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NFC 131 Glory vs Stehling PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Thorkildsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Tikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorkildsen comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolf Thorkildsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Tikkari!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkari lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tikkari defending well as Thorkildsen loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tikkari, right into the meat.
Tikkari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tikkari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thorkildsen is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikkari throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thorkildsen 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.
Tikkari thumps Thorkildsen with a low kick.
Thorkildsen checks the leg kick.
Thorkildsen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Rolf Thorkildsen has been cut.
Tikkari looks for the body kick but Thorkildsen saw that one coming.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Tikkari! Thorkildsen is out on his feet! Tikkari rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Thorkildsen is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Thorkildsen is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raimo Tikkari!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kake Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddy Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock gets tackled into the cage by Nyrkki. Nyrkki maintains the clinch.
Rock is trying to stall.
Rock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nyrkki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rock looks to land a body kick but Nyrkki moved away.
Rock wants to land a leg kick but Nyrkki is out of range.
Rock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nyrkki throws out the jab.
Nyrkki misses with a takedown attempt - Rock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nyrkki lands a head shot.
Rock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rock circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Nyrkki is predictable there
and Rock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nyrkki thinking.
Nyrkki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock.
Rock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nyrkki.
Rock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rock misses with a low kick as Nyrkki jumps back.
Nyrkki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nyrkki blocks a head kick by Rock.
Nyrkki misses with a leg kick
and Rock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nyrkki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nyrkki thows a body shot but no joy.
Nyrkki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rock throws a body punch but Nyrkki moves out of range.
Rock scores with a head kick. Nyrkki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Kake Nyrkki has been cut.
Nice jab there from Nyrkki.
Rock clinches with his opponent.
Rock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rock scores with a hook.
Kake Nyrkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Rock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nyrkki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rock defends it nicely.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki is looking to score with low kicks.
Rock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nyrkki if he has to take too many more of those.
Nyrkki looks gassed!
Nyrkki missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nyrkki lunges at Rock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rock's hand.
Maddy Rock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rock misses with a kick to the body.
Nyrkki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nyrkki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rock.
Rock scoring well with a low kick there.
Rock works Nyrkki's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock gets a clinch.
Rock is looking to break free of the clinch but Nyrkki has double underhooks.
Rock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nyrkki avoids a wild elbow strike from Rock.
Nyrkki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rock drives through and clinches with Nyrkki against the cage.
Rock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rock tries a body shot but Nyrkki blocks it.
Nyrkki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maddy Rock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kake Nyrkki.
Nyrkki trying to stall but Rock improves his position.
Nyrkki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rock tries to land knees in the clinch but Nyrkki avoids the damage to the body.
Rock slowing the pace effectively.
Rock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nyrkki moves away.
Rock throws a wild body kick that Nyrkki sees coming a mile off.
Rock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Rock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nyrkki manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nyrkki connects with an inside leg kick.
Rock blocks a leg kick.
Rock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nyrkki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nyrkki avoids the head kick by Rock.
An inside leg kick lands from Nyrkki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nyrkki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rock slips under a jab from Nyrkki.
Rock swats away the attempt to clinch by Nyrkki.
A leg kick checked by Rock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddy Rock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kake Nyrkki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rock throws a leg kick that misses.
Nyrkki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Rock as he connects with a hook.
Maddy Rock is winning the standup battle so far.
Nyrkki tries to clinch
and Rock counters with a low kick, right behind Nyrkki 's knee.
Nyrkki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nyrkki avoids a kick to the body.
Rock is looking to wear down Nyrkki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick from Rock lands but Nyrkki takes it in his stride.
Rock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nyrkki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rock defends it nicely.
Rock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nyrkki is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rock is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nyrkki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock misses with a body shot.
Nyrkki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rock is fending him off so far but Nyrkki persists. Nope, Rock circles away and we're back to standing.
Maddy Rock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kake Nyrkki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock moves out of range of the body kick from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki is breathing heavily.
Rock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rock swinging wildly here.
Nyrkki throws a sloppy head kick
and Rock counters with a nice uppercut.
Rock tries to clinch there but Nyrkki circles away.
Rock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nyrkki.
Rock manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Nyrkki misses
and Rock counters with a straight right hand.
Nyrkki keeps the fight on the outside.
Nyrkki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki tries to clinch but Rock is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nyrkki.
Nyrkki takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyrkki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nyrkki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rock is out of range and Nyrkki settles back down.
Nyrkki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock scores with a head kick.
Nyrkki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rock.
A hook to the body from Rock.
Nyrkki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nyrkki can't find room to land a body shot as Rock controls the action.
Nice body punch from Rock - that landed with a thud.
Rock tries to work over Nyrkki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rock is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nyrkki has him pressed against the cage.
Rock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nyrkki missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Rock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rock tries to clinch up.
Rock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rock. That's going to slow Nyrkki down.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nyrkki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rock throws a nice head kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki looks to clinch
and Rock counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyrkki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nyrkki takes one on the button.
Rock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nyrkki's sensitive parts.
Nyrkki throws a lazy head kick
and Rock counters with a head kick. That will keep Nyrkki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nyrkki throws a push kick but Rock slaps the foot to one side.
Nyrkki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rock cracks Nyrkki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Nyrkki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock throws a leg kick which misses Nyrkki's front leg but catches the back leg as Nyrkki tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Rock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nyrkki eats them both and turns towards Rock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddy Rock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kake Nyrkki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rock throws a shot to the body.
Rock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Nyrkki is predictable there
and Nyrkki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rock misses with a leg kick.
Nyrkki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock can pounce on him.
Rock tries a head kick but it misses.
Nyrkki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Nyrkki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nyrkki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a nice leg kick.
Nyrkki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nyrkki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nyrkki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock can pounce on him.
Rock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nyrkki throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rock.
Nyrkki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nyrkki.
Rock connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the liver by Rock. Beautiful body shot.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rock digs a good body shot into Nyrkki's ribs.
Rock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nyrkki at a distance.
Rock misses with a kick to the body.
Rock connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nyrkki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maddy Rock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nyrkki can do to turn this around?
Rock feints and then cracks Nyrkki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nyrkki down.
Rock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rock.
Rock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nyrkki on the side of the head.
Nyrkki misses with a low kick as Rock jumps back.
Rock digs a good body shot into Nyrkki's ribs.
Rock misses with a body shot.
Nyrkki avoids a kick to the body.
Nyrkki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rock connects with a leg kick. Nyrkki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nyrkki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nyrkki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki scores with a jab to the body.
Nyrkki throws a body kick the misses
and Rock counters with a right hand to the body.
Rock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nyrkki's calf.
Rock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nyrkki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A bone on bone clash there as Rock blocks the leg kick.
Nyrkki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock scores with a jab. Nyrkki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rock scores with a leg kick.
Rock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kake Nyrkki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nyrkki 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 Rock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rock lands a right hook to the body.
Rock throws a sloppy head kick and Nyrkki moves out of range easily.
Nyrkki dives in and scores a takedown into Rock's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rock holds on and takes a little breather.
Rock is trying to control the position but Nyrkki postures up.
Nyrkki trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock pulls Nyrkki in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maddy Rock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddy Rock!
A very excited looking Maddy Rock rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kujansuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno has chosen Pelican - Dead Between The Walls as his entrance music. Tony Tauno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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273 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kujansuu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tauno!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tauno throws a shot from downtown. Kujansuu moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Tauno does no damage.
Tauno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kujansuu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kujansuu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kujansuu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tauno. Kujansuu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tauno shoots in but no luck this time.
Tauno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tauno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kujansuu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kujansuu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Kujansuu coming out on top.
Tauno throws a jab but it's blocked by Kujansuu.
Tauno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kujansuu throws out the jab.
Kujansuu lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Kujansuu misses.
Kujansuu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tauno.
Tauno ducks under a wild hook from Kujansuu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kujansuu tests Tauno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tauno tries a head kick but it misses.
Kujansuu lands a big uppercut and Tauno crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tauno looks OK. Kujansuu waves Tauno back to his feet!
Tauno is rocked!
It looks like Tony Tauno has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tauno walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Tauno limp body while Kujansuu jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalle Kujansuu!
After winning the bout, Kalle Kujansuu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeggu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Arienzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Limp Bizkit - Nookie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeggu Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Arienzo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bomb takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bomb gets a clinch.
Bomb digs a right hand underneath Arienzo's ribcage. Arienzo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bomb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bomb lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bomb lands a nice elbow.
Bomb blocking some punches.
Arienzo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arienzo is trying to pull guard but Bomb turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Arienzo tries for a takedown but Bomb manages to get underhooks.
Arienzo looks gassed!
A right hook to the body lands for Bomb.
Bomb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bomb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bomb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bomb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bomb lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bomb lands with a light punch inside.
Bomb unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb scores with a knee to the head.
Bomb landing knees to the head.
Bomb displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arienzo up against the cage.
Bomb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bomb lands a nice elbow.
Arienzo has a couple of punches blocked by Bomb.
Bomb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arienzo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Bomb.
A nice left hand lands by Bomb.
Bomb lands an elbow inside that Arienzo shrugs off.
A short right from Bomb.
Bomb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arienzo's defenses.
Bomb works on Arienzo's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomb's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Arienzo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arienzo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Bomb - that landed with a thud.
Bomb has Arienzo pressed against the cage.
Arienzo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arienzo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arienzo being controlled against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bomb.
Arienzo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bomb lands a body shot.
Bomb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arienzo or not.
Bomb lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arienzo.
Bomb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arienzo's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb scores a nice knee to the body.
Bomb lands an elbow inside.
Bomb lands a nice elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bomb as Arienzo tries to tie him up.
A knee to the head by Bomb.
Bomb lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bomb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arienzo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bomb scores a nice knee to the body.
Bomb's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A shot in the inside from Bomb.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arienzo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bomb just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jeggu Bomb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Arienzo.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Arienzo tries to throw a body punch but Bomb avoids it by throwing Arienzo back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arienzo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bomb after a bit of a struggle.
Bomb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arienzo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bomb lands a damaging elbow.
Bomb leaning against his opponent.
Arienzo is leaning against Bomb and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arienzo takes a shot to the head.
Bomb pushes Arienzo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arienzo lands a body shot.
Bomb stalls.
Arienzo looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arienzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bomb lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bomb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeggu Bomb dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bomb scores with a punch to the head.
Arienzo throws a body punch but Bomb moves out of range.
Arienzo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bomb at a distance.
Bomb slips a jab from Arienzo.
Jab, jab by Bomb - just one landing.
Bomb ducks under a wild hook from Arienzo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arienzo. Bomb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bomb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arienzo can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bomb moves out of range as Arienzo strikes.
Arienzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arienzo gets tackled into the cage by Bomb. Bomb maintains the clinch.
Arienzo lands a hook that snaps the head of Bomb backwards.
Bomb is leaning against Arienzo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bomb working Arienzo over with knees to the body.
Arienzo is breathing heavily.
Bomb lands a shot to the body.
Arienzo takes an elbow to the temple.
Bomb with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bomb.
Bomb lands an uppercut.
Bomb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arienzo backwards.
Bomb lands a good knee to the midsection. Arienzo won't want to take too many of those.
Bomb taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Arienzo takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bomb presses Arienzo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bomb for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Arienzo tries to throw a body punch but Bomb avoids it by throwing Arienzo back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bomb.
Arienzo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bomb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arienzo's face.
Jeggu Bomb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arienzo working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Bomb.
Bomb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bomb scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from Bomb.
Bomb dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Arienzo takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb lands a left hand.
Arienzo trying to stall but Bomb improves his position.
Bomb lands an uppercut.
Arienzo has a couple of punches blocked by Bomb.
Bomb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bomb lands with a light punch inside.
Bomb lands a hook that snaps the head of Arienzo backwards.
Arienzo is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Bomb.
Arienzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Bomb finish him?
Bomb creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Arienzo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Arienzo drops to his knees and Bomb pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeggu Bomb!
In his post fight interview, Jeggu Bomb started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janne Maunonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mehmet Sable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maunonen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Heavy metal kings - King Diamond. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Maunonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mehmet Sable!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sable lands a nice shot to the body.
Maunonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sable sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Maunonen as he checks the leg kick.
Maunonen throws a hook but Sable avoids it easily.
Maunonen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sable in his tracks.
Sable tries to work over Maunonen's front leg with a kick but Maunonen checks it.
Maunonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Sable.
Sable misses the jab.
Maunonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sable moves away.
Maunonen with a hook.
Maunonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maunonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sable checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big left from Maunonen misses.
Sable lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maunonen slips a straight right by Sable.
Sable lands a nice hook to Maunonen's body. Maunonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sable checks a leg kick.
Maunonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Sable cracks Maunonen with an open hand slap.
Sable lands with a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Sable checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maunonen throws a head kick but Sable moves out of range.
Maunonen scores with a punch to the head.
Maunonen slips under a jab.
Maunonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maunonen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sable swinging wildly here.
Sable moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Janne Maunonen has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sable dodges the punch combination from Maunonen.
Maunonen misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sable checks a leg kick.
Janne Maunonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maunonen shoots in and drives through. Sable sprawls well.
Sable misses with a jab to the body
so Maunonen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Maunonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Sable is retaining full guard.
Sable tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maunonenis looking to pass into half guard but Sable pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sable is in guard.
Maunonen wants to hit a switch here but Sable passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Maunonen there!
Sable wants to control the pace but Maunonen is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sable sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sable tries to control but Maunonen wriggling away.
Sable content just to control the position here.
Maunonen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sable really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maunonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sable sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maunonen is looking to improve his position but Sable isn't that keen on the idea.
Sable controlling from mount.
Maunonen is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sable trying to control but Maunonen is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sable controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mehmet Sable will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Janne Maunonen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maunonen throws a sloppy head kick and Sable moves out of range easily.
Maunonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sable.
Sable stuns Maunonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sable ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sable checks a leg kick.
Sable takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sable swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sable waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maunonen.
Sable fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maunonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maunonen looks to land a combination but Sable avoids it well.
Mehmet Sable seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sable takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Maunonen tries a low kick but Sable avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sable thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Maunonen misses the target.
Maunonen with a nice cross.
Mehmet Sable is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maunonen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sable moves out of range of the strikes.
Maunonen shoots in looking for a takedown. Sable tries to sprawl out of it but Maunonen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sable manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maunonen scores with a hook.
Sable throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maunonen ducks under a wild hook from Sable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sable slips a straight right by Maunonen.
Maunonen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sable is looking to slow Maunonen down with leg kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Maunonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maunonen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sable swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sable throws the left hand but Maunonen avoids the punch easily.
Maunonen throws an overhand right that lands on Sable's shoulder, as Sable tries to avoid the shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maunonen.
Maunonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sable.
Sable slips under a jab.
Sable looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maunonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sable displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maunonen throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Sable.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maunonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sable throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sable blocks a head kick by Maunonen.
Sable uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maunonen has time to react.
Both fighters circling a little - Sable finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sable lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sable throws a series of punches but Maunonen moves out of range.
Maunonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sable looks to score with a jab to the body but Maunonen is just out of range.
Maunonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sable throws a hook to the side of Maunonen's head but Maunonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maunonen misses with an uppercut. Sable saw that one coming.
No joy there for Sable, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maunonen avoids the body shot from Sable.
Maunonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Sable sprawls well. He's pushed Maunonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janne Maunonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sable takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sable.
Sable lands a jab to the head.
Sable keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maunonen.
Maunonen with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sable takes a swing at Maunonen's ribcage but misses.
Sable displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maunonen.
Sable finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mehmet Sable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Janne Maunonen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maunonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sable swivels and escapes.
Sable stuffs the takedown attempt from Maunonen. Maunonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Sable throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maunonen misses with a two punch combination.
Sable moves out of range of the leg kick from Maunonen.
Maunonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maunonen fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janne Maunonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maunonen misses with a takedown attempt
and Sable counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maunonen is looking to slow Sable down with leg kicks.
Maunonen throws a hook but Sable blocks it.
Sable uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maunonen.
Sable throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sable moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maunonen ducks under a wild hook from Sable.
A jab from Sable finds it's way through Maunonen's defenses.
Sable ducks right into an uppercut from Maunonen.
Maunonen shoots in for a double leg but Sable sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maunonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maunonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sable swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maunonen lands a nice hook to Sable's body. Sable takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maunonen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maunonen throws a leg kick
and Sable counters with a low kick, right behind Maunonen 's knee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sable lunges at Maunonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maunonen's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sable. Maunonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sable lands a really nice looking cross but Maunonen seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Sable. Those never looked like landing.
Sable lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sable dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maunonen misses with a looping left.
Maunonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sable checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sable checks the leg kick.
Sable throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maunonen counters with a left and a right that stings Sable.
Sable lands a leg kick that knocks Maunonen off balance momentarily.
Janne Maunonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sable cracks Maunonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Janne Maunonen's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maunonen, as that shot connected.
Sable ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sable is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sable stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maunonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sable swivels and escapes.
Sable fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mehmet Sable is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sable throws a shot to the body.
Sable scores with a body shot.
Maunonen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sable lands with an uppercut that bounces Maunonen off the cage and back into range.
Maunonen missing with a left hand there. Sable was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sable throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sable clobbers Maunonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sable connects with a body shot that sends Maunonen's belly button to the back.
Sable displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maunonen throws out the jab.
Maunonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maunonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sable counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sable throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sable dips to his left and cracks Maunonen with an uppercut!
Sable pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maunonen back to the cage. Sable follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Janne Maunonen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maunonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sable.
Sable has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sable works the jab nicely.
Sable scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mehmet Sable comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sable winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mehmet Sable!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Sound Of Thunder. Pinta has chosen God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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24 - 7 - 0 |
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213 lbs
17 - 5 - 1 |
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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
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esko Morko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thomas Pinta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pinta avoids a kick to the body.
Pinta misses with a straight right.
Morko looks to land a combination but Pinta avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinta misses the target.
Pinta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morko cracks the inside of Pinta's front leg.
A jab from Pinta misses.
Morko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pinta's sensitive parts.
Pinta ducks under a wild hook from Morko.
Pinta walks into a stiff left hand from Morko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morko was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinta.
Morko misses with a straight left.
Morko throws the kick towards the body but Pinta avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta throws a leg kick
and Morko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morko checks the leg kick.
Morko misses with a body kick.
Morko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Pinta.
Morko moves out of range as Pinta strikes.
Morko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morko manages to avoid it.
Pinta is looking to chop away at Morko's legs.
Morko throws out a loose jab but Pinta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morko avoids the head kick by Pinta.
Pinta works the jab nicely.
Morko is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta lands with a good body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morko cracks Pinta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morko throws a leg kick but Pinta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morko 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pinta.
Morko misses with a body shot.
Pinta misses with a wild body shot.
Pinta throws a wild body kick that Morko sees coming a mile off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pinta.
Pinta throws a body punch but Morko moves out of range.
Pinta pushes Morko up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta misses with a body punch.
Morko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pinta tries to throw a body punch but Morko avoids it by throwing Pinta back against the cage.
Pinta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morko lands with a short shot to the head.
Pinta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morko backwards.
Morko digs a right hand into Pinta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pinta's gas tank.
Morko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morko lands a right hand.
Morko is trying to maintain a safe position but Pinta gets an underhook and turns Morko into the cage.
Pinta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morko's elbow.
Pinta misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morko backwards.
Morko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinta is defending well for now.
Morko looking to slow down the pace here.
Morko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morko connects with a body shot.
Pinta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morko scores with a body shot.
Pinta looks gassed!
Pinta avoids the head kick by Morko.
Morko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pinta throws a wild body kick that Morko sees coming a mile off.
Morko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pinta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morko's sensitive parts.
Pinta misses with a hook.
Pinta throws a lazy right hand but Morko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pinta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A good leg kick by Pinta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Esko Morko will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Morko.
Morko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Pinta misses.
Morko looks to land a left hand but Pinta moved out of range nicely.
Morko moves out of range of the body kick.
Pinta fakes the leg kick and cracks Morko in the body.
Morko throws a sloppy head kick and Pinta moves out of range easily.
Morko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morko scores with a knee to the head.
Pinta digs a right hand into Morko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morko's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pinta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinta lands a shot to the body.
Morko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pinta avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morko digs a right hand underneath Pinta's ribcage. Pinta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morko misses with a body punch.
Pinta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pinta lands an uppercut.
Pinta lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinta digs a right hand into Morko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morko's gas tank.
Pinta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morko backwards.
Pinta lands a body shot.
Pinta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pinta lands an uppercut.
Pinta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pinta scores with a shot to the side of Morko's head.
Pinta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pinta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinta scores with a shot to the side of Morko's head.
Pinta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pinta lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pinta on the inside.
Pinta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pinta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pinta throws a leg kick but Morko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pinta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Morko if he has to take too many more of those.
Pinta feints and then cracks Morko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morko down.
Esko Morko is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinta delivers a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Pinta.
Morko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pinta, right into the meat.
Morko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pinta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morko scrambles back to his feet.
Morko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinta throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Pinta.
Pinta throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Morko's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Pinta dives in looking to finish as Morko flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Pinta's strikes! Pinta is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Morko's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Morko was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Pinta!
In his post fight interview, Thomas Pinta started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kosti Johannes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johannes's entrance music is Raised Fist - Killing It. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosti Johannes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampsa Siloposki!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siloposki lands a jab to Johannes's midsection.
Johannes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Siloposki was well out of range. Poor timing from Johannes.
Siloposki moves away from the strike by Johannes.
Siloposki checks a low kick from Johannes.
Siloposki drops his hands momentarily and Johannes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Siloposki as he connects with a hook.
Johannes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Kosti Johannes has been cut.
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!
Johannes throws a body kick the misses
and Siloposki counters with a nice uppercut.
Siloposki takes a swing at Johannes's ribcage but misses.
Johannes throws a head kick but Siloposki moves out of range.
Johannes tried to score with a low kick but Siloposki checks it.
Siloposki loads up on a big right hand but Johannes slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a sloppy head kick and Johannes moves out of range easily.
Siloposki misses with a wild combination.
Johannes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Siloposki.
Johannes is rocked!
Siloposki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Johannes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Siloposki fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Johannes square on the jaw! Damn, Johannes is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sampsa Siloposki!
Sampsa Siloposki was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ej Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumopainija Hokanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ej Balingit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sumopainija Hokanen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hokanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Balingit is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hokanen.
Balingit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hokanen moves away.
Hokanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Hokanen.
A slow jab from Hokanen misses its intended target.
Balingit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hokanen.
Balingit throws a body punch but Hokanen moves out of range.
Balingit has Hokanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Balingit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hokanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balingit landing knees to the body.
Balingit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balingit scores with a shot to the side of Hokanen's head.
Balingit blocking some punches.
Balingit tries to throw a body punch but Hokanen avoids it by throwing Balingit back against the cage.
Balingit can't find room to land a body shot as Hokanen controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokanen blocks a body shot from Balingit.
Hokanen is working Balingit over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balingit.
Balingit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hokanen backwards.
Balingit prevents a body shot from Hokanen.
Hokanen digs a right hand into Balingit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Balingit's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Balingit fails to land.
Balingit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Hokanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Ej Balingit has been cut.
Hokanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Balingit controls his hands.
Hokanen tries a body shot but Balingit blocks it.
Hokanen lands a left hand.
Balingit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balingit gets through Hokanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Balingit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hokanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hokanen throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balingit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hokanen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Balingit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hokanen tries to throw a body punch but Balingit avoids it by throwing Hokanen back against the cage.
Hokanen is leaning against Balingit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hokanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balingit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balingit misses with a body punch.
Balingit misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balingit.
Balingit struggles to land a body shot inside as Hokanen controls his hands.
Hokanen blocks an uppercut.
Hokanen has picked Balingit up - he's going for a ride! Hokanen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Balingit trying to control here.
Hokanen is looking to advance position but Balingit won't allow it.
Balingit trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen wants to pass to mount but Balingit is defending the position.
Hokanen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hokanen is nestled in close to Balingit, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hokanen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balingit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ej Balingit's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hokanen thows a huge punch but Balingit dodges it nicely.
Hokanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Balingit is trying to control but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balingit won't allow Hokanen to pass to mount.
Balingit is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ej Balingit's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hokanen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hokanen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hokanen trying to mount his opponent but Balingit defends it.
Balingit is looking to control Hokanen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Balingit avoid being mounted?
Hokanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balingit keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balingit is trying is best to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sumopainija Hokanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ej Balingit's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hokanen swings for the body but Balingit moves out of range.
Hokanen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balingit to score with a decent uppercut.
Hokanen misses with a combination
and Balingit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hokanen thinking.
Balingit tries to keep at a distance but Hokanen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the head but Hokanen blocks with his arms.
Balingit lands with a light punch inside.
Balingit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hokanen can't find room to land a body shot as Balingit controls the action.
Hokanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balingit's elbow.
Balingit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balingit tries to work over Hokanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balingit lands with a short shot to the head.
Balingit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balingit lands a shot to the body.
Balingit swings wildly with an uppercut but Hokanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ej Balingit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hokanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Balingit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Balingit.
Balingit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hokanen is breathing heavily.
Balingit struggles to land a body shot inside as Hokanen controls his hands.
Hokanen misses with a body punch.
Hokanen tries for a takedown but Balingit manages to get underhooks.
Balingit can't find room to land a body shot as Hokanen controls the action.
Hokanen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hokanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balingit blocks a body shot from Hokanen.
Balingit lands a nice shot to the body.
Hokanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Balingit.
Hokanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balingit's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balingit misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Balingit.
Balingit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balingit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Balingit scores with a shoulder strike.
Balingit tries to throw a body punch but Hokanen avoids it by throwing Balingit back against the cage.
Balingit lands a body punch.
Balingit lands a shoulder strike.
Balingit lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Balingit.
A short right from Balingit.
Balingit misses with a body punch.
Balingit pushes Hokanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balingit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balingit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balingit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balingit lands an uppercut.
Hokanen tries to throw a body punch but Balingit avoids it by throwing Hokanen back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Balingit.
Balingit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hokanen.
Balingit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balingit lands a body shot.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Balingit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balingit pushes Hokanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balingit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hokanen's elbow.
Balingit scores a nice knee to the body.
Balingit lands a nice uppercut.
Balingit works on Hokanen's body with a couple of short punches.
Balingit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balingit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balingit looking to throw knees to the head but Hokanen is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balingit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hokanen.
Balingit struggles to land a body shot inside as Hokanen controls his hands.
Balingit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Balingit connects with a knee to the head.
Balingit looking to throw knees to the head but Hokanen is blocking nicely.
Hokanen prevents a body shot from Balingit.
Balingit blocking some punches.
A short right from Balingit.
Balingit lands a body punch.
Balingit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balingit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balingit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hokanen backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hokanen managing to block the knees to the body from Balingit.
Balingit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hokanen's face.
It looks like Sumopainija Hokanen has been cut.
Balingit presses Hokanen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Balingit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Balingit dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hokanen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hokanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Balingit counters with a straight right hand.
Balingit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hokanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Balingit digs a good body shot into Hokanen's ribs.
Balingit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hokanen misses with a body shot
and Balingit counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Balingit misses with a punch to the body.
Balingit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hokanen's elbow.
Hokanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balingit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Balingit misses with the head strike.
Balingit lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Balingit.
Balingit prevents a body shot from Hokanen.
Hokanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balingit is leaning against Hokanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balingit lands a body shot.
Balingit with a knee to the head.
Balingit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hokanen.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hokanen avoids it.
Balingit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hokanen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Balingit up against the cage.
Balingit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Balingit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balingit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balingit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hokanen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balingit struggles to land a body shot inside as Hokanen controls his hands.
Balingit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balingit can't find room to land a body shot as Hokanen controls the action.
Hokanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balingit cracks Hokanen with a nice body shot.
Balingit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balingit misses with a body punch.
Hokanen lands a left hand.
Hokanen working aggressively here.
Hokanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balingit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hokanen's elbow.
Balingit swings wildly with an uppercut but Hokanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hokanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Balingit controls his hands.
A short right from Balingit.
A right handed body shot lands from Hokanen.
Balingit missing with knees to the body.
Hokanen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balingit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balingit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen tries to stall but Balingit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Balingit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hokanen misses with a body punch.
Hokanen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Balingit regains guard immediately.
Balingit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hokanen wants to pass the guard but Balingit is keeping the position.
Balingit pulls Hokanen in close to prevent any damage.
Hokanen preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen chips away with some ground and pound.
Sumopainija Hokanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hokanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Balingit is trying to control the position but Hokanen postures up.
Balingit looking for a sweep. Not yet Balingit, not yet.
Balingit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hokanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Balingit has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balingit is pulling down on Hokanen's head. It's preventing any offense from Hokanen, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ej Balingit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Balingit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ej Balingit!
Ej Balingit thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George McTrigger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaru Midget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Midget has chosen MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This as his entrance music. George McTrigger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class 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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, George McTrigger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masaru Midget!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTrigger misses with a wild body shot.
McTrigger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McTrigger defending well as Midget loads up on a big left hand.
Horrible takedown by McTrigger or perhaps it was just good defense by Midget which made him look bad.
Sloppy strikes from Midget. Those never looked like landing.
Midget wants to clinch but McTrigger slips to the side
enabling McTrigger to counter with a crisp jab.
Midget throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Midget checks a leg kick.
McTrigger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Midget tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTrigger was well out of range. Poor timing from Midget.
McTrigger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Midget throws a low kick but McTrigger moves out of range easily.
McTrigger is looking to land body kicks.
McTrigger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Midget to score with a decent uppercut.
Midget throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTrigger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McTrigger just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTrigger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Midget's sensitive parts.
McTrigger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McTrigger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Midget. Midget circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slapping leg kick lands for McTrigger.
McTrigger throws a leg kick which misses Midget's front leg but catches the back leg as Midget tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTrigger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Midget on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McTrigger gets tackled into the cage by Midget. Midget maintains the clinch.
McTrigger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Midget or not.
Midget looks gassed!
McTrigger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McTrigger goes for a takedown attempt but Midget pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McTrigger connects with an inside leg kick.
McTrigger punishes Midget's body with a nice straight punch.
McTrigger lands a big head kick that sends Midget tumbling to the mat! McTrigger takes a step backwards and waves Midget back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Midget is rocked!
It looks like Masaru Midget has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTrigger dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Midget has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). George McTrigger!
George McTrigger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Golden Glory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glory's entrance music is Sin From Genesis. A fine choice. Stehling has chosen Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Golden Glory!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glory throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Glory thuds his right hand into Stehling's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Glory misses with a low kick as Stehling jumps back.
Stehling takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stehling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stehling is defended easily by Glory.
Glory throws a one two combo.
It looks like Mitchell Stehling has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glory thows a body shot but no joy.
Stehling throws a lazy head kick
and Glory counters with a nice body shot.
Stehling looks gassed!
Glory lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Glory moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Glory throws a leg kick but Stehling checks it.
A jab lands there for Glory.
A lazy left from Glory finds it's target.
Glory chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot by Glory.
Stehling is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glory lands a jab to Stehling's midsection.
Stehling tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Glory cracks Stehling with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Stehling looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Glory finish him?
Stehling is still on wobbly legs! Can Glory finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glory cracks Stehling on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Stehling falls backwards against the cage. Glory follows up with more strikes that drop Stehling to his knees. Glory keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Stehling! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Golden Glory!
Golden Glory retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Golden Glory thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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