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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares has chosen The Prodigy's Spitfire as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cash to the mat! Cash manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linhares trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cash manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Linhares is trying to keep Cash in close.
Cash trying to control but Linhares is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linhares is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Linhares wants to stand but Cash is controlling the position.
Cash would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Linhares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Linhares looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cash passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Linhares is trying to control Cash's posture but Cash avoids it.
Linhares tries to improve position but can't.
Cash tries to score with some ground and pound. Linhares controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cash landing strikes.
Linhares is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Linhares takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Linhares is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares is trying to get back to half guard.
Cash postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cash tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cash has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cash stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linhares tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cash sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Linhares somewhat.
Linhares shoots in for a takedown but Cash shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cash fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cash manages to break the clinch.
Cash closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Linhares goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cash prevents it.
Johnny Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Linhares.
Cash scores with a shot to the side of Linhares's head.
Linhares is looking to take this one to the mat.
Linhares goes for a takedown attempt but Cash pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Linhares looks gassed!
Cash fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Linhares avoids it really well and circles away.
Linhares getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice sprawl there from Linhares as Cash shoots in.
Linhares misses with a low kick.
Cash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Linhares closes the distance and clinches.
Linhares is looking to take this one to the mat.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhares prevents the takedown attempt.
Linhares takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cash is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Linhares is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cash is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Linhares to the mat. Linhares regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Linhares has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cash can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhares looking for a sweep. Not yet Linhares, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cash dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Linhares misses with a double jab.
Linhares misses with a two punch combination.
Cash closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cash is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Linhares pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cash scores with a shoulder strike.
Cash misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cash is pressed up against the cage. Linhares has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cash down to the mat. Cash avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good leg kick by Linhares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cash with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linhares has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cash finds it's way round the side to connect with Linhares's head.
Linhares dives in and scores a takedown into Cash's guard.
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!
Linhares landing some decent shots from guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cash holds on and takes a little breather.
Linhares is breathing heavily.
Cash can't keep his opponent in guard - Linhares advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash won't allow Linhares to pass to mount.
Cash is trying to get back to full guard.
Cash is controlling Linhares's trapped leg to prevent Linhares from advancing to side control.
Linhares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cash's head.
Cash moves into full guard.
Linhares is looking to stand up but Cash won't let him.
Linhares looking to sit in guard and control but Cash gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cash keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Linhares's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares 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.
Cash passes into half guard.
Linhares is concentrating on defense, preventing Cash from advancing position.
Cash throwing shots but Linhares is blocking nicely.
Cash trying to pass the guard but Linhares defending well.
Cash missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cash in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares pushes Cash off looking to stand but Cash dives back in and keeps control.
Linhares keeping hold of Cash's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cash has Linhares up against the cage in a clinch.
Linhares is looking for a takedown.
Cash wants a takedown but no success here.
Cash with a knee to the head.
Linhares is looking for a takedown.
Johnny Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Linhares.
Cash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cash fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Linhares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Linhares closes the distance and clinches.
Linhares is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cash pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Cash scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cash lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cash is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Linhares wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Linhares's efforts to push away.
Cash has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Linhares clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linhares is trying to break free.
Linhares covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cash dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Linhares shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cash eats them both and turns towards Linhares to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cash throws a series of strikes that have Linhares backpedaling.
Cash is looking to clinch.
Linhares has taken the fight to the clinch.
Linhares blocking some punches.
Cash is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Linhares is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cash breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Cash checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crunch! Cash slams his shin into Linhares's torso.
Johnny Cash is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cash shoots in looking for a takedown but Linhares manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cash's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Linhares moves into the clinch.
Cash gets control of Linhares's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cash will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnny Cash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Linhares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cash has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Linhares can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cash seems keen to control Linhares's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Linhares makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cash pulls Linhares in close to prevent any damage.
Cash has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Linhares looking to sit in guard and control but Cash gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Linhares is looking for a triangle but Cash pushes his legs off easily.
Cash throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares keeping moving, preventing Cash from controlling successfully.
Cash throws a big right hand that misses.
Cash gets to his feet - Linhares follows without any prompting.
Toni Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cash looks to land a combination but Linhares avoids it well.
Linhares lands a nice shot to the body.
Linhares shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cash taking shots to the head.
Cash is trying desperately to improve position.
Linhares goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cash turns into him and now he's in Linhares's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash trying to control but Linhares is working from the bottom.
Cash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Linhares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cash is working Linhares over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cash is looking to work some ground and pound but Linhares has wrist control.
Cash gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cash shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Linhares sprawls well. Linhares wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cash gets slowly back to his feet.
Cash is looking to clinch.
Johnny Cash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares has Cash up against the cage in a clinch.
Linhares is trying to pull guard but Cash has him pressed against the cage.
Johnny Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Linhares.
Cash lands a nice elbow.
Cash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Linhares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cash lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cash shoots in looking for a takedown but Linhares manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cash's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linhares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cash closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Toni Linhares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cash throws a strike aimed at the side of Linhares's head but Linhares avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cash has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Cash!
Johnny Cash decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Amanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jari Amanen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aaron Jones's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Amanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Amanen pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Amanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Amanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Amanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amanen misses with a knee strike.
Amanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Amanen working hard to break the clinch.
Amanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Amanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amanen misses with a knee strike.
Amanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Amanen has him pressed against the cage.
Jones gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Amanen regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones prevents Amanen from getting back to his feet.
Amanen is breathing heavily.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Amanen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Amanen manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Amanen's guard.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Amanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones has gone for a leg lock! Amanen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Amanen defends easily.
Jones has his feet on Amanen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Amanen.
Amanen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jari Amanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amanen slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones passes to side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Amanen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jones.
Amanen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jones advances to mount.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Jari Amanen has been cut.
Amanen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands with some strikes.
Jari Amanen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Amanen looks a forlorn figure.
Jeez, Jari Amanen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jari Amanen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aaron Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rey Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Svenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rey Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Svenson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Destroyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Destroyer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Destroyer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Svenson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Svenson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Destroyer.
Svenson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Destroyer.
Destroyer is looking for a kimura here.
Svenson is trying to stand back up but Destroyer is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Destroyer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Destroyer is taking a breather. Svenson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Svenson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Destroyer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We're going to have a standup here because Rey Destroyer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Svenson misses with a looping right.
Destroyer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Destroyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Magnus Svenson has been cut.
Destroyer tries for a takedown but Svenson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rey Destroyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Destroyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svenson tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Destroyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Destroyer swinging wildly here.
Svenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Destroyer - just one landing.
Svenson lands a glancing blow to the side of Destroyer's head.
Some wild striking there from Destroyer.
Nice cross by Svenson.
A big right from Svenson misses.
Destroyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Destroyer thuds a left hand into Svenson's body.
Destroyer shoots in for a takedown but Svenson shows good takedown defense.
Svenson throws a hook but Destroyer blocks it.
Destroyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Svenson tries to sprawl out of it but Destroyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Svenson 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 Rey Destroyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Destroyer misses.
Destroyer dodges the punch combination from Svenson.
Destroyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Svenson as he avoids it easily.
A left lands for Destroyer.
Svenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Destroyer.
Destroyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svenson.
Destroyer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Svenson sprawls well. Svenson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Destroyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Destroyer drops his hands momentarily and Svenson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Svenson throws a hook to the side of Destroyer's head but Destroyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svenson connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Destroyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svenson takes one to the chin there.
That has opened up Magnus Svenson's cut even more.
Svenson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Svenson misses with a looping right.
Destroyer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Destroyer 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.
Destroyer closes the distance and clinches up with Svenson, looking for a takedown. Destroyer pushes Svenson against the cage but Svenson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Svenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Destroyer.
Destroyer lands a slapping body shot.
Svenson loads up on a big right hand but Destroyer slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svenson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Destroyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Svenson looks gassed!
Destroyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svenson misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Destroyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Svenson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Svenson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rey Destroyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Destroyer blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Destroyer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The cut above Magnus Svenson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Destroyer looks for a takedown but Svenson sprawls well.
Svenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Destroyer lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Svenson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Destroyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Destroyer throws a low kick but Svenson moves out of range easily.
Svenson throws a head kick but Destroyer moves out of range.
Destroyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Destroyer misses with a takedown attempt - Svenson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Svenson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Destroyer.
Magnus Svenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer cracks Svenson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Magnus Svenson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Svenson throws an overhand right that lands on Destroyer's shoulder, as Destroyer tries to avoid the shot.
Rey Destroyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Destroyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Destroyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svenson can do to turn this around?
A thudding body kick lands there by Svenson!
Destroyer misses the shot to the body.
Svenson lands a really nice looking cross but Destroyer seems unphased.
Destroyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Destroyer drops his hands momentarily and Svenson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Destroyer ducks under a wild hook from Svenson.
Destroyer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Svenson to the mat! Svenson manages to get full guard.
Destroyer advances to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svenson is trying to stand.
Svenson is refusing to be controlled, as Destroyer sits in half guard.
Destroyer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Destroyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svenson defending well though.
Rey Destroyer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Svenson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey Destroyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Svenson. That snapped Destroyer's head back.
A jab from Destroyer does it's job there.
Svenson defending well as Destroyer loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Destroyer. Those never looked like landing.
Svenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Destroyer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Destroyer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Svenson's guard.
Destroyer is pushing down on Svenson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Svenson is fighting to maintain full guard but Destroyer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Destroyer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Destroyer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svenson keeps working.
Destroyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Svenson tries to kick Destroyer off but Destroyer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Destroyer.
Destroyer is trying to control the action in half guard but Svenson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Destroyer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Svenson's head.
Svenson is refusing to be controlled, as Destroyer sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rey Destroyer just wasn't active enough.
Destroyer punishes Svenson's body with a nice straight punch.
Svenson is breathing heavily.
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!
Destroyer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Svenson. Svenson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Magnus Svenson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rey Destroyer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashe Corven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corven comes into the arena with Escape blaring out of the sound system. Vegas has chosen Don't Stop The Rock by Freestyle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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245 lbs
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250 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ashe Corven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vegas throws a head kick that half lands.
Corven slips a jab from Vegas.
Vegas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vegas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corven.
Vegas missing with a left hand there. Corven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vegas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Corven moves out of range as Vegas throws a body kick.
Vegas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Corven counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corven is trying to work for a kimura but Vegas is defending well.
Vegas wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corven is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vegas trying to control from the bottom.
Corven slows the pace down in half guard.
Corven is trying to control the action in half guard but Vegas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Corven throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Corven seems to be working for a kimura but Vegas defends the submission attempt.
Corven trying to mount his opponent but Vegas defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corven wants to take a breather but Vegas is having none of it.
Vegas is trying to get back to full guard.
Corven is pressing down on Vegas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vegas is holding on for now.
Vegas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Corven sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas is looking to escape.
Corven wants to work for an arm triangle but Vegas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vegas trying to hold on to Corven's head to control him but Corven postures up.
Vegas is refusing to be controlled, as Corven sits in half guard.
Corven is really struggling to control Vegas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Vegas tries to roll over but Corven keeps him under control.
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.
Corven prevents Vegas from standing back up.
Corven missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vegas is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vegas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vegas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Corven.
Vegas tries to bum rush Corven with a series of wild strikes but Corven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vegas throws a jab when Corven was well out of range.
Vegas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vegas to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Vegas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vegas scores with a punch to the head.
Corven blocks a jab.
Corven slips a jab from Vegas.
Vegas cracks Corven with an open hand slap.
Vegas scores with a sloppy right hand. Corven should have avoided that one.
Vegas throws a wild body kick that Corven sees coming a mile off.
Vegas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vegas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vegas misses with a kick to the body.
Vegas throws a right hand that Corven ducks under and follows up with a left that Corven also avoids with ease.
Vegas jabs Corven right on the nose. Corven blinks but takes it well.
Nice straight punches there by Vegas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vegas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vegas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Corven throws a hook but Vegas avoids it easily.
Vegas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vegas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corven.
Johnny Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnny Vegas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corven shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vegas sprawls well. Vegas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Corven gets slowly back to his feet.
Vegas throws a series of punches but Corven moves out of range.
Corven fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashe Corven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vegas scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas catches Corven with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch combination from Vegas misses.
Vegas throws a right and a left that Corven avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Vegas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corven misses with a left hand
and Vegas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vegas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vegas throws a head kick but Corven moves out of range.
Vegas misses with a wild combination.
Corven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vegas finds it's way round the side to connect with Corven's head.
Vegas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corven on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vegas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corven. Vegas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vegas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vegas pinned against the cage. Vegas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vegas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab lands there for Vegas.
Vegas throws a push kick but Corven slaps the foot to one side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vegas!
Vegas lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Corven with that takedown attempt.
Vegas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vegas duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corven tries for a takedown but Vegas circles away easily
and Vegas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vegas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vegas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vegas tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vegas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Corven momentarily.
Vegas connects with a right hand. Corven shakes it off.
Vegas lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Vegas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Corven checks the leg kick nicely there.
Corven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vegas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Vegas.
Corven has his takedown stuffed
and Vegas counters with a nice body shot.
Vegas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Corven shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vegas but Vegas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Corven walks into a straight right hand from Vegas.
Nice uppercut lands for Vegas. That snapped Corven's head back.
Corven drops his hands momentarily and Vegas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnny Vegas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas works over Corven's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice defenses there by Corven.
Vegas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Vegas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vegas misses with a head kick.
Vegas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vegas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Corven tries to close the distance and clinch but Vegas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corven tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Corven looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vegas stuns Corven with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Corven checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vegas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Corven shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vegas defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashe Corven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vegas thumps Corven with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corven blocks the body kick.
Vegas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab lands there for Vegas.
Corven with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vegas counters with a three punch combo that has Corven backing up. Corven nods at Vegas to acknowledge the strikes.
Vegas cracks Corven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vegas throws a sloppy head kick and Corven moves out of range easily.
Johnny Vegas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corven moves away.
Corven on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vegas misses with a few strikes there.
Corven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vegas.
Vegas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vegas. That's going to slow Corven down.
Vegas throws a right and a left that Corven avoids nicely.
Vegas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Corven looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vegas scores with a push kick.
Corven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vegas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas misses with a low kick.
Corven takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vegas misses with a few strikes there.
Ashe Corven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corven walks into a jab.
Vegas lands a jab.
Corven gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vegas.
Johnny Vegas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corven on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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.
Vegas works Corven's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Vegas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Vegas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vegas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Vegas!
Johnny Vegas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaya Erta Ale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erta Ale has chosen Evil Boy as his entrance music. 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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21
183 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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20
173 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Masaya Erta Ale!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erta Ale looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Erta Ale throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez shoots in for a double leg but Erta Ale sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erta Ale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erta Ale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Erta Ale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Erta Ale's waist but Erta Ale gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alvarez off to one side.
Erta Ale lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alvarez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez gets a takedown into half guard.
Alvarez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Erta Ale reverses the position - he's now on top in Alvarez's guard.
Erta Ale wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erta Ale pushing down on Alvarez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Erta Ale is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alvarez is just riding it out for now. Erta Ale eventually gives up the hold.
Alvarez is trying to escape back to his feet but Erta Ale uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erta Ale working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Erta Ale is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alvarez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erta Ale trying to control the position but Alvarez is working away.
Erta Ale is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alvarez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Erta Ale looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erta Ale wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alvarez, who protects the arm well.
Erta Ale trying to control the action but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez is looking to get back to his feet here but Erta Ale is keeping cool and he's managed to take Alvarez's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaya Erta Ale dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvarez shoots in and bounces Erta Ale off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Erta Ale not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Erta Ale throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Erta Ale controls Alvarez momentarily but Alvarez frees himself.
Masaya Erta Ale has got the better of the ground game so far.
Erta Ale is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Erta Ale wants to take a breather but Alvarez is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erta Ale is looking for a kimura here.
Erta Ale tries to pass to full mount but Alvarez defends it.
Alvarez is trying to stand back up but Erta Ale is controlling him
Erta Ale is keen to just control but Alvarez is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erta Ale seems to be looking for submissions.
Erta Ale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alvarez keeps working.
Alvarez tries to get to full guard but Erta Ale has control of the leg.
Alvarez is working hard here to advance position.
Erta Ale content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez won't allow Erta Ale to pass to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Masaya Erta Ale was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Erta Ale bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Erta Ale lands a body shot.
Erta Ale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvarez thows a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez ducks right into an uppercut from Erta Ale.
Masaya Erta Ale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Erta Ale does no damage.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erta Ale.
Erta Ale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Erta Ale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Erta Ale throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Erta Ale is looking to chop away at Alvarez's legs.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Erta Ale is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Erta Ale circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvarez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Erta Ale swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erta Ale scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alvarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Erta Ale's waist but Erta Ale gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alvarez off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Erta Ale scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvarez should have avoided that one.
Erta Ale throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erta Ale moves away.
Erta Ale gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alvarez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaya Erta Ale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Alvarez misses with a takedown
and Erta Ale counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Erta Ale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erta Ale lands a nice looking body shot.
Erta Ale throws a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Erta Ale looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Erta Ale throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Erta Ale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Erta Ale.
It looks like Paulo Alvarez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erta Ale swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Erta Ale lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erta Ale scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Erta Ale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Erta Ale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Erta Ale takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Erta Ale throws a shot to the body.
Alvarez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Erta Ale lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erta Ale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Erta Ale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erta Ale is looking to score with low kicks.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Erta Ale.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erta Ale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Erta Ale fails to land with a series of punches.
Erta Ale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erta Ale explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Erta Ale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez dives in and scores a takedown into Erta Ale's guard.
Erta Ale is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Alvarez rolls with it to try and escape but Erta Ale cranks on the arm and Alvarez is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Masaya Erta Ale!
Post fight, Masaya Erta Ale stared into the camera and said 'I knew this would be the outcome before I came out here. Thank you..... goodnight!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Majak Daw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Majak Daw!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen pushes Daw up against the cage in a clinch.
Chen lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Chen.
Daw is trying to break the clinch but Chen is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Chen.
Daw fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Daw tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chen cracks Daw with a nice body shot.
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!
A hook to the body from Chen.
Chen leaning against his opponent.
Chen digs a right hand underneath Daw's ribcage. Daw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Daw looks gassed!
Chen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chen pushes Daw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Chen.
Chen is working Daw over against the cage.
Chen lands a shoulder strike.
Chen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chen presses Daw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Chen.
Chen cracks Daw with a nice body shot.
Chen lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen lands a hook that snaps the head of Daw backwards.
Chen presses Daw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chen scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Chen.
A left hand lands to the body for Chen.
A bit of stalling here from Chen.
Daw is trying to break the clinch but Chen has him pressed against the cage.
Chen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chen pushes Daw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Chen.
Chen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Chen.
A right hook to the body lands for Chen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chen.
Chen has Daw pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen is leaning against Daw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chen controlling the action here for a moment.
Daw is trying to force a seperation but Chen has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Chen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chen.
A short left from Chen.
Chen is leaning against Daw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chen lands a body punch.
Chen digs a right hand underneath Daw's ribcage. Daw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chen lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A hook to the body from Chen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chen scores with a hook to the body.
Chen controlling the action here for a moment.
Chen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chen is leaning against Daw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Daw tries to break the clinch but Chen is controlling the position.
Chen works on Daw's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chen.
Nice body punch from Chen - that landed with a thud.
Chen presses Daw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Chen as the two fighters clinch.
Chen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daws head.
A left hand lands to the body for Chen.
Daw being controlled against the cage.
Chen digs a right hand underneath Daw's ribcage. Daw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Chen.
Chen scores with a shoulder strike.
Daw is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shawn Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Majak Daw.
Daw takes a shot to the head.
Chen is working Daw over against the cage.
Chen is working Daw over against the cage.
Good body shot from Chen.
Chen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daw backwards.
Chen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Chen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Chen dominated that round.
That's time! Chen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Daw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daw tries to keep at a distance but Chen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daw is looking for a takedown.
Chen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daw up against the cage.
Chen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daw or not.
Shawn Chen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from Chen.
A right hand to the body from Chen.
Chen is leaning against Daw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Daw is breathing heavily.
Chen scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen avoiding damage.
Chen keeps control of Daw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daw or not.
Chen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daw can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daw.
Chen presses Daw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Chen.
Chen lands a shot to the body.
Chen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chen pushes Daw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Chen.
Daw tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chen'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.
Chen presses Daw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Chen as the two fighters clinch.
Chen is leaning against Daw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Chen.
A right handed body shot lands from Chen.
Chen gets through Daw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chen lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen is leaning against Daw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Chen.
A hook to the body from Chen.
Chen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daw backwards.
Chen lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chen.
A right hand to the body from Chen.
Chen works on Daw's body with a couple of short punches.
Chen cracks Daw with a nice body shot.
Chen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daw up against the cage.
Chen is leaning against Daw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Chen as the two fighters clinch.
Chen is struggling to control the position.
Chen is working Daw over against the cage.
Chen slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen presses Daw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chen cracks Daw with a nice body shot.
Chen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chen cracks Daw with a nice body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Chen.
Chen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chen taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Chen as the two fighters clinch.
Chen lands a shot to the body.
Chen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Chen.
Chen pushes Daw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chen.
Chen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daw.
Chen pushes Daw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Chen.
A right hand to the body from Chen.
Chen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chen lands a body punch.
Chen is leaning against Daw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daw or not.
Chen presses Daw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Chen as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Chen on the inside.
Chen lands a body shot.
Daw jumps guard but Chen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Chen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Daw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Daw misses with a lunging right hand
and Chen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chen tests Daw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Chen - that landed with a thud.
Daw is trying to pull guard but Chen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Chen as the two fighters clinch.
Daw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chen digs a right hand underneath Daw's ribcage. Daw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Daw jumps guard but Chen stands there with Daw around his waist. Daw gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chen prevents Daw from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Chen - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Chen as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Chen as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Chen.
Chen is working Daw over against the cage.
Chen lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Chen as the two fighters clinch.
Chen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daw.
Chen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daw or not.
Chen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Chen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Chen - that landed with a thud.
Chen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chen scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Chen.
Daw working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Chen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen presses Daw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daw up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Chen.
Chen digs a right hand into Daw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Daw's gas tank.
Chen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Daw takes a shot to the head.
Chen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chen is leaning against Daw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Chen.
Chen is struggling to control the position.
Chen is leaning against Daw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Daw tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shawn Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Majak Daw.
Chen digs a right hand into Daw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Daw's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Chen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen stalling against the cage.
Chen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Chen.
Chen slows down the pace here.
Chen cracks Daw with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Chen.
Chen lands with a light punch inside.
Daw drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short uppercut from Chen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Chen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chen pushes Daw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen stalling the fight.
Chen lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chen.
Chen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chen is working Daw over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Chen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Majak Daw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daw tries to break free but Chen pushes him back against the cage.
Chen lands a nice uppercut.
Shawn Chen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daw or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Chen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chen 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Chen!
After the big win, Shawn Chen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Undead clothing. All items 10$ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Col. John T. Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Starim Stal Overdreem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John T. Hall and Starim Stal Overdreem. Overdreem has chosen Motorhead-Iron Fist as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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281 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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273 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Col. John T. Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Starim Stal Overdreem!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overdreem closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hall quickly recovers to half guard.
Hall regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hall pushes a forearm under Overdreem's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Overdreem is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Col. John T. Hall!
Col. John T. Hall seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Punahilkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Mustang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punahilkka comes to the cage accompanied by Mäihä Show feat. Punahilkka. Roy Mustang told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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183 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Punahilkka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Mustang!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustang steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Punahilkka. That one must have hurt.
Punahilkka cracks Mustang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mustang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Punahilkka counters with an outside leg kick.
Mustang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Punahilkka sizes up Mustang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Punahilkka moves into range and clinches up with Mustang.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Punahilkka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Punahilkka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Punahilkka lands with a right to the head.
Punahilkka lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punahilkka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stalling in the clinch from Punahilkka.
Punahilkka misses with a knee to the head.
Punahilkka lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Punahilkka.
Punahilkka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mustang or not.
Still in the clinch, Punahilkka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Punahilkka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Punahilkka lands with a right to the head.
Punahilkka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punahilkka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Punahilkka working Mustang over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Punahilkka as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punahilkka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mustang blocks an elbow strike.
Punahilkka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Punahilkka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Punahilkka.
Punahilkka scores with a hook to the body.
Punahilkka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mustangs head.
Mustang tries to pull guard but Punahilkka holds him up against the cage and eventually Mustang drops back down to his feet.
Punahilkka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Punahilkka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Punahilkka throws a punch but it's blocked by Mustang.
Mustang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Punahilkka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pekka Punahilkka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Mustang.
Good work by Mustang as he checks the leg kick.
Punahilkka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustang shoots and misses
and Punahilkka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka lands with a light punch inside.
Punahilkka misses with some punches.
Punahilkka swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punahilkka is stalling here.
Mustang jumps guard but Punahilkka stands there with Mustang around his waist. Mustang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Punahilkka prevents the takedown attempt.
Mustang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punahilkka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Punahilkka throws an elbow that misses.
Punahilkka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Punahilkka 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.
Punahilkka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mustang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Punahilkka circles away quickly and effectively.
Mustang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Punahilkka throws the left hand but Mustang avoids the punch easily.
Mustang shoots for a takedown but Punahilkka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Punahilkka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pekka Punahilkka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punahilkka dips to his left and cracks Mustang with an uppercut!
Punahilkka misses with a body shot.
Punahilkka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mustang was well out of range. Poor timing from Punahilkka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punahilkka looks to land a body kick but Mustang moved away.
Mustang misses with a takedown attempt
and Mustang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Punahilkka cracks Mustang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mustang ducks right into an uppercut from Punahilkka.
Pekka Punahilkka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustang misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Punahilkka to counter with a crisp jab.
Pekka Punahilkka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Mustang.
Punahilkka scores with a body shot.
Mustang dives in and grabs Punahilkka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Punahilkka pushes down on Mustang's head and hops out.
Punahilkka connects with a nice looking jab.
Mustang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Punahilkka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Punahilkka.
Pekka Punahilkka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mustang backwards.
Mustang letting Punahilkka take a breather here.
Mustang looking for a takedown.
Mustang is trying desperately to land a takedown but Punahilkka is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mustang.
Mustang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Punahilkka pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mustang with a poor takedown
and Punahilkka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mustang's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pekka Punahilkka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punahilkka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Punahilkka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Punahilkka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Punahilkka misses with some punches.
Punahilkka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Punahilkka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Punahilkka.
A short body shot lands from Punahilkka as the two fighters clinch.
Mustang is breathing heavily.
Punahilkka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Punahilkka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Punahilkka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Punahilkka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Punahilkka stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Punahilkka.
Punahilkka tries to work over Mustang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punahilkka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Punahilkka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mustang backwards.
Punahilkka lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Punahilkka scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punahilkka lands a hook that snaps the head of Mustang backwards.
Punahilkka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Punahilkka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Punahilkka dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Punahilkka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Punahilkka scores with a hook to the body. Mustang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Punahilkka connects with a nice looking jab.
Mustang moves forwards but Punahilkka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mustang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Punahilkka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Punahilkka misses with a double jab.
Punahilkka misses with a straight right.
Punahilkka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Punahilkka pinned against the cage. Punahilkka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Punahilkka wants to clinch
and Mustang counters with a single leg into guard. Punahilkka didn't expect that.
Mustang passes into half guard.
Mustang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Punahilkka wants to stand back up but Mustang manages to pass into side control.
Punahilkka is trying to control Mustang's posture but Mustang avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Punahilkka pushes Mustang off and gets back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mustang with a poor takedown
and Punahilkka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pekka Punahilkka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Mustang.
Mustang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Punahilkka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mustang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Punahilkka instigates a clinch.
Punahilkka works on Mustang's body with a couple of short punches.
Punahilkka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mustang.
Nice body punch from Punahilkka - that landed with a thud.
Punahilkka lands an elbow inside.
Punahilkka lands a damaging elbow.
Punahilkka lands a shot to the body.
Punahilkka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Punahilkka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Punahilkka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy Mustang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Punahilkka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pekka Punahilkka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mustang fails to pull guard.
Mustang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Punahilkka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Punahilkka lands an elbow inside that Mustang shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from Punahilkka.
Punahilkka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Punahilkka digs a right hand underneath Mustang's ribcage. Mustang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Punahilkka.
A right handed body shot lands from Punahilkka.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Punahilkka.
Punahilkka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Punahilkka blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Punahilkka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Punahilkka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Punahilkka!
During a confident post fight interview, Pekka Punahilkka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jyrska Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velmu comes to the cage accompanied by UFO - Doctor Doctor. 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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175 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrska Velmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira !
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velmu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nogueira sprawls well initially but Velmu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Velmu trying to control from half guard but Nogueira is working away.
Nogueira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Velmu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nogueira manages to get to full guard.
Velmu trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velmu postures up.
Velmu trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Velmu passes Nogueira 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nogueira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
Nogueira is not content to let Velmu control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Velmu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Velmu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nogueira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Velmu blocks the strikes from Nogueira .
Nogueira tries to roll over but Velmu keeps him under control.
Velmu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Velmu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Velmu landing strikes from the mount and Nogueira is in trouble!
Velmu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nogueira is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Velmu lands a big elbow.
Nogueira is still in real trouble! Can Velmu finish him?
Velmu lands a big shot to the head and Nogueira winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jyrska Velmu!
Jyrska Velmu gave a mention to [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Bortman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kto Cię Obroni Polsko. Jan Sobieski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Bortman!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bortman throws out the jab.
Bortman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sobieski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bortman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sobieski breaks the clinch.
Bortman blocks a head kick by Sobieski.
Sobieski slips under a jab.
Bortman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bortman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobieski.
Bortman keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski prevents Bortman from getting back to his feet.
Sobieski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sobieski drops back looking for a leg! Bortman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bortman manages to kick Sobieski off! Sobieski jumps back into Bortman's guard.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Bortman keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sobieski tries to free his leg and advance position but Bortman is retaining full guard.
Sobieski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sobieski chips away with some ground and pound.
Bortman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobieski.
Sobieski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bortman is keeping the position for now.
Bortman wants to stand up but Sobieski is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski throwing strikes from guard but Bortman blocks nicely.
Sobieski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sobieski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sobieski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Bortman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobieski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sobieski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sobieski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Bortman is keeping the position.
Bortman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski has gone for a leg lock! Bortman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sobieski's guard.
Bortman wants to stand but Sobieski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sobieski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bortman manages to get himself to full guard.
Sobieski throws a big right hand that misses.
Bortman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sobieski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sobieski stands and throws Bortman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sobieski lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bortman keeps working.
Sobieski cracks Bortman with a big elbow.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bortman keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobieski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sobieski has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bortman is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Sobieski yanks on the arm and Bortman is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Sobieski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski retains his light heavyweight title!
Jan Sobieski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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