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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miladin Kovacevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solidus Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovacevic comes to the cage accompanied by Rocknrolla'. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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220 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miladin Kovacevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solidus Snake!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snake misses with a lunging right hand
and Kovacevic counters with a stiff right hand.
Snake looks for the body kick but Kovacevic saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovacevic. Snake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miladin Kovacevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovacevic moves away.
Snake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovacevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Snake.
Snake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kovacevic misses with a body kick.
Kovacevic fakes the leg kick and cracks Snake in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacevic lands a head kick that stumbles Snake and the fighters go to the mat.
Snake is rocked!
It looks like Solidus Snake has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kovacevic cracks Snake with a solid left hand.
Snake is still in real trouble! Can Kovacevic finish him?
Kovacevic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Snake is aggressively charging in as Kovacevic backs up avoiding any damage. Kovacevic tosses out a jab and Snake runs right into it face first! Snake is out cold! Kovacevic dropped down on all fours and is barking in Snake's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miladin Kovacevic!
A relieved looking Miladin Kovacevic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gus Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dengel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Papillon. Parker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Machine Gun - Commodores. Gus Dengel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
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159 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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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
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gus Dengel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Parker!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws a series of strikes that have Dengel backpedaling.
Parker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dengel tries to move into range but Parker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dengel's hands.
Dengel closes the distance and pushes Parker back into the cage.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Dengel.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
Parker closes the distance and pushes Dengel back into the cage.
Parker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker takes an elbow to the temple.
Parker avoiding damage as Dengel throws knees to the body.
Dengel lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.
It looks like Todd Parker has been cut.
Dengel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dengel managing to block the knees to the body from Parker.
Dengel misses with an elbow strike.
Dengel struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Parker lands a knee to the head.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dengel backwards.
Dengel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Dengel pushes off an throws an elbow but Parker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Parker.
Parker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dengel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Parker dodges an elbow strike from Dengel.
Dengel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dengel tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Dengel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker manages to break the clinch.
Parker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parker checks a leg kick nicely.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheers as Parker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dengel doesn't seem phased though.
Parker lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker scores with a jab to the head.
Dengel tries to move into range but Parker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parker with a hook.
Parker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dengel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Dengel's head.
Dengel misses with a knee strike.
Dengel tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Dengel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dengel tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Parker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Parker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dengel misses with a knee strike.
Dengel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dengel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Parker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dengel is breathing heavily.
Parker lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dengel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parker's brow.
Parker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Parker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dengel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parker's brow.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker cracks Dengel with an open hand slap.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Dengel wants to clinch.
Dengel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Parker counters with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Parker. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Dengel wants to clinch
and Parker counters with a left to the body.
Todd Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dengel misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Parker. That snapped Dengel's head back.
Dengel tries to clinch up.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Parker cracks Dengel with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dengel misses with a lunging right hand
and Parker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Danga de danga de dang - Parker scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dengel wants to clinch
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dengel walks into a jab.
Dengel tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dengel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dengel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dengel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dengel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dengel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dengel tries to keep at a distance but Parker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parker blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Parker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Dengel.
Dengel tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Parker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Todd Parker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Parker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dengel tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
A lazy left from Parker finds it's target.
Dengel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parker.
Good shot there by Parker.
Parker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dengel's head backwards.
Dengel is looking to clinch.
Parker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dengel moves to clinch but Parker breaks away
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Dengel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker connects with a jab.
Dengel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parker.
Dengel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Dengel is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel looks to clinch
and Parker counters with a left to the body.
Parker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dengel's calf.
A jab from Parker finds it's way through Dengel's defenses.
Oh Dengel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dengel throws a wild hook but Parker just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Dengel gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Parker raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Todd Parker!
Todd Parker 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 Lex Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beno Gruffo (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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28
270 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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250 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lex Luther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beno Gruffo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luther throws a hook but Gruffo blocks it.
Gruffo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Lex Luther has been cut.
Luther lands a head kick. Gruffo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Beno Gruffo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luther throws a sloppy head kick
and Gruffo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gruffo checks a leg kick.
Luther fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gruffo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luther throws a body kick that misses.
Gruffo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Luther checks it well.
Luther waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gruffo.
Gruffo throws a leg kick
letting Luther counter with a right hand.
Luther takes a swing at Gruffo's ribcage but misses.
Luther tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gruffo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luther takes a swing at Gruffo's ribcage but misses.
Luther slips a jab and a cross from Gruffo.
Luther has closed the distance and engaged Gruffo in a clinch.
Gruffo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luther gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gruffo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gruffo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luther has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gruffo breaks the clinch.
Luther tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gruffo lands with a shot to the body.
Luther is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gruffo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luther at a distance.
Luther throws a wild body kick that Gruffo sees coming a mile off.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gruffo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luther punishes Gruffo's body with a nice straight punch.
Gruffo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luther is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luther connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Luther throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luther closes the distance and clinches.
Gruffo lands a right hand.
Gruffo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gruffo managing to block the knees to the body from Luther.
Luther takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gruffo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luther tries to clinch but Gruffo is having none of it.
Gruffo cracks Luther with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gruffo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Luther takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gruffo lands with a kick to the temple. Luther shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Luther takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Luther drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gruffo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luther throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo drives through and clinches with Luther against the cage.
Gruffo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gruffo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gruffo.
Gruffo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gruffo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gruffo lands a big head kick that sends Luther tumbling to the mat! Gruffo takes a step backwards and waves Luther back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Luther is rocked!
Gruffo circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Luther to the canvas! Luther doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gruffo keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beno Gruffo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Beno Gruffo made sure he mentioned Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plo comes to the cage accompanied by ISIS - Grinning Mouths. Spencer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ride Of The Valkyries - Richard Wagner. 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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157 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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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
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Plo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plo throws a hook but Spencer blocks it.
Plo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Spencer is trying to defend but Plo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Plo trying to control from half guard but Spencer is working away.
Spencer gets full guard.
Spencer has his foot on Plo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Plo works his way back into a safe position though.
Plo wants to control from the top but Spencer keeps moving.
Spencer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.
Spencer looking for a guillotine here but Plo defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo trying to control the position from guard on top but Spencer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.
Spencer wants to sweep but no luck.
Patrick Plo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Plo stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Plo misses.
Plo cracks Spencer with a good jab.
Spencer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Plo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Plo misses the shot to the body.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown but Plo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Patrick Plo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Spencer.
Plo 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.
Plo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spencer is keeping the position for now.
Plo wanted to stand there but Spencer had control of the 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!
Spencer wants to sweep but no luck.
Spencer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Plo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Spencer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Plo is aware though and is defending well.
Plo connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.
Spencer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Plo trying to control but Spencer is working from the bottom.
Plo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Plo won't allow Spencer to sweep him here.
We're going to have a standup here because Patrick Plo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Plo throws a right hand that misses
and Spencer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Horrible takedown by Spencer or perhaps it was just good defense by Plo which made him look bad.
Plo throws a jab when Spencer was well out of range.
Spencer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plo.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown but Plo shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo misses with a straight left.
Spencer cracks Plo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Plo digs a good hook to Spencer's body.
Plo misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Plo.
Plo throws a body punch but Spencer moves out of range.
Plo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Plo.
It looks like Mark Spencer has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plo stuffs the takedown.
Plo looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer swings widly with a right hand
and Plo counters with a straight right hand.
Plo scores with the left hand. Spencer knows he should have avoided that one.
Good work by Plo as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Plo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Spencer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Plo just misses with a punch to the body.
Plo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Plo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spencer doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut lands for Plo. That snapped Spencer's head back.
Plo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spencer counters with a low kick, right behind Plo 's knee.
Plo cracks Spencer with an open hand slap.
Mark Spencer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Plo throws a head kick that misses.
Spencer jabs Plo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spencer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Plo's head backwards.
Patrick Plo is winning the standup battle so far.
Plo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spencer counters with a left to the body.
Plo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice combination there by Spencer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo connects with a body shot that sends Spencer's belly button to the back.
Plo thuds a left hand into Spencer's body.
Plo tries a low kick but Spencer avoids it.
Plo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spencer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Plo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spencer!
Plo with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plo raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Plo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Spencer is in a horrible position here. Plo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Plo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer tries to hold on but Plo postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Spencer can't escape the position.
Spencer throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Plo tries to control but Spencer wriggling away.
Spencer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Plo controlling his opponent.
Spencer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo trying to control but Spencer is having none of it.
Spencer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Plo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spencer?
Spencer is squirming around, avoiding Plo's attempts to control the action.
Spencer wants to control but Plo is having none of it.
Plo looking to control but Spencer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Spencer is trying to escape the mount.
Plo landing strikes from the mount and Spencer is in trouble!
Plo wants to control the pace but Spencer is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Plo wants to control the pace but Spencer is squirming around nicely.
Plo controlling the pace for now.
Spencer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Spencer is looking for a sweep. Plo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Plo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Plo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Spencer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Plo misses with a body punch
and Spencer counters with a leg kick.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown but Plo shows good takedown defense.
Plo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Spencer on his heels. He'll look to pass Spencer's guard now, I'm sure.
Spencer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Spencer looking for a guillotine here but Plo defends easily.
Plo postures up and lands a big shot to Spencer's brow.
Spencer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.
Spencer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spencer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Spencer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Plo has managed to get both his arms back between Spencer's legs - danger averted.
Spencer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spencer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Plo is aware though and is defending well.
Plo is stalling in the full guard.
Plo trying to control but Spencer is working from the bottom.
Spencer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spencer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Plo controls the pace.
Patrick Plo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Plo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer tries for a takedown but Plo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Spencer postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Plo is on top in guard.
Spencer controls Plo momentarily but Plo frees himself.
Plo content to stall in guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plo lands a couple of elbows.
Plo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Plo wants to control but Spencer is keeping him busy.
Plo takes a little break here. Spencer wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Spencer down.
The referee asks Plo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Plo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Plo is putting a hurting on Spencer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Spencer tries to bench press Plo off him but Plo keeps the position.
Spencer taking a bit of punishment here - Plo scoring with strikes.
Spencer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Spencer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Plo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spencer takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Spencer is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo trying to control the action but Spencer is working from the bottom.
Plo lands a nice forearm strike.
Plo working away.
Check out the look on Plo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Patrick Plo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Plo working the head with strikes.
Spencer is looking to reverse the position.
Spencer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Spencer is rocked!
Plo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Spencer will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Spencer is still in real trouble! Can Plo finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer seems to have recovered his senses.
Plo'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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Plo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Plo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Plo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Patrick Plo waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kujansuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Steele (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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254 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kujansuu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Steele!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele throws a quick inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steele checks a leg kick.
Steele thuds his shin into the meat of Kujansuu's side.
Steele moves out of range as Kujansuu throws a body kick.
Steele misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kujansuu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steele in his tracks.
Kujansuu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kujansuu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kujansuu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Kujansuu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kujansuu moves forwards but Steele connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kujansuu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Steele misses.
Kujansuu connects with a solid leg kick.
Kujansuu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele lands a leg kick that knocks Kujansuu off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kujansuu.
Steele is looking to chop away at Kujansuu's legs.
Kujansuu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steele.
A bone on bone clash there as Steele blocks the leg kick.
A combination from Kujansuu does no damage.
Kujansuu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Dan Steele has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele slips a jab from Kujansuu.
Kujansuu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kujansuu drops Steele with a beautiful combination! Steele stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kujansuu is looking for the KO!
Kujansuu lands a nice looking body shot.
Kujansuu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Steele misses with the combination.
Steele slips a jab and a cross from Kujansuu.
Kujansuu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steele is rocked!
Steele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kujansuu.
Steele is still on wobbly legs! Can Kujansuu finish him?
A jab from Kujansuu misses.
Kujansuu looks to throw the jab but Steele is out of range.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
Kujansuu throws a quick head kick that knocks Steele silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Kujansuu is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kalle Kujansuu!
A very excited looking Kalle Kujansuu 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katla Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant comes to the cage accompanied by Alice in Chains - Rooster. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katla Vanagandr!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vanagandr connects with a body shot.
Grant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grant connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Katla Vanagandr has been cut.
Vanagandr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vanagandr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanagandr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grant blocks it with crossed arms.
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vanagandr blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vanagandr.
Grant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grant throws an elbow but misses.
Grant with a knee to the head.
Grant lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vanagandr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grant lands a damaging elbow.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanagandr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grant creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vanagandr's defenses.
That has opened up Katla Vanagandr's cut even more.
Grant lands a hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Katla Vanagandr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
Grant putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vanagandr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vanagandr looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Grant.
Vanagandr missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Grant.
Grant is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Vanagandr tries to break Grant's hands from around his neck, Grant unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Vanagandr will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Cody Grant!
Cody Grant 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Montros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montros has chosen Going Under - Evanescence as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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14 - 13 - 0 |
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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
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Montros!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montros misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alavaara. Montros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montros bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alavaara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Montros throws a solid leg kick but Alavaara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Montros.
Alavaara misses with a shot to the body
and Alavaara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alavaara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Montros scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alavaara doesn't seem bothered though.
Montros does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alavaara tries to clinch there but Montros circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Montros, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alavaara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montros.
Alavaara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
An inside leg kick lands from Alavaara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alavaara.
Montros checks a leg kick.
Alavaara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Montros throws a right hand that Alavaara ducks under and follows up with a left that Alavaara also avoids with ease.
Montros takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A left and a right from Alavaara both land. Nice combination.
Montros is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alavaara digs a good body shot into Montros's ribs.
Montros looks winded!
Alavaara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Montros is still on wobbly legs! Can Alavaara finish him?
Jason Montros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alavaara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alavaara lands a nice shot to the body.
Montros looks up at the clock. Bad move! Alavaara lands a right hand from hell, dropping Montros. Alavaara pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauri Alavaara!
Mauri Alavaara managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Wailer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazar Nimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wailer comes to the cage accompanied by Soul Rebel. 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bunny Wailer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lazar Nimirov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimirov throws an off balance right hand
and Wailer counters with a two punch combo.
Wailer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nimirov misses the jab.
Wailer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wailer misses with a body shot.
Nimirov checks the leg kick.
Wailer lands a slapping body shot.
Nimirov misses with a body shot.
Nimirov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimirov shoots in for a takedown but Wailer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nimirov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wailer.
Wailer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimirov.
Nimirov swings widly with a right hand
and Wailer counters with a stiff right hand.
Nimirov looks to throw the jab but Wailer is out of range.
No luck for Nimirov with that takedown attempt.
Nimirov misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimirov shoots in and drives through. Wailer sprawls well.
Bunny Wailer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lazar Nimirov.
Nimirov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wailer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nimirov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lazar Nimirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wailer misses with a body shot.
Nimirov scores with a jab to the head.
Wailer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nimirov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wailer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nimirov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nimirov misses with a takedown attempt - Wailer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wailer has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimirov.
Nimirov blocking some punches.
Wailer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wailer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wailer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wailer lands with a short shot to the head.
Wailer swings wildly with an uppercut but Nimirov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wailer misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Wailer.
Nimirov wants to take the fight to the mat but Wailer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wailer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nimirov takes a shot to the head.
Wailer misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wailer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimirov is looking for a takedown.
Wailer scores with a shoulder strike.
Wailer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wailer misses with a body punch.
Wailer scores with a shoulder strike.
Nimirov breaks the clinch.
Nimirov throws a lazy right hand but Wailer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wailer throws a powerful right kick. Nimirov tried to block low but the kick was high! Nimirov was taken right off of his feet! Wailer jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bunny Wailer!
Bunny Wailer 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Sarsola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarsola's entrance music is Mono - 16.12. A fine choice. Duddy has chosen Dropkick Murphys - 'Loyal to No One' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
197 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Sarsola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Duddy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Duddy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sarsola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sarsola throws a low kick but Duddy avoids it.
Sarsola lands a jab to the head.
Duddy throws a leg kick that misses.
Duddy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sarsola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duddy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duddy is looking to land body kicks.
Sarsola moves out of range as Duddy strikes.
Sarsola connects with an inside leg kick.
Duddy is looking to land body kicks.
Sarsola throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Duddy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duddy throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarsola avoids a kick to the body.
Sarsola thuds his shin into the meat of Duddy's side.
Sarsola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sarsola lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sarsola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarsola is just out of range.
Sarsola's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duddy under the eye.
Sarsola moves out of range of the body kick.
Sarsola connects with a leg kick. Duddy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duddy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leo Sarsola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarsola lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duddy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sarsola looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarsola postures up and lands a big shot to Duddy's brow.
Duddy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sarsola defends well.
Sarsola trying to control the position from guard on top but Duddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola is in close to Duddy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sarsola pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duddy is keeping the position for now.
Duddy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Duddy keeping moving, preventing Sarsola from controlling successfully.
Duddy working a defensive guard here.
Duddy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarsola drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Duddy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sarsola has Duddy in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola keeping moving, preventing Duddy from controlling successfully.
Sarsola throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Duddy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sarsola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sarsola is on top in guard.
Duddy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Duddy has an active guard here but Sarsola has managed to pass into half guard.
Sarsola is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sarsola is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sarsola wants to take a breather but Duddy is having none of it.
Duddy wants to improve his position but Sarsola is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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. Sarsola connects with a nice short shot to Duddy's temple.
Sarsola scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarsola landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Sarsola dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sarsola has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Duddy misses.
A shot to the liver by Sarsola. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sarsola.
A jab lands there for Duddy.
Duddy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sarsola is able to avoid easily.
Duddy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sarsola lands a nice hook to Duddy's body. Duddy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duddy blocks a jab.
Duddy walks into a stiff left hand from Sarsola.
Duddy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Duddy.
Duddy throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarsola.
Duddy scores with a shot to the body.
Sarsola looks to land a right hand but Duddy moved out of range.
Sarsola misses with the body kick
and Duddy counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sarsola 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.
Duddy looking for a guillotine here but Sarsola defends easily.
Sarsola throws a big right hand that misses.
Duddy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duddy trying to keep a closed guard but Sarsola is proving a slippery customer.
Sarsola working some strikes from top position.
Duddy trying to keep a closed guard but Sarsola is proving a slippery customer.
Sarsola lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy keeping full guard, as Sarsola tries to pass.
Sarsola stays in close to Duddy's body and controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duddy is looking to sweep but instead, Sarsola has passed into half guard.
Sarsola takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Duddy wants to control but Sarsola is keeping busy.
Leo Sarsola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sarsola is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sarsola 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.
Duddy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Duddy regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sarsola sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duddy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sarsola has picked Duddy up and slammed him! Duddy can't keep hold of the triangle and Sarsola manages to pass to side control!
Duddy is being controlled here.
Duddy is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Sarsola scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola trying to control the position but Duddy is working away.
Sarsola is really struggling to control Duddy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Duddy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Duddy gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarsola takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Duddy is looking to improve his position.
Sarsola takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duddy trying to control from the bottom.
Sarsola is keen to just control but Duddy is a slippery customer.
Sarsola throwing shots but Duddy is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Sarsola dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sarsola throws a hook but Duddy avoids it easily.
Sarsola shoots in and bounces Duddy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Duddy trying to control the position.
Sarsola pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duddy is keeping the position for now.
Sarsola got a little sloppy there for a moment and Duddy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sarsola has managed to get both his arms back between Duddy's legs - danger averted.
Duddy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sarsola trying to hold on to Duddy's head to control him but Duddy postures up.
Duddy prevents Sarsola from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sarsola doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Duddy.
Duddy trying to advance position but Sarsola counters by regaining guard.
Duddy preventing the sweep.
Duddy looking to sit in guard and control but Sarsola gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Duddy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sarsola's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duddy defends well.
Duddy won't allow Sarsola to sweep him here.
Sarsola throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Duddy preventing the sweep.
Sarsola has his foot on Duddy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Duddy works his way back into a safe position though.
Sarsola controlling the position.
Sarsola keeping moving, preventing Duddy from controlling successfully.
Sarsola wants to sweep here but Duddy controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy looking to pass the guard.
Duddy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sarsola is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Duddy, into his guard.
Duddy has momentary wrist control but Sarsola slips an elbow through the middle.
Duddy working a defensive guard here.
Duddy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sarsola is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Duddy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duddy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sarsola trying to control the position from guard on top but Duddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duddy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sarsola distracts Duddy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Duddy keeping full guard, as Sarsola tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarsola makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sarsola trying to control but Duddy is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Sarsola clearly takes 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.
Duddy slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sarsola.
Some bone on bone action there as Duddy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duddy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sarsola throws a hook but Duddy blocks it.
Duddy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duddy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sarsola.
Duddy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duddy tries to land a leg kick but Sarsola saw it coming and moves away.
Sarsola checks the leg kick.
Sarsola throws a head kick that misses
and Duddy counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarsola looks to land a combination. Duddy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sarsola shoots for a takedown but Duddy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy misses with a body kick.
Duddy feints a jab promting Sarsola to slip. Duddy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sarsola slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Duddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarsola moves away.
Sarsola looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duddy is fending him off so far but Sarsola persists. Nope, Duddy circles away and we're back to standing.
Duddy ducks under a wild hook from Sarsola.
Duddy lands with an uppercut that bounces Sarsola off the cage and back into range.
Duddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarsola moves away.
Duddy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sarsola.
Duddy throws a hook but Sarsola blocks it.
Sarsola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Duddy as Sarsola shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Sarsola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duddy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Duddy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarsola takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy misses with a looping right.
Sarsola closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sarsola lands in his opponent's guard.
Sarsola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Duddy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sarsola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Duddy is trying to control the position but Sarsola postures up.
Sarsola wants to control from the top but Duddy keeps moving.
Sarsola is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola scoring with punches to the head and body.
Duddy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sarsola trying to control the position from guard on top but Duddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sarsola postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sarsola is in close to Duddy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Duddy looking to control.
Sarsola's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Duddy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sarsola defends well.
Duddy keeping moving, preventing Sarsola from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Duddy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sarsola, into his guard.
Sarsola keeping full guard, as Duddy tries to pass.
Duddy trying to control but Sarsola is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duddy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duddy advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Leo Sarsola will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Sarsola misses.
Sarsola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duddy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Duddy misses with a hook
and Sarsola counters with a nice body shot.
Sarsola looks to throw the jab but Duddy is out of range.
Sarsola checks a leg kick.
Sarsola throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duddy. That's going to slow Sarsola down.
Duddy 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.
Duddy throws a shot from downtown. Sarsola moves away and avoids it.
Sarsola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duddy.
A punch combination from Duddy misses.
Sarsola tries for a takedown but Duddy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sarsola tries for a takedown but Duddy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Sarsola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duddy keeps Sarsola at a distance using the push kick.
Duddy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sarsola.
Sarsola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duddy's head backwards.
Duddy loads up on a big right hand but Sarsola slips the punch.
Sarsola blocks a head kick by Duddy.
A jab from Sarsola misses.
Duddy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sarsola.
Duddy throws the kick towards the body but Sarsola avoids it.
Leo Sarsola is winning the standup battle so far.
Duddy misses with a kick to the body.
Duddy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Duddy.
Duddy looks to land a left hand but Sarsola moved out of range nicely.
Sarsola shoots for a takedown but Duddy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sarsola walks into a jab.
Duddy lands with an uppercut that bounces Sarsola off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola throws a hook but Duddy blocks it.
Duddy lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duddy cracks Sarsola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Duddy misses with a body shot.
Duddy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sarsola takes one to the chin there.
Duddy scores with a punch to the head.
Sarsola swings widly with a right hand
and Duddy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duddy connects with a solid leg kick.
Sarsola steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Duddy. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by Sarsola.
That kick from Duddy tenderised Sarsola's leg. Sarsola is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sarsola ducks under a wild hook from Duddy.
Sarsola throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy misses with a hook. Sarsola ducked under it nicely.
Sarsola misses with a wild body shot.
John Duddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duddy tries to land a front kick but Sarsola steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
John Duddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarsola connects with a solid leg kick.
Sarsola moves out of range as Duddy throws a body kick.
Duddy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sarsola.
Sarsola bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Sarsola crashes against the mat.
Duddy tries to improve position but can't.
Duddy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sarsola's best efforts.
Sarsola thows a huge punch but Duddy dodges it nicely.
Duddy throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duddy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sarsola is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duddy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Duddy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sarsola has picked Duddy up and slammed him! Duddy can't keep hold of the triangle and Sarsola manages to pass to side control!
Leo Sarsola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Sarsola lands a few punches from side control.
Sarsola content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sarsola working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duddy misses with an elbow from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Duddy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sarsola has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Sarsola!
Leo Sarsola retains his middleweight title!
Leo Sarsola made sure to mention his sponsor, Perkele! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanovits's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Odorants - This Night. Sergei Ivanovits could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harri Mulqvist's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Ivanovits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovits moves out of range of the strikes.
Mulqvist just misses with a punch to the body.
Mulqvist throws a right hand that misses
and Ivanovits counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivanovits attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mulqvist clobbers Ivanovits with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harri Mulqvist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanovits throws a nice looking combination but Mulqvist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mulqvist throws a chopping leg kick but Ivanovits manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mulqvist looks to throw the jab but Ivanovits is out of range.
A jab from Mulqvist misses.
Ivanovits misses with the body kick
and Mulqvist counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanovits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist connects with an inside leg kick.
Ivanovits throws out a leg kick but Mulqvist moves out of range and Ivanovits only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovits misses with a wild body shot.
Ivanovits swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mulqvist to counter with a crisp jab.
Mulqvist wants to clinch.
Ivanovits throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mulqvist, right into the meat.
Ivanovits fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ivanovits tries a head kick but it misses.
Mulqvist takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mulqvist cracks the inside of Ivanovits's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mulqvist. Ivanovits shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanovits moves away.
Ivanovits checks the leg kick.
Mulqvist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ivanovits lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Ivanovits checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mulqvist scores with the left hand. Ivanovits knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Sergei Ivanovits has been cut.
Ivanovits moves out of range as Mulqvist strikes.
Mulqvist throws a push kick but Ivanovits slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mulqvist.
Ivanovits misses with a body shot.
Ivanovits checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ivanovits is able to avoid easily.
Mulqvist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mulqvist connects with a body shot that sends Ivanovits's belly button to the back.
Ivanovits checks a leg kick.
Mulqvist throws out a leg kick but Ivanovits moves out of range and Mulqvist only half commits.
Ivanovits paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ivanovits throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanovits throws a right hand that misses
and Mulqvist counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ivanovits ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mulqvist thows a body shot but no joy.
Crunch! Mulqvist slams his shin into Ivanovits's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovits misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mulqvist scores with a hook to the body. Ivanovits takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mulqvist fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ivanovits is breathing heavily.
Mulqvist throws a looping overhand right but Ivanovits ducks down to avoid it.
Ivanovits takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mulqvist has closed the distance and engaged Ivanovits in a clinch.
Ivanovits gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mulqvist has Ivanovits pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanovits trying to control the position but instead, Mulqvist has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ivanovits into the cage.
Mulqvist scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Mulqvist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Ivanovits's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mulqvist lands with a nice body punch.
Mulqvist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mulqvist shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mulqvist is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ivanovits rather than just go for the knockout.
Mulqvist scores with a jab.
Mulqvist jabs Ivanovits right on the nose. Ivanovits blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mulqvist ducks under a wild hook from Ivanovits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mulqvist. That's going to slow Ivanovits down.
Mulqvist lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mulqvist misses with a looping left.
Ivanovits misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mulqvist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mulqvist drops Ivanovits with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ivanovits! Mulqvist dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harri Mulqvist!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Harri Mulqvist made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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