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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leather Slammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Thorhalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thorhalla's choice of entrance music: Disturbed / Down With The Sickness. Hjalmar Thorhalla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leather Slammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Thorhalla!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Thorhalla. No joy for Slammer on that attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thorhalla.
Slammer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thorhalla counters with a head kick. That will keep Slammer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Slammer shoots in looking for a takedown. Thorhalla tries to sprawl out of it but Slammer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thorhalla 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 Leather Slammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorhalla moves into the clinch.
Thorhalla has Slammer pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorhalla misses with a punch to the body.
Slammer tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thorhalla.
Thorhalla prevents a takedown attempt there.
Slammer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slammer is trying to drag Thorhalla to the mat but Thorhalla just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thorhalla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slammer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Slammer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Slammer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thorhalla's waist but Thorhalla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slammer off to one side.
Slammer shoots in for a takedown but Thorhalla shows good takedown defense.
Thorhalla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thorhalla has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorhalla clinches.
Slammer wants to take the fight to the mat but Thorhalla manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla breaks from the clinch.
Slammer walks into a jab.
Slammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slammer shoots in and drives through. Thorhalla sprawls well.
Slammer 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.
Thorhalla stuffs the takedown.
Slammer is breathing heavily.
Slammer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thorhalla but Thorhalla pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thorhalla clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thorhalla closes the distance and clinches.
Thorhalla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorhalla breaks the clinch.
Thorhalla stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slammer.
Slammer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thorhalla is fending him off so far but Slammer persists. Nope, Thorhalla circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid body kick from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla rushes Slammer and presses him up against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Slammer. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Thorhalla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorhalla lands a head kick. Slammer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Slammer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thorhalla as he avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorhalla rushes Slammer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Thorhalla as the two fighters clinch.
Thorhalla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thorhalla drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slammer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Slammer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thorhalla throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slammer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thorhalla has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thorhalla avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slammer being controlled here, momentarily.
Thorhalla won't allow Slammer to sweep him here.
Thorhalla would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Slammer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thorhalla defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorhalla is in close to Slammer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've been hearing good reports from Slammer's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Slammer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thorhalla can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Thorhalla dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thorhalla lands a right hook to the body.
Oooooh!!! Thorhalla has knocked Slammer down with a huge combo! Thorhalla steps away and waves a wobbly Slammer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorhalla thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Slammer if he has to take too many more of those.
Slammer shoots in but Thorhalla avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thorhalla clinches with his opponent.
Slammer tries to score a body lock takedown but Thorhalla shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thorhalla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorhalla displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slammer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leather Slammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid body kick from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thorhalla plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thorhalla decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorhalla decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorhalla lands a jab to the head.
Slammer is rocked!
Slammer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thorhalla manages to break the clinch.
Slammer seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Thorhalla shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Slammer is backing up but Thorhalla catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Slammer covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Thorhalla Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hjalmar Thorhalla!
Hjalmar Thorhalla very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Atleetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Atleetti's choice of entrance music: Beyonce - Halo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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185 lbs
21 - 25 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Atleetti!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atleetti is looking to clinch.
Lawler looks to land a right hand but Atleetti moved out of range.
Atleetti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawler throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Atleetti counters with a series of strikes. Lawler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lawler throws a combination. Atleetti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A low kick from Lawler misses
and Atleetti counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lawler's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawler is pulling down on Atleetti's head. It's preventing any offense from Atleetti, at least for the moment.
Lawler has a closed guard, preventing Atleetti from standing up.
Atleetti stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lawler swings for the body but Atleetti moves out of range.
Atleetti with a poor takedown
and Lawler counters with a good low kick that Atleetti was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atleetti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atleetti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Atleetti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Atleetti tries to clinch up but Lawler circles away and keeps his distance.
Atleetti has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lawler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Atleetti at a distance.
Lawler throws a leg kick but Atleetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Atleetti misses with a wild combination.
Atleetti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Atleetti thuds a left hand into Lawler's body.
That kick from Lawler tenderised Atleetti's leg. Atleetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eric Lawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Atleetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawler tries to land a front kick but Atleetti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atleetti gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Atleetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawler just misses with a punch to the body.
Atleetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawler misses with a body shot.
Atleetti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Atleetti catches Lawler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Atleetti blocks a jab.
Lawler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atleetti manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lawler on his heels. He'll look to pass Lawler's guard now, I'm sure.
Atleetti is looking to stand up but Lawler won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Atleetti stands up from Lawler's guard - Atleetti perhaps looking for a knockout.
Atleetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atleetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lawler in his tracks.
A left lands for Lawler.
Atleetti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lawler moves in looking to clinch but Atleetti pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler throws a jab when Atleetti was well out of range.
Horrible takedown by Atleetti or perhaps it was just good defense by Lawler which made him look bad.
Eric Lawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antti Atleetti.
Atleetti dips to his left and cracks Lawler with an uppercut!
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!
Lawler thuds his shin into the meat of Atleetti's side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawler. Atleetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Lawler there.
Lawler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atleetti's sensitive parts.
Both fighters circling a little - Lawler finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Atleetti wants to clinch
and Lawler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Atleetti thinking.
Lawler sizes up Atleetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atleetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Atleetti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atleetti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lawler.
Atleetti is rocked!
Atleetti throws a head kick that misses.
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 Eric Lawler will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Atleetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawler misses with a looping left.
Lawler misses with an uppercut. Atleetti saw that one coming.
Atleetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawler circles away quickly and effectively.
Atleetti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Atleetti is just out of range.
Atleetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawler misses with a kick to the body.
Atleetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawler.
Atleetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atleetti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawler.
Atleetti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lawler defends it nicely.
Atleetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Atleetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atleetti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Atleetti drives through with a takedown into guard.
Atleetti won't allow Lawler to sweep him here.
Lawler is trying to keep Atleetti in close.
Lawler seems keen to control Atleetti's posture.
Lawler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Atleetti gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Antti Atleetti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawler lands a nice hook to Atleetti's body. Atleetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Atleetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Atleetti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eric Lawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antti Atleetti.
Atleetti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atleetti throws a series of punches but Lawler moves out of range.
A big right from Lawler misses.
Lawler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawler clinches up with Atleetti and pushes him back against the cage.
Lawler misses with a punch to the body.
Lawler struggles to land a body shot inside as Atleetti controls his hands.
Lawler is working Atleetti over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lawler.
Atleetti is breathing heavily.
Lawler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atleetti jumps guard but Lawler stands there with Atleetti around his waist. Atleetti gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawler swings wildly with an uppercut but Atleetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawler tries to throw a body punch but Atleetti avoids it by throwing Lawler back against the cage.
Atleetti tries to pull guard but Lawler won't allow it.
Lawler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atleetti or not.
Atleetti blocking some punches.
Atleetti prevents a body shot from Lawler.
Lawler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawler misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Lawler.
Atleetti is trying to force a seperation but Lawler has the dominant position.
Atleetti gets control of Lawler's arms and successfully pulls guard. Atleetti will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler trying to control the position from guard on top but Atleetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antti Atleetti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lawler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawler trying to control but Atleetti is working from the bottom.
Lawler drops back looking for a leg! Atleetti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Atleetti manages to kick Lawler off! Lawler jumps back into Atleetti's guard.
Atleetti is looking to stand up but Lawler isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawler lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lawler dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lawler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lawler throws a wild body kick that Atleetti sees coming a mile off.
Atleetti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lawler pinned against the cage. Lawler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Atleetti checks a low kick from Lawler.
Atleetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawler.
Lawler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Atleetti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Lawler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lawler throws a sloppy head kick and Atleetti moves out of range easily.
Atleetti goes for a double leg but Lawler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lawler continues to drive forward.
Lawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lawler breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler jabs at Atleetti's body.
Lawler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atleetti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lawler slaps away a takedown attempt from Atleetti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eric Lawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antti Atleetti.
Lawler scores with a kick to the body.
Lawler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eric Lawler is winning the standup battle so far.
Atleetti scores with a one two! Lawler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lawler swings for the body but Atleetti moves out of range.
Lawler misses with a hook. Atleetti ducked under it nicely.
Lawler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atleetti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lawler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Atleetti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Atleetti does no damage.
Lawler takes the fight into the clinch.
Lawler gets underhooks to prevent Atleetti's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler swings wildly with an uppercut but Atleetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lawler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawler has a couple of punches blocked by Atleetti.
Lawler lands a body shot.
Atleetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawler prevents Atleetti from breaking the clinch.
Lawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atleetti is trying to pull guard but Lawler has him pressed against the cage.
Atleetti has Lawler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lawler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Atleetti is trying to break the clinch but Lawler has him pressed against the cage.
Atleetti tries to pull guard but Lawler won't allow it.
Lawler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atleetti is trying to pull guard but Lawler has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler has a couple of punches blocked by Atleetti.
Atleetti blocks an uppercut.
Lawler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lawler lands with a right to the head.
Atleetti blocks an uppercut.
Lawler misses with a punch on the inside.
Atleetti fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Atleetti jumps guard but Lawler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Atleetti is looking for a takedown.
Lawler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lawler tries to throw a body punch but Atleetti avoids it by throwing Lawler back against the cage.
Lawler pushes Atleetti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawler tries a body shot but Atleetti blocks it.
Lawler struggles to land a body shot inside as Atleetti controls his hands.
A short right from Lawler.
Lawler presses Atleetti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti fails to pull guard.
Lawler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atleetti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atleetti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lawler circles away.
Lawler throws a quick head kick that knocks Atleetti silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Lawler is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eric Lawler!
A relieved looking Eric Lawler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blackbeard The Pirate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawking is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. 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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153 lbs
35 - 17 - 0 |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blackbeard The Pirate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Hawking!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Pirate looks to throw the jab but Hawking is out of range.
The Pirate misses the shot to the body.
Blackbeard The Pirate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Pirate misses with a looping left.
The Pirate bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hawking's head.
The Pirate missing with a left hand there. Hawking was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawking tries to move into range but The Pirate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Pirate throws an off balance right hand
and Hawking counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Pirate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Pirate throws a hook to the side of Hawking's head but Hawking sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawking moves out of range of the leg kick from The Pirate.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hawking has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hawking ducks under a wild hook from The Pirate.
Hawking keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Pirate.
Hawking takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hawking avoids the head kick by The Pirate.
We've been told by The Pirate's head coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Pirate.
The Pirate lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Pirate lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hawking takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Pirate throws a right hand that misses
and Hawking moves into the clinch.
Hawking tries to score a body lock takedown but The Pirate shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hawking is working for takedown but The Pirate is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hawking is looking for a takedown.
Blackbeard The Pirate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Hawking.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The Pirate struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawking controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawking.
The Pirate stalling in the clinch but Hawking improves position.
Hawking drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawking tries for a takedown but The Pirate manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hawking wants a takedown but no success here.
Hawking misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawking is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Pirate pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Pirate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Pirate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Pirate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Pirate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawking tries for a takedown but The Pirate manages to get underhooks.
Hawking tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawking scores with a shot to the side of The Pirate's head.
Hawking is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Pirate slowing the pace effectively.
Hawking tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Pirate's elbow.
The Pirate misses with some punches.
The Pirate prevents the takedown attempt.
Hawking lands with a short shot to the head.
The Pirate tries to throw a body punch but Hawking avoids it by throwing The Pirate back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Pirate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, The Pirate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hawking is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hawking goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Pirate prevents it.
Hawking is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Pirate gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hawking has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Pirate avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Pirate lands with a left to the head.
The Pirate tries to throw a body punch but Hawking avoids it by throwing The Pirate back against the cage.
The Pirate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawking showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Pirate.
The Pirate throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawking holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hawking can't find room to land a body shot as The Pirate controls the action.
Hawking tries for a takedown but The Pirate manages to get underhooks.
The Pirate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by The Pirate - just one landing.
The Pirate throws a leg kick which misses Hawking's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawking tries to avoid it.
Hawking ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate loads up on a big right hand but Hawking slips the punch.
The Pirate throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Pirate misses with a series of wild punches.
The Pirate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawking avoids the head kick by The Pirate.
The Pirate misses with a looping left.
The Pirate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawking bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Pirate misses with a left hand
and Hawking counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The Pirate working a defensive guard but Hawking passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blackbeard The Pirate dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Pirate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Pirate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawking moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Pirate misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from The Pirate misses.
The Pirate scores with a jab to the head.
The Pirate misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawking moves into the clinch.
Hawking is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Pirate pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Pirate struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawking controls his hands.
Hawking is looking for a takedown.
A short left from The Pirate.
Hawking goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Pirate prevents it.
Blackbeard The Pirate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Hawking.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawking.
Hawking is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Pirate gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Pirate.
The Pirate is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate prevents the takedown attempt.
The Pirate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Pirate throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Pirate misses with a hook.
The Pirate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawking sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Pirate misses with a two punch combination.
The Pirate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Pirate throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawking.
The Pirate misses with a hook
and Hawking decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Pirate's guard.
Hawking stands up over The Pirate, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hawking has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawking won't allow The Pirate to sweep him here.
The Pirate is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hawking works his way to full guard. Good work.
The Pirate preventing the sweep.
Hawking bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Pirate's guard.
The Pirate looking to control.
Hawking trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Pirate is controlling Hawking's posture.
Hawking advances position into side control!
The Pirate regains half guard.
Hawking missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hawking throwing shots but The Pirate is blocking nicely.
The Pirate is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate is looking to improve his position.
Hawking missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Pirate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hawking is pressing down on The Pirate's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Pirate is holding on for now.
The Pirate is looking for a sweep. Hawking is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Pirate is in trouble now - Hawking has advanced to mount!
Hawking misses with a head shot.
The Pirate is desperately trying to improve his position but Hawking has a good base and remains in mount.
The Pirate tries to lock up and control but Hawking gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hawking cracks The Pirate with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Pirate wants to hold on but Hawking pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
The Pirate regains half guard.
Hawking thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawking seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Pirate is trying to maintain the position but Hawking is very close to passing his half guard.
Hawking thows a huge punch but The Pirate dodges it nicely.
Hawking with the ground and pound but The Pirate uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The Pirate manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hawking manages to get himself to full guard.
The Pirate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Pirate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawking is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hawking keeping moving, preventing The Pirate from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stephen Hawking will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The Pirate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Pirate swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hawking avoids the head kick by The Pirate.
The Pirate throws an off balance right hand
and Hawking connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Pirate misses with a looping left.
Blackbeard The Pirate is winning the standup battle so far.
The Pirate connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Pirate looks to land a right hand but Hawking moved out of range.
The Pirate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hawking gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Pirate.
Hawking avoids the body shot from The Pirate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Pirate tries a low kick but Hawking avoids it.
The Pirate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawking.
The Pirate lands with a shot to the body.
Hawking uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Pirate.
The Pirate throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hawking counters with a takedown into side control.
Hawking cracks The Pirate with a big elbow.
The Pirate struggling a bit here.
Hawking working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Pirate takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hawking working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The Pirate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hawking wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hawking scoring with punches and elbows.
The Pirate is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawking working the ground and pound from side control.
Hawking lands an elbow.
The Pirate gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hawking is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and The Pirate reverses the position - he's now on top in Hawking's guard.
The Pirate won't allow Hawking to sweep him here.
The Pirate lands a couple of digs.
The Pirate has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Pirate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hawking's head.
Hawking manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Pirate manages to get himself to full guard.
The Pirate wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawking throws a big elbow that misses.
Hawking stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Pirate swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Pirate looking for a sweep. Not yet The Pirate, not yet.
Hawking cracks The Pirate with a solid left hand.
Hawking lands a couple of digs.
The Pirate working a defensive guard here.
Hawking postures up and lands a big shot to The Pirate's brow.
The Pirate wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawking is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stephen Hawking has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hawking wants to pass the guard but The Pirate is keeping the position.
Hawking passes into half guard.
The Pirate on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hawking scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hawking lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawking throwing shots but The Pirate is blocking nicely.
The Pirate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Hawking comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hawking has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Hawking!
Post fight, an emotional Stephen Hawking said 'I am the best lookin, smartest and baddest man on this planet !!! NO ONE CAN DEFEAT ME !!! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grozni comes to the cage accompanied by Миша Маваши - &. Berry has chosen Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Clocks as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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212 lbs
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216 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Grozni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ash Berry!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry misses with a straight right.
Berry tries to sprawl but Grozni drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Grozni trying to pass the guard but Berry defending well.
Grozni thows a huge punch but Berry dodges it nicely.
Grozni lands with a punch from half guard.
Grozni prevents Berry from improving his position.
Berry trying to control but Grozni postures up.
Grozni throwing shots but Berry is blocking nicely.
Grozni prevents Berry from improving his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grozni trying to control the action but Berry is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozni wants to stand up but Berry has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Berry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grozni.
Berry tries to get to full guard but Grozni has control of the leg.
Grozni has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Berry is trying is best to control the position here.
Grozni looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grozni trying to control from half guard but Berry is working away.
Grozni throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Berry to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grozni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grozni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grozni wants to pass the guard but Berry is keeping the position.
Berry has Grozni pulled in close to control his posture.
Grozni throws a big right hand that misses.
Grozni trying to control but Berry is working from the bottom.
Berry manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Berry tries to get up but Grozni was controlling his body and he's reversed into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grozni preventing the sweep.
Berry keeps trying to improve his position.
Grozni with a flurry of punches that miss.
Berry looking for a sweep. Not yet Berry, not yet.
Grozni trying to control the position from guard on top but Berry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Berry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grozni wants to control from the top but Berry keeps moving.
Grozni slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry is looking for a sweep.
Berry looks to move to half guard but instead Grozni has passed into mount! Damn!
Grozni with the ground and pound from mount.
Grozni controlling from mount.
Grozni throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Berry because Grozni loaded up on that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grozni prevents Berry from getting the reversal.
Grozni throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Berry regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Grozni dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Berry with that takedown attempt.
Berry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grozni.
Grozni shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Berry is trying to get back to full guard.
Ivan Grozni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grozni is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Berry reverses the position - he's now on top in Grozni's guard.
Grozni has a closed guard, preventing Berry from standing up.
Berry stands up and waves to Grozni to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry swats away the attempt to clinch by Grozni.
A swing and a miss from Berry.
Berry walks into a straight right hand from Grozni.
Berry ducks under a wild hook from Grozni.
A punch combination from Grozni misses.
Grozni avoids the body shot from Berry.
Grozni lands with a good body shot.
Ash Berry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berry just misses with a punch to the body.
Grozni slips under a jab from Berry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grozni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grozni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berry works Grozni's body with a nice hook.
Berry throws a body punch but Grozni moves out of range.
Berry connects with a right hand. Grozni shakes it off.
Berry misses the body punch
letting Grozni counter with a right hand.
Berry slaps away a takedown attempt from Grozni, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Berry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grozni throws an off balance right hand
and Berry counters with a nice kick to the body.
Grozni lands a really nice looking cross but Berry seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grozni lands a lovely overhand right.
Grozni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Berry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grozni at a distance.
Grozni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Berry tries to land a leg kick but Grozni saw it coming and moves away.
Grozni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Berry misses with a wild body shot.
Berry misses the shot to the body.
Berry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grozni rather than just go for the knockout.
Berry tried to score with a low kick but Grozni checks it.
Berry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grozni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berry just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grozni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grozni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grozni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berry.
Grozni looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berry being controlled here, momentarily.
Grozni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Berry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grozni lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Grozni dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grozni tries for a takedown but Berry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Berry digs a good hook to Grozni's body.
A big left from Grozni misses.
Grozni misses with a looping left.
Grozni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grozni fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Berry sprawls well initially but Grozni persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grozni prevents Berry from improving his position.
Grozni throwing shots but Berry is blocking nicely.
Grozni wants to take a breather but Berry is having none of it.
Grozni is thwarting Berry's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozni drops an elbow to the side of Berry's head.
Grozni moves into full mount! Berry won't be happy about that!
Grozni thowing shots but they're missing.
Berry tries to lock up and control but Grozni gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Grozni pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Grozni prevents Berry from getting the reversal.
Grozni lands a big shot there that rocks Berry but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grozni punching from mount but Berry doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grozni cracks Berry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grozni breaks from Berry's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Berry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grozni avoids the attempt from Berry to control.
Grozni misses with a head shot.
Berry working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grozni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grozni throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Berry because Grozni loaded up on that one.
Berry tries to hold on but Grozni pushes him away.
Grozni fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Grozni unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry is desperately trying to improve his position but Grozni has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grozni cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Poor strikes thrown by Grozni there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Grozni wants to control the pace but Berry is squirming around nicely.
Grozni sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ash Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grozni tries to control but Berry wriggling away.
Grozni looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grozni with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berry gets back to half guard.
Grozni thows a huge punch but Berry dodges it nicely.
Grozni seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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. Grozni connects with a nice short shot to Berry's temple.
Grozni looks to land a strike but Berry avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grozni's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grozni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grozni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Grozni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grozni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Grozni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles's entrance music is Assasins creed 3 trailer. . A fine choice. Tantor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: tantor. Desmond Miles could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Almu Tantor's chin.
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213 lbs
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211 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Desmond Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Miles misses the target.
Tantor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Desmond Miles has been cut.
Tantor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tantor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tantor misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Miles misses.
Miles throws a series of punches but Tantor avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Tantor.
Miles takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tantor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tantor connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Tantor.
A big left from Tantor misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Tantor.
Miles is breathing heavily.
Miles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tantor.
Miles gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Tantor gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Miles is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Almu Tantor!
A very excited looking Almu Tantor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutu comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - I'm Supposed to Die Tonight. The crowd seem to be enjoying Zaromskis's choice of entrance music: Moment of Peace. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
180 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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176 lbs
27 - 16 - 1 |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakke Ruutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Zaromskis!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Zaromskis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zaromskis slips under a jab.
Zaromskis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruutu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaromskis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruutu.
Ruutu misses with a straight right.
Zaromskis throws a right and a left that Ruutu avoids nicely.
Ruutu moves out of range of the body kick.
Zaromskis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zaromskis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruutu.
Ruutu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruutu cracks Zaromskis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruutu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ruutu misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Zaromskis is predictable there
and Ruutu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaromskis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zaromskis.
Ruutu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zaromskis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ruutu has managed to get both his arms back between Zaromskis's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Zaromskis has control of Ruutu's left arm, preventing Ruutu from doing any damage.
Ruutu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaromskis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruutu trying to control but Zaromskis is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis pushes a forearm under Ruutu's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ruutu is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martin Zaromskis!
A relieved looking Martin Zaromskis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atli Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnie McDougle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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243 lbs
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290 lbs
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atli Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnie McDougle!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDougle scores with a push kick.
A good leg kick by McDougle.
McDougle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thor.
Thor scoring well with a low kick there.
McDougle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McDougle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDougle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut there from Thor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thor throws a leg kick but McDougle sees it coming and moves out of range.
McDougle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thor.
A swing and a miss from Thor.
The fighters circling - Thor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDougle misses with a low kick.
Thor tries a head kick but it misses.
Thor ducks under a wild hook from McDougle.
A slow jab from McDougle misses its intended target.
McDougle stuns Thor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougle moves into range and clinches up with Thor.
Thor prevents a body shot from McDougle.
McDougle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by McDougle.
Come on McDougle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McDougle trying to stall but Thor improves his position.
Thor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDougle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDougle.
McDougle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thor.
McDougle prevents a body shot from Thor.
McDougle stalling in the clinch but Thor improves position.
McDougle misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McDougle tries to throw a body punch but Thor avoids it by throwing McDougle back against the cage.
Thor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Arnie McDougle has been cut.
Thor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDougle lands a shot to the body.
McDougle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDougle blocks a body shot from Thor.
McDougle taking a breather.
The referee calls for McDougle to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDougle's elbow.
Thor blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from McDougle.
McDougle takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thor.
McDougle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDougle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McDougle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thor letting McDougle take a breather here.
Thor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Thor on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDougle tries to work over Thor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDougle.
McDougle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thor blocks an uppercut.
McDougle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thor digs a right hand into McDougle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDougle's gas tank.
Thor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDougle backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thor scores with a shot to the side of McDougle's head.
McDougle blocks a body shot from Thor.
Thor lands a body shot.
McDougle looks winded!
Thor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDougle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thor.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thor.
Thor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDougle scores with a shot to the side of Thor's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atli Thor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnie McDougle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thor forces McDougle back against the cage and clinches.
McDougle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Atli Thor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thor tries to throw a body punch but McDougle avoids it by throwing Thor back against the cage.
Thor creates a bit of space for himself and rocks McDougle with a big uppercut! McDougle tries to clinch up but Thor pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples McDougle to the mat! McDougle covers up and Thor unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Atli Thor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anti Satosari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian MacAiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satosari's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Primo Victoria. MacAiken comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dropkick Myrphy's / Rose Tattoo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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37
197 lbs
29 - 12 - 0 |
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191 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anti Satosari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ian MacAiken!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacAiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been told by Satosari's head coaches at Pahuyuth Muay Thai 12 elite coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Satosari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Satosari has managed to clinch.
MacAiken throws a head punch that misses.
Satosari takes a shot to the head.
MacAiken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Satosari.
MacAiken blocks an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from MacAiken.
We've been informed that MacAiken 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.
A short body shot lands from MacAiken as the two fighters clinch.
Satosari working aggressively here.
MacAiken scores with a shot to the side of Satosari's head.
MacAiken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Satosari cracks MacAiken with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from MacAiken.
The fight stays on the outside here - Satosari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Satosari throws a head kick but MacAiken moves out of range.
Anti Satosari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacAiken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Satosari.
MacAiken pivots, looking for a leg kick but Satosari is out of range and MacAiken settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as MacAiken lands an impressive looking overhand right. Satosari doesn't seem phased though.
Jab, jab by MacAiken - just one landing.
Satosari moves to clinch but MacAiken breaks away
and MacAiken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacAiken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Satosari.
MacAiken slips a straight right by Satosari.
Satosari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Satosari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. MacAiken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Satosari scores with a decent looking hook.
Satosari is looking to clinch.
Satosari is looking to clinch but MacAiken is avoiding it.
Satosari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Satosari moves in looking to clinch but MacAiken pushes him off.
Satosari throws a front kick aimed at MacAiken's knee but MacAiken avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Satosari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacAiken looks to land a right hand but Satosari moved out of range.
Satosari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satosari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacAiken lands a nice leg kick that just misses Satosari's sensitive parts.
Satosari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Satosari misses with a low kick.
Satosari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacAiken thuds a left hand into Satosari's body.
Satosari tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from MacAiken. Those never looked like landing.
MacAiken scores with a jab to the body.
Satosari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of MacAiken's head.
Satosari misses with a straight left.
Anti Satosari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacAiken blocks a head kick by Satosari.
Satosari throws a head kick but MacAiken moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from MacAiken misses.
A jab from MacAiken finds it's way through Satosari's defenses.
MacAiken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
MacAiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAiken lands a slapping body shot.
MacAiken connects with an inside leg kick.
MacAiken checks a low kick from Satosari.
Satosari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Satosari throws a lazy head kick
and MacAiken counters with a good low kick that Satosari was not able to check.
The fight stays on the outside here - Satosari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Satosari throws a sloppy head kick and MacAiken moves out of range easily.
Satosari rushes MacAiken and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Satosari pushes off an throws an elbow but MacAiken leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Satosari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, MacAiken scores with a nice short uppercut.
MacAiken lands with a short shot to the head.
MacAiken misses with some punches.
Satosari takes a shot to the head.
MacAiken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satosaris head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satosari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from MacAiken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAiken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satosaris head.
Satosari throws an elbow but it misses.
MacAiken blocks an elbow strike from Satosari.
MacAiken avoids a wild elbow strike from Satosari.
Satosari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Satosari lands a left hand that snaps the head of MacAiken backwards.
Satosari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Satosari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
MacAiken lands with a short shot to the head.
Satosari prevents a body shot from MacAiken.
MacAiken avoiding damage as Satosari throws knees to the body.
Satosari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Satosari misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacAiken misses with the head strike.
Satosari trying to land knees to the body.
MacAiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacAiken managing to block the knees to the body from Satosari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ian MacAiken will probably get the nod.
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.
Satosari throws a leg kick but MacAiken moved away.
Satosari misses with a series of wild punches.
MacAiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Satosari throws a sloppy head kick
and MacAiken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Satosari throws a front kick aimed at MacAiken's knee but MacAiken avoids it well.
MacAiken shoots in for a double leg but Satosari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
MacAiken lands a nice hook to Satosari's body. Satosari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Satosari throws a sloppy head kick and MacAiken moves out of range easily.
Satosari throws a sloppy head kick and MacAiken moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Satosari.
Satosari connects with a leg kick. MacAiken looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Satosari throws an off balance right hand
and MacAiken makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacAiken.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Satosari.
Satosari throws a head kick that misses.
MacAiken misses with an uppercut. Satosari saw that one coming.
Satosari dodges the punch combination from MacAiken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAiken with a hook.
MacAiken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Satosari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacAiken lands a slapping body shot.
Satosari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacAiken scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Satosari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Satosari tries to score with a low kick but MacAiken moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
MacAiken scores with a hook to the body. Satosari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
MacAiken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Satosari tries to score with a low kick but MacAiken moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacAiken. Satosari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Satosari tries to clinch but MacAiken moves out of range.
Satosari tries to land a front kick but MacAiken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
MacAiken connects with a crisp jab.
Satosari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Satosari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satosari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but MacAiken checks it well.
MacAiken lands with a shot to the body.
Satosari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacAiken can pounce on him.
Satosari misses with a body kick.
Satosari throws a hook but MacAiken avoids it easily.
Satosari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacAiken.
MacAiken slips under a jab from Satosari.
Satosari wants to clinch but MacAiken slips to the side
and MacAiken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A leg kick checked by MacAiken.
Satosari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
MacAiken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Satosari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacAiken.
Satosari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
MacAiken lands with an overhand left.
MacAiken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
MacAiken walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Satosari. No joy for MacAiken on that attempt.
Satosari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacAiken takes a jab right on the kisser.
MacAiken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Satosari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
MacAiken tries to land a front kick but Satosari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Satosari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Satosari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Satosari misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Satosari.
Satosari tries to clinch
and MacAiken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Satosari misses with an uppercut
and MacAiken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Satosari throws a sloppy head kick and MacAiken moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Satosari moves in looking to clinch but MacAiken pushes him off.
Satosari throws the kick towards the body but MacAiken avoids it.
Satosari misses with a leg kick
and MacAiken counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satosari closes the distance but MacAiken moves to the side
and MacAiken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satosari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacAiken.
MacAiken fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Satosari is out of range.
MacAiken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Satosari.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Satosari.
MacAiken tries to work over Satosari's front leg with a kick but Satosari checks it.
MacAiken lands a nice leg kick that just misses Satosari's sensitive parts.
MacAiken lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satosari. MacAiken does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacAiken checks a low kick from Satosari.
Satosari pushes MacAiken up against the cage in a clinch.
MacAiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Satosari controls his hands.
MacAiken tries to pull guard but Satosari holds him up against the cage and eventually MacAiken drops back down to his feet.
Anti Satosari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian MacAiken.
MacAiken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satosari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Satosari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satosari just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacAiken's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian MacAiken 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! This is the final round!
MacAiken connects with a right hand. Satosari shakes it off.
A low kick from Satosari is predictable there
and MacAiken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Satosari tries to land a leg kick but MacAiken saw it coming and moves away.
MacAiken throws a body punch but Satosari moves out of range.
MacAiken checks a leg kick.
Satosari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacAiken blocks a low kick nicely.
Satosari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacAiken shoots in for a takedown but Satosari shows good takedown defense.
Satosari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacAiken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacAiken lands a nice hook to Satosari's body. Satosari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Satosari misses with a head kick.
MacAiken blocks a head kick by Satosari.
MacAiken shoots in for a takedown but Satosari shows good takedown defense.
MacAiken takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
MacAiken is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Satosari rather than just go for the knockout.
Satosari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satosari tries to land a front kick but MacAiken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Satosari misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as MacAiken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab lands there for MacAiken.
MacAiken feints and as Satosari raises his hands in defense, MacAiken changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
MacAiken sitting in guard, not really doing much.
MacAiken trying to control but Satosari is working from the bottom.
Satosari trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
MacAiken lands with a nice body punch.
MacAiken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Satosari. Satosari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Satosari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before MacAiken has time to react.
Satosari lands a leg kick that knocks MacAiken off balance momentarily.
MacAiken throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satosari drops his hands momentarily and MacAiken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Satosari throws a head kick but MacAiken moves out of range.
Satosari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
MacAiken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Satosari checks the leg kick.
Satosari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Satosari pivots, looking for a leg kick but MacAiken is out of range and Satosari settles back down.
MacAiken looks to throw the jab but Satosari is out of range.
A cross from MacAiken lands.
MacAiken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Satosari throws out the jab.
Satosari is looking to clinch but MacAiken is avoiding it.
Satosari throws a sloppy head kick and MacAiken moves out of range easily.
Anti Satosari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satosari throws a head kick that misses.
MacAiken jabs at Satosari's body.
Satosari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and MacAiken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MacAiken scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from MacAiken is defended easily by Satosari.
Anti Satosari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian MacAiken.
MacAiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satosari.
MacAiken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MacAiken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Satosari throws a head kick that misses
enabling MacAiken to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Satosari is predictable there
and MacAiken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Satosari thinking.
Satosari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Satosari lands a nice hook to MacAiken's body. MacAiken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satosari throws a head kick that misses.
Satosari moves in looking to clinch but MacAiken pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satosari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacAiken counters with a right hand to the body.
Satosari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacAiken manages to avoid it.
MacAiken scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Satosari lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and MacAiken has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from MacAiken and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Satosari throws a lazy body kick
and MacAiken counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
MacAiken shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacAiken trying to control but Satosari is working from the bottom.
MacAiken with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacAiken lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian MacAiken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well MacAiken has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian MacAiken!
Ian MacAiken 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes to the cage accompanied by The Ramones / Blitzkrieg Bop. The crowd seem to be enjoying Torturo's choice of entrance music: Mogwai - Katrien. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Speed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torturo throws a jab but it's blocked by Speed.
Torturo avoids the body shot from Speed.
Torturo blocks the body kick.
Torturo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Speed at a distance.
Torturo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torturo slips a straight right by Speed.
Speed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torturo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Speed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Speed misses with a low kick.
Torturo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Speed to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body kick from Speed.
Speed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Torturo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Torturo.
Good leg kick by Speed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Speed throws the left hand but Torturo avoids the punch easily.
Torturo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Speed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Speed as he connects with a hook.
Speed shoots for a takedown but Torturo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marko Torturo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Speed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torturo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Torturo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Speed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Speed jabs at Torturo's body.
Speed swings for the body but Torturo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Torturo as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Speed. Torturo shrugs it off though.
Speed misses with the body kick
and Torturo counters with a body kick that stops Speed in his tracks momentarily.
Torturo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Speed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Torturo slips a jab and a cross from Speed.
We've been hearing reports that Speed has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Speed misses with a body kick.
Torturo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Speed fails with a takedown attempt.
Torturo jabs at Speed's body.
Speed tries for a takedown but Torturo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Speed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Torturo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed tries to work over Torturo's front leg with a kick but Torturo checks it.
Torturo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Speed walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Speed misses its intended target.
Speed blocks a head kick by Torturo.
Speed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torturo counters with an inside leg kick.
Speed throws a big shot that misses.
Speed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torturo.
Torturo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Torturo checks it well.
Torturo wants to land a leg kick but Speed is out of range.
Torturo cracks the inside of Speed's front leg.
Torturo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Speed's calf.
Speed throws the left hand but Torturo avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo avoids the head kick by Speed.
Torturo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Speed lands with an uppercut that bounces Torturo off the cage and back into range.
Nice body punch from Speed.
Torturo throws a right hand that misses
and Speed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Torturo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speed.
Torturo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Speed checks a low kick from Torturo.
Torturo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torturo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Speed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Torturo. Torturo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed misses with an uppercut
and Torturo counters with a big head kick but Speed shrugs it off.
Speed swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Torturo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Speed had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Speed looks to land a right hand but Torturo moved out of range.
Speed scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Torturo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Torturo clinches up with Speed and pushes him back against the cage.
Speed lands an uppercut.
Speed blocks a body shot from Torturo.
Speed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torturo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torturo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Torturo throws a low kick, looking for Speed's leg but Speed calmly moves out of range.
Torturo throws the kick towards the body but Speed avoids it.
Speed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Speed throws the kick towards the body but Torturo avoids it.
Marko Torturo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torturo.
Speed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Speed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Speed scores with a hook to the body. Torturo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torturo takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Speed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Torturo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torturo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Torturo checks a leg kick nicely.
Torturo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Speed lands with a straight right. Torturo didn't see that one coming.
Speed checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Torturo.
Torturo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Speed throws a series of punches but Torturo avoids them all with ease.
Torturo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Torturo tries to close the distance and clinch but Speed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Speed connects with an inside leg kick.
Speed blocks a head kick by Torturo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed misses with a few strikes there.
Torturo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torturo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Speed is looking to slow Torturo down with leg kicks.
Speed slips a straight right by Torturo.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Torturo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Speed can pounce on him.
Torturo scores with a punch to the head.
Speed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torturo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Speed drives through with a takedown into Torturo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Speed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Torturo managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Speed trying to move into half guard but instead Torturo has managed to sweep!
Torturo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Kebab House. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Torturo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Speed keeping moving, preventing Torturo from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marko Torturo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Speed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torturo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Speed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Torturo slips a straight right by Speed.
Torturo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Speed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torturo counters with a body kick.
Speed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torturo.
Speed throws a looping overhand right but Torturo ducks down to avoid it.
Torturo misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Speed.
Speed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torturo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nathan Speed will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from Speed misses.
Torturo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Speed.
Torturo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speed.
Torturo lands a nice hook to Speed's body. Speed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Torturo.
Nice uppercut there from Torturo.
Speed throws a leg kick
and Torturo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Speed is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Torturo with a hook.
Speed misses with a body kick.
Torturo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Speed misses with a double jab
and Torturo counters with a right hand to the body.
Speed misses with a head kick.
Torturo misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo scores with a leg kick.
Torturo lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torturo is looking to score with low kicks.
Torturo catches Speed with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Torturo misses with a kick to the body.
Speed checks the leg kick.
Speed throws a hook but Torturo blocks it.
Speed connects with a right hand. Torturo shakes it off.
Speed thows a leg kick but Torturo checks it
and Torturo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torturo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torturo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed slips a jab from Torturo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo throws a push kick but Speed slaps the foot to one side.
Torturo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torturo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torturo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torturo moves away.
Speed scores with a push kick.
Torturo is looking to land body kicks.
Speed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torturo.
Torturo avoids the body shot from Speed.
Torturo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Torturo throws a head kick that half lands.
Speed throws the kick towards the body but Torturo avoids it.
Torturo misses with a kick to the body
and Speed counters with a straight right hand.
Speed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo throws a front kick that sends Speed stumbling back into the cage.
Torturo checks a low kick from Speed.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torturo was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Torturo throws a push kick but Speed slaps the foot to one side.
Speed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Speed looks to throw a body kick
enabling Torturo to counter with a crisp jab.
Torturo looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Torturo.
Speed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Speed misses with a straight right.
Torturo blocks the body kick.
Torturo clobbers Speed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Torturo tries to move into range but Speed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Torturo throws a big shot that misses.
Torturo tries to clinch up.
Speed throws a push kick but Torturo slaps the foot to one side.
Speed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Speed checks a low kick from Torturo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torturo. Speed shrugs it off though.
Torturo slips under a jab from Speed.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torturo wants to land a leg kick but Speed is out of range.
Torturo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Torturo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Torturo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Torturo!
Marko Torturo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Näkäräinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Näkäräinen has chosen Juice Leskinen - Vaasankin veri vapisee as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luke Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Näkäräinen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Näkäräinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Näkäräinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Näkäräinen throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at Hunter's hideout that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Näkäräinen 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.
Näkäräinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Näkäräinen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Näkäräinen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Näkäräinen is working away from the top position though.
Näkäräinen wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Jones tries to roll over but Näkäräinen keeps him under control.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Näkäräinen working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Näkäräinen seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Näkäräinen moves into full mount! Jones won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Näkäräinen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Näkäräinen avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Näkäräinen controlling his opponent.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Näkäräinen controlling from the full mount.
Jones wants to hold on but Näkäräinen pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen controlling from the full mount.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Näkäräinen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Näkäräinen scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Näkäräinen's attempts to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones gets back to half guard.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones trying to get back to full guard but Näkäräinen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Näkäräinen lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Näkäräinen working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Näkäräinen with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Näkäräinen is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Näkäräinen manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jones to take his back!
Näkäräinen scores with punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Jones's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Näkäräinen working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Jones is doing well to defend. Näkäräinen seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Jones is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pikku Näkäräinen!
Pikku Näkäräinen is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Pikku Näkäräinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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