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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Raisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Solid boxing
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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, Cody Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Raisi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan throws a right and a left that Raisi avoids nicely.
Duncan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duncan swings widly with a right hand
and Duncan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Duncan. Those never looked like landing.
Raisi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duncan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raisi closes the distance and clinches.
Duncan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raisi's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Duncan as the two fighters clinch.
Raisi is trying to pull guard but Duncan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Raisi tries to circle away but Duncan has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duncan.
Raisi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raisi trying to stall but Duncan improves his position.
Duncan digs a right hand into Raisi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raisi's gas tank.
Raisi jumps guard but Duncan stands there with Raisi around his waist. Raisi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Raisi is trying to stall.
Raisi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cody Duncan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Raisi.
Duncan can't find room to land a body shot as Raisi controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duncan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raisi misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan slows down the pace here.
Duncan lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duncan.
Raisi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Duncan to keep the fight standing.
Duncan scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Raisi jumps guard but Duncan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Duncan leaning against his opponent.
Raisi can't break the clinch.
Raisi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Duncan to keep the fight standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raisi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duncan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raisi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raisi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Duncan to keep the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Duncan.
Raisi 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.
Raisi working for a triangle but Duncan defends it easily.
Duncan stands and steps away. Raisi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Raisi throws a poor cross that misses
and Duncan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duncan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duncan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duncan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raisi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duncan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raisi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duncan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duncan misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duncan throws a combination that misses
and Raisi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Raisi is trying to work for a kimura but Duncan is defending well.
Raisi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raisi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Raisi stops Duncan from getting back to his feet.
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 Cody Duncan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Duncan misses with a wild combination.
Duncan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Duncan. Those never looked like landing.
Duncan misses with a combination
and Raisi counters with a leg kick.
Duncan slips a jab from Raisi.
Cody Duncan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duncan misses with a double jab
and Raisi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duncan misses with a double jab.
Duncan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raisi slips under a jab.
Raisi throws a jab but it's blocked by Duncan.
Duncan moves away from the strike by Raisi.
Duncan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Raisi backs up against the cage.
Cody Duncan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan throws a combination that misses
and Raisi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raisi is looking to control Duncan's arms but Duncan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raisi has his back to the cage.
Raisi manages to break the clinch.
Duncan swings for the body but Raisi moves out of range.
Duncan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duncan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raisi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duncan.
Duncan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Duncan misses with a double jab
and Duncan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Duncan.
Duncan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Raisi to counter with a crisp jab.
Raisi slips a jab and a cross from Duncan.
Duncan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raisi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duncan's waist but Duncan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raisi off to one side.
Duncan falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Raisi to counter with a crisp jab.
Duncan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raisi.
Raisi tries to clinch but Duncan moves away
letting Duncan counter with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duncan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duncan misses with a straight right.
Duncan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raisi circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Duncan dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Duncan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cody Duncan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raisi looks to land a right hand but Duncan moved out of range.
Raisi throws a hook but Duncan avoids it easily.
Raisi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Duncan throws a nice looking combination but Raisi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raisi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Duncan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Duncan prevents Raisi from improving position.
Duncan is looking for a sweep.
Raisi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Raisi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Raisi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Raisi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan is looking to regain half guard here but Raisi keeps moving and retains side control.
Duncan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Raisi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Duncan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Raisi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Raisi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Raisi with the ground and pound but Duncan regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan moves into full guard.
Raisi throws a strike but Duncan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duncan is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Raisi has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Duncan is looking to defend but Raisi has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Duncan! Raisi pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Duncan taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kalle Raisi!
A very excited looking Kalle Raisi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Wazowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fayth has chosen Awry Decade - Aisle of Denial as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Wazowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Fayth!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wazowski throws out a loose jab but Fayth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fayth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wazowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fayth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wazowski misses the jab.
Fayth is looking to score with low kicks.
Fayth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fayth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wazowski.
Wazowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wazowski connects with a body shot that sends Fayth's belly button to the back.
Fayth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fayth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wazowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wazowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth looking to pass the guard.
Fayth drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fayth jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wazowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fayth.
Fayth seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wazowski 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.
Fayth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fayth passes into half guard.
Wazowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fayth.
Fayth sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fayth trying to control the action but Wazowski is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazowski trying to hold on to Fayth's head to control him but Fayth postures up.
Fayth is working for a kimura but Wazowski is defending it quite comfortably.
Wazowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fayth.
Wazowski is concentrating on defense, preventing Fayth from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth is working for a kimura but Wazowski is defending it quite comfortably.
Wazowski trying to control from the bottom.
Fayth wants to free his trapped foot but Wazowski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fayth uses his free foot to push down on Wazowski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wazowski.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wazowski tries to hold on but Fayth pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Fayth dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wazowski misses with a hook. Fayth ducked under it nicely.
Wazowski avoids the head kick by Fayth.
Fayth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wazowski avoids the head kick by Fayth.
Fayth throws a head kick that misses.
Wazowski misses with a two punch combination.
Fayth shoots in and drives through. Wazowski sprawls well.
Fayth misses with an uppercut. Wazowski saw that one coming.
Wazowski lands an overhand right.
Wazowski misses with a takedown attempt - Fayth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wazowski scores with a shot to the body.
Fayth misses the jab.
Fayth throws an overhand right that lands on Wazowski's shoulder, as Wazowski tries to avoid the shot.
Wazowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fayth as he jumps to the side.
Fayth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wazowski circles away.
Mike Wazowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Fayth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth misses with a head kick.
Fayth throws a head kick that misses.
Fayth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fayth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fayth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fayth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fayth trying to control but Wazowski is working from the bottom.
Fayth tries to free his leg and advance position but Wazowski is retaining full guard.
Fayth postures up in Wazowski's guard and throws a big left but Wazowski blocks it.
Fayth postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wazowski is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fayth, into his guard.
Ray Fayth has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazowski landing with the ground and pound.
Wazowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Fayth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fayth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wazowski postures up and lands a big shot to Fayth's brow.
Fayth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fayth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wazowski because Fayth loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fayth with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Fayth unloads with some shots from mount but Wazowski bucks and avoids them well.
Fayth takes Wazowski's back.
Fayth looking for the RNC.
Fayth has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Wazowski! Can he survive? No! He's out! Fayth gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ray Fayth!
Our winner, Ray Fayth, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill has chosen Its Raining Men as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, IP Freely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenny Hill!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Freely counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hill wants to control but Freely is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Freely wants to pass to mount but Hill is defending the position.
Hill pushes Freely off and gets back to his feet.
Freely closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hill circles away.
Hill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Freely circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Freely is defended easily by Hill.
Freely fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for IP Freely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freely fails with a takedown attempt.
Hill leaves Freely with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely tries to clinch up but Hill circles away and keeps his distance.
Freely fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Freely tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hill is looking to clinch.
Hill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Freely's waist but Freely gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hill off to one side.
Hill has closed the distance and engaged Freely in a clinch.
Freely has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hill after a bit of a struggle.
Freely changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hill fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hill looks for a takedown but Freely sprawls well.
Freely 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Freely jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hill wants to stand but Freely is controlling the position.
Hill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hill working for a triangle but Freely defends it easily.
Freely is pushing down on Hill's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hill is fighting to maintain full guard but Freely has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freely is thwarting Hill's attempts to control the position.
Freely is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hill trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Freely pushes past his half guard into mount!
Hill looks winded!
Freely is landing with some decent strikes but Hill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hill trying desperately to get to his feet.
Freely controlling the position easily from mount.
Freely fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freely with the ground and pound from mount.
Hill takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hill is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freely looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hill is still in real trouble! Can Freely finish him?
Freely cracks Hill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Freely 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.
Freely can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hill is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freely lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Hill! Freely sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Hill and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). IP Freely!
IP Freely bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yokozuna Asashoryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yokozuna Asashoryu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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284 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yokozuna Asashoryu!
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, Peter Green!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asashoryu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Green doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Asashoryu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Peter Green has been cut.
Asashoryu drops Green with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Green looks back up at him and smiles so Asashoryu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Asashoryu swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yokozuna Asashoryu!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Yokozuna Asashoryu made sure he mentioned Brute, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grettis Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fdurtchz Millo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Busta Rhymes, Break ya neck. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grettis Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fdurtchz Millo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Millo.
Millo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ghost tries to sprawl but Millo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Millo is looking for a kimura here.
Ghost keeping control of the position.
Millo thows a huge punch but Ghost dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ghost is controlling Millo's trapped leg to prevent Millo from advancing to side control.
Ghost keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ghost blocking the ground and pound attempt from Millo.
Ghost is trying is best to control the position here.
Millo trying to pass the guard but Ghost defending well.
Ghost trying to hold on to Millo's head to control him but Millo postures up.
Millo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Millo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ghost moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ghost is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Millo tries to free his leg and advance position but Ghost is retaining full guard.
Millo trying to control but Ghost is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghost looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Grettis Ghost wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ghost fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Millo, pushing him back against the cage.
Millo is trying to trip Ghost. He has hold of a leg but Ghost is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Millo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Millo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Ghost to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Millo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Ghost pulls down on the head and he's put Millo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Grettis Ghost!
Our winner, Grettis Ghost, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolland Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koothrappali has chosen Punjab as his entrance music. Rajesh Koothrappali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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148 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rolland Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Koothrappali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koothrappali. That's going to slow Pierre down.
Pierre jabs at Koothrappali's body.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koothrappali.
Pierre lands a nice shot to the body.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
Koothrappali misses the shot to the body.
Pierre throws a right hand that Koothrappali ducks under and follows up with a left that Koothrappali also avoids with ease.
A big left from Koothrappali misses.
Pierre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koothrappali.
Pierre swings for the body but Koothrappali moves out of range.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre lands a nice looking body shot.
Pierre misses with a double jab.
Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierre takes a swing at Koothrappali's ribcage but misses.
Pierre jabs Koothrappali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koothrappali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Koothrappali tests Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierre misses with a straight left.
Koothrappali throws a shot to the body.
Koothrappali lands an overhand right.
Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Koothrappali is just out of range.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Koothrappali lunges at Pierre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pierre's hand.
Koothrappali throws a series of punches but Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Koothrappali connects with an inside leg kick.
Pierre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koothrappali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Pierre as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre scores with a nice head shot.
Koothrappali connects with the punch.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koothrappali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
Pierre tries to bum rush Koothrappali with a series of wild strikes but Koothrappali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koothrappali manages to avoid it.
Koothrappali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koothrappali doesn't seem bothered though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koothrappali.
Koothrappali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Koothrappali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierre cracks Koothrappali with an open hand slap.
Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali moves forwards but Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koothrappali throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Koothrappali lands a jab.
Pierre lands with a right hand.
Koothrappali misses with a hook. Pierre ducked under it nicely.
Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
Koothrappali misses with a right hand
and Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koothrappali has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pierre misses with the combination.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
Koothrappali is looking to slow Pierre down with leg kicks.
Pierre scores with a hook.
A head kick from Koothrappali lands but Pierre takes it in his stride.
Koothrappali cracks Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
Koothrappali misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a hook but Koothrappali blocks it.
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koothrappali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koothrappali works Pierre's body with a nice hook.
Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koothrappali.
A slow jab from Pierre misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koothrappali.
Pierre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Koothrappali misses.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Pierre.
Pierre moves away from the strike by Koothrappali.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koothrappali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Koothrappali throws a body punch but Pierre moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Koothrappali moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koothrappali. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koothrappali is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pierre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Koothrappali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Koothrappali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rajesh Koothrappali will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pierre throws a jab when Koothrappali was well out of range.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koothrappali.
Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koothrappali darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koothrappali throws a hook but Pierre blocks it.
A combination from Pierre does no damage.
Pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koothrappali slips under a jab.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Koothrappali saw that one coming.
Rolland Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koothrappali digs a good body shot into Pierre's ribs.
Pierre lands with an overhand left.
Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali connects with a right hand. Pierre shakes it off.
Koothrappali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koothrappali is looking to clinch.
Koothrappali scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koothrappali.
Pierre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koothrappali makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pierre 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.
Pierre lands an overhand right.
Koothrappali throws a looping overhand right but Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
Koothrappali throws a hook but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali looks to throw the jab but Pierre is out of range.
Koothrappali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Koothrappali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koothrappali throws out a loose jab but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Koothrappali misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre connects with a looping right hand.
Pierre throws a hook but Koothrappali blocks it.
A big right from Koothrappali misses.
Koothrappali connects with a single shot there.
Koothrappali throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koothrappali lands a leg kick that knocks Pierre off balance momentarily.
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!
Koothrappali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koothrappali rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koothrappali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Koothrappali.
Pierre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Koothrappali.
Pierre misses with a hook.
Koothrappali throws a shot to the body.
Pierre staying out of range there.
Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Koothrappali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierre's calf.
Koothrappali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koothrappali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierre.
Koothrappali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koothrappali misses with an uppercut
and Pierre counters with a two punch combo.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Pierre punishes Koothrappali's body with a nice straight punch.
Koothrappali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Koothrappali.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koothrappali connects with a looping right hand.
Pierre throws a hook to the side of Koothrappali's head but Koothrappali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koothrappali misses with a right hand
and Pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koothrappali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koothrappali slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre digs a good body shot into Koothrappali's ribs.
Koothrappali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre jabs Koothrappali right on the nose. Koothrappali blinks but takes it well.
Pierre moves away from the strike by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierre's sensitive parts.
Koothrappali walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pierre swinging wildly here.
Pierre throws a hook but Koothrappali blocks it.
Pierre lands a head shot.
Koothrappali clinches with his opponent.
Pierre avoids a wild elbow strike from Koothrappali.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Koothrappali keeps him there for the moment.
Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pierre is defending well for now.
Koothrappali throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Koothrappali 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! 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.
Pierre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koothrappali lands with a slapping head kick.
Koothrappali loads up on a big right hand but Pierre slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierre. Koothrappali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Koothrappali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre takes a swing at Koothrappali's ribcage but misses.
Koothrappali defending well as Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
Koothrappali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre slips a jab from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali misses with a hook. Pierre ducked under it nicely.
Koothrappali getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koothrappali lands an overhand right.
Koothrappali staying out of range there.
Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koothrappali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pierre looks to land a combination. Koothrappali sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Koothrappali finds it's way through Pierre's defenses.
Koothrappali tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre slips under a jab from Koothrappali.
Pierre misses with the combination.
Pierre blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali slips a jab from Pierre.
Good leg kick by Koothrappali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice cross by Koothrappali.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koothrappali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koothrappali wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koothrappali.
Pierre scores with a sloppy right hand. Koothrappali should have avoided that one.
Koothrappali wants to clinch.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koothrappali misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koothrappali at a distance.
Koothrappali tries to move into range but Pierre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rolland Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koothrappali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koothrappali.
Pierre lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koothrappali backs up against the cage.
Pierre walks into a jab.
Koothrappali's corner calls for a 1-2. Koothrappali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koothrappali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Koothrappali keeps him there for the moment.
Pierre tries to pull guard but Koothrappali forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Koothrappali is stalling here.
Pierre tries to pull guard but Koothrappali holds him up against the cage and eventually Pierre drops back down to his feet.
Koothrappali creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pierre's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koothrappali takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre avoids a wild elbow strike from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rajesh Koothrappali is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Koothrappali creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pierre's defenses.
Koothrappali pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pierre.
Pierre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koothrappali throws an elbow but it misses.
Koothrappali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolland Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre dodges an elbow strike from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pierre is defending well for now.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rajesh Koothrappali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koothrappali has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajesh Koothrappali!
During a confident post fight interview, Rajesh Koothrappali 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Draugovich Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grigori Draugovich Ii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric White!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draugovich Ii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White blocks the body kick.
White throws a hook but Draugovich Ii blocks it.
Draugovich Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Draugovich Ii.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Draugovich Ii's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Draugovich Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Draugovich Ii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Draugovich Ii's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Draugovich Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draugovich Ii. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grigori Draugovich Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draugovich Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White checks a leg kick.
Draugovich Ii digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
Draugovich Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draugovich Ii shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Draugovich Ii's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Draugovich Ii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from White.
Draugovich Ii misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Draugovich Ii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Draugovich Ii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White digs a good hook to Draugovich Ii's body.
White ducks under a wild hook from Draugovich Ii.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii misses with a kick to the body.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draugovich Ii lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into range.
White blocks a jab.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Draugovich Ii is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Draugovich Ii there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draugovich Ii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Draugovich Ii throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draugovich Ii moves away.
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 Grigori Draugovich Ii will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some wild striking there from White.
Draugovich Ii scoring well with a low kick there.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Draugovich Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Grigori Draugovich Ii is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from White.
White throws a hook to the side of Draugovich Ii's head but Draugovich Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Draugovich Ii lands the left hand.
Draugovich Ii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White moves out of range as Draugovich Ii throws a body kick.
White scores with a jab. Draugovich Ii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eric White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Draugovich Ii.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Draugovich Ii shoots in and drives through. White sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a left to the body.
Draugovich Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Eric White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Draugovich Ii counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
Draugovich Ii gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draugovich Ii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Draugovich Ii finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Draugovich Ii.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii misses with a body punch
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Draugovich Ii moves out of range as White strikes.
White throws the left hand but Draugovich Ii avoids the punch easily.
Draugovich Ii keeps White at a distance using the push kick.
Draugovich Ii lands a slapping body shot.
White lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draugovich Ii.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draugovich Ii. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draugovich Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Draugovich Ii rather than just go for the knockout.
White slips a straight right by Draugovich Ii.
White slips a jab from Draugovich Ii.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draugovich Ii lands with a right hand.
Draugovich Ii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Draugovich Ii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Draugovich Ii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range.
A jab from Draugovich Ii misses.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the body from Draugovich Ii misses
and White counters with a series of strikes. Draugovich Ii will be more careful next time no doubt.
Draugovich Ii is rocked!
Draugovich Ii misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Oh Draugovich Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by White.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Draugovich Ii seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice cross by White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from White does it's job there.
White takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Draugovich Ii shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Draugovich Ii fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. White sprawls well initially but Draugovich Ii persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
White is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to get back to full guard.
White slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
White working a defensive guard here.
Draugovich Ii looking to pass the guard.
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!
Draugovich Ii postures up.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Draugovich Ii being controlled here momentarily.
Eric White has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Draugovich Ii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Draugovich Ii finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Draugovich Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draugovich Ii scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draugovich Ii throws out the jab.
Draugovich Ii lands a slapping body shot.
White loads up on a big right hand but Draugovich Ii slips the punch.
White misses with a combination
and Draugovich Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Draugovich Ii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Eric White just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Draugovich Ii connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
White bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Draugovich Ii's head backwards.
Draugovich Ii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draugovich Ii.
White missing with a left hand there. Draugovich Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draugovich Ii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from White misses.
White cracks a nice hook into Draugovich Ii's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Draugovich Ii misses with a body punch
and White counters with a series of strikes. Draugovich Ii will be more careful next time no doubt.
Draugovich Ii lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Draugovich Ii loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Draugovich Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Draugovich Ii throws a good cross that connects.
Draugovich Ii throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
Draugovich Ii avoids the body shot from White.
White blocks a jab.
White moves out of range of the leg kick from Draugovich Ii.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White throws a series of punches but Draugovich Ii avoids them all with ease.
Draugovich Ii misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Draugovich Ii!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Draugovich Ii defending well though.
Draugovich Ii manages to get to full guard.
White sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Draugovich Ii doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! White paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Draugovich Ii - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Grigori Draugovich Ii!
Grigori Draugovich Ii retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Grigori Draugovich Ii made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Jarzyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wazza Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarzyna comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Omen. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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158 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysztof Jarzyna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazza Rooney!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarzyna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarzyna moves away from the strike by Rooney.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarzyna. Rooney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rooney cracks Jarzyna with a good jab.
Jarzyna scores with a nice strike.
Jarzyna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rooney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rooney misses with a body shot.
Rooney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Rooney does no damage.
Jarzyna misses the shot to the body.
Jarzyna misses with a body shot.
Rooney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rooney misses with a two punch combination.
Jarzyna lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rooney at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Jarzyna.
Jarzyna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jarzyna bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rooney's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarzyna prevents a body shot from Rooney.
Jarzyna misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Jarzyna.
Rooney fails to pull guard.
Jarzyna lands an uppercut.
Rooney trying to control the position but instead, Jarzyna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rooney into the cage.
A short uppercut from Jarzyna.
Jarzyna lands with a right to the head.
Rooney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rooney manages to break the clinch.
Rooney wants to land a leg kick but Jarzyna is out of range.
Rooney scores with a punch to the head.
Rooney is looking to clinch.
Rooney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jarzyna throws a hook but Rooney avoids it easily.
Rooney darts in trying to clinch
and Jarzyna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney moves in looking to clinch but Jarzyna pushes him off.
Rooney slips under a jab from Jarzyna.
Jarzyna swings for the body but Rooney moves out of range.
Jarzyna moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarzyna lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jarzyna lands a right hand.
Jarzyna lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rooney throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rooney is trying to push Jarzyna away but Jarzyna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jarzyna.
Jarzyna controlling the action here for a moment.
Rooney pushes Jarzyna back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jarzyna misses with some punches.
Come on Jarzyna - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jarzyna.
Rooney has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jarzyna after a bit of a struggle.
Rooney wants to get back to striking at distance but Jarzyna won't allow it.
Jarzyna lands a nice shot to the body.
Rooney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jarzyna just stands there and leans against the cage.
Krzysztof Jarzyna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wazza Rooney.
Rooney is trying to stall.
Rooney prevents a body shot from Jarzyna.
Jarzyna lands a nice shot to the body.
Jarzyna digs a right hand underneath Rooney's ribcage. Rooney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rooney looks winded!
Jarzyna lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jarzyna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarzyna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rooney backwards.
Jarzyna lands with a short shot to the head.
Jarzyna lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Jarzyna as the two fighters clinch.
Jarzyna scores with a shoulder strike.
Rooney is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jarzyna is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rooney to the mat. Rooney regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jarzyna works over Rooney with some ground and pound from guard.
Jarzyna working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rooney's head.
Jarzyna lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jarzyna makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jarzyna scoring with some ground and pound.
Rooney keeping moving, preventing Jarzyna from controlling successfully.
Rooney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jarzyna works over Rooney with some ground and pound from guard.
Jarzyna trying to control but Rooney is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rooney can't keep his opponent in guard - Jarzyna advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Jarzyna dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jarzyna slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rooney wants to clinch up but Jarzyna keeps it at a distance.
Jarzyna moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rooney misses with a combination
and Jarzyna moves into the clinch.
Jarzyna pushes Rooney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jarzyna lands a left hand.
Jarzyna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rooney.
Jarzyna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rooneys head.
Rooney tries to score a body lock takedown but Jarzyna shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jarzyna lands with a left to the head.
Jarzyna gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rooney is staying active underneath Jarzyna, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jarzyna is really struggling to control Rooney but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jarzyna lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jarzyna is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarzyna winds up and cracks Rooney with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jarzyna missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jarzyna takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rooney is staying active underneath Jarzyna, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jarzyna lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jarzyna lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jarzyna throws a strike but Rooney avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jarzyna preventing the sweep.
Jarzyna showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarzyna postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jarzyna is looking to work some ground and pound but Rooney has wrist control.
Jarzyna throws a big right hand that misses.
Jarzyna controlling from the top position.
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!
Rooney trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jarzyna is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rooney has his foot on Jarzyna's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jarzyna works his way back into a safe position though.
Jarzyna keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rooney's head.
Jarzyna has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jarzyna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jarzyna with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarzyna with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jarzyna engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jarzyna trying to control the position from guard on top but Rooney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jarzyna landing some decent shots from guard.
Jarzyna is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rooney working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jarzyna has passed into half guard!
Rooney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarzyna not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jarzyna lands with a punch from half guard.
Jarzyna content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jarzyna tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rooney knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rooney looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarzyna drops an elbow to the side of Rooney's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Jarzyna dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Jarzyna lands with a hook. Rooney tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rooney tries to keep at a distance but Jarzyna has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rooney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jarzyna manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jarzyna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rooney can do to turn this around?
Jarzyna lands with a light punch inside.
Rooney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Come on Jarzyna - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jarzyna lands a right hand.
A short right from Jarzyna.
Jarzyna works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jarzyna throws a head punch that misses.
Rooney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarzyna lands a hook that snaps the head of Rooney backwards.
A body shot lands from Jarzyna.
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!
Jarzyna pushes Rooney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jarzyna has hold of one of Rooney's legs. Rooney is fighting the takedown attempt but Jarzyna gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jarzyna is in close to Rooney's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jarzyna slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rooney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jarzyna throws a strike but Rooney rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jarzyna 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.
Jarzyna keeping full guard, as Rooney tries to pass.
Jarzyna wants to sweep here but Rooney controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarzyna keeping moving, preventing Rooney from controlling successfully.
Jarzyna tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jarzyna kicks Rooney off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarzyna scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jarzyna has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jarzyna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jarzyna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Jarzyna.
Rooney struggles to land a body shot inside as Jarzyna controls his hands.
Rooney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jarzyna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jarzyna holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarzyna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jarzyna lands with a left to the head.
Jarzyna avoiding damage.
Jarzyna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krzysztof Jarzyna has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jarzyna prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jarzyna lands with a light punch inside.
Jarzyna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rooneys head.
Rooney stalling in the clinch but Jarzyna improves position.
Jarzyna lands a body shot.
Rooney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jarzyna digs a right hand underneath Rooney's ribcage. Rooney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rooney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jarzyna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rooney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jarzyna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krzysztof Jarzyna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarzyna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jarzyna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rooney's efforts to push away.
Jarzyna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rooney is trying to maintain a safe position but Jarzyna gets an underhook and turns Rooney into the cage.
Rooney misses with a punch on the inside.
Rooney looking to throw knees to the head but Jarzyna is blocking nicely.
Wazza Rooney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rooney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jarzyna smiles and moves away.
Jarzyna rushes Rooney and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jarzyna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Rooney fails to land.
Rooney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krzysztof Jarzyna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jarzyna 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krzysztof Jarzyna!
Krzysztof Jarzyna seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cechini Muszyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Barris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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143 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
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144 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cechini Muszyna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Barris!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Barris. Those never looked like landing.
Barris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Muszyna throws a leg kick but Barris checks it.
Barris closes the distance but Muszyna moves to the side
and Muszyna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muszyna connects with a jab.
Barris is rocked!
Barris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barris is still on wobbly legs! Can Muszyna finish him?
Muszyna throws a hook but Barris avoids it easily.
Barris gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Muszyna gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cechini Muszyna!
Cechini Muszyna 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Springer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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156 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Jerry Springer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Springer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Springer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan misses with a hook
and Springer counters with a big head kick but Balkan shrugs it off.
Balkan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Balkan lands a head kick. Springer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Balkan throws a right hand that misses
and Springer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balkan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Springer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Springer slips a jab and a cross from Balkan.
Balkan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Balkan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balkan throws a leg kick which misses Springer's front leg but catches the back leg as Springer tries to avoid it.
Springer tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Balkan to counter with a crisp jab.
Springer is rocked!
Balkan throws a sloppy head kick and Springer moves out of range easily.
Springer is still on wobbly legs! Can Balkan finish him?
Balkan scores with a leg kick.
Balkan ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Springer's jaw. Springer's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Balkan does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jami Balkan!
Jami Balkan retains his featherweight title!
Jami Balkan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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