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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bilashki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bilashki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Warriors of Skyrim. Coleman has chosen One Finger And A Fist as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Bilashki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman moves out of range of the body kick.
Bilashki misses with a wild combination.
Coleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Bilashki.
Coleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bilashki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bilashki looks to clinch
and Coleman counters with a nice uppercut.
Bilashki tries to clinch but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bilashki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coleman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilashki closes the distance and pushes Coleman back into the cage.
Coleman trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Coleman.
Bilashki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Coleman to keep the fight standing.
Coleman trying to stall but Bilashki improves his position.
Coleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jon Bilashki has been cut.
Bilashki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bilashki jumps guard but Coleman stands there with Bilashki around his waist. Bilashki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Coleman has had enough of the clinch but Bilashki keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Coleman misses with a knee strike.
Coleman breaks from the clinch.
Bilashki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coleman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bilashki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bilashki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coleman.
Coleman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bilashki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilashki closes the distance but Coleman moves to the side
and Coleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Bilashki scores with a four punch combination!
Bilashki moves to clinch but Coleman breaks away
and Coleman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Coleman does no damage.
Bilashki just misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilashki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jon Bilashki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bilashki clinches with his opponent.
Coleman misses with a knee to the head.
Bilashki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bilashki just misses with a punch to the body.
Bilashki lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Bilashki misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bilashki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bilashki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilashki looks to score with a jab to the body but Coleman is just out of range.
Bilashki tries to clinch there but Coleman circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Coleman. No joy for Bilashki on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Bilashki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bilashki wants to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Coleman - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bilashki tries to close the distance and clinch but Coleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bilashki blocks a head kick by Coleman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Victor Coleman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Bilashki'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.
Bilashki has closed the distance and engaged Coleman in a clinch.
Bilashki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bilashki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coleman or not.
Bilashki lands a nice shot to the body.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the head but Bilashki blocks with his arms.
Bilashki working hard to break the clinch.
Bilashki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Coleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bilashki moves into the clinch successfully.
Bilashki has had enough of the clinch but Coleman keeps him there for the moment.
Bilashki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coleman lands a jab to the head.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilashki wants to clinch up but Coleman keeps it at a distance.
Bilashki pushes Coleman up against the cage in a clinch.
Bilashki tries to pull guard but Coleman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bilashki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Coleman tries to land knees in the clinch but Bilashki avoids the damage to the body.
Bilashki avoiding damage as Coleman throws knees to the body.
Bilashki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Coleman prevents it.
Bilashki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bilashki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jon Bilashki is winning the standup battle so far.
Coleman throws a sloppy head kick and Bilashki moves out of range easily.
Coleman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bilashki misses with a head kick.
Jon Bilashki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bilashki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bilashki is looking to wear down Coleman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bilashki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bilashki pushes Coleman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bilashki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bilashki can't break the clinch.
Bilashki is trying to force a seperation but Coleman has the dominant position.
Bilashki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bilashki closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Bilashki.
Bilashki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bilashki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Bilashki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bilashki pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bilashki wants to stand and escape but Coleman is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman passes Bilashki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bilashki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Bilashki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bilashki is trying to stand.
Coleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bilashki defending well though.
Coleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman stops Bilashki from getting back to his feet.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bilashki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Coleman controlling the action here.
Coleman is nestled in close to Bilashki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coleman lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coleman is trying to control. Bilashki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Coleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Bilashki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Bilashki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bilashki throws a series of strikes that have Coleman backpedaling.
Bilashki clinches up with Coleman and pushes him back against the cage.
Bilashki gets control of Coleman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bilashki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Coleman stands up over Bilashki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Coleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bilashki wants to stand up but Coleman is controlling him.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bilashki is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Coleman dives into side control.
Bilashki regains half guard, as Coleman was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilashki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman working Bilashki over with strikes.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bilashki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bilashki is trying to stand up here but Coleman is controlling him well.
Coleman is keen to just control but Bilashki is a slippery customer.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
Bilashki striking from half guard on the bottom.
Coleman wants to control but Bilashki is keeping him busy.
Coleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Coleman there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman winds up and cracks Bilashki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bilashki tries to kick Coleman off but Coleman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Coleman winds up and cracks Bilashki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bilashki throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bilashki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
Coleman looks to land a strike but Bilashki avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Coleman postures up in Bilashki's guard and throws a big left but Bilashki blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coleman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bilashki wants to stand but Coleman is controlling the position.
Bilashki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman landing strikes.
Coleman wants to control but Bilashki is keeping him busy.
Bilashki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coleman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bilashki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Coleman landing a few strikes.
Bilashki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Coleman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Coleman trying to control the action but Bilashki is working from the bottom.
Bilashki is pushing Coleman's head away, looking to escape. Coleman manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control the position but Bilashki is working away.
Coleman working the head with strikes.
Bilashki is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big shot lands for Coleman! That's hurt Bilashki! Will he recover? Coleman fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Coleman!
During a confident post fight interview, Victor Coleman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Vasconcelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele's entrance music is Lil Wayne-Drop the World. A fine choice. Vasconcelos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sveriges elit. Timo Vasconcelos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ben Steele's chin.
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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
25 - 30 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Vasconcelos!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vasconcelos circles away quickly and effectively.
Steele takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Ben Steele has been cut.
Vasconcelos misses with a head kick.
Vasconcelos doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Steele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasconcelos manages to avoid it.
Vasconcelos takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasconcelos instigates a clinch.
Steele is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've been informed that Vasconcelos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vasconcelos tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Vasconcelos keeps control of Steele as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasconcelos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasconcelos.
Steele fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Steele does no damage.
Vasconcelos forces Steele back against the cage and clinches.
Steele wants to break free but Vasconcelos has control.
Steele has had enough of the clinch but Vasconcelos keeps him there for the moment.
Vasconcelos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ben Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasconcelos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steele.
Steele slips a straight right by Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos avoids the body shot from Steele.
Vasconcelos moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
Steele clobbers Vasconcelos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Vasconcelos lands a left and a right that send Steele crashing to the mat, dazed. Vasconcelos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasconcelos misses with a head kick.
Vasconcelos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasconcelos swinging wildly here.
Vasconcelos moves out of range of the strikes.
Vasconcelos lands with a nice body punch.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steele swings for the body but Vasconcelos moves out of range.
Vasconcelos wants to clinch.
Vasconcelos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Vasconcelos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a nice hook to Vasconcelos's body. Vasconcelos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vasconcelos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steele swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steele lands a two punch combo.
Vasconcelos moves into range and clinches up with Steele.
A right handed body shot lands from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos missing with knees to the body.
Steele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Vasconcelos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vasconcelos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steele on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasconcelos manages to avoid it.
Vasconcelos lands a jab to Steele's midsection.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Vasconcelos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasconcelos lands a really nice looking cross but Steele seems unphased.
Vasconcelos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steele with a hook.
Steele displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steele 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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele works the jab nicely.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Vasconcelos.
Steele misses with an uppercut
and Vasconcelos counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Vasconcelos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Steele's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vasconcelos scores with a shot to the body.
Vasconcelos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steele takes a swing at Vasconcelos's ribcage but misses.
Steele tries to bum rush Vasconcelos with a series of wild strikes but Vasconcelos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steele misses with the combination.
Vasconcelos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Steele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vasconcelos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Vasconcelos darts in and clinches Steele up against the cage.
I was talking to Steele's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vasconcelos.
Ben Steele's cut is getting worse.
Vasconcelos breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Steele misses.
Vasconcelos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasconcelos.
Steele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vasconcelos lands with a nice body kick.
Steele swings for the body but Vasconcelos moves out of range.
Steele jabs Vasconcelos right on the nose. Vasconcelos blinks but takes it well.
Vasconcelos lands with a good body shot.
Timo Vasconcelos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vasconcelos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasconcelos misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vasconcelos.
Ben Steele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Steele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele throws a lazy uppercut
and Vasconcelos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasconcelos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vasconcelos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vasconcelos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Vasconcelos moves to clinch but Steele breaks away
and Steele counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasconcelos.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Vasconcelos drops Steele with a beautiful combination! Steele stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vasconcelos is looking for the KO!
Steele is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasconcelos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasconcelos is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Steele hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Timo Vasconcelos!
Timo Vasconcelos 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes into the arena with Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart blaring out of the sound system. Gregory is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chumbawamba - English Rebel Songs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class 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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lewis Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Creed.
Creed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Creed is looking to score with low kicks.
Gregory thows a leg kick but Creed checks it
and Creed counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gregory's knee momentarily.
Creed will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Creed.
Gregory throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Gregory blocks the leg kick.
Gregory walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Creed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gregory.
Gregory avoids the head kick by Creed.
Creed swats away the attempt to clinch by Gregory.
Gregory stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Creed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregory fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gregory lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gregory takes a step back to recover.
Gregory shoots for a double leg takedown but Creed sprawls well. He's pushed Gregory's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gregory fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gregory takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice jab there from Creed.
Creed lands a lovely overhand right.
Creed with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregory fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lewis Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gregory.
Creed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gregory throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Creed.
Gregory shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Creed defends it nicely.
Gregory shoots for a takedown but Creed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Creed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gregory checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gregory.
Creed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Creed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis Creed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gregory closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Creed lands a nice knee to the body.
Gregory has had enough of the clinch but Creed keeps him there for the moment.
Gregory is trying to drag Creed to the mat but Creed just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gregory looks winded!
Gregory is struggling to control the position.
Gregory is trying desperately to land a takedown but Creed is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gregory.
Creed lands an uppercut.
Creed putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gregory in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Creed missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gregory backwards.
Creed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gregory fails with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Creed, right into the meat.
Creed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gregory. Gregory circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Creed scores with a leg kick.
Creed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Creed, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Creed slips a straight right by Gregory.
Creed tries to clinch but Gregory is having none of it.
Creed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gregory.
Creed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Creed is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gregory has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Creed.
Creed clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Creed on the inside.
Gregory looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Creed breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Creed misses
and Gregory counters with an inside leg kick.
Creed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Creed connects with a looping right hand.
Gregory takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Creed feints and then cracks Gregory's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gregory down.
Creed lands with a shot to the body.
Creed throws a leg kick but Gregory sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Creed.
Creed keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gregory throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Creed.
Paul Gregory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Creed. That snapped Gregory's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Creed 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.
Gregory tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Creed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gregory was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.
Gregory tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Creed defends well and Gregory ends up having to push Creed into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Creed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gregory avoids it.
Gregory tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Creed avoids it.
Gregory tries to stall but Creed uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Creed digs a right hand into Gregory's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gregory's gas tank.
Creed misses with an elbow over the top.
Creed trying to land knees to the body.
Creed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Creed with a knee to the head.
Gregory prevents a body shot from Creed.
Creed throws an elbow but it misses.
Gregory trying to control the position but instead, Creed has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gregory into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Creed obliges.
Gregory is breathing heavily.
Gregory misses with a knee strike.
Creed pushes Gregory back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Creed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gregory gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Creed trying to land knees to the body.
Gregory tries to break free but Creed pushes him back against the cage.
Creed lands with a right to the head.
Creed keeps control of Gregory as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Creed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gregory can do to turn this around?
Creed scores with a shot to the side of Gregory's head.
Gregory taking a breather.
Creed misses with an elbow strike.
Creed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gregory backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Creed landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Gregory controls his hands.
Creed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gregory.
Creed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Creed connects with a knee to the head.
Creed prevents the takedown attempt.
Gregory wants to break the clinch but can't.
Creed unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hand to the body from Creed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Creed.
Creed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Creed working Gregory over with knees to the body.
Creed lands a right hand.
Gregory's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gregory managing to block the knees to the body from Creed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Creed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Creed throws an elbow but misses.
Creed scores with a shot to the side of Gregory's head.
Gregory is rocked!
Creed jerks Gregory's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Gregory drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Creed goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Creed because Gregory was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Lewis Creed!
During a confident post fight interview, Lewis Creed thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevens has chosen Can't Hold Us as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Victor Stevens enters the cage!
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135 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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens darts in and clinches Sandoval up against the cage.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Sandoval's ribcage.
Stevens with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stevens is trying to push Sandoval away but Sandoval has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sandoval lands a left hand.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Victor Stevens has been cut.
Sandoval lands a knee to the head.
Sandoval creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stevens's defenses.
Sandoval connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevens's face.
Sandoval throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens trying to stall but Sandoval improves his position.
Stevens told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sandoval is defending well for now.
Sandoval keeps control of Stevens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sandoval lands an elbow inside that Stevens shrugs off.
Stevens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Stevens blocks with his arms.
Sandoval misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevens.
Stevens wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandoval won't allow it.
Stevens avoiding damage as Sandoval throws knees to the body.
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevens blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stevens throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sandoval blocks it with crossed arms.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stevens blocks an elbow strike from Sandoval.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stevens - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
Stevens working hard to break the clinch.
Sandoval connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevens's face.
Stevens jumps guard but Sandoval stands there with Stevens around his waist. Stevens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sandoval avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Sandoval.
Sandoval scores with a knee to the head.
Sandoval throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stevens wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sandoval has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stevens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Stevens - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stevens breaks the clinch.
Sandoval wants to clinch.
Stevens throws a hook but Sandoval blocks it.
Sandoval lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Stevens goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sandoval prevents it.
Stevens pulls guard effortlessly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joseph Sandoval wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stevens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sandoval darts in and clinches Stevens up against the cage.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Sandoval throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sandoval lands a nice knee to the body.
Stevens misses with a body punch.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevens blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sandoval prevents Stevens from breaking the clinch.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandoval dodges an elbow strike from Stevens.
Stevens can't break the clinch.
Stevens with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stevens taking a breather.
Stevens tries to break the clinch but Sandoval is controlling the position.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sandoval misses with a knee strike.
Stevens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sandoval is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevens is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joseph Sandoval will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Victor Stevens's cut.
That's time! Sandoval's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Sandoval moves out of range easily.
Victor Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens misses with an uppercut. Sandoval saw that one coming.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Sandoval moves out of range easily.
Sandoval scoring well with a low kick there.
Stevens has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sandoval throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sandoval throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sandoval lands a good knee to the midsection. Stevens won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Sandoval avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevens blocks it with crossed arms.
Stevens tries to stall but Sandoval uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sandoval using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stevens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevens moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sandoval.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens tries to break free but Sandoval pushes him back against the cage.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the head but Sandoval blocks with his arms.
Stevens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sandoval has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sandoval avoids it.
Stevens can't break the clinch.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Stevens or perhaps it was just good defense by Sandoval which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sandoval looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevens misses with a head kick.
Stevens shoots and misses
and Sandoval counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sandoval connects with a single shot there.
Sandoval lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Victor Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevens misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses
and Sandoval counters with a big head kick but Stevens shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens moves forwards but Sandoval connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stevens shoots in but Sandoval avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joseph Sandoval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Stevens.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Sandoval coming out on top.
Stevens shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stevens shoots in and drives through. Sandoval sprawls well.
Stevens shoots for a double leg takedown but Sandoval sprawls well. He's pushed Stevens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands an uppercut.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandoval scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sandoval avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevens.
Sandoval comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandoval softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Stevens blocks with his arms.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sandoval in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sandoval using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stevens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Sandoval using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stevens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stevens ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stevens no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stevens wants to stand and escape but Sandoval is having none of it.
Stevens being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joseph Sandoval wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sandoval. That's going to slow Stevens down.
Sandoval throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stevens misses with a combination
and Sandoval counters with a good, hard body kick but Stevens shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens has Sandoval up against the cage in a clinch.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stevens managing to block the knees to the body from Sandoval.
Stevens avoiding damage as Sandoval throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens wants to break free but Sandoval has control.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Sandoval avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Sandoval dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Stevens's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
No joy there for Stevens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevens misses with a left hand
enabling Sandoval to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sandoval lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stevens trying to stall but Sandoval improves his position.
Sandoval scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sandoval is defending well for now.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but Stevens blocks it.
Stevens looking to slow down the pace here.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sandoval using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stevens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stevens pulls guard.
Stevens being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joseph Sandoval.
Stevens with a jab.
Stevens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevens looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sandoval lands a high kick!
Stevens darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stevens lands a nice hook to Sandoval's body. Sandoval takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sandoval takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sandoval ducks right into an uppercut from Stevens.
Sandoval wants to clinch up but Stevens keeps it at a distance.
Sandoval with a jab.
Sandoval rushes Stevens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Sandoval tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevens avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sandoval on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sandoval lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but Stevens blocks it.
Sandoval lands a knee to the head.
Sandoval throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stevens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stevens wants to break free but Sandoval has control.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sandoval is defending well for now.
Victor Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevens fails to pull guard.
Sandoval lands with a short shot to the head.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval has Stevens pressed against the cage, preventing Stevens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sandoval connects with a knee to the head.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stevens tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sandoval smiles and moves away.
Stevens pushes Sandoval up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stevens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stevens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sandoval has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevens throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevens darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joseph Sandoval is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Stevens jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sandoval walks away with a smile on his face. Stevens gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joseph Sandoval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Stevens.
Stevens moves into the clinch successfully.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Sandoval lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sandoval.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandoval won't allow it.
Stevens trying to control the position but instead, Sandoval has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stevens into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Stevens.
I think Sandoval has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Sandoval!
During a confident post fight interview, Joseph Sandoval thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kvasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kvasov has chosen Diskoteka avaria-Nebo as his entrance music. Roman Kvasov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Jonhson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Kvasov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvasov cracks Jonhson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Jeff Jonhson has been cut.
Kvasov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roman Kvasov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonhson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been hearing reports that Jonhson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jonhson staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jonhson, as that shot connected.
Kvasov tries a head kick but it misses.
Jonhson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kvasov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jonhson.
Good exchange - Jonhson coming out on top.
It looks like Roman Kvasov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jonhson slips a jab and a cross from Kvasov.
A head kick misses from Kvasov.
Jonhson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kvasov is rocked!
Kvasov throws a head kick but Jonhson moves out of range.
Kvasov is still on wobbly legs! Can Jonhson finish him?
A combination from Kvasov does no damage.
Kvasov gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Jonhson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Jonhson!
Our winner, Jeff Jonhson, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Kakkipylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pikku Kakkipylly is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
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194 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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Kakkipylly!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kakkipylly.
A combination from Grant does no damage.
Grant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grant shoots for a double leg takedown but Kakkipylly sprawls well. He's pushed Grant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grant blocks the elbow strike.
Grant is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kakkipylly is defending well.
Grant takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Brandon Grant has been cut.
Kakkipylly tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside that Grant shrugs off.
Kakkipylly keeps control of Grant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kakkipylly trying to land knees to the body.
Kakkipylly trying to land knees to the body.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow that stopped Grant in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow that misses.
Grant blocks the elbow strike.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow.
Brandon Grant's cut is getting worse.
Grant being controlled against the cage.
Grant is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Grant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kakkipylly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kakkipylly trying to land knees to the body.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside that Grant shrugs off.
Brandon Grant's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grant avoids the head kick by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Grant feints and as Kakkipylly raises his hands in defense, Grant changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kakkipylly trying to control the position here.
Grant trying to control but Kakkipylly is working from the bottom.
Grant thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakkipylly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grant is one step ahead there.
Kakkipylly has his hands on Grant's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly wants to sweep but no luck.
Kakkipylly wants to get back to his feet but Grant is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kakkipylly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grant is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kakkipylly is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kakkipylly has escaped and now he's on top!
Kakkipylly trying to control but Grant is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pikku Kakkipylly wasn't active enough on the ground.
Grant throws a body punch but Kakkipylly moves out of range.
Pikku Kakkipylly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grant fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kakkipylly avoids it really well and circles away.
Grant is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kakkipylly defends well and Grant ends up having to push Kakkipylly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kakkipylly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kakkipylly lands a damaging elbow.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Brandon Grant's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brandon Grant's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pikku Kakkipylly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristow Zedski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Corpus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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288 lbs
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristow Zedski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Corpus!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zedski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Corpus's head.
It looks like John Corpus has been cut.
Zedski throws out a leg kick but Corpus moves out of range and Zedski only half commits.
Zedski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corpus.
Corpus throws a hook but Zedski avoids it easily.
Zedski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corpus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zedski slips a jab from Corpus.
Good work by Corpus as he checks the leg kick.
Corpus throws a poor cross that misses
and Zedski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zedski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zedski breaks from the clinch.
Corpus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Corpus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Corpus.
Zedski swinging wildly here.
Corpus misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Corpus misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A low kick from Zedski misses
and Zedski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Kristow Zedski has been cut.
Corpus throws a lazy right hand but Zedski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corpus defending well as Zedski loads up on a big left hand.
Zedski just misses with a punch to the body.
Zedski lands a head shot.
Zedski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corpus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zedski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zedski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corpus doesn't seem bothered though.
Corpus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Corpus misses with a low kick as Zedski jumps back.
Zedski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zedski lands a glancing blow to the side of Corpus's head.
Corpus throws out a loose jab but Zedski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corpus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Corpus is out of range and Zedski settles back down.
Corpus throws a hook but Zedski blocks it.
Corpus misses with an uppercut. Zedski saw that one coming.
Corpus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zedski.
Corpus walks into a stiff left hand from Zedski.
Corpus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big right from Corpus misses.
Corpus misses with a hook to the body
and Zedski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corpus checks a leg kick nicely.
Corpus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zedski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zedski is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Corpus like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Corpus from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kristow Zedski!
Post fight, Kristow Zedski took to the microphone: 'Thanks to my manager for giving me a second chance!!!! Looking forward to give him a veteran presence in his young career... Cheers!!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Lontrame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lontrame comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Knife Party by Deftones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
27 - 25 - 2 |
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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
15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Turd Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Lontrame!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lontrame swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anderson.
Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into Lontrame's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Lontrame is keeping the position.
Lontrame keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Lontrame pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Lontrame keeps moving.
Lontrame trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tres Puntos FC in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Lontrame.
Lontrame throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Lontrame misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lontrame defends well and Anderson ends up having to push Lontrame into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lontrame trying to land knees to the body.
Lontrame trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lontrame throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Lontrame told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lontrame.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lontrame using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lontrame throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Lontrame tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Lontrame back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lontrame.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Lontrame forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lontrame is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Lontrame.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Lontrame lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lontrame breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Lontrame throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lontrame is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lontrame quickly recovers to half guard.
Lontrame is doing well to control the position and prevent Anderson from advancing to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lontrame is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson is looking for a kimura here.
Lontrame tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Anderson seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lontrame is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Turd Anderson!
Turd Anderson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kivi Kasvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Fekt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasvo comes to the cage accompanied by Danzig Mother. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fekt's choice of entrance music: Ack Sundbyberg. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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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
25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kivi Kasvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Per Fekt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fekt thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fekt. Kasvo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kasvo misses with a body shot.
Kasvo closes the distance and clinches.
Kasvo tries to score a body lock takedown but Fekt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kasvo presses Fekt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kasvo misses with some punches.
Kasvo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fekt blocks a jab.
Kasvo throws the left hand but Fekt avoids the punch easily.
Fekt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kasvo.
Kasvo scores with a decent looking hook.
Fekt gets caught napping as Kasvo dives in and scores a takedown. Fekt manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kasvo is looking to work some ground and pound but Fekt has wrist control.
Fekt is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kasvo presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Kasvo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fekt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fekt tries to break free but Kasvo pushes him back against the cage.
Kasvo is working for takedown but Fekt is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kivi Kasvo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fekt breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvo misses with a left hand
and Fekt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kasvo's knee momentarily.
Fekt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fekt throws a head kick but Kasvo moves out of range.
Fekt ducks under a wild hook from Kasvo.
Fekt clobbers Kasvo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Kivi Kasvo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasvo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kasvo misses with a wild body shot.
Kasvo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fekt.
Kasvo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Finland in the buildup to the fight.
Fekt misses with a wild body shot.
Fekt misses with a straight left.
Fekt cracks Kasvo with a good jab.
Fekt throws a jab but it's blocked by Kasvo.
A solid body kick from Fekt.
Kasvo misses with a hook.
Fekt scores with a punch to the head.
Per Fekt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fekt ducks under a wild hook from Kasvo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fekt slips a jab from Kasvo.
Fekt scores with a jab to the head.
Kasvo misses with a looping left.
Fekt drops Kasvo with a naaaaasty hook - Kasvo is in real trouble here! Fekt dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Per Fekt!
An intense looking Per Fekt took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You are looking at the next Hall of Famer'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Bradley Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akisame Hikaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Burns might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fedor Entrance Song . Hikaru comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ultimate Battle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Akisame Hikaru has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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35
186 lbs
37 - 21 - 1 |
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180 lbs
18 - 6 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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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
37 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Eugene Bradley Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Akisame Hikaru!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Hikaru misses.
Hikaru works Burns's body with a nice hook.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Burns gets tackled into the cage by Hikaru. Hikaru maintains the clinch.
Burns jumps guard but Hikaru turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hikaru missing with knees to the body.
Hikaru controlling the action here for a moment.
Hikaru misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Hikaru.
Burns pulls Hikaru into guard.
Burns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hikaru postures up and lands a big shot to Burns's brow.
Burns working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hikaru doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hikaru manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hikaru looking to sit in guard and control but Burns gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hikaru has Burns pulled in close to control his posture.
Burns trying to control but Hikaru is working from the bottom.
Burns throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns won't allow Hikaru to sweep him here.
Hikaru has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burns can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hikaru bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burns's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burns is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hikaru trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hikaru seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Burns wants to control from the top but Hikaru keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.
Burns slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Burns trying to control the action but Hikaru is working from the bottom.
Hikaru is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Hikaru's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Burns has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Burns tries to move to mount but Hikaru blocks the move with his legs.
Burns wants to control but Hikaru is keeping him busy.
Burns will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hikaru taking punishment in the form of punches.
Burns with the ground and pound but Hikaru regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hikaru is positioning himself well to prevent Burns advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hikaru wants to improve his position but Burns is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akisame Hikaru will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hikaru misses with a wild body shot.
Burns scores with a jab to the head.
Hikaru throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns lands a jab.
Burns's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hikaru under the eye.
Hikaru misses with an uppercut.
Hikaru moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Hikaru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Hikaru is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hikaru misses with a body shot.
Hikaru clinches up with Burns and pushes him back against the cage.
Hikaru stalling against the cage.
Burns jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hikaru walks away with a smile on his face. Burns gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hikaru throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burns moves away from the strike by Hikaru.
Akisame Hikaru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hikaru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hikaru.
Burns is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Burns shoots in looking for a takedown. Hikaru tries to sprawl out of it but Burns keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hikaru manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hikaru lands a jab to Burns's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru misses with a two punch combination.
Hikaru changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Akisame Hikaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hikaru throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
Hikaru instigates a clinch.
Burns tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hikaru smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Bradley Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hikaru swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hikaru throws a sloppy body shot
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Hikaru misses the target.
Hikaru is looking to clinch.
Hikaru slips a straight right by Burns.
Burns slips a straight right by Hikaru.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hikaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hikaru.
Hikaru wants to clinch
and Hikaru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burns moves away from the strike by Hikaru.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hikaru. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some bone on bone action there as Hikaru checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hikaru throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Burns slips a jab from Hikaru.
Burns fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hikaru avoids it really well and circles away.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns avoids the body shot from Hikaru.
Hikaru ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Hikaru is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Burns fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hikaru to the ground. Burns is now in Hikaru's guard.
Hikaru looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burns is one step ahead there.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Hikaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hikaru looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akisame Hikaru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Burns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
Hikaru throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Hikaru fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Hikaru.
Nice cross by Hikaru.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hikaru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Hikaru. Beautiful body shot.
Hikaru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hikaru is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, Hikaru circles away and we're back to standing.
Akisame Hikaru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Hikaru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Hikaru misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hikaru misses with a straight right.
Burns gets tackled into the cage by Hikaru. Hikaru maintains the clinch.
Hikaru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hikaru throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burns jabs Hikaru to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hikaru swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns gets a takedown into half guard.
Burns wants to take a breather but Hikaru is having none of it.
Eugene Bradley Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hikaru makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hikaru.
Burns passes Hikaru's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Burns looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hikaru wants to improve his position but Burns is controlling well.
Burns throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru moves into full guard.
Hikaru is trying to control the position but Burns postures up.
Burns is in close to Hikaru's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hikaru escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burns gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hikaru swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burns wants to control from the top but Hikaru keeps moving.
Akisame Hikaru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hikaru avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burns gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Burns controls from within his opponent's guard.
Burns sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hikaru's guard.
Hikaru avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burns.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hikaru has hold of Burns's hands but Burns slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burns sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hikaru defending well though.
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!
Burns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akisame Hikaru.
I've got Hikaru 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Akisame Hikaru!
Akisame Hikaru took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Damnfield clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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