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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Bryggare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chen Stormstoud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryggare comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique - Goonies Never Die. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Bryggare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chen Stormstoud!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Bryggare.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bryggare lands a nice shot that snaps Stormstoud's head back.
Bryggare lands with a nice body punch.
Bryggare scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stormstoud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stormstoud looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryggare scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stormstoud looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bryggare cracks Stormstoud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Chen Stormstoud has been cut.
Stormstoud shoots in looking for a takedown but Bryggare manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stormstoud's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bryggare scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stormstoud doesn't seem bothered though.
Bryggare smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bryggare lands a left and a right that send Stormstoud crashing to the mat, dazed. Bryggare thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stormstoud is rocked!
Bryggare ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Stormstoud's jaw. Stormstoud's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Bryggare does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arto Bryggare!
A relieved looking Arto Bryggare 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teijo Fredrikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignas Nepanavas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teijo Fredrikson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ignas Nepanavas's chin.
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174 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teijo Fredrikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ignas Nepanavas!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nepanavas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fredrikson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nepanavas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nepanavas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nepanavas throws a head kick that misses.
Nepanavas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nepanavas scores with a one two! Fredrikson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fredrikson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fredrikson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fredrikson throws a right hand that misses
and Nepanavas counters with a single leg into guard. Fredrikson didn't expect that.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nepanavas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fredrikson is keeping the position for now.
Nepanavas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fredrikson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nepanavas passes Fredrikson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nepanavas performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nepanavas is looking for a kimura here.
Nepanavas is working for a kimura but Fredrikson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrikson is trying to get back to full guard.
Nepanavas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nepanavas performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nepanavas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fredrikson defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nepanavas is pressing down on Fredrikson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fredrikson is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nepanavas trying to control the pace.
Nepanavas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fredrikson keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrikson won't allow Nepanavas to pass to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ignas Nepanavas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Fredrikson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fredrikson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nepanavas.
Fredrikson throws a head kick that half lands.
Fredrikson throws a hook to the side of Nepanavas's head but Nepanavas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fredrikson connects with a right that clearly hurt Nepanavas. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Fredrikson proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Nepanavas collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teijo Fredrikson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Harp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harp's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eternal Erection - Absolutely Free . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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169 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leslie Harp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuen misses with a low kick.
Harp gets a double leg takedown into Yuen's guard.
Yuen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Yuen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Harp preventing the sweep.
Yuen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harp!
Harp tries to hold on but Yuen pushes him away.
Yuen punching from mount but Harp doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Harp is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yuen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Yuen looking to ground and pound but Harp is blocking nicely.
Harp has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yuen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Harp wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Yuen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp is squirming around, avoiding Yuen's attempts to control the action.
Harp regains half guard.
Harp tries to roll over but Yuen keeps him under control.
Yuen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yuen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harp gets back to full guard.
Yuen looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harp is pulling down on Yuen's head. It's preventing any offense from Yuen, at least for the moment.
Harp is looking to stand up but Yuen isn't so interested in that idea.
Yuen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harp managing to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harp shoots in for a takedown but Yuen shows good takedown defense.
Harp tries to score with a low kick but Yuen moves his leg out of the way.
Leslie Harp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Yuen or perhaps it was just good defense by Harp which made him look bad.
Harp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harp is looking to clinch but Yuen is avoiding it.
Harp tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yuen defends well and Harp ends up having to push Yuen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yuen working aggressively here.
Yuen wants to stall.
Yuen misses with a punch on the inside.
Harp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yuen stops a takedown attempt from Harp.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leslie Harp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harp works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Harp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Our spies down at at Lawson MMA (UK) inform us that Yuen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Harp lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harp with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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!
Harp stopping the sweep attempt from Yuen.
Harp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harp trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yuen trying to control from half guard but Harp is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuen is looking to advance position but Harp won't allow it.
Harp wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Harp dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
An inside leg kick from Harp misses.
Yuen throws a push kick but Harp slaps the foot to one side.
Harp misses with a low kick as Yuen jumps back.
Harp thows a leg kick but Yuen checks it
and Yuen counters with a stiff right hand.
Harp fails with a takedown attempt.
Yuen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yuen throws a hook but Harp avoids it easily.
Harp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yuen as he jumps to the side.
Harp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yuen can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Harp.
Harp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yuen checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yuen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harp.
Yuen lands with a right hand.
Yuen cracks Harp with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yuen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harp throws a head kick that misses.
Yuen throws a lazy right hand but Harp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yuen with a hook.
Harp tries a head kick but it misses.
Yuen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yuen misses with a low kick.
Harp misses with a leg kick.
Yuen 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.
Harp looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harp lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Sean Yuen has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuen throws a solid leg kick but Harp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yuen.
A big right from Yuen misses.
Leslie Harp is winning the standup battle so far.
Harp avoids the body shot from Yuen.
Yuen blocks a leg kick.
Harp throws a chopping leg kick but Yuen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice body kick from Harp.
Yuen blocks a low kick nicely.
Yuen tries to land a leg kick but Harp saw it coming and moves away.
Harp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harp scoring well with a low kick there.
Yuen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yuen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harp lands a head kick!
Harp throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harp throws a low kick but Yuen avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yuen.
Yuen lands with a nice body kick.
Yuen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yuen checks a leg kick.
Harp tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yuen defends well and Harp ends up having to push Yuen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leslie Harp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuen goes for a takedown attempt but Harp pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yuen fails with the takedown.
Harp throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen blocks a head kick by Harp.
Harp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yuen counters with a left to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harp.
Harp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yuen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harp. Harp obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harp throws a lazy body kick
and Yuen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yuen blocks a low kick nicely.
Harp tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harp misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yuen checks a low kick from Harp.
Yuen blocks a low kick nicely.
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 Leslie Harp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Yuen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Harp throws a front kick that sends Yuen stumbling back into the cage.
Harp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yuen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harp under the eye.
Yuen thuds a left hand into Harp's body.
Yuen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harp.
Yuen misses with a low kick.
Harp tries a head kick but it misses.
Yuen blocks a low kick nicely.
Harp throws a leg kick but Yuen checks it.
Harp attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harp throws a body kick that misses.
Harp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harp swats away the attempt to clinch by Yuen.
Yuen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp misses with a head kick.
Yuen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harp tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yuen is able to avoid easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yuen.
Harp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yuen.
Harp wants to land a leg kick but Yuen is out of range.
Harp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harp 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.
Harp throws a leg kick but Yuen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yuen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yuen. That did some damage!
Harp connects with a solid leg kick.
Yuen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harp as he jumps to the side.
Leslie Harp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Yuen.
Harp tries to score with a low kick but Yuen moves his leg out of the way.
Harp misses with a low kick as Yuen jumps back.
Yuen blocks a low kick nicely.
That kick from Harp tenderised Yuen's leg. Yuen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harp lands a leg kick that knocks Yuen off balance momentarily.
Harp throws a head kick that misses
and Yuen counters with a stiff right hand.
Harp connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yuen avoids the head kick by Harp.
Yuen shoots for a double leg takedown but Harp sprawls well. He's pushed Yuen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harp avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yuen blocks the body kick.
Yuen misses the shot to the body.
Harp tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yuen.
Yuen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yuen wants to control but Harp is keeping him busy.
Harp makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Yuen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harp throws a leg kick but Yuen moved away.
Leslie Harp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Yuen.
Harp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yuen connects with a solid leg kick.
Sean Yuen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harp circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harp misses with a leg kick.
Harp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yuen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harp looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harp tries to buck Yuen off but Yuen is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harp struggling a bit here.
Yuen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leslie Harp.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harp, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Leslie Harp!
During a confident post fight interview, Leslie Harp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cpl. Sam Fender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Fender. Irwin's entrance music is AC/DC - T.N.T. A fine choice. Fender has chosen 2Pac - California Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
35 - 19 - 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
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cpl. Sam Fender!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin misses with the combination.
Fender tests Irwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fender is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irwin.
Irwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fender.
Irwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Irwin lands with a kick to the temple. Fender shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Irwin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Irwin misses with an uppercut. Fender saw that one coming.
Irwin connects with a high kick.
Irwin throws a looping overhand right but Fender ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fender misses with a wild body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fender.
Irwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Irwin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fender blocks a head kick by Irwin.
Irwin scores with a body shot.
Fender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fender misses with the body kick
and Irwin counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Irwin.
Fender blocks a head kick by Irwin.
Fender has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Irwin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Irwin jabs at Fender's body.
Irwin scores with a head kick. Fender tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Irwin takes one to the chin there.
Fender takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Irwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fender lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Irwin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Irwin scores with a punch to the head.
Fender connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Irwin is looking to land body kicks.
Irwin lands with a kick to the temple. Fender shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Irwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fender checks it well.
No joy there for Fender, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Irwin misses with an uppercut. Fender saw that one coming.
Fender jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Irwin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fender blocks a head kick by Irwin.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fender.
Fender throws a front kick aimed at Irwin's knee but Irwin avoids it well.
Fender fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irwin, pushing him back against the cage.
Irwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irwin cracks the inside of Fender's front leg.
Irwin misses with a head kick.
Irwin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fender motions for Irwin to come forward. Fender throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fender tries to clinch up.
A jab from Irwin does it's job there.
Fender moves in looking to clinch but Irwin pushes him off.
Irwin lands the left hand.
Irwin throws a head kick but Fender moves out of range.
Fender scores with a shot to the body.
Fender moves out of range of the body kick.
Irwin takes a swing at Fender's ribcage but misses.
Irwin cracks Fender with a right hand to the side of the head.
Irwin is looking to wear down Fender with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Irwin lands with a kick to the temple. Fender shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fender chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irwin lands a hook that stumbles Fender back into the cage. Irwin follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Fender to the canvas! Irwin pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Fender has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Paul Irwin!
A very excited looking Paul Irwin 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.
In defeat, Cpl. Sam Fender stepped up to the mic, saying 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nahka Vitonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcon Falconowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitonen comes into the arena with Klamydia - Junttihinttirunkkari blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nahka Vitonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Falcon Falconowski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nahka Vitonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falconowski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vitonen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Falconowski somewhat.
Falconowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitonen.
Vitonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vitonen.
Falconowski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Falconowski throws a looping overhand right but Vitonen ducks down to avoid it.
Falconowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vitonen ducks under a wild hook from Falconowski.
Falconowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Vitonen throws an overhand right that lands on Falconowski's shoulder, as Falconowski tries to avoid the shot.
Falconowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Vitonen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Falconowski misses with a hook
and Vitonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitonen looks to land a left hand but Falconowski moved out of range nicely.
Vitonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vitonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Falconowski.
Sloppy strikes from Falconowski. Those never looked like landing.
Vitonen cracks Falconowski with an open hand slap.
It looks like Falcon Falconowski has been cut.
Vitonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Falconowski is out of range.
Falconowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vitonen wants to land a leg kick but Falconowski is out of range.
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!
Vitonen misses with a low kick.
It looks like Vitonen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Vitonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Vitonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falconowski.
Nahka Vitonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falconowski moves out of range as Vitonen throws a body kick.
Falconowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitonen.
Falconowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen throws a good cross that connects.
Vitonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vitonen misses the jab.
Vitonen misses with a body kick.
Vitonen misses with a hook to the body
and Falconowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Falconowski content to stall in guard here.
Vitonen pulls Falconowski in to control the position.
Falconowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vitonen controls Falconowski momentarily but Falconowski frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Falconowski lands a jab to the head.
Falconowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vitonen.
Vitonen swings for the body but Falconowski moves out of range.
Vitonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Falconowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitonen.
Vitonen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Falconowski.
Nahka Vitonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Falcon Falconowski.
Vitonen scores with a sloppy right hand. Falconowski should have avoided that one.
Vitonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falconowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vitonen tries to work over Falconowski's front leg with a kick but Falconowski checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vitonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Falconowski scores with a jab.
Good work by Falconowski as he checks the leg kick.
Vitonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Vitonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Falconowski tries to land a front kick but Vitonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vitonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Falconowski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vitonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Falconowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vitonen can pounce on him.
Vitonen tries to land a front kick but Falconowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vitonen scores with a nice body kick.
Falconowski looks winded!
Vitonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nahka Vitonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Falcon Falconowski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Vitonen.
Falconowski throws a body punch but Vitonen moves out of range.
Vitonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falconowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Vitonen.
Vitonen misses the body punch
and Falconowski counters with a right hand to the body.
Vitonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falconowski manages to avoid it.
Vitonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Vitonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vitonen throws a leg kick but Falconowski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Vitonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Falconowski throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Vitonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Vitonen connects with a body shot.
Falconowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vitonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vitonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Vitonen lands with a straight right. Falconowski didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falconowski swings for the body but Vitonen moves out of range.
Vitonen misses with a low kick.
Falconowski dips to his left and cracks Vitonen with an uppercut!
Falconowski misses with a few strikes there.
Falconowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vitonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Vitonen misses.
Falconowski needs to keep his hands up - Vitonen had a free shot at his head there.
Vitonen slips a straight right by Falconowski.
Vitonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falconowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Vitonen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vitonen. That's going to slow Falconowski down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitonen tried to score with a low kick but Falconowski checks it.
Vitonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Falconowski moves forwards but Vitonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nahka Vitonen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen punishes Falconowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Vitonen cracks Falconowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vitonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falconowski misses with an uppercut. Vitonen saw that one coming.
Vitonen misses with an uppercut.
Falconowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Vitonen.
A head kick misses from Vitonen.
Vitonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Vitonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Falconowski misses its intended target.
Falconowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Falconowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vitonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Vitonen ducks under a wild hook from Falconowski.
A jab from Falconowski misses.
Vitonen lands with a nice body punch.
Falconowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falconowski throws a lazy right hand but Vitonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falconowski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vitonen is trying to improve his position.
Vitonen is working hard here to advance position.
Falconowski with the ground and pound but Vitonen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski is looking to stall here but Vitonen recovers full guard.
Falconowski throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falconowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vitonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vitonen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Falconowski controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nahka Vitonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Falcon Falconowski's cut.
That's time! Vitonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vitonen misses with a kick to the body.
Falconowski looks to land a right hand but Vitonen moved out of range.
A solid body kick from Vitonen.
Vitonen swings for the body but Falconowski moves out of range.
Falconowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vitonen momentarily.
Falconowski looks to land a right hand but Vitonen moved out of range.
Vitonen throws a body punch but Falconowski moves out of range.
Falconowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitonen.
Falconowski misses with a hook.
Vitonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falconowski.
Vitonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vitonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vitonen misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Falconowski. Falconowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vitonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vitonen misses with a straight right.
Falconowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Falconowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Falconowski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vitonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Falconowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vitonen lunges at Falconowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Falconowski's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitonen sizes up Falconowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vitonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falconowski.
Vitonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Falconowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vitonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen lands with an overhand left.
Falconowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vitonen manages to avoid it.
Falconowski throws a hook but Vitonen blocks it.
Vitonen cracks a nice hook into Falconowski's ribs.
Falconowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vitonen.
Vitonen scores with a shot to the body.
Vitonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Vitonen staying out of range there.
Vitonen throws a leg kick but Falconowski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vitonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Vitonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Falconowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vitonen.
Falconowski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vitonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vitonen tries to work over Falconowski's front leg with a kick but Falconowski checks it.
Vitonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Falconowski can do to turn this around?
Vitonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falconowski manages to avoid it.
Vitonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vitonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Vitonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Falconowski.
Falconowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vitonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falconowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vitonen.
Vitonen scores with a push kick.
Vitonen misses with a double jab.
Falconowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vitonen.
Vitonen misses with a straight right.
Falcon Falconowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen 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.
Falconowski throws a right and a left that Vitonen avoids nicely.
Falconowski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Vitonen catches Falconowski right on the button with a cross.
Falconowski slips a jab from Vitonen.
Vitonen takes a swing at Falconowski's ribcage but misses.
Vitonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Falconowski throws the left hand but Vitonen avoids the punch easily.
Vitonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falconowski checks a low kick from Vitonen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falconowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vitonen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vitonen!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nahka Vitonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vitonen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nahka Vitonen!
Our winner, Nahka Vitonen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Jurri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duddy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dropkick Murphys - 'Loyal to No One'. Jurri comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rising Darkness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Duddy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kari Jurri!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurri with a nice cross.
It looks like John Duddy has been cut.
Duddy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Duddy misses with a hook
and Jurri counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jurri.
Jurri missing with knees to the body.
Duddy managing to block the knees to the body from Jurri.
Jurri tries a knee to the head but Duddy blocks it.
Jurri tries a knee to the head but Duddy blocks it.
Jurri tries to land a knee to the head but Duddy blocks with his arms.
Duddy tries to pull guard but Jurri won't allow it.
Jurri looking to throw knees to the head but Duddy is blocking nicely.
Jurri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jurri tries to throw a body punch but Duddy avoids it by throwing Jurri back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jurri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri lands a hook that snaps the head of Duddy backwards.
Duddy is trying to pull guard but Jurri has him pressed against the cage.
Jurri working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jurri.
Jurri trying to land knees to the body.
Duddy managing to block the knees to the body from Jurri.
Jurri misses with a punch on the inside.
Duddy drags the fight down to the ground.
Jurri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Duddy looking for a sweep. Not yet Duddy, not yet.
Jurri wants to pass the guard but Duddy is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jurri pushing down on Duddy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri trying to control the action but Duddy is working from the bottom.
Jurri is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Duddy!
Duddy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Duddy is working hard here to advance position.
Duddy tries to hold on but Jurri pushes him away.
Jurri prevents Duddy from getting the reversal.
Duddy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duddy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Duddy tries to improve his position but instead Jurri has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri is looking to control Duddy but Duddy is wriggling around and keeping busy.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Jurri is hanging on to Duddy's back as he tries to escape.
Duddy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jurri slows the pace down in half guard.
Jurri prevents Duddy from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy manages to get to full guard.
Duddy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jurri decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Duddy, up you get!
Nice body kick from Duddy.
Jurri thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duddy misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jurri rushes Duddy and presses him up against the cage.
Jurri using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Jurri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Duddy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jurri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duddy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duddy throws a head kick that misses.
Jurri misses with a head kick.
Jurri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duddy.
Duddy connects with a single shot there.
Jurri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duddy's sensitive parts.
Duddy lands a glancing blow to the side of Jurri's head.
Duddy looks to land a combination but Jurri avoids it well.
Jurri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duddy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jurri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jurri throws a poor cross that misses
and Duddy counters with a two punch combo.
Jurri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jurri throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duddy.
Duddy throws a hook to the side of Jurri's head but Jurri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri punishes Duddy's body with a nice straight punch.
Duddy misses with a wild combination.
Jurri clinches up with Duddy and pushes him back against the cage.
Duddy tries to pull guard but Jurri forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jurri lands with a short shot to the head.
Jurri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jurri misses with some punches.
Jurri misses with the head strike.
Jurri scores with a shot to the side of Duddy's head.
Jurri misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duddy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jurri lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jurri fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Duddy.
Jurri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duddy's face.
Jurri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jurri lands a left hand.
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!
Duddy is looking to control Jurri's arms but Jurri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duddy has his back to the cage.
Jurri trying to land knees to the body.
Jurri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri presses Duddy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jurri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jurri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jurri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duddy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jurri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duddy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kari Jurri seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jurri throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Duddy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Duddy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jurri is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Duddy.
Jurri scores with a nice head shot.
Duddy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jurri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duddy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duddy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Jurri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jurri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duddy counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Jurri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Duddy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jurri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duddy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jurri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jurri has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Duddy throws the left hand but Jurri avoids the punch easily.
Duddy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duddy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kari Jurri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jurri scores with a spinning back kick!
A slow jab from Duddy misses its intended target.
Jurri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duddy throws a hook to the side of Jurri's head but Jurri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jurri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jurri.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurri is looking to chop away at Duddy's legs.
Duddy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jurri throws a sloppy head kick
and Duddy counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri lands a lovely overhand right.
Jurri connects with a leg kick. Duddy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big right from Jurri misses.
Duddy throws a big shot that misses.
Jurri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duddy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duddy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Duddy misses with a body shot.
Duddy throws out a powerful jab.
Duddy misses with a two punch combination.
Jurri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duddy was well out of range. Poor timing from Jurri.
Jurri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jurri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Duddy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jurri. That's going to slow Duddy down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jurri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Duddy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jurri finds it's way round the side to connect with Duddy's head.
Duddy moves out of range of the body kick.
Jurri explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jurri rushes Duddy and presses him up against the cage.
Jurri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Duddy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jurri lands a knee to the head.
Jurri has a couple of punches blocked by Duddy.
Jurri lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duddy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
John Duddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jurri missing with knees to the body.
Kari Jurri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jurri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jurri throws a head punch that misses.
Jurri throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Jurri as the two fighters clinch.
Jurri can't find room to land a body shot as Duddy controls the action.
Jurri misses with a knee strike.
Duddy wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Jurri.
A short right from Jurri.
Duddy has had enough of the clinch but Jurri keeps him there for the moment.
Duddy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jurri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duddy is looking to control Jurri's arms but Jurri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duddy has his back to the cage.
Jurri lands a hook that snaps the head of Duddy backwards.
John Duddy's cut is getting worse.
Still in the clinch, Jurri scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Jurri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jurri 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 Johanna Lukiainen 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... Kari Jurri!
During a confident post fight interview, Kari Jurri thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Ludacris - Get Back. Bruce has chosen Joy Division - Atmosphere as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
42 - 20 - 0 |
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35
164 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
42 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesus Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bruce darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martinez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bruce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
Bruce throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez ducks right into an uppercut from Bruce.
Bruce has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jesus Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce misses the shot to the body.
Martinez dips to his left and cracks Bruce with an uppercut!
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.
Martinez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bruce counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donk. Martinez catches Bruce right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce moves away from the strike by Martinez.
A good leg kick by Martinez.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bruce - that will leave a mark!
Martinez misses with a low kick as Bruce jumps back.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Bruce gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce lands a nice hook to Martinez's body. Martinez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bruce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez scores with a spinning back kick!
Bruce is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Martinez rather than just go for the knockout.
Martinez tries to move into range but Bruce moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martinez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bruce.
Martinez works Bruce's body with a nice hook.
Bruce checks a leg kick.
Bruce keeps Martinez at a distance using the push kick.
Martinez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bruce.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Martinez blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is looking to slow Martinez down with leg kicks.
Bruce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martinez doesn't seem bothered though.
Bruce throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bruce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruce scores with a sloppy right hand. Martinez should have avoided that one.
Bruce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martinez misses with a hook. Bruce ducked under it nicely.
Bruce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruce with a jab.
Martinez is rocked!
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bruce scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruce on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.
Bruce thuds his shin into the meat of Martinez's side.
Bruce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruce lands a big head kick that sends Martinez tumbling to the mat! Bruce takes a step backwards and waves Martinez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Bruce throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martinez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruce lands a leg kick that knocks Martinez off balance momentarily.
Bruce misses with a body shot.
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Bruce.
Martinez misses with a right hand
and Bruce counters with a right hand to the body.
Bruce clobbers Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martinez misses with a hook
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce scores with a shot to the body.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bruce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bruce keeps Martinez at a distance using the push kick.
Bruce fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bruce scores with a body shot.
Bruce smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce lands with a shot to the body.
Bruce throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bruce dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bruce dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bruce looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bruce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Martinez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Bruce saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Bruce cracks Martinez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Martinez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bruce finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Bruce checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bruce scores with a shot to the body.
Bruce throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bruce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Bruce.
Martinez lands with a hook. Bruce tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bruce moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
and Bruce counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Martinez! He's just covering up as Bruce starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Bruce!
Bobby Bruce 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.
Jesus Martinez spoke after the fight, saying 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and VinniJay Acunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takahashi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 暗殺者. VinniJay Acunia has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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174 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
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151 lbs
33 - 12 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ichiro Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, VinniJay Acunia!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Acunia just misses with a punch to the body.
Acunia throws the kick towards the body but Takahashi avoids it.
Acunia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A clash of legs there as Acunia blocks the low kick.
Acunia lands a nice hook to Takahashi's body. Takahashi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Takahashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Acunia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Acunia moves out of range as Takahashi strikes.
Takahashi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takahashi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Acunia checks it well.
Acunia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Acunia lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Takahashi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Acunia. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Acunia. That's going to slow Takahashi down.
A head kick misses from Acunia.
Acunia walks forward, straight into a front kick from Takahashi.
A punch combination from Takahashi misses.
Acunia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Takahashi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Acunia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Takahashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Acunia is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takahashi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takahashi lands a left hand.
Acunia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Acunia has clasped his hands together around Takahashi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Acunia creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Takahashi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Takahashi is looking to regain half guard here but Acunia keeps moving and retains side control.
Takahashi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Takahashi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Takahashi.
Takahashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Acunia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Takahashi's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acunia postures up in Takahashi's guard and throws a big left but Takahashi blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahashi wants to sweep but no luck.
Acunia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Takahashi is adopting a defensive guard.
Acunia tries to free his leg and advance position but Takahashi is retaining full guard.
Acunia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Acunia wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving.
Takahashi is trying to control the position but Acunia postures up.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Acunia from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Takahashi holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Takahashi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Acunia eats them both and turns towards Takahashi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like VinniJay Acunia has been cut.
Takahashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takahashi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Takahashi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Acunia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takahashi moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Takahashi.
Takahashi trying to land knees to the body.
Takahashi misses with a knee strike.
Takahashi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acunia blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acunia working aggressively here.
Acunia taking a breather.
Acunia misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Acunia as Takahashi tries to tie him up.
Acunia blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Takahashi lands a shoulder strike.
Acunia can't get the takedown.
Takahashi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Acunia lands a hook that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Takahashi as Acunia tries to tie him up.
Takahashi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acunia blocks it with crossed arms.
Takahashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Takahashi tries to work over Acunia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Acunia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia stalling against the cage.
Acunia pushes Takahashi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi blocks a body shot from Acunia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but VinniJay Acunia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on VinniJay Acunia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Takahashi moves out of range of the leg kick from Acunia.
Acunia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takahashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Acunia motions for Takahashi to come forward. Acunia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Acunia throws a leg kick but Takahashi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takahashi checks a leg kick.
Takahashi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Acunia, pushing him back against the cage.
Acunia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takahashi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Acunia swings wildly with an uppercut but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takahashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takahashi stalling in the clinch.
Takahashi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Acunia's efforts to push away.
Takahashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Acunia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takahashi working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi trying to land knees to the body.
Acunia managing to block the knees to the body from Takahashi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takahashi.
Acunia misses with a punch on the inside.
Takahashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Ichiro Takahashi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Takahashi trying to land knees to the body.
Takahashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takahashi fails to pull guard.
Takahashi leaning against his opponent.
Takahashi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takahashi lands a hook that snaps the head of Acunia backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takahashi.
Takahashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Acunia.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Takahashi obliges.
Takahashi scores with a shot to the side of Acunia's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Acunia misses with a punch to the body.
Takahashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takahashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Acunia avoids the damage to the body.
Acunia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acunia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Acunia scores with a shoulder strike.
Takahashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Takahashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Acunia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Acunia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Takahashi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Takahashi.
Acunia is trying to maintain a safe position but Takahashi gets an underhook and turns Acunia into the cage.
Acunia prevents a body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi looking to throw knees to the head but Acunia is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Takahashi lands a nice elbow.
Takahashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Takahashi missing with knees to the body.
Takahashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acunia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Acunia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takahashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Acunia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Acunia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Takahashi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acunia lands a high kick!
Good leg kick by Acunia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Acunia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahashi throws a chopping leg kick but Acunia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Acunia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takahashi is out of range.
Acunia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takahashi. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takahashi 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 Acunia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Acunia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A bone on bone clash there as Acunia blocks the leg kick.
Acunia misses with a hook.
Takahashi throws a lazy right hand but Acunia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Takahashi there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Acunia scoring well with a low kick there.
Takahashi throws a solid leg kick but Acunia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takahashi.
Takahashi with a jab.
Acunia feints and then cracks Takahashi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takahashi down.
Takahashi blocks the body kick.
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 Ichiro Takahashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on VinniJay Acunia's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Takahashi tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Acunia.
Takahashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Acunia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Acunia tests Takahashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takahashi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Acunia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Acunia throws out a leg kick but Takahashi moves out of range and Acunia only half commits.
No joy there for Acunia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Acunia moves out of range of the body kick.
Acunia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takahashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takahashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Acunia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Acunia blocks the body kick.
Acunia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahashi moves away.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but Acunia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takahashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Acunia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Acunia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takahashi to score with a decent uppercut.
Acunia throws a leg kick which misses Takahashi's front leg but catches the back leg as Takahashi tries to avoid it.
Acunia misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Acunia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Acunia slips under a jab from Takahashi.
Takahashi tries to clinch up but Acunia circles away and keeps his distance.
Acunia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takahashi.
Acunia 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.
Acunia misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
Takahashi moves into range and clinches up with Acunia.
Takahashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Acunia's elbow.
Acunia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Takahashi after a bit of a struggle.
Acunia struggles to land a body shot inside as Takahashi controls his hands.
Takahashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Acunia is defending well for now.
Takahashi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Acunia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Acunia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Acunia avoiding damage as Takahashi throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Takahashi obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acunia pushes Takahashi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Acunia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takahashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Takahashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Takahashi lands a left hand.
Acunia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Takahashi prevents it.
Acunia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Takahashi is keeping busy.
Acunia just leaning against Takahashi, taking a breather.
Takahashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Acunia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takahashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takahashi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Takahashi.
Acunia prevents a body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Takahashi.
Takahashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Acunia is defending well for now.
Acunia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Takahashi.
Takahashi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Acunia.
Acunia connects with a solid leg kick.
Acunia misses with a low kick.
Takahashi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Acunia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takahashi has closed the distance and engaged Acunia in a clinch.
Acunia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Acunia.
Takahashi trying to land knees to the body.
Takahashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Acunia.
Takahashi with a knee to the head.
Takahashi throws a head punch that misses.
Acunia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takahashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Acunia has Takahashi pressed against the cage.
Takahashi tries a knee to the head but Acunia blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Acunia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ichiro Takahashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of VinniJay Acunia.
Acunia avoiding damage as Takahashi throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichiro Takahashi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takahashi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichiro Takahashi!
Ichiro Takahashi took some time post fight to say the following; 'Eventually age gets the best of all of us. Good luck in the future, with whatever endeavors you pursue.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doomsday Drost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebowski comes to the cage accompanied by VHB - Freedom Fighter. The crowd seem to be enjoying Drost's choice of entrance music: Kilpi - Sielut Iskee Tulta. 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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278 lbs
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280 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffrey Lebowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doomsday Drost!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drost slips a straight right by Lebowski.
Drost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lebowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drost at a distance.
Drost looks to throw the jab but Lebowski is out of range.
Drost tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lebowski lands a jab.
Lebowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drost swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lebowski works Drost's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drost misses with a straight right.
A shot to the body from Lebowski misses
enabling Drost to counter with a crisp jab.
Drost avoids the body shot from Lebowski.
Lebowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drost swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lebowski.
It looks like Jeffrey Lebowski has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drost.
Lebowski is looking to wear down Drost with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drost lands a nice shot that snaps Lebowski's head back.
Lebowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drost.
Lebowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Lebowski slips a straight right by Drost.
Drost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lebowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drost fails with the takedown
and Lebowski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lebowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lebowski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lebowski tests Drost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Doomsday Drost has been cut.
Drost checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski looks to land a left hand but Drost moved out of range nicely.
Jeffrey Lebowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lebowski fakes the leg kick and cracks Drost in the body.
Lebowski clobbers Drost with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drost moves away from the strike by Lebowski.
Drost scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Lebowski misses the target.
Drost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lebowski.
Lebowski misses the shot to the body.
Drost looks to throw the jab but Lebowski is out of range.
Drost takes a swing at Lebowski's ribcage but misses.
Lebowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drost moves away.
Drost has Lebowski up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski is trying to force a seperation but Drost has the dominant position.
Lebowski tries to break free but Drost pushes him back against the cage.
Drost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lebowski tries to stall but Drost uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lebowski breaks from the clinch.
Lebowski throws out a leg kick but Drost moves out of range and Lebowski only half commits.
A left lands for Drost.
Drost takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lebowski.
Lebowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lebowski looks to throw the jab but Drost is out of range.
Lebowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drost was well out of range. Poor timing from Lebowski.
Drost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Lebowski swings for the body but Drost moves out of range.
Drost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drost throws a hook to the side of Lebowski's head but Lebowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Lebowski misses its intended target.
Lebowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drost.
Lebowski ducks under a wild hook from Drost.
Drost thows a body shot but no joy.
Drost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lebowski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lebowski manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lebowski.
Drost looks to land a left hand but Lebowski moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Lebowski 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.
Drost stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lebowski.
Lebowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Drost 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.
Lebowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drost moves away.
Lebowski misses with a body shot.
Drost misses the shot to the body.
Drost scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lebowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Lebowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Lebowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drost.
A head kick misses from Lebowski.
Lebowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drost.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Lebowski. Those never looked like landing.
Jeffrey Lebowski is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski lands with a shot to the body.
Lebowski throws a body punch but Drost moves out of range.
Lebowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drost.
Lebowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drost.
Jeffrey Lebowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drost slips under a jab.
Lebowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drost swings for the body but Lebowski moves out of range.
Lebowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Drost, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lebowski cracks Drost with an open hand slap.
Lebowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drost throws a hook to the side of Lebowski's head but Lebowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost misses with a hook. Lebowski ducked under it nicely.
Drost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drost ducks under a wild hook from Lebowski.
Lebowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drost misses with a straight left.
Lebowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Drost misses.
Lebowski throws a body punch but Drost moves out of range.
Lebowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lebowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lebowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drost shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Drost was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lebowski can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski tries to improve position but can't.
The ground and pound from Drost seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Drost.
Lebowski parries the strikes from Drost easily there. Drost is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lebowski to escape.
Lebowski tries to buck Drost off but Drost is having none of it.
Drost creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lebowski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lebowski regains half guard, as Drost was trying to land strikes.
Drost frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drost misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski is working to get back to half guard.
Lebowski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lebowski is bucking up trying to escape but Drost cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lebowski is desperately trying to improve his position but Drost has a good base and remains in mount.
Drost has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lebowski's face.
Jeffrey Lebowski's cut is getting worse.
Lebowski taking shots to the head.
Jeez, Jeffrey Lebowski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeffrey Lebowski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doomsday Drost!
A very excited looking Doomsday Drost 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Zelenka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez's entrance music is Emperor's Dawn. A fine choice. Jan Zelenka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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35
154 lbs
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29
164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Zelenka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zelenka misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Zelenka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zelenka walks into a jab.
Zelenka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martinez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zelenka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martinez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zelenka just misses with a punch to the body.
Zelenka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zelenka forces Martinez back against the cage and clinches.
Martinez blocking some punches.
Zelenka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zelenka is working Martinez over against the cage.
Zelenka prevents a body shot from Martinez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zelenka.
Zelenka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martinez or not.
Zelenka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Zelenka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelenka tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Zelenka.
Zelenka working aggressively here.
Zelenka has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
A short body shot lands from Martinez as the two fighters clinch.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Martinez misses.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Zelenka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Zelenka settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zelenka.
Zelenka scores with a jab. Martinez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zelenka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martinez misses with a leg kick.
Zelenka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zelenka has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zelenka digs a right hand underneath Martinez's ribcage. Martinez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zelenka swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zelenka misses with the head strike.
Zelenka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zelenka tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Zelenka back against the cage.
Zelenka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zelenka misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zelenka.
Zelenka cracks Martinez with a nice body shot.
Zelenka lands a nice uppercut.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zelenka.
Zelenka is leaning against Martinez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Zelenka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zelenka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Martinez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zelenka. That's going to slow Martinez down.
Zelenka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martinez.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zelenka.
Zelenka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Zelenka tried to score with a low kick but Martinez checks it.
Martinez scores with a shot to the body.
Martinez is looking to slow Zelenka down with leg kicks.
Martinez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martinez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zelenka's sensitive parts.
Zelenka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martinez throws the left hand but Zelenka avoids the punch easily.
A leg kick checked by Zelenka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zelenka.
Zelenka is looking to slow Martinez down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zelenka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Richard Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zelenka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Zelenka.
Zelenka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martinez's corner calls for a 1-2. Martinez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zelenka checks a leg kick nicely.
Zelenka misses with a wild body shot.
Zelenka checks a low kick from Martinez.
Zelenka digs a good hook to Martinez's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Zelenka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez misses with a leg kick
and Zelenka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zelenka scores with a shoulder strike.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Zelenka.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Zelenka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Zelenka.
Martinez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zelenka throws a chopping leg kick but Martinez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zelenka.
Martinez throws a leg kick
and Zelenka counters by clinching up.
Zelenka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Zelenka.
Zelenka leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zelenka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Zelenka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Martinez is trying to push Zelenka away but Zelenka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martinez is looking to break free of the clinch but Zelenka has double underhooks.
Martinez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martinez scores with a shoulder strike.
Zelenka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Zelenka can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zelenka is looking to chop away at Martinez's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martinez.
Zelenka closes the distance and clinches.
Zelenka can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Zelenka is looking to control Martinez's arms but Martinez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zelenka has his back to the cage.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zelenka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zelenka lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Martinez.
Martinez is trying to break free.
Zelenka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zelenka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Martinez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelenka lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zelenka swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zelenka misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez blocking some punches.
Martinez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zelenka tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez tries to break free but Zelenka pushes him back against the cage.
Zelenka working aggressively here.
Martinez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zelenka walks away with a smile on his face. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zelenka tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Zelenka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martinez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zelenka - the referee stops the clock and Martinez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zelenka. Martinez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Martinez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zelenka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zelenka takes one on the button.
Zelenka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to chop away at Zelenka's legs.
Zelenka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zelenka throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez throws a low kick but Zelenka avoids it.
Zelenka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zelenka thumps Martinez with a low kick.
A lazy left from Martinez finds it's target.
Jan Zelenka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zelenka manages to avoid it.
Zelenka takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Zelenka darts in and clinches Martinez up against the cage.
Martinez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martinez tries to work over Zelenka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Zelenka on the inside.
Zelenka looking to stall.
Martinez can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelenka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Martinez.
Martinez tries to break free but Zelenka pushes him back against the cage.
Zelenka throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Zelenka tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Zelenka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez lands with a left to the head.
Zelenka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zelenka is leaning against Martinez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Martinez jumps guard and drags Zelenka to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez has his hands on Zelenka's head, controlling the position.
Zelenka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Zelenka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zelenka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zelenka looks to throw the jab but Martinez is out of range.
Zelenka slips a straight right by Martinez.
Zelenka tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Zelenka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Zelenka misses.
Martinez scores with a nice body kick.
Martinez motions for Zelenka to come forward. Martinez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martinez lands a high kick!
Martinez throws a body kick that misses
and Zelenka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zelenka.
Jan Zelenka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zelenka pulls his leg out and moves away.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zelenka moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelenka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martinez.
Martinez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zelenka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zelenka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Zelenka lands a nice uppercut.
Martinez can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zelenka tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Zelenka.
Martinez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zelenka tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zelenka slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zelenka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zelenka lands with a kick to the temple. Martinez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Zelenka moved out of range nicely.
Zelenka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Martinez takes one to the chin there.
Martinez is rocked!
Zelenka digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.
Martinez takes a swing at Zelenka's ribcage but misses.
Zelenka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Zelenka.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zelenka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Zelenka won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Zelenka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zelenka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez lands a shot to the body.
Zelenka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zelenka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zelenka misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Martinez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Zelenka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zelenka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelenka lands a couple of elbows.
Zelenka trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zelenka tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zelenka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Martinez holds on and takes a little breather.
Zelenka is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Zelenka really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Martinez misses with a leg kick
and Zelenka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zelenka swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zelenka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Zelenka has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zelenka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Martinez scoring well with a low kick there.
Zelenka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martinez is able to avoid easily.
Zelenka swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez blocks the body kick.
Martinez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zelenka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Martinez connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez wants to slow Zelenka down by chopping away at his legs.
Zelenka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martinez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zelenka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez throws a body punch but Zelenka moves out of range.
Martinez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zelenka throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zelenka tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zelenka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martinez.
A low kick from Martinez is predictable there
and Zelenka moves into the clinch.
Zelenka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martinez.
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Zelenka - that landed with a thud.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zelenka misses with a body punch.
Zelenka gets through Martinez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zelenka misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Zelenka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martinez is leaning against Zelenka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Zelenka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zelenka.
Martinez tries to circle away but Zelenka has him pinned against the cage.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zelenka backwards.
Zelenka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zelenka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zelenka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zelenka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martinez's efforts to push away.
Zelenka struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Zelenka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zelenka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Martinez - that landed with a thud.
Martinez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zelenka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Zelenka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Martinez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zelenka avoiding damage.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Zelenka avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Zelenka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zelenka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zelenka digs a right hand underneath Martinez's ribcage. Martinez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zelenka digs a right hand underneath Martinez's ribcage. Martinez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zelenka misses with a body punch.
Zelenka lands a nice shot to the body.
Zelenka misses with the head strike.
Zelenka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zelenka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zelenka prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Zelenka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martinez wants to take the fight to the mat but Zelenka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Zelenka as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Zelenka.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Zelenka.
A hook to the body from Zelenka.
Zelenka misses with a body punch.
Zelenka prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Zelenka lands a shoulder strike.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zelenka lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Zelenka dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Martinez avoids the head kick by Zelenka.
Zelenka staying out of range there.
Zelenka blocks a jab.
Zelenka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martinez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zelenka.
An inside leg kick from Martinez misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Zelenka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Zelenka has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Zelenka.
Zelenka throws a head punch that misses.
Zelenka tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Zelenka back against the cage.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Zelenka.
Martinez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zelenka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Zelenka.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Zelenka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelenka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zelenka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Zelenka.
Martinez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zelenka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zelenka lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Zelenka swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zelenka lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Zelenka.
A right hand to the body from Zelenka.
Martinez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zelenka tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Zelenka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
It looks like Richard Martinez has been cut.
Martinez can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zelenka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zelenka misses with some punches.
Zelenka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zelenka throws a head punch that misses.
Zelenka working aggressively here.
Zelenka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zelenka tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Zelenka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zelenka scores with a shoulder strike.
Zelenka blocking some punches.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zelenka fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Zelenka fails to land.
Martinez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Zelenka.
Richard Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Zelenka has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Zelenka lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Zelenka.
Zelenka has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez lands with a left to the head.
Jan Zelenka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martinez tries to break free but Zelenka pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Zelenka checks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zelenka.
Zelenka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zelenka lands with a kick to the temple. Martinez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zelenka tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelenka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zelenka tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zelenka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez throws the left hand but Zelenka avoids the punch easily.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
and Zelenka counters by clinching up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zelenka.
Zelenka tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martinez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Martinez.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Zelenka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zelenka 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Zelenka!
Jan Zelenka gave a mention to Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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