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VFN 24: Anderson Vs Klipinen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Lane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Lane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, IP Freely!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lane closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Freely did well to prevent Lane getting side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lane wants to stand but Freely has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Lane tries to pass the half guard into mount. Freely knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lane wants to take a breather but Freely is having none of it.
Freely blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lane.
Lane misses with a head shot. Freely uses the momentum to regain guard.
Freely trying to keep a closed guard but Lane is proving a slippery customer.
Lane wants to control from the top but Freely keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane wants to stand but Freely has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Freely looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Freely looking for a guillotine here but Lane defends easily.
Lane throws a strike but Freely rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely tries to stand but Lane is controlling from the bottom.
Lane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Freely is one step ahead there.
Freely is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Freely trying to control the position from guard on top but Lane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lane wants to sweep but no luck.
Freely throwing strikes but missing.
Lane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lane is on top in guard.
Freely throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane wants to control from the top but Freely keeps moving.
Freely avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lane drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Freely dives on top into guard.
Lane trying to control the position.
Freely stops Lane from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freely postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Freely is working Lane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Freely has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Freely wants to control from the top but Lane keeps moving.
Lane kicks Freely off and gets to his feet.
Freely fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Freely lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lane.
Lane is breathing heavily.
Lane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freely makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Freely connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but IP Freely will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Freely closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lane quickly recovers to half guard.
Freely is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lane is just riding it out for now. Freely eventually gives up the hold.
Lane wants to control but Freely is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lane flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Freely lands strikes from half guard.
Lane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Freely.
Freely is thwarting Lane's attempts to control the position.
Freely looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lane wants to get back to full guard.
IP Freely has got the better of the ground game so far.
Freely not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lane manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lane moves into the clinch.
Freely is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Freely walks away with a smile on his face. Lane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Freely looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Freely leaves Lane with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Freely fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jack Lane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of IP Freely.
Lane clinches up with Freely and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely managing to block the knees to the body from Lane.
Freely tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lane smiles and moves away.
Lane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freely changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lane looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freely works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lane regains half guard.
Freely lands with a punch from half guard.
Freely wants to control but Lane is keeping him busy.
Lane is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane is in trouble now - Freely has advanced to mount!
Lane is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Freely with shots to the head and body - Lane looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lane is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Freely looking to secure an arm triangle but Lane defends it well.
Lane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lane is rocked!
Lane is looking to improve his position but Freely isn't that keen on the idea.
Freely with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Lane is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lane is in a horrible position here. Freely smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A big strike lands for Freely! That's really hurt Lane and he's turned his back - Freely keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Freely jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). IP Freely!
IP Freely 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 Tomohiko Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody Duncan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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168 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomohiko Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cody Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka clinches.
Tanaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duncan smiles and moves away.
Tanaka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Duncan misses with an uppercut.
Tanaka takes the fight into the clinch.
Duncan tries to circle away but Tanaka has him pinned against the cage.
Tanaka decides to pull guard.
Tanaka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Duncan wants to stand but Tanaka is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tanaka controlling Duncan's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duncan wanted to stand there but Tanaka had control of the position.
Tanaka trying to keep a closed guard but Duncan is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duncan wants to get up but he can't break Tanaka's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Duncan blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duncan.
Duncan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tanaka counters with an outside leg kick.
Duncan throws an overhand right that lands on Tanaka's shoulder, as Tanaka tries to avoid the shot.
Duncan fails to land with a series of punches.
Tanaka throws a low kick but Duncan moves out of range easily.
Duncan tries to bum rush Tanaka with a series of wild strikes but Tanaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanaka slips a jab and a cross from Duncan.
Tanaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tanaka has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Duncan uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka working for a triangle but Duncan defends it easily.
Tanaka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duncan defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka looking to control.
Duncan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duncan won't allow Tanaka to sweep him here.
Tanaka controlling Duncan's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Duncan does no damage.
Duncan misses with the combination.
Tanaka connects with a leg kick. Duncan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tanaka is looking to chop away at Duncan's legs.
Duncan lands a nice looking body shot.
Duncan lands a nice hook to Tanaka's body. Tanaka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tanaka tries to score with a low kick but Duncan moves his leg out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tanaka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duncan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duncan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Duncan gets tackled into the cage by Tanaka. Tanaka maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duncan is looking to break free of the clinch but Tanaka has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomohiko Tanaka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tanaka instigates a clinch.
Tanaka is trying to pull guard but Duncan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tanaka is trying to pull guard but Duncan has him pressed against the cage.
Tanaka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomohiko Tanaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanaka tries to pull guard but Duncan won't allow it.
Tanaka pulls Duncan into guard.
Duncan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tanaka is proving hard to escape from.
Duncan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tanaka pulls Duncan in close to prevent any damage.
Tanaka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duncan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tanaka is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanaka, not yet.
Tanaka looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tanaka controls Duncan momentarily but Duncan frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tanaka wants to land a leg kick but Duncan is out of range.
Duncan tries to keep at a distance but Tanaka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tanaka has Duncan pressed against the cage, preventing Duncan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Duncan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tanaka tries to pull guard but Duncan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Duncan uses from the top position.
Duncan being controlled here momentarily.
Duncan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tanaka's guard.
Tanaka trying to control the position.
Tanaka has control of Duncan's left arm, preventing Duncan from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tanaka'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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tomohiko Tanaka just wasn't active enough.
Tanaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duncan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka slips a straight right by Duncan.
Tanaka avoids the body shot from Duncan.
Tanaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duncan.
Duncan looks to land a right hand but Tanaka moved out of range.
Tanaka tries to clinch up but Duncan circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanaka tries to score with a low kick but Duncan moves his leg out of the way.
Duncan throws a shot from downtown. Tanaka moves away and avoids it.
Tanaka misses with a low kick.
Duncan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Duncan.
Tanaka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tanaka blocks a head kick by Duncan.
Tanaka forces Duncan back against the cage and clinches.
Tanaka manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tanaka trying to control the position here.
Tanaka has a closed guard, preventing Duncan from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is controlling Duncan's posture.
Tanaka looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tanaka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Duncan defends it easily.
Tanaka is controlling Duncan's posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanaka pulls Duncan in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomohiko Tanaka dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Duncan is having none of it.
Tanaka tries a low kick but Duncan avoids it.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Duncan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duncan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
That kick from Tanaka tenderised Duncan's leg. Duncan is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Duncan misses.
Tanaka has managed to clinch.
Tanaka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Duncan to keep the fight standing.
Duncan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tanaka has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Duncan uses from the top position.
Tomohiko Tanaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tanaka pulls Duncan in close to prevent any damage.
Duncan wants to stand and escape but instead Tanaka has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tanaka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Duncan wants to stand and escape but Tanaka is having none of it.
Tanaka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tanaka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duncan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tanaka pushing down on Duncan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tanaka seems to be working for a kimura but Duncan defends the submission attempt.
Tanaka content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cody Duncan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tanaka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Duncan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Duncan kicks off Tanaka and gets to his feet.
Tanaka closes the distance and pushes Duncan back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tanaka no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tanaka holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tanaka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Duncan manages to get himself to full guard.
Duncan wants to stand and escape but Tanaka is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka throws a big elbow that misses.
Duncan wants to get back to his feet but Tanaka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Duncan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duncan keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Tanaka is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to free his leg and advance position but Duncan is retaining full guard.
Tanaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tanaka trying to control but Duncan is working from the bottom.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tanaka stops Duncan from standing up.
Tanaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tanaka throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duncan is looking to stand up but Tanaka isn't so interested in that idea.
Tanaka drops back looking for a leg! Duncan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duncan manages to kick Tanaka off! Tanaka jumps back into Duncan's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomohiko Tanaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tanaka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomohiko Tanaka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Marco Da Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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216 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan looks to land a left hand but Da Silva moved out of range nicely.
Da Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hogan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Left hook, right uppercut from Da Silva.
Hogan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Da Silva misses.
Hogan misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Silva misses with the combination.
Da Silva catches Hogan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hogan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hogan's waist but Hogan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Da Silva off to one side.
Hogan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hogan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hogan wants it to stay on the feet.
Da Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hogan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A combination from Da Silva does no damage.
Hogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Da Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Da Silva slips a jab and a cross from Hogan.
Da Silva slips under a jab from Hogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan throws a jab when Da Silva was well out of range.
Hogan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hogan circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogan leaves Da Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Hogan looks to land a combination but Da Silva avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Hogan.
Da Silva throws a right and a left that Hogan avoids nicely.
Hogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva shoots in but Hogan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hogan looks to land a combination but Da Silva avoids it well.
Hogan misses with a wild combination.
Hogan lands a jab-cross combination.
Hogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a two punch combination.
Hogan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan missing with a left hand there. Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hogan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hogan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Da Silva.
Hogan is still on wobbly legs! Can Da Silva finish him?
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Da Silva cracks Hogan with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hogan tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Da Silva pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hogan is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Da Silva!
Marco Da Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Berezin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kutsoo has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jarni Kutsoo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Berezin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarni Kutsoo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berezin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kutsoo.
Berezin throws a series of punches but Kutsoo avoids them all with ease.
Kutsoo tries to clinch but Berezin is having none of it.
Berezin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berezin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berezin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kutsoo doesn't seem bothered though.
Kutsoo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Berezin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kutsoo somewhat.
Berezin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Berezin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kutsoo has a takedown stuffed.
Berezin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boris Berezin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarni Kutsoo.
Berezin throws a head kick that misses.
Berezin looks to land a combination but Kutsoo avoids it well.
Berezin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berezin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kutsoo throws a sloppy head kick and Berezin moves out of range easily.
Berezin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berezin throws a series of punches but Kutsoo moves out of range.
Berezin throws a nice looking combination but Kutsoo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Berezin throws the left hand but Kutsoo avoids the punch easily.
Kutsoo ducks under a wild hook from Berezin.
Berezin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berezin misses with a head kick.
Berezin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Berezin wants it to stay on the feet.
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Berezin as he jumps to the side.
Kutsoo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kutsoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berezin.
Boris Berezin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berezin leaves Kutsoo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Berezin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Berezin duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berezin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kutsoo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berezin throws a combination that misses
and Kutsoo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kutsoo is looking for a kimura here.
Kutsoo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kutsoo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Berezin is looking to escape.
Kutsoo tries to pass to full mount but Berezin defends it.
Kutsoo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berezin wants to get back to his feet.
Kutsoo lands strikes from half guard.
Kutsoo controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berezin is not content to let Kutsoo control the position.
Kutsoo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kutsoo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Berezin is trying to stand back up but Kutsoo is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo is keen to just control but Berezin is a slippery customer.
Jarni Kutsoo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Berezin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kutsoo gets a takedown into half guard.
Kutsoo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Berezin defending well though.
Kutsoo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Berezin is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jarni Kutsoo!
During a confident post fight interview, Jarni Kutsoo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhaegar Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andry Andrianampoinimerina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Targaryen comes to the cage accompanied by Mr Brightside. Andry Andrianampoinimerina has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rhaegar Targaryen's chin.
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172 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rhaegar Targaryen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andry Andrianampoinimerina!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Andrianampoinimerina both land. Nice combination.
Andrianampoinimerina checks a leg kick nicely.
Targaryen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andrianampoinimerina is able to avoid easily.
Andrianampoinimerina scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Andrianampoinimerina working Targaryen over with strikes.
Andrianampoinimerina wants to pass to mount but Targaryen is defending the position.
Andrianampoinimerina is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Targaryen is looking to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrianampoinimerina takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianampoinimerina working the head and body with strikes.
Andrianampoinimerina is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Andrianampoinimerina lands strikes from half guard.
Andrianampoinimerina is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Targaryen moves into full guard.
Targaryen has his foot on Andrianampoinimerina's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Andrianampoinimerina works his way back into a safe position though.
Andrianampoinimerina content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrianampoinimerina lands a couple of digs.
Andrianampoinimerina chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrianampoinimerina working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andrianampoinimerina is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Andrianampoinimerina is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Andrianampoinimerina lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Targaryen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Andrianampoinimerina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianampoinimerina with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Andrianampoinimerina stands up over Targaryen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Andrianampoinimerina has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Andrianampoinimerina landing with the ground and pound.
Andrianampoinimerina stopping the sweep attempt from Targaryen.
Targaryen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Andrianampoinimerina is now in half guard.
Andrianampoinimerina is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Andrianampoinimerina looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Targaryen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Andrianampoinimerina prevents Targaryen from improving his position.
Andrianampoinimerina takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianampoinimerina lands strikes from half guard.
Andrianampoinimerina working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Targaryen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Andrianampoinimerina there.
Targaryen is rocked!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Andrianampoinimerina connects with a nice short shot to Targaryen's temple.
Oh Targaryen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andrianampoinimerina is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Andrianampoinimerina lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Targaryen! More strikes land and this one is all over! Andrianampoinimerina jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andry Andrianampoinimerina!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicklas Bendtner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorges Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicklas Bendtner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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186 lbs
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicklas Bendtner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giorges Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bendtner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Papadopoulos throws a hook but Bendtner avoids it easily.
Bendtner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping left.
Bendtner tries to clinch up but Papadopoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
Bendtner is looking to clinch but Papadopoulos is avoiding it.
Papadopoulos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bendtner defends it nicely.
Papadopoulos takes one to the chin there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Papadopoulos.
Jab from Bendtner.
Bendtner clinches up with Papadopoulos and pushes him back against the cage.
Papadopoulos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Papadopoulos is trying to control the action in half guard but Bendtner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Papadopoulos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendtner trying to hold on to Papadopoulos's head to control him but Papadopoulos postures up.
Papadopoulos trying to control from half guard but Bendtner is working away.
Papadopoulos throws a strike but Bendtner avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Papadopoulos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bendtner keeping moving, preventing Papadopoulos from controlling successfully.
Papadopoulosis looking to pass into half guard but Bendtner pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bendtner is in guard.
Papadopoulos keeping moving, preventing Bendtner from controlling successfully.
Bendtner tries to free his leg and advance position but Papadopoulos is retaining full guard.
Bendtner is fighting to break Papadopoulos's control of his arms but Papadopoulos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Papadopoulos keeping moving, preventing Bendtner from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bendtner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Papadopoulos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bendtner drops back, looking for a kneebar! Papadopoulos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Papadopoulos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Papadopoulos!
Papadopoulos lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bendtner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Papadopoulos working away.
Papadopoulos tries for a kimura but Bendtner is defending well.
Papadopoulos working the strikes but Bendtner uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bendtner is positioning himself well to prevent Papadopoulos advancing to mount.
Bendtner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Papadopoulos.
Bendtner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Papadopoulos works over Bendtner with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papadopoulos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Papadopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Bendtner blocks nicely.
Papadopoulos is in close to Bendtner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bendtner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bendtner keeping moving, preventing Papadopoulos from controlling successfully.
Papadopoulos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bendtner kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bendtner is trying to keep Papadopoulos in close.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bendtner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papadopoulos.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Papadopoulos dives in and grabs Bendtner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bendtner pushes down on Papadopoulos's head and hops out.
Nicklas Bendtner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giorges Papadopoulos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bendtner slips a straight right by Papadopoulos.
Nicklas Bendtner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papadopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Bendtner's shoulder, as Bendtner tries to avoid the shot.
Bendtner wants to clinch up but Papadopoulos keeps it at a distance.
Bendtner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorges Papadopoulos 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.
Papadopoulos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bendtner as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Papadopoulos is defended easily by Bendtner.
Bendtner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Papadopoulos trying to control but Bendtner is working from the bottom.
Papadopoulos is fighting to break Bendtner's control of his arms but Bendtner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bendtner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendtner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nicklas Bendtner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bendtner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giorges Papadopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papadopoulos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bendtner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Papadopoulos wants to control but Bendtner is keeping him busy.
Papadopoulos is working Bendtner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Papadopoulos throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Giorges Papadopoulos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bendtner can't do much from the bottom here.
Papadopoulos throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bendtner works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bendtner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bendtner wants to control but Papadopoulos is keeping busy.
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!
Papadopoulos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Papadopoulos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Papadopoulos winds up and cracks Bendtner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bendtner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos wants to control but Bendtner is keeping him busy.
Papadopoulos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bendtner controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bendtner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Papadopoulos is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papadopoulos controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nicklas Bendtner.
Papadopoulos swats away the attempt to clinch by Bendtner.
Bendtner tries to clinch but Papadopoulos is having none of it.
Bendtner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Papadopoulos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bendtner is looking to clinch.
Bendtner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bendtner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Papadopoulos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bendtner lands a jab.
Papadopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
Papadopoulos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Bendtner blocks nicely.
Papadopoulos preventing the sweep.
Papadopoulos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Papadopoulos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papadopoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bendtner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bendtner controls Papadopoulos momentarily but Papadopoulos frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorges Papadopoulos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Papadopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Bendtner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Papadopoulos thinking.
Papadopoulos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good standup being displayed there by Bendtner as he connects with a hook.
Papadopoulos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bendtner as he jumps to the side.
Donk. Bendtner catches Papadopoulos right on the button with a cross.
Papadopoulos shoots for a double leg takedown but Bendtner sprawls well. He's pushed Papadopoulos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nicklas Bendtner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giorges Papadopoulos.
Bendtner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Papadopoulos trying to control from half guard but Bendtner is working away.
Papadopoulos prevents Bendtner from improving his position.
Papadopoulos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Papadopoulos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendtner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bendtner working a defensive guard here.
Papadopoulos postures up in Bendtner's guard and throws a big left but Bendtner blocks it.
Papadopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Bendtner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Papadopoulos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Papadopoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bendtner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bendtner controls Papadopoulos momentarily but Papadopoulos frees himself.
Papadopoulos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nicklas Bendtner.
Papadopoulos fails with the takedown
and Bendtner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bendtner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bendtner tries to clinch up.
Bendtner doesn't manage to clinch there - Papadopoulos circles away.
Bendtner tries to clinch but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Bendtner darts in and clinches Papadopoulos up against the cage.
Bendtner stops a takedown attempt from Papadopoulos.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bendtner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Papadopoulos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bendtner prevents it.
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!
Bendtner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bendtner for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bendtner prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Bendtner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bendtner stalling the fight.
Papadopoulos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bendtner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Papadopoulos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bendtner's waist but Bendtner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Papadopoulos off to one side.
Papadopoulos throws the left hand but Bendtner avoids the punch easily.
Papadopoulos keeps the fight on the outside.
Bendtner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Papadopoulos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bendtner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bendtner has Papadopoulos pressed against the cage.
Bendtner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Bendtner.
Bendtner is working Papadopoulos over against the cage.
Papadopoulos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bendtner prevents it.
Bendtner lands a nice shot to the body.
Giorges Papadopoulos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bendtner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Papadopoulos can't get the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bendtner avoiding damage.
Bendtner wants to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicklas Bendtner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Papadopoulos 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorges Papadopoulos!
An out of breath Giorges Papadopoulos 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Nyholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Sissoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fred Nyholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammed Sissoko!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sissoko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nyholm tries to reverse the position but Sissoko maintains control.
Nyholm is working hard here to advance position.
Sissoko dominating with strikes here.
Nyholm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sissoko lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sissoko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nyholm is rocked!
Sissoko avoids the attempt from Nyholm to control.
Nyholm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sissoko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nyholm is bucking up trying to escape but Sissoko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Nyholm is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sissoko connects with a bit shot that sees Nyholm covering up! More strikes from Sissoko and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sissoko is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Sissoko!
Mohammed Sissoko decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Barris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Kellerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kellerman has chosen When Darkness Falls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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146 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Barris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakob Kellerman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barris dodges the punch combination from Kellerman.
Kellerman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kellerman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kellerman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kellerman stuffs the takedown attempt from Barris. Barris gets slowly back to his feet.
Barris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kellerman is fending him off so far but Barris persists. Nope, Kellerman circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kellerman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kellerman's guard.
Barris looking to pass the guard.
Barris pushing down on Kellerman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kellerman trying to control here.
Kellerman tries to roll over but Barris keeps him under control.
Kellerman trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barris is looking for a kimura here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barris is looking for a kimura but Kellerman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barris to get the leverage.
Barris trying to pass the guard but Kellerman defending well.
Kellerman is looking to control Barris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kellerman avoid being mounted?
Barris is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kellerman is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barris content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kellerman tries to roll over but Barris keeps him under control.
Kellerman wants to get back to his feet.
Barris seems to be looking for submissions.
Barris is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kellerman is bucking up trying to escape but Barris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barris working for a submission but Kellerman is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barris cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kellerman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barris avoids the attempt from Kellerman to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Barris there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Barris controlling the pace for now.
Kellerman tries to reverse the position but Barris maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barris is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kellerman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barris has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kellerman's face.
Barris is working for a guillotine from mount but Kellerman frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Barris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kellerman but Kellerman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kellerman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barris is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Barris or perhaps it was just good defense by Kellerman which made him look bad.
Barris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellerman throws out a leg kick but Barris moves out of range and Kellerman only half commits.
Barris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
John Barris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kellerman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kellerman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kellerman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kellerman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barris pushing down on Kellerman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kellerman is looking to escape.
Barris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kellerman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barris.
Kellerman is looking to improve his position.
Barris is looking to stall here but Kellerman recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barris trying to control the position from guard on top but Kellerman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barris tries to free his leg and advance position but Kellerman is retaining full guard.
Barris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barris wants to control from the top but Kellerman keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barris postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Barris wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A leg kick checked by Barris.
Kellerman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barris.
Kellerman throws a head kick that misses
and Kellerman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barris shoots in for a takedown but Kellerman shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Barris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kellerman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barris is out of range.
Barris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Barris dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kellerman circles away.
Barris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kellerman throws a nice looking combination but Barris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barris blocks a head kick by Kellerman.
Barris has a takedown stuffed.
Kellerman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kellerman's calf.
Barris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barris tries to close the distance and clinch but Kellerman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kellerman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barris pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kellerman back to the cage. Barris follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Kellerman does no damage.
Barris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kellerman swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Barris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kellerman misses with a wild combination.
Kellerman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barris thumps Kellerman with a low kick.
Barris moves out of range of the leg kick from Kellerman.
Barris misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barris fails to land the takedown.
Kellerman misses with a two punch combination.
Barris throws a series of punches but Kellerman avoids them all with ease.
Kellerman lands with a slapping head kick.
Kellerman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barris dives in and grabs Kellerman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kellerman pushes down on Barris's head and hops out.
Barris tries to clinch up but Kellerman circles away and keeps his distance.
Barris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jakob Kellerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barris closes the distance and clinches up with Kellerman, looking for a takedown. Barris pushes Kellerman against the cage but Kellerman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Kellerman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Barris clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kellerman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kellerman wants it to stay on the feet.
Barris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kellerman circles away.
Barris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kellerman if he has to take too many more of those.
Barris fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Barris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kellerman is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Barris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barris shoots in for a takedown but Kellerman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kellerman tries a head kick but it misses.
Kellerman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kellerman throws a low kick, looking for Barris's leg but Barris calmly moves out of range.
Kellerman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellerman throws a leg kick
and Barris counters with a three punch combo that has Kellerman backing up. Kellerman nods at Barris to acknowledge the strikes.
Barris tries to close the distance and clinch but Kellerman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Barris with the ground and pound from mount.
Kellerman tries to control the position but Barris now has his back.
Barris is cranking Kellerman's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Kellerman! He's tightened the choke and Kellerman is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Barris!
John Barris retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasara Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigoriev Maxim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maxim's choice of entrance music: Dolphin feat Stella - Eyes. This should be fireworks!
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165 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasara Hai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigoriev Maxim!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maxim throws a good cross that connects.
Maxim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hai misses with a takedown attempt
and Maxim counters with a straight right hand.
Maxim stuffs the takedown attempt from Hai. Hai gets slowly back to his feet.
Hai closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Maxim is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hai is controlling him well.
Hai working the head with strikes.
Maxim is pushing Hai's head away, looking to escape. Hai manages to hold on to the position though.
Hai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maxim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maxim is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hai is controlling him well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hai throws an elbow but Maxim slips to the side and avoids it well.
Maxim wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxim dodges the ground and pound from Hai.
Hai sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Maxim is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hai landing strikes.
Maxim tries to escape but Hai is in control.
Hai connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Maxim some visible discomfort.
Hai cracks Maxim with a big right hand but Maxim just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The strikes coming from Hai are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maxim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maxim is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Maxim takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Grigoriev Maxim has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hai is looking to take a break and control but Maxim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hai 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.
Maxim wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Maxim managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hai.
Hai creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hai trying to control the position but Maxim is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hai tries to score with some ground and pound. Maxim controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hai wants to control but Maxim is keeping him busy.
Hai cracks Maxim with a big elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maxim can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hai is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maxim has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maxim takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Maxim is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hai in side control lands a decent elbow.
That has opened up Grigoriev Maxim's cut even more.
Hai lands a few punches from side control.
The cut above Grigoriev Maxim's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Maxim is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hai is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxim looks gassed!
Maxim throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hai shoots in for a double leg but Maxim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasara Hai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maxim swivels and escapes.
Hai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maxim uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hai has time to react.
Vasara Hai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maxim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hai somewhat.
Hai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maxim sprawls well. Maxim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hai gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hai doesn't manage to clinch there - Maxim circles away.
Hai drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasara Hai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grigoriev Maxim's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hai changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Maxim looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Maxim tries to escape but Hai is in control.
Hai trying to control the position but Maxim is working away.
Hai lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Maxim down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxim is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hai is controlling him well.
Hai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maxim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maxim wants to get back to his feet but Hai is dominant here and he's now got Maxim's back!
Maxim has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Hai is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Maxim knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Maxim for a finish.
Maxim is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Hai scores with punches and elbows.
Maxim is trying to get back to his feet but Hai has full control of the position and if anything, Maxim has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Maxim covers up after that shot from Hai.
Hai punches Maxim on the ear.
Hai lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Maxim hold on?!
Grigoriev Maxim's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Grigoriev Maxim's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vasara Hai!
After the fight, Vasara Hai was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Kilpinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jaakko Kilpinen enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kilpinen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kilpinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kilpinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kilpinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kilpinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson cracks Kilpinen with a good jab.
Kilpinen throws a leg kick but Anderson moved away.
Anderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Anderson is thwarting Kilpinen's attempts to control the position.
Anderson is nestled in close to Kilpinen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kilpinen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kilpinen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpinen actively working from the bottom here.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Kilpinen dodges it nicely.
Anderson is trying to control. Kilpinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anderson passes to side control.
Anderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Anderson lands a few punches from side control.
Anderson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kilpinen down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kilpinen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anderson in side control, throwing shots but Kilpinen defends.
Kilpinen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Anderson lands a few punches from side control.
Anderson slows the pace down.
Anderson lands a few punches from side control.
Kilpinen is rocked!
Anderson tries for a kimura but Kilpinen is defending well.
Anderson lands some shots froms side control.
Anderson scoring with punches from side control.
Kilpinen is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kilpinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson'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.
Check out the look on Anderson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Anderson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Anderson tries to score with some ground and pound. Kilpinen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Anderson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Anderson grinds an elbow into Kilpinen's temple.
Kilpinen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kilpinen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson scoring with punches from side control.
Kilpinen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Anderson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Kilpinen looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Anderson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Anderson!
Alexander Anderson retains his light heavyweight title!
Alexander Anderson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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