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NFC 99 Siloposki vs Bear PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Tikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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167 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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27
160 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Tikkari!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripper misses with a looping left.
Tikkari thows a leg kick but Ripper checks it
and Ripper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tikkari tries to land a body kick
letting Ripper counter with a right hand.
It looks like Raimo Tikkari has been cut.
Tikkari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ripper throws a poor cross that misses
and Tikkari counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Raimo Tikkari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tikkari throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ripper lands a left and a right that send Tikkari crashing to the mat, dazed. Ripper thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tikkari slips a jab and a cross from Ripper.
Ripper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkari throws a right hand that misses
and Ripper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tikkari staying out of range there.
Tikkari connects with a crisp jab.
Tikkari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Ripper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ripper blocks a head kick by Tikkari.
Tikkari throws a head kick but Ripper moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari throws a low kick but Ripper avoids it.
Tikkari slips a straight right by Ripper.
Tikkari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tikkari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ripper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tikkari.
An inside leg kick from Tikkari misses.
Tikkari lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tikkari tries to land a leg kick but Ripper saw it coming and moves away.
Tikkari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ripper is out of range and Tikkari settles back down.
Ripper throws a combination that misses
and Tikkari counters with a big head kick but Ripper shrugs it off.
Tikkari is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ripper rather than just go for the knockout.
Tikkari throws a head kick that misses.
Tikkari throws a jab when Ripper was well out of range.
Ripper misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tikkari tries a head kick but it misses.
Tikkari throws a nice looking combination but Ripper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tikkari misses with a combination
and Ripper counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ripper misses with a right hand
and Tikkari counters with a series of strikes. Ripper will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jack Ripper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raimo Tikkari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tikkari.
Ripper throws a right hand that Tikkari ducks under and follows up with a left that Tikkari also avoids with ease.
Tikkari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A clash of legs there as Ripper blocks the low kick.
Tikkari throws out a powerful jab.
A leg kick checked by Ripper.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tikkari.
A clash of legs there as Ripper blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tikkari misses with a head kick.
Tikkari tries to work over Ripper's front leg with a kick but Ripper checks it.
Ripper missing with a left hand there. Tikkari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tikkari displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tikkari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ripper.
Ripper looks to land a combination but Tikkari avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Tikkari lands but Ripper takes it in his stride.
Tikkari tries to clinch but Ripper is having none of it.
Tikkari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tikkari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tikkari lands with a kick to the temple. Ripper shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tikkari misses with a low kick as Ripper jumps back.
Tikkari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ripper is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tikkari!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ripper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tikkari.
Tikkari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ripper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ripper avoids the head kick by Tikkari.
Tikkari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ripper moves away.
Tikkari tries to bum rush Ripper with a series of wild strikes but Ripper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ripper throws a shot from downtown. Tikkari moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari throws a shot to the body.
Tikkari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ripper.
Tikkari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tikkari checks a leg kick.
Tikkari thows a leg kick but Ripper checks it
and Ripper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tikkari throws a sloppy head kick
and Ripper counters with a three punch combo that has Tikkari backing up. Tikkari nods at Ripper to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ripper swings widly with a right hand
and Tikkari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ripper's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Tikkari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raimo Tikkari's cut.
That's time! Ripper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tikkari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tikkari misses with a hook
and Ripper counters with a nice body shot.
Tikkari connects with a body shot.
Tikkari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ripper manages to avoid it.
Tikkari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tikkari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Jack Ripper has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ripper takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkari fakes the leg kick and cracks Ripper in the body.
Tikkari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tikkari scores with a head kick. Ripper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tikkari misses with a body shot.
Ripper walks into a left hand.
Tikkari digs a good hook to Ripper's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tikkari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ripper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tikkari. Tikkari obviously looking to wear him down.
Tikkari connects with a leg kick. Ripper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tikkari throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Tikkari.
Ripper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tikkari misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ripper avoids the body shot from Tikkari.
Tikkari lands a right hook to the body.
Tikkari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ripper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ripper throws a right hand that misses
and Tikkari counters with a nice uppercut.
Tikkari throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tikkari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ripper moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari scores with a leg kick.
Tikkari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A combination from Tikkari does no damage.
Ripper fails to land with a series of punches.
Raimo Tikkari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crunch! Tikkari slams his shin into Ripper's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikkari throws a nice looking combination but Ripper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ripper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tikkari misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raimo Tikkari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tikkari 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimo Tikkari!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bumba Motumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kinkeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Motumbo comes to the cage accompanied by N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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195 lbs
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Dangerous knees
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bumba Motumbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kinkeri!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinkeri misses with a straight right.
Motumbo lands a jab to Kinkeri's midsection.
Motumbo throws a head kick that misses.
Kinkeri takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Motumbo throws an overhand right that lands on Kinkeri's shoulder, as Kinkeri tries to avoid the shot.
Kinkeri misses with a head kick.
Kinkeri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Motumbo.
Kinkeri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kinkeri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kinkeri checks a leg kick.
Kinkeri lands with an uppercut that bounces Motumbo off the cage and back into rage.
Kinkeri checks the leg kick.
Kinkeri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Motumbo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Motumbo tests Kinkeri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kinkeri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kinkeri walks into a stiff left hand from Motumbo.
Kinkeri takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kinkeri, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Motumbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Motumbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkeri throws an off balance right hand
and Motumbo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kinkeri is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Motumbo tries to land a body kick
and Kinkeri counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A shot to the body from Motumbo misses
and Kinkeri counters with a right hand to the body.
Motumbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Motumbo throws a lazy head kick
and Motumbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kinkeri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kinkeri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kinkeri throws a low kick, looking for Motumbo's leg but Motumbo calmly moves out of range.
Motumbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kinkeri was well out of range. Poor timing from Motumbo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Motumbo.
Kinkeri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Kinkeri misses.
Kinkeri throws a right hand that Motumbo ducks under and follows up with a left that Motumbo also avoids with ease.
Motumbo throws a shot from downtown. Kinkeri moves away and avoids it.
Kinkeri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Motumbo throws a sloppy head kick
and Kinkeri counters with a nice low kick that buckles Motumbo's knee momentarily.
Motumbo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Motumbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kinkeri tries to land a leg kick but Motumbo saw it coming and moves away.
Motumbo scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri thumps Motumbo with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Motumbo.
Kinkeri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kinkeri throws a low kick but Motumbo avoids it.
Kinkeri throws a head kick that Motumbo semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Motumbo thumps Kinkeri with a low kick.
Motumbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kinkeri was well out of range. Poor timing from Motumbo.
Kinkeri throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Motumbo. Kinkeri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kinkeri tries to clinch up but Motumbo circles away and keeps his distance.
Motumbo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice uppercut there from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri blocks a jab.
Bumba Motumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinkeri thows a leg kick but Motumbo checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kinkeri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Motumbo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kinkeris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Motumbo jabs Kinkeri right on the nose. Kinkeri blinks but takes it well.
Motumbo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kinkeri.
Motumbo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kinkeri at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri takes a swing at Motumbo's ribcage but misses.
Motumbo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kinkeri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Motumbo misses with a head kick.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick
and Motumbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Motumbo misses with a wild body shot.
Kinkeri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Motumbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kinkeri blocks a head kick by Motumbo.
Motumbo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Motumbo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kinkeri scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kinkeri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Motumbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Motumbo throws a nice head kick!
Kinkeri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kinkeri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Motumbo lands a jab.
Motumbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Kinkeri counters by moving into the clinch.
Kinkeri lands a good knee to the midsection. Motumbo won't want to take too many of those.
Motumbo tries to land a knee to the head but Kinkeri blocks with his arms.
Motumbo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kinkeri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Motumbo takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motumbo has had enough of the clinch but Kinkeri keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Kinkeri.
It looks like Bumba Motumbo has been cut.
Kinkeri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kinkeri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kinkeri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kinkeri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Motumbo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Motumbo.
Kinkeri looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kinkeri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Motumbo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Motumbo blocks the elbow strike.
Motumbo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kinkeri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Motumbo lands a knee to the head.
Motumbo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kinkeri using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kinkeri tries a knee to the head but Motumbo blocks it.
A short left from Motumbo.
Motumbo misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kinkeri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Motumbo's defenses.
Kinkeri being controlled against the cage.
Kinkeri connects with a knee to the head.
Motumbo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kinkeris head.
Kinkeri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bumba Motumbo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bumba Motumbo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kinkeri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kinkeri walks into a stiff left hand from Motumbo.
Bumba Motumbo is winning the standup battle so far.
Motumbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kinkeri's sensitive parts.
Motumbo connects with a leg kick. Kinkeri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Motumbo throws a head kick but Kinkeri moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kinkeri.
Kinkeri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinkeri takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kinkeri avoids the head kick by Motumbo.
Kinkeri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kinkeri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Motumbo walks into a straight right hand from Kinkeri.
Motumbo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Motumbo scores with a jab.
Motumbo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kinkeri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Motumbo tries to bum rush Kinkeri with a series of wild strikes but Kinkeri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Motumbo thows a body shot but no joy.
Kinkeri tries to clinch there but Motumbo circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motumbo throws a hook but Kinkeri blocks it.
Motumbo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Motumbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kinkeri wants to clinch.
Motumbo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick but Motumbo checks it.
Motumbo thows a body shot but no joy.
Kinkeri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kinkeri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Motumbo misses with a looping left.
Motumbo throws a head kick that misses
and Kinkeri counters with a low kick, right behind Motumbo 's knee.
Kinkeri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Motumbo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Motumbo with a nice cross.
Kinkeri throws a head kick that misses.
Kinkeri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kinkeri lands a leg kick that knocks Motumbo off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motumbo throws a hook to the side of Kinkeri's head but Kinkeri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Motumbo counters with a good, hard body kick but Kinkeri shrugs it off.
Motumbo takes a swing at Kinkeri's ribcage but misses.
Motumbo lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri moves out of range as Motumbo strikes.
Motumbo scores with a punch to the head.
Kinkeri lands a leg kick that knocks Motumbo off balance momentarily.
Motumbo throws a lazy head kick
and Kinkeri counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kinkeri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Motumbo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kinkeri counters with a nice leg kick.
Kinkeri moves out of range of the strikes.
Kinkeri avoids the head kick by Motumbo.
A head kick by Motumbo misses
and Kinkeri counters with a leg kick.
Motumbo throws a good cross that connects.
Motumbo misses with a hook. Kinkeri ducked under it nicely.
Motumbo avoids a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Motumbo checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kinkeri, right into the meat.
Kinkeri throws a low kick but it's checked well by Motumbo.
Motumbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Kinkeri.
A slow jab from Motumbo misses its intended target.
Kinkeri tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Motumbo.
Kinkeri lands a leg kick that knocks Motumbo off balance momentarily.
Kinkeri is looking to score with low kicks.
Kinkeri misses with the body kick
and Motumbo counters with a stiff right hand.
Motumbo tries to work over Kinkeri's front leg with a kick but Kinkeri checks it.
Motumbo misses with an uppercut
and Kinkeri counters with a low kick, right behind Motumbo 's knee.
Motumbo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Kinkeri misses
and Motumbo counters with a stiff right hand.
Motumbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Kinkeri finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Motumbo throws a push kick but Kinkeri slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Motumbo.
Kinkeri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kinkeri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Motumbo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motumbo throws a head kick but Kinkeri moves out of range.
Kinkeri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Motumbo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A telegraphed right hand from Motumbo misses the target.
Motumbo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kinkeri counters with a stiff right hand.
Kinkeri takes the fight into the clinch.
Kinkeri tries to land a knee to the head but Motumbo blocks with his arms.
Motumbo misses with a punch on the inside.
Kinkeri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kinkeri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kinkeri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Motumbo.
Kinkeri lands an elbow inside.
Kinkeri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kinkeri works on Motumbo's body with a couple of short punches.
Motumbo misses with a knee strike.
Motumbo lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinkeri prevents a body shot from Motumbo.
Kinkeri avoiding damage as Motumbo throws knees to the body.
Motumbo tries to land a knee to the head but Kinkeri blocks with his arms.
Kinkeri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kinkeri scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kalle Kinkeri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bumba Motumbo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Motumbo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kinkeri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kinkeri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kinkeri misses with a low kick as Motumbo jumps back.
An inside leg kick lands from Motumbo.
Motumbo misses with a hook
and Motumbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Motumbo throws a jab when Kinkeri was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kinkeri.
Motumbo throws a head kick that misses.
Motumbo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kinkeri cracks Motumbo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Motumbo tries to work over Kinkeri's front leg with a kick but Kinkeri checks it.
Motumbo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Motumbo throws a head kick that misses
and Kinkeri counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kinkeri.
Motumbo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Motumbo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Motumbo.
Kinkeri looking to throw knees to the head but Motumbo is blocking nicely.
Kinkeri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kinkeri tries a knee to the head but Motumbo blocks it.
Motumbo digs a right hand underneath Kinkeri's ribcage. Kinkeri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kalle Kinkeri seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motumbo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kinkeri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Motumbo digs a right hand underneath Kinkeri's ribcage. Kinkeri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Motumbo scores with a shoulder strike.
Motumbo pushes Kinkeri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Motumbo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Motumbo missing with knees to the body.
Kinkeri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Motumbo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Motumbo leaning against his opponent.
Motumbo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Motumbo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Motumbo lands a hook that snaps the head of Kinkeri backwards.
Kinkeri misses with an elbow strike.
Motumbo tries a knee to the head but Kinkeri blocks it.
Motumbo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kinkeri's face.
Kinkeri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Motumbo misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Motumbo.
Kinkeri tries a knee to the head but Motumbo blocks it.
Motumbo looking to throw knees to the head but Kinkeri is blocking nicely.
Motumbo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Motumbo misses with a knee strike.
Motumbo scores with a hook to the body.
Motumbo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Motumbo takes an elbow to the temple.
Kinkeri lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motumbo managing to block the knees to the body from Kinkeri.
Nice body punch from Motumbo - that landed with a thud.
Motumbo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kinkeri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Motumbo lands a nice uppercut.
Kinkeri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Motumbo gets through Kinkeri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kinkeri tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Motumbo avoids it.
Motumbo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Motumbo lands with a left to the head.
Kinkeri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Motumbo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Motumbo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Motumbo pushes Kinkeri back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Motumbo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kinkeri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Motumbo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Motumbo lands a knee to the head.
Motumbo scores with a shot to the side of Kinkeri's head.
Motumbo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kinkeri lands a nice elbow.
Motumbo looking to throw knees to the head but Kinkeri is blocking nicely.
Motumbo takes an elbow to the temple.
Kinkeri tries to land a knee to the head but Motumbo blocks with his arms.
Kinkeri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Motumbo lands a knee to the head.
Kinkeri looking to throw knees to the head but Motumbo is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri misses with some punches.
Motumbo lands with a light punch inside.
Motumbo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kinkeri misses with a knee to the head.
Motumbo lands a good knee to the midsection. Kinkeri won't want to take too many of those.
Motumbo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kinkeri avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Motumbo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Motumbo misses with a knee strike.
Kinkeri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Motumbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kinkeri lands with a left to the head.
Motumbo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kinkeri is defending well for now.
Kinkeri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kinkeri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Motumbo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Motumbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Motumbo blocks the elbow strike.
Motumbo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kinkeri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Motumbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kinkeri blocks it with crossed arms.
Kinkeri lands a body shot.
Motumbo trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kinkeri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Motumbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kinkeri blocks it with crossed arms.
Kinkeri lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Motumbo slows down the pace here.
Motumbo missing with knees to the body.
Motumbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kinkeri tries to land a knee to the head but Motumbo blocks with his arms.
Kinkeri with a knee to the head.
Motumbo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Motumbo presses Kinkeri against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Motumbo avoiding damage as Kinkeri throws knees to the body.
Kinkeri avoiding damage as Motumbo throws knees to the body.
Motumbo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kinkeri.
Motumbo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Motumbo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kinkeri misses with a knee to the head.
Motumbo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Motumbo wants to stall.
Motumbo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kinkeri backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bumba Motumbo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Motumbo 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 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bumba Motumbo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Friman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Damage Inc.. 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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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Koskinen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman throws a leg kick but Koskinen moved away.
Koskinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Friman.
Friman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Friman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koskinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koskinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Friman avoids a kick to the body.
Koskinen tries to bum rush Friman with a series of wild strikes but Friman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koskinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Friman circles away quickly and effectively.
Friman closes the distance and clinches.
Koskinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koskinen is pressed up against the cage. Friman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Koskinen down to the mat. Koskinen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Friman tries to clinch up
and Koskinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Koskinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Koskinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Friman's knee momentarily.
Friman moves to clinch but Koskinen breaks away
and Koskinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Friman misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman is looking to clinch.
Koskinen rushes Friman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Friman blocks the elbow strike.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike.
Koskinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Koskinen.
Friman is looking to break free of the clinch but Koskinen has double underhooks.
Friman manages to pull guard.
Friman has a closed guard, preventing Koskinen from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Friman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Friman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Friman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Koskinen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Friman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Koskinen wants to hold on but Friman pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Friman misses with a head shot.
Koskinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Friman has a good base and remains in mount.
Friman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Koskinen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Friman 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.
Koskinen wants to control but Friman is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koskinen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Koskinen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Friman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Koskinen can't escape the position.
Friman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman is landing with some decent strikes but Koskinen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Friman looking for a guillotine from mount but Koskinen is having none of it.
Koskinen is squirming around, avoiding Friman's attempts to control the action.
Koskinen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Friman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koskinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friman goes for an armbar but Koskinen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Koskinen.
Koskinen preventing the sweep.
Koskinen wants to stand and escape but instead Friman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Koskinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Koskinen, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Valdemar Friman will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Friman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Koskinen misses with a leg kick
and Friman counters with a good low kick that Koskinen was not able to check.
Friman tries to clinch up but Koskinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Friman shoots in and drives through. Koskinen sprawls well.
Friman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koskinen avoids it really well and circles away.
Friman misses with an uppercut
and Koskinen counters with a left and a right that stings Friman.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Koskinen checks a leg kick.
Friman looks to clinch
and Koskinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen throws a head kick that Friman semi-blocks.
Koskinen misses with a leg kick
and Friman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Friman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Friman has gone for a leg lock! Koskinen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Friman's guard.
Koskinen wanted to stand there but Friman had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koskinen is one step ahead there.
Koskinen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Friman is proving hard to escape from.
Friman wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Friman is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Koskinen frees his head nicely. Oh but Friman has switched to an armbar! Koskinen is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Valdemar Friman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Re Christensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goran Persson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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221 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goran Persson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Re Christensen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christensen falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Persson to counter with a crisp jab.
Persson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Persson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Persson moves out of range of the strikes.
Christensen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Persson is out of range and Christensen settles back down.
Persson misses with a looping left.
Persson lands a big right hand that sends Christensen crashing to the mat! Persson stays standing though and waves Christensen back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Persson moves into the clinch.
Christensen successfully pulls 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.
Christensen controlling Persson's posture.
Persson stands up and waves to Christensen to follow him.
Christensen throws a poor cross that misses
and Persson counters with a huge left! Christensen is in big trouble! He's backing up but Persson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Christensen from any more damage. A dominating finish by Persson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goran Persson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ride Of The Valkyries - Richard Wagner. 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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160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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157 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer dives in and scores a takedown into Andersson's guard.
Andersson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spencer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Andersson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Spencer, into his guard.
Spencer is looking for a triangle but Andersson pushes his legs off easily.
Andersson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Spencer's guard.
Andersson throwing strikes but missing.
Andersson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Spencer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Andersson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spencer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Andersson controls Spencer momentarily but Spencer frees himself.
Spencer trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersson trying to keep a closed guard but Spencer is proving a slippery customer.
Andersson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spencer manages to get himself to full guard.
Spencer has a closed guard, preventing Andersson from standing up.
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.
Spencer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andersson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spencer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spencer is pulling down on Andersson's head. It's preventing any offense from Andersson, at least for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Andersson misses with a right hand
and Spencer counters with a stiff right hand.
Spencer throws a sloppy body shot
and Andersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andersson misses with a left hand
and Spencer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Andersson's guard now.
Spencer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Spencer tries to free his leg and advance position but Andersson is retaining full guard.
Spencer drops back, looking for a kneebar! Andersson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Andersson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Andersson!
Andersson cracks Spencer with a big right hand but Spencer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer gets back to half guard.
Andersson uses his free foot to push down on Spencer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Spencer.
Andersson landing punches.
Spencer is squirming around, avoiding Andersson's attempts to control the action.
Spencer tries to reverse the position but Andersson maintains control.
Andersson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Andersson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Andersson wants to control the pace but Spencer is squirming around nicely.
Andersson can't control as he wanted to and Spencer manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Andersson works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson dominating with strikes here.
Andersson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Andersson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Andersson looking to control but Spencer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Andersson with shots to the head and body - Spencer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Spencer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spencer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Spencer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Andersson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Andersson's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spencer is looking for the choke from the back position but Andersson is controlling his hands well.
Spencer has the hooks in. Andersson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Andersson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Andersson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Andersson misses with a left hand
and Spencer counters with a takedown into side control.
Spencer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersson is looking to regain half guard here but Spencer keeps moving and retains side control.
Mark Spencer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spencer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Spencer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Andersson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Andersson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spencer trying to control the position but Andersson is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson is looking to reverse the position.
Spencer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andersson keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Spencer.
Spencer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Andersson tries to buck Spencer off but Spencer is having none of it.
Andersson is working hard here to advance position.
Spencer landing a few strikes.
Andersson is looking for a sweep.
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.
Andersson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Andersson regains half guard.
Spencer is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Andersson reverses the position - he's now on top in Spencer's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spencer is on top in guard.
Spencer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spencer trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spencer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Andersson looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersson, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spencer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andersson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spencer is one step ahead there.
Spencer advances to half guard.
Andersson is staying active underneath Spencer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spencer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Andersson defending well though.
Spencer working over Andersson with some ground and pound. Andersson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Andersson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Andersson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spencer!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer tries to lock up and control but Andersson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Spencer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Andersson looking to control but Spencer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Spencer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Spencer trying to control from the bottom.
Andersson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spencer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Spencer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spencer 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!
Andersson misses with a right hand
and Spencer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Andersson won't be happy with that.
Spencer cracks Andersson with a big elbow.
Andersson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spencer goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Andersson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Spencer but great work by Andersson.
Andersson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Spencer!
Spencer wants to control but Andersson is having none of it.
Andersson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Spencer wants to hold on but Andersson pushes him away.
Andersson prevents Spencer from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson looking to control but Spencer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Spencer can't escape the position.
Andersson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Spencer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spencer regains half guard.
Spencer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andersson.
Spencer is staying active underneath Andersson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Andersson.
Spencer misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Andersson to counter with a crisp jab.
Andersson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Mark Spencer has been cut.
Andersson misses with a looping right.
Frank Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer misses with a shot to the body
and Andersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andersson lands with an overhand left.
Spencer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Andersson misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson misses with a hook to the body
and Spencer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andersson throws a poor cross that misses
and Spencer counters with a single leg into guard. Andersson didn't expect that.
Spencer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Andersson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spencer tries to free his leg and advance position but Andersson is retaining full guard.
Spencer trying to control but Andersson is working from the bottom.
Andersson has momentary wrist control but Spencer slips an elbow through the middle.
Spencer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andersson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer preventing the sweep.
Spencer tries to free his leg and advance position but Andersson is retaining full guard.
Andersson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spencer stopping the sweep attempt from Andersson.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Andersson keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spencer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Spencer lands in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Spencer.
I think Spencer 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Spencer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abreham Killyousovizh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abreham Killyousovizh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Prime. Killyousovizh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Killyousovizh throws an off balance right hand
and Prime counters with a straight right hand.
Killyousovizh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Prime.
Killyousovizh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prime throws a leg kick that is checked
and Killyousovizh counters with a straight right hand.
Prime rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Killyousovizh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prime misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh avoids the head kick by Prime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killyousovizh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prime moves away.
Prime blocks a low kick nicely.
Prime fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A cross from Killyousovizh lands.
Prime swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Killyousovizh counters with a one-two to the body.
Killyousovizh lands a nice looking body shot.
Prime swings widly with a right hand
and Killyousovizh counters with a left and a right that stings Prime.
Abreham Killyousovizh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prime connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime throws a poor cross that misses
and Killyousovizh counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Prime misses
and Killyousovizh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prime thows a body shot but no joy.
Killyousovizh scores with a nice head shot.
Killyousovizh swings for the body but Prime moves out of range.
Prime swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Killyousovizh to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime misses with an uppercut
and Killyousovizh counters with a stiff right hand.
Killyousovizh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prime paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prime swings widly with a right hand
and Killyousovizh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh misses the shot to the body.
Prime misses with a looping left.
Prime drives through and clinches with Killyousovizh against the cage.
Killyousovizh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh leaning against his opponent.
Killyousovizh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prime backwards.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Killyousovizh controls the action.
Prime struggles to land a body shot inside as Killyousovizh controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Killyousovizh.
A body shot lands from Prime.
Killyousovizh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prime or not.
Prime tries to throw a body punch but Killyousovizh avoids it by throwing Prime back against the cage.
Prime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killyousovizh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Prime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prime has a couple of punches blocked by Killyousovizh.
Prime scores with a shoulder strike.
Killyousovizh scores with a hook to the body.
Killyousovizh lands a right hand.
Prime misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Killyousovizh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Prime throws a punch but it's blocked by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prime.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Prime swings wildly with an uppercut but Killyousovizh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killyousovizh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killyousovizh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Killyousovizh lands an uppercut.
Killyousovizh leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Killyousovizh throws a head punch that misses.
Prime lands a left hand.
Prime blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Prime misses with a body punch.
Killyousovizh is looking to control Prime's arms but Prime gets an underhook and turns him. Now Killyousovizh has his back to the cage.
Killyousovizh blocks a body shot from Prime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abreham Killyousovizh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Prime tries to clinch but Killyousovizh moves out of range.
Killyousovizh keeps the fight on the outside.
Killyousovizh scores with a nice right hand.
Prime throws a poor cross that misses
and Killyousovizh counters with a left to the body.
Prime misses with a hook
and Killyousovizh counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Killyousovizh misses its intended target.
Prime swings widly with a right hand
and Killyousovizh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Killyousovizh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prime misses with a lunging right hand
and Killyousovizh counters with a good low kick that Prime was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Killyousovizh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Killyousovizh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prime takes one on the button.
Killyousovizh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Prime takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Killyousovizh throws a combination that misses
and Prime cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Killyousovizh digs a good hook to Prime's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime moves out of range of the strikes.
Prime scores with a jab. Killyousovizh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Killyousovizh tries to clinch up
and Prime counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Prime misses
and Killyousovizh counters with a big head kick but Prime shrugs it off.
Prime takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Killyousovizh scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Prime's head backwards.
Prime fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Killyousovizh avoids it really well and circles away.
Prime misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Killyousovizh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Killyousovizh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Prime momentarily.
Prime with a hook.
Prime takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Prime misses with a lunging right hand
and Killyousovizh counters with a series of strikes. Prime will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Killyousovizh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prime manages to avoid it.
Prime misses with a looping left.
Killyousovizh cracks Prime with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Killyousovizh punishes Prime's body with a nice straight punch.
Killyousovizh throws a hook but Prime avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Killyousovizh cracks Prime with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killyousovizh misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abreham Killyousovizh dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Killyousovizh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Killyousovizh looks to land a combination. Prime sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Prime pushes Killyousovizh up against the cage in a clinch.
Prime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prime is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Killyousovizh blocking some punches.
Killyousovizh trying to land knees to the body.
Prime digs a right hand into Killyousovizh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Killyousovizh's gas tank.
Prime throws a head punch that misses.
Prime tries a body shot but Killyousovizh blocks it.
Good body shot from Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh prevents a body shot from Prime.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Killyousovizh controls the action.
Killyousovizh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prime misses with some punches.
Prime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killyousovizh blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Prime fails to land.
Prime misses with a body punch.
Prime misses with the head strike.
Prime swings wildly with an uppercut but Killyousovizh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prime misses with a punch on the inside.
Prime tries to work over Killyousovizh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prime throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Killyousovizh.
Prime takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Killyousovizh prevents a body shot from Prime.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Killyousovizh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prime misses with a punch on the inside.
Killyousovizh slows down the pace here.
Killyousovizh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Killyousovizh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prime.
Prime struggles to land a body shot inside as Killyousovizh controls his hands.
Prime working aggressively here.
Prime misses with the head strike.
Killyousovizh pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Prime lands with a light punch inside.
Prime misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Killyousovizh - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Optimus Prime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Killyousovizh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Prime throws a punch but it's blocked by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Prime's face.
Killyousovizh taking a breather.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Killyousovizh controls the action.
Prime misses with the head strike.
Prime lands with a right to the head.
Prime has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Prime has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Killyousovizh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Killyousovizh digs a right hand into Prime's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prime's gas tank.
Prime tries to work over Killyousovizh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prime takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Killyousovizh.
Prime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Killyousovizh's elbow.
Prime managing to block the knees to the body from Killyousovizh.
Prime tries to throw a body punch but Killyousovizh avoids it by throwing Prime back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Killyousovizh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh leaning against his opponent.
Killyousovizh is looking to control Prime's arms but Prime gets an underhook and turns him. Now Killyousovizh has his back to the cage.
Prime blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Killyousovizh slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Killyousovizh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Killyousovizh obliges.
A body shot lands from Killyousovizh.
Prime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killyousovizh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prime backwards.
Killyousovizh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Killyousovizh prevents a body shot from Prime.
Killyousovizh gets through Prime's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Killyousovizh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A knee to the head by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh misses with a knee to the head.
Killyousovizh is working Prime over against the cage.
Killyousovizh is leaning against Prime and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Killyousovizh stalls.
Prime's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Prime on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abreham Killyousovizh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Killyousovizh blocking some punches.
Killyousovizh is struggling to control the position.
Killyousovizh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Primes head.
Killyousovizh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Killyousovizh.
Prime is trying to force a seperation but Killyousovizh has the dominant position.
Prime lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Killyousovizh obliges.
Prime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Killyousovizh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Killyousovizh lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Killyousovizh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Killyousovizh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prime can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Killyousovizh.
Prime has a couple of punches blocked by Killyousovizh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Killyousovizh missing with knees to the body.
Killyousovizh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Killyousovizh leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Killyousovizh scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abreham Killyousovizh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Killyousovizh 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abreham Killyousovizh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Kronburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Kronburger acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrell Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Kronburger!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed throws a right hand that Kronburger ducks under and follows up with a left that Kronburger also avoids with ease.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kronburger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reed - the referee stops the clock and Kronburger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reed. Kronburger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reed misses with a hook. Kronburger ducked under it nicely.
Kronburger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kronburger throws a right hand that misses
so Reed counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kronburger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kronburger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reed drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kronburger manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Reed has Kronburger in his guard.
Reed wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronburger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Reed pulls Kronburger in close to prevent any damage.
Shawn Kronburger has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kronburger.
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.
Kronburger scores with a punch to the head.
Reed moves out of range of the strikes.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Reed.
Reed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reed misses with a hook.
Shawn Kronburger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kronburger.
Reed misses with a hook
and Kronburger counters with a nice uppercut.
Reed tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Kronburger counter with a right hand.
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kronburger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Kronburger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kronburger throws out a loose jab but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronburger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reed.
A jab from Kronburger does it's job there.
Terrell Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kronburger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reed misses with an uppercut
and Kronburger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kronburger swings widly with a right hand
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reed tries to clinch but Kronburger is having none of it.
Reed lands a jab to Kronburger's midsection.
Reed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reed with a poor takedown
and Kronburger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reed thinking.
Kronburger throws out a loose jab but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronburger lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kronburger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Reed misses.
Kronburger throws a lazy right hand but Reed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kronburger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kronburger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reed needs to keep his hands up - Kronburger had a free shot at his head there.
Reed takes a swing at Kronburger's ribcage but misses.
Reed has a takedown stuffed.
Kronburger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kronburger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed is looking to chop away at Kronburger's legs.
Reed misses with a jab to the body
and Kronburger counters with a left to the body.
Kronburger swats away the attempt to clinch by Reed.
Reed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Kronburger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kronburger scores with a sloppy right hand. Reed should have avoided that one.
Reed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kronburger can pounce on him.
Kronburger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reed throws an off balance right hand
and Kronburger counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Kronburger.
Kronburger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kronburger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reed counters with a right hand to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Reed scores with a four punch combination!
Kronburger throws a lazy uppercut
and Reed counters with a nice body shot.
Kronburger cracks Reed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kronburger as he jumps to the side.
Kronburger swings widly with a right hand
and Reed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kronburger lands a glancing blow to the side of Reed's head.
Kronburger throws the left hand but Reed avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronburger lands a lovely overhand right.
Reed blocks a jab.
Reed misses with a left hand
and Kronburger counters with an inside leg kick.
Kronburger lands a jab to the nose.
Kronburger's corner calls for a 1-2. Kronburger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reed moves into the clinch successfully.
Kronburger is trying to break the clinch but Reed is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reed dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kronburger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reed tries to throw a body punch but Kronburger avoids it by throwing Reed back against the cage.
Reed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kronburger has him pressed against the cage.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kronburger is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kronburger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kronburger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kronburger lands a hook that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger stalls.
Kronburger lands a nice uppercut.
Reed is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kronburger can't fight it off and eventually Reed manages to take the fight to the floor. Kronburger looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kronburger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reed is controlling him.
Kronburger has his hands on Reed's head, controlling the position.
Reed throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed won't allow Kronburger to get back to his feet.
Kronburger manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Reed throws a jab when Kronburger was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kronburger. Reed does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Kronburger misses.
Reed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kronburger misses with a hook
and Reed counters with a stiff right hand.
Reed lands a nice hook to Kronburger's body. Kronburger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kronburger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reed misses with a series of wild punches.
Reed throws a sloppy body shot
and Kronburger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kronburger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed misses the body punch
letting Kronburger counter with a right hand.
Kronburger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kronburger.
Kronburger throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reed throws out a loose jab but Kronburger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronburger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Reed drops his hands momentarily and Kronburger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kronburger throws a hook but Reed blocks it.
Reed looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kronburger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reed misses the body punch
and Kronburger counters with a left to the body.
A jab lands there for Kronburger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Kronburger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reed misses with a body shot
and Kronburger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kronburger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kronburger misses with a lunging right hand
and Reed counters with an outside leg kick.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Kronburger is just out of range.
Reed staying out of range there.
Kronburger throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronburger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Kronburger catches Reed right on the button with a cross.
Kronburger misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Reed. Those never looked like landing.
Kronburger throws an off balance right hand
enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab.
Reed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kronburger misses with an uppercut
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Kronburger misses its intended target.
Kronburger misses with a hook
letting Reed counter with a right hand.
Kronburger throws an off balance right hand
and Reed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kronburger won't be happy with that.
Reed trying to control the action but Kronburger is working from the bottom.
Reed misses with the ground and pound.
Reed works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kronburger parries the strikes from Reed easily there. Reed is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kronburger to escape.
Terrell Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reed is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kronburger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kronburger is looking to regain half guard here but Reed keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Reed scoring with punches from side control.
Reed sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kronburger is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kronburger prevents Reed from improving position.
Kronburger is trying to buck Reed off.
Reed trying to control the action but Kronburger is working from the bottom.
Kronburger avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Reed.
Shawn Kronburger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Kronburger explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Reed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kronburger scores with a shot to the body.
Kronburger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kronburger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kronburger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reed throws a sloppy body shot
and Kronburger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reed moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Shawn Kronburger has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kronburger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrell Reed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kronburger 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Kronburger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Palkki Niskavuori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niskavuori kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Torture killer - Obsessed with homicide. Palkki Niskavuori has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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175 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Palkki Niskavuori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddy Rock!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Niskavuori finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Niskavuori connects with a single shot there.
Rock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rock lands with an uppercut that bounces Niskavuori off the cage and back into rage.
Niskavuori avoids the head kick by Rock.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Niskavuori coming out on top.
Rock lands with an overhand left.
Niskavuori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niskavuori has Rock up against the cage in a clinch.
Niskavuori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niskavuori is leaning against Rock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Niskavuori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rock is defending well for now.
Niskavuori lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rock is trying to force a seperation but Niskavuori has the dominant position.
Rock wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Niskavuori.
It looks like Maddy Rock has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Niskavuori as the two fighters clinch.
Niskavuori throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niskavuori.
Rock lands a left hand.
Niskavuori lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niskavuori lands a good knee to the midsection. Rock won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Niskavuori.
Niskavuori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niskavuori lands with a right to the head.
Rock wants to break free but Niskavuori has control.
Niskavuori has a couple of punches blocked by Rock.
Niskavuori missing with knees to the body.
Niskavuori lands a nice uppercut.
Niskavuori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rock.
Niskavuori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rock wants to get back to striking at distance but Niskavuori won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Niskavuori.
Rock is trying to force a seperation but Niskavuori has the dominant position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niskavuori trying to land knees to the body.
Rock avoids the elbow strike from Niskavuori, against the cage.
Rock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Niskavuori scores with a shot to the side of Rock's head.
Niskavuori pushes Rock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rock blocks an elbow strike from Niskavuori.
Rock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rock throws a leg kick
and Niskavuori counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rock's knee momentarily.
Rock defending well as Niskavuori loads up on a big left hand.
Rock takes a swing at Niskavuori's ribcage but misses.
Niskavuori lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Niskavuori.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niskavuori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rock misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Niskavuori is predictable there
and Rock counters with a thumping low kick.
Rock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niskavuori.
Niskavuori misses with a hook
and Rock counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Niskavuori is lucky that one didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niskavuori lands a leg kick that knocks Rock off balance momentarily.
Rock misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Niskavuori to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Palkki Niskavuori dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maddy Rock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Niskavuori scores with the left hand. Rock knows he should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Niskavuori misses
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.
Rock misses with a right hand
and Niskavuori counters with a thumping low kick.
Rock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Niskavuori counters with a slapping leg kick.
Niskavuori throws a leg kick but Rock moved away.
Niskavuori throws a good cross that connects.
Niskavuori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niskavuori.
Niskavuori throws a body kick the misses
and Rock counters with a left and a right that stings Niskavuori.
Rock throws a sloppy head kick and Niskavuori moves out of range easily.
Rock throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Niskavuori misses with a lunging right hand
and Rock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rock tries to score with a low kick but Niskavuori moves his leg out of the way.
A right-left combo lands from Rock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock misses with a shot to the body
and Niskavuori moves into the clinch.
Rock scores with a shot to the side of Niskavuori's head.
Rock breaks the clinch.
Rock lands with a good body shot.
Niskavuori has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Niskavuori avoids the body shot from Rock.
Rock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Niskavuori rather than just go for the knockout.
Niskavuori misses with a body kick.
Rock throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Rock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock misses with a body punch
and Niskavuori finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Niskavuori throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.
Niskavuori keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Niskavuori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Niskavuori counters with a stiff right hand.
Niskavuori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Niskavuori counters with a nice leg kick.
Rock misses with a shot to the body
and Niskavuori counters with a straight right hand.
Rock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rock connects with a crisp jab.
Rock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Niskavuori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niskavuori blocks a head kick by Rock.
Niskavuori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rock counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddy Rock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maddy Rock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Niskavuori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Niskavuori scores with a jab. Rock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Rock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Niskavuori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niskavuori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rock lands the left hand.
Niskavuori is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rock throws a leg kick but Niskavuori sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Niskavuori misses.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Niskavuori throws out a loose jab but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock scores with a three punch combo!
Rock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niskavuori lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Rock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Niskavuori at a distance.
Niskavuori tries to land a body kick
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niskavuori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rock throws a lazy uppercut
and Niskavuori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
Rock throws a jab when Niskavuori was well out of range.
Palkki Niskavuori is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rock.
Niskavuori misses with a hook
and Rock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rock blocks the body kick.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niskavuori moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Niskavuori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rock throws a head kick that misses
and Niskavuori counters with a solid body kick.
Nice body punch from Rock.
Rock moves out of range as Niskavuori strikes.
Niskavuori throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niskavuori takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Niskavuori misses with a hook. Rock ducked under it nicely.
Rock scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maddy Rock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rock 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddy Rock!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paha SIka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heikki Kuula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuula has chosen Heikki Kuula - Sun Nimi On Kuula as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paha SIka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Kuula!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kuula.
Kuula darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
SIka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuula.
Kuula throws a strike but SIka avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kuula stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. SIka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuula wants to control from the top but SIka keeps moving.
Kuula looking to pass the guard.
Kuula with a flurry of punches that miss.
SIka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuula trying to control the position from guard on top but SIka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuula wants to pass the guard but SIka is keeping the position.
Kuula stays in close to SIka's body and controls the position.
Kuula postures up in SIka's guard and throws a big left but SIka blocks it.
SIka is looking to stand up but Kuula isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A low kick from Kuula misses
and SIka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
SIka stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuula. Kuula gets slowly back to his feet.
SIka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuula.
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.
Kuula pushes SIka up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuula drops down looking for an ankle pick but SIka pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kuula tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but SIka swivels and escapes.
Paha SIka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heikki Kuula.
Kuula shoots in looking for a takedown but SIka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kuula's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
SIka misses with a leg kick
and Kuula counters with a nice double leg into side control. SIka won't be happy with that.
SIka tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that SIka really doesn't like being in this position too much.
SIka holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kuula tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kuula landing shots from mount.
SIka is squirming around, avoiding Kuula's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kuula.
Kuula postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. SIka looks a forlorn figure.
SIka really wants to buck Kuula off and get back to his feet.
Kuula looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kuula throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kuula jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but SIka manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kuula working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
SIka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuula on the ground.
Kuula is looking to take a break and control but SIka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuula lands a nice forearm strike.
Kuula working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuula lands a decent elbow from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuula tries to move into full mount but can't pass SIka's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Kuula dominated that 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.
SIka throws a body punch but Kuula moves out of range.
Kuula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
SIka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuula missing with a left hand there. SIka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
SIka connects with a leg kick. Kuula looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuula catches SIka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kuula feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits SIkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paha SIka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuula works SIka's body with a nice hook.
A big right from SIka misses.
Kuula dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on SIka. That did some damage!
A jab from Kuula misses.
Kuula tries to work over SIka's front leg with a kick but SIka checks it.
Kuula changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. SIka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kuula thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
SIka wants to get back to his feet but Kuula drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuula tries to score with some ground and pound. SIka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kuula tries to advance to mount but SIka denies him.
Kuula wants to control but SIka is keeping him busy.
Kuula working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
SIka wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Kuula is looking to take a break and control but SIka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Kuula crashes against the mat.
Kuula trying to control the position but SIka is working away.
Kuula postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuula throws a strike aimed at the side of SIka's head but SIka avoids it well.
Kuula tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kuula throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
SIka is pushing Kuula's head away, looking to escape. Kuula manages to hold on to the position though.
Kuula laying and praying for a moment but SIka takes advantage and regains half guard.
SIka is staying active underneath Kuula, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kuula is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Heikki Kuula has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Kuula moves nicely into side control.
SIka avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kuula.
Kuula misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kuula trying to control the position but SIka is working away.
SIka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kuula takes a little break here. SIka wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Kuula 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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for SIka.
Kuula throws a leg kick
and SIka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid body kick from SIka.
Kuula walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
SIka instigates a clinch.
Kuula wants to break the clinch but can't.
SIka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuula swings away with an uppercut that misses.
SIka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
SIka works on Kuula's body with a couple of short punches.
SIka pushes Kuula back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuula takes an elbow to the forehead.
SIka lands a body punch in the clinch.
SIka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kuula takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
SIka landing knees to the body.
SIka scores with a nice hook to the head.
SIka lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Heikki Kuula has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for SIka.
SIka lands a nice elbow.
SIka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SIka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
SIka cracks Kuula with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from SIka.
SIka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
SIka scores with a shoulder strike.
SIka lands with a left to the head.
A short right from SIka on the inside.
SIka lands a body shot.
SIka lands an elbow that stopped Kuula in his tracks for a moment.
SIka lands with a left to the head.
SIka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuula or not.
SIka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kuula takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kuula managing to block the knees to the body from SIka.
SIka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
SIka lands an elbow inside that Kuula shrugs off.
Kuula fails to pull guard.
Kuula takes a shot to the head.
Kuula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
SIka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuula.
Kuula pulls guard effortlessly.
Kuula manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. SIka manages to get himself to full guard.
SIka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kuula is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuula forces his way into half guard.
SIka is not content to let Kuula control the position.
SIka wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kuula thows a huge punch but SIka dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuula scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kuula is trying to control. SIka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kuula has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuula takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
SIka is refusing to be controlled, as Kuula sits in half guard.
Kuula looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Heikki Kuula is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuula's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Heikki Kuula.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuula.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuula waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract SIka.
Paha SIka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuula throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kuula dives in and grabs SIka's left leg, looking for a takedown. SIka pushes down on Kuula's head and hops out.
SIka connects with a leg kick. Kuula looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuula throws a head kick that SIka semi-blocks.
SIka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuula lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kuula.
Kuula misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
SIka wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
SIka strikes from the bottom but Kuula takes advantage and advances to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paha SIka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kuula 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heikki Kuula!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fuzzy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuzzy Bear will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampsa Siloposki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fuzzy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear blocks a low kick nicely.
Siloposki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bear is looking to chop away at Siloposki's legs.
Bear fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Siloposki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Siloposki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bear throws the kick towards the body but Siloposki avoids it.
Siloposki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bear counters with a good low kick that Siloposki was not able to check.
Bear is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bear throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bear.
Bear throws a sloppy body shot
and Siloposki counters with a right hand to the body.
Siloposki tried to score with a low kick but Bear checks it.
Siloposki shoots in and drives through. Bear sprawls well.
Bear throws a lazy body kick
enabling Siloposki to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Fuzzy Bear has been cut.
Bear slips under a jab from Siloposki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki drops Bear with a left and a right! Oh, Bear is hurt - Siloposki dives into side control looking to finish!
Bear is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siloposki in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bear looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Siloposki turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sampsa Siloposki!
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