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HFC 9: Tu vs Jack PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gazelli Sagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gazelli Sagan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagan is looking to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch but Sagan is having none of it.
Gazelli Sagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sagan lands an elbow.
Smith is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sagan off and has taken his back!
Sagan wants to get back to his feet.
Smith just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Will Smith go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagan has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Sagan is trying to shake Smith off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Smith won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith throws a head kick but Sagan moves out of range.
Sagan scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Sagan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Sagan.
Smith wants a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gazelli Sagan.
Sagan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Sagan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Sagan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sagan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sagan instigates a clinch.
Sagan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sagan goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sagan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sagan smiles and moves away.
Sagan connects with a looping right hand.
Smith tries to bum rush Sagan with a series of wild strikes but Sagan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Sagan. Sagan gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Sagan misses with the combination.
Sagan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sagan shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sagan throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Sagan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sagan looks gassed!
Sagan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws a head kick but Sagan moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Sagan misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Sagan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sagan is defended easily by Smith.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Sagan.
Smith tries to clinch but Sagan is having none of it.
Sagan throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith throws a push kick but Sagan slaps the foot to one side.
Sagan throws a big shot that misses.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice straight punches there by Sagan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sagan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gazelli Sagan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagan. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Sagan pushes him off.
Gazelli Sagan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sagan sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sagan takes one to the chin there.
Sagan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
John Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sagan wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Sagan gets tackled into the ropes by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sagan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Sagan tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith throws a body punch but Sagan moves out of range.
Sagan tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
Sagan shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gazelli Sagan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch there but Sagan circles away.
Sagan tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith clinches.
Sagan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Smith clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sagan is breathing heavily.
Sagan looking for the RNC.
Sagan trying to control momentarily.
Smith has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Sagan misses with an elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagan cracks Smith with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Smith from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Even with his hooks in, Sagan manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Smith lands a front kick.
Sagan connects with a crisp jab.
Sagan lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Smith is rocked!
Sagan avoids the head kick by Smith.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Sagan just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! And now a right hook, right on the button! Smith has gone limp, and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gazelli Sagan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulaf Bergstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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280 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulaf Bergstrom!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture dives in and grabs Bergstrom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bergstrom pushes down on Couture's head and hops out.
Bergstrom moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Chuck Couture has been cut.
Bergstrom gets tackled into the ropes by Couture. Couture maintains the clinch.
Bergstrom blocks the elbow strike.
Couture goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bergstrom prevents it.
Bergstrom lands a knee to the body.
Couture's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergstrom.
Couture looks to land a combination but Bergstrom avoids it well.
Couture drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Couture throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bergstrom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture controls from within his opponent's guard.
Couture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Couture showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chuck Couture wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bergstrom fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergstrom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bergstrom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Couture.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couture misses with a few strikes there.
Bergstrom thows a body shot but no joy.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergstrom.
Horrible takedown by Couture or perhaps it was just good defense by Bergstrom which made him look bad.
Bergstrom clinches up against the ropes.
Bergstrom wants a takedown but no success here.
Couture breaks the clinch.
Couture avoids the body shot from Bergstrom.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergstrom. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Couture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Couture. Bergstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Couture shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bergstrom napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here as Couture stalls from top position.
Bergstrom looks gassed!
Couture trying to control the action but Bergstrom is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Couture stands up and beckons Bergstrom to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergstrom blocks the body kick.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Bergstrom shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ulaf Bergstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture throws a nice looking combination but Bergstrom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Couture dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Couture's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Couture changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bergstrom looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Couture decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bergstrom to his feet.
Bergstrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Couture decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bergstrom is refusing to be controlled, as Couture sits in half guard.
Couture seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Couture trying to mount his opponent but Bergstrom defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture wants to stand up but Bergstrom is controlling the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Couture here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chuck Couture just wasn't active enough.
Some wild striking there from Bergstrom.
Couture fails with the takedown.
Bergstrom looks for a takedown but Couture sprawls well.
Bergstrom is breathing heavily.
Bergstrom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couture was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergstrom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergstrom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bergstrom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Couture rather than just go for the knockout.
Couture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Couture lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bergstrom backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Ulaf Bergstrom has been cut.
Couture throws a head kick but Bergstrom moves out of range.
Couture looks for a takedown but Bergstrom sprawls well.
Couture clinches with his opponent.
Bergstrom taking a breather.
Couture tries to pull guard but Bergstrom won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couture lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergstrom is not content to let Couture control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Couture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Couture is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Couture can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bergstrom is looking to escape.
Couture sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergstrom defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Couture.
Couture controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Couture dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bergstrom prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bergstrom tries to work over Couture's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Couture avoiding damage as Bergstrom throws knees to the body.
Couture lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Couture is looking to take a break and control but Bergstrom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chuck Couture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Couture is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Couture wants to free his trapped foot but Bergstrom is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Couture perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chuck Couture wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Couture drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bergstrom wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bergstrom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture decides to stand back up.
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown. Bergstrom tries to sprawl out of it but Couture keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bergstrom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bergstrom takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
Bergstrom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Couture is fending him off so far but Bergstrom persists. Nope, Couture circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands with a nice body punch.
Couture drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Couture drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Couture jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Couture is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Couture's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck Couture has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bergstrom misses with a body shot.
Couture thuds his right hand into Bergstrom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergstrom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bergstrom misses the shot to the body.
Couture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Couture.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Couture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Couture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Couture 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Couture!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frog Eyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MR Cut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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250 lbs
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frog Eyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, MR Cut!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cut shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cut decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Eyes, up you get!
Cut closes the distance and clinches.
Cut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cut lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Frog Eyes has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Eyes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cut lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Eyes is breathing heavily.
Eyes is trying to stall.
Eyes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eyes's face.
Cut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Eyes takes an elbow to the temple.
Cut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Frog Eyes's cut is getting worse.
Cut lands a knee to the head.
Cut lands an elbow inside that Eyes shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cut lands an elbow inside that Eyes shrugs off.
Cut lands a nice elbow.
Frog Eyes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cut is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Eyes tries to break Cut's hands from around his neck, Cut unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Eyes will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). MR Cut!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lo Hung Sak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Lasileuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lo Hung Sak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Lasileuka!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lasileuka moves into the clinch.
Lasileuka stalling in the clinch but Sak improves position.
Sak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lasileuka tries to throw a body punch but Sak avoids it by throwing Lasileuka back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Lasileuka.
Lasileuka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sak's elbow.
Lasileuka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lasileuka lands with a right to the head.
Lasileuka lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lasileuka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sak lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sak.
Sak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sak is trying to push Lasileuka away but Lasileuka has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lasileuka lands a hook that snaps the head of Sak backwards.
A short uppercut from Lasileuka.
Sak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sak misses with the head strike.
Sak struggles to land a body shot inside as Lasileuka controls his hands.
Sak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sak working hard to break the clinch.
Lasileuka lands a nice uppercut.
Lasileuka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lasileuka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lasileuka taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Sak.
Sak is trying to break free.
Lasileuka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lasileuka lands a hook that snaps the head of Sak backwards.
Sak misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lasileuka's elbow.
Lasileuka lands a shoulder strike.
Lasileuka keeps control of Sak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sak tries to break free but Lasileuka pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lasileuka darts in and clinches Sak up against the ropes.
Sak misses with a body punch.
Lasileuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Lasileuka.
Lasileuka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lasileuka misses with a punch to the body.
Lasileuka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Sak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sak misses with a body punch.
Lasileuka tries to stall but Sak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lasileuka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sak backwards.
Lasileuka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sak backwards.
Sak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sak digs a right hand into Lasileuka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lasileuka's gas tank.
Lasileuka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lasileuka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sak lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Sak.
Lasileuka pushes Sak back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lasileuka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sak up against the ropes.
Lasileuka tries a body shot but Sak blocks it.
Lasileuka misses with a punch to the body.
Sak tries to circle away but Lasileuka has him pinned against the ropes.
Lasileuka scores with a shot to the side of Sak's head.
Sak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lasileuka lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Sak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lasileuka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sak throws a punch but it's blocked by Lasileuka.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lasileuka breaks from the clinch.
Lasse Lasileuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lasileuka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sak is looking to slow Lasileuka down with leg kicks.
Lasileuka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lasileuka looks gassed!
Lasileuka has closed the distance and engaged Sak in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sak tries to throw a body punch but Lasileuka avoids it by throwing Sak back against the ropes.
Sak working aggressively here.
Lasileuka leaning against his opponent.
Sak blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lasileuka gets through Sak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lasileuka prevents Sak from breaking the clinch.
Sak throws a punch but it's blocked by Lasileuka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Lasileuka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lasileuka's sensitive parts.
Jab from Sak.
Sak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lasileuka's sensitive parts.
Lasileuka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sak.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sak.
Lasileuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lasileuka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lasileuka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lasileuka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sak misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sak struggles to land a body shot inside as Lasileuka controls his hands.
Sak misses with some punches.
Sak misses with some punches.
Lasileuka misses with a body punch.
Sak working aggressively here.
Sak has a couple of punches blocked by Lasileuka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lasileuka.
Lasse Lasileuka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasileuka lands an uppercut.
Sak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Lasileuka scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Lasileuka.
Sak tries to break the clinch but Lasileuka is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Lasileuka.
Sak can't find room to land a body shot as Lasileuka controls the action.
Lasileuka wants to break free but Sak has control.
Lasileuka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sak or not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lasileuka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lasileuka lands a nice shot to the body.
Sak tries a body shot but Lasileuka blocks it.
Lasileuka lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sak misses with a punch to the body.
Sak is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sak.
Lasileuka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lasileuka.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lasileuka prevents a body shot from Sak.
Sak working hard to break the clinch.
Sak prevents a body shot from Lasileuka.
Lasileuka is trying to stall.
Lasileuka'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.
Sak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lasileuka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saks head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sak.
Sak is trying to break free.
Sak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lasileuka tries to break the clinch but Sak is controlling the position.
Lasileuka is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sak.
Sak tries to work over Lasileuka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sak lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sak.
Lasileuka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lasileuka has a couple of punches blocked by Sak.
Sak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sak blocking some punches.
Sak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lasileuka has him pressed against the ropes.
Sak breaks the clinch.
Sak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lasileuka closes the distance and pushes Sak back into the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sak manages to break the clinch.
Sak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lasileuka has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka tries to stall but Sak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sak has a couple of punches blocked by Lasileuka.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sak wants to get back to striking at distance but Lasileuka won't allow it.
Sak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lasileuka's elbow.
Sak tries to throw a body punch but Lasileuka avoids it by throwing Sak back against the ropes.
Sak throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sak can't find room to land a body shot as Lasileuka controls the action.
Lasileuka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lasileuka pushes Sak back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lasileuka taking a breather.
Lasileuka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lasileuka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lo Hung Sak will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sak lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lasileuka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lasileuka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lasileuka has Sak up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lasileuka lands a hook that snaps the head of Sak backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sak fails to land.
Lasileuka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sak manages to break the clinch.
Lasileuka forces Sak back against the ropes and clinches.
Lasileuka tries to work over Sak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sak misses with a body punch.
Sak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lasileuka tries to throw a body punch but Sak avoids it by throwing Lasileuka back against the ropes.
A short left from Lasileuka.
Sak tries a body shot but Lasileuka blocks it.
Sak can't break the clinch.
A short left from Lasileuka.
Sak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasileuka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Lasileuka.
Lasileuka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sak.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sak manages to break the clinch.
Sak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sak misses with a low kick.
Sak motions for Lasileuka to come forward. Sak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lasileuka has Sak up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sak has a couple of punches blocked by Lasileuka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lasileuka.
A short right from Lasileuka.
Sak wants to break free but Lasileuka has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lasileuka.
Sak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sak wants to get back to striking at distance but Lasileuka won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Lasileuka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lasileuka digs a right hand underneath Sak's ribcage. Sak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sak can't find room to land a body shot as Lasileuka controls the action.
Lasileuka slows down the pace here.
Lasileuka continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Lasileuka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sak's efforts to push away.
A short left from Sak.
Lasileuka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lasileuka is trying to force a seperation but Sak has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lasileuka.
Lasileuka prevents a body shot from Sak.
Sak letting Lasileuka take a breather here.
Lasileuka can't find room to land a body shot as Sak controls the action.
Lasileuka lands a shoulder strike.
Lasileuka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lasileuka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lasileuka lands a shoulder strike.
Lasileuka lands a left hand.
Sak misses with a punch on the inside.
Sak has a couple of punches blocked by Lasileuka.
Sak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Lasileuka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sak throws a punch but it's blocked by Lasileuka.
Sak misses with the head strike.
Lasileuka tries to throw a body punch but Sak avoids it by throwing Lasileuka back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sak tries to break the clinch but Lasileuka is controlling the position.
Sak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sak is trying to force a seperation but Lasileuka has the dominant position.
Sak misses with the head strike.
Sak misses with the head strike.
Lasileuka lands with a right to the head.
Sak struggles to land a body shot inside as Lasileuka controls his hands.
Lasileuka looking to stall.
Lasileuka prevents a body shot from Sak.
Sak is trying to maintain a safe position but Lasileuka gets an underhook and turns Sak into the ropes.
Lasileuka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lasileuka lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lasileuka lands a shoulder strike.
Sak wants to break free but Lasileuka has control.
Lasileuka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lasileuka lands a left hand.
Sak misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasse Lasileuka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lasileuka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasse Lasileuka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edson Santos has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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225 lbs
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229 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Hilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edson Santos!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries for a takedown but Hilton circles away easily
and Hilton counters with a right hand to the body.
Hilton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Edson Santos has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooh!!! Hilton has knocked Santos down with a huge combo! Hilton steps away and waves a wobbly Santos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hilton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Hilton counters with a crisp one two that drops Santos! Hilton thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Santos to his feet! Santos is in big trouble!
Santos is rocked!
Santos looks gassed!
Hilton connects with a stiff jab that staggers Santos - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Morgan Hilton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seifer Shinra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinra's entrance music is Final Fantasy 7 Boss Battle Theme. A fine choice. Ivanov has chosen Follow the Tears as his entrance music. Seifer Shinra has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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244 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seifer Shinra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stu Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shinra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ivanov is trying to control the position but Shinra postures up.
Ivanov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shinra kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Shinra might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Shinra from controlling successfully.
Shinra 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.
Shinra sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ivanov's guard.
Ivanov wants to control but Shinra is keeping busy.
Shinra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shinra working over Ivanov with some ground and pound. Ivanov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shinra is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ivanov taking some punishment here, with Shinra in his half guard.
Ivanov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinra wants to pass to mount but Ivanov is defending the position.
Shinra slips a nice elbow through Ivanov's hands, connecting with Ivanov's forehead.
Ivanov tries to get to full guard but Shinra has control of the leg.
Shinra scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shinra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shinra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ivanov is in trouble now - Shinra has advanced to mount!
Shinra landing shots from mount.
Shinra is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ivanov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanov tries to hold on but Shinra pushes him away.
Shinra connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shinra is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ivanov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ivanov shrugs it off.
Shinra looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinra is working for a guillotine from mount but Ivanov frees his head quite easily.
Shinra dominating with strikes here.
Shinra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shinra working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shinra lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Shinra looking to secure an arm triangle but Ivanov defends it well.
Shinra landing punches.
Ivanov working to try and regain half guard.
Shinra is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ivanov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinra cracks Ivanov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shinra cracks Ivanov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shinra is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shinra landing strikes from the mount and Ivanov is in trouble!
Shinra has hold of Ivanov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ivanov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinra scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ivanov?
Ivanov is rocked!
Shinra lands a big elbow - Ivanov is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ivanov is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Seifer Shinra!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artur Boruc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Fairley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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174 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Boruc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Fairley!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boruc punishes Fairley's body with a nice straight punch.
Boruc uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fairley has time to react.
A jab from Boruc does it's job there.
Nice uppercut lands for Boruc. That snapped Fairley's head back.
Boruc throws a shot from downtown. Fairley moves away and avoids it.
Boruc tests Fairley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boruc.
Nice uppercut lands for Boruc. That snapped Fairley's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boruc lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fairley is rocked!
Fairley circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Boruc. Fairley falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Boruc!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artur Boruc!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miquel Prado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaahl Infernus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prado comes to the ring accompanied by Top Gun - Highway to the Dangerzone . Infernus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Game. Gaahl Infernus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miquel Prado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gaahl Infernus!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infernus throws an overhand right that lands on Prado's shoulder, as Prado tries to avoid the shot.
Infernus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prado.
Infernus tries to clinch but Prado moves out of range.
Infernus misses with a hook. Prado ducked under it nicely.
Infernus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prado shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Infernus as he jumps to the side.
Infernus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Prado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Prado there as he acknowledges the shot.
Infernus moves to clinch but Prado breaks away
and Prado counters with a straight right hand.
Infernus throws a leg kick but Prado sees it coming and moves out of range.
Infernus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Prado, pushing him back against the ropes.
Infernus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prado backwards.
Infernus lands an elbow just above Prado 's eye.
It looks like Miquel Prado has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado scores with a hook to the body.
Infernus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prado's efforts to push away.
Prado wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Infernus prevents Prado from breaking the clinch.
Prado wants to get back to striking at distance but Infernus won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Infernus.
Infernus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Infernus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prado.
Infernus throws a low kick but Prado avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Infernus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Prado doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Infernus misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Infernus.
Good leg kick by Infernus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Prado closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Infernus did well to prevent Prado getting side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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!
Infernus tries to get to full guard but Prado has control of the leg.
Prado is keen to just control but Infernus is a slippery customer.
Prado missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Infernus has hold of Prado's hands but Prado slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Prado not doing much here.
Infernus trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Prado sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Infernus defending well though.
Prado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Prado throwing shots but Infernus is blocking nicely.
Prado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Infernus is staying active underneath Prado, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Prado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Prado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Infernus keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Infernus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Infernus keeps working.
Prado trying to pass the guard but Infernus defending well.
Infernus wants to control but Prado is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Infernus is not content to let Prado control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Miquel Prado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miquel Prado's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Prado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prado scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Prado misses.
Prado misses with a wild body shot.
Infernus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Prado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Infernus motions for Prado to come forward. Infernus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gaahl Infernus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Infernus throws a head kick but Prado moves out of range.
A jab from Prado misses.
Infernus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Infernus looks to score with a jab to the body but Prado is just out of range.
Prado has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Infernus finds it's way round the side to connect with Prado's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Infernus throws a solid leg kick but Prado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Infernus.
Prado slips a jab from Infernus.
Prado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Infernus lands a lovely overhand right.
Infernus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Infernus tries to land a leg kick but Prado saw it coming and moves away.
Infernus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Infernus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Prado as he checks the leg kick.
Infernus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prado is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Infernus's half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado with the ground and pound but Infernus uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Prado keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Infernus's head.
Infernus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Prado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
Prado scoring with punches to the head and body.
Infernus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Prado throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Infernus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado looking to pass the guard.
Prado trying to control the position from guard on top but Infernus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prado works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Infernus is looking to control Prado's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Infernus avoid being mounted?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Prado missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado throwing shots but Infernus is blocking nicely.
Prado seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Infernus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Miquel Prado has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Infernus moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Infernus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Infernus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miquel Prado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miquel Prado's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Infernus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Infernus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Infernus tries to bum rush Prado with a series of wild strikes but Prado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Infernus. Prado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Infernus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Prado missing with a left hand there. Infernus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prado looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Infernus is fending him off so far but Prado persists. Nope, Infernus circles away and we're back to standing.
Prado drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Prado wants to control from the top but Infernus keeps moving.
Prado might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Infernus working a defensive guard but Prado passes into half guard.
Infernus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Prado trying to control from half guard but Infernus is working away.
Gaahl Infernus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Miquel Prado has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Infernus looks to land a right hand but Prado moved out of range.
Infernus is looking to score with low kicks.
Infernus throws a leg kick but Prado checks it.
A jab from Prado finds it's way through Infernus's defenses.
Prado misses with a looping left.
Infernus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Prado checks a low kick from Infernus.
Prado uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Infernus throws a jab but it's blocked by Prado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Gaahl Infernus has been cut.
Prado has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Infernus.
Infernus looks for the body kick but Prado saw that one coming.
Prado checks a leg kick.
Prado works the jab nicely.
Prado moves out of range of the strikes.
Prado lands a jab.
Infernus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Prado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Infernus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prado trying to control but Infernus is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prado trying to control but Infernus is working from the bottom.
Prado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Infernus is trying to keep Prado in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Infernus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miquel Prado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Prado, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miquel Prado!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbott comes to the ring accompanied by Parental Discretion Advised. Sandor Clegane has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Abbott'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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sandor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegane misses with a series of wild punches.
Clegane throws the kick towards the body but Abbott avoids it.
Clegane is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abbott sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Clegane.
Clegane lands with a kick to the temple. Abbott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Clegane tries for a takedown but Abbott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Clegane or perhaps it was just good defense by Abbott which made him look bad.
David Abbott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandor Clegane.
Clegane thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Abbott if he has to take too many more of those.
Clegane tries for a takedown but Abbott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abbott pinned against the ropes. Abbott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Abbott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clegane.
Clegane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Abbott.
Good exchange - Abbott coming out on top.
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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clegane.
Clegane scores with a head kick.
Abbott on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Clegane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Abbott.
Clegane misses with a head kick.
Clegane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clegane lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Clegane scores with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clegane.
Abbott is breathing heavily.
Clegane swats away the attempt to clinch by Abbott.
Clegane connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Abbott to the floor! Clegane dives in looking for the finish!
Abbott is rocked!
It looks like David Abbott has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Clegane scores with a big shot! Abbott's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Abbott! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sandor Clegane!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vit Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buhawi Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tu comes to the ring accompanied by Blanket on the ground. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vit Tu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buhawi Jack!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jack doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Tu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jack has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tu has passed into side control.
Jack looks to move to half guard but instead Tu has passed into mount! Damn!
Tu controlling his opponent.
Jack really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tu controlling the pace for now.
Tu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tu lands a big shot there that rocks Jack but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tu is landing with some decent strikes but Jack is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tu tries to control but Jack wriggling away.
Tu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Buhawi Jack has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tu raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jack taking shots to the head.
Tu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tu looking to control but Jack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tu lands a big shot there that rocks Jack but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That has opened up Buhawi Jack's cut even more.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jack is desperately trying to improve his position but Tu has a good base and remains in mount.
Jack is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tu lands a heavy elbow.
The cut above Buhawi Jack's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jack is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jack is bucking up trying to escape but Tu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Buhawi Jack's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Buhawi Jack's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vit Tu!
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