the cage and clinches.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Taalasmaa up against the cage.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taalasmaa's defenses.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taalasmaa's face.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taalasmaa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.
Taalasmaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva blocking some punches.
Taalasmaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taalasmaa as Silva tries to tie him up.
Taalasmaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Taalasmaa.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Taalasmaa avoids the damage to the body.
Taalasmaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taalasmaa avoids it.
Taalasmaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taalasmaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taalasmaa connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Taalasmaa circles away.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Taalasmaa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taalasmaa lands with a shot to the body.
Taalasmaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva clinches up with Taalasmaa and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taalasmaa.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taalasmaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Taalasmaa avoids the damage to the body.
Taalasmaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taalasmaa.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Taalasmaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taalasmaa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taalasmaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taalasmaa pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Taalasmaa digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Taalasmaa is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taalasmaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Taalasmaa is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Taalasmaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taalasmaa digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taalasmaa breaks from the clinch.
Taalasmaa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taalasmaa avoids a kick to the body.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taalasmaa is keeping busy.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taalasmaa pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taalasmaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taalasmaa has Silva pressed against the cage.
Taalasmaa blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Taalasmaa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taalasmaa managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Taalasmaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Taalasmaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taalasmaa cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Taalasmaa lands with a light punch inside.
Taalasmaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva misses with a body kick.
Taalasmaa instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taalasmaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taalasmaa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taalasmaa clinches with his opponent.
Taalasmaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Taalasmaa improves position.
Taalasmaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Taalasmaa avoids the damage to the body.
Silva trying to stall but Taalasmaa improves his position.
Taalasmaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Taalasmaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taalasmaa.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Taalasmaa can't break the clinch.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taalasmaa's efforts to push away.
A short left from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taalasmaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva throws a leg kick but Taalasmaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Taalasmaa defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Taalasmaa works the jab nicely.
Taalasmaa blocks the body kick.
Taalasmaa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taalasmaa dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Taalasmaa presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taalasmaa tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva keeps control of Taalasmaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taalasmaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taalasmaa manages to break the clinch.
Taalasmaa moves into the clinch successfully.
Taalasmaa scores with a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa breaks from the clinch.
Taalasmaa moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Taalasmaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Taalasmaa pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa scores with a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taalasmaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa breaks from the clinch.
Taalasmaa thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taalasmaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Taalasmaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Taalasmaa ducks down to avoid it.
Taalasmaa avoids a kick to the body.
Silva wants to clinch
and Taalasmaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taalasmaa darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva keeps control of Taalasmaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taalasmaa blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taalasmaa as Silva tries to tie him up.
Taalasmaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taalasmaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taalasmaa's brow.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Taalasmaa working hard to break the clinch.
Taalasmaa lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taalasmaa gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Taalasmaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taalasmaa blocks the elbow strike.
Taalasmaa lands a right hand.
Taalasmaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taalasmaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taalasmaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taalasmaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Taalasmaa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taalasmaa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taalasmaa managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Taalasmaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Taalasmaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taalasmaa has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa can't break the clinch.
Taalasmaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Taalasmaa tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Taalasmaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taalasmaa scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Taalasmaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taalasmaa pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Taalasmaa digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taalasmaa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Taalasmaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taalasmaa misses with the head strike.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taalasmaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Taalasmaa managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Taalasmaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taalasmaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Taalasmaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taalasmaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Taalasmaa avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva tries to stall but Taalasmaa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taalasmaa avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Taalasmaa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Taalasmaa as the two fighters clinch.
Taalasmaa works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Taalasmaa - that landed with a thud.
Taalasmaa lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa breaks from the clinch.
Taalasmaa clinches up against the cage.
Taalasmaa managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Taalasmaa slowing the pace effectively.
Taalasmaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Taalasmaa breaks from the clinch.
Taalasmaa wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Taalasmaa scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
enabling Taalasmaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva clinches but Taalasmaa breaks the clinch
and Taalasmaa counters with a left to the body.
Taalasmaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa scores with a shot to the body.
Taalasmaa scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taalasmaa moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Taalasmaa drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Taalasmaa avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva taking a breather.
Taalasmaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taalasmaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taalasmaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taalasmaa misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Taalasmaa moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Taalasmaa scores with a body shot.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taalasmaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva clinches but Taalasmaa breaks the clinch
and Taalasmaa counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva wants to clinch
and Taalasmaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Taalasmaa lands a with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Taalasmaa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Taalasmaa takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Taalasmaa avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Taalasmaa is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Good body shot from Taalasmaa.
Still in the clinch, Taalasmaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taalasmaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taalasmaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taalasmaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taalasmaa digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taalasmaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva looks for the body kick but Taalasmaa saw that one coming.
Taalasmaa lands the left hand.
Taalasmaa cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taalasmaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa scores with a shot to the body.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Demian Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Taalasmaa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva motions for Taalasmaa to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taalasmaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taalasmaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taalasmaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taalasmaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Taalasmaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taalasmaa has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taalasmaa pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Taalasmaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taalasmaa 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oloff Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkele comes to the cage accompanied by Impaled Nazarene - Hardboiled And Still Hellbound. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oloff Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
Perkele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Larsen has a takedown stuffed.
Larsen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perkele is fending him off so far but Larsen persists. Nope, Perkele circles away and we're back to standing.
Perkele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larsen cracks Perkele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Larsen takes one on the button.
It looks like Oloff Larsen has been cut.
Larsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Larsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Larsen walks into a stiff left hand from Perkele.
Perkele will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oloff Larsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsen fails with the takedown
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
Pekka Perkele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oloff Larsen.
Larsen with a jab.
Perkele throws a head kick that Larsen semi-blocks.
Larsen misses with a hook.
Perkele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larsen misses with an uppercut.
Larsen walks into a stiff left hand from Perkele.
Perkele throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Larsen.
Larsen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele connects with a stiff jab that staggers Larsen - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pekka Perkele!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Big M (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valdemar Kosonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kosonen's choice of entrance music: Mad Sin - Burn and Rise . Big M has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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163 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big M!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Kosonen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
M is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
M throws a body punch but Kosonen moves out of range.
Kosonen shoots in but M avoids the takedown attempt easily.
M tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kosonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kosonen is defended easily by M.
M tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosonen closes the distance and clinches.
M misses with a punch on the inside.
Kosonen has M pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from M fails to land.
M misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
M stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by M.
Kosonen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. M can't fight it off and eventually Kosonen manages to take the fight to the floor. M looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kosonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
M keeping moving, preventing Kosonen from controlling successfully.
M looking to control.
Kosonen pushes down on M's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
M has one foot on Kosonen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
M tries to clinch
and Kosonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kosonen wants to pass the guard but M is defending well.
Kosonen trying to control from half guard but M is working away.
M is looking to improve his position.
Kosonen wants to work for an arm triangle but M is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosonen wants to pass to mount but M is defending the position.
Kosonen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kosonen works his foot free and advances to mount.
M is squirming around, avoiding Kosonen's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kosonen throws some wild stikes that M manages to avoid easily.
Kosonen goes for an armbar but M turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from M.
Kosonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
M stopping the sweep attempt from Kosonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valdemar Kosonen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
M wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - M throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
M tries to clinch up
and Kosonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kosonen thows a huge punch but M dodges it nicely.
Kosonen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. M doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kosonen.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kosonen lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosonen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for M!
M can't escape the position.
Kosonen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But M has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from M!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kosonen has his foot on M's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. M works his way back into a safe position though.
Kosonen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kosonen throws some wild stikes that M manages to avoid easily.
M wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosonen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. M can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kosonen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kosonen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, M has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kosonen is looking to take M's back but instead M gets back to half guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosonen with the ground and pound but M uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kosonen postures up in M's guard and throws a big left but M blocks it.
M kicks Kosonen off and gets to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. M darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valdemar Kosonen 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!
M darts in trying to clinch
and Kosonen counters with a single leg into guard. M didn't expect that.
Kosonen wants to pass the guard but M is keeping the position.
Kosonen drops back, looking for a kneebar! M looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. M looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from M!
You can see the frustration on Kosonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
M wants to control but Kosonen is keeping him busy.
Kosonen struggling a bit here.
Kosonen manages to work his way to half guard, despite M's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kosonen wants to get back to full guard.
Kosonen gets back to full guard.
Big M has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kosonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kosonen trying to control the position.
Kosonen is looking to sweep but instead, M has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
M throwing shots but Kosonen is blocking nicely.
Kosonen is pressing down on M's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kosonen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead M passes into half guard.
Kosonen tries to get to full guard but M has control of the leg.
Valdemar Kosonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valdemar Kosonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kosonen 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 Marco Blurström 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... Valdemar Kosonen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Creaturos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creaturos comes to the cage accompanied by Riverside - O2 Panic Room. Stringer Bell struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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203 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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ADCC Champion
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Creaturos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stringer Bell!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creaturos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Bell misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Creaturos misses its intended target.
Anthony Creaturos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Creaturos.
Bell swings for the body but Creaturos moves out of range.
Bell missing with a left hand there. Creaturos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Creaturos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Creaturos misses with the combination.
Creaturos dips to his left and cracks Bell with an uppercut!
Creaturos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Creaturos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bell slips a jab and a cross from Creaturos.
Bell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bell slips under a jab from Creaturos.
Creaturos works the jab nicely.
Creaturos drops Bell with a beautiful combination! Bell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Creaturos is looking for the KO!
Bell is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creaturos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Creaturos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Creaturos tests Bell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bell is still on wobbly legs! Can Creaturos finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bell seems to have recovered his senses.
Creaturos throws a hook but Bell blocks it.
Creaturos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bell wants to clinch up but Creaturos keeps it at a distance.
Anthony Creaturos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Creaturos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bell.
Creaturos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Creaturos misses with a wild body shot.
Creaturos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
Creaturos throws a jab but it's blocked by Bell.
Creaturos lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bell.
Creaturos throws a shot from downtown. Bell moves away and avoids it.
Creaturos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell defending well as Creaturos loads up on a big left hand.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Creaturos.
Creaturos throws a combination that misses
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Creaturos drops Bell with a beautiful combination! Bell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Creaturos is looking for the KO!
Creaturos cracks Bell on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bell falls backwards against the cage. Creaturos follows up with more strikes that drop Bell to his knees. Creaturos keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bell! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Creaturos!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Thorkildsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arto Muna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorkildsen comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Rolf Thorkildsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolf Thorkildsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Muna!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorkildsen looks to throw the jab but Muna is out of range.
Muna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thorkildsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thorkildsen throws an overhand right that lands on Muna's shoulder, as Muna tries to avoid the shot.
Muna misses with a series of wild punches.
Muna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorkildsen.
Thorkildsen misses with an uppercut. Muna saw that one coming.
Muna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Muna.
It looks like Rolf Thorkildsen has been cut.
Muna scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Muna avoids the body shot from Thorkildsen.
Thorkildsen misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorkildsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Muna is just out of range.
Thorkildsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Muna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thorkildsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arto Muna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorkildsen.
Thorkildsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Muna throws a head kick that misses.
Muna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorkildsen.
Muna throws the left hand but Thorkildsen avoids the punch easily.
Muna throws a right and a left that Thorkildsen avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorkildsen defending well as Muna loads up on a big left hand.
Muna misses with a body kick.
Muna slips under a jab from Thorkildsen.
Muna delivers a nice body kick.
Thorkildsen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Muna scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Thorkildsen misses its intended target.
Muna shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thorkildsen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muna trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muna has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorkildsen trying to control the position.
Thorkildsen keeping moving, preventing Muna from controlling successfully.
Thorkildsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thorkildsen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Muna!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muna is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Thorkildsen looking to ground and pound but Muna is blocking nicely.
Thorkildsen punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muna is squirming around, avoiding Thorkildsen's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muna suckers Thorkildsen into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Muna is now in Thorkildsen's guard!
Thorkildsen keeping moving, preventing Muna from controlling successfully.
Thorkildsen wants to sweep here but Muna controlling him for the moment.
Thorkildsen is pulling down on Muna's head. It's preventing any offense from Muna, at least for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muna stays in close to Thorkildsen's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Muna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rolf Thorkildsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thorkildsen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muna pinned against the cage. Muna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Muna scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice leg kick lands there from Muna.
Muna scores with a jab to the head.
Muna misses with a looping left.
Thorkildsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muna scores with the left hand. Thorkildsen knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorkildsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorkildsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muna counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Thorkildsen misses with a hook. Muna ducked under it nicely.
Thorkildsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muna.
Muna lands with a nice body kick.
Muna misses the jab.
Thorkildsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Muna throws an overhand right that lands on Thorkildsen's shoulder, as Thorkildsen tries to avoid the shot.
Muna lands with a shot to the body.
Arto Muna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muna misses with a wild combination.
Muna ducks under a wild hook from Thorkildsen.
Muna thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Thorkildsen - just one landing.
Thorkildsen loads up on a big right hand but Muna slips the punch.
Muna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muna works Thorkildsen's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorkildsen throws out a loose jab but Muna uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muna.
Muna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorkildsen.
A punch lands to the side of Thorkildsen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice body punch from Muna.
Thorkildsen with a jab.
Muna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Muna misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorkildsen.
Muna jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thorkildsen dodges the punch combination from Muna.
Muna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muna connects with a looping right hand.
Thorkildsen misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Muna lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorkildsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Muna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rolf Thorkildsen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thorkildsen throws a body punch but Muna moves out of range.
Muna bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muna moves out of range of the strikes.
Muna misses with a wild body shot.
Muna throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from Muna does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muna takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thorkildsen throws a big shot that misses.
Thorkildsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muna is looking to land body kicks.
Muna tries to score with a low kick but Thorkildsen moves his leg out of the way.
Thorkildsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thorkildsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Muna leaves Thorkildsen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thorkildsen throws a series of punches but Muna moves out of range.
Muna ducks under a wild hook from Thorkildsen.
That's two 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.
Thorkildsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thorkildsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muna.
Muna ducks under a wild hook from Thorkildsen.
Muna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorkildsen.
Muna misses the jab.
Arto Muna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muna blocks a jab.
Muna lands a head kick. Thorkildsen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Muna loads up on a big right hand but Thorkildsen slips the punch.
Thorkildsen throws a hook but Muna blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorkildsen moves away.
Muna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorkildsen.
Thorkildsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Muna.
Thorkildsen lands a jab to the head.
Muna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muna throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thorkildsen's head.
Muna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thorkildsen cracks Muna with a good jab.
Muna is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muna is still on wobbly legs! Can Thorkildsen finish him?
Muna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muna seems to have recovered his senses.
Thorkildsen throws an overhand right that drops Muna like a sack of potatoes! Thorkildsen dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rolf Thorkildsen!
Rolf Thorkildsen retains his lightweight title!
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