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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Declan Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Any kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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25 - 26 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
25 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Declan Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Jim!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy misses with a few strikes there.
Duddy tries to bum rush Jim with a series of wild strikes but Jim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duddy throws a right hand that misses
and Jim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duddy throws a hook to the side of Jim's head but Jim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duddy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Jim.
Jim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duddy works the jab nicely.
Duddy takes a swing at Jim's ribcage but misses.
Duddy misses with a body shot.
Duddy lands a high kick to the side of Jim's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Duddy dives into guard, looking to finish.
Jim is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duddy wants to stand but Jim is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jim is still in real trouble! Can Duddy finish him?
Jim seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy tries to free his leg and advance position but Jim is retaining full guard.
Duddy wants to stand but Jim is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy wants to pass the guard but Jim is keeping the position.
Jim has a closed guard, preventing Duddy from standing up.
Duddy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Duddy wants to stand but Jim is controlling his arm.
Duddy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Declan Duddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Duddy misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy swings for the body but Jim moves out of range.
Duddy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duddy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Duddy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duddy throws a hook but Jim blocks it.
Duddy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duddy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duddy jabs Jim right on the nose. Jim blinks but takes it well.
Duddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duddy cracks a nice hook into Jim's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duddy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duddy lands with a hook. Jim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duddy digs a good body shot into Jim's ribs.
Duddy misses with a series of wild punches.
Duddy scores with the left hand. Jim knows he should have avoided that one.
Duddy drops Jim with a big left hand! Jim is injured, injured bad! Duddy jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Declan Duddy!
Declan Duddy 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Warm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armand Agasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warm's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Walk like an Egyptian. Armand Agasi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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186 lbs
23 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Warm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armand Agasi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warm misses with a double jab.
Warm throws a series of punches but Agasi avoids them all with ease.
Warm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warm lands a head shot.
Warm slips a jab and a cross from Agasi.
Agasi misses with a body shot.
Agasi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warm.
Agasi misses with a wild body shot.
Agasi shoots in and drives through. Warm sprawls well.
Warm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Warm throws a looping overhand right but Agasi ducks down to avoid it.
Armand Agasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agasi scores with the left hand. Warm knows he should have avoided that one.
Agasi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warm.
Agasi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Warm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agasi misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Warm looks to land a left hand but Agasi moved out of range nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Warm.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Warm working the ground and pound but Agasi is defending the strikes.
Agasi tries to bench press Warm off him but Warm keeps the position.
Agasi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Warm.
Warm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Agasi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Warm is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Warm working the ground and pound effectively.
Warm looking to finish Agasi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Agasi!
Agasi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agasi wants to hold on but Warm pushes him away.
Warm lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Agasi hang on?
It looks like Armand Agasi has been cut.
Warm scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warm wants to control the pace but Agasi is squirming around nicely.
Agasi is working to get back to half guard.
Agasi tries to hold on but Warm pushes him away.
Warm is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Agasi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Warm trying to control but Agasi is having none of it.
Warm looking to finish Agasi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Agasi!
Warm prevents Agasi from getting the reversal.
Warm dominating with strikes here.
Agasi is trying desperately to improve position.
Warm working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agasi taking shots to the head.
Agasi is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warm loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Agasi scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Warm land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Warm stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Warm!
Luke Warm decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuula Natsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Lehnsherr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lehnsherr has chosen PURE EVIL! as his entrance music. Erik Lehnsherr will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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250 lbs
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278 lbs
19 - 19 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuula Natsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Lehnsherr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehnsherr has Natsi up against the cage in a clinch.
Lehnsherr manages to break the clinch.
Natsi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lehnsherr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Kuula Natsi has been cut.
Natsi closes the distance and clinches up with Lehnsherr, looking for a takedown. Natsi pushes Lehnsherr against the cage but Lehnsherr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lehnsherr - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natsi shoots in looking for a takedown. Lehnsherr tries to sprawl out of it but Natsi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lehnsherr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuula Natsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natsi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Natsi is breathing heavily.
Lehnsherr has managed to clinch.
Natsi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lehnsherr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Natsi dives in and grabs Lehnsherr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lehnsherr pushes down on Natsi's head and hops out.
Natsi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lehnsherr circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Lehnsherr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lehnsherr.
Nice takedown defense from Lehnsherr. No joy for Natsi on that attempt.
Lehnsherr lands a big head kick that sends Natsi tumbling to the mat! Lehnsherr takes a step backwards and waves Natsi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Natsi is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehnsherr lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Natsi up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Lehnsherr from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Natsi's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erik Lehnsherr!
A very excited looking Erik Lehnsherr 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shane Doby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doby kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is International Players Anthem. Lankari has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Hans Lankari has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shane Doby's chin.
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Doby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Lankari!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lankari looking to score a takedown here. Doby is defending well but Lankari drives through and ends up in Doby's guard.
Doby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lankari postures up in Doby's guard and throws a big left but Doby blocks it.
Doby is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lankari frees his head nicely. Oh but Doby has switched to an armbar! Lankari is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Shane Doby!
Shane Doby 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 Cees Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor) . Sobolev has chosen Ya kuplu tebe dom as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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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
31 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cees Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasiliy Sobolev!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobolev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Sobolev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Overeem doesn't seem phased though.
Sobolev lands a slapping body shot.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobolev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sobolev shoots in for a takedown but Overeem shows good takedown defense.
Sobolev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem tries to sprawl but Sobolev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sobolev throwing shots but Overeem is blocking nicely.
Sobolev is trying to control the action in half guard but Overeem is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sobolev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sobolev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Overeem's head.
Sobolev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Overeem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobolev.
Sobolev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sobolev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Overeem's head.
Overeem is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobolev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Overeem is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sobolev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Overeem has hold of Sobolev's hands but Sobolev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sobolev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sobolev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Overeem defending well though.
Sobolev throwing shots but Overeem is blocking nicely.
Overeem taking some punishment here, with Sobolev in his half guard.
Sobolev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sobolev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobolev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sobolev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Overeem's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobolev.
Sobolev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sobolev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Overeem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sobolev.
Sobolev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Overeem defending well though.
Sobolev is trying to control the action in half guard but Overeem is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Sobolev there.
Sobolev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Overeem's head.
Sobolev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sobolev lands with a punch from half guard.
Sobolev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sobolev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Overeem defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Overeem on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Overeem tries to get out of the position.
Sobolev slips a nice elbow through Overeem's hands, connecting with Overeem's forehead.
Sobolev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sobolev working Overeem over with strikes.
Sobolev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Overeem is rocked!
Sobolev is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Overeem is hurt! He's hurt bad - Sobolev fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Overeem from any more punishment! Congratulations to Sobolev! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasiliy Sobolev!
Vasiliy Sobolev decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keni Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer comes to the cage accompanied by Ride Of The Valkyries - Richard Wagner. Susi has chosen Metallica - Hero of the Day as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keni Susi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi shoots in for a double leg but Spencer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Susi misses with a takedown attempt
and Spencer counters with a low kick, right behind Susi 's knee.
Spencer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spencer gets a double leg takedown into Susi's guard.
Susi looking for a guillotine here but Spencer defends easily.
Spencer throwing strikes from guard but Susi blocks nicely.
Spencer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spencer throws a big elbow that misses.
Spencer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Spencer trying to control the position from guard on top but Susi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Susi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Spencer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Susi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spencer landing with the ground and pound.
Spencer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Susi is keeping the position for now.
Spencer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Spencer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Susis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spencer gets caught napping as Susi dives in and scores a takedown. Spencer manages to retain guard.
Susi drops back looking for a leg! Spencer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spencer manages to kick Susi off! Susi jumps back into Spencer's guard.
Susi stands and throws Spencer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Spencer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Susi is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Spencer still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Spencer has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Susi is looking for a sweep.
Spencer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Susi to see if he's OK.
Spencer working away.
Spencer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Susi keeps working.
Susi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Spencer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Spencer lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Susi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Spencer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Susi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Spencer pulls his head out easily.
Spencer lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Susi looking for submissions off his back.
Spencer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Susi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Spencer.
Susi actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer uses his free foot to push down on Susi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Susi.
Susi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Spencer with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Spencer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer avoids the attempt from Susi to control.
Spencer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Spencer avoids the attempt from Susi to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer unloading with bombs!
Susi is squirming around, avoiding Spencer's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spencer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spencer throws a series of punches but Susi moves out of range.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Susi.
Susi fails with a takedown attempt.
Spencer misses with a looping left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Susi.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Susi enables Spencer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Susi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Susi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Spencer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Susi is looking for a triangle but Spencer pushes his legs off easily.
Susi keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Spencer chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer wants to control from the top but Susi keeps moving.
Susi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Susi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Spencer with a nice head shot there.
Spencer stands up over Susi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spencer trying to control but Susi is working from the bottom.
Spencer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spencer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer postures up in Susi's guard and throws a big left but Susi blocks it.
Spencer trying to control but Susi is working from the bottom.
Susi working for submissions but it's allowed Spencer to get to half guard.
Susi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Spencer pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is trying to control the action in half guard but Susi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spencer trying to pass the guard but Susi defending well.
Spencer trying to control from half guard but Susi is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Susi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Susi is refusing to be controlled, as Spencer sits in half guard.
Spencer working over Susi with some ground and pound. Susi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Spencer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Susi keeps working.
Susi actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spencer lands a nice short elbow.
Susi is staying active underneath Spencer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spencer thows a huge punch but Susi dodges it nicely.
Susi is staying active underneath Spencer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spencer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spencer winds up and cracks Susi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mark Spencer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Susi actively working from the bottom here.
Susi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spencer.
Nice strikes from Spencer there.
Spencer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Susi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Susi actively working from the bottom here.
Spencer is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi is refusing to be controlled, as Spencer sits in half guard.
Spencer passes to full mount!
Spencer lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer raining down hammerfists from mount.
Spencer trying to control but Susi is having none of it.
Susi wants to control but Spencer is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Spencer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spencer 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!
Spencer thows a body shot but no joy.
Susi has a takedown stuffed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a straight right.
Susi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spencer.
Susi has a takedown stuffed.
Susi gets caught napping as Spencer dives in and scores a takedown. Susi manages to retain guard.
Spencer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Susi is keeping the position for now.
Spencer connects with a couple of short punches.
Susi controls Spencer momentarily but Spencer frees himself.
Spencer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Susi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spencer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spencer lands a couple of digs.
Spencer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Susi can do to turn this around?
Spencer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Susi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spencer scoring with some ground and pound.
Spencer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Spencer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Spencer scoring with some ground and pound.
Susi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Spencer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Susi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Susi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer wants to pass the guard but Susi is keeping the position.
Susi has momentary wrist control but Spencer slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Susi keeping full guard, as Spencer tries to pass.
Spencer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spencer trying to control but Susi is working from the bottom.
Spencer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Spencer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Spencer landing with the ground and pound.
Susi keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Spencer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer postures up in Susi's guard and throws a big left but Susi blocks it.
Spencer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Susi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Spencer trying to control the position from guard on top but Susi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spencer stands up over Susi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spencer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Spencer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Spencer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi keeping full guard, as Spencer tries to pass.
Susi looking for a guillotine here but Spencer defends easily.
Spencer with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer wants to control from the top but Susi keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Susi is keeping the position for now.
Susi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Spencer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spencer 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Spencer!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mark Spencer made sure he mentioned KINGDOM, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Redmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nathan Redmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redmond changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leonard tries to avoid it but Redmond manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leonard to the ground. Leonard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Redmond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leonard lands with a hook. Redmond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Redmond takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Redmond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leonard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Redmond tries to sprawl but Leonard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Leonard is nestled in close to Redmond, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Redmond has hold of Leonard's hands but Leonard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Redmond trying to control from the bottom.
Redmond works his way to full guard. Good work.
Leonard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Redmond has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leonard has managed to get both his arms back between Redmond's legs - danger averted.
Leonard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leonard won't allow Redmond to sweep him here.
Leonard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leonard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Redmond works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Redmond keeping moving, preventing Leonard from controlling successfully.
Leonard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leonard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Redmond preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leonard cracks Redmond with a solid left hand.
Leonard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Leonard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Leonard works over Redmond with some ground and pound from guard.
Redmond has his foot on Leonard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leonard works his way back into a safe position though.
Leonard sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonard scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard is in close to Redmond's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Redmond looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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!
Redmond keeping moving, preventing Leonard from controlling successfully.
Leonard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Redmond tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leonard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Redmond working for a triangle but Leonard defends it easily.
Leonard content to stall in guard here.
Leonard throws an elbow that misses. Redmond uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leonard's guard. Nice move by Redmond!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard seems keen to control Redmond's posture.
Redmond stops Leonard from standing up.
Leonard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Redmond!
Leonard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Leonard controlling from mount.
Leonard is landing with some decent strikes but Redmond is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard unloading with bombs!
Redmond manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Leonard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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!
Leonard wants to take a breather but Redmond is having none of it.
Redmond tries to roll over but Leonard keeps him under control.
Leonard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Redmond keeps working.
Leonard is thwarting Redmond's attempts to control the position.
Leonard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonard is trying to control the action in half guard but Redmond is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leonard lands a nice short elbow.
Redmond trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Leonard with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuriel Leonard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leonard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leonard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Leonard pushes down on Redmond's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Leonard trying to control from half guard but Redmond is working away.
Leonard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leonard connects with a nice short shot to Redmond's temple.
Redmond is rocked!
Leonard working over Redmond with some ground and pound. Redmond looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Redmond is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leonard passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Redmond!
Leonard raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonard cracks Redmond with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuriel Leonard!
A very excited looking Nuriel Leonard rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kid Kamakazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chevy Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamakazi comes to the cage accompanied by Cooking by the book. Nguyen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killing in the name. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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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
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kid Kamakazi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chevy Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamakazi moves out of range as Nguyen strikes.
Nguyen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamakazi stuffs the takedown.
Nguyen scoring well with a low kick there.
Kamakazi scores with a spinning back kick!
Kamakazi slips under a jab.
Nguyen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kamakazi throws a body kick that misses.
Nguyen misses with a right hand
and Kamakazi counters with a leg kick.
Nguyen looks to throw the jab but Kamakazi is out of range.
Nguyen throws a front kick aimed at Kamakazi's knee but Kamakazi avoids it well.
Nguyen looking to score a takedown here. Kamakazi is defending well but Nguyen drives through and ends up in Kamakazi's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nguyen content to stall in guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nguyen looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kamakazi holds on and takes a little breather.
Nguyen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nguyen forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamakazi trying to hold on to Nguyen's head to control him but Nguyen postures up.
Kamakazi is trying to stand up here but Nguyen is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen controlling the pace.
Kamakazi is staying active underneath Nguyen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nguyen is thwarting Kamakazi's attempts to control the position.
Kamakazi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kamakazi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nguyen.
Nguyen is just content to waste time from the top position. Kamakazi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nguyen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamakazi being controlled here, momentarily.
Nguyen throws an elbow that misses. Kamakazi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nguyen's guard. Nice move by Kamakazi!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamakazi trying to control the position from guard on top but Nguyen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nguyen is looking for a triangle here but Kamakazi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kamakazi trying to control the action but Nguyen is working from the bottom.
Nguyen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nguyen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamakazi is looking to improve his position.
Kamakazi moves into full guard.
Kamakazi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nguyen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kamakazi controls Nguyen momentarily but Nguyen frees himself.
Kamakazi keeping moving, preventing Nguyen from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chevy Nguyen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nguyen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kamakazi connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kamakazi misses.
Nguyen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chevy Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamakazi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nguyen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nguyen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nguyen scores with a jab.
Kamakazi forces Nguyen back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Nguyen - that landed with a thud.
Nguyen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nguyen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nguyen blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen prevents a body shot from Kamakazi.
Nguyen avoids a wild elbow strike from Kamakazi.
Nguyen blocks an elbow strike from Kamakazi.
A short right from Nguyen on the inside.
Nguyen managing to block the knees to the body from Kamakazi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nguyen.
Nguyen managing to block the knees to the body from Kamakazi.
Nguyen misses with a punch on the inside.
Nguyen blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Kamakazi.
Kamakazi misses with an elbow strike.
Kamakazi pushes off an throws an elbow but Nguyen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kamakazi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nguyen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamakazi misses with an elbow strike.
Kamakazi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamakazi misses with an elbow over the top.
Kamakazi throws an elbow but it misses.
Kamakazi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nguyen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nguyen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kamakazi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kamakazi preventing the sweep.
Kamakazi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kid Kamakazi just wasn't active enough.
A bone on bone clash there as Kamakazi blocks the leg kick.
Kamakazi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nguyen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kamakazi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kid Kamakazi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chevy Nguyen.
Kamakazi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kamakazi misses with a body kick.
Kamakazi tries to land a front kick but Nguyen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kamakazi throws a wild body kick that Nguyen sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen lands the left hand.
Nguyen scores with a nice body kick.
Nguyen misses with a wild combination.
Chevy Nguyen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nguyen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nguyen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nguyen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kamakazi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguyen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kamakazi circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen is looking to chop away at Kamakazi's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nguyen checks a leg kick.
Kamakazi slips a straight right by Nguyen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chevy Nguyen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A leg kick checked by Kamakazi.
Nguyen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kamakazi, pushing him back against the cage.
Nguyen blocks the elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a right hand.
Nguyen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nguyen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nguyen avoiding damage as Kamakazi throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Nguyen.
Nguyen blocks the elbow strike.
Nguyen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nguyen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kamakazi scores with a shoulder strike.
Kamakazi pushes off an throws an elbow but Nguyen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamakazi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nguyen takes an elbow to the temple.
Nguyen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kamakazi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nguyen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nguyen stalling the fight.
A hook to the body from Kamakazi.
Nguyen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nguyen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamakazi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nguyen.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nguyen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kamakazi lands an elbow inside.
Kamakazi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kid Kamakazi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kamakazi throws an elbow that misses.
Nguyen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nguyen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nguyen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nguyen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamakazi throws a shot to the body.
Kamakazi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kamakazi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nguyen misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamakazi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Nguyen. That snapped Kamakazi's head back.
Nguyen misses with a looping left.
Nguyen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kamakazi did well to prevent Nguyen getting side control.
Kid Kamakazi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamakazi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nguyen is working away from the top position though.
Chevy Nguyen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kamakazi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nguyen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nguyen is pressing down on Kamakazi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kamakazi is holding on for now.
Kamakazi trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nguyen is looking for a kimura here.
Nguyen wants to take a breather but Kamakazi is having none of it.
Nguyen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kamakazi defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamakazi tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Nguyen manages to move to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguyen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kamakazi?
And that's the end of the fight!
Chevy Nguyen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nguyen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chevy Nguyen!
Our winner, Chevy Nguyen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Stepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kim stops Stepp from getting back to his feet.
Kim trying to mount his opponent but Stepp defends it.
Stepp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stepp wants to get back to his feet.
Stepp is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim is working for a submission of some sort.
Kim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stepp knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stepp looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stepp wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stepp is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kim's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kim's back!
Stepp missing with strikes.
Stepp is throwing shots to the body but Kim manages to wriggle free. Stepp pounces on him again and ends up in Kim's guard.
Stepp throwing strikes but missing.
Stepp postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Stepp landing with the ground and pound.
Stepp is working Kim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepp trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stepp throws an elbow that misses. Kim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stepp's guard. Nice move by Kim!
Kim postures up.
Kim passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stepp is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kim trying to control the action but Stepp is working from the bottom.
Stepp is looking for a sweep.
Kim trying to control the position but Stepp is working away.
Stepp tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kim wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim cracks Stepp with a big elbow.
Stepp is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kim asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stepp takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kim is trying to get an arm triangle but Stepp is defending well.
Stepp is trying to control Kim's posture but Kim avoids it.
Stepp tries to buck Kim off but Kim is having none of it.
Kim working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kim looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stepp is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepp wants to get back to his feet but Kim drags him back down.
Stepp tries to buck Kim off but Kim is having none of it.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stepp keeps working.
Stepp is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kim off and has taken his back!
Stepp struggling to land strikes to the head as Kim covers up.
Stepp throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Stepp scores with punches to the body.
Stepp lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Kim grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stepp throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Kim is trying to get back to his feet but Stepp has full control of the position and if anything, Kim has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Stepp is landing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stepp dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kim fails with a takedown attempt.
Stepp lands a jab to the head.
Stepp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stepp wants it to stay on the feet.
Stepp misses the jab.
Kim shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stepp is looking for a sweep. Kim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kim is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Steven Stepp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stepp has a hand on Kim's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kim takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim dominating with strikes here.
Stepp tries to reverse the position but Kim maintains control.
Kim wants to control the pace but Stepp is squirming around nicely.
Kim landing strikes from the mount and Stepp is in trouble!
BOOM! Kim connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Kim with the ground and pound from mount.
Kim landing shots from mount.
Kim looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kim dominating with strikes here.
Stepp is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepp regains half guard.
Kim stops Stepp from getting back to his feet.
Kim wants to pass the guard but Stepp is defending well.
Stepp wants to get back to full guard but Kim has passed into side control.
Kim lands some shots froms side control.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stepp keeps working.
Kim advances nicely into full mount.
BOOM! Kim connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kim raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kim pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kim jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stepp manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Stepp is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepp is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kim connects with a decent elbow.
Stepp pushes Kim away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kim gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kim working the head with strikes.
Stepp tries to bench press Kim off him but Kim keeps the position.
Kim has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Stepp!
Kim has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stepp's face.
Stepp throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kim. What's that going to do exactly?
Stepp is looking to get to half guard.
Stepp is squirming around, avoiding Kim's attempts to control the action.
Stepp is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kim lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stepp is trying desperately to improve position.
Kim has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stepp's face.
Kim wants to control the pace but Stepp is squirming around nicely.
Stepp is working to get back to half guard.
Stepp is working hard here to advance position.
Kim jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Stepp is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Stepp and Kim has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Stepp tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Stepp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stepp is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kim is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stepp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kim lands a takedown into guard.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Stepp.
Kim won't allow Stepp to get back to his feet.
Kim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stepp throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Stepp is looking to stand up but Kim isn't so interested in that idea.
Kim is in close to Stepp's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stepp wants to stand and escape but Kim is having none of it.
Stepp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kim preventing the sweep.
Kim lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim stands and throws Stepp's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stepp is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kim has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kim scores with punches from side control.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Stepp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stepp!
Kim looking to control but Stepp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kim scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stepp?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stepp is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepp is desperately trying to improve his position but Kim has a good base and remains in mount.
Kim has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stepp's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kim cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kim is landing with some decent strikes but Stepp is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stepp can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kim lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stepp is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Kim! Stepp is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jin Kim!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Falcon Falconowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Uzi's choice of entrance music: Top dog feat. Chuck Norris. 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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260 lbs
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278 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Falcon Falconowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Uzi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Falconowski.
It looks like Kalle Uzi has been cut.
Falconowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Uzi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Falconowski taking a breather here.
Falconowski looking to control but instead Uzi has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Falconowski there.
Uzi desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Falconowski.
Falconowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi is looking for a sweep. Falconowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Falconowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Uzi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Falconowski thows a huge punch but Uzi dodges it nicely.
Falconowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uzi's head.
Uzi is trying to stand back up but Falconowski is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falconowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uzi's head.
Uzi is staying active underneath Falconowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Falconowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Uzi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Falconowski.
Falconowski controlling the pace.
Falconowski'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.
Uzi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Falconowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski thows a huge punch but Uzi dodges it nicely.
Falconowski moves nicely into side control.
Uzi parries the strikes from Falconowski easily there. Falconowski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Uzi to escape.
Falconowski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Uzi down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Uzi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Falconowski off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falconowski breaks Uzi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Falconowski connects with a couple of short punches.
Falconowski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Falconowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Falconowski is in close to Uzi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Falconowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Falconowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Falconowski wants to control from the top but Uzi keeps moving.
Uzi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Falconowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Falconowski postures up.
Uzi wants to sweep but no luck.
Falconowski stops Uzi from standing up.
Falconowski trying to control but Uzi is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Falconowski looks to land a combination but Uzi avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falconowski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Uzi on his heels. He'll look to pass Uzi's guard now, I'm sure.
Uzi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falcon Falconowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Uzi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Uzi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Falconowski.
Falconowski looks to land a left hand but Uzi moved out of range nicely.
Uzi staying out of range there.
Falconowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Falconowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uzi circles away.
Uzi throws out a leg kick but Falconowski moves out of range and Uzi only half commits.
Falconowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Uzi counters with a left to the body.
Falconowski misses with a low kick.
Uzi throws a sloppy head kick and Falconowski moves out of range easily.
Falconowski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Falconowski looking to control but instead Uzi has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi tries to get to full guard but Falconowski has control of the leg.
Falconowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uzi defending well though.
Uzi wants to get back to his feet.
Falconowski working Uzi over with strikes.
Uzi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Falconowski.
Falconowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Falconowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Falconowski trying to control the action but Uzi is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Falconowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Falconowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Uzi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Uzi desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Uzi trying to hold on to Falconowski's head to control him but Falconowski postures up.
Uzi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falconowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Falconowski prevents Uzi from standing back up.
Falconowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uzi keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi tries to get to full guard but Falconowski has control of the leg.
Falconowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Falconowski is just content to waste time from the top position. Uzi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Uzi wants to sweep here but Falconowski controlling him for the moment.
Falconowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Falconowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Uzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uzi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Falconowski is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uzi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Falconowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Falconowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uzi keeping moving, preventing Falconowski from controlling successfully.
Uzi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uzi wants to get back to his feet but Falconowski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Uzi keeping moving, preventing Falconowski from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uzi wants to stand up but Falconowski is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falcon Falconowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Uzi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Uzi tries to clinch but Falconowski is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Uzi.
Uzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Falconowski. Falconowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Uzi misses with a head kick.
Uzi forces Falconowski back against the cage and clinches.
Falconowski wants to break free but Uzi has control.
Falconowski working hard to break the clinch.
Falconowski has Uzi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Uzi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Uzi misses with some punches.
Falconowski misses with the head strike.
Falconowski looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falconowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uzi tries to break the clinch but Falconowski is controlling the position.
Uzi tries to break free but Falconowski pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Uzi breaks from the clinch.
Falconowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A low kick from Uzi misses
and Falconowski counters with a shoot takedown. Uzi fights it but they end up in guard.
Falconowski trying to control but Uzi is working from the bottom.
Uzi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Falconowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Uzi has wrist control.
Kalle Uzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski throwing strikes from guard but Uzi blocks nicely.
Falconowski throwing strikes but missing.
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!
Uzi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uzi looking for a sweep. Not yet Uzi, not yet.
Uzi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Falconowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Uzi trying to control the position.
Falconowski postures up and lands a big shot to Uzi's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Uzi connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick by Uzi misses
and Falconowski counters with a body kick.
Uzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Falconowski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Falconowski trying to control from half guard but Uzi is working away.
Uzi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Falconowski.
Falconowski throwing shots but Uzi is blocking nicely.
Falconowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Falcon Falconowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uzi tries to kick Falconowski off but Falconowski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Falconowski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Uzi is controlling Falconowski's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Falcon Falconowski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Falconowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Uzi off the cage and back into range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falconowski blocks a head kick by Uzi.
Falconowski misses with an uppercut.
Uzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Falcon Falconowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Falconowski 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Falcon Falconowski!
Falcon Falconowski 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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