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Holmgang Challengers 21 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Maanpohja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aimo Pamaus (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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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Maanpohja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aimo Pamaus!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pamaus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pamaus lands a jab to the nose.
Pamaus stuffs the takedown attempt from Maanpohja. Maanpohja gets slowly back to his feet.
Pamaus cracks Maanpohja with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maanpohja fails with the takedown
enabling Pamaus to counter with a crisp jab.
Maanpohja fails with the takedown
and Pamaus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Maanpohja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Pamaus misses the target.
Pamaus scores with a push kick.
Pamaus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maanpohja with a poor takedown
and Pamaus counters with a stiff right hand.
Maanpohja misses with a takedown attempt
and Maanpohja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pamaus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pamaus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pamaus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pamaus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pamaus misses with an uppercut. Maanpohja saw that one coming.
Pamaus throws a hook but Maanpohja blocks it.
Pamaus connects with a looping right hand.
Pamaus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maanpohja. Maanpohja circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamaus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maanpohja closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pamaus to the mat! Pamaus manages to get full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pamaus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Let's hope that Pamaus 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.
Maanpohja trying to control but Pamaus is working from the bottom.
Pamaus trying to keep a closed guard but Maanpohja is proving a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aimo Pamaus wasn't active enough on the ground.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maanpohja crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pamaus - the referee stops the clock and Maanpohja gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pamaus. Maanpohja manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pamaus ducks under a wild hook from Maanpohja.
Maanpohja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pamaus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pamaus!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maanpohja looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ground and pound from Maanpohja seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pamaus pushes Maanpohja away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Maanpohja gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pamaus is looking to reverse the position.
Maanpohja is trying to ground and pound but Pamaus uses the momentary lack of control by Maanpohja to regain half guard.
Pamaus is trying to maintain the position but Maanpohja is very close to passing his half guard.
Pamaus keeping hold of Maanpohja's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pamaus is trying to stand back up but Maanpohja is controlling him
Maanpohja wants to pass the guard but Pamaus is defending well.
Maanpohja performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pamaus is looking to improve his position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maanpohja shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maanpohja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pamaus as he avoids it easily.
Maanpohja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pamaus moves away.
Maanpohja with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pamaus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pamaus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maanpohja had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice defenses there by Maanpohja.
Maanpohja looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pamaus is pressing down on Maanpohja's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pamaus wants to sweep here but Maanpohja controlling him for the moment.
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!
Pamaus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Maanpohja stands up out of Pamaus's guard for a moment - Pamaus manages to land a nice upkick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pamaus keeping full guard, as Maanpohja tries to pass.
Maanpohja preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aimo Pamaus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maanpohja closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maanpohja seems to be looking for submissions.
Maanpohja not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pamaus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maanpohja.
Johannes Maanpohja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maanpohja seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pamaus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maanpohja is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pamaus wants to get back to his feet.
Pamaus moves into full guard.
Maanpohja tries to free his leg and advance position but Pamaus is retaining full guard.
Maanpohja passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maanpohja prevents Pamaus from standing back up.
Maanpohja is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pamaus is not content to let Maanpohja control the position.
Pamaus wants to get back to his feet.
Pamaus is trying to get back to full guard.
Pamaus taking some punishment here, with Maanpohja in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maanpohja seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus wants to get back to full guard.
Maanpohja trying to control the action but Pamaus is working from the bottom.
Maanpohja is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maanpohja has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maanpohja wants to control the pace but Pamaus is squirming around nicely.
Pamaus tries to reverse the position but Maanpohja maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Maanpohja can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pamaus is looking to escape.
Pamaus avoids a series of strikes thrown by Maanpohja.
Pamaus is squirming around, avoiding Maanpohja's attempts to control the action.
Maanpohja is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Maanpohja there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pamaus tries to hold on but Maanpohja postures up.
Maanpohja thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Maanpohja shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maanpohja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pamaus counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pamaus lands with a straight right. Maanpohja didn't see that one coming.
Pamaus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aimo Pamaus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pamaus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Pamaus misses its intended target.
Pamaus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Pamaus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pamaus stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Maanpohja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maanpohja.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pamaus.
Pamaus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maanpohja is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pamaus. That's going to slow Maanpohja down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Maanpohja dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maanpohja walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pamaus throws a nice head kick!
Johannes Maanpohja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maanpohja is defended easily by Pamaus.
Pamaus tries a head kick but it misses.
Maanpohja misses with a wild body shot.
Pamaus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maanpohja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maanpohja has his takedown stuffed
and Maanpohja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maanpohja shoots and misses
enabling Pamaus to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Maanpohja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maanpohja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maanpohja fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maanpohja gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pamaus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maanpohja has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pamaus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pamaus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pamaus lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamaus wants to clinch.
Maanpohja with a poor takedown
and Pamaus counters with a good, hard body kick but Maanpohja shrugs it off.
Pamaus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pamaus connects with a crisp jab.
Maanpohja takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pamaus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maanpohja.
Pamaus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pamaus lands a nice shot that snaps Maanpohja's head back.
Nice defenses there by Maanpohja.
Pamaus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maanpohja back to the cage. Pamaus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pamaus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maanpohja on the side of the head.
Maanpohja takes one on the button.
Maanpohja shoots in but no luck this time.
Pamaus stuffs the takedown attempt from Maanpohja. Maanpohja gets slowly back to his feet.
Pamaus moves into range and connects with a jab.
A cross from Pamaus lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Maanpohja tries to advance position but instead Pamaus slips a leg back in to half guard.
Pamaus pushes Maanpohja off and gets back to his feet.
Pamaus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maanpohja.
Pamaus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pamaus lands a jab to the nose.
Maanpohja misses with a takedown attempt
and Pamaus counters with a straight right hand.
Pamaus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maanpohja under the eye.
Pamaus lands with a slapping head kick.
Maanpohja doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pamaus counters with an inside leg kick.
Donk. Pamaus catches Maanpohja right on the button with a cross.
Pamaus throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Pamaus there.
Maanpohja fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pamaus. Maanpohja shrugs it off though.
Pamaus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pamaus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pamaus, right into the meat.
Maanpohja fails with the takedown
and Pamaus counters with a low kick, right behind Maanpohja 's knee.
Maanpohja with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pamaus to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice cross by Pamaus.
Pamaus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maanpohja.
A big right from Pamaus misses.
Pamaus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pamaus lands with a right hand.
Maanpohja is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pamaus.
Oh Maanpohja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pamaus tries to close the distance and clinch but Maanpohja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maanpohja seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maanpohja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pamaus counters with a left to the body.
Maanpohja tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aimo Pamaus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maanpohja doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Pamaus to counter with a crisp jab.
Maanpohja has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maanpohja there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maanpohja has his takedown stuffed
and Pamaus counters with a low kick, right behind Maanpohja 's knee.
Pamaus throws a leg kick which misses Maanpohja's front leg but catches the back leg as Maanpohja tries to avoid it.
Maanpohja walks into a stiff left hand from Pamaus.
Pamaus scores with a leg kick.
Pamaus throws a hook but Maanpohja blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maanpohja shoots and misses
and Pamaus counters with an outside leg kick.
Pamaus clinches.
Pamaus breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pamaus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aimo Pamaus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pamaus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aimo Pamaus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pahani Julmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masa Munakas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munakas has chosen John Cafferty - Hearts On Fire as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pahani Julmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Masa Munakas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munakas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Julmu is out of range and Munakas settles back down.
Julmu throws a sloppy head kick and Munakas moves out of range easily.
Julmu avoids the head kick by Munakas.
Julmu takes a swing at Munakas's ribcage but misses.
Julmu throws a nice looking combination but Munakas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Julmu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munakas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Munakas swings for the body but Julmu moves out of range.
Munakas throws a right and a left that Julmu avoids nicely.
Julmu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Julmu checks a leg kick.
Julmu throws a head kick that misses.
Julmu scores with a nice head shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Julmu blocks the leg kick.
Munakas connects with a looping right hand.
Munakas misses with a low kick.
Julmu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Munakas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munakas works the jab nicely.
Munakas scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munakas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munakas throws a leg kick but Julmu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Julmu looks for the body kick but Munakas saw that one coming.
Julmu lands a head kick!
Julmu throws a body punch but Munakas moves out of range.
Munakas throws a head kick that misses.
Pahani Julmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julmu lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Julmu misses the shot to the body.
Munakas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Julmu.
Munakas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Julmu tries to land a front kick but Munakas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Julmu steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Munakas is out on his feet! Julmu sets himself and nearly takes Munakas's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pahani Julmu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Cotton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Mcbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cotton comes to the cage accompanied by Jerry Cotton. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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196 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerry Cotton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lorenzo Mcbane!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcbane fails with a takedown attempt.
Lorenzo Mcbane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcbane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cotton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mcbane avoids the head kick by Cotton.
Mcbane misses with a wild combination.
Mcbane connects with a jab.
A left and a right from Cotton both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Lorenzo Mcbane has been cut.
Mcbane misses with a two punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Cotton blocks the low kick.
Mcbane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cotton gets tackled into the cage by Mcbane. Mcbane maintains the clinch.
Mcbane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Cotton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cotton.
Cotton misses with a few strikes there.
Mcbane tests Cotton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cotton gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Cotton tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Mcbane is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Cotton buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Cotton!! Cotton is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Mcbane throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Mcbane!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Morimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goku Joz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Honor-Pełni Nienawiści . Goku Joz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Morimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goku Joz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joz sprawls well. Joz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morimoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Joz throws a wild body kick that Morimoto sees coming a mile off.
Joz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morimoto's waist but Morimoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joz off to one side.
Joz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morimoto circles away.
Joz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morimoto counters with a nice body shot.
Morimoto has closed the distance and engaged Joz in a clinch.
Morimoto has had enough of the clinch but Joz keeps him there for the moment.
Morimoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morimoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joz stuffs the takedown.
Joz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morimoto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Joz breaks from the clinch.
Joz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee Morimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goku Joz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joz avoids it really well and circles away.
Morimoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joz avoids it really well and circles away.
Joz tries to clinch up
and Morimoto moves into the clinch.
Joz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Joz stalling in the clinch.
Morimoto manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morimoto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morimoto looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joz has given up his back here.
Joz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Morimoto.
Morimoto is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Joz fending off the submission attempt from Morimoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joz trying to control the hands but Morimoto won't let him.
Morimoto keeps control of the position as Joz tries to break free.
Morimoto has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Joz's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joz turns into Morimoto and is now in his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morimoto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Joz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Joz advances position into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morimoto holding on.
Morimoto wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Morimoto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Joz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morimoto clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joz.
Morimoto decides to pull guard.
Morimoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morimoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Joz is aware though and is defending well.
Joz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morimoto manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Joz has Morimoto in his guard.
Joz is looking for a triangle here but Morimoto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joz is looking for a sweep.
Joz is trying to work for a sweep but Morimoto has mounted him!
Joz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Morimoto throws some wild stikes that Joz manages to avoid easily.
Joz reaches up to try and control the position but Morimoto seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Joz rolls and tries to escape and now Morimoto has his back!
Morimoto throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Morimoto biding his time, looking for the opening.
Morimoto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joz is really stuck here.
Morimoto just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Joz wants to get back to his feet.
Joz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Joz fending off the submission attempt from Morimoto.
Morimoto looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Morimoto misses with an elbow to the head.
Joz staying busy and making it hard for Morimoto to control.
Joz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Joz trying to control the hands but Morimoto won't let him.
Joz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Joz trying to control the hands but Morimoto won't let him.
Morimoto working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Morimoto dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Horrible takedown by Joz or perhaps it was just good defense by Morimoto which made him look bad.
Joz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Goku Joz has been cut.
Morimoto shoots for a takedown but Joz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morimoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morimoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morimoto tries to sprawl but Joz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morimoto is refusing to be controlled, as Joz sits in half guard.
Morimoto is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee Morimoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morimoto is trying to control but can't.
Morimoto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Joz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Joz's back!
Joz rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Joz is not content to let Morimoto control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Joz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morimoto is working away from the top position though.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Joz wants to improve his position but Morimoto is controlling well.
Morimoto trying to control the pace.
Morimoto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Joz!
Morimoto thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joz is trying to stand.
Joz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morimoto looking for a guillotine from mount but Joz is having none of it.
Joz wants to hold on but Morimoto pushes him away.
Joz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Morimoto.
Joz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Morimoto misses with a head shot.
Morimoto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Morimoto controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto looking to ground and pound but Joz is blocking nicely.
Morimoto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Joz manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Morimoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joz keeps working.
Morimoto seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morimoto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joz trying to control here.
Goku Joz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee Morimoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morimoto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Morimoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morimoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Morimoto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yunus Abshir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abshir comes to the cage accompanied by Africa by Toto. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yunus Abshir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ha Satan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abshir avoids the head kick by Satan.
Satan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Abshir.
Abshir moves away from the strike by Satan.
Abshir keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Satan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abshir drives through with a takedown into Satan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Abshir forces his way into half guard.
Still in half guard, Abshir seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satan wants to improve his position but Abshir is controlling well.
Satan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Abshir tries to pass to full mount but Satan defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abshir controlling the pace.
Satan trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Abshir controlling from mount.
Satan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abshir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Satan tries to hold on but Abshir postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abshir lands a big elbow.
Satan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Abshir controlling from mount.
Abshir lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Abshir controlling the pace for now.
Abshir with shots to the head and body - Satan looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abshir controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abshir'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.
Abshir is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Satan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Abshir sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Abshir working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan tries to reverse the position but Abshir maintains control.
Abshir takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Abshir is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Satan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Abshir takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yunus Abshir dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Satan.
Satan tries to clinch there but Abshir circles away.
Satan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abshir.
Satan moves in looking to clinch but Abshir pushes him off.
Ha Satan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Satan misses with a low kick.
Abshir throws a jab when Satan was well out of range.
Satan shoots for a takedown but Abshir saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abshir has closed the distance and engaged Satan in a clinch.
Abshir presses Satan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abshir controlling the action here for a moment.
Abshir pushes Satan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abshir breaks from the clinch.
Abshir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Satan's head backwards.
Abshir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abshir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Satan is rocked!
It looks like Ha Satan has been cut.
Abshir slips under a jab.
Satan is still on wobbly legs! Can Abshir finish him?
A jab from Abshir misses.
Abshir misses with a looping right.
Abshir throws out a loose jab but Satan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Abshir misses.
Abshir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Satan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abshir throws a lazy right hand but Satan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abshir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abshir misses with an uppercut.
Satan defending well as Abshir loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Abshir misses its intended target.
Abshir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abshir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Abshir misses the target.
Abshir is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Abshir thuds a left hand into Satan's body.
Satan is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abshir looks to throw the jab but Satan is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Abshir.
Abshir looks to throw the jab but Satan is out of range.
Satan blocks a jab.
Satan seems to have recovered his senses.
Satan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abshir drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Satan right on the button. Satan goes down! Abshir follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Abshir gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yunus Abshir!
A very excited looking Yunus Abshir 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Link (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Link has chosen Mr. Trololo as his entrance music. 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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210 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerard Link!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Link. That one must have hurt.
Link swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Link lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Link throws a shot to the body.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Link moves away.
Hughes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hughes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Link checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Link misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Good exchange - Hughes coming out on top.
Hughes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hughes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Link throws a right and a left that both miss.
Link feints and then cracks Hughes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hughes down.
Hughes tries to clinch but Link is having none of it.
Hughes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Link is fending him off so far but Hughes persists. Nope, Link circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Link misses with a hook.
Link is looking to slow Hughes down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes connects with a body shot.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Link was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Link circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Link saw that one coming.
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!
Link circles away from the clinch attempt.
Link uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Hughes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice jab there from Hughes.
Link tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Link looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Link lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hughes will feel that in the morning.
Link fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hughes is out of range.
Link on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hughes. Hughes obviously looking to wear him down.
Decent striking displayed by Hughes there.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Link moves away.
Hughes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown. Link tries to sprawl out of it but Hughes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Link manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Link moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Link has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hughes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Link tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Link with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hughes to score with a decent uppercut.
Link lands a really nice looking cross but Hughes seems unphased.
Hughes 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.
Hughes takes a swing at Link's ribcage but misses.
Hughes throws a leg kick which misses Link's front leg but catches the back leg as Link tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hughes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hughes advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hughes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hughes misses with a low kick.
Hughes misses with a jab to the body
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Link looks to throw the jab but Hughes is out of range.
That kick from Hughes tenderised Link's leg. Link is trying to keep his angry face on.
Link has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hughes clinches up with Link and pushes him back against the cage.
Link looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughes breaks the clinch.
Link moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Link misses with a few strikes there.
Link loads up on a big right hand but Hughes slips the punch.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Link was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Link misses with a body kick.
Hughes throws the kick towards the body but Link avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hughes.
Hughes moves away from the strike by Link.
Hughes is looking to wear down Link with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hughes throws a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Link throws a right hand that Hughes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughes also avoids with ease.
Crunch! Link slams his shin into Hughes's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a low kick, looking for Link's leg but Link calmly moves out of range.
Link swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Link decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Link wants to stand up but Hughes is controlling the position.
Hughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Link pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to roll over but Link keeps him under control.
Link has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Hughes works to full guard.
Hughes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hughes is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes drops back looking for a leg! Link is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Link manages to kick Hughes off! Hughes jumps back into Link's guard.
Link pushes Hughes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Link uses good head movement to avoid it.
Link looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gerard Link 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!
Link looks for the body kick but Hughes saw that one coming.
Link scores with a one two! Hughes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Ethan Hughes has been cut.
Hughes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Link is defending well.
Hughes prevents Link from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Link's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hughes working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Link turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Hughes off and cradles Link's limp body as Hughes celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ethan Hughes!
Ethan Hughes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derka Derka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cigano Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out-LL Cool J as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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19
234 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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27
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derka Derka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cigano Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derka scores with a push kick.
Derka connects with an inside leg kick.
Derka thows a body kick. Da Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Derka missing with a left hand there. Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Derka scores with a push kick.
Da Silva looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derka connects with a crisp jab.
Da Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Derka lands a nice looking body kick.
Derka lands a nice looking body kick.
Derka fakes the leg kick and cracks Da Silva in the body.
The crowd cheers as Derka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Da Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Da Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Da Silva is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Derka ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Da Silva clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derka Derka!
Derka Derka 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniyel Nebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nebi has chosen Magic as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
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5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniyel Nebi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almasy shoots in for a takedown but Nebi shows good takedown defense.
Nebi lands a jab to Almasy's midsection.
Nebi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nebi throws a push kick but Almasy slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Nebi.
Nebi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nebi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nebi connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nebi with a jab.
Nebi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick from Nebi.
Almasy is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Nebi.
Nebi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nebi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Almasy. That did some damage!
Nebi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nebi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nebi lands a leg kick that knocks Almasy off balance momentarily.
Nebi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nebi.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Nebi! Almasy is out on his feet! Nebi rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Almasy is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Almasy is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniyel Nebi!
Daniyel Nebi very nearly forgot to thank HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stres Fleshou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Stres Fleshou has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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161 lbs
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168 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stres Fleshou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Allen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Fleshou takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fleshou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Allen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fleshou to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fleshou drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Allen dives on top into guard.
Fleshou has his foot on Allen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Allen works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen won't allow Fleshou to get back to his feet.
Fleshou working for a triangle but Allen defends it easily.
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!
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Fleshou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen stopping the sweep attempt from Fleshou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Allen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Allen postures up.
Fleshou is looking for a triangle but Allen pushes his legs off easily.
Allen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fleshou looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Allen passes into side control.
Allen working away.
Fleshou is trying to get back to half guard.
Allen working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleshou trying to control but Allen flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Fleshou rolls, trying to escape but Allen keeps control of the position.
A lull in the action here.
Fleshou can't escape the position.
Allen doesn't have the hooks in and Fleshou manages to turn into his guard.
Fleshou postures up.
Fleshou will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fleshou trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fleshou forces his way into half guard.
Fleshou is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fleshou is working for an americana but Allen has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Fleshou was thinking about the submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou is looking to work some ground and pound but Allen has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fleshou pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allen is keeping the position for now.
Fleshou postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Allen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fleshou, into his guard.
Allen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fleshou has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Allen has managed to get both his arms back between Fleshou's legs - danger averted.
Allen postures up and lands a big shot to Fleshou's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Allen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Allen 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.
Fleshou is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Allen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fleshou manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fleshou moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Allen has worked his arm free - good work by Allen!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stres Fleshou dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Allen throws a solid leg kick but Fleshou takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Allen.
Allen walks into a stiff left hand from Fleshou.
Fleshou misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Fleshou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Allen slips a straight right by Fleshou.
Fleshou lands with an uppercut that bounces Allen off the cage and back into range.
Nice uppercut there from Fleshou.
Fleshou is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Allen throws a right hand that Fleshou ducks under and follows up with a left that Fleshou also avoids with ease.
Allen takes a swing at Fleshou's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Allen. Those never looked like landing.
Allen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou throws a poor cross that misses
and Allen counters by moving into the clinch.
Allen scores with a hook to the body.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fleshou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fleshou fails to land.
Fleshou is looking for a takedown.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Allen is leaning against Fleshou and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fleshou misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen tries a body shot but Fleshou blocks it.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Allen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Fleshou controls the action.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fleshou wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou misses with some punches.
Fleshou misses with some punches.
Fleshou has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Allen after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stres Fleshou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fleshou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Allen.
Good body shot from Allen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fleshou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Allen on the inside.
Allen scores with a shoulder strike.
Allen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fleshou backwards.
Fleshou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fleshou is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Allen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Fleshou controls his hands.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allen.
Allen is pressed up against the cage. Fleshou has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Allen down to the mat. Allen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fleshou is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fleshou is rocked!
Allen rushes Fleshou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Fleshou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Allen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Allen lands a hook that snaps the head of Fleshou backwards.
Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Fleshou takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Allen sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Fleshou bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trent Allen!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Lipponen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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35
210 lbs
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31
272 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pacman Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a low kick but Lipponen avoids it.
Lipponen looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Lipponen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lipponen somewhat.
Lipponen shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lipponen gets a clinch.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
Lipponen blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Good body shot from Barnes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lipponen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barnes tries a body shot but Lipponen blocks it.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lipponen prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lipponen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lipponen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Lipponen controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
Barnes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lipponen can't get the takedown.
Pacman Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pekka Lipponen.
Lipponen prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Barnes throws an elbow but it misses.
Lipponen manages to break the clinch.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lipponen looks for a takedown but Barnes sprawls well.
Lipponen throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lipponen misses with a looping left.
Barnes with a hook.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick.
Barnes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lipponen misses with a low kick.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a punch to the head.
Lipponen shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lipponen manages to avoid it.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lipponen.
Lipponen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Lipponen misses with a jab to the body
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Lipponen 's knee.
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Lipponen. Lipponen gets slowly back to his feet.
Lipponen throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lipponen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Pekka Lipponen has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lipponen scores with a hook.
Pacman Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Lipponen seems unphased.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Lipponen shoots in.
Lipponen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Lipponen circles away.
Barnes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Lipponen's shoulder, as Lipponen tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Barnes misses
and Lipponen counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Lipponen backpedaling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lipponen swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Lipponen cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pacman Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Lipponen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lipponen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lipponen.
Lipponen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barnes rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes is looking to clinch.
Barnes is looking to slow Lipponen down with leg kicks.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lipponen manages to avoid it.
Lipponen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pacman Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Lipponen.
Lipponen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lipponen looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Lipponen misses with a body shot.
Lipponen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lipponen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Pacman Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Lipponen.
Lipponen slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Lipponen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lipponen.
Lipponen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Lipponen circles away.
Barnes is looking to slow Lipponen down with leg kicks.
Lipponen throws a leg kick
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lipponen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes closes the distance and pushes Lipponen back into the cage.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Lipponen blocks with his arms.
Lipponen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Barnes is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lipponen.
Lipponen lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Lipponen controls the action.
Lipponen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lipponen working aggressively here.
Barnes digs a right hand into Lipponen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lipponen's gas tank.
Lipponen is breathing heavily.
Lipponen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lipponen takes a shot to the head.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Barnes.
Lipponen blocks the elbow strike.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacman Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnes pushes Lipponen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Lipponen is blocking nicely.
Barnes tries to work over Lipponen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Lipponen avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Lipponen tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lipponen's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Lipponen backwards.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnes is trying to stall.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lipponen controls his hands.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Lipponen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Lipponen.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes gets through Lipponen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lipponen lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lipponen is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes misses with some punches.
Lipponen prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Lipponen struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lipponen avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pacman Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Lipponen'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lipponen checks a leg kick.
Barnes feints and then cracks Lipponen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lipponen down.
Lipponen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnes wants to slow Lipponen down by chopping away at his legs.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lipponen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lipponen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
Lipponen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Barnes gets a clinch.
Lipponen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Lipponen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnes drives through and clinches with Lipponen against the cage.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Lipponen avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Lipponen.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Lipponen controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lipponen avoids it.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lipponen controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lipponen takes a shot to the head.
Pekka Lipponen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That has opened up Pekka Lipponen's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Lipponen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lipponen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lipponen lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Barnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lipponen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Barnes tries to work over Lipponen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes gets underhooks to prevent Lipponen's takedown attempt.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lipponen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lipponen is defending well for now.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Lipponen controls the action.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Lipponen controls the action.
Lipponen misses with some punches.
Lipponen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
Lipponen blocks a body shot from Barnes.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lipponen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lipponen can do to turn this around?
Lipponen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barnes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lipponen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lipponen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
The cut above Pekka Lipponen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Lipponen trying to land knees to the body.
Lipponen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lipponen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barnes misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lipponen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Lipponen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Barnes.
Lipponen missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pacman Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pacman Barnes!
Pacman Barnes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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