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CEC 179 : Unyielding PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Brevik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Morning Dew. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Brevik!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brevik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brevik lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Vries fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Vries works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Vries closes the distance but Brevik moves to the side
and Brevik counters with a straight right hand.
De Vries throws a leg kick but Brevik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Vries gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brevik counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Good shot there by De Vries.
De Vries misses the shot to the body.
De Vries throws a head kick but Brevik moves out of range.
Brevik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brevik is looking to clinch but De Vries is avoiding it.
Brevik looks to land a body kick but De Vries moved away.
De Vries lands with a hook. Brevik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Vries checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brevik manages to avoid it.
De Vries darts in trying to clinch
and Brevik counters with a head kick. That will keep De Vries thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brevik throws out a leg kick but De Vries moves out of range and Brevik only half commits.
De Vries fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brevik checks it well.
De Vries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vries blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Brevik.
Brevik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Vries tries a head kick but it misses.
De Vries on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brevik. Brevik obviously looking to wear him down.
De Vries jabs Brevik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brevik tries to land a leg kick but De Vries saw it coming and moves away.
De Vries chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hans De Vries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brevik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Vries manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brevik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Vries throws out the jab.
Brevik tries to clinch up.
De Vries rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brevik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Vries has a takedown stuffed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brevik checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brevik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brevik delivers a nice body kick.
Brevik throws a poor cross that misses
and De Vries counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Vries lands a lovely overhand right.
De Vries avoids a kick to the body.
De Vries clobbers Brevik with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Vries throws a head kick but Brevik moves out of range.
Brevik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Vries moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Vries blocks a head kick by Brevik.
Donald Brevik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brevik throws a wild body kick that De Vries sees coming a mile off.
Brevik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brevik 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 De Vries has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Vries and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Vries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brevik throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Vries.
De Vries checks a low kick from Brevik.
Nice defenses there by Brevik.
De Vries keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from De Vries as the two fighters clinch.
De Vries is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brevik has had enough of the clinch but De Vries keeps him there for the moment.
Brevik breaks the clinch.
Brevik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Vries.
A swing and a miss from De Vries.
Brevik takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Vries misses with a low kick.
Brevik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Vries.
Brevik cracks the inside of De Vries's front leg.
Brevik throws a push kick but De Vries slaps the foot to one side.
De Vries lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brevik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brevik tries a head kick but it misses.
Brevik throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brevik is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Brevik dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brevik lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Vries avoids the body shot from Brevik.
Brevik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brevik dodges an elbow strike from De Vries.
Brevik will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Vries up against the cage.
De Vries looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brevik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Vries as Brevik tries to tie him up.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Vries.
De Vries keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brevik's efforts to push away.
De Vries creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Vries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brevik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Vries thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brevik!
De Vries chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brevik can pounce on him.
Brevik throws a head kick but De Vries moves out of range.
De Vries blocks a head kick by Brevik.
De Vries has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brevik.
Brevik doesn't manage to clinch there - De Vries circles away.
De Vries scores with a body shot.
Brevik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brevik gets a clinch.
Brevik trying to land knees to the body.
De Vries breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Vries doesn't manage to clinch there - Brevik circles away.
Brevik throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Horrible takedown by De Vries or perhaps it was just good defense by Brevik which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Brevik misses.
Brevik blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brevik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Vries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brevik crunches a lovely knee into De Vries's ribcage.
Brevik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brevik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Vries creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brevik connects with a knee to the head.
Brevik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Vries avoids it.
De Vries is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brevik throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brevik throws an elbow but misses.
De Vries takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Vries tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brevik landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brevik connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Vries's face.
Brevik blocks the elbow strike.
Brevik manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brevik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brevik lands a good knee to the midsection. De Vries won't want to take too many of those.
Brevik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Vries scores with a nice right hand.
Brevik throws a head kick that misses.
De Vries misses with a leg kick
and Brevik counters with a leg kick.
Brevik is looking to slow De Vries down with leg kicks.
De Vries throws a head kick but Brevik moves out of range.
De Vries blocks a head kick by Brevik.
De Vries will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brevik throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brevik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Vries blocks a head kick by Brevik.
Brevik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Vries. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick from De Vries misses.
De Vries throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Vries avoids a kick to the body.
Brevik scores with a head kick. De Vries tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
De Vries checks a leg kick.
De Vries lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brevik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brevik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brevik misses the shot to the body.
De Vries misses with a hook. Brevik ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Brevik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brevik throws a leg kick but De Vries moved away.
De Vries throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brevik lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brevik ducks under a wild hook from De Vries.
A head kick misses from Brevik.
Brevik tries to clinch there but De Vries circles away.
Donald Brevik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Vries throws a body punch but Brevik moves out of range.
De Vries pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brevik lands a leg kick that knocks De Vries off balance momentarily.
De Vries steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brevik. That one must have hurt.
Brevik throws a head kick that misses.
Brevik tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brevik.
Brevik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Vries rather than just go for the knockout.
De Vries fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brevik on the side of the head.
De Vries is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brevik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brevik clinches up with De Vries and pushes him back against the cage.
Donald Brevik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Vries has Brevik pressed against the cage, preventing Brevik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Vries makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Vries with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brevik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Vries throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brevik is trying to break free.
Brevik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Vries gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brevik.
De Vries blocks a head kick by Brevik.
De Vries slips under a jab from Brevik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brevik misses with a kick to the body.
De Vries avoids the head kick by Brevik.
Brevik moves out of range of the leg kick from De Vries.
De Vries throws a leg kick but Brevik sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Vries fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brevik throws a wild body kick that De Vries sees coming a mile off.
Brevik misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brevik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Vries looks for a takedown but Brevik sprawls well.
De Vries takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brevik scoring well with a low kick there.
Brevik throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Vries closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brevik did well to prevent De Vries getting side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
De Vries wants to pass to mount but Brevik is defending the position.
Brevik works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brevik wants to sweep here but De Vries controlling him for the moment.
Brevik is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Brevik using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brevik working De Vries over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Vries throws an elbow but it misses.
Brevik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brevik misses with a head kick.
Donald Brevik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Vries on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brevik. Brevik obviously looking to wear him down.
Brevik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Vries was well out of range. Poor timing from Brevik.
The fighters circling - De Vries throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brevik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brevik staying out of range there.
Brevik tries a low kick but De Vries avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brevik scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Vries tries to keep at a distance but Brevik has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Vries throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Brevik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brevik has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Brevik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Suligoj (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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27
217 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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22
222 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Suligoj!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws out a loose jab but Suligoj uses good head movement to avoid it.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suligoj.
Suligoj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Filip Suligoj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suligoj takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Suligoj.
Suligoj throws a head kick that misses.
White connects with a looping right hand.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.
Suligoj throws a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from White misses.
White throws a jab when Suligoj was well out of range.
Suligoj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White stuns Suligoj with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Suligoj.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suligoj checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Suligoj.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White swings for the body but Suligoj moves out of range.
White tries to score with a low kick but Suligoj moves his leg out of the way.
White loads up on a big right hand but Suligoj slips the punch.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Suligoj on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
Suligoj tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Suligoj throws a leg kick but White checks it.
Suligoj throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White misses with a hook. Suligoj ducked under it nicely.
Suligoj misses with a leg kick
and White counters with a nice body shot.
Suligoj looks gassed!
White gets in close and tags Suligoj with a short punch that almost sends Suligoj to the mat! Oh Suligoj is in big trouble! He turns his back on White, trying to create some distance but White rushes him, striking wildly and Suligoj goes down! The referee tackles White into the cage to end the fight! White is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob White!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lamb Chops (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Kolari (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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140 lbs
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155 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lamb Chops!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Kolari!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Kolari. No joy for Chops on that attempt.
Kolari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chops has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kolari.
Chops scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kolari is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kolari bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kolari looking to pass the guard.
Chops avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kolari looking to pass the guard.
Kolari preventing the sweep.
Kolari wants to control from the top but Chops keeps moving.
Chops lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kolari!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolari can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolari manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kolari missing with punches from the bottom.
Kolari is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chops scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chops is trying to control. Kolari wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chops really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chops is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kolari doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chops.
Chops frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kolari wants to hold on but Chops pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chops is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chops unloads with some shots from mount but Kolari bucks and avoids them well.
Kolari really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chops wants to control the pace but Kolari is squirming around nicely.
Chops looking to finish Kolari with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kolari!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kolari is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chops unloading with bombs!
Kolari working to try and regain half guard.
Kolari is in a horrible position here. Chops smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolari is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chops can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kolari is looking to escape.
Chops lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chops working Kolari over with strikes here.
Kolari is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chops punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chops with shots to the head and body - Kolari looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chops can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kolari is looking to escape.
Chops lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolari is trying to escape the mount.
Chops is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kolari to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kolari shrugs it off.
Chops lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chops is working for a guillotine from mount but Kolari frees his head quite easily.
Kolari tries to hold on but Chops pushes him away.
Chops unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolari is trying desperately to improve position.
Kolari is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamb Chops dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kolari tests Chops's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kolari tries to work over Chops's front leg with a kick but Chops checks it.
Kolari throws a hook but Chops avoids it easily.
Chops shoots in looking for a takedown but Kolari manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chops's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kolari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chops moves away.
Kolari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kolari scores with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chops shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kolari pinned against the cage. Kolari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chops looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kolari is fending him off so far but Chops persists. Nope, Kolari circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamb Chops. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kolari shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chops manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chops looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kolari passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chops is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Kolari crashes against the mat.
Kolari looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chops regains half guard.
Chops tries to roll over but Kolari keeps him under control.
Lamb Chops overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kolari missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kolari prevents Chops from improving his position.
Chops is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chops is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kolari's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kolari's back!
Chops has the hooks in. Kolari is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Chops doesn't have the hooks in and Kolari manages to turn into his guard.
Kolari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chops is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chops is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chops accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chops makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chops preventing the sweep.
Chops wants to control from the top but Kolari keeps moving.
Chops is working Kolari over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chops throws and elbow that misses. Kolari uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chops's guard. Nice move by Kolari!
Chops trying to control the position.
Chops is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kolari defends well.
Chops 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.
Chops lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kolari!
Kolari manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kolari trying to control but Chops postures up.
Chops throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chops is keen to just control but Kolari is a slippery customer.
Chops is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kolari has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chops is working for a kimura but Kolari is defending it quite comfortably.
Kolari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chops.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolari trying to hold on to Chops's head to control him but Chops postures up.
Kolari is trying to get back to full guard.
Chops passes to side control.
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 Lamb Chops will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chops closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kolari circles away.
Chops shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kolari sprawls well. Kolari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chops gets slowly back to his feet.
Kolari tries a head kick but it misses.
Kolari throws a sloppy head kick and Chops moves out of range easily.
Kolari stuffs the takedown attempt from Chops. Chops gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamb Chops. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chops misses the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Kolari. No joy for Chops on that attempt.
Chops blocks a head kick by Kolari.
A head kick misses from Kolari.
Chops blocks a leg kick.
Kolari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kolari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chops fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chops shoots in looking for a takedown. Kolari tries to sprawl out of it but Chops keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kolari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolari slips a jab from Chops.
Kolari lands a head kick. Chops smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chops has a takedown stuffed.
Sami Kolari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kolari.
Chops takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chops shoots in for a takedown but Kolari shows good takedown defense.
Kolari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chops changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kolari tries to avoid it but Chops manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kolari to the ground. Kolari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chops fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kolari avoids it really well and circles away.
Kolari lands with a slapping head kick.
Lamb Chops is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Chops checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kolari shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chops napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kolari is trying to get an arm triangle but Chops is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolari is trying to get an arm triangle but Chops is defending well.
Kolari has control of an arm but Chops manages to advance to Kolari's back!
Chops trying to control.
Kolari tries to escape the position.
Sami Kolari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kolari is trying to remain composed but Chops is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chops working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kolari rolls, trying to escape but Chops keeps control of the position.
Chops is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Chops has the hooks in. Kolari is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Chops lands a shot to the body.
Kolari manages to reverse the position and now he's in Chops's guard. Nice work there by Kolari.
Kolari trying to control but Chops is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chops looking for a guillotine here but Kolari defends easily.
Chops keeping moving, preventing Kolari from controlling successfully.
Chops is looking for a triangle but Kolari pushes his legs off easily.
Chops looking to control.
Chops working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kolari doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kolari manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Kolari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chops has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamb Chops!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thorstein Olafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olafsson's entrance music is Twilight of the Thunder God. A fine choice. Shaw has chosen Body Head Bangerz - Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Don Shaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
180 lbs
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182 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thorstein Olafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olafsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olafsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Olafsson.
A punch combination from Olafsson misses.
Shaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shaw shoots in for a double leg but Olafsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Olafsson misses with a double jab
and Shaw counters with a nice body shot.
Olafsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Shaw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Olafsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shaw darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Thorstein Olafsson has been cut.
Olafsson fails with the takedown.
Shaw shoots for a takedown but Olafsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Olafsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olafsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Shaw blocks the leg kick.
Shaw moves away from the strike by Olafsson.
Olafsson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thorstein Olafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw avoids the body shot from Olafsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shaw lands with a light punch inside.
Shaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Olafsson's efforts to push away.
Olafsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shaw misses with a knee strike.
Olafsson is trying to break free.
Olafsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shaw.
Shaw tries to clinch up.
Thorstein Olafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw lands with a nice combination. Olafsson backs away looking to recover.
Shaw with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shaw misses with the combination.
Shaw jabs at Olafsson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olafsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Olafsson.
Olafsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shaw connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Olafsson scrambles back to his feet.
Shaw with a jab.
Shaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shaw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shaw tries to stall but Olafsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Olafsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Olafsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Shaw.
Shaw stalling.
Olafsson can't break the clinch.
Olafsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Shaw won't allow it.
Olafsson tries to break free but Shaw pushes him back against the cage.
Olafsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Olafsson has had enough of the clinch but Shaw keeps him there for the moment.
Olafsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Shaw keeps control of Olafsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries a knee to the head but Olafsson blocks it.
Olafsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shaw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Olafsson takes a shot to the head.
Olafsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Olafsson can't break the clinch.
Shaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olafsson's elbow.
Shaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Olafsson wants to break free but Shaw has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shaw has Olafsson pressed against the cage, preventing Olafsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Olafsson working hard to break the clinch.
Shaw scores with a shoulder strike.
Olafsson tries to circle away but Shaw has him pinned against the cage.
Olafsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Shaw lands an elbow just above Olafsson 's eye.
Shaw connects with a knee to the head.
Shaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olafsson's elbow.
Olafsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Olafsson breaks from the clinch.
Olafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olafsson throws a right hand that misses
and Shaw counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaw getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Olafsson is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Olafsson.
Oh Olafsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olafsson is breathing heavily.
Olafsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shaw.
Shaw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Olafsson tries a low kick but Shaw avoids it.
Shaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shaw cracks the inside of Olafsson's front leg.
Olafsson seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaw lands a left and a right that send Olafsson crashing to the mat, dazed. Shaw thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Shaw drives through and clinches with Olafsson against the cage.
Shaw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shaw connects with a knee right up the middle! Olafsson tumbles to the floor and Shaw stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Don Shaw!
A less than humble Don Shaw misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pera Kuukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubert Kuminauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuminauha has chosen Celine Dion - Just Walk Away as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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24
250 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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30
240 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Kuukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rubert Kuminauha!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuukkeli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pera Kuukkeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuukkeli misses the target.
Kuminauha fails with the takedown
and Kuukkeli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuminauha shoots in for a takedown but Kuukkeli shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuminauha shoots in but no luck this time.
Pera Kuukkeli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubert Kuminauha.
Kuukkeli looks to throw the jab but Kuminauha is out of range.
Kuminauha shoots and misses
and Kuukkeli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuukkeli tests Kuminauha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuminauha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kuminauha is countered with a crisp right hand from Kuukkeli that sends him to the canvas! Kuukkeli follows him to the mat into side control.
Kuminauha is rocked!
It looks like Rubert Kuminauha has been cut.
Kuminauha looks gassed!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kuukkeli working the ground and pound.
Kuminauha is still in real trouble! Can Kuukkeli finish him?
Kuukkeli stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kuminauha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuukkeli.
Kuminauha seems to have recovered his senses.
Kuukkeli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuukkeli measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Kuminauha! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Pera Kuukkeli!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Howard Wolowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Worsely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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24
161 lbs
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25
167 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Howard Wolowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Worsely!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worsely misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wolowitz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Wolowitz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Worsely lands with a shot to the body.
Worsely will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wolowitz missing with a left hand there. Worsely was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wolowitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Worsely.
Wolowitz misses with a two punch combination.
Wolowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolowitz misses with a lunging right hand
and Worsely counters with a nice body shot.
Wolowitz looks to land a left hand but Worsely moved out of range nicely.
Worsely will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Howard Wolowitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Worsely.
Worsely throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wolowitz's waist but Wolowitz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Worsely off to one side.
A leg kick checked by Wolowitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolowitz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Worsely is trying to control Wolowitz's posture but Wolowitz avoids it.
Wolowitz working the ground and pound.
Worsely manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wolowitz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wolowitz lands with a punch from half guard.
Wolowitz wants to free his trapped foot but Worsely is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Worsely wants to control but Wolowitz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Worsely has one foot on Wolowitz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get 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!
Worsely shoots in for a takedown but Wolowitz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Worsely with a poor takedown
and Wolowitz counters with a three punch combo that has Worsely backing up. Worsely nods at Wolowitz to acknowledge the strikes.
Mark Worsely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worsely moves out of range as Wolowitz strikes.
Worsely takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wolowitz jabs Worsely right on the nose. Worsely blinks but takes it well.
Worsely moves out of range as Wolowitz strikes.
Wolowitz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Worsely quickly recovers to half guard.
Worsely trying to control but Wolowitz postures up.
Wolowitz trying to pass the guard but Worsely defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsely wants to improve his position but Wolowitz is controlling well.
Worsely is refusing to be controlled, as Wolowitz sits in half guard.
Wolowitz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Worsely's head.
Worsely keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Worsely wants to control but Wolowitz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Worsely looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wolowitz thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Worsely to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Worsely working a defensive guard but Wolowitz passes into half guard.
Worsely makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Worsely.
Wolowitz is looking to work some ground and pound but Worsely has wrist control.
Wolowitz throwing strikes but missing.
Wolowitz throwing strikes but missing.
Wolowitz is looking to work some ground and pound but Worsely has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worsely keeping moving, preventing Wolowitz from controlling successfully.
Wolowitz thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Wolowitz 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.
Wolowitz walks into a stiff left hand from Worsely.
Worsely jabs Wolowitz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wolowitz misses with a straight right.
Wolowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worsely.
A nice combination there by Worsely.
Wolowitz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Worsely ducks under a wild hook from Wolowitz.
Wolowitz scores with a nice right hand.
Wolowitz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Worsely sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Worsely has a takedown stuffed.
Wolowitz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Worsely defends it nicely.
Wolowitz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsely displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wolowitz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Wolowitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolowitz scores with a sloppy right hand. Worsely should have avoided that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Worsely.
Worsely shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wolowitz as he jumps to the side.
Worsely tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Howard Wolowitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolowitz digs a good body shot into Worsely's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz works Worsely's body with a nice hook.
Worsely's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wolowitz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Worsely scrambles back to his feet.
Worsely takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wolowitz dives in and grabs Worsely's left leg, looking for a takedown. Worsely pushes down on Wolowitz's head and hops out.
Worsely throws a shot from downtown. Wolowitz moves away and avoids it.
Worsely thows a body shot but no joy.
Worsely will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Worsely throws a nice looking combination but Wolowitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wolowitz blocks a low kick nicely.
Worsely throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Worsely ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Worsely tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wolowitz swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Worsely misses the target.
Worsely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Worsely lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Worsely throws a looping overhand right but Wolowitz ducks down to avoid it.
Wolowitz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Worsely's half guard.
Worsely is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wolowitz pulls his head out easily.
Worsely is breathing heavily.
Worsely wants to get back to full guard but Wolowitz has mounted him!
Howard Wolowitz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wolowitz lands a nice shot to the head.
Worsely is in a horrible position here. Wolowitz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wolowitz controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely wants to control but Wolowitz is having none of it.
Worsely working to try and regain half guard.
Worsely is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Worsely taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolowitz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Worsely manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wolowitz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Wolowitz 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!
Sloppy strikes from Wolowitz. Those never looked like landing.
Wolowitz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wolowitz duly obliges.
Worsely is rocked!
Wolowitz slips a straight right by Worsely.
Worsely is still on wobbly legs! Can Wolowitz finish him?
Worsely misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Worsely seems to have recovered his senses.
Howard Wolowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolowitz throws a good cross that connects.
Wolowitz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wolowitz checks a low kick from Worsely.
Wolowitz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Worsely counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wolowitz's guard now.
Wolowitz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolowitz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Worsely!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsely manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nice strikes from Wolowitz there.
Wolowitz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wolowitz with the ground and pound but Worsely uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wolowitz advances to half guard.
Worsely looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mark Worsely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Worsely makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Worsely.
Worsely preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolowitz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Worsely throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wolowitz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Worsely throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wolowitz escapes and throws Worsely's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Worsely takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolowitz cracks Worsely with a big right hand but Worsely just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsely is trying to get back to half guard.
Worsely wants to get back to his feet.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Worsely wants to get back to his feet.
Wolowitz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wolowitz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Worsely on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Worsely tries to bench press Wolowitz off him but Wolowitz keeps the position.
Worsely is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wolowitz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz trying to control the action but Worsely is working from the bottom.
Wolowitz is stalling here. Worsely is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wolowitz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Worsely has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Worsely is looking to take a break and control but Wolowitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolowitz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolowitz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Worsely's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Howard Wolowitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wolowitz 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Wolowitz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Hirmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hirmu has chosen AC/DC - War Machine as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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198 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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29
195 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Hirmu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hirmu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson tries a low kick but Hirmu avoids it.
Hirmu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nelson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nelson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nelson wants to sweep but no luck.
Nelson has Hirmu pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pena Hirmu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hirmu scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Hirmu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hirmu.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hirmu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hirmu fails to land with a series of punches.
Hirmu checks a leg kick nicely.
Hirmu throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Nice body punch from Hirmu.
A left lands for Nelson.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hirmu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee asks Hirmu politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hirmu prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hirmu is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena Hirmu has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hirmu moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hirmu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hirmu.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hirmu checks a leg kick.
Hirmu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hirmu cracks Nelson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nelson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hirmu.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
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!
Nelson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hirmu quickly recovers to half guard.
Hirmu is staying active underneath Nelson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nelson content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirmu is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nelson is trying to control. Hirmu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nelson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gunnar Nelson.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Hirmu shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pena Hirmu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hirmu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hirmu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nelson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Nelson misses.
Pena Hirmu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hirmu misses the shot to the body.
Nelson lands a really nice looking cross but Hirmu seems unphased.
Hirmu blocks a leg kick.
Hirmu misses the shot to the body.
Hirmu misses with a wild combination.
Hirmu blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hirmu, as that shot connected.
Hirmu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nelson rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hirmu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hirmu connects with a body shot that sends Nelson's belly button to the back.
Jab by Hirmu.
Nelson misses with an uppercut
and Hirmu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hirmu misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Hirmu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hirmu.
Hirmu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hirmu.
Hirmu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirmu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hirmu throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Hirmu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nelson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hirmu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Hirmu moved away.
Hirmu scores with a sloppy right hand. Nelson should have avoided that one.
Nelson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hirmu checks it well.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Hirmu.
Nelson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Hirmu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Nelson throws a push kick but Hirmu slaps the foot to one side.
Hirmu digs a good hook to Nelson's body.
Hirmu throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hirmu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hirmu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hirmu thuds a left hand into Nelson's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
Nelson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hirmu is out of range and Nelson settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hirmu takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Hirmu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hirmu duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Hirmu throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a leg kick.
Hirmu blocks a low kick nicely.
Nelson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Hirmu misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hirmu defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Hirmu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hirmu blocks the leg kick.
Hirmu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hirmu lands with a nice combination. Nelson backs away looking to recover.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Gunnar Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hirmu scores with a nice right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hirmu.
Hirmu tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hirmu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nelson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hirmu's hands.
A low kick from Nelson misses
and Hirmu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirmu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson throws a leg kick
and Hirmu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
Hirmu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hirmu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nelson ducks right into an uppercut from Hirmu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hirmu. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hirmu lands with a hook. Nelson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hirmu moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Gunnar Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pena Hirmu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu scores with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Nelson as he connects with a hook.
Nelson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hirmu is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Hirmu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hirmu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hirmu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hirmu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nelson can pounce on him.
Hirmu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Hirmu loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hirmu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hirmu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a takedown
and Hirmu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hirmu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hirmu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nelson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nelson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hirmu sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hirmu wants to control but Nelson is keeping busy.
Hirmu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nelson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nelson's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hirmu looking to control but Nelson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pena Hirmu.
Well Hirmu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pena Hirmu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Kivipaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sevent Seagull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivipaa comes to the cage accompanied by Kivipää. Seagull has chosen Van Halen - Jump as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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158 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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165 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Kivipaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sevent Seagull!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivipaa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seagull throws a leg kick but Kivipaa moved away.
Kivipaa misses the jab.
Kimmo Kivipaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kivipaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kivipaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Seagull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Kivipaa. Beautiful body shot.
Seagull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kivipaa.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kivipaa, as that shot connected.
Seagull throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Kimmo Kivipaa has been cut.
Kivipaa clinches up with Seagull and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kivipaa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seagull tries to circle away but Kivipaa has him pinned against the cage.
Kivipaa tries to work over Seagull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seagull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kivipaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seagull's elbow.
Seagull is trying to break free.
Seagull is trying to push Kivipaa away but Kivipaa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kivipaa tries a body shot but Seagull blocks it.
Kivipaa misses with a body punch.
Seagull has had enough of the clinch but Kivipaa keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kivipaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kivipaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seagull scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kivipaa lands with a right to the head.
Kivipaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Kivipaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Seagull uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Kivipaa.
Kivipaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seagull blocking some punches.
Seagull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A cross from Kivipaa lands.
Kivipaa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheers as Kivipaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Seagull doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seagull walks into a stiff left hand from Kivipaa.
Seagull stuns Kivipaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivipaa is looking to slow Seagull down with leg kicks.
Kivipaa clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seagull.
Seagull blocks a body shot from Kivipaa.
Kivipaa throws a head punch that misses.
Seagull working hard to break the clinch.
Seagull working hard to break the clinch.
Seagull prevents a body shot from Kivipaa.
Seagull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kivipaa misses with an uppercut.
Seagull throws a hook but Kivipaa avoids it easily.
Seagull with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kivipaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Kivipaa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Seagull counters with a straight right hand.
Kivipaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kivipaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Seagull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seagull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kivipaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivipaa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kivipaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kivipaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seagull throws out the jab.
Kivipaa catches Seagull with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Seagull lands with a good body shot.
Kivipaa tries to clinch up.
Kivipaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Seagull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kivipaa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Seagull will feel that in the morning.
A solid body kick from Kivipaa.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kivipaa - that will leave a mark!
Seagull looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Kivipaa.
Kivipaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seagull's sensitive parts.
Kivipaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kivipaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kivipaa closes the distance and clinches.
Kivipaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivipaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kivipaa fails to land.
Kivipaa tries to throw a body punch but Seagull avoids it by throwing Kivipaa back against the cage.
Kivipaa tries to work over Seagull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kivipaa misses with a body punch.
Seagull is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Seagull is trying to break the clinch but Kivipaa has him pressed against the cage.
Kivipaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seagull's elbow.
Kivipaa tries a body shot but Seagull blocks it.
Kivipaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seagull wants to break free but Kivipaa has control.
Seagull prevents a body shot from Kivipaa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kivipaa misses with a punch to the body.
Seagull is trying to break the clinch but Kivipaa is controlling him.
Kivipaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kivipaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Kivipaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kimmo Kivipaa's cut.
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.
Seagull scores with a head kick.
Kivipaa throws a chopping leg kick but Seagull manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kivipaa cracks Seagull with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kivipaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Seagull is trying to break the clinch but Kivipaa has him pressed against the cage.
Seagull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kivipaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seagull throws a sloppy head kick and Kivipaa moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kivipaa. That snapped Seagull's head back.
Kivipaa moves into the clinch successfully.
Kivipaa tries to work over Seagull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Kivipaa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seagull tries to circle away but Kivipaa has him pinned against the cage.
Kivipaa is stalling here.
Seagull's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kivipaa cracks Seagull with a nice body shot.
Seagull breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull throws a body punch but Kivipaa moves out of range.
Kivipaa with a jab.
Kivipaa instigates a clinch.
Seagull is trying to force a seperation but Kivipaa has the dominant position.
Seagull manages to break the clinch.
Kimmo Kivipaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Kivipaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kivipaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seagull.
Kivipaa throws a leg kick which misses Seagull's front leg but catches the back leg as Seagull tries to avoid it.
Kivipaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kivipaa throws a leg kick
and Seagull counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kivipaa tries to clinch there but Seagull circles away.
Kivipaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Seagull throws a hook but Kivipaa blocks it.
Seagull throws a sloppy head kick and Kivipaa moves out of range easily.
Seagull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seagull is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kivipaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seagull walks into a left hand.
Seagull is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Kivipaa.
Seagull is still on wobbly legs! Can Kivipaa finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kivipaa! Seagull is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimmo Kivipaa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pao Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ling comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Chou - General/Checkmate. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pao Ling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick and Ling moves out of range easily.
Ling misses with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ling - that will leave a mark!
Maynard lands a nice looking body kick.
Maynard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maynard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ling counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ling.
Ling throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ling fakes the leg kick and cracks Maynard in the body.
Maynard looks gassed!
A good leg kick by Ling.
Maynard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ling.
Ling connects with a leg kick. Maynard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ling works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ling lands with a straight right. Maynard didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ling, right into the meat.
Ling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Ling checks a low kick from Maynard.
Ling loads up on a big right hand but Maynard slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ling misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab by Ling.
Nice body kick from Ling.
Ling clobbers Maynard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alexander Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ling jabs at Maynard's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maynard staying out of range there.
Maynard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ling looks to land a body kick but Maynard moved away.
A shot to the liver by Ling. Beautiful body shot.
Maynard throws a low kick but Ling avoids it.
Ling with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maynard moves out of range of the body kick.
Maynard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ling is looking to land body kicks.
Ling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ling lands a really nice looking cross but Maynard seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maynard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ling clobbers Maynard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maynard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ling is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ling shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ling lands a body shot.
Maynard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maynard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Maynard misses.
Ling looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Ling scores with a kick to the body.
Ling is looking to wear down Maynard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maynard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ling.
Ling connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ling scores with a shot to the body.
Ling connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maynard momentarily.
A head kick misses from Ling.
Ling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ling lands a nice looking body kick.
Maynard tries to bum rush Ling with a series of wild strikes but Ling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ling misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling throws a leg kick but Maynard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ling smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maynard throws a leg kick
and Ling counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ling getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maynard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ling has got the better of the exchanges.
Ling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Maynard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ling looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maynard throws out a loose jab but Ling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maynard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ling moves away.
Ling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maynard can do to turn this around?
Maynard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ling lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ling goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Ling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ling scores with a kick to the body.
Maynard blocks the body kick.
Maynard is breathing heavily.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Ling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ling can pounce on him.
Ling uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ling fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maynard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maynard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ling throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maynard needs to keep his hands up - Ling had a free shot at his head there.
Ling thumps Maynard with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ling throws a nice inside leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ling here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Maynard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maynard checks a leg kick.
Ling misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Ling tenderised Maynard's leg. Maynard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ling stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maynard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ling.
Ling just misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ling misses with a two punch combination.
Ling throws a leg kick which misses Maynard's front leg but catches the back leg as Maynard tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ling.
Ling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Maynard blocks the low kick.
Ling thows a body shot but no joy.
Ling scores with a decent looking hook.
Ling just misses with a punch to the body.
Ling scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maynard.
Ling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maynard.
Ling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maynards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ling lands with a straight right. Maynard didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ling.
Ling goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maynard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pao Ling is winning the standup battle so far.
Ling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maynard's calf.
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!
Ling misses with a body kick.
Maynard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ling was well out of range. Poor timing from Maynard.
Ling connects with a single shot there.
Maynard scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling connects with a body shot that sends Maynard's belly button to the back.
Maynard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ling connects with a right hand. Maynard shakes it off.
Ling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ling smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ling lands with a nice body kick.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Ling.
Ling throws a body kick that misses.
Maynard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ling.
Ling misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ling tries a low kick but Maynard avoids it.
Maynard lands with a kick to the temple. Ling shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maynard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ling throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ling throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ling manages to avoid it.
Maynard loads up on a big right hand but Ling slips the punch.
Ling throws an overhand right that lands on Maynard's shoulder, as Maynard tries to avoid the shot.
Maynard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maynard.
Maynard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some bone on bone action there as Maynard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ling lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maynard's sensitive parts.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maynard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ling lands with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Ling. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ling.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ling - that will leave a mark!
Maynard walks into a straight right hand from Ling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ling throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ling lands with a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ling. Maynard shrugs it off though.
Maynard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ling. Ling obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling works Maynard's body with a nice hook.
Ling avoids the head kick by Maynard.
Ling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maynard.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ling.
Ling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheers as Ling lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maynard doesn't seem phased though.
Ling slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ling throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maynard.
Ling keeps Maynard at a distance using the push kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ling - that will leave a mark!
Ling goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ling lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Ling.
Ling throws the kick towards the body but Maynard avoids it.
Maynard misses with a lunging right hand
and Ling counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ling fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ling. That's going to slow Maynard down.
Ling with a hook.
Ling connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maynard momentarily.
Ling lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maynard will feel that in the morning.
Ling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maynard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Ling looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling lands with a right hand.
Ling blocks a head kick by Maynard.
Ling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ling motions for Maynard to come forward. Ling throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Ling looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maynard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ling to score with a decent uppercut.
Ling fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maynard checks it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maynard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ling misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling clearly takes that round.
That's time! Ling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maynard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maynard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ling.
Maynard scores with a one two! Ling had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ling thows a body shot but no joy.
Ling is looking to chop away at Maynard's legs.
Ling throws a head kick but Maynard moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ling.
Maynard misses with a few strikes there.
Maynard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maynard is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ling lands a leg kick that knocks Maynard off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maynard avoids a kick to the body.
Ling throws a low kick but Maynard avoids it.
Ling connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ling on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maynard throws a jab but it's blocked by Ling.
Ling takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick from Ling misses.
Ling looks to score with a jab to the body but Maynard is just out of range.
Ling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ling thumps Maynard with a low kick.
Ling looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maynard's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maynard. Ling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maynard throws a leg kick but Ling moved away.
Ling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maynard.
Ling scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard throws a leg kick but Ling sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maynard takes a swing at Ling's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Maynard as he checks the leg kick.
Ling throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maynard is looking to clinch but Ling is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard avoids the head kick by Ling.
Ling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maynard throws a body punch but Ling moves out of range.
Maynard throws a hook but Ling blocks it.
Maynard swings for the body but Ling moves out of range.
Ling motions for Maynard to come forward. Ling throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ling moves away from the strike by Maynard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maynard, right into the meat.
Maynard throws a head kick but Ling moves out of range.
Maynard misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maynard throws a hook but Ling avoids it easily.
Ling throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ling blocks the low kick.
Maynard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ling throws out the jab.
Donk. Ling catches Maynard right on the button with a cross.
Ling checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maynard jabs Ling right on the nose. Ling blinks but takes it well.
Maynard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maynard moves out of range as Ling throws a body kick.
Ling scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard lands with a hook. Ling tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maynard doesn't manage to clinch there - Ling circles away.
Ling lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maynard at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling had his way with Alexander Maynard in 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A clash of legs there as Maynard blocks the low kick.
Maynard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maynard tries to clinch there but Ling circles away.
Maynard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maynard.
Maynard throws a nice looking combination but Ling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maynard scores with the left hand. Ling knows he should have avoided that one.
Maynard checks the leg kick.
Ling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maynard checks a low kick from Ling.
Ling scores with a leg kick.
Maynard is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ling lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard loads up on a big right hand but Ling slips the punch.
Ling lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maynard's sensitive parts.
Ling just misses with a punch to the body.
Ling lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maynard throws a series of punches but Ling avoids them all with ease.
Maynard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ling misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ling moves out of range of the leg kick from Maynard.
Maynard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maynard looks to land a body kick but Ling moved away.
Ling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alexander Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling lands with an overhand left.
Good exchange - Ling coming out on top.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ling.
Ling tests Maynard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maynard throws a leg kick
and Ling counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maynards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ling lands with a nice body kick.
Maynard misses with a body kick.
Ling lands a jab to Maynard's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ling thows a body kick. Maynard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ling is looking to slow Maynard down with leg kicks.
Ling digs a good hook to Maynard's body.
Ling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maynard.
Ling throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ling scores with a leg kick.
Ling lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maynard will feel that in the morning.
Ling lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ling lands a nice looking body shot.
Ling moves out of range of the leg kick from Maynard.
Maynard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ling. Beautiful body shot.
Ling with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ling bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maynard's head backwards.
Ling scores with a shot to the body.
Ling lands a nice hook to Maynard's body. Maynard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ling cracks Maynard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ling.
Ling paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling jabs Maynard right on the nose. Maynard blinks but takes it well.
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick and Ling moves out of range easily.
Ling scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pao Ling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ling has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:43
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:43
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pao Ling!
Pao Ling retains his middleweight title!
Pao Ling took some time post fight to say the following; 'Victory came to me, because the time to strike was when the opportunity presented itself.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Ilkka Laitinen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitinen avoids the head kick by De Groot.
Laitinen throws a big shot that misses.
A leg kick checked by Laitinen.
De Groot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laitinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laitinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Groot.
De Groot slips a jab from Laitinen.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Laitinen down.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laitinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Groot scores with a leg kick.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laitinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot thuds a left hand into Laitinen's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Laitinen.
De Groot connects with a jab.
Laitinen cracks De Groot with a good jab.
Laitinen misses with an uppercut
and De Groot counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Groot loads up on a big right hand but Laitinen slips the punch.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
De Groot throws a right hand that Laitinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Laitinen also avoids with ease.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Laitinen.
Laitinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laitinen misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot works Laitinen's body with a nice hook.
De Groot lands a head kick. Laitinen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice cross by De Groot.
Laitinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Groot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laitinen.
Laitinen ducks under a wild hook from De Groot.
De Groot lands with a straight right. Laitinen didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot lands with a shot to the body.
De Groot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laitinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Laitinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - De Groot coming out on top.
Laitinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Groot slips a straight right by Laitinen.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Laitinen.
De Groot cracks Laitinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Laitinen throws a combination that misses
and De Groot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Groot thumps Laitinen with a low kick.
Laitinen looks gassed!
De Groot throws a jab when Laitinen was well out of range.
Laitinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot scores with a leg kick.
Laitinen moves out of range of the leg kick from De Groot.
Nice shot by De Groot.
Laitinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot lands a jab to Laitinen's midsection.
Laitinen misses with a body shot.
Laitinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as De Groot lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laitinen doesn't seem phased though.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by De Groot. Beautiful body shot.
De Groot slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot connects with a body shot that sends Laitinen's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitinen throws a nice looking combination but De Groot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Groot connects with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Groot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen clobbers De Groot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Groot scores with a hook to the body. Laitinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Groot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Groot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Groot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Groot lands with a good body shot.
De Groot is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from De Groot.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
A good leg kick by De Groot.
A good leg kick by De Groot.
Laitinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot cracks Laitinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Laitinen 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.
De Groot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laitinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Groot swinging wildly here.
Laitinen lands a front kick.
Laitinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
Good shot there by De Groot.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Laitinen checks it.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch but Laitinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Groot lands with a good body shot.
Karl De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
Laitinen throws a lazy right hand but De Groot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laitinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Groot. De Groot obviously looking to wear him down.
Laitinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laitinen is breathing heavily.
A jab from De Groot does it's job 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!
De Groot is looking to clinch.
Laitinen looks to land a combination but De Groot avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen misses with a body shot.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Laitinen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Groot has got the better of the exchanges.
De Groot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Groot jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laitinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice body kick from De Groot.
De Groot connects with an inside leg kick.
De Groot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Groot lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot connects with an inside leg kick.
Laitinen blocks a head kick by De Groot.
Laitinen takes a swing at De Groot's ribcage but misses.
De Groot moves into the clinch successfully.
De Groot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laitinen can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from De Groot.
Laitinen stalling in the clinch but De Groot improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laitinen backwards.
De Groot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Groot defending well as Laitinen loads up on a big left hand.
De Groot jabs Laitinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
De Groot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laitinen's hands.
Laitinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by De Groot.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
Laitinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot connects with a high kick.
A clash of legs there as De Groot blocks the low kick.
De Groot clinches with his opponent.
Laitinen swings wildly with an uppercut but De Groot uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laitinen is trying to maintain a safe position but De Groot gets an underhook and turns Laitinen into the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Laitinen is looking to break free of the clinch but De Groot has double underhooks.
De Groot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Groot tries to work over Laitinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laitinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laitinen is working De Groot over against the cage.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laitinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laitinen avoiding damage as De Groot throws knees to the body.
De Groot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laitinen working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from De Groot as the two fighters clinch.
Laitinen tries a body shot but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot scores a nice knee to the body.
De Groot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laitinen.
De Groot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from De Groot on the inside.
De Groot lands a good knee to the midsection. Laitinen won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Groot as Laitinen tries to tie him up.
De Groot being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Laitinen controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Groot looks to throw the jab but Laitinen is out of range.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Groot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Groot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laitinen wants to land a leg kick but De Groot is out of range.
De Groot lands a slapping body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Laitinen down.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
Laitinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laitinen misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laitinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Groot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by De Groot. Beautiful body shot.
De Groot lands with a kick to the temple. Laitinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Laitinen finds it's way through De Groot's defenses.
Laitinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laitinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laitinen. De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Laitinen misses.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Laitinen is just out of range.
De Groot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laitinen doesn't seem bothered though.
De Groot throws a wild body kick that Laitinen sees coming a mile off.
De Groot throws a body punch but Laitinen moves out of range.
De Groot throws a head kick but Laitinen moves out of range.
Nice jab there from De Groot.
Laitinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Groot.
Laitinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
Laitinen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laitinen was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
De Groot swings for the body but Laitinen moves out of range.
De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laitinen's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laitinen misses with a kick to the body.
De Groot loads up on a big right hand but Laitinen slips the punch.
De Groot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laitinen at a distance.
A jab lands there for De Groot.
A clash of legs there as Laitinen blocks the low kick.
That kick from De Groot tenderised Laitinen's leg. Laitinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Groot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laitinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Groot scores with a nice head shot.
De Groot slips a jab and a cross from Laitinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Groot moves out of range of the leg kick from Laitinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Laitinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laitinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot staying out of range there.
Laitinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laitinen.
De Groot lands a jab to Laitinen's midsection.
A lazy left from De Groot finds it's target.
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot misses with an uppercut.
Laitinen misses with a lunging right hand
and De Groot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laitinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot lands a body shot.
De Groot takes a swing at Laitinen's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen looks to score with a jab to the body but De Groot is just out of range.
Laitinen throws a right hand that misses
and De Groot counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Groot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laitinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laitinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Groot scores with a jab to the body.
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laitinen.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Groot digs a good body shot into Laitinen's ribs.
De Groot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laitinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laitinen lands with a nice body punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
De Groot tries to clinch but Laitinen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
Laitinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Groot checks it well.
De Groot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laitinen misses with a straight right.
Laitinen slips under a jab from De Groot.
Laitinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laitinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Groot.
Laitinen checks the leg kick.
Laitinen digs a good hook to De Groot's body.
Some wild striking there from De Groot.
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laitinen.
Laitinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laitinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laitinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen throws a jab but it's blocked by De Groot.
De Groot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laitinen.
De Groot throws a body punch but Laitinen moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Groot.
Laitinen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
De Groot has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Groot misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Groot tries to throw a body punch but Laitinen avoids it by throwing De Groot back against the cage.
De Groot looking to slow down the pace here.
Laitinen tries to work over De Groot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from De Groot - that landed with a thud.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laitinen misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot takes a shot to the head.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for De Groot to work.
De Groot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laitinen scores with a shot to the side of De Groot's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Groot - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Karl De Groot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Groot obliges.
Laitinen stalling the fight.
A short right from De Groot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Groot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Laitinen controls the action.
De Groot throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen tries to throw a body punch but De Groot avoids it by throwing Laitinen back against the cage.
Laitinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Groot is keeping busy.
De Groot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Groot lands a body punch.
De Groot just leaning against Laitinen, taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Groot.
De Groot stalls.
De Groot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laitinen pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Groot tries a knee to the head but Laitinen blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from De Groot.
Laitinen working aggressively here.
Laitinen tries to stall but De Groot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laitinen has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.
De Groot tries a body shot but Laitinen blocks it.
De Groot blocking some punches.
Laitinen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Groot has him pressed against the cage.
De Groot tries to stall but Laitinen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Groot.
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!
De Groot prevents a body shot from Laitinen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laitinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
A hook to the body from Laitinen.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Laitinen controls his hands.
De Groot lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot had his way with Ilkka Laitinen in 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. And we move into the final round!
De Groot throws a series of punches but Laitinen moves out of range.
Laitinen with a hook.
De Groot misses with an uppercut. Laitinen saw that one coming.
De Groot moves out of range as Laitinen strikes.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Laitinen moves out of range easily.
De Groot stuns Laitinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laitinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
De Groot is looking to wear down Laitinen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Groot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laitinen throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laitinen.
De Groot blocks a jab.
Laitinen throws a wild body kick that De Groot sees coming a mile off.
De Groot blocks a low kick nicely.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Laitinen off balance momentarily.
Laitinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laitinen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Groot's calf.
De Groot takes one on the button.
De Groot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laitinen at a distance.
De Groot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laitinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
Laitinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Groot's hands.
Laitinen misses with a looping right.
De Groot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good standup being displayed there by De Groot as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Laitinen.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laitinen throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ilkka Laitinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laitinen's head backwards.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laitinen keeps the fight on the outside.
De Groot misses with a hook. Laitinen ducked under it nicely.
Laitinen looks to score with a jab to the body but De Groot is just out of range.
De Groot scores with a punch to the head.
Laitinen throws a jab but it's blocked by De Groot.
De Groot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Groot lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laitinen will feel that in the morning.
Laitinen scores with a hook to the body. De Groot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laitinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
Laitinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Groot scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen misses with a hook. De Groot ducked under it nicely.
Laitinen looks to land a right hand but De Groot moved out of range.
De Groot clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Laitinen.
De Groot lands a body punch.
De Groot breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as De Groot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Groot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Groot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laitinen throws out a leg kick but De Groot moves out of range and Laitinen only half commits.
Sloppy strikes from Laitinen. Those never looked like landing.
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laitinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Groot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Laitinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laitinen. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot connects with a body shot that sends Laitinen's belly button to the back.
Laitinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Groot lands a jab.
De Groot swinging wildly here.
De Groot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Laitinen throws a lazy right hand but De Groot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laitinen throws a lazy right hand but De Groot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laitinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laitinen throws a body kick the misses
and De Groot counters with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl De Groot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Groot has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl De Groot!
Karl De Groot is the new lightweight champion!
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