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SF10 Northern Heroes PBP Commentary |
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 Paul Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Assasins creed 3 trailer. . Gregory is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Chumbawamba - English Rebel Songs. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Desmond Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregory shoots and misses
and Miles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good exchange - Gregory coming out on top.
Gregory blocks a jab.
Gregory shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gregory looks to clinch
and Miles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gregory is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Desmond Miles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gregory.
Gregory closes the distance but Miles moves to the side
and Miles counters with a right hand to the body.
Gregory tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miles scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregory tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Miles.
It looks like Paul Gregory has been cut.
A big left from Miles misses.
Miles throws a jab but it's blocked by Gregory.
Miles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory rushes Miles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gregory told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Gregory throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gregory fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gregory tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miles. Gregory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miles loads up on a big right hand but Gregory slips the punch.
Gregory is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gregory fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gregory shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gregory ducks under a wild hook from Miles.
The fighters circling - Miles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregory fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gregory circles away quickly and effectively.
Gregory tries to clinch but Miles moves out of range.
Miles lunges at Gregory with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gregory's hand.
Gregory clinches with his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gregory.
It looks like Desmond Miles has been cut.
Gregory misses with an elbow strike.
Miles avoiding damage as Gregory throws knees to the body.
Miles tries to circle away but Gregory has him pinned against the cage.
Gregory comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gregory is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gregory has him pressed against the cage.
Gregory trying to land knees to the body.
Gregory is trying to maintain a safe position but Miles gets an underhook and turns Gregory into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory lands a damaging elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gregory tries a body shot but Miles blocks it.
Miles is trying to force a seperation but Gregory has the dominant position.
Gregory keeps control of Miles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gregory misses with an elbow strike.
Gregory looking to stall.
Miles is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Miles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gregory has Miles pressed against the cage, preventing Miles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gregory throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miles avoids a wild elbow strike from Gregory.
The referee calls for Gregory to work.
Gregory lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles is pushing Gregory up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gregory gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gregory lands a damaging elbow.
Miles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregory has closed the distance and engaged Miles in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gregory tries to stall but Miles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miles throws a right and a left that Gregory avoids nicely.
Gregory tries to clinch there but Miles circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Miles dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miles misses with an uppercut
and Gregory moves into the clinch.
Gregory keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miles's efforts to push away.
Miles tries to break free but Gregory pushes him back against the cage.
Gregory taking a breather.
Miles wants to break free but Gregory has control.
Miles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gregory trying to stall but Miles improves his position.
Gregory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gregory - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gregory lands an elbow that stopped Miles in his tracks for a moment.
Miles is trying to break the clinch but Gregory is controlling him.
Gregory lands an elbow inside that Miles shrugs off.
Gregory tries to stall but Miles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miles working hard to break the clinch.
Miles breaks from the clinch.
Miles circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gregory goes for a double leg but Miles avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Miles continues to drive forward.
Miles breaks from the clinch.
Gregory moves in looking to clinch but Miles pushes him off.
Gregory tries to clinch
and Miles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gregory tries to clinch but Miles moves away
and Miles counters with a left and a right that stings Gregory.
Gregory is trying desperately to land a takedown but Miles is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gregory.
Gregory tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregory tries to clinch up
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Miles counters with a one-two to the body.
Gregory darts in trying to clinch
and Miles counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles lands with an overhand left.
Gregory tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gregory tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gregory tries to clinch there but Miles circles away.
Gregory wants to clinch.
Miles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gregory instigates a clinch.
Gregory tries a body shot but Miles blocks it.
Miles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gregory moves to clinch but Miles breaks away
and Miles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory tries to clinch there but Miles circles away.
Miles misses with a series of wild punches.
Gregory connects with a body shot that sends Miles's belly button to the back.
Miles throws a lazy uppercut
and Gregory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gregory throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gregory is looking to clinch.
Gregory misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Desmond Miles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gregory tries to clinch but Miles moves out of range.
Miles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miles wants it to stay on the feet.
Miles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gregory blocks a jab.
Gregory closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gregory goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles has had enough of the clinch but Gregory keeps him there for the moment.
Miles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gregory.
Miles blocks an elbow strike.
Miles tries to break free but Gregory pushes him back against the cage.
Miles tries to circle away but Gregory has him pinned against the cage.
Miles can't break the clinch.
Miles is trying to push Gregory away but Gregory has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miles is trying to break free.
Gregory misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gregory creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gregory scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gregory is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miles presses Gregory against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Miles dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Miles loads up on a big right hand but Gregory slips the punch.
Gregory walks into a stiff left hand from Miles.
Miles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gregory closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Miles to counter with a crisp jab.
Miles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gregory.
Miles with a hook.
Gregory looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gregory wants to clinch.
Gregory tries to clinch there but Miles circles away.
Gregory darts in trying to clinch
and Miles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory drives through and clinches with Miles against the cage.
Miles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Miles.
Miles swats away the attempt to clinch by Gregory.
Gregory is looking to clinch but Miles is avoiding it.
Miles throws a hook but Gregory blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Gregory.
Gregory avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miles throws a right hand that misses
and Gregory holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Paul Gregory seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Miles is trying to push Gregory away but Gregory has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miles has had enough of the clinch but Gregory keeps him there for the moment.
Miles blocks an elbow strike from Gregory.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gregory lands an elbow that stopped Miles in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles manages to break the clinch.
Gregory fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miles throws a series of punches but Gregory avoids them all with ease.
Gregory wants to clinch.
Jab from Miles.
Gregory has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gregory misses with a punch to the body.
Miles is trying to force a seperation but Gregory has the dominant position.
Gregory wants to stall.
Miles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gregory struggles to land a body shot inside as Miles controls his hands.
Miles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory slows down the pace here.
Miles avoiding damage as Gregory throws knees to the body.
Miles is trying to break the clinch but Gregory is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Gregory.
Desmond Miles's cut is getting worse.
Gregory taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gregory looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gregory lands an elbow inside.
Gregory keeps control of Miles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Gregory - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gregory.
Gregory tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miles's elbow.
Gregory just leaning against Miles, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miles as Gregory tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles blocks an elbow strike.
Gregory lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miles is trying to break free.
Miles has had enough of the clinch but Gregory keeps him there for the moment.
Miles tries to circle away but Gregory has him pinned against the cage.
Miles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gregory is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gregory tries to work over Miles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miles tries to circle away but Gregory has him pinned against the cage.
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!
A frustrated look appears on Miles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gregory lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Gregory.
Gregory displaying some good clinch control by pressing Miles up against the cage.
Paul Gregory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Desmond Miles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gregory stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Gregory.
I think Miles has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Miles!
A relieved looking Desmond Miles 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wakka Pakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rausku has chosen Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju as his entrance music. Wakka Pakka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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190 lbs
23 - 34 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wakka Pakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pakka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pakka wants to control from the top but Rausku keeps moving.
Pakka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pakka trying to control the position from guard on top but Rausku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rausku working a defensive guard here.
Rausku is looking for a triangle but Pakka pushes his legs off easily.
Pakka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rausku's guard.
Rausku is refusing to be controlled, as Pakka sits in half guard.
Pakka is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Rausku to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Rausku can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pakka controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rausku can't keep his opponent in guard - Pakka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rausku looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pakka trying to control from half guard but Rausku is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rausku is trying to stand.
Rausku is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pakka trying to control from Rausku's half guard. Rausku has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rausku is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pakka is controlling him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pakka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rausku is keeping the position for now.
Pakka is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakka wants to control from the top but Rausku keeps moving.
Rausku is looking to stand up but Pakka isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rausku keeping full guard, as Pakka tries to pass.
Rausku working a defensive guard here.
Pakka 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Arvi Rausku hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pakka has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pakka tries for a takedown but Rausku circles away easily
so Rausku counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rausku is working Pakka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pakka seems keen to control Rausku's posture.
Pakka is trying to keep Rausku in close.
Pakka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pakka has control of Rausku's left arm, preventing Rausku from doing any damage.
Pakka looking to control.
Rausku cracks Pakka with a solid left hand.
Rausku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rausku won't allow Pakka to sweep him here.
Rausku drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pakka dives on top into guard.
Pakka trying to control but Rausku is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rausku is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pakka pushing down on Rausku's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pakka is looking to take a break and control but Rausku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pakka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rausku is just riding it out for now. Pakka eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pakka is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wakka Pakka dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rausku tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pakka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rausku somewhat.
Some wild striking there from Rausku.
Rausku feints and as Pakka raises his hands in defense, Rausku changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pakka working a defensive guard here.
Pakka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pakka keeping full guard, as Rausku tries to pass.
Rausku throwing strikes but missing.
Pakka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakka working for a submission but Rausku is keeping him at bay.
Pakka prevents Rausku from getting the reversal.
Pakka with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rausku is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pakka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rausku regains half guard.
Pakka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pakka is looking to take a break and control but Rausku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku pushes Pakka off looking to stand but Pakka dives back in and keeps control.
Rausku is pressing down on Pakka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pakka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pakka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rausku keeping moving, preventing Pakka from controlling successfully.
Rausku has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Pakka is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rausku fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rausku gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rausku is breathing heavily.
Rausku postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rausku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pakka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pakka looking for a sweep. Not yet Pakka, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pakka looking to control.
Rausku drops back looking for a leg! Pakka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pakka manages to kick Rausku off! Rausku jumps back into Pakka's guard.
Pakka 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.
Pakka looking to control.
Pakka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rausku doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rausku manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pakka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rausku manages to get himself to full guard.
Rausku keeping moving, preventing Pakka from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rausku is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rausku wants to sweep here but Pakka controlling him for the moment.
Pakka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rausku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pakka trying to control but Rausku is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Wakka Pakka just wasn't active enough.
Pakka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Wakka Pakka has been cut.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pakka shoots in for a takedown but Rausku shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown but Pakka shows good takedown defense.
Wakka Pakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Rausku stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rausku wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arvi Rausku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wakka Pakka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rausku takes a swing at Pakka's ribcage but misses.
Wakka Pakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Rausku. No joy for Pakka on that attempt.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rausku stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rausku wants it to stay on the feet.
Pakka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rausku sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wakka Pakka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pakka misses with a takedown
and Rausku counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pakka won't be happy with that.
Rausku has an Americana. Pakka didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Rausku is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Rausku hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Arvi Rausku!
Arvi Rausku took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Furyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Furyk comes into the arena with Xzibit - X blaring out of the sound system. Burns Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thuggish Ruggish Bone. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Simba Burns Jr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Furyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Furyk blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns Jr is looking to chop away at Furyk's legs.
Burns Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns Jr, right into the meat.
Burns Jr cracks Furyk with a good jab.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Furyk moves out of range.
Burns Jr cracks the inside of Furyk's front leg.
Burns Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furyk.
Burns Jr tries to throw a body punch but Furyk avoids it by throwing Burns Jr back against the cage.
Furyk tries to stall but Burns Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns Jr tries to clinch up.
Furyk throws a series of punches but Burns Jr avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furyk scores with a nice strike.
Burns Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furyk misses with a hook.
Furyk blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr tries to clinch but Furyk is having none of it.
Burns Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns Jr tries to clinch up.
Furyk misses the shot to the body.
Furyk tests Burns Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Burns Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Burns Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Furyk's calf.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Jim Furyk has been cut.
Furyk throws the left hand but Burns Jr avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr feints and then cracks Furyk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Furyk down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Furyk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Furyk checks a leg kick.
Burns Jr clinches with his opponent.
Burns Jr breaks from the clinch.
Burns Jr missing with a left hand there. Furyk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns Jr throws the kick towards the body but Furyk avoids it.
Furyk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns Jr tries to clinch up but Furyk circles away and keeps his distance.
Furyk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Furyk.
Furyk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Furyk throws a wild body kick that Burns Jr sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Furyk.
Burns Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burns Jr misses with a body punch.
Furyk tries to work over Burns Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns Jr breaks from the clinch.
Burns Jr clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Burns Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Furyk throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burns Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furyks head.
Burns Jr lands 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!
Burns Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Furyk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns Jr works on Furyk's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Furyk backwards.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns Jr wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr tries to clinch there but Furyk circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Furyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Furyk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Furyk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Furyk.
Furyk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furyk throws a shot to the body.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Furyk avoids it.
Burns Jr throws a shot from downtown. Furyk moves away and avoids it.
Furyk throws an overhand right that lands on Burns Jr's shoulder, as Burns Jr tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simba Burns Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Furyk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burns Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Furyk will feel that in the morning.
Burns Jr is looking to clinch but Furyk is avoiding it.
Furyk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Furyk swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Furyk.
Burns Jr lands a head kick!
Furyk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Furyk misses with an uppercut. Burns Jr saw that one coming.
Burns Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Furyk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burns Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furyk misses with a punch to the body.
Burns Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch.
Furyk slips a straight right by Burns Jr.
Furyk avoids the head kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Burns Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Furyk.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Furyk throws the left hand but Burns Jr avoids the punch easily.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns Jr is looking to slow Furyk down with leg kicks.
Burns Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Furyk.
Furyk connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Furyk counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr is looking to clinch.
Burns Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Furyk wants to clinch up but Burns Jr keeps it at a distance.
Furyk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Furyk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Furyk crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Burns Jr - the referee stops the clock and Furyk gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Burns Jr. Furyk manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Furyk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Furyk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Furyk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr rushes Furyk and presses him up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burns Jr tries a body shot but Furyk blocks it.
Furyk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns Jr backwards.
Burns Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns Jr has Furyk up against the cage in a clinch.
Furyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns Jr controls his hands.
Burns Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burns Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns Jr is trying to break free.
Burns Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Furyk blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furyk.
Furyk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burns Jrs head.
Furyk lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns Jr backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Furyk.
Burns Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Furyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Furyk finds it's way through Burns Jr's defenses.
Furyk misses with a straight left.
Burns Jr instigates a clinch.
Burns Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Furyk can't find room to land a body shot as Burns Jr controls the action.
Burns Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Burns Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Furyk controls the action.
Burns Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Furyk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Furyk lands a shot to the body.
Furyk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A big left from Furyk misses.
Burns Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Furyk circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Simba Burns Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jim Furyk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Furyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Furyk lands with a shot to the body.
Furyk swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a push kick but Furyk slaps the foot to one side.
Furyk moves out of range as Burns Jr throws a body kick.
Burns Jr is looking to clinch.
Furyk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice shot by Burns Jr.
Furyk lands with a good body shot.
A low kick from Furyk misses
and Burns Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Furyk misses with a wild body shot.
Furyk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns Jr thows a leg kick but Furyk checks it
and Furyk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burns Jr thinking.
Burns Jr drives through and clinches with Furyk against the cage.
Burns Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Furyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Furyk 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.
Burns Jr moves out of range as Furyk throws a body kick.
Burns Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furyk moves out of range as Burns Jr throws a body kick.
Jim Furyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furyk throws a sloppy head kick and Burns Jr moves out of range easily.
Burns Jr scores with a body shot.
Burns Jr wants to clinch up but Furyk keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Furyk.
Furyk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Furyk moves out of range.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick which misses Furyk's front leg but catches the back leg as Furyk tries to avoid it.
A combination from Furyk does no damage.
Furyk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burns Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr moves out of range as Furyk strikes.
Burns Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Burns Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns Jr has Furyk up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Furyk fails to land.
Simba Burns Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Furyk blocking some punches.
Burns Jr cracks Furyk with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Burns Jr.
Furyk misses with the head strike.
Burns Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Furyk takes a shot to the head.
Furyk misses with an elbow strike.
Furyk misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burns Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furyk throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns Jr.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Furyk.
Burns Jr has Furyk pressed against the cage, preventing Furyk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burns Jr is working Furyk over against the cage.
Burns Jr lands with a right to the head.
Furyk throws a head punch that misses.
Burns Jr tries to work over Furyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns Jr works on Furyk's body with a couple of short punches.
Furyk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Furyk trying to control the position but instead, Burns Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Furyk into the cage.
Furyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simba Burns Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burns Jr 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simba Burns Jr!
Simba Burns Jr made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm not back, because I never left.. I am here and here to stay and I want that world title. I love my brother Simba Burns and the whole Burns family who helped me win this fight. And my new partners the Diaz bros thanks for the help guys.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Davor Velcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy West will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Davor Velcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West throws out a loose jab but Velcic uses good head movement to avoid it.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.
West takes one to the side of the head.
West scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from West as Velcic shoots in.
Velcic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. West tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Velcic is in West's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Velcic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
West is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Velcic pushing down on West's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Velcic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
West is not content to let Velcic control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velcic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
West wants to control but Velcic is keeping busy.
Velcic working over West with some ground and pound. West looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
West is in trouble now - Velcic has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Velcic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Velcic 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.
Velcic landing strikes from the mount and West is in trouble!
West is rocked!
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velcic with the ground and pound from mount.
West is still in real trouble! Can Velcic finish him?
West is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Velcic postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have West in real trouble here! The ref calls for West to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davor Velcic!
An out of breath Davor Velcic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hidalgo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montoya comes into the arena with El Toro blaring out of the sound system. Brown has chosen Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home as his entrance music. Hidalgo Montoya is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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165 lbs
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Great wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hidalgo Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bushido Brown!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Montoya's head but Montoya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Montoya was covering up waiting for the punch and Brown finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown throws a sloppy strike and Montoya has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Brown is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Montoya!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hidalgo Montoya!
Hidalgo Montoya was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Trasseli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trasseli comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Look at my horse! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luke Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Trasseli!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a body shot.
Trasseli tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've been hearing reports that Jones has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trasseli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trasseli scores with a nice strike.
Trasseli just misses with a punch to the body.
Trasseli 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.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Trasseli misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trasseli is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jones asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Trasseli dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Jones wants to control but Trasseli is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trasseli tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Jones lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Trasseli down.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Trasseli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trasseli seems a little lost for a moment, as Jones dominates the positioning.
Trasseli is not content to let Jones control the position.
Trasseli is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.
Jones tries to move into full mount but can't pass Trasseli's legs.
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the position from side mount.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Trasseli prevents Jones from moving into mount.
The strikes coming from Jones are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
Trasseli is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones controlling from side mount.
Jones tries to advance to mount but can't.
Check out the look on Jones's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jones is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jones controlling from mount.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Trasseli is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones 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.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Trasseli tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Trasseli wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Trasseli is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trasseli tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones won't let Trasseli get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones avoids the attempt from Trasseli to control.
Jones lands a couple of good shots and Trasseli has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands punches and elbows.
Jones working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Trasseli is doing well to defend. Jones seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Trasseli 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). Luke Jones!
Luke Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachariah Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivi's entrance music is Metallica - Ride the Lightning. A fine choice. Wayne has chosen Open your eyes before you die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Zachariah Wayne told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zachariah Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivi throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Wayne has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kivi throws out the jab.
Kivi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Kivi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wayne counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kivi's guard now.
Wayne preventing the sweep.
Wayne stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Kivi throws up his legs and catches Wayne in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Wayne tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Kivi! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Atlas Kivi!
Atlas Kivi 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 Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tantor's entrance music is tantor. A fine choice. Grozni is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Миша Маваши - &. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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212 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Grozni!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantor lands a body shot.
Grozni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Ivan Grozni has been cut.
Tantor misses with an uppercut. Grozni saw that one coming.
Grozni misses with a lunging right hand
and Tantor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grozni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grozni cracks Tantor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grozni scores with a jab.
A left lands for Tantor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor misses with a hook
and Grozni moves into the clinch.
Tantor swings wildly with an uppercut but Grozni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grozni manages to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Grozni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grozni missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tantor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grozni.
Grozni with the ground and pound but Tantor uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tantor has Grozni pulled in close to control his posture.
Grozni trying to control but Tantor is working from the bottom.
Tantor pulls Grozni in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grozni throwing strikes but missing.
Grozni throwing strikes from guard but Tantor blocks nicely.
Grozni wants to control from the top but Tantor keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grozni.
Grozni scores with a sloppy right hand. Tantor should have avoided that one.
Tantor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Grozni misses.
Tantor thumps Grozni with a low kick.
Grozni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tantor finds it's way round the side to connect with Grozni's head.
Grozni is rocked!
Tantor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grozni is still on wobbly legs! Can Tantor finish him?
Grozni looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor cracks Grozni with a left hook right on the temple and Grozni goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Tantor lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Grozni is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Almu Tantor!
A relieved looking Almu Tantor 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Kummola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Greenthumb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kummola comes to the cage accompanied by Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Sakura No Rei. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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168 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kale Kummola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Greenthumb!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenthumb scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kummola is trying to get back to full guard.
Greenthumb throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Greenthumb wants to pass the guard but Kummola is defending well.
Kummola trying to control but Greenthumb postures up.
Kummola is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greenthumb trying to control the pace.
Kummola gets full guard.
Kummola is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Greenthumb wants to control from the top but Kummola keeps moving.
Kummola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Greenthumb manages to get himself to full guard.
Greenthumb wants to get back to his feet but Kummola passes into half guard.
Kummola is looking for a kimura but Greenthumb is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kummola to get the leverage.
Greenthumb tries to get to full guard but Kummola has control of the leg.
Kummola blocks the strikes from Greenthumb.
Kummola thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Greenthumb's head.
Greenthumb wants to get back to full guard but Kummola has mounted him!
Greenthumb tries to reverse the position but Kummola maintains control.
Greenthumb bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Greenthumb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kummola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kummola is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Greenthumb is aware though and is defending well.
Greenthumb is looking to work some ground and pound but Kummola has wrist control.
Greenthumb looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kummola not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Greenthumb stopping the sweep attempt from Kummola.
Kummola controls Greenthumb momentarily but Greenthumb frees himself.
Kummola tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greenthumb scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kummola keeping moving, preventing Greenthumb from controlling successfully.
Greenthumb lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb passes into half guard.
Greenthumb prevents Kummola from improving his position.
Greenthumb thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greenthumb trying to control the action but Kummola is working from the bottom.
Kummola wants to improve his position but Greenthumb is controlling well.
Greenthumb is stalling here. Kummola is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Greenthumb seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kummola has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Greenthumb is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb is still trying to improve position.
Kummola cracks Greenthumb with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kummola is looking to take a break and control but Greenthumb is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greenthumb tries to bench press Kummola off him but Kummola keeps the position.
Kummola wants to lay and pray for a moment but Greenthumb keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greenthumb tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kummola wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Greenthumb 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.
Kummola misses with a hook
and Greenthumb counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kummola. Greenthumb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Kummola.
Greenthumb moves in looking to clinch but Kummola pushes him off.
Kummola moves in looking to clinch but Greenthumb pushes him off.
Greenthumb lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Greenthumb on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doctor Greenthumb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kummola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Greenthumb 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.
Greenthumb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kummola throws a big shot that misses.
Kummola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Greenthumb blocks a jab.
Kummola pivots, looking for a leg kick but Greenthumb is out of range and Kummola settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola connects with a solid leg kick.
Greenthumb shoots in and drives through. Kummola sprawls well.
Greenthumb takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Greenthumb is defended easily by Kummola.
Kale Kummola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Greenthumb.
Greenthumb misses with a two punch combination.
Kummola throws a head kick but Greenthumb moves out of range.
Kummola tries a low kick but Greenthumb avoids it.
No joy there for Greenthumb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kummola fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Greenthumb sprawls well initially but Kummola persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kummola is keen to just control but Greenthumb is a slippery customer.
Greenthumb is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kummola pulls his head out easily.
Kummola wants to take a breather but Greenthumb is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb wants to get back to full guard.
Kummola is nestled in close to Greenthumb, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Greenthumb is refusing to be controlled, as Kummola sits in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kummola scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've been hearing good reports from Kummola'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.
Greenthumb tries to roll over but Kummola keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kummola works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kummola lands a big elbow.
Kummola trying to control but Greenthumb is having none of it.
BOOM! Kummola connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Greenthumb tries to hold on but Kummola postures up.
Kummola with shots to the head and body - Greenthumb looks very uncomfortable down there.
Greenthumb throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Greenthumb is squirming around, avoiding Kummola's attempts to control the action.
Kummola raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kummola lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Greenthumb hang on?
Greenthumb can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kummola is landing with some decent strikes but Greenthumb is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Greenthumb is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greenthumb manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Greenthumb is not content to let Kummola control the position.
Kummola 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.
Kummola moves into full mount! Greenthumb won't be happy about that!
Kummola working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greenthumb is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Kummola dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kummola moves out of range of the body kick from Greenthumb.
Kummola throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kummola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kummola throws a leg kick but Greenthumb checks it.
Kummola throws a wild body kick that Greenthumb sees coming a mile off.
Kummola connects with a solid leg kick.
Greenthumb shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kummola controlling the position well.
Kale Kummola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greenthumb is looking for a kimura here.
Greenthumb is trying to control. Kummola wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Greenthumb lands a nice short elbow.
Kummola tries to get to full guard but Greenthumb has control of the leg.
Kummola is looking to control Greenthumb's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kummola avoid being mounted?
Greenthumb works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kummola tries to hold on but Greenthumb pushes him away.
Greenthumb lands a big shot there that rocks Kummola but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kummola slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb seems to be working for a kimura but Kummola defends the submission attempt.
Kummola moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kummola keeping moving, preventing Greenthumb from controlling successfully.
Kummola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greenthumb can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greenthumb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greenthumb is looking to work some ground and pound but Kummola has wrist control.
Greenthumb has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kummola to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Greenthumb is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kummola pulls down on the head and he's put Greenthumb to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kale Kummola!
Kale Kummola retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Kale Kummola started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Doctor Greenthumb stepped up to the mic, saying 'lets do it again!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emeka Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed's entrance music is Amon Tobin / El Cargo. A fine choice. Shakur has chosen Tatanka - Africa as his entrance music. Daniel Speed could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emeka Shakur's chin.
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30
241 lbs
32 - 11 - 0 |
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255 lbs
38 - 15 - 1 |
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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
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Emeka Shakur!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shakur at a distance.
Speed blocks a jab.
Speed takes a swing at Shakur's ribcage but misses.
Shakur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Speed under the eye.
Shakur goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Daniel Speed has been cut.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Shakur.
Speed throws a lazy right hand but Shakur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Speed connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakur clinches with his opponent.
Shakur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Speed working aggressively here.
Shakur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Shakur tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Shakur back against the cage.
Shakur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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.
Shakur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Shakur fails to land.
Speed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Speed has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shakur after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakur lands with a right to the head.
Shakur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shakur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shakur tries a body shot but Speed blocks it.
Speed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shakur blocks an uppercut.
Shakur misses with a punch to the body.
Speed trying to control the position but instead, Shakur has worked for underhooks and has pushed Speed into the cage.
Shakur is looking to break free of the clinch but Speed has double underhooks.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but Shakur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakur struggles to land a body shot inside as Speed controls his hands.
Shakur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shakur swings wildly with an uppercut but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakur throws a head punch that misses.
Shakur struggles to land a body shot inside as Speed controls his hands.
Shakur has a couple of punches blocked by Speed.
Shakur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shakur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shakur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shakur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shakur misses with a punch to the body.
Speed blocks a body shot from Shakur.
Shakur has a couple of punches blocked by Speed.
Speed lands a shot to the body.
Shakur prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short body shot lands from Speed as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur swings wildly with an uppercut but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Shakur.
Speed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Emeka Shakur has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shakur.
Speed throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Shakur fails to land.
Speed lands with a light punch inside.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but Shakur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed scores with a shoulder strike.
Shakur can't find room to land a body shot as Speed controls the action.
Shakur lands a shot to the body.
Speed blocks a body shot from Shakur.
Shakur working aggressively here.
Shakur tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Shakur back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shakur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Speed blocks an uppercut.
Shakur lands a nice shot to the body.
Shakur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speed prevents a body shot from Shakur.
Speed's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Speed gets through Shakur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shakur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shakur is trying to force a seperation but Speed has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Shakur.
Speed tries to work over Shakur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shakur tries to work over Speed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Speed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emeka Shakur dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shakur lands a right hook to the body.
Shakur tries a head kick but it misses.
Speed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Speed looks for the body kick but Shakur saw that one coming.
Shakur moves out of range of the body kick.
Speed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shakur moves into the clinch.
Shakur scores with a shot to the side of Speed's head.
Shakur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Speed's elbow.
Speed lands with a left to the head.
Shakur prevents a body shot from Speed.
Shakur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shakur scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed digs a right hand into Shakur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shakur's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Shakur.
Shakur pushes Speed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Speed tries to work over Shakur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shakur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shakur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shakur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Daniel Speed's cut is getting worse.
Shakur throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Shakur.
A short uppercut from Shakur.
Speed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shakur backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakur lands a left hand.
Speed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shakur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shakur lands a shot to the body.
Speed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shakur works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shakur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shakur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Speed's elbow.
Shakur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shakur lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shakur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shakur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speed lands a shoulder strike.
Shakur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Speeds head.
Shakur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daniel Speed's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shakur.
Shakur misses with a punch to the body.
Shakur tries to work over Speed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Speed.
Speed digs a right hand into Shakur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shakur's gas tank.
Speed misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Speed.
Shakur misses with a punch to the body.
Speed is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shakur is defending well.
Good body shot from Speed.
Shakur tries a body shot but Speed blocks it.
Speed can't find room to land a body shot as Shakur controls the action.
Speed blocks a body shot from Shakur.
Shakur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shakur's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Speed.
Shakur misses with the head strike.
Speed pushes Shakur back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shakur.
Speed is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shakur is trying to break free.
Shakur presses Speed against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shakur struggles to land a body shot inside as Speed controls his hands.
Emeka Shakur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shakur tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Shakur back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Speed scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shakur struggles to land a body shot inside as Speed controls his hands.
Speed drags the fight down to the ground.
Shakur is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Emeka Shakur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Speed takes a jab right on the kisser.
Speed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shakur.
Shakur takes one on the button.
Speed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shakur avoids the head kick by Speed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shakur.
Speed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakur stuns Speed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shakur swings widly with a right hand
and Speed counters with a single leg into guard. Shakur didn't expect that.
Speed wants to control from the top but Shakur keeps moving.
Shakur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shakur 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Speed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shakur is on top in guard.
Shakur won't allow Speed to sweep him here.
Speed trying to keep a closed guard but Shakur is proving a slippery customer.
Shakur wants to pass the guard but Speed is keeping the position.
Shakur looking to sit in guard and control but Speed gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Emeka Shakur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Speed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shakur controlling Speed's posture.
Shakur has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Speed has passed into side control.
Speed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shakur keeps working.
Speed cracks Shakur with a big right hand but Shakur just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed is trying to ground and pound but Shakur uses the momentary lack of control by Speed to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Speed lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Speed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shakur is trying to stand back up but Speed is controlling him
Shakur trying to hold on to Speed's head to control him but Speed postures up.
Speed wants to free his trapped foot but Shakur is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Speed with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Daniel Speed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Speed wants to slow Shakur down by chopping away at his legs.
Shakur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Speed defending well as Shakur loads up on a big left hand.
Speed throws a sloppy head kick and Shakur moves out of range easily.
Speed misses with a hook. Shakur ducked under it nicely.
Speed misses with a leg kick
and Shakur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Speed's knee momentarily.
Shakur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Speed has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed cracks the inside of Shakur's front leg.
Speed checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Speed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shakur 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emeka Shakur!
An out of breath Emeka Shakur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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