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SFF 88: Tapio vs. Perkele PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rausku comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Girls (sexy girls mix). Smith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Pilgrim by Iron Maiden. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rausku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Rausku moved out of range.
Rausku walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Rausku gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rausku misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rausku doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arvi Rausku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rausku misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smith trying to remain calm as Rausku controls from the top position.
The strikes coming from Rausku are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rausku working the head and body with strikes.
Rausku is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rausku fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rausku throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
Rausku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rausku sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rausku 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.
Rausku is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Rausku.
Rausku is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Smith will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rausku working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rausku wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
I wouldn't like to be where Smith is right now.
Rausku is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rausku wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rausku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rausku fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Rausku shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Rausku keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arvi Rausku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rausku with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Rausku.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arvi Rausku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rausku with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rausku shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Smith.
Rausku has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rausku doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rausku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rausku counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rausku trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rausku controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rausku is controlling him.
Rausku scoring with some ground and pound.
Rausku passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rausku in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rausku is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Rausku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rausku's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rausku has a takedown stuffed.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Rausku counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
Rausku postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Rausku from controlling successfully.
Rausku throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pulls Rausku in close to prevent any damage.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Rausku from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Arvi Rausku just wasn't active enough.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rausku throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rausku decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
Rausku drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rausku jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rausku advances to half guard.
Rausku is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Arvi Rausku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rausku controlling the action here.
Rausku is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Rausku is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rausku to get the leverage.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Rausku.
Rausku throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rausku. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rausku is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smith sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Rausku wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position.
Rausku thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Rausku is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rausku.
Rausku is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvi Rausku showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Bisley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Natonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bisley comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Garrett Bisley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Natonni!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisley lands with a cross.
Bisley with a hook.
Bisley throws a right hand that Natonni ducks under and follows up with a left that Natonni also avoids with ease.
Natonni avoids the body shot from Bisley.
Bisley scores with a body shot.
Bisley scores with a shot to the body.
Natonni swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bisley counters with a straight right hand.
Bisley lands a nice shot to the body.
Bisley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Natonni blocks a jab.
Natonni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bisley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Bisley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bisley throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Natonni counter with a right hand.
Natonni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Natonni swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bisley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Natonni!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bisley misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natonni tries to lock up and control but Bisley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bisley lands a heavy elbow.
Bisley looking to ground and pound but Natonni is blocking nicely.
Natonni is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bisley looking to ground and pound but Natonni is blocking nicely.
Natonni in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bisley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bisley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bisley thowing shots but they're missing.
Bisley throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bisley throwing strikes here but Natonni is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bisley looking to finish Natonni with some ground and pound. This is bad for Natonni!
Natonni is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natonni is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bisley avoids the attempt from Natonni to control.
Bisley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bisley scoring with strikes but Natonni is staying in there.
Bisley working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisley is landing with some decent strikes but Natonni is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Natonni is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bisley unloads with some shots from mount but Natonni bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Bisley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natonni is looking to improve his position but Bisley isn't that keen on the idea.
Bisley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bisley trying to control but Natonni is having none of it.
Natonni in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bisley with a couple of short strikes.
Bisley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bisley landing strikes from the mount.
Bisley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bisley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bisley landing shots from mount.
Bisley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisley lands a nice shot to the head.
Bisley thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Natonni in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisley looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisley with shots to the head and body - Natonni looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Bisley dominated that round.
That's time! Bisley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bisley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bisley connects with a looping right hand.
Garrett Bisley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisley misses the body punch
and Natonni counters with a left to the body.
Bisley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bisley cracks Natonni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Natonni looks to land a combination but Bisley avoids it well.
Bisley misses with an uppercut. Natonni saw that one coming.
A big right from Bisley misses.
Natonni blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Bisley there.
Natonni fails to land with a series of punches.
Bisley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bisley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bisley jabs at Natonni's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natonni needs to keep his hands up - Bisley had a free shot at his head there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Natonni.
Natonni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bisley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Natonni manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Natonni misses the target.
Bisley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Natonni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Natonni misses the shot to the body.
Natonni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bisley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bisley misses with a body punch
and Natonni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bisley with a nice cross.
Natonni defending well as Bisley loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bisley!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisley defending well as Natonni loads up on a big left hand.
Bisley misses with a hook.
Natonni throws out a loose jab but Bisley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bisley scores with the left hand. Natonni knows he should have avoided that one.
Natonni misses with a right hand
and Bisley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bisley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Natonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisley moves away.
Bisley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Natonni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Natonni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bisley.
Bisley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bisley misses with a looping right.
Natonni throws a right hand that Bisley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bisley also avoids with ease.
Bisley throws a jab when Natonni was well out of range.
A left and a right from Bisley both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natonni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bisley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Natonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Bisley misses with a hook. Natonni ducked under it nicely.
Natonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bisley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bisley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bisley lands with an uppercut that bounces Natonni off the cage and back into rage.
Bisley looks to throw the jab but Natonni is out of range.
Natonni misses with a hook
and Bisley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Natonni!
Bisley unloading with bombs!
Bisley thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bisley landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bisley throwing strikes here but Natonni is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bisley punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bisley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bisley with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Natonni takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Natonni is breathing heavily.
Natonni is trying desperately to improve position.
Natonni wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bisley.
Natonni has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Bisley's lack of action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bisley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bisley misses with a head shot. Natonni uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Bisley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bisley throws a sloppy body shot
and Natonni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good shot there by Bisley.
A jab from Natonni misses.
Bisley misses with a series of wild punches.
Bisley scores with a shot to the body.
Bisley throws a nice looking combination but Natonni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bisley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Natonni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bisley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Natonni.
Natonni scores with a jab to the body.
Natonni connects with a looping right hand.
Bisley lands a jab to Natonni's midsection.
Nice jab there from Bisley.
Good shot there by Bisley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley misses with a straight left.
Natonni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Natonni misses.
Bisley looks to score with a jab to the body but Natonni is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Natonni.
A punch lands to the side of Natonni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Natonni misses the shot to the body.
Bisley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bisley misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Bisley.
Natonni throws a right hand that Bisley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bisley also avoids with ease.
Natonni missing with a left hand there. Bisley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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.
Bisley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bisley thows a body shot but no joy.
Bisley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Natonni.
Bisley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Natonni.
Bisley throws out a powerful jab.
Natonni works Bisley's body with a nice hook.
Bisley swinging wildly here.
Garrett Bisley is winning the standup battle so far.
Bisley connects with a jab.
Natonni throws an off balance right hand
and Bisley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bisley moves out of range as Natonni strikes.
Bisley misses with a hook
and Natonni counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Bisley misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Natonni.
Paul Natonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Natonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Natonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bisley.
Bisley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bisley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Natonni throws out the jab.
Natonni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bisley lands with a straight right. Natonni didn't see that one coming.
Bisley throws a body punch but Natonni moves out of range.
Bisley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bisley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bisley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bisley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Natonni avoids it really well and circles away.
Natonni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natonni slips a straight right by Bisley.
Natonni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Natonni missing with a left hand there. Bisley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Natonni misses with a hook to the body
and Bisley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Natonni misses with a wild body shot.
Natonni misses with an uppercut
and Bisley counters with a right hand to the body.
Bisley stalks Natonni and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Natonni's face. Natonni staggers backwards, shaken.
Natonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Natonni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Natonni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paul Natonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garrett Bisley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Natonni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bisley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Natonni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bisley 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 29:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrett Bisley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lark McTeague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iso Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McTeague might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alphaville - Forever Young. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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222 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lark McTeague!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Susi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTeague is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McTeague misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from McTeague misses its intended target.
McTeague tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Susi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McTeague finds it's way round the side to connect with Susi's head.
McTeague throws a poor cross that misses
and Susi counters with a nice body shot.
McTeague throws a lazy uppercut
and Susi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from McTeague finds it's way through Susi's defenses.
McTeague misses with a double jab
and Susi counters with a shoot takedown. McTeague fights it but they end up in guard.
Susi wants to control from the top but McTeague keeps moving.
McTeague is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McTeague swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McTeague looking to hit a scissor sweep but Susi is one step ahead there.
Susi wants to control from the top but McTeague keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Susi advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTeague is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Susi is controlling him well.
Susi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Susi just content to control the position.
Susi is looking to take a break and control but McTeague is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Susi advances to full mount.
Susi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Susi is landing with some decent strikes but McTeague is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Susi looking to control but McTeague is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McTeague is in a horrible position here. Susi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Susi landing strikes from the mount.
Susi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Susi breaks from McTeague's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Susi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Susi throws a quick inside leg kick.
McTeague misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Susi.
McTeague swings widly with a right hand
and Susi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Susi.
Susi fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTeague throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lark McTeague is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Susi lands with a shot to the body.
McTeague throws a sloppy head kick
and Susi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McTeague looks to clinch
and Susi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Susi prevents McTeague from improving his position.
Susi trying to control the pace.
Susi is trying to control. McTeague wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Susi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McTeague tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Susi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Iso Susi has got the better of the ground game so far.
McTeague has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Susi's lack of action.
Susi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Susi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Susi tries to control but McTeague wriggling away.
McTeague is desperately trying to improve his position but Susi has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi looking to control but McTeague is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McTeague tries to reverse the position but Susi maintains control.
Susi lands with some strikes.
Susi controlling from mount.
Susi landing strikes from the mount.
Susi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Susi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. McTeague can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Susi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McTeague misses with a hook
and Susi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Susi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Susi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Susi wants to control the pace but McTeague is squirming around nicely.
Susi landing strikes from the mount and McTeague is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Susi.
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!
McTeague tries to reverse the position but Susi maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Susi tries to control but McTeague wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McTeague kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McTeague in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Susi has control of McTeague's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McTeague regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Susi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Susi looking to control but McTeague is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Susi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTeague really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Susi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Susi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Susi landing shots from mount.
Susi landing punches.
Susi looking to control but McTeague is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McTeague is wriggling around trying to escape.
Susi tries to control but McTeague wriggling away.
Lark McTeague has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTeague is wriggling around trying to escape.
Susi goes for an armbar but McTeague turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McTeague.
Susi working a defensive guard here.
McTeague is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McTeague wants to control from the top but Susi keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Susi working a defensive guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Iso Susi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Susi misses with a body shot
and McTeague counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McTeague fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Susi manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McTeague tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iso Susi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Susi 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iso Susi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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261 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Young!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Young as he connects with a hook.
Young lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Young jabs at Wilson's body.
Wilson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilson circles away.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Young shoots for a double leg takedown but Wilson sprawls well. He's pushed Young's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Young looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard but Young has mounted him!
Young goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Wilson is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson looking to sit in guard and control but Young gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Wilson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson advances position into side control!
Young tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilson lands some shots froms side control.
Wilson controlling from side mount.
Wilson trying to control the position but Young is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Wilson crashes against the mat.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wilson trying to control the position but Young is working away.
Wilson tries to advance position but instead Young slips a leg back in to half guard.
Young slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wilson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Young has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Wilson advances position into side control!
Wilson wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
Wilson working the head with strikes.
It looks like Jason Young has been cut.
Young regains half guard.
Young trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wilson trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
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 Slade Wilson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Young's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Young there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wilson misses the body punch
and Young counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wilson is looking to control Young's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wilson avoid being mounted?
Young drops an elbow to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson 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.
Young lands strikes from half guard.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wilson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jason Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young chips away with some ground and pound.
Young wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Young gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wilson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Young distracts Wilson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young looking to pass the guard.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson is looking for a triangle but Young pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wilson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Young gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wilson is trying to control the position but Young postures up.
Young throws a strike but Wilson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Young is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young 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.
Young managing to control the position.
Young has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Young's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilson doesn't seem phased though.
Young throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilson on the side of the head.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Young.
Young scores with a nice right hand.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson throws a combination that misses
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Young misses with a looping left.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Wilson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
Young moves into range and connects with a jab.
Young shoots and misses
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Young lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilson at a distance.
Wilson misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Young counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Young wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Young throws a sloppy strike and Wilson has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Young is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Wilson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Slade Wilson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guntur Llaripukinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Llaripukinen has chosen Elvis Presley - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road as his entrance music. Guntur Llaripukinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Stoppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guntur Llaripukinen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stoppers.
It looks like Guntur Llaripukinen has been cut.
Stoppers is looking to land body kicks.
Stoppers tries to clinch up but Llaripukinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Llaripukinen looks to land a right hand but Stoppers moved out of range.
Llaripukinen takes a swing at Stoppers's ribcage but misses.
Stoppers thuds his right hand into Llaripukinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stoppers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Llaripukinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stoppers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Llaripukinen's knee momentarily.
Llaripukinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stoppers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stoppers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stoppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Llaripukinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoppers.
Llaripukinen scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoppers lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoppers throws a poor cross that misses
and Llaripukinen counters by clinching up.
Llaripukinen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stoppers smiles and moves away.
Stoppers misses with a body kick.
Llaripukinen drives through and clinches with Stoppers against the cage.
Stoppers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Llaripukinen tries to pull guard but Stoppers won't allow it.
Stoppers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Llaripukinen backwards.
Llaripukinen stalling against the cage.
Llaripukinen jumps guard but Stoppers stands there with Llaripukinen around his waist. Llaripukinen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Willy Stoppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guntur Llaripukinen.
Llaripukinen is trying to force a seperation but Stoppers has the dominant position.
Stoppers stalling the fight.
Llaripukinen successfully pulls guard.
Stoppers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stoppers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Llaripukinen is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Llaripukinen pulls Stoppers in close to his closed guard and prevents Stoppers from doing any damage or advancing position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stoppers throws a sloppy head kick and Llaripukinen moves out of range easily.
A big left from Llaripukinen misses.
Llaripukinen throws a combination that misses
and Stoppers counters with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Stoppers misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen moves forwards but Stoppers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Llaripukinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Llaripukinen looks to land a combination but Stoppers avoids it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stoppers.
Llaripukinen looks gassed!
A decent looking cross lands there for Stoppers.
Nice cross by Stoppers.
Llaripukinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stoppers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoppers lands with a hook. Llaripukinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That has opened up Guntur Llaripukinen's cut even more.
A solid body kick from Stoppers.
Llaripukinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stoppers lands the left hand.
Llaripukinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Stoppers finds it's target.
Stoppers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Llaripukinen's sensitive parts.
Stoppers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stoppers misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stoppers.
Stoppers digs a good body shot into Llaripukinen's ribs.
Stoppers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoppers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stoppers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stoppers throws a sloppy head kick and Llaripukinen moves out of range easily.
Llaripukinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Stoppers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guntur Llaripukinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stoppers cracks Llaripukinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stoppers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stoppers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stoppers scores with a jab. Llaripukinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Llaripukinen connects with a jab.
Llaripukinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stoppers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Guntur Llaripukinen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Llaripukinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stoppers.
Stoppers misses with a right hand
and Llaripukinen counters with a series of strikes. Stoppers will be more careful next time no doubt.
Llaripukinen avoids the head kick by Stoppers.
Llaripukinen rushes Stoppers and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Stoppers.
Llaripukinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stoppers is working Llaripukinen over against the cage.
Llaripukinen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoppers misses with a punch on the inside.
Stoppers misses with the head strike.
Llaripukinen pulls guard effortlessly.
Stoppers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We're going to have a standup here because Willy Stoppers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stoppers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Llaripukinen throws a right hand that misses
and Stoppers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Llaripukinen's knee momentarily.
Llaripukinen misses with a combination
and Stoppers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stoppers slips under a jab.
Stoppers lands a really nice looking cross but Llaripukinen seems unphased.
Stoppers misses with a hook
enabling Llaripukinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Stoppers is looking to slow Llaripukinen down with leg kicks.
Guntur Llaripukinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Llaripukinen misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Llaripukinen drives through and clinches with Stoppers against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Stoppers.
Stoppers lands a nice shot to the body.
Stoppers missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Stoppers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoppers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stoppers scores with a shoulder strike.
Stoppers lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Stoppers.
Stoppers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Llaripukinen can do to turn this around?
A right handed body shot lands from Stoppers.
A body shot lands from Stoppers.
Stoppers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Llaripukinens head.
Guntur Llaripukinen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Stoppers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Llaripukinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Stoppers.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stoppers.
Stoppers lands a hook that snaps the head of Llaripukinen backwards.
Nice body punch from Stoppers.
A short left from Stoppers.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Guntur Llaripukinen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Willy Stoppers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Flippaloss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jori Jujipallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jujipallo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Mean Kitty Song . Nikolay Flippaloss had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolay Flippaloss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jori Jujipallo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jujipallo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jujipallo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Flippaloss, who protects the arm well.
Jujipallo is trying to get an arm triangle but Flippaloss is defending well.
Jujipallo advances to full mount.
Jujipallo looking for a guillotine from mount but Flippaloss is having none of it.
Jujipallo is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Flippaloss is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jori Jujipallo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaye Dub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicholas Rua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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26
265 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicholas Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaye Dub!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dub throws a one two combo.
It looks like Nicholas Rua has been cut.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Rua. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dub throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Dub swinging wildly here.
Rua lands a head kick. Dub smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Jaye Dub has been cut.
Dub displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dub misses with a head kick.
Dub throws a jab but it's blocked by Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dub attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dub throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Rua thumps Dub with a low kick.
Dub avoids the head kick by Rua.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rua - that will leave a mark!
Dub looks gassed!
Rua throws a wild body kick that Dub sees coming a mile off.
Rua throws a push kick but Dub slaps the foot to one side.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Rua tries to land a front kick but Dub steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dub moves out of range as Rua throws a body kick.
Dub blocks a head kick by Rua.
Dub takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dub takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dub moves out of range of the body kick from Rua.
Rua pushes Dub away with a front kick.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dub's sensitive parts.
Rua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rua throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rua.
Dub walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rua.
Rua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rua throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dub.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dub.
Dub swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rua throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dub moves out of range of the body kick.
Dub shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rua eats them both and turns towards Dub to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dub misses with a double jab
and Rua counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dub thinking.
Dub avoids a kick to the body.
Rua works Dub's body with a nice hook.
Rua throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua lands a head kick. Dub smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Rua dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
That kick from Rua tenderised Dub's leg. Dub is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Dub falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a low kick, right behind Dub 's knee.
Dub has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rua.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Dub.
Dub tries a head kick but it misses.
Dub is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dub misses.
Rua looks for the body kick but Dub saw that one coming.
Dub falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dub throws a right and a left that both miss.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Rua is looking to wear down Dub with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rua throws a front kick that sends Dub stumbling back into the cage.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dub.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dub blocks the body kick.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dub's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dub manages to avoid it.
Nicholas Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Rua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rua lands a front kick.
Jaye Dub is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua feints and then cracks Dub's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dub down.
Rua lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dub takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dub.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Dub avoids it.
Rua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Dub down.
Rua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dub can do to turn this around?
Dub fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dub throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dub with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Dub misses
and Rua counters with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Rua dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Dub thuds his right hand into Rua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dub throws a poor cross that misses
and Rua counters with a low kick, right behind Dub 's knee.
Both fighters circling a little - Rua finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dub's sensitive parts.
Rua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rua looks to land a body kick but Dub moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rua.
Dub takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dub misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dub's sensitive parts.
Rua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dub has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dub misses with the combination.
Dub takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dub's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaye Dub has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicholas Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dub avoids a kick to the body.
Dub rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rua counters with a solid body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Dub down.
Rua misses with a body kick.
Dub throws a combination that misses
and Rua counters with a nice body kick.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua lands a head kick. Dub smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Dub takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dub tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Dub moves out of range easily.
Rua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dub doesn't seem bothered though.
Dub stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
Rua is looking to slow Dub down with leg kicks.
Rua throws a nice head kick!
Dub fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dub.
Dub looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick
and Dub counters with a two punch combo.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua swings for the body but Dub moves out of range.
Rua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Rua!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bing Ka Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wong comes to the cage accompanied by Aegukka. Samoa Joe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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27
130 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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25
146 lbs
14 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bing Ka Wong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Samoa Joe!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe wants to clinch
and Wong counters with a leg kick.
Joe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Joe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wong counters with a left to the body.
Joe throws a combination that misses
and Wong counters with a leg kick.
Joe misses with a double jab
and Wong counters with a nice body kick.
Joe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wong can pounce on him.
Joe misses with a jab to the body
and Wong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Joe looks gassed!
Wong cracks the inside of Joe's front leg.
Wong lands a leg kick that knocks Joe off balance momentarily.
Joe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wong counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Joe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wong. Wong obviously looking to wear him down.
Joe misses with a takedown attempt
and Wong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wong.
Joe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bing Ka Wong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wong lands a nice hook to Joe's body. Joe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Samoa Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong lands a leg kick that knocks Joe off balance momentarily.
Joe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wong counters with an outside leg kick.
Wong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joe. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Wong.
Nice body kick from Wong.
Wong throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Wong.
Wong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wong can pounce on him.
Joe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wong throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong connects with an inside leg kick.
Wong scores with a jab to the body.
Joe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wong. That one must have hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wong.
Wong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joe.
Joe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Joe 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.
Joe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wong counters with an inside leg kick.
Wong lands a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wong. That's going to slow Joe down.
Good leg kick by Wong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Wong.
Wong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joe. That did some damage!
Wong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wong scores with a leg kick.
Wong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wong scores with a jab to the head.
Wong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joe's sensitive parts.
Joe throws a right hand that misses
and Wong counters with a body kick.
Wong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wong scoring well with a low kick there.
Wong digs a good hook to Joe's body.
Wong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Joe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters circling a little - Wong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wong - the referee stops the clock and Joe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wong. Joe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A good leg kick by Wong.
Joe tries to clinch
and Wong counters with a leg kick.
Wong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joe. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wong throws a leg kick which misses Joe's front leg but catches the back leg as Joe tries to avoid it.
Joe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wong can pounce on him.
Wong thumps Joe with a low kick.
Wong lands a leg kick that knocks Joe off balance momentarily.
Wong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wong, right into the meat.
Joe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wong feints and then cracks Joe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joe down.
Joe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wong. Wong obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wong.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wong. Wong obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bing Ka Wong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joe's sensitive parts.
Joe misses with a double jab
and Wong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Joe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wong.
Joe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wong.
Joe looks to clinch
and Wong counters with a nice leg kick.
Wong thumps Joe with a low kick.
Joe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wong finds it's way round the side to connect with Joe's head.
Wong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wong thumps Joe with a low kick.
Wong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Wong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe misses with a hook to the body
and Wong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wong cracks the inside of Joe's front leg.
Bing Ka Wong is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick from Wong.
Joe walks into a straight right hand from Wong.
Joe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wong.
Wong thuds his shin into the meat of Joe's side.
Wong fakes the leg kick and cracks Joe in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wong. That's going to slow Joe down.
Wong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joe.
Wong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Joe misses with a lunging right hand
and Wong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That kick from Wong tenderised Joe's leg. Joe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wong rather than just go for the knockout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wong - the referee stops the clock and Joe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wong. Joe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong feints and then cracks Joe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joe down.
Crunch! Wong slams his shin into Joe's torso.
Wong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joe on the side of the head.
Joe tries for a takedown but Wong circles away easily
and Wong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wong lands with a good body shot.
Wong lands a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wong. That's going to slow Joe down.
Nice body kick from Wong.
Joe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wong.
Wong fakes the leg kick and cracks Joe in the body.
Wong lands a body shot.
Wong lands a leg kick that knocks Joe off balance momentarily.
Wong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wong scoring well with a low kick there.
Joe with a poor takedown
and Wong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Joe's knee momentarily.
Wong scores with a spinning back kick!
Joe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wong.
Wong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Wong tenderised Joe's leg. Joe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joe. That did some damage!
Wong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joe's calf.
Wong delivers a nice body kick.
Wong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?
Joe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wong.
Wong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong cracks the inside of Joe's front leg.
Wong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joe's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wong.
Joe tries to clinch but Wong moves away
and Wong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Joe's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Joe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wong has got the better of the exchanges.
Wong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wong digs a good body shot into Joe's ribs.
Wong punishes Joe's body with a nice straight punch.
Wong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wong connects with a single shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wong jabs Joe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Wong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wong lands a leg kick that knocks Joe off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bing Ka Wong dominated that second 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.
Wong thumps Joe with a low kick.
Joe wants to clinch but Wong slips to the side
and Wong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joe misses with a body shot
and Wong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joe thinking.
Joe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wong.
Joe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Joe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wong.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wong throws a leg kick which misses Joe's front leg but catches the back leg as Joe tries to avoid it.
Wong cracks the inside of Joe's front leg.
Wong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Joe takes a step back to recover.
Joe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wong.
Joe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wong.
Joe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Joe is predictable there
and Wong counters with a body kick that stops Joe in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Wong.
Joe throws a right hand that misses
and Wong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Joe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Joe 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.
Wong connects with an inside leg kick.
Wong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Joe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wong.
Joe fails with the takedown
and Wong counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wong.
Wong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wong throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Wong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joe moves forwards but Wong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wong connects with an inside leg kick.
Wong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Joe takes a step back to recover.
Wong feints and then cracks Joe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joe down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wong throws a leg kick which misses Joe's front leg but catches the back leg as Joe tries to avoid it.
Wong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wong. That one must have hurt.
Wong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joe's calf.
Wong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wong connects with a solid leg kick.
Wong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wong lands a slapping body shot.
Joe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wong lands with an overhand left.
Wong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wong scores with a body shot.
Joe misses with a lunging right hand
and Wong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Joe misses with an uppercut
and Wong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Joe's knee momentarily.
Joe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wong.
Joe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wong throws a leg kick which misses Joe's front leg but catches the back leg as Joe tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wong.
Wong scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A shot to the body from Joe misses
and Wong counters with a left to the body.
Wong delivers a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wong.
Wong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wong delivers a nice body kick.
Wong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Joe takes a step back to recover.
Wong throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bing Ka Wong clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wong scores with a kick to the body.
Joe moves to clinch but Wong breaks away
and Wong counters with a leg kick.
Joe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wong counters with a low kick, right behind Joe 's knee.
Joe misses with a jab to the body
and Wong counters with an outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Wong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wong. That's going to slow Joe down.
Wong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joe throws a right hand that misses
and Wong counters with a good low kick that Joe was not able to check.
Wong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joe misses with a takedown attempt
and Wong counters with a leg kick.
Wong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Joe is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wong. Wong obviously looking to wear him down.
Wong feints and then cracks Joe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joe down.
Joe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wong.
Joe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joe. That did some damage!
Wong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wong cracks Joe with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands a leg kick that knocks Joe off balance momentarily.
Wong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joe's sensitive parts.
Joe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joe. That did some damage!
Wong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wong, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong throws a leg kick which misses Joe's front leg but catches the back leg as Joe tries to avoid it.
Wong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Joe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joe's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick there by Wong.
Wong lands with a nice body punch.
Wong throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with a takedown
and Wong counters with a low kick, right behind Joe 's knee.
Wong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Joe takes a step back to recover.
Wong is looking to slow Joe down with leg kicks.
Wong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wong scores with a leg kick.
Wong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wong throws a leg kick which misses Joe's front leg but catches the back leg as Joe tries to avoid it.
Wong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wong.
Wong scoring well with a low kick there.
Wong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joe fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bing Ka Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samoa Joe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wong.
Joe moves to clinch but Wong breaks away
and Wong counters with a nice kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Wong.
Wong scores with a jab to the body.
Joe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wong.
Wong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wong feints and then cracks Joe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joe down.
Wong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wong counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wong.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wong, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Wong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bing Ka Wong had his way with Samoa Joe in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jab by Wong.
Wong tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe moves to clinch but Wong breaks away
and Wong counters with a nice body kick.
Joe misses with a hook to the body
and Wong counters with a leg kick.
Joe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wong lands a nice looking body kick.
Joe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joe tries for a takedown but Wong circles away easily
and Wong counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joe's calf.
Joe throws an off balance right hand
and Wong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Joe is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wong feints and then cracks Joe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joe down.
Wong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Joe takes a step back to recover.
Joe misses with a lunging right hand
and Wong counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wong.
Joe fails with the takedown
and Wong counters with an outside leg kick.
Wong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Wong.
Joe swings widly with a right hand
enabling Wong to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Joe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joe throws a right hand that misses
and Wong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bing Ka Wong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bing Ka Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samoa Joe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wong connects with a solid leg kick.
Wong lands a body shot.
Wong tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wong!
A slapping body kick lands there for Wong.
Wong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wong feints and then cracks Joe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joe down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wong connects with a solid leg kick.
Joe 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.
Wong connects with a solid leg kick.
Wong connects with a body shot.
Joe is trying desperately to land a takedown but Wong is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Joe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong throws a leg kick which misses Joe's front leg but catches the back leg as Joe tries to avoid it.
Wong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wong.
Joe 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.
Joe misses with a body shot
and Wong counters with an inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wong.
Wong throws a leg kick which misses Joe's front leg but catches the back leg as Joe tries to avoid it.
Wong thows a body kick. Joe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice body kick there by Wong.
Nice body kick there by Wong.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wong.
Joe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with a right hand
and Wong counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wong.
Wong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wong lands a nice hook to Joe's body. Joe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A good leg kick by Wong.
Samoa Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A good leg kick by Wong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wong.
Wong connects with a body shot that sends Joe's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Wong.
Wong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bing Ka Wong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:40
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:40
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bing Ka Wong!
Bing Ka Wong retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fleegle Bananasplits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bananasplits comes to the cage accompanied by call to prayer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fleegle Bananasplits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elliot Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bananasplits rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saunders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bananasplits gets caught flat footed, as Saunders shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bananasplits preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saunders is looking to work some ground and pound but Bananasplits has wrist control.
Saunders trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bananasplits wants to stand up but Saunders is controlling him.
Saunders thows a big elbow that misses.
Saunders trying to control the position from guard on top but Bananasplits is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saunders pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bananasplits is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saunders trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saunders throws a big right hand that misses.
Saunders pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bananasplits is keeping the position for now.
Saunders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saunders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Saunders in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saunders throws a big right hand that misses.
Saunders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saunders won't allow Bananasplits to get back to his feet.
Bananasplits keeping moving, preventing Saunders from controlling successfully.
Saunders content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Saunders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saunders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bananasplits swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bananasplits preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders trying to control but Bananasplits is working from the bottom.
Saunders pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bananasplits is keeping the position for now.
Saunders is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bananasplits working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saunders.
Saunders throwing strikes but missing.
Saunders is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bananasplits wants to stand but Saunders is controlling the position.
Saunders throwing strikes from guard but Bananasplits blocks nicely.
Saunders is working Bananasplits over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bananasplits keeping moving, preventing Saunders from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saunders in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saunders trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Saunders dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bananasplits misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Bananasplits takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bananasplits looks to land a left hand but Saunders moved out of range nicely.
Saunders lands with a good body shot.
Saunders scores with a jab. Bananasplits acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Fleegle Bananasplits has been cut.
Saunders rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bananasplits cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bananasplits attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bananasplits.
A big right from Bananasplits misses.
Saunders throws out a leg kick but Bananasplits moves out of range and Saunders only half commits.
Saunders misses the shot to the body.
Saunders ducks under a wild hook from Bananasplits.
Bananasplits tries to land a front kick but Saunders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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.
Bananasplits misses the shot to the body.
Elliot Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders fails with a takedown attempt.
Saunders throws a front kick aimed at Bananasplits's knee but Bananasplits avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Bananasplits.
Saunders misses with a wild combination.
Bananasplits throws an off balance right hand
and Saunders counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saunders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saunders pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bananasplits is keeping the position for now.
Saunders landing with the ground and pound.
Bananasplits wants to stand up but Saunders is controlling him.
Bananasplits has momentary wrist control but Saunders slips an elbow through the middle.
Bananasplits avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bananasplits wants to stand but Saunders is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders wants to control from the top but Bananasplits keeps moving.
Saunders forces his way into half guard.
Saunders wants to control but Bananasplits is keeping him busy.
Saunders moves into full mount! Bananasplits won't be happy about that!
Saunders postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bananasplits looks a forlorn figure.
Bananasplits is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Saunders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fleegle Bananasplits's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab from Saunders.
Fleegle Bananasplits's cut is getting worse.
Saunders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bananasplits.
Saunders misses the jab.
Saunders moves out of range as Bananasplits strikes.
Bananasplits drops his hands momentarily and Saunders takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saunders misses with a hook.
Saunders missing with a left hand there. Bananasplits was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bananasplits slips a jab from Saunders.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saunders.
Saunders scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fleegle Bananasplits is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bananasplits tries to land a body kick
and Saunders counters with a straight right hand.
Bananasplits slips a jab from Saunders.
Saunders fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bananasplits turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bananasplits misses with a right hand
and Saunders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saunders avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bananasplits jabs at Saunders's body.
Bananasplits takes a swing at Saunders's ribcage but misses.
Bananasplits is looking to score with low kicks.
Saunders with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders misses with a few strikes there.
Bananasplits tried to score with a low kick but Saunders checks it.
Bananasplits looks for the body kick but Saunders saw that one coming.
Saunders scoring well with a low kick there.
A clash of legs there as Saunders blocks the low kick.
Bananasplits throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bananasplits clobbers Saunders with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Elliot Saunders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bananasplits cracks Saunders with an open hand slap.
Bananasplits with a jab.
Saunders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saunders thows a leg kick but Bananasplits checks it
and Bananasplits counters with a right hand to the body.
Bananasplits fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saunders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Saunders really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fleegle Bananasplits's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bananasplits misses with a body shot.
Saunders scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bananasplits doesn't seem bothered though.
Good work by Saunders as he checks the leg kick.
Bananasplits on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bananasplits checks a low kick from Saunders.
Bananasplits stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saunders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bananasplits with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bananasplits fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saunders just misses with a punch to the body.
Bananasplits fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saunders moves away from the strike by Bananasplits.
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.
Bananasplits moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bananasplits throws a hook but Saunders avoids it easily.
Bananasplits swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saunders lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bananasplits checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Bananasplits misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders avoids the body shot from Bananasplits.
Saunders looks to land a right hand but Bananasplits moved out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saunders.
Fleegle Bananasplits has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elliot Saunders.
Bananasplits will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bananasplits throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saunders counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saunders throws a leg kick
and Bananasplits counters with an outside leg kick.
Bananasplits paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bananasplits looks to throw the jab but Saunders is out of range.
Saunders swings widly with a right hand
and Bananasplits counters with a good low kick that Saunders was not able to check.
Saunders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saunders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saunders misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Elliot Saunders will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Fleegle Bananasplits's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bananasplits throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Bananasplits misses.
Bananasplits throws a sloppy body shot
and Saunders counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bananasplits misses with a low kick.
Saunders fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bananasplits steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saunders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bananasplits takes one to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Saunders finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bananasplits just misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders misses the jab.
Saunders walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bananasplits misses with a kick to the body
and Saunders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fleegle Bananasplits has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws a combination that misses
and Bananasplits counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Saunders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bananasplits.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Saunders throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bananasplits's waist but Bananasplits gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saunders off to one side.
Bananasplits misses with a wild body shot.
Bananasplits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bananasplits throws a lazy uppercut
so Saunders counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saunders sitting in guard here, content to control.
Saunders in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Elliot Saunders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Saunders is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Elliot Saunders.
Bananasplits looks to land a right hand but Saunders moved out of range.
Saunders throws a right hand that Bananasplits ducks under and follows up with a left that Bananasplits also avoids with ease.
Saunders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elliot Saunders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saunders 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:50
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elliot Saunders!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kari Tapio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Perkele's choice of entrance music: Danzig - I Don't Mind The Pain . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Tapio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele scores with a decent looking hook.
Tapio misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Tapio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tapio throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Tapio.
Tapio lands a leg kick that knocks Perkele off balance momentarily.
Tapio throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tapio moves out of range as Perkele throws a body kick.
Perkele scores with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perkele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tapio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tapio, right into the meat.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Tapio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tapio tries to avoid it.
Perkele blocks a head kick by Tapio.
Tapio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Tapio moves in looking to clinch but Perkele pushes him off.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkele cracks Tapio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perkele tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tapio is able to avoid easily.
Perkele connects with a crisp jab.
A big right from Tapio misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tapio.
Perkele cracks Tapio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Tapio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perkele doesn't seem phased though.
Perkele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pekka Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Tapio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tapio. That did some damage!
Donk. Perkele catches Tapio right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tapio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Perkele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapio tries a low kick but Perkele avoids it.
Perkele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tapio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tapio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from Tapio misses its intended target.
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tapio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tapio throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tapio lands a leg kick that knocks Perkele off balance momentarily.
Tapio missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkele misses with a series of wild punches.
Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tapio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pekka Perkele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perkele connects with an inside leg kick.
Tapio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkele.
Tapio looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
Tapio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Perkele fakes the leg kick and cracks Tapio in the body.
Tapio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Perkele is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Perkele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tapio.
Perkele throws out a powerful jab.
Perkele misses with a hook. Tapio ducked under it nicely.
Perkele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Perkele.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tapio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tapio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Perkele has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tapio misses with a body shot.
Perkele tries to work over Tapio's front leg with a kick but Tapio checks it.
Tapio lands a high kick!
Perkele connects with a leg kick. Tapio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tapio misses with a low kick.
Perkele tests Tapio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tapio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele connects with a jab.
Perkele cracks Tapio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tapio is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Tapio misses the target.
Oh Tapio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tapio gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Perkele gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Perkele!
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FIGHT
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