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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Mourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Oeuftete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oeuftete has chosen The Way I Feel as his entrance music. Trey Oeuftete has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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271 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Mourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trey Oeuftete!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mourke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oeuftete.
Mourke shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oeuftete is trying to stand up here but Mourke is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mourke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mourke is looking to take a break and control but Oeuftete is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oeuftete wants to get back to his feet.
Oeuftete has hold of Mourke's hands but Mourke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oeuftete is pressing down on Mourke's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oeuftete is looking to stand up but Mourke isn't so interested in that idea.
Mourke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oeuftete is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oeuftete wants to sweep but no luck.
Oeuftete wriggles free and stands up.
Oeuftete tries to clinch there but Mourke circles away.
Mourke looks to score with a jab to the body but Oeuftete is just out of range.
Oeuftete lands a nice shot that snaps Mourke's head back.
Trey Oeuftete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oeuftete keeps the fight on the outside.
Mourke leaves Oeuftete with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mourke is looking to score with low kicks.
Oeuftete tries to clinch but Mourke moves out of range.
Mourke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oeuftete.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oeuftete tries to work over Mourke's front leg with a kick but Mourke checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oeuftete takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mourke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oeuftete has closed the distance and engaged Mourke in a clinch.
Oeuftete throws a punch but it's blocked by Mourke.
Oeuftete breaks from the clinch.
Oeuftete throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mourke counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Oeuftete.
Oeuftete throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mourke counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Oeuftete's guard now.
Mourke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mourke trying to control but Oeuftete is working from the bottom.
Oeuftete is looking to stand up but Mourke isn't so interested in that idea.
Oeuftete is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Oeuftete is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mourke working some strikes from top position.
Mourke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oeuftete tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oeuftete has momentary wrist control but Mourke slips an elbow through the middle.
Mourke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oeuftete wants to stand but Mourke is controlling the position.
Oeuftete looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mourke is one step ahead there.
Oeuftete is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oeuftete is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mourke is controlling him.
Mourke looking to sit in guard and control but Oeuftete gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oeuftete wants to get up but he can't break Mourke's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mourke looking for a sweep. Not yet Mourke, not yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oeuftete trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oeuftete postures up in Mourke's guard and throws a big left but Mourke blocks it.
Oeuftete decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oeuftete shoots for a takedown but Mourke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oeuftete tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mourke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oeuftete somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Oeuftete dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mourke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oeuftete.
Oeuftete shoots for a double leg takedown but Mourke sprawls well. He's pushed Oeuftete's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mourke takes the fight into the clinch.
Oeuftete escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mourke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oeuftete to the mat! Oeuftete manages to get full guard.
Mourke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mourke seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mourke won't allow Oeuftete to get back to his feet.
Oeuftete bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mourke's guard.
Mourke looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourke throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mourke looking for a sweep. Not yet Mourke, not yet.
Oeuftete wants to control from the top but Mourke keeps moving.
Mourke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oeuftete trying to control the position from guard on top but Mourke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mourke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oeuftete is fending him off so far but Mourke persists. Nope, Oeuftete circles away and we're back to standing.
Mourke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oeuftete.
Oeuftete misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oeuftete cracks a nice hook into Mourke's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oeuftete closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oeuftete lands with a short shot to the head.
Oeuftete scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oeuftete lands a big uppercut and Mourke is down! He's in big trouble - Oeuftete follows him to the mat!
Mourke is rocked!
Oeuftete lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Mourke quite badly. Mourke pulls Oeuftete in close trying to recover. Oeuftete postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Mourke on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Mourke doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Oeuftete!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Finnegan O McMacElveney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braydon Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think O McMacElveney might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Way I Feel. Key is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Highway to Hell - AC/DC. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Finnegan O McMacElveney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Braydon Key!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O McMacElveney shoots in for a takedown but Key shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O McMacElveney circles away from the clinch attempt.
O McMacElveney ducks right into an uppercut from Key.
O McMacElveney tries for a takedown but Key circles away easily
and Key counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Key throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O McMacElveney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O McMacElveney lands a nice looking body shot.
Key misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O McMacElveney shoots in looking for a takedown. Key tries to sprawl out of it but O McMacElveney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Key manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finnegan O McMacElveney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O McMacElveney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Key swivels and escapes.
O McMacElveney moves away from the strike by Key.
Key misses with a hook.
O McMacElveney closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Key's guard.
O McMacElveney stopping the sweep attempt from Key.
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!
O McMacElveney with a flurry of punches that miss.
O McMacElveney wants to control from the top but Key keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. O McMacElveney manages to get himself to full guard.
O McMacElveney 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.
Key wants to pass the guard but O McMacElveney is keeping the position.
O McMacElveney controls Key momentarily but Key frees himself.
O McMacElveney working for a triangle but Key defends it easily.
Key postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
O McMacElveney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Key has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Key stopping the sweep attempt from O McMacElveney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O McMacElveney working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Key's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
O McMacElveney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Key is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O McMacElveney escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Key gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Key missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Key wants to control from the top but O McMacElveney keeps moving.
O McMacElveney wants to sweep here but Key controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Key thows a big elbow that misses.
O McMacElveney has his foot on Key's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Key works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Key content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
O McMacElveney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Key avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Key wants to control from the top but O McMacElveney keeps moving.
Key scoring with punches to the head and body.
O McMacElveney keeping full guard, as Key tries to pass.
Key working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
O McMacElveney 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.
O McMacElveney is trying to control the position but Key postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O McMacElveney 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.
O McMacElveney trying to keep a closed guard but Key is proving a slippery customer.
Key with a flurry of punches that miss.
O McMacElveney has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Key off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Key darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Finnegan O McMacElveney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Key misses with an uppercut. O McMacElveney saw that one coming.
O McMacElveney misses with a double jab
and Key counters with a nice uppercut.
Key punishes O McMacElveney's body with a nice straight punch.
O McMacElveney is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Key.
O McMacElveney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Key but Key pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Key throws a jab but it's blocked by O McMacElveney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braydon Key dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Key dips to his left and cracks O McMacElveney with an uppercut!
O McMacElveney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O McMacElveney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Key!
O McMacElveney shoots in looking for a takedown but Key manages to keep the fight standing, pushing O McMacElveney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Key is looking to clinch but O McMacElveney is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from O McMacElveney. Key does a little dance to reset his feet.
Key closes the distance and pushes O McMacElveney back into the cage.
Key makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O McMacElveney manages to break the clinch.
O McMacElveney slips a straight right by Key.
O McMacElveney shoots in looking for a takedown but Key manages to keep the fight standing, pushing O McMacElveney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finnegan O McMacElveney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Key cracks O McMacElveney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Key cracks O McMacElveney with an open hand slap.
O McMacElveney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O McMacElveney has his takedown stuffed
and Key counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O McMacElveney thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key lands the left hand.
O McMacElveney is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from Key as O McMacElveney shoots in.
O McMacElveney walks into a stiff left hand from Key.
Oh O McMacElveney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Key gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Key misses with the head strike.
O McMacElveney tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O McMacElveney seems to have got his legs back now.
Key scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O McMacElveney takes a shot to the head.
Key misses with the head strike.
Key avoiding damage as O McMacElveney throws knees to the body.
Key misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Key.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but O McMacElveney uses good head movement to avoid it.
O McMacElveney jumps guard but Key stands there with O McMacElveney around his waist. O McMacElveney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Key lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Key.
Key scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Key scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key lands a big right hand that drops O McMacElveney! The killer instinct kicks in and Key finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Key!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braydon Key!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marek Kimaljdi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Povetkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Povetkin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mother Russia. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Kimaljdi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Povetkin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Povetkin tries to score with a low kick but Kimaljdi moves his leg out of the way.
Kimaljdi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Povetkin swings for the body but Kimaljdi moves out of range.
Povetkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kimaljdi is just out of range.
Povetkin misses with a right hand
and Kimaljdi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Povetkin swings widly with a right hand
and Kimaljdi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kimaljdi misses with a body shot.
Povetkin lands with a nice body punch.
Povetkin misses with a hook
and Kimaljdi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Povetkin swings for the body but Kimaljdi moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Kimaljdi.
Povetkin misses with a head kick.
Kimaljdi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Povetkin swings for the body but Kimaljdi moves out of range.
Povetkin connects with a right hand. Kimaljdi shakes it off.
Alexander Povetkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Povetkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Povetkin tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimaljdi blocks a leg kick.
Povetkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kimaljdi.
Kimaljdi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kimaljdi misses with a lunging right hand
and Povetkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Povetkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Povetkin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Povetkin scores with a jab to the head.
Povetkin tests Kimaljdi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Povetkin.
Povetkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kimaljdi.
Povetkin looks to land a combination but Kimaljdi avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Povetkin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Povetkin scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin lands a right hook to the body.
Povetkin throws a hook to the side of Kimaljdi's head but Kimaljdi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Povetkin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kimaljdi is out of range.
Kimaljdi avoids the body shot from Povetkin.
Povetkin scores with a nice head shot.
Povetkin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Povetkin misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kimaljdi looks to land a combination but Povetkin avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Povetkin dominated that round.
That's time! Kimaljdi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Povetkin throws out a powerful jab.
Povetkin throws out a leg kick but Kimaljdi moves out of range and Povetkin only half commits.
Povetkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kimaljdi.
Kimaljdi with a nice cross.
Povetkin misses with a wild body shot.
Povetkin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Povetkin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice sprawl there from Povetkin as Kimaljdi shoots in.
Povetkin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimaljdi slips a straight right by Povetkin.
Kimaljdi drops his hands momentarily and Povetkin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Povetkin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Povetkin swings for the body but Kimaljdi moves out of range.
Povetkin lands a jab.
Povetkin misses with a looping left.
Kimaljdi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Povetkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin throws a hook to the side of Kimaljdi's head but Kimaljdi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kimaljdi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Povetkin moves away.
Povetkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kimaljdi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Povetkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kimaljdi is looking to wear down Povetkin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kimaljdi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kimaljdi staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kimaljdi checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimaljdi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Povetkin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kimaljdi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Povetkin counters with a nice leg kick.
Alexander Povetkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kimaljdi shoots in looking for a takedown but Povetkin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kimaljdi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kimaljdi scores with a three punch combo!
Povetkin swings widly with a right hand
and Kimaljdi counters with a stiff right hand.
Povetkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kimaljdis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimaljdi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Povetkin connects with a high kick.
Kimaljdi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kimaljdi avoids the body shot from Povetkin.
Kimaljdi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Povetkin.
Alexander Povetkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kimaljdi looks to score with a jab to the body but Povetkin is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kimaljdi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Povetkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Povetkin scores with a nice right hand.
Kimaljdi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Povetkin.
Kimaljdi looks to score with a jab to the body but Povetkin is just out of range.
Kimaljdi misses with a body shot.
Povetkin is looking to chop away at Kimaljdi's legs.
Povetkin digs a good body shot into Kimaljdi's ribs.
Povetkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kimaljdi connects with a body shot that sends Povetkin's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimaljdi slips under a jab.
Povetkin loads up on a big right hand but Kimaljdi slips the punch.
Kimaljdi throws a nice looking combination but Povetkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kimaljdi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Povetkin.
Povetkin throws a body punch but Kimaljdi moves out of range.
Kimaljdi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Povetkin throws a hook but Kimaljdi avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimaljdi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Povetkin.
Marek Kimaljdi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kimaljdi misses with a wild body shot.
Alexander Povetkin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Povetkin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kimaljdi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Povetkin works Kimaljdi's body with a nice hook.
Povetkin connects with a right hand. Kimaljdi shakes it off.
Povetkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kimaljdi.
Kimaljdi connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimaljdi misses with a body shot.
Kimaljdi looks to land a combination but Povetkin avoids it well.
Povetkin defending well as Kimaljdi loads up on a big left hand.
Kimaljdi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kimaljdi misses with a jab to the body
and Povetkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Kimaljdi staying out of range there.
Povetkin connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin lands a nice hook to Kimaljdi's body. Kimaljdi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kimaljdi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Povetkin moves away from the strike by Kimaljdi.
Kimaljdi takes a swing at Povetkin's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Povetkin.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kimaljdi!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Povetkin scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Povetkin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Povetkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Povetkin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Povetkin!
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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 Erkki Elastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bisley comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Elastinen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cascada - Dangerous. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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23
145 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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148 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Elastinen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Elastinen.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Elastinen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Elastinen tries for a kimura but Bisley is defending well.
A lull in the action here as Elastinen stalls from top position.
Bisley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen is trying to get an arm triangle but Bisley is defending well.
Bisley throws Elastinen to one side and escapes!
Elastinen avoids the body shot from Bisley.
Elastinen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Elastinen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Elastinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bisley keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisley can't do much from the bottom here.
Bisley gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bisley is squirming around, avoiding Elastinen's attempts to control the action.
Elastinen 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen wants to control the pace but Bisley is squirming around nicely.
Bisley gets back to half guard.
Elastinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bisley keeps working.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bisley is trying to stand back up but Elastinen is controlling him
Elastinen wants to free his trapped foot but Bisley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen trying to advance position but Bisley counters by regaining guard.
Elastinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Elastinen is pushing down on Bisley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bisley is fighting to maintain full guard but Elastinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Elastinen trying to control the action but Bisley is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elastinen wants to free his trapped foot but Bisley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Elastinen misses with a head shot. Bisley uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erkki Elastinen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bisley misses the shot to the body.
Elastinen shoots in and drives through. Bisley sprawls well.
Bisley stuffs the takedown attempt from Elastinen. Elastinen gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Elastinen with that takedown attempt.
Garrett Bisley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Elastinen tries to clinch but Bisley moves out of range.
A big left from Bisley misses.
Elastinen avoids the body shot from Bisley.
Bisley stuffs the takedown attempt from Elastinen. Elastinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Elastinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bisley manages to avoid it.
Elastinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bisley.
Bisley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elastinen manages to avoid it.
Elastinen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bisley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Elastinen somewhat.
Elastinen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bisley throws an overhand right that lands on Elastinen's shoulder, as Elastinen tries to avoid the shot.
Bisley is looking to wear down Elastinen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bisley but Bisley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Elastinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Elastinen is breathing heavily.
Elastinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Bisley tries to sprawl out of it but Elastinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bisley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Elastinen fails with the takedown.
Bisley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Elastinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Elastinen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bisley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bisley stuffs the takedown attempt from Elastinen. Elastinen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen defending well as Bisley loads up on a big left hand.
Bisley looks to score with a jab to the body but Elastinen is just out of range.
Elastinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bisley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bisley scores with a sloppy right hand. Elastinen should have avoided that one.
Erkki Elastinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Elastinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Elastinen dives in and grabs Bisley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bisley pushes down on Elastinen's head and hops out.
Bisley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elastinen moves in looking to clinch but Bisley pushes him off.
Bisley lands with a nice body punch.
Bisley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bisley lands a slapping body shot.
Bisley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elastinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Bisley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elastinen.
A jab from Bisley does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bisley swivels and escapes.
Bisley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bisley lands a jab to the head.
Bisley lands with a shot to the body.
Bisley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bisley just misses with a punch to the body.
Elastinen is looking to clinch but Bisley is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bisley misses the target.
Bisley throws a nice looking combination but Elastinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bisley throws a body punch but Elastinen moves out of range.
Bisley throws a series of punches but Elastinen avoids them all with ease.
Bisley jabs Elastinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bisley lands a slapping body shot.
Elastinen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bisley swivels and escapes.
Elastinen shoots in looking for a takedown but Bisley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Elastinen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Elastinen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bisley tries to avoid it but Elastinen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bisley to the ground. Bisley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garrett Bisley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bisley misses with an uppercut. Elastinen saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen slips a jab from Bisley.
Bisley scores with a nice strike.
Bisley throws the left hand but Elastinen avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elastinen looks for a takedown but Bisley sprawls well.
Bisley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bisley loads up on a big right hand but Elastinen slips the punch.
Elastinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Bisley tries to sprawl out of it but Elastinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bisley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bisley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elastinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Donk. Bisley catches Elastinen right on the button with a cross.
Bisley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elastinen manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Bisley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Elastinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bisley finds it's way round the side to connect with Elastinen's head.
Elastinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Bisley tries to sprawl out of it but Elastinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bisley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bisley lands a nice looking body shot.
Garrett Bisley is winning the standup battle so far.
Bisley with a jab.
Elastinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Elastinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Elastinen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bisley swivels and escapes.
Garrett Bisley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Elastinen fails with the takedown
and Bisley counters with a three punch combo that has Elastinen backing up. Elastinen nods at Bisley to acknowledge the strikes.
Elastinen takes one on the button.
Bisley looks to land a left hand but Elastinen moved out of range nicely.
Bisley throws a hook but Elastinen avoids it easily.
Elastinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bisley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Elastinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bisley missing with a left hand there. Elastinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bisley throws a hook but Elastinen blocks it.
Bisley looks to land a combination but Elastinen avoids it well.
Elastinen fails to land the takedown.
Bisley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elastinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bisley.
Bisley lands the left hand.
Bisley misses with a straight left.
Bisley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Elastinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bisley misses with a double jab.
Bisley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bisley wants it to stay on the feet.
Elastinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bisley is fending him off so far but Elastinen persists. Nope, Bisley circles away and we're back to standing.
Bisley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elastinen tries for a takedown but Bisley circles away easily
and Bisley counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen shoots and misses
and Bisley counters with a nice body shot.
Bisley's corner calls for a 1-2. Bisley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Elastinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Elastinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elastinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Elastinen slips a straight right by Bisley.
Elastinen tries for a takedown but Bisley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bisley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elastinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bisley.
Bisley scores with a body shot.
Bisley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bisley. Elastinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bisley throws a right and a left that Elastinen avoids nicely.
Elastinen fails with the takedown
and Bisley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Elastinen.
Elastinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bisley enables Elastinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bisley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bisley is on top in guard.
Elastinen controls Bisley momentarily but Bisley frees himself.
Elastinen wants to sweep here but Bisley controlling him for the moment.
Elastinen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Elastinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bisley wants to get up but he can't break Elastinen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bisley preventing the sweep.
Bisley wants to get up but he can't break Elastinen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elastinen working a defensive guard here.
Garrett Bisley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Bisley. That snapped Elastinen's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Bisley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bisley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
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 Pekka Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iso Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkele comes to the cage accompanied by Danzig - I Don't Mind The Pain . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Good low 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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Susi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Susi saw that one coming.
Perkele thumps Susi with a low kick.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Susi.
Perkele misses with a right hand
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Susi moves away from the strike by Perkele.
The fighters circling - Perkele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perkele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Susi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Perkele is predictable there
and Susi counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Susi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perkele lunges at Susi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Susi's hand.
Perkele throws a low kick but Susi avoids it.
Nice shot by Perkele.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Susi saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Susi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perkele, as that shot connected.
Perkele avoids the head kick by Susi.
Susi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Pekka Perkele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Susi moved out of range.
Pekka Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele scores with a nice head shot.
Good leg kick by Perkele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perkele lands a high kick!
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Perkele.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele misses with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Perkele.
Perkele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Susi's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi walks into a jab.
Perkele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Susi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Perkele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Susi has time to react.
Perkele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Susi moved out of range nicely.
Susi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkele.
Susi staying out of range there.
Perkele with a hook.
Susi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Susi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Susi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Susi's head but Susi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi slips under a jab.
Susi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Perkele.
Susi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkele.
Perkele cracks Susi with a good jab.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Susi's front leg but catches the back leg as Susi tries to avoid it.
Perkele looks to land a combination. Susi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Susi.
Perkele throws a front kick aimed at Susi's knee but Susi avoids it well.
Perkele connects with a looping right hand.
Susi ducks right into an uppercut from Perkele.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Susi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Susi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
Perkele lands a glancing blow to the side of Susi's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Perkele connects with a high kick.
Perkele is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Perkele misses with a head kick.
Perkele goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Susi's head but Susi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Susi moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkele.
Perkele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Susi throws out the jab.
Perkele dips to his left and cracks Susi with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Perkele dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Susi takes one to the chin there.
Perkele connects with an inside leg kick.
Susi tries to move into range but Perkele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Perkele throws a head kick but Susi moves out of range.
Perkele missing with a left hand there. Susi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Susi. That did some damage!
Susi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perkele lands with an overhand left.
Jab by Perkele.
Perkele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Susi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Susi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Perkele - the referee stops the clock and Susi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Perkele. Susi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Susi.
Perkele sizes up Susi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perkele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Susi can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele throws the left hand but Susi avoids the punch easily.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Susi tries a head kick but it misses.
Susi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Susi.
Susi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Susi saw that one coming.
Perkele cracks Susi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good leg kick by Perkele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
Susi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perkele rather than just go for the knockout.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Susi moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a high kick!
Susi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses.
Susi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Susi is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Susi. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Susi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele throws a jab when Susi was well out of range.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Susi moved out of range.
Perkele scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perkele misses with a left hand
and Susi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Susi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Perkele has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Perkele misses.
Susi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perkele scores with a decent looking hook.
Perkele misses with a looping left.
Perkele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pekka Perkele is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Perkele lands a head shot.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Susi slips a straight right by Perkele.
Perkele slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Susi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Susi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele scores with a hook.
Susi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Susi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Susi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Susi ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Perkele thuds a left hand into Susi's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Perkele there.
Susi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perkele tries to avoid it but Susi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perkele to the ground. Perkele escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Susi is breathing heavily.
Perkele scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Perkele dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Perkele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Susi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Susi lands a head kick. Perkele smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Susi moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Susi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkele throws a good cross that connects.
Susi moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perkele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkele lands with an overhand left.
Perkele will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Susi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele scores with a jab to the jaw.
Susi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Perkele scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Susi moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Perkele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A lazy left from Perkele finds it's target.
Perkele throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perkele's corner calls for a 1-2. Perkele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perkele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Susi has time to react.
Perkele connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Perkele misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Susi misses with a wild body shot.
Perkele scores with a kick to the midsection.
Susi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Susi checks a leg kick.
Susi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perkele.
Perkele throws a nice head kick!
Perkele scores with a nice head shot.
Perkele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Susi counters with a low kick, right behind Perkele 's knee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Susi is defended easily by Perkele.
Susi needs to keep his hands up - Perkele had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele sizes up Susi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perkele throws a hook but Susi avoids it easily.
Perkele wants to slow Susi down by chopping away at his legs.
Perkele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Susi's shoulder, as Susi tries to avoid the shot.
Susi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Susi ducks right into an uppercut from Perkele.
Perkele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perkele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi moves out of range of the strikes.
Iso Susi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good exchange - Perkele coming out on top.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Perkele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perkele lands a high kick!
Susi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Perkele misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkele.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Susi was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Perkele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perkele 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Perkele!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guntur Llaripukinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Allister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Llaripukinen comes to the cage accompanied by Elvis Presley - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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26
260 lbs
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23
267 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guntur Llaripukinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba Allister!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llaripukinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Llaripukinen misses with a double jab.
Allister fails with a takedown attempt.
Llaripukinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allister misses with a head kick.
Allister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allister shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Llaripukinen sprawls well. Llaripukinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Allister gets slowly back to his feet.
Allister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Llaripukinen is pressed up against the cage. Allister has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Llaripukinen down to the mat. Llaripukinen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Guntur Llaripukinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Allister.
Llaripukinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Llaripukinen swinging wildly here.
Llaripukinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Llaripukinen throws a nice looking combination but Allister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Allister shoots in but Llaripukinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llaripukinen digs a good body shot into Allister's ribs.
Llaripukinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bubba Allister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Llaripukinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Allister throws a hook but Llaripukinen blocks it.
Allister throws a sloppy head kick and Llaripukinen moves out of range easily.
Allister looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Llaripukinen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Allister shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Llaripukinen as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Allister.
Llaripukinen darts in and clinches Allister up against the cage.
Llaripukinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Llaripukinen clinches.
Llaripukinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Llaripukinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Allister backwards.
Llaripukinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allister fails with the takedown.
Allister tries to clinch but Llaripukinen is having none of it.
Allister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Llaripukinen blocks a head kick by Allister.
Nice body punch from Llaripukinen.
A punch combination from Llaripukinen misses.
Allister closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Bubba Allister has been cut.
Llaripukinen dodges the punch combination from Allister.
Llaripukinen cracks Allister with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Llaripukinen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Allister to stand back up!
Allister is rocked!
Llaripukinen connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Allister to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Llaripukinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Guntur Llaripukinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aggo Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ko has chosen Road To Destruction as his entrance music. Aggo Ko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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24
142 lbs
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146 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aggo Ko!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams rushes Ko and presses him up against the cage.
Adams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ko tries for a takedown but Adams manages to get underhooks.
Ko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ko shoots in and drives through. Adams sprawls well.
Bryan Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aggo Ko.
Adams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut lands for Adams. That snapped Ko's head back.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Ko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adams as he jumps to the side.
Ko closes the distance and clinches up with Adams, looking for a takedown. Ko pushes Adams against the cage but Adams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Ko or perhaps it was just good defense by Adams which made him look bad.
Ko fails with a takedown attempt.
Ko looks gassed!
Ko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adams circles away.
Adams closes the distance and pushes Ko back into the cage.
Adams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adams prevents it.
Ko goes for a takedown attempt but Adams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adams misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams has managed to clinch.
Adams avoiding damage.
Adams pushes Ko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adams.
Ko is working for takedown but Adams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Adams gets underhooks to prevent Ko's takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adams.
Ko wants a takedown but no success here.
Adams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adams lands an elbow inside that Ko shrugs off.
Adams lands a shoulder strike.
Adams lands an elbow just above Ko 's eye.
Adams stalling against the cage.
Adams lands an uppercut.
Ko tries to score a body lock takedown but Adams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Adams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adams lands a good knee to the midsection. Ko won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a nice elbow.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Adams.
Ko looking for a takedown.
Adams stalls.
Adams lands with a right to the head.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adams.
Adams lands a good knee to the midsection. Ko won't want to take too many of those.
Ko letting Adams take a breather here.
A right hand to the body from Adams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ko tries for a takedown but Adams manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams scores with a hook to the body.
Adams lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ko backwards.
Knees to the body from Adams.
Adams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Adams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adams effectively controlling the action here.
Adams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adams leaning against his opponent.
Ko is working for takedown but Adams is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Adams.
Adams is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adams.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Adams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Ko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adams's waist but Adams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ko off to one side.
Ko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Adams works Ko's body with a nice hook.
Adams has closed the distance and engaged Ko in a clinch.
Adams leaning against his opponent.
Adams lands a nice knee to the body.
Adams lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams taking a breather.
Ko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ko has Adams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Adams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bryan Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aggo Ko.
Ko is breathing heavily.
Adams lands a damaging elbow.
Adams has Ko pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Adams as the two fighters clinch.
Bryan Adams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adams's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Adams has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adams prevents it.
A right hook to the body lands for Adams.
Adams scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Adams.
Adams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adams lands a hook that snaps the head of Ko backwards.
Adams lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adams lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adams.
Adams lands a good knee to the midsection. Ko won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Adams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a body punch.
Adams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stalling in the clinch from Adams.
Ko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bryan Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams lands the left hand.
Adams clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Adams.
Adams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ko.
Adams just leaning against Ko, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Adams for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Adams scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Adams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Adams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Adams - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Adams.
Adams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ko backwards.
A body shot lands from Adams.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Ko's head.
Adams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adams is working Ko over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams lands an elbow inside that Ko shrugs off.
Ko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adams lands a hook that snaps the head of Ko backwards.
Ko is rocked!
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ko can do to turn this around?
Adams lands an uppercut.
Ko is still on wobbly legs! Can Adams finish him?
Adams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ko's defenses.
Adams lands an elbow inside that Ko shrugs off.
Adams has Ko pressed against the cage. He pushes Ko back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Adams throws a beautiful elbow that sends Ko crashing to the floor! Adams piles on the pressure with more strikes! Ko is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Adams!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Torsti Turjake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Blocko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Sir Blocko enters the cage!
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27
161 lbs
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22
165 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsti Turjake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sir Blocko!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Turjake coming out on top.
Blocko tries to score with a low kick but Turjake moves his leg out of the way.
Blocko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turjake.
Turjake misses the shot to the body.
Blocko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blocko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Blocko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Blocko controlling the pace for now.
Turjake taking shots to the head.
Blocko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Blocko misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turjake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blocko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Turjake because Blocko loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turjake is trying desperately to improve position.
Blocko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blocko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blocko landing strikes from the mount and Turjake is in trouble!
Blocko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Blocko trying to control but Turjake is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocko moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Turjake has worked his arm free - good work by Turjake!
Turjake is looking to reverse the position.
Blocko tries to score with some ground and pound. Turjake controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Turjake defending against the ground and pound.
Turjake throws Blocko to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blocko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turjake moves away.
Turjake works the jab nicely.
Turjake misses with a leg kick
and Blocko counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Blocko.
Turjake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turjake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turjake takes a swing at Blocko's ribcage but misses.
Turjake scores with a jab.
Turjake misses with a low kick.
Blocko throws a chopping leg kick but Turjake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blocko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blocko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turjake misses with a straight left.
Blocko circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turjake clobbers Blocko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turjake throws a poor cross that misses
and Blocko counters with a good low kick that Turjake was not able to check.
Blocko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Turjake. Those never looked like landing.
Blocko throws a leg kick which misses Turjake's front leg but catches the back leg as Turjake tries to avoid it.
Blocko misses with a hook. Turjake ducked under it nicely.
Turjake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blocko was well out of range. Poor timing from Turjake.
A low kick from Blocko is predictable there
and Turjake counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blocko moves out of range of the strikes.
Turjake misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sir Blocko will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blocko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blocko defending well as Turjake loads up on a big left hand.
Blocko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turjake is out of range.
Blocko missing with a left hand there. Turjake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blocko throws a wild body kick that Turjake sees coming a mile off.
Turjake just misses with a punch to the body.
Turjake cracks Blocko with an open hand slap.
Turjake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turjake throws a shot from downtown. Blocko moves away and avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Turjake. No joy for Blocko on that attempt.
Turjake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blocko doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blocko misses with a leg kick
and Turjake counters with a stiff right hand.
Turjake looks to score with a jab to the body but Blocko is just out of range.
Turjake thuds a left hand into Blocko's body.
Turjake stuffs the takedown attempt from Blocko. Blocko gets slowly back to his feet.
Torsti Turjake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blocko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turjake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turjake throws a big shot that misses.
No luck for Blocko with that takedown attempt.
Torsti Turjake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Blocko.
Turjake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blocko on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Blocko.
Turjake misses with a wild body shot.
Turjake blocks a leg kick.
Turjake lands a glancing blow to the side of Blocko's head.
Blocko connects with a right hand. Turjake shakes it off.
Turjake jabs Blocko right on the nose. Blocko blinks but takes it well.
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!
Turjake scores with a jab. Blocko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turjake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turjake misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blocko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turjake checks it well.
Turjake stuffs the takedown attempt from Blocko. Blocko gets slowly back to his feet.
Turjake moves out of range of the leg kick from Blocko.
Blocko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turjake.
Blocko throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Blocko is predictable there
enabling Turjake to counter with a crisp jab.
Blocko ducks under a wild hook from Turjake.
Blocko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turjake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blocko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Turjake sprawls well initially but Blocko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blocko thows a huge punch but Turjake dodges it nicely.
Blocko prevents Turjake from standing back up.
Blocko wants to pass to mount but Turjake is defending the position.
Turjake trying to hold on to Blocko's head to control him but Blocko postures up.
Blocko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Turjake pushes Blocko off and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blocko avoids the body shot from Turjake.
An inside leg kick from Blocko misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turjake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blocko moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torsti Turjake dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turjake lands a jab to the head.
Blocko throws a low kick but Turjake moves out of range easily.
Turjake misses with a two punch combination.
Turjake tries to land a leg kick but Blocko saw it coming and moves away.
Torsti Turjake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turjake jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turjake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turjake misses with a right hand
and Blocko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turjake is looking to clinch.
Blocko throws a solid leg kick but Turjake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blocko.
Blocko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turjake is out of range and Blocko settles back down.
Blocko scores with the left hand. Turjake knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blocko takes one on the button.
A low kick from Blocko is predictable there
and Turjake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turjake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blocko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turjake feints a jab promting Blocko to slip. Turjake then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blocko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blocko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torsti Turjake is winning the standup battle so far.
Turjake fails to land with a series of punches.
Turjake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blocko momentarily.
Turjake checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blocko is out of range and Turjake settles back down.
Blocko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turjake.
Blocko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turjake finds it's way round the side to connect with Blocko's head.
Blocko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blocko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blocko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turjake blocks a low kick nicely.
Blocko lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blocko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turjake.
Blocko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turjake's waist but Turjake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blocko off to one side.
A low kick from Blocko misses
and Turjake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turjake.
Turjake scores with a decent looking hook.
Blocko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blocko throws a leg kick but Turjake moved away.
Turjake cracks Blocko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turjake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blocko.
Turjake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turjake doesn't manage to clinch there - Blocko circles away.
Blocko needs to keep his hands up - Turjake had a free shot at his head there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blocko.
Torsti Turjake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Blocko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blocko is looking to score with low kicks.
Turjake lands a body shot.
Turjake misses with a hook. Blocko ducked under it nicely.
Blocko throws a body kick that misses.
Turjake throws a hook but Blocko blocks it.
Turjake throws out a loose jab but Blocko uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blocko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turjake is out of range.
Turjake misses with a double jab
and Blocko counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torsti Turjake clearly takes that round.
That's time! Turjake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turjake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turjake misses with a body punch
and Blocko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turjake lands with a cross.
Blocko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turjake tries to land a leg kick but Blocko saw it coming and moves away.
Blocko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turjake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turjake thows a body shot but no joy.
Turjake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turjake throws a body punch but Blocko moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blocko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turjake throws out the jab.
Turjake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blocko.
Turjake throws a shot from downtown. Blocko moves away and avoids it.
Blocko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blocko staying out of range there.
Blocko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turjake.
Turjake scores with a decent looking hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blocko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Turjake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turjake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turjake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blocko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blocko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blocko throws a leg kick which misses Turjake's front leg but catches the back leg as Turjake tries to avoid it.
No joy there for Turjake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turjake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blocko.
Turjake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blocko finds it's way round the side to connect with Turjake's head.
Blocko closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Turjake's guard.
Turjake controls Blocko momentarily but Blocko frees himself.
Blocko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turjake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turjake looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Blocko puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blocko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blocko trying to control from half guard but Turjake is working away.
Blocko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blocko thows a huge punch but Turjake dodges it nicely.
Blocko winds up and cracks Turjake with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Turjake is trying to maintain the position but Blocko is very close to passing his half guard.
Blocko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turjake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blocko is trying to work for a kimura but Turjake is defending well.
Turjake tries to roll over but Blocko keeps him under control.
Turjake taking some punishment here, with Blocko in his half guard.
Turjake makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Blocko ducks under a wild hook from Turjake.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blocko tries to work over Turjake's front leg with a kick but Turjake checks it.
Blocko missing with a left hand there. Turjake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turjake lands a glancing blow to the side of Blocko's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sir Blocko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Blocko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turjake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blocko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blocko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blocko misses with a leg kick.
Blocko staying out of range there.
Blocko ducks under a wild hook from Turjake.
Blocko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turjake.
Blocko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turjake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turjake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blocko's head backwards.
Turjake slips under a jab from Blocko.
Blocko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blocko shoots in looking for a takedown but Turjake manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blocko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Turjake. Those never looked like landing.
Turjake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blocko is out of range.
A big left from Turjake misses.
Blocko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Blocko misses.
Turjake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turjake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blocko.
Blocko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turjake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blocko.
Blocko moves out of range as Turjake strikes.
Blocko avoids the body shot from Turjake.
Blocko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blocko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turjake is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Turjake as he connects with a hook.
Turjake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blocko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Turjake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turjake throws a leg kick that misses.
Blocko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turjake. That did some damage!
Blocko throws out a loose jab but Turjake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Turjake.
Blocko misses with an uppercut
and Turjake counters with a low kick, right behind Blocko 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turjake throws an overhand right that lands on Blocko's shoulder, as Blocko tries to avoid the shot.
Turjake digs a good body shot into Blocko's ribs.
Blocko is looking to score with low kicks.
Turjake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blocko was well out of range. Poor timing from Turjake.
Blocko misses with a low kick as Turjake jumps back.
Turjake throws a hook to the side of Blocko's head but Blocko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turjake cracks the inside of Blocko's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Turjake misses.
Turjake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blocko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turjake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Torsti Turjake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turjake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torsti Turjake!
Torsti Turjake retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce SilvA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce SilvA!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott looks for the body kick but SilvA saw that one coming.
SilvA throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
SilvA connects with a high kick.
Maximus Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Scott is predictable there
and SilvA counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Scott.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and SilvA moves out of range easily.
SilvA throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
SilvA swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Scott.
SilvA moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
SilvA scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Scott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from SilvA.
Scott trying to hold on to SilvA's head to control him but SilvA postures up.
SilvA throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SilvA not landing any meaningful shots this time.
SilvA thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Scott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from SilvA.
Scott is trying to get back to full guard.
SilvA is thwarting Scott's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
SilvA thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Scott wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SilvA throwing shots but Scott is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
SilvA tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scott knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
SilvA missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
SilvA wants to free his trapped foot but Scott is holding on for dear life with his legs.
SilvA moves nicely into side control.
Scott managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by SilvA.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Scott trying to control but SilvA postures up.
SilvA is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Scott has managed to free his arm - good work.
SilvA looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
SilvA seems to be working for a kimura but Scott defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
SilvA is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
SilvA wants to take a breather but Scott is having none of it.
Scott works his way to full guard. Good work.
SilvA tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott wants to sweep but no luck.
SilvA looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce SilvA dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scott fails to land with a series of punches.
SilvA shoots for a double leg takedown but Scott sprawls well. He's pushed SilvA's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
SilvA connects with a high kick.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but SilvA was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Scott keeps the fight on the outside.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but SilvA moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
SilvA bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Scott throws a leg kick that misses.
Scott misses with a double jab
and SilvA counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SilvA just misses with a punch to the body.
SilvA fails with a takedown attempt.
SilvA lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
SilvA displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scott.
Scott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Scott finds it's way through SilvA's defenses.
Nice sprawl there from Scott as SilvA shoots in.
Maximus Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce SilvA.
That kick from Scott tenderised SilvA's leg. SilvA is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body punch from SilvA.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SilvA tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from SilvA.
SilvA lands with a kick to the temple. Scott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Scott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by SilvA.
SilvA misses with a wild body shot.
Scott misses with a head kick.
Scott thows a leg kick but SilvA checks it
and SilvA counters with a straight right hand.
Scott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
SilvA fails to land the takedown.
SilvA lands with a cross.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but SilvA swats him away and circles back towards the center.
SilvA fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Scott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Royce SilvA seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SilvA lands a nice shot to the body.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
SilvA moves forwards but Scott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Scott lands a leg kick that knocks SilvA off balance momentarily.
Scott throws a lazy head kick
enabling SilvA to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from SilvA.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scott.
SilvA is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scott rather than just go for the knockout.
SilvA avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scott thows a body shot but no joy.
Scott wants to land a leg kick but SilvA is out of range.
SilvA bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SilvA closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Scott's guard.
Scott trying to keep a closed guard but SilvA is proving a slippery customer.
SilvA wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott 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.
SilvA lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
SilvA looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maximus Scott will probably get the nod.
That's time! Scott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but SilvA ducks down to avoid it.
Scott attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Scott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
SilvA fails with a takedown attempt.
SilvA avoids the body shot from Scott.
SilvA lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
SilvA lands a right hook to the body.
SilvA moves out of range of the leg kick from Scott.
SilvA throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a shot to the body.
SilvA misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scott. That's going to slow SilvA down.
Scott throws a front kick aimed at SilvA's knee but SilvA avoids it well.
SilvA uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
A jab from SilvA misses.
Scott throws a leg kick but SilvA checks it.
Scott throws a leg kick
and SilvA counters with a nice body shot.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
SilvA pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
SilvA is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
SilvA ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.
Scott throws a hook but SilvA avoids it easily.
SilvA avoids the head kick by Scott.
Scott misses with a body shot.
SilvA throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
SilvA shoots in looking for a takedown. Scott tries to sprawl out of it but SilvA keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Scott manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but SilvA ducks down to avoid it.
Scott misses with a looping left.
SilvA throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
SilvA is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SilvA scores with a takedown into Scott's guard.
SilvA trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
SilvA pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
Scott is looking to sweep but instead, SilvA has passed into half guard.
Scott won't allow SilvA to pass to mount.
Scott controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SilvA not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Scott is doing well to control the position and prevent SilvA from advancing to side control.
Scott slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott keeping full guard, as SilvA tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Maximus Scott did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Scott misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Scott misses
and SilvA counters with a nice body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as SilvA checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Scott 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Scott wants to clinch up but SilvA keeps it at a distance.
SilvA blocks a leg kick.
SilvA misses with a straight right.
Scott throws a front kick aimed at SilvA's knee but SilvA avoids it well.
That kick from SilvA tenderised Scott's leg. Scott is trying to keep his angry face on.
SilvA shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scott sprawls well. Scott wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. SilvA gets slowly back to his feet.
Scott thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as SilvA throws out the jab.
SilvA moves out of range of the body kick.
Scott thumps SilvA with a low kick.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Scott misses.
A big right from SilvA misses.
Scott misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from SilvA.
SilvA misses with a body shot
and Scott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
SilvA lands with a nice body kick.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and SilvA moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SilvA stuns Scott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scott fakes a jab and throws a low kick but SilvA checks it well.
SilvA throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott shoots in looking for a takedown but SilvA manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Scott's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
SilvA is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
SilvA rushes Scott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Come on SilvA - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Scott misses with a body punch.
A short right from Scott on the inside.
SilvA tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SilvA tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scott just stands there and leans against the cage.
SilvA has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Scott uses from the top position.
SilvA trying to control the position.
SilvA looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
SilvA is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
SilvA is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scott is aware though and is defending well.
SilvA wants to hit a switch here but Scott passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for SilvA there!
Scott looking to control but SilvA is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SilvA working to try and regain half guard.
Royce SilvA has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scott takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
SilvA is squirming around, avoiding Scott's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
SilvA is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce SilvA dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Scott.
Scott scores with a nice head shot.
SilvA scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
SilvA ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
SilvA takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from SilvA - that will leave a mark!
SilvA connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Scott.
SilvA misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
A big left from SilvA misses.
SilvA works Scott's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from SilvA.
SilvA just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott wants to clinch
and SilvA counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. SilvA does a little dance to reset his feet.
SilvA wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Scott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
SilvA ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Scott throws a leg kick but SilvA checks it.
Scott walks into a jab.
SilvA fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott fails with the takedown
and SilvA makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Scott connects with a body shot that sends SilvA's belly button to the back.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
SilvA shoots for a takedown but Scott saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scott throws a leg kick
and SilvA cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from SilvA.
SilvA fails with a takedown attempt.
SilvA is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This has been an exciting period of action!
SilvA throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott digs a good body shot into SilvA's ribs.
SilvA misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maximus Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce SilvA.
Scott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
SilvA's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice takedown defense from SilvA. No joy for Scott on that attempt.
Scott throws a jab when SilvA was well out of range.
SilvA cracks the inside of Scott's front leg.
SilvA feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
SilvA preventing the sweep.
SilvA trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to sweep but no luck.
Scott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
SilvA scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
Scott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
SilvA throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
SilvA looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce SilvA comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think SilvA 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce SilvA!
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