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NFC 144 Tolonen vs Glory PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike The Meth Addict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosti Johannes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Meth Addict comes to the cage accompanied by Lava Lava by Boys Noize. Johannes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Raised Fist - Killing It. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kosti Johannes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike The Meth Addict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosti Johannes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Johannes as he connects with a hook.
The Meth Addict connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johannes throws a shot to the body.
Johannes ducks right into an uppercut from The Meth Addict.
The Meth Addict moves forwards but Johannes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johannes is looking to land body kicks.
The Meth Addict throws a right hand that Johannes ducks under and follows up with a left that Johannes also avoids with ease.
The Meth Addict has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johannes finds it's way round the side to connect with The Meth Addict's head.
Johannes misses with a low kick.
The Meth Addict misses with a body shot.
The Meth Addict misses with a shot to the body
and Johannes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Meth Addict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johannes circles away quickly and effectively.
Johannes defending well as The Meth Addict loads up on a big left hand.
The Meth Addict fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from The Meth Addict misses the target.
The Meth Addict scores with a hook to the body. Johannes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A cross from Johannes lands.
Johannes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Meth Addict.
Johannes slips under a jab.
Johannes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johannes lands a body shot.
The Meth Addict misses the shot to the body.
The Meth Addict misses with a hook. Johannes ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - The Meth Addict throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Meth Addict throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johannes lands with an uppercut that bounces The Meth Addict off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Mike The Meth Addict has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Meth Addict misses the shot to the body.
The Meth Addict ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johannes moves away.
Johannes looks to land a left hand but The Meth Addict moved out of range nicely.
The Meth Addict takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Meth Addict pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johannes back to the cage. The Meth Addict follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
No joy there for The Meth Addict, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johannes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Meth Addict avoids it really well and circles away.
The Meth Addict connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Meth Addict tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johannes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Meth Addict manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Meth Addict throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Meth Addict slips under a jab.
Mike The Meth Addict is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johannes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Meth Addict counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johannes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Meth Addict sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Meth Addict misses with a left hand
and Johannes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johannes misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Meth Addict throws a jab but it's blocked by Johannes.
The Meth Addict gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johannes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Meth Addict was well out of range. Poor timing from Johannes.
Johannes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Meth Addict.
Johannes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johannes tried to score with a low kick but The Meth Addict checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Meth Addict lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Kosti Johannes has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johannes wants to land a leg kick but The Meth Addict is out of range.
The Meth Addict throws a sloppy body shot
and The Meth Addict takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Johannes misses its intended target.
The Meth Addict with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johannes to score with a decent uppercut.
The Meth Addict throws a nice looking combination but Johannes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Meth Addict misses with a hook.
The Meth Addict throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Meth Addict uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johannes.
A slow jab from Johannes misses its intended target.
Johannes misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosti Johannes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johannes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The Meth Addict stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johannes.
The Meth Addict misses with a looping left.
Johannes wants to land a leg kick but The Meth Addict is out of range.
Johannes delivers a nice body kick.
The Meth Addict missing with a left hand there. Johannes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Meth Addict misses with a body shot.
The Meth Addict lands a body shot.
Kosti Johannes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johannes scores with a nice right hand.
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 slips under a jab from The Meth Addict.
The Meth Addict gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kosti Johannes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kosti Johannes made sure he mentioned Undead clothing. All items 10$, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diaz Brothers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thompson's choice of entrance music: Danzig - Mother. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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297 lbs
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320 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diaz Brothers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brothers swings widly with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a three punch combo that has Brothers backing up. Brothers nods at Thompson to acknowledge the strikes.
Brothers moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Brothers moves forwards but Thompson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Thompson lands.
Brothers is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Brothers throws a one two combo.
Thompson steps in with a hook that catches Brothers right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Thompson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Brothers looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Thompson!
Rick Thompson took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinuhe Egyptian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman's entrance music is Leverage - Mister Universe. A fine choice. Egyptian is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Egyptian Entrance Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
22 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huey Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sinuhe Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman throws a push kick but Egyptian slaps the foot to one side.
Freeman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egyptian moves away.
Egyptian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freeman lands a nice looking body kick.
Freeman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egyptian moves away.
Freeman throws a sloppy head kick and Egyptian moves out of range easily.
Egyptian scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Huey Freeman has been cut.
Egyptian throws a lazy head kick
and Freeman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Freeman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Freeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
Freeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman misses with a body shot
and Egyptian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Egyptian throws a low kick but Freeman moves out of range easily.
Egyptian avoids the body shot from Freeman.
Egyptian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Egyptian misses the body punch
and Egyptian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Freeman lands a front kick.
Freeman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Freeman walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Egyptian - just one landing.
Freeman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Egyptian moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Freeman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Egyptian keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Freeman 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.
Freeman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Egyptian is adopting a defensive guard.
Freeman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Egyptian is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Egyptian has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Egyptian defends well.
Freeman working for a triangle but Egyptian defends it easily.
Egyptian must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian passes Freeman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is in trouble now - Egyptian has advanced to mount!
Egyptian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Freeman is looking to escape.
Freeman wants to hold on but Egyptian pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is looking to get to half guard.
Freeman is working hard here to advance position.
Egyptian controlling from the full mount.
Freeman tries to lock up and control but Egyptian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sinuhe Egyptian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egyptian.
Freeman staying out of range there.
Egyptian tries to work over Freeman's front leg with a kick but Freeman checks it.
Egyptian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Freeman digs a good hook to Egyptian's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Egyptian.
Freeman lands with an uppercut that bounces Egyptian off the cage and back into range.
Egyptian goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Egyptian avoids the body shot from Freeman.
Freeman avoids the head kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian avoids a kick to the body.
Freeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
Egyptian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman blocks a low kick nicely.
Freeman wants to land a leg kick but Egyptian is out of range.
Freeman is looking to slow Egyptian down with leg kicks.
Egyptian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Freeman lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egyptian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freeman.
Freeman trying to control but Egyptian is working from the bottom.
Freeman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Freeman tries to free his leg and advance position but Egyptian is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Freeman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Egyptian wants to control the pace but Freeman is squirming around nicely.
Egyptian might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Freeman kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Freeman tries to lock up and control but Egyptian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Freeman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Freeman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Egyptian is working away from the top position though.
Freeman tries to roll over but Egyptian keeps him under control.
Egyptian is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Freeman wants to improve his position but Egyptian is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to control but Egyptian is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Freeman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Freeman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Freeman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huey Freeman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Egyptian.
Freeman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Egyptian quickly recovers to half guard.
Egyptian is positioning himself well to prevent Freeman advancing to mount.
Freeman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Freeman is just content to waste time from the top position. Egyptian takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Egyptian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freeman.
Freeman is looking to work some ground and pound but Egyptian has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Egyptian manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Freeman is looking for a triangle but Egyptian pushes his legs off easily.
Freeman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Freeman wants to control the position but Egyptian says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Freeman wants to improve his position but Egyptian is controlling well.
Freeman is trying to maintain the position but Egyptian is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is looking to improve his position.
Freeman trying to control here.
Egyptian sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Egyptian is pressing down on Freeman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Freeman is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is looking to improve his position.
Freeman is trying to maintain the position but Egyptian is very close to passing his half guard.
Egyptian performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sinuhe Egyptian wasn't active enough on the ground.
Freeman misses with a leg kick.
Egyptian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sinuhe Egyptian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from Egyptian lands but Freeman takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian moves out of range of the body kick from Freeman.
Egyptian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Egyptian misses with a hook.
Freeman tried to score with a low kick but Egyptian checks it.
Freeman misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian throws a leg kick but Freeman moved away.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Freeman.
A chopping leg kick lands by Egyptian.
Egyptian tries to sprawl but Freeman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Freeman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Freeman working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Egyptian's thigh. Egyptian counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Huey Freeman.
I think Freeman 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Puman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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166 lbs
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Puman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puman throws a push kick but Andersson slaps the foot to one side.
Puman blocks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puman, right into the meat.
Puman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andersson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Puman gets a clinch.
Puman blocking some punches.
Puman tries to land a knee to the head but Andersson blocks with his arms.
Andersson presses Puman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Andersson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andersson digs a right hand underneath Puman's ribcage. Puman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Andersson.
Andersson gets control of Puman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Andersson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Andersson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Andersson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A lazy left from Puman finds it's target.
Andersson misses with a looping right.
Puman misses with an uppercut. Andersson saw that one coming.
Puman connects with a looping right hand.
Andersson slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson with a hook.
Puman connects with a right hand. Andersson shakes it off.
Andersson wants to slow Puman down by chopping away at his legs.
Andersson throws a looping overhand right but Puman ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andersson.
Puman misses with a leg kick
and Andersson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andersson wants to land a leg kick but Puman is out of range.
Andersson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puman's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puman pushes Andersson away with a front kick.
Puman throws a big shot that misses.
Andersson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Andersson lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws a looping overhand right but Puman ducks down to avoid it.
Andersson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Puman jabs at Andersson's body.
Andersson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Puman.
Puman slips under a jab from Andersson.
Puman looks to score with a jab to the body but Andersson is just out of range.
Puman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andersson throws out the jab.
Puman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andersson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Puman throws a leg kick
and Andersson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Puman's knee momentarily.
Andersson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andersson throws a solid leg kick but Puman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Andersson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Puman takes a swing at Andersson's ribcage but misses.
Puman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andersson throws out the jab.
Puman punishes Andersson's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puman throws a lazy uppercut
and Andersson counters with a stiff right hand.
Puman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jan Puman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puman misses with a low kick.
Puman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Puman misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puman misses with a looping left.
Andersson checks a leg kick.
Puman 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jan Puman will probably get the nod.
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.
Puman moves out of range of the body kick.
Andersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Puman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andersson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Puman takes a swing at Andersson's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Puman is predictable there
and Andersson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Puman's knee momentarily.
Puman wants to clinch but Andersson slips to the side
and Andersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. Puman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puman lands a jab to the head.
Jan Puman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puman connects with an inside leg kick.
Andersson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andersson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andersson checks a low kick from Puman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson misses with a low kick.
Puman swings for the body but Andersson moves out of range.
Puman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andersson.
Andersson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Puman misses with a straight right.
Puman thows a leg kick but Andersson checks it
letting Andersson counter with a right hand.
Andersson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puman.
Puman scores with the left hand. Andersson knows he should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puman.
Andersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puman moves away.
Puman misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Andersson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Puman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puman pushes Andersson away with a front kick.
Andersson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Andersson misses with a low kick as Puman jumps back.
Puman throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Andersson as he connects with a hook.
Andersson slips under a jab.
Puman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andersson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andersson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A thudding body kick lands there by Puman!
Puman just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Puman blocks the low kick.
Puman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Andersson misses with an uppercut.
Puman throws the kick towards the body but Andersson avoids it.
Puman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Andersson - that landed with a thud.
Andersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andersson tries to pull guard but Puman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Andersson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puman misses with an elbow over the top.
Andersson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Puman.
Puman throws a jab but it's blocked by Andersson.
Andersson lands a slapping body shot.
Andersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Andersson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andersson looks to land a left hand but Puman moved out of range nicely.
Puman throws an overhand right that lands on Andersson's shoulder, as Andersson tries to avoid the shot.
Andersson thumps Puman with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Puman!
Puman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Andersson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Puman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Andersson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puman slips under a jab.
Puman tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puman, right into the meat.
Andersson throws a body punch but Puman moves out of range.
Puman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andersson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andersson lands with a good body shot.
Puman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puman misses with an uppercut
and Andersson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puman throws a jab but it's blocked by Andersson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Puman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andersson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andersson blocks a leg kick.
Puman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andersson.
Andersson moves out of range of the strikes.
Puman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Andersson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Puman misses with a leg kick
and Andersson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andersson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Puman's head.
Andersson misses with a hook to the body
and Puman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Andersson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Puman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Andersson counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Puman misses the target.
Puman slips a straight right by Andersson.
Puman thows a leg kick but Andersson checks it
and Andersson counters with a thumping low kick.
Puman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puman wants to clinch up but Andersson keeps it at a distance.
Puman takes a swing at Andersson's ribcage but misses.
Puman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andersson's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersson checks the leg kick.
Puman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Andersson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puman looks to score with a jab to the body but Andersson is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Puman misses with a few strikes there.
Puman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puman walks into a straight right hand from Andersson.
Andersson tries to land a leg kick but Puman saw it coming and moves away.
Andersson throws a leg kick that misses.
Puman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andersson.
Andersson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Puman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andersson thows a body shot but no joy.
Puman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puman.
Puman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puman is looking to clinch but Andersson is avoiding it.
Puman lands with an uppercut that bounces Andersson off the cage and back into range.
Frank Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puman slips under a jab from Andersson.
Puman throws a poor cross that misses
and Andersson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jan Puman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Andersson blocks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puman motions for Andersson to come forward. Puman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puman connects with an inside leg kick.
Puman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Puman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Puman 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Puman!
After the big win, Jan Puman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors M/S Paint Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thug Behram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santeri Norzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Behram comes to the cage accompanied by 25 Minutes to go. Norzu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cult of Luna - Back To Chapel Town kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thug Behram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Norzu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norzu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick by Behram misses
and Norzu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norzu thows a leg kick but Behram checks it
and Behram counters with a left to the body.
Behram ducks under a wild hook from Norzu.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Behram is defended easily by Norzu.
Norzu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Behram takes a step back to recover.
Norzu slips a jab and a cross from Behram.
Behram throws the kick towards the body but Norzu avoids it.
Behram avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Norzu just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Norzu. That's going to slow Behram down.
Norzu thows a leg kick but Behram checks it
and Behram counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Behram.
Behram shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Norzu just misses with a punch to the body.
Norzu connects with a right hand. Behram shakes it off.
Norzu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norzu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Behram.
Norzu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Behram shoots in for a takedown but Norzu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thug Behram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Behram moves out of range of the body kick from Norzu.
Norzu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Behram lands with a thumping leg kick.
Norzu connects with a body shot that sends Behram's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norzu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Behram's head.
Behram pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norzu is out of range and Behram settles back down.
Norzu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norzu avoids the body shot from Behram.
Sloppy strikes from Behram. Those never looked like landing.
A leg kick checked by Behram.
Norzu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick by Behram misses
and Norzu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santeri Norzu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Behram lands with a hook. Norzu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Behram.
Norzu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Behram shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Behram was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behram can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Norzu is looking to escape.
Behram with shots to the head and body - Norzu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Behram throwing strikes here but Norzu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Norzu tries to lock up and control but Behram gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Behram scoring with strikes but Norzu is staying in there.
Behram lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Norzu regains half guard.
Behram not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Behram is nestled in close to Norzu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Norzu is doing well to control the position and prevent Behram from advancing to side control.
Behram trying to advance position but Norzu counters by regaining guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Behram throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Behram working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Norzu controls Behram momentarily but Behram frees himself.
Behram throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norzu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Behram.
Behram distracts Norzu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Santeri Norzu will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Behram moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Behram with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norzu tests Behram's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Norzu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Behram.
Behram misses with a low kick.
Norzu blocks a leg kick.
Norzu tries to move into range but Behram moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Norzu throws a sloppy head kick and Behram moves out of range easily.
Norzu lands a jab.
Norzu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Norzu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behram punishes Norzu's body with a nice straight punch.
A leg kick checked by Behram.
That kick from Behram tenderised Norzu's leg. Norzu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Behram.
Behram thuds a left hand into Norzu's body.
Norzu jabs Behram to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Norzu.
Norzu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Norzu enables Behram to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Norzu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Behram is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
Norzu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Norzu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behram has gone for a leg lock! Norzu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Behram's guard.
Behram wants to sweep here but Norzu controlling him for the moment.
Behram keeping moving, preventing Norzu from controlling successfully.
Norzu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behram looks to move to half guard but instead Norzu has passed into mount! Damn!
Behram can't escape the position.
Norzu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Behram looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Norzu keeps control of the position easily here as Behram tries to buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Behram's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Behram manages to stand up with Norzu still on his back. Eventually Norzu drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Santeri Norzu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norzu looks to land a body kick but Behram moved away.
Norzu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norzu tries a head kick but it misses.
Norzu slips under a jab.
Norzu throws an overhand right that lands on Behram's shoulder, as Behram tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Behram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norzu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Behram misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Santeri Norzu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Behram on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norzu. Norzu obviously looking to wear him down.
Behram takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Behram takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Behram throws a sloppy head kick and Norzu moves out of range easily.
Behram ducks under a wild hook from Norzu.
Norzu misses with an uppercut.
Norzu lands an overhand right.
Norzu tries a head kick but it misses.
Norzu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Behram throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Norzu was covering up waiting for the punch and Behram finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Behram trying to control but Norzu is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norzu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Behram postures up.
Thug Behram overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Behram loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Norzu has momentary wrist control but Behram slips an elbow through the middle.
Norzu is trying to control the position but Behram postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Behram accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Behram lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thug Behram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behram postures up in Norzu's guard and throws a big left but Norzu blocks it.
Behram is in close to Norzu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Norzu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Behram is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Behram accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Behram with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Behram distracts Norzu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Behram trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Behram wants to control from the top but Norzu keeps moving.
Behram throws a strike but Norzu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behram working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Norzu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Norzu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Norzu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Behram wants to get back to his feet but Norzu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Behram looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Norzu puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norzu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Norzu wants to take a breather but Behram is having none of it.
Santeri Norzu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Behram is looking to improve his position.
Norzu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Behram knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Behram is pressing down on Norzu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Behram isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Norzu stacks Behram on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Norzu!
And that's the end of the fight!
Thug Behram showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Norzu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Santeri Norzu!
Santeri Norzu really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urho Itaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itaniemi comes to the cage accompanied by Volbeat - Still Counting. Bundy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad to The Bone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
214 lbs
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33
212 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Itaniemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Al Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itaniemi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Itaniemi misses with a hook. Bundy ducked under it nicely.
Bundy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Itaniemi tries to avoid it but Bundy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Itaniemi to the ground. Itaniemi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Itaniemi checks a leg kick.
Itaniemi thumps Bundy with a low kick.
Bundy walks into a stiff left hand from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bundy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Itaniemi swivels and escapes.
Bundy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Itaniemi is trying to defend but Bundy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bundy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bundy looks to land a strike but Itaniemi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bundy preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy trying to control but Itaniemi is working from the bottom.
Bundy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Itaniemi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bundy manages to get himself to full guard.
Bundy keeping moving, preventing Itaniemi from controlling successfully.
Bundy has control of Itaniemi's left arm, preventing Itaniemi from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Itaniemi stopping the sweep attempt from Bundy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy has control of Itaniemi's left arm, preventing Itaniemi from doing any damage.
Bundy wants to sweep here but Itaniemi controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Itaniemi scores with a nice strike.
Itaniemi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Itaniemi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Al Bundy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bundy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bundy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bundy in particular looking to stall.
Bundy trying to control the action but Itaniemi is working from the bottom.
Itaniemi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Itaniemi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Itaniemi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bundy throwing strikes from guard but Itaniemi blocks nicely.
Bundy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bundy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Itaniemi is on top in guard.
Bundy is adopting a defensive guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itaniemi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bundy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 Urho Itaniemi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Bundy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Itaniemi misses with a low kick.
Bundy takes a swing at Itaniemi's ribcage but misses.
Itaniemi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Itaniemi punishes Bundy's body with a nice straight punch.
Bundy misses with a leg kick.
Itaniemi swings widly with a right hand
and Bundy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Itaniemi's guard now.
Itaniemi trying to keep a closed guard but Bundy is proving a slippery customer.
Bundy looking to sit in guard and control but Itaniemi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bundy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Al Bundy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Itaniemi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bundy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We're going to have a standup here because Urho Itaniemi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bundy slips under a jab from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Itaniemi wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi throws a head kick but Bundy moves out of range.
Bundy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bundy dives in and grabs Itaniemi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Itaniemi pushes down on Bundy's head and hops out.
Itaniemi throws a right hand that Bundy ducks under and follows up with a left that Bundy also avoids with ease.
Bundy looks to land a right hand but Itaniemi moved out of range.
Itaniemi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itaniemi ducks under a wild hook from Bundy.
Urho Itaniemi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Itaniemi defending well as Bundy loads up on a big left hand.
Itaniemi lands a lovely overhand right.
Bundy ducks right into an uppercut from Itaniemi.
Bundy throws a body punch but Itaniemi moves out of range.
Bundy scores a takedown into full mount!
Bundy scoring with strikes but Itaniemi is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bundy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Itaniemi tries to lock up and control but Bundy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Itaniemi is in a horrible position here. Bundy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Itaniemi working to try and regain half guard.
Itaniemi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bundy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundy with a couple of short strikes.
Bundy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Itaniemi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bundy lands a nice shot to the head.
Bundy content just to control the position here.
Itaniemi is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itaniemi is bucking up trying to escape but Bundy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bundy postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Itaniemi bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Bundy and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Bundy!
An out of breath Al Bundy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hemmo Kalske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling comes to the cage accompanied by Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. Hemmo Kalske has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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261 lbs
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281 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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hemmo Kalske!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalske throws a head kick but Stehling moves out of range.
Stehling wants to clinch up but Kalske keeps it at a distance.
Stehling shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
An inside leg kick lands from Stehling.
Stehling shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stehling was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kalske is working to get back to half guard.
Kalske wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stehling.
Stehling lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalske is desperately trying to improve his position but Stehling has a good base and remains in mount.
Stehling controlling the pace for now.
Stehling looking to control but Kalske is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Stehling there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stehling content just to control the position here.
Kalske tries to reverse the position but Stehling maintains control.
Stehling can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kalske is looking to escape.
Stehling misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske is desperately trying to improve his position but Stehling has a good base and remains in mount.
Kalske is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stehling with the ground and pound from mount.
Stehling sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Stehling takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Stehling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stehling punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kalske is looking to get to half guard.
Stehling throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kalske tries to hold on but Stehling pushes him away.
Stehling breaks from Kalske's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske is trying desperately to improve position.
Stehling trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! Stehling connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stehling thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Stehling tries to control but Kalske wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kalske wants to control but Stehling is having none of it.
Stehling looking to control but Kalske is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stehling is really struggling to control Kalske but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stehling tries to control but Kalske wriggling away.
Stehling misses with a head shot.
Kalske keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling looking to control but Kalske is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling 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.
Kalske throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalske fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stehling manages to avoid it.
Stehling walks into a stiff left hand from Kalske.
A head kick from Kalske lands but Stehling takes it in his stride.
Kalske on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stehling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalske.
Stehling shoots for a double leg takedown but Kalske sprawls well. He's pushed Stehling's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kalske misses with a double jab.
Kalske throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kalske looks to land a combination. Stehling sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stehling takes one on the button.
Hemmo Kalske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling slips a jab from Kalske.
Jab from Stehling.
Kalske swats away the attempt to clinch by Stehling.
Donk. Stehling catches Kalske right on the button with a cross.
Stehling takes a swing at Kalske's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Stehling.
Stehling struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalske controls his hands.
Kalske is stalling here.
Stehling throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kalske struggles to land a body shot inside as Stehling controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stehling lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kalske backwards.
Kalske tries to land knees in the clinch but Stehling avoids the damage to the body.
Stehling swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalske uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalske blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kalske.
Stalling in the clinch from Kalske.
Stehling managing to block the knees to the body from Kalske.
Kalske utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stehling lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kalske swings wildly with an uppercut but Stehling uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good body shot from Stehling.
Stehling misses with some punches.
Kalske using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kalske unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stehling lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kalske with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kalske crunches a lovely knee into Stehling's ribcage.
Kalske landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hemmo Kalske seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kalske lands with a right to the head.
Kalske misses with the head strike.
Kalske lands a right hand.
Kalske looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kalske tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stehling avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kalske's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kalske just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stehling's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stehling misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Stehling.
Stehling is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kalske pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stehling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalske prevents a body shot from Stehling.
Kalske blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stehling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stehling avoiding damage as Kalske throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling dodges an elbow strike from Kalske.
Kalske throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kalske is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stehling is defending well for now.
Stehling tries to throw a body punch but Kalske avoids it by throwing Stehling back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hemmo Kalske showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kalske moves out of range of the leg kick from Stehling.
Kalske throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Stehling to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Stehling.
Stehling looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalske is just out of range.
Stehling looking to score a takedown here. Kalske is defending well but Stehling drives through and ends up in Kalske's guard.
Stehling stopping the sweep attempt from Kalske.
Kalske trying to keep a closed guard but Stehling is proving a slippery customer.
Stehling makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stehling 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.
Kalske trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehlingis looking to pass into half guard but Kalske pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kalske is in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stehling keeping moving, preventing Kalske from controlling successfully.
Kalske content to stall in guard here.
Mitchell Stehling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stehling wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hemmo Kalske hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stehling fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stehling.
Stehling changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kalske tries to avoid it but Stehling manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kalske to the ground. Kalske escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stehling changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kalske tries to avoid it but Stehling manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kalske to the ground. Kalske escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kalske swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stehling counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stehling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stehling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stehling.
Stehling changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kalske fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Stehling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stehling throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stehling ducks under a wild hook from Kalske.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske misses the shot to the body.
Kalske throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kalske swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stehling getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stehling looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kalske is fending him off so far but Stehling persists. Nope, Kalske circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body punch from Stehling.
Stehling takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick from Kalske misses
and Stehling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kalske. That's going to slow Stehling down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalske takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stehling on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kalske. Kalske obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling moves away from the strike by Kalske.
Stehling moves in looking to clinch but Kalske pushes him off.
Stehling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stehling fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kalske avoids it really well and circles away.
Kalske thows a leg kick but Stehling checks it
and Stehling counters with a stiff right hand.
Stehling blocks a head kick by Kalske.
Stehling tries to clinch there but Kalske circles away.
Kalske walks into a straight right hand from Stehling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stehling swings for the body but Kalske moves out of range.
Stehling doesn't manage to clinch there - Kalske circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchell Stehling showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stehling 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Stehling!
Mitchell Stehling 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jokinen slips a jab from De Groot.
De Groot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jokinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Groot throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Groot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Groot avoids a kick to the body.
De Groot tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Groot.
Jokinen misses with a low kick as De Groot jumps back.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jokinen!
De Groot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jokinen fails with the takedown.
Jokinen blocks a jab.
De Groot misses with a straight left.
De Groot loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
De Groot 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but De Groot checks it.
De Groot throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
Jokinen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
De Groot tries to bench press Jokinen off him but Jokinen keeps the position.
De Groot wants to control but Jokinen postures up.
Jokinen is trying to get an arm triangle but De Groot is defending well.
De Groot is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but De Groot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Groot prevents Jokinen from improving position.
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but De Groot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jokinen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at De Groot to see if he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Groot knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot defending against the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
De Groot gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
De Groot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. De Groot looks a forlorn figure.
Jokinen landing punches.
De Groot wants to control but Jokinen is having none of it.
Jokinen 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.
Jokinen unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Groot keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jokinen tries to pass to full mount but De Groot defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jokinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De Groot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Groot is looking to score with low kicks.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from De Groot misses the target.
Jokinen throws a front kick that sends De Groot stumbling back into the cage.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by De Groot.
De Groot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jokinen moves out of range as De Groot throws a body kick.
Otso Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
De Groot wants to land a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range.
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by De Groot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Jokinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Groot circles away quickly and effectively.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot misses with an uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jokinen checks a leg kick.
De Groot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jokinen has time to react.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to De Groot's body. De Groot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jokinen works De Groot's body with a nice hook.
Jokinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Groot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jokinen scrambles back to his feet.
Jokinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but De Groot circles away.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groot explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jokinen lunges at De Groot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Groot's hand.
Jokinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Groot moves out of range of the leg kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen slips under a jab from De Groot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
De Groot slips a straight right by Jokinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen takes the fight into the clinch.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen is leaning against De Groot and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jokinen tries to work over De Groot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jokinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Groots head.
Jokinen works on De Groot's body with a couple of short punches.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
De Groot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jokinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Groot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from De Groot - that landed with a thud.
De Groot stalling in the clinch but Jokinen improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
De Groot prevents the takedown attempt.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.
De Groot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good work by Jokinen as he checks the leg kick.
De Groot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Groot looks for the body kick but Jokinen saw that one coming.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen is looking to wear down De Groot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
De Groot displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
De Groot avoids a kick to the body.
Jokinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Groot is fending him off so far but Jokinen persists. Nope, De Groot circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otso Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but De Groot circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jokinen.
De Groot throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karl De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen wants to slow De Groot down by chopping away at his legs.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jokinen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Groot sprawls well initially but Jokinen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jokinen trying to control from De Groot's half guard. De Groot has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jokinen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen stopping the sweep attempt from De Groot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch but De Groot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen misses with a hook.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Groot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen swings for the body but De Groot moves out of range.
Jokinen works De Groot's body with a nice hook.
De Groot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Groot misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
De Groot throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jokinen.
Donk. De Groot catches Jokinen right on the button with a cross.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the head.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch but De Groot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen checks the leg kick.
Jokinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Groot lands a body shot.
De Groot lands with a nice body punch.
Jokinen lands with a cross.
De Groot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. De Groot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jokinen throws a push kick but De Groot slaps the foot to one side.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Groot's sensitive parts.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
De Groot throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Jokinen misses.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Jab by Jokinen.
De Groot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jokinen throws a nice looking combination but De Groot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Groot lands with an overhand left.
De Groot lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De Groot looks to land a body kick but Jokinen moved away.
De Groot blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
De Groot 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a good cross that connects.
De Groot throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Groot tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing De Groot back against the cage.
De Groot blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
Jokinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jokinen is working De Groot over against the cage.
Otso Jokinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Groot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as De Groot controls the action.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
De Groot blocking some punches.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Groot is looking to control Jokinen's arms but Jokinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Groot has his back to the cage.
Jokinen pushes De Groot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Groot.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the side of De Groot's head.
De Groot is rocked!
Jokinen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops De Groot to his knees! Jokinen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otso Jokinen!
Otso Jokinen 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 Emeka Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logen Glotka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shakur comes to the cage accompanied by Tatanka - Africa. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Logen Glotka enters the cage!
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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
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emeka Shakur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logen Glotka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakur avoids the body shot from Glotka.
Shakur checks the leg kick.
Glotka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shakur throws a front kick aimed at Glotka's knee but Glotka avoids it well.
Shakur moves out of range of the body kick.
Glotka scores with a jab to the body.
Shakur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A leg kick checked by Shakur.
Shakur throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Glotka blocks the leg kick.
Shakur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shakur lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glotka throws a series of punches but Shakur avoids them all with ease.
Glotka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shakur lands with an uppercut that bounces Glotka off the cage and back into range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shakur.
Glotka checks a leg kick nicely.
Shakur misses with a wild body shot.
Glotka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shakur tries to land a leg kick but Glotka saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Glotka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shakur throws a sloppy head kick and Glotka moves out of range easily.
Shakur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shakur looks to score with a jab to the body but Glotka is just out of range.
Shakur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shakur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glotka moves away.
Nice defenses there by Shakur.
Glotka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glotka lands a leg kick that knocks Shakur off balance momentarily.
Shakur moves out of range of the body kick.
Shakur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glotka.
Shakur blocks the body kick.
Shakur is looking to wear down Glotka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Glotka misses with a jab to the body
and Shakur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Glotka is looking to land body kicks.
Shakur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shakur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Glotka. Beautiful body shot.
Shakur dips to his left and cracks Glotka with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glotka blocks a head kick by Shakur.
A shot to the liver by Shakur. Beautiful body shot.
Glotka slips under a jab from Shakur.
Glotka misses with a low kick.
Shakur loads up on a big right hand but Glotka slips the punch.
Glotka throws a right hand that Shakur ducks under and follows up with a left that Shakur also avoids with ease.
Shakur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shakur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glotka.
Shakur throws a leg kick but Glotka moved away.
Glotka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Glotka throws a head punch that misses.
Shakur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shakur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shakur misses with a body punch.
Glotka manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Glotka.
Shakur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glotka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Glotka connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur throws a wild body kick that Glotka sees coming a mile off.
Shakur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shakur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glotka, right into the meat.
Some bone on bone action there as Shakur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shakur avoids a kick to the body.
Shakur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Glotka moves forwards but Shakur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Glotka wants to clinch up but Shakur keeps it at a distance.
Shakur scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Shakur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shakur looks to score with a jab to the body but Glotka is just out of range.
Glotka misses with the body kick
and Shakur counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Glotka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shakur moves away.
Shakur lands a glancing blow to the side of Glotka's head.
Shakur takes a swing at Glotka's ribcage but misses.
Glotka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shakur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glotka throws a body kick that misses.
Glotka throws a body punch but Shakur moves out of range.
Glotka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shakur.
A good leg kick by Glotka.
Shakur just misses with a punch to the body.
Shakur lands with a shot to the body.
Glotka tries to clinch there but Shakur circles away.
Shakur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shakur looks to score with a jab to the body but Glotka is just out of range.
Glotka misses with a head kick.
Shakur lands a big head kick that sends Glotka tumbling to the mat! Shakur takes a step backwards and waves Glotka back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Glotka is rocked!
It looks like Logen Glotka has been cut.
Shakur moves in close and cracks Glotka with a massive right hand! Glotka, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Shakur!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emeka Shakur!
During a confident post fight interview, Emeka Shakur thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Golden Glory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. Glory has chosen Sin From Genesis as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Golden Glory!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Glory.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tolonen is defended easily by Glory.
Glory smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Glory lands a leg kick that knocks Tolonen off balance momentarily.
Glory fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tolonen.
Tolonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glory. Glory obviously looking to wear him down.
Glory takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Tolonen looks to land a left hand but Glory moved out of range nicely.
Glory moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Glory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tolonen moves away.
Tolonen checks a leg kick.
Tolonen throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Glory. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glory.
Glory jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tolonen connects with a body shot that sends Glory's belly button to the back.
Glory scores with a nice body kick.
Golden Glory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Glory misses the target.
Tolonen blocks a leg kick.
Glory closes the distance and clinches.
Tolonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolonen blocks a body shot from Glory.
Glory comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Tolonen.
A short right from Tolonen.
Tolonen lands a right hand.
Glory lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tolonen jumps into guard, dragging Glory to the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tolonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glory showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tolonen keeping moving, preventing Glory from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Glory motions for Tolonen to come forward. Glory throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tolonen looks to land a left hand but Glory moved out of range nicely.
Tolonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glory tries to clinch there but Tolonen circles away.
Tolonen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Glory as he avoids it easily.
Glory looks to score with a jab to the body but Tolonen is just out of range.
Tolonen shoots in for a double leg but Glory sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iiro Tolonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glory throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Glory works Tolonen's body with a nice hook.
Glory uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tolonen.
Glory throws a leg kick but Tolonen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Glory tries to clinch but Tolonen is having none of it.
Tolonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Glory misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glory. That's going to slow Tolonen down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Glory.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glory, right into the meat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Glory.
An inside leg kick lands from Glory.
Tolonen misses with a wild body shot.
Tolonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tolonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jab from Glory.
Glory lands a right hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Glory checks a leg kick.
Tolonen 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen throws a leg kick but Glory sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Glory throws a nice inside leg kick.
Glory lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tolonen at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Golden Glory dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Glory throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Glory throws a leg kick but Tolonen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Glory moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tolonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Glory but Glory pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glory looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tolonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glory looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Glory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glory lands with a right hand.
Glory connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Glory throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Tolonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glory throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tolonen.
Glory misses with a looping right.
Glory lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Glory.
Glory misses with a kick to the body.
Glory works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Glory looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Glory misses with a wild combination.
Tolonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glory.
Tolonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolonen scores with a punch to the head.
Glory throws a leg kick
and Glory takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Glory checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glory throws a nice inside leg kick.
Golden Glory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glory on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tolonen. Tolonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Glory tried to score with a low kick but Tolonen checks it.
Glory looks to land a body kick but Tolonen moved away.
Glory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tolonen.
Glory has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tolonen.
Glory tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tolonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Glory throws out a leg kick but Tolonen moves out of range and Glory only half commits.
Tolonen throws a head kick that misses.
Glory misses with an uppercut.
Tolonen throws an off balance right hand
and Glory counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Glory fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Tolonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glory will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Glory throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Glory's corner calls for a 1-2. Glory obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Glory looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Glory lands with a shot to the body.
Glory thows a body shot but no joy.
Golden Glory seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tolonen cracks a nice hook into Glory's ribs.
Tolonen misses the shot to the body.
Tolonen misses the shot to the body.
Tolonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Glory misses with an uppercut
and Tolonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tolonen ducks under a wild hook from Glory.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tolonen misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Glory. Those never looked like landing.
Glory cracks Tolonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Glory will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Glory throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tolonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tolonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donk. Glory catches Tolonen right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen moves out of range as Glory throws a body kick.
Tolonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Glory pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tolonen back to the cage. Glory follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tolonen blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Golden Glory showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tolonen takes a swing at Glory's ribcage but misses.
Glory stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tolonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Glory is out of range and Tolonen settles back down.
Tolonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Glory lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Glory is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tolonen missing with a left hand there. Glory was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Glory finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tolonen cracks Glory with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Glory pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tolonen is out of range and Glory settles back down.
Jab from Glory.
Glory throws a jab but it's blocked by Tolonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Glory misses.
Tolonen moves out of range of the body kick from Glory.
Tolonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glory throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glory, right into the meat.
Glory tries to sprawl but Tolonen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tolonen wants to pass to mount but Glory is defending the position.
Tolonen is keen to just control but Glory is a slippery customer.
Tolonen stops Glory from getting back to his feet.
Tolonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Glory manages to get to full guard.
Glory trying to keep a closed guard but Tolonen is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen prevents Glory from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tolonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Glory is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glory wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tolonen manages to pass to side control.
Glory takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tolonen thows a huge punch but Glory dodges it nicely.
Tolonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glory wants to get back to full guard but Tolonen has mounted him!
Glory wants to control but Tolonen is having none of it.
Tolonen unloading with bombs!
Tolonen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Glory is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glory working to try and regain half guard.
Oooh a big shot lands for Tolonen! Glory is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Iiro Tolonen!
During a confident post fight interview, Iiro Tolonen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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