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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hopeless Place (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Collins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Never Give Up. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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245 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donovan Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hopeless Place!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Place misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Place shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Collins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Collins lands.
Collins takes a swing at Place's ribcage but misses.
Collins rushes Place and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Place fails to land.
Collins managing to block the knees to the body from Place.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
Collins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Place's head backwards.
Place moves out of range as Collins strikes.
Collins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Collins.
Collins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Place missing with knees to the body.
Place pulls guard effortlessly.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Place is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Collins content to stall in guard here.
Place has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Collins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins wants to stand but Place is controlling his posture from full guard.
Place trying to keep a closed guard but Collins is proving a slippery customer.
Collins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Place has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Collins has managed to get both his arms back between Place's legs - danger averted.
Place is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Collins stopping the sweep attempt from Place.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Place fails to land the takedown.
Collins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Place's hands.
Collins swings for the body but Place moves out of range.
Collins lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Hopeless Place has been cut.
Place should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Place gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Place tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Collins is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Place buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Place!! Place is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Collins throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donovan Collins!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Donovan Collins made sure he mentioned Pirates Powder, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Booey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaivo Huone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Booey!
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, Kaivo Huone!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huone is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Huone as Booey shoots in.
Huone throws a series of strikes that have Booey backpedaling.
Huone moves into the clinch.
Booey is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Huone can't fight it off and eventually Booey manages to take the fight to the floor. Huone looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Huone keeping moving, preventing Booey from controlling successfully.
Huone is looking to stand up but Booey isn't so interested in that idea.
Booey showing good wrestling skills to control 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!
Booey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huone is keeping the position for now.
Booey is pushing down on Huone's leg trying to pass to half guard. Huone is fighting to maintain full guard but Booey has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booey wants to control but Huone is keeping him busy.
Booey seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Booey is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Booey with good strikes from the mount here!
Booey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Booey content just to control the position here.
Booey misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booey unloads with some shots from mount but Huone bucks and avoids them well.
Booey punching from mount but Huone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Booey throws some wild stikes that Huone manages to avoid easily.
Huone working to try and regain half guard.
Booey 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.
Booey looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huone wants to hold on but Booey pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booey controlling the pace for now.
Booey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Booey lands a big elbow.
Huone is looking to improve his position but Booey isn't that keen on the idea.
Booey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Huone wants to try and get back to his feet.
Booey looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Booey unloading with bombs!
Booey content just to control the position here.
Booey throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Huone working to try and regain half 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!
Booey controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huone tries to reverse the position but Booey maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Booey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Booey.
Booey closes the distance and clinches up with Huone, looking for a takedown. Booey pushes Huone against the cage but Huone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Huone is looking to clinch but Booey is avoiding it.
Booey shoots for a double leg takedown but Huone sprawls well. He's pushed Booey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Booey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Booey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Huone as he avoids it easily.
Booey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Booey misses with a takedown attempt - Huone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Huone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Booey.
Huone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Booey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huone lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Booey goes down and covers up as Huone starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaivo Huone!
An out of breath Kaivo Huone thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veli Urhola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royler Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Underdogs day by ENTOMBED. 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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270 lbs
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28
278 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Urhola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Royler Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urhola leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Urhola closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Urhola gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Urhola pushes his legs off easily.
Urhola pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie trying to hold on to Urhola's head to control him but Urhola postures up.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie tries to roll over but Urhola keeps him under control.
Gracie is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Urhola is tapping! Great win for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Royler Gracie!
A relieved looking Royler Gracie 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Hattingh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouko Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
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30
221 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Hattingh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouko Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hattingh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones tries for a takedown but Hattingh circles away easily
and Hattingh counters with a nice uppercut.
Hattingh looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hattingh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones seems keen to control Hattingh's posture.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Hattingh which made him look bad.
Hattingh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hattingh prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Hattingh from standing up.
Jones has control of Hattingh's left arm, preventing Hattingh from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hattingh is keeping the position for now.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hattingh wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jouko Jones.
Hattingh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hattingh misses with a body shot.
Hattingh takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
George Hattingh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jouko Jones.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hattingh misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hattingh won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones controlling the position.
It looks like Jones might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Jones has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jouko Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hattingh's waist but Hattingh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jouko Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hattingh lands with a shot to the body.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hattingh is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Hattingh circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Hattingh which made him look bad.
George Hattingh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jouko Jones.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Hattingh.
Hattingh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Hattingh. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
George Hattingh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Hattingh misses.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hattingh as he avoids it easily.
Hattingh misses with a wild body shot.
Hattingh scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones shoots and misses
and Hattingh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattingh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hattingh swinging wildly here.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hattingh as he avoids it easily.
Hattingh misses with a two punch combination.
Hattingh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hattingh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hattingh shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hattingh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hattingh wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones managing to control the position.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hattingh!
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jouko Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hattingh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Hattingh's guard.
Hattingh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Hattingh dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Hattingh to counter with a crisp jab.
Hattingh jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hattingh sprawls well. Hattingh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hattingh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
George Hattingh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jouko Jones.
Hattingh moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hattingh leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hattingh. Hattingh obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones is rocked!
Hattingh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Hattingh finish him?
Hattingh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hattingh wants to stand but Jones has his arm trapped.
Jones wants to control but Hattingh postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jouko Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hattingh is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hattingh working away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hattingh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hattingh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hattingh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones dives in and grabs Hattingh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hattingh pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hattingh delivers a nice body kick.
Hattingh cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Hattingh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Hattingh scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hattingh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hattingh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hattingh tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hattingh circles away.
Hattingh pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Hattingh follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Hattingh which made him look bad.
Hattingh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jones is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jouko Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Hattingh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hattingh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Hattingh!
Jumping up and down and very excited, George Hattingh waved his t-shirt featuring ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85%'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy McRandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peeta Paka Spiduhmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiduhmon has chosen Bob Marley - Three Little Birds as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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182 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy McRandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peeta Paka Spiduhmon!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiduhmon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McRandy tries to bum rush Spiduhmon with a series of wild strikes but Spiduhmon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spiduhmon throws a low kick but it's checked well by McRandy.
McRandy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McRandy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spiduhmon swivels and escapes.
Spiduhmon looks to land a body kick but McRandy moved away.
A head kick misses from Spiduhmon.
McRandy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spiduhmon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by McRandy or perhaps it was just good defense by Spiduhmon which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy McRandy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spiduhmon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiduhmon gets caught napping as McRandy dives in and scores a takedown. Spiduhmon manages to retain guard.
McRandy throwing strikes but missing.
McRandy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spiduhmon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McRandy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McRandy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McRandy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spiduhmon wants to stand but McRandy is controlling the position.
McRandy scoring with some ground and pound.
McRandy throwing strikes but missing.
McRandy stands up over Spiduhmon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spiduhmon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McRandy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRandy throwing strikes but missing.
McRandy postures up in Spiduhmon's guard and throws a big left but Spiduhmon blocks it.
McRandy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRandy controlling from the top position.
Spiduhmon looking to control.
McRandy is looking to work some ground and pound but Spiduhmon has wrist control.
McRandy stays in close to Spiduhmon's body and controls the position.
Spiduhmon is trying to control the position but McRandy postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiduhmon looking to hit a scissor sweep but McRandy is one step ahead there.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Peeta Paka Spiduhmon wasn't active enough on the ground.
McRandy shoots in for a double leg but Spiduhmon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spiduhmon tries to sprawl but McRandy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McRandy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McRandy content to control rather than advance.
McRandy winds up and cracks Spiduhmon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McRandy winds up and cracks Spiduhmon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiduhmon is trying to maintain the position but McRandy is very close to passing his half guard.
Spiduhmon tries to get to full guard but McRandy has control of the leg.
Spiduhmon blocking the ground and pound attempt from McRandy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McRandy in particular looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRandy slips a nice elbow through Spiduhmon's hands, connecting with Spiduhmon's forehead.
McRandy 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.
Still in half guard, McRandy seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spiduhmon is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy McRandy dominated that round.
That's time! McRandy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spiduhmon throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Spiduhmon tenderised McRandy's leg. McRandy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spiduhmon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McRandy.
Spiduhmon misses with a head kick.
McRandy avoids the head kick by Spiduhmon.
Spiduhmon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McRandy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McRandy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McRandy throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Spiduhmon to regain full guard.
Spiduhmon keeping moving, preventing McRandy from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRandy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Spiduhmon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McRandy throws a big elbow that misses.
Spiduhmon wants to sweep but no luck.
Spiduhmon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McRandy forces his way into half guard.
Spiduhmon is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute McRandy jumps into side control!
McRandy is staying tight to Spiduhmon's torso, preventing him from escaping.
McRandy working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRandy controlling the position from side mount.
Spiduhmon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRandy is putting a hurting on Spiduhmon here, landing some big shots from side control.
McRandy trying to control the position but Spiduhmon is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spiduhmon can do anything to dispel that myth.
McRandy scoring with punches and elbows.
McRandy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McRandy controls the position from side control.
Spiduhmon is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRandy cracks Spiduhmon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Spiduhmon taking a bit of punishment here - McRandy scoring with strikes.
Spiduhmon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McRandy is chipping away with strikes.
McRandy prevents Spiduhmon from escaping the position.
Spiduhmon taking a bit of punishment here - McRandy scoring with strikes.
McRandy lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McRandy cracks Spiduhmon with a big right hand but Spiduhmon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McRandy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Spiduhmon to see if he's OK.
McRandy scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRandy in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Spiduhmon looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! McRandy turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy McRandy!
A very excited looking Andy McRandy 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Freese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freese comes into the arena with I'm Sexy And I Know It blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Craig Freese has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Freese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Barack Angle!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angle moves away from the strike by Freese.
Freese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown by Angle or perhaps it was just good defense by Freese which made him look bad.
Freese lands with a good body shot.
Angle misses with a two punch combination.
Angle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Angle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Freese circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Angle. Freese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freese throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Freese scores with a shot to the body.
Freese catches Angle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angle thows a body shot but no joy.
Angle slips under a jab from Freese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freese fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Craig Freese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freese throws a head kick but Angle moves out of range.
Freese catches Angle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Freese with a nice cross.
Freese lets loose with a powerful body kick. Angle will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freese fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Freese with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Angle looks winded!
Freese lands with a right hand.
Angle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Freese. That's going to slow Angle down.
Freese steps in with a hook that catches Angle right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Freese follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Angle looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Freese!
Craig Freese decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Romita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romita comes into the arena with Rollin' Like A Boss blaring out of the sound system. Logan Steele will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Romita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Steele!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romita fails with a takedown attempt.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt.
Steele throws a combination. Romita tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Steele tries to sprawl but Romita drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Romita controlling the action here.
Steele looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Romita is taking a breather. Steele says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Steele tries to get to full guard but Romita has control of the leg.
Romita moves into full mount! Steele won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romita wants to finish this one by submission but Steele is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Romita.
Romita takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Steele holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Romita tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Romita trying to control but Steele is having none of it.
Romita tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Romita looking to ground and pound but Steele is blocking nicely.
Romita fails to take his opponent's back.
Romita sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romita get's back to his feet.
Romita misses with a wild combination.
Romita misses with a takedown attempt - Steele sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steele.
Steele thows a body shot but no joy.
Romita looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Steele tries to land a front kick but Romita steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romita throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romita.
No luck for Romita with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Romita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Steele scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romita has a takedown stuffed.
Steele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romita's head backwards.
Frank Romita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romita looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steele throws a low kick, looking for Romita's leg but Romita calmly moves out of range.
Romita changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steele tries to avoid it but Romita manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steele to the ground. Steele escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Romita shoots in looking for a takedown but Steele manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Romita's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steele misses with a double jab
and Romita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Steele is looking to advance position but Romita won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele trying to control from Romita's half guard. Romita has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Romita has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Steele off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romita lands with a hook. Steele tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Romita misses with a takedown attempt - Steele sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steele misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steele works the jab nicely.
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 Frank Romita will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Romita tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele walks into a jab.
Steele cracks Romita with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romita has a takedown stuffed.
Steele keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Romita throws a head kick that misses
and Steele counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steele tries to bum rush Romita with a series of wild strikes but Romita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romita lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Romita.
Romita chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steele can pounce on him.
Romita shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Romita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romita shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romita stands and throws Steele's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Romita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steele knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Steele is looking for a sweep.
Steele is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Romita off and has taken his back!
Romita is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Steele is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Steele throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Even with his hooks in, Steele manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is trying to stick to Romita's back but Romita is turning into Steele. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Steele's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Romita.
Romita avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Romita preventing the sweep.
Romita not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Steele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romita is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romita 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Romita wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Romita with a nice cross.
Frank Romita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Romita in his tracks.
Romita shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steele counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romita's calf.
Romita misses with a two punch combination.
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romita.
Romita misses with a double jab.
Romita takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steele has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Romita.
Romita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romita trying to control the position but Steele is working away.
Romita throws an elbow but Steele slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele tries to improve position but can't.
Romita stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Romita closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steele circles away.
Steele stuffs the takedown attempt from Romita. Romita gets slowly back to his feet.
Steele lands with a thumping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romita has a takedown stuffed.
Romita misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Romita dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Romita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Steele throws a head kick but Romita moves out of range.
Steele cracks Romita with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Romita has his takedown stuffed
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Steele.
Romita is rocked!
Steele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh Romita is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romita avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romita.
Romita seems to have got his legs back now.
Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steele gets caught napping as Romita dives in and scores a takedown. Steele manages to retain guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romita controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Steele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romita is one step ahead there.
Romita content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Steele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Romita just wasn't active enough.
Romita throws a looping overhand right but Steele ducks down to avoid it.
Romita looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Steele!
Steele gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Romita trying to pass the guard but Steele defending well.
Steele regains full guard. Nicely done.
Romita stays in close to Steele's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romita has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steele is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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!
Romita is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Steele throws his legs up looking for a submission but Romita uses it to pass to side control.
Steele sneaks back into half guard.
Romita stalling.
Romita stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romita shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Romita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steele closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Steele lands in his opponent's guard.
Romita keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.
Steele forces his way into half guard.
Well, if Steele is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romita wants to get back to his feet.
Romita avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steele.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Romita does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Romita pushes Steele off but Steele dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Logan Steele just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romita misses with a head kick.
Romita has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Steele shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Steele is in close to Romita's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Romita wants to stand but Steele is controlling the position.
Romita keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.
Romita controlling Steele's posture.
Romita wants to stand and escape but Steele is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele wants to control from the top but Romita keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Romita checks a low kick from Steele.
Steele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Romita.
Steele throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romita tries to score a power double leg takedown but Steele sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Romita somewhat.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele leaves Romita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Romita shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Romita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele connects with a looping right hand.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romita stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romita wants it to stay on the feet.
Romita closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Romita content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele is looking to improve his position.
Romita is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Steele defends it well.
Romita is keen to just control but Steele is a slippery customer.
Romita seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Romita tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are battling for position here. Steele manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romita is stalling in the full guard.
Romita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Romita from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Romita.
Romita looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Logan Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romita takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Romita takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Romita shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense.
Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romita.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Logan Steele will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Steele throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romita scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steele in his tracks.
Romita dives in and grabs Steele's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steele pushes down on Romita's head and hops out.
Steele has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Steele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steele drives through with a takedown into Romita's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Romita wants to stand but Steele is controlling the position.
Steele 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Logan Steele was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Romita misses with a few strikes there.
Steele throws a low kick but it's checked well by Romita.
Horrible takedown by Romita or perhaps it was just good defense by Steele which made him look bad.
Steele misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romita avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steele checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steele looks to land a combination. Romita sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Romita shoots for a double leg takedown but Steele sprawls well. He's pushed Romita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Romita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Romita misses with a takedown attempt
and Steele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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.
Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romita misses with a wild combination.
Romita shoots in but Steele avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Romita shoots for a double leg takedown but Steele sprawls well. He's pushed Romita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Steele lands with a nice combination. Romita backs away looking to recover.
Steele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele thuds his right hand into Romita's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steele digs a good hook to Romita's body.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Romita misses with a wild combination.
Romita looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steele is fending him off so far but Romita persists. Nope, Steele circles away and we're back to standing.
Romita swings widly with a right hand
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Romita misses.
A right-left combo lands from Steele.
Romita fails to land the takedown.
Romita avoids a kick to the body.
Steele misses with the combination.
Romita shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Steele napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele is looking to regain half guard here but Romita keeps moving and retains side control.
Romita takes a little break here. Steele wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Frank Romita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steele is trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele trying to remain calm as Romita controls from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Romita goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Steele has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Romita but great work by Steele.
Romita wants to control but Steele postures up.
Romita might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Romita.
Steele takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Logan Steele.
I think Steele has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:48
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Steele! Logan Steele retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Logan Steele 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bernie McLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Eskola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLeod comes to the cage accompanied by Flower of Scotland. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
9 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bernie McLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henri Eskola!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eskola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eskola looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Eskola has his takedown stuffed
and McLeod counters with a series of strikes. Eskola will be more careful next time no doubt.
McLeod sends Eskola crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McLeod is motioning to the referee to let Eskola up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Eskola is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLeod steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Eskola is out on his feet! McLeod sets himself and nearly takes Eskola's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bernie McLeod!
A relieved looking Bernie McLeod 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaneonuskatew Citlali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mieszko Szczygielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Citlali comes to the cage accompanied by Shadow of the Sun. Szczygielski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drowning Pool - Bodies . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaneonuskatew Citlali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mieszko Szczygielski!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Citlali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Citlali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Citlali walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Szczygielski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Szczygielski tries to bum rush Citlali with a series of wild strikes but Citlali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Szczygielski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Citlali takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczygielski throws a right hand that misses
and Citlali counters with a thumping low kick.
Citlali misses with a looping right.
Szczygielski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Citlali!
Citlali moves out of range as Szczygielski strikes.
Citlali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Szczygielski.
Good shot there by Citlali.
Szczygielski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donk. Citlali catches Szczygielski right on the button with a cross.
Citlali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Szczygielski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Citlali cracks a nice hook into Szczygielski's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczygielski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Citlali. Citlali obviously looking to wear him down.
Citlali cracks a nice hook into Szczygielski's ribs.
Szczygielski looks winded!
Citlali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Citlali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Szczygielski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Citlali throws a sloppy head kick and Szczygielski moves out of range easily.
Citlali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szczygielski manages to avoid it.
Citlali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Szczygielski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Citlali.
Szczygielski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Citlali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kaneonuskatew Citlali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Citlali lands a big head kick that sends Szczygielski tumbling to the mat! Citlali takes a step backwards and waves Szczygielski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sloppy strikes from Citlali. Those never looked like landing.
Szczygielski misses with a combination
and Citlali counters with a good low kick that Szczygielski was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczygielski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Citlali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Citlali connects with a looping right hand.
Szczygielski misses with a low kick.
Citlali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Citlali connects with a right hand. Szczygielski shakes it off.
Szczygielski is rocked!
Szczygielski wants to stay close but Citlali steps back to make room for something. Szczygielski seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Citlali and Szczygielski drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kaneonuskatew Citlali!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kaneonuskatew Citlali thanked Ultra Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haplopelma Hainanum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hainanum comes into the arena with Kryptonite by Three Doors Down blaring out of the sound system. Simmons has chosen DMX - Who We Be as his entrance music. Haplopelma Hainanum has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haplopelma Hainanum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Earl Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hainanum gets a clinch.
Hainanum misses with some punches.
Hainanum swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simmons using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Simmons tries to land knees in the clinch but Hainanum avoids the damage to the body.
Simmons dodges an elbow strike from Hainanum.
Hainanum avoiding damage as Simmons throws knees to the body.
Simmons managing to block the knees to the body from Hainanum.
Simmons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hainanum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Simmons is keeping busy.
Hainanum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hainanum swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hainanum working Simmons over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons stalling.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Hainanum blocks it.
Simmons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hainanum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simmons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hainanum blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainanum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hainanum misses with a knee to the head.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Simmons trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Hainanum.
Hainanum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simmons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simmons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hainanum tries to stall but Simmons uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Simmons is trying to maintain a safe position but Hainanum gets an underhook and turns Simmons into the cage.
Simmons blocks the elbow strike.
Simmons misses with an elbow strike.
Hainanum takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Haplopelma Hainanum has been cut.
Hainanum tries to land knees in the clinch but Simmons avoids the damage to the body.
Hainanum misses with a punch on the inside.
Simmons creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hainanum's defenses.
Simmons lands a good knee to the midsection. Hainanum won't want to take too many of those.
Hainanum is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hainanum is leaning against Simmons and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hainanum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simmons utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hainanum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hainanum misses with a knee to the head.
Hainanum scores with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Simmons as Hainanum tries to tie him up.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Hainanum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simmons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simmons blocks an elbow strike.
Simmons connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hainanum's face.
Simmons is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hainanum is defending well for now.
Simmons taking a breather.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hainanum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum pushes off an throws an elbow but Simmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hainanum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simmons is defending well for now.
Hainanum managing to block the knees to the body from Simmons.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hainanum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hainanum blocks an elbow strike.
Simmons landing knees to the head.
Simmons prevents a body shot from Hainanum.
Simmons scores a nice knee to the body.
Simmons looking to stall.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Hainanum blocks it.
Hainanum managing to block the knees to the body from Simmons.
Simmons misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hainanum.
Hainanum misses with a knee strike.
Hainanum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hainanum is trying to stall.
Hainanum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simmons blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons avoids a wild elbow strike from Hainanum.
Hainanum looking to throw knees to the head but Simmons is blocking nicely.
Hainanum throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hainanum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Simmons's brow.
Hainanum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hainanum tries a knee to the head but Simmons blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Simmons is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hainanum is defending well for now.
Hainanum is trying to stall.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hainanum avoids it.
Hainanum digs a right hand into Simmons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simmons's gas tank.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simmons avoids a wild elbow strike from Hainanum.
Simmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Simmons scores with a shoulder strike.
Hainanum with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Simmons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haplopelma Hainanum's cut.
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.
Simmons has closed the distance and engaged Hainanum in a clinch.
Simmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hainanum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hainanum tries to land knees in the clinch but Simmons avoids the damage to the body.
Simmons lands an uppercut.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hainanum.
Nice elbow from Hainanum.
Hainanum lands an elbow inside.
Simmons is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hainanum is defending well for now.
Simmons blocks the elbow strike.
Simmons lands an elbow that stopped Hainanum in his tracks for a moment.
Simmons looking to throw knees to the head but Hainanum is blocking nicely.
Simmons looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hainanum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hainanum looking to throw knees to the head but Simmons is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hainanum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simmons's defenses.
It looks like Earl Simmons has been cut.
Hainanum throws a punch but it's blocked by Simmons.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Simmons in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons blocks an elbow strike from Hainanum.
Hainanum misses with an elbow strike.
Hainanum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simmons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hainanum tries to land knees in the clinch but Simmons avoids the damage to the body.
Hainanum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons misses with an elbow over the top.
Simmons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons blocks the elbow strike.
Hainanum misses with an elbow strike.
Hainanum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hainanum misses with a punch on the inside.
Simmons lands an elbow that stopped Hainanum in his tracks for a moment.
Hainanum lands a knee to the body.
Simmons is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons has had enough of the clinch but Hainanum keeps him there for the moment.
Simmons avoids the elbow strike from Hainanum, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hainanum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons with a knee to the head.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hainanum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hainanum with a knee to the head.
Simmons scores with a knee to the head.
Hainanum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hainanum misses with a knee to the head.
Hainanum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hainanum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Hainanum stalling in the clinch but Simmons improves position.
Earl Simmons seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hainanum misses with a punch on the inside.
Hainanum lands an elbow inside that Simmons shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Simmons.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hainanum obliges.
Hainanum lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Hainanum.
Simmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hainanum lands a knee to the body.
Hainanum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hainanum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simmons is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hainanum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Simmons's brow.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the head but Simmons blocks with his arms.
Hainanum tries to throw a body punch but Simmons avoids it by throwing Hainanum back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hainanum throws an elbow but misses.
Hainanum misses with a knee strike.
Simmons landing knees to the head.
Simmons utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hainanum misses with some punches.
Simmons misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hainanum.
Hainanum with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Hainanum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hainanum blocks an elbow strike.
Hainanum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Hainanum blocks it.
Simmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hainanum blocks an elbow strike from Simmons.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hainanum avoids it.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but Hainanum blocks with his arms.
Hainanum landing knees to the body.
Hainanum is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simmons takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hainanum lands a damaging elbow.
Hainanum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hainanum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simmons blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haplopelma Hainanum dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Simmons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the head but Simmons blocks with his arms.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hainanum pushes off an throws an elbow but Simmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hainanum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Simmons's brow.
Simmons avoiding damage as Hainanum throws knees to the body.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hainanum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simmons takes an elbow to the temple.
Simmons dodges an elbow strike from Hainanum.
Hainanum misses with a punch on the inside.
Simmons missing with knees to the body.
Hainanum lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hainanum takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but Hainanum blocks with his arms.
Simmons blocks an elbow strike from Hainanum.
Simmons with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hainanum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hainanum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Simmons lands a knee to the head.
Simmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hainanum has Simmons pressed against the cage.
Simmons blocks a body shot from Hainanum.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hainanum avoids a wild elbow strike from Simmons.
Simmons crunches a lovely knee into Hainanum's ribcage.
Hainanum scores with a hook to the body.
Hainanum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Hainanum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simmons missing with knees to the body.
Hainanum is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simmons being controlled against the cage.
Simmons connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hainanum's face.
Hainanum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Simmons blocks an elbow strike from Hainanum.
Hainanum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hainanum is trying to stall.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Hainanum blocks it.
Simmons with a knee to the head.
Hainanum tries a knee to the head but Simmons blocks it.
Simmons connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hainanum's face.
Simmons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Simmons throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Hainanum managing to block the knees to the body from Simmons.
Simmons tries to land knees in the clinch but Hainanum avoids the damage to the body.
Hainanum misses with an elbow strike.
Simmons takes an elbow to the temple.
Hainanum lands an elbow just above Simmons 's eye.
Simmons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hainanum has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hainanum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simmons avoiding damage as Hainanum throws knees to the body.
Simmons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hainanum is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hainanum pushes off an throws an elbow but Simmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hainanum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but Hainanum blocks with his arms.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Hainanum lands an elbow just above Simmons 's eye.
Hainanum lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hainanum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Simmons's brow.
A knee to the head by Simmons.
Simmons avoids a wild elbow strike from Hainanum.
Simmons taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simmons looking to throw knees to the head but Hainanum is blocking nicely.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Hainanum blocks it.
Simmons dodges an elbow strike from Hainanum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Earl Simmons just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hainanum clinches with his opponent.
Hainanum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Hainanum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hainanum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hainanum avoids it.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Hainanum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hainanum putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simmons in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hainanum gets through Simmons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hainanum.
Hainanum tries to land knees in the clinch but Simmons avoids the damage to the body.
Hainanum lands a knee to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hainanum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hainanum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simmons is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainanum lands a big knee to the head and Simmons goes down! Hainanum pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haplopelma Hainanum!
Haplopelma Hainanum retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Haplopelma Hainanum thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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