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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Braxton Brinkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfred Trent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Braxton Brinkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilfred Trent!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brinkley wants to clinch
and Trent counters with a left and a right that stings Brinkley.
Jab from Brinkley.
Brinkley delivers a nice body kick.
Brinkley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Wilfred Trent has been cut.
Brinkley moves in looking to clinch but Trent pushes him off.
Trent now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Trent swats away the attempt to clinch by Brinkley.
Brinkley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brinkley takes the fight into the clinch.
Trent is trying to drag Brinkley to the mat but Brinkley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Trent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinkley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brinkley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trent gets control of Brinkley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Trent will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brinkley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Trent looking for a triangle here. Brinkley is fighting it but it looks tight! Trent pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Brinkley is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Wilfred Trent!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niilo Hamalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlito Barzini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamalainen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Face the Pain. Carlito Barzini will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niilo Hamalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlito Barzini!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamalainen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barzini defends well and Hamalainen ends up having to push Barzini into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hamalainen darts in looking for a takedown but Barzini gets double underhooks and turns Hamalainen into the cage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hamalainen or perhaps it was just good defense by Barzini, which made it look bad.
Barzini feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niilo Hamalainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barzini tries for a takedown but Hamalainen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hamalainen.
Barzini tries to bench press Hamalainen off him but Hamalainen keeps the position.
Hamalainen trying to control the action but Barzini is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barzini is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamalainen just content to control the position.
Hamalainen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barzini on the ground.
Hamalainen wants to control but Barzini is keeping him busy.
Hamalainen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hamalainen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Barzini tries to buck Hamalainen off but Hamalainen is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barzini is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hamalainen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hamalainen working the body and head with strikes.
Barzini is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hamalainen is controlling him well.
Barzini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee asks Hamalainen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hamalainen prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hamalainen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barzini sprawls well initially but Hamalainen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hamalainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen drops an elbow to the side of Barzini's head.
Hamalainen working Barzini over with strikes.
Barzini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hamalainen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hamalainen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barzini looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hamalainen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hamalainen stuffs the takedown.
Hamalainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niilo Hamalainen 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hamalainen.
Hamalainen with a poor takedown
and Barzini counters with a single leg into guard. Hamalainen didn't expect that.
Barzini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hamalainen is keeping the position for now.
Hamalainen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hamalainen is looking to stand up but Barzini isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamalainen controls Barzini momentarily but Barzini frees himself.
My spies in MMA Sanok Training Center inform me that Barzini has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Barzini would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barzini has gone for a leg lock! Hamalainen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Barzini's guard.
Hamalainen has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Barzini to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hamalainen is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Barzini pulls down on the head and he's put Hamalainen to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carlito Barzini!
The defeated Niilo Hamalainen had this to say: 'There is no second place for me. I'll come back stronger!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phileas Ankward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phileas Ankward is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Silakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phileas Ankward!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka fails with a takedown attempt.
Ankward misses the shot to the body.
Silakka tries to score with a low kick but Ankward moves his leg out of the way.
A nice side step and Ankward releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ankward pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silakka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silakka shoots and misses
and Ankward counters with a left to the body.
Silakka closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ankward quickly recovers to half guard.
Ankward wants to control but Silakka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silakka has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silakka lands with some strikes.
Silakka raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silakka goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ankward is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankward thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silakka is pulling down on Ankward's head to control his posture.
Ankward got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silakka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ankward has managed to get both his arms back between Silakka's legs - danger averted.
Ankward tries to free his leg and advance position but Silakka is retaining full guard.
Ankward must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silakka wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silakka trying to keep a closed guard but Ankward is proving a slippery customer.
Ankward looking to pass the guard.
Ankward content to stall in guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silakka is on top in guard.
Ankward keeping full guard, as Silakka tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka trying to control but Ankward is working from the bottom.
Ankward controls Silakka momentarily but Silakka frees himself.
Ankward really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silakka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silakka is looking to stand up but Ankward won't let him.
Ankward has momentary wrist control but Silakka slips an elbow through the middle.
Ankward is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silakka wanted to stand there but Ankward had control of the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ankward stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ankward wants it to stay on the feet.
Ankward is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Silakka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ankward tries to work over Silakka's front leg with a kick but Silakka checks it.
Ankward shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silakka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ankward preventing the sweep.
Silakka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ankward postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silakka managing to control the position.
Silakka wants to get back to his feet but Ankward is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Timo Silakka will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ankward scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silakka is looking to regain half guard here but Ankward keeps moving and retains side control.
The strikes coming from Ankward are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ankward working away.
Silakka is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silakka manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ankward wants to get back to full guard but Silakka has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankward tries to reverse the position but Silakka maintains control.
Silakka trying to control but Ankward is having none of it.
Silakka thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silakka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ankward can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silakka looking to control but Ankward is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silakka jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ankward manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka wants to control but Ankward is keeping him busy.
We've been informed that Ankward has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Silakka is really struggling to control Ankward but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Silakka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ankward is not content to let Silakka control the position.
Ankward tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ankward has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ankward tries to buck Silakka off but Silakka is having none of it.
Ankward can't do much from the bottom here.
Ankward is looking for a sweep.
Silakka is putting a hurting on Ankward here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ankward gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ankward trying to hold on to Silakka's head to control him but Silakka postures up.
Silakka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ankward doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silakka.
Ankward is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Silakka has latched onto it... Big trouble! Silakka pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Ankward is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Silakka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Timo Silakka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristoff Klinkhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Kota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kota has chosen Airplanes - B.o.B ft Hayley Williams as his entrance music. Charles Kota is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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214 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristoff Klinkhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Kota!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klinkhammer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Klinkhammer shoots for a double leg takedown but Kota sprawls well. He's pushed Klinkhammer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Klinkhammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klinkhammer stalks Kota and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kota's face. Kota staggers backwards, shaken.
Klinkhammer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kota but Kota pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kota is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristoff Klinkhammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Klinkhammer with that takedown attempt.
Kota shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Klinkhammer's guard.
Kota passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kota has hold of Klinkhammer's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Klinkhammer tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kota cranks the arm and Klinkhammer screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Klinkhammer, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Charles Kota!
Our winner, Charles Kota, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucentus Darklance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes to the cage accompanied by happy. 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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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucentus Darklance!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris looks to land a right hand but Darklance moved out of range.
Darklance shoots for a double leg takedown but Morris sprawls well. He's pushed Darklance's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morris lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Darklance closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morris working hard to break the clinch.
Darklance tries to pull guard but Morris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darklance has Morris pressed against the cage, preventing Morris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris tries to break free but Darklance pushes him back against the cage.
Morris breaks from the clinch.
Darklance fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aaron Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucentus Darklance.
A swing and a miss from Morris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darklance rushes Morris and presses him up against the cage.
Darklance is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morris pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Darklance drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Darklance tries to break the clinch but Morris is controlling the position.
Morris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morris throws a looping overhand right but Darklance ducks down to avoid it.
Darklance throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Morris to counter with a crisp jab.
Darklance looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A quick step to the side and Morris tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darklance manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morris on his heels. He'll look to pass Morris's guard now, I'm sure.
Darklance avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Darklance pushing down on Morris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Darklance is working for a kimura but Morris is defending it quite comfortably.
Morris is trying to stand up here but Darklance is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris is trying to control but can't.
Darklance is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Darklance is trying to control the action in half guard but Morris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morris is trying to control but can't.
Darklance controlling the action here.
Darklance looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darklance is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morris!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morris is desperately trying to improve his position but Darklance has a good base and remains in mount.
Darklance trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Darklance landing strikes from the mount and Morris is in trouble!
Morris wants to control but Darklance is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Darklance.
Morris tries to hold on but Darklance postures up.
Morris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darklance avoids the attempt from Morris to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lucentus Darklance will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Morris as he connects with a hook.
Darklance tries a head kick but it misses.
Darklance fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morris throws a quick counter kick to the body but Darklance avoids it.
Darklance tries to clinch up.
Darklance fails with the takedown
and Morris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lucentus Darklance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darklance tries to clinch but Morris is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris throws a series of punches but Darklance avoids them all with ease.
Darklance with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morris counters with a series of strikes. Darklance will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aaron Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucentus Darklance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morris. Darklance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darklance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws a series of punches but Darklance avoids them all with ease.
Morris wants to land a leg kick but Darklance is out of range.
Darklance uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morris.
Morris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darklance was well out of range. Poor timing from Morris.
Morris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Darklance is rocked!
Morris closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Darklance! Morris dives in looking to finish! Darklance is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Morris!
Aaron Morris took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rackham Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by Klaus Badelt - He's A Pirate. Baby Dynamite has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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172 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rackham Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Baby Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Dynamite is out of range.
It seemed like Dynamite was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rackham Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson throws a push kick but Dynamite slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick by Robinson misses
and Dynamite counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dynamite has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at CEC Underdark. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dynamite working over Robinson with some ground and pound. Robinson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dynamite drops an elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
Dynamite working the head and body with strikes.
Robinson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Robinson won't allow Dynamite to pass to mount.
Dynamite sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robinson defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dynamite.
Dynamite throwing shots but Robinson is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dynamite lands a nice short elbow.
Dynamite missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dynamite is nestled in close to Robinson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dynamite stalling.
Robinson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dynamite scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dynamite is keen to just control but Robinson is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite is nestled in close to Robinson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dynamite is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Robinson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dynamite working Robinson over with strikes.
Robinson is rocked!
Dynamite lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Robinson quite badly. Robinson pulls Dynamite in close trying to recover. Dynamite postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Robinson on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Robinson doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baby Dynamite!
A victorious Baby Dynamite thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holy Diver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoyt Flarkgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diver might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Holy Diver by Dio. Holy Diver has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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28
174 lbs
15 - 16 - 0 |
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25
177 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Good kicks
Experienced |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Holy Diver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hoyt Flarkgaard!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flarkgaard with a hook.
It looks like Holy Diver has been cut.
Diver blocks a jab.
Diver shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Flarkgaard's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diver decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Flarkgaard throws a sloppy head kick and Diver moves out of range easily.
Flarkgaard misses with a wild combination.
Diver takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diver tries for a takedown but Flarkgaard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Flarkgaard is fending him off so far but Diver persists. Nope, Flarkgaard circles away and we're back to standing.
Flarkgaard wants to counter with a clinch but Diver pushes him away.
Diver closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diver wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holy Diver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flarkgaard is trying to break the clinch but Diver is controlling him.
Diver has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Flarkgaard is trying to keep an underhook but Diver manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Diver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Flarkgaard is refusing to be controlled, as Diver sits in half guard.
Flarkgaard is trying to control but can't.
Diver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diver working over Flarkgaard with some ground and pound. Flarkgaard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Diver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flarkgaard's head.
Diver has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diver missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flarkgaard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flarkgaard is trying to control but can't.
Diver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flarkgaard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flarkgaard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diver.
Diver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Flarkgaard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Diver is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Flarkgaard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diver.
Flarkgaard is refusing to be controlled, as Diver sits in half guard.
Flarkgaard is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diver misses with a takedown attempt - Flarkgaard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diver shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Flarkgaard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoyt Flarkgaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diver scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nice strikes from Diver there.
Flarkgaard wants to get back to full guard.
Flarkgaard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diver.
Diver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diver throws a strike but Flarkgaard avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Diver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diver landing with the ground and pound.
Diver controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diver throwing strikes but missing.
Diver stops Flarkgaard from standing up.
Diver is looking to work some ground and pound but Flarkgaard has wrist control.
Flarkgaard pushes Diver off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Flarkgaard slaps away a takedown attempt from Diver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Flarkgaard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Flarkgaard but Flarkgaard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Holy Diver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Holy Diver's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Flarkgaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diver gets the takedown into side control.
Diver controls the position from side control.
Flarkgaard is not content to let Diver control the position.
Flarkgaard tries to buck Diver off but Diver is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flarkgaard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Flarkgaard's face as Diver controls the position.
Diver is putting a hurting on Flarkgaard here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flarkgaard is not content to let Diver control the position.
Diver lands a few punches from side control.
Diver scores with punches from side control.
Diver in side control, throwing shots but Flarkgaard defends.
Diver working the head and body with strikes.
Diver scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Flarkgaard to see if he's OK.
Flarkgaard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diver cracks Flarkgaard with a big right hand but Flarkgaard just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flarkgaard defending against the ground and pound.
Diver decides to stand back up. Diver steps back and let's Flarkgaard get back to his feet.
Diver shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Diver working Flarkgaard over with strikes.
Flarkgaard pushes Diver off looking to stand but Diver dives back in and keeps control.
Diver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diver lands strikes from half guard.
Diver frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diver lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Flarkgaard hang on?
Diver with a couple of short strikes.
Diver lands a couple of good shots and Flarkgaard has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Flarkgaard is rocked!
Diver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flarkgaard can do to turn this around?
Diver throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Flarkgaard trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Diver lands with a hammerfist to the side of Flarkgaard's head.
Can Flarkgaard hold on?! Diver is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Flarkgaard is still in real trouble! Can Diver finish him?
Diver is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Diver throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Flarkgaard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diver scoring with big shots to the body. Flarkgaard is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Flarkgaard was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holy Diver!
After winning the bout, Holy Diver thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Maanpohja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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27
173 lbs
8 - 14 - 0 |
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32
182 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Maanpohja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Kantola!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maanpohja tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kantola sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maanpohja somewhat.
Kantola shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maanpohja manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Maanpohja looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kantola is one step ahead there.
Maanpohja is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kantola avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maanpohja looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maanpohja throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maanpohja is looking for a triangle but Kantola pushes his legs off easily.
Maanpohja is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maanpohja seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kantola stays in close to Maanpohja's body and controls the position.
Maanpohja has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kantola is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Maanpohja.
Maanpohja is trying to work for a sweep but Kantola has mounted him!
Kantola trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maanpohja is trying to escape the mount.
Maanpohja has given up his back here. Will Kantola look for the submission or keep pounding away?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantola is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Maanpohja with him. Maanpohja is trying to defend but Kantola has an arm under the chin now! Maanpohja grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antti Kantola!
An out of breath and clearly excited Antti Kantola thanked Perkele! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kake Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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32
184 lbs
23 - 15 - 2 |
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36
185 lbs
23 - 19 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Turd Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Nyrkki's ribs.
Nyrkki throws a sloppy head kick
and Anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Nyrkki is keeping the position.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Nyrkki is keeping the position.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nyrkki has Anderson pulled in close to control his posture.
Anderson won't allow Nyrkki to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyrkki managing to control the position.
Nyrkki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
Nyrkki keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nyrkki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nyrkki keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Nyrkki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson passes Nyrkki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Anderson wants to free his trapped foot but Nyrkki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nyrkki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson throwing shots but Nyrkki is blocking nicely.
Nyrkki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nyrkki is looking to improve his position.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Nyrkki is having none of it.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nyrkki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nyrkki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nyrkki is keeping the position for now.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nyrkki keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nyrkki wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Nyrkki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nyrkki wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Nyrkki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nyrkki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nyrkki misses with a takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nyrkki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nyrkki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nyrkki can do to turn this around?
Nyrkki misses with an uppercut.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Nyrkki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nyrkki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nyrkki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nyrkki has managed to clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nyrkki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyrkki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nyrkki breaks from the clinch.
Kake Nyrkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nyrkki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki clinches up against the cage.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Nyrkki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Nyrkki is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Nyrkki struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Nyrkki misses with a body punch.
Nyrkki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nyrkki swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyrkki looking to stall.
Nyrkki throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyrkki lands a shoulder strike.
Nyrkki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki throws out a powerful jab.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Nyrkki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Nyrkki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nyrkki manages to avoid it.
Nyrkki throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Nyrkki scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nyrkki clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Nyrkki tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Nyrkki back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Nyrkki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nyrkki backwards.
Nyrkki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson prevents Nyrkki from breaking the clinch.
Nyrkki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nyrkki misses with a punch on the inside.
Nyrkki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nyrkki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries a body shot but Nyrkki blocks it.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nyrkki prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Nyrkki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stands and throws Nyrkki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nyrkki is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Nyrkki defending against the ground and pound.
Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nyrkki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Anderson is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kake Nyrkki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nyrkki connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nyrkki misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nyrkki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nyrkki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nyrkki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nyrkki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nyrkki keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson is working Nyrkki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyrkki pushes Anderson off and gets back to his feet.
Nyrkki cracks Anderson with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nyrkki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nyrkki lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nyrkki throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Nyrkki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nyrkki tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nyrkki to the ground. Nyrkki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson takes a swing at Nyrkki's ribcage but misses.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
Nyrkki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nyrkki shoots in but no luck this time.
Nyrkki loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Nyrkki connects with a solid leg kick.
Nyrkki misses with a wild combination.
Anderson is looking to wear down Nyrkki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki clinches up against the cage.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Nyrkki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Turd Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kake Nyrkki.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nyrkki is defended easily by Anderson.
Nyrkki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nyrkki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anderson slips under a jab from Nyrkki.
Anderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Nyrkki's body. Nyrkki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nyrkki misses with a body shot.
Nyrkki throws a shot to the body.
Nyrkki looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Nyrkki has managed to clinch.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nyrkki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nyrkki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nyrkki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Nyrkki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Nyrkki throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki lands a right hand.
Nyrkki can't break the clinch.
Nyrkki swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyrkki misses with some punches.
Nyrkki tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nyrkki prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Nyrkki wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Nyrkki has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Nyrkki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Nyrkki lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nyrkki throws a head kick that half lands.
Anderson jabs at Nyrkki's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kake Nyrkki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nyrkki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kake Nyrkki!
Kake Nyrkki managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Champ Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Saarenpää (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Champ Bombada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpää!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarenpää moves out of range as Bombada strikes.
Bombada misses with a body shot.
Bombada looks to land a combination but Saarenpää avoids it well.
Saarenpää wants to counter the offense by Bombada and move into the clinch position.
Bombada blocks a head kick by Saarenpää.
Bombada throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bombada throws a body shot but no joy.
Bombada misses with a head kick.
Saarenpää replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bombada blocks it well.
Saarenpää defending well as Bombada loads up on a big left hand.
Saarenpää throws the kick towards the body but Bombada avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpää scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body kick from Saarenpää.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saarenpää, as that shot connected.
Bombada throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saarenpää wants to counter with a clinch but Bombada pushes him away.
Bombada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarenpää was well out of range. Poor timing from Bombada.
Bombada throws a good cross that connects.
Bombada lands with a nice combination. Saarenpää backs away looking to recover.
Saarenpää throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bombada with a jab.
Bombada misses with a series of wild punches.
Saarenpää changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saarenpää moves out of range as Bombada strikes.
Saarenpää throws a sloppy body shot
and Bombada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mika Saarenpää seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saarenpää pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombada tries to bum rush Saarenpää with a series of wild strikes but Saarenpää uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saarenpää has Bombada up against the cage in a clinch.
Saarenpää misses with the head strike.
Saarenpää tries to throw a body punch but Bombada avoids it by throwing Saarenpää back against the cage.
Bombada breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Saarenpää.
Bombada throws a body punch but Saarenpää moves out of range.
Bombada throws out a powerful jab.
That kick from Saarenpää tenderised Bombada's leg. Bombada is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saarenpää connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bombada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bombada throws a leg kick but Saarenpää moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombada walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saarenpää misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bombada.
Bombada is looking to counter punch.
Bombada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saarenpää counters with a straight right hand.
Saarenpää steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bombada.
Saarenpää tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bombada tries a head kick but it misses.
Bombada throws a leg kick but Saarenpää moved away.
Bombada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saarenpää moves away.
Saarenpää flicks out a counter leg kick but Bombada steps away.
Bombada misses with a leg kick
and Saarenpää counters by moving into the clinch.
Saarenpää misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saarenpää lands with a left to the head.
Saarenpää throws a punch but it's blocked by Bombada.
Saarenpää fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpää has a couple of punches blocked by Bombada.
Saarenpää misses with some punches.
Bombada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bombada throws the left hand but Saarenpää avoids the punch easily.
Bombada takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bombada throws a sloppy head kick and Saarenpää moves out of range easily.
Saarenpää thinks about the counter body kick.
Bombada looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarenpää is just out of range.
Saarenpää feints and then cracks Bombada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bombada down.
Saarenpää throws a body punch but Bombada moves out of range.
Saarenpää lands a front kick.
Bombada's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bombada duly obliges.
Saarenpää throws a body kick that misses.
Bombada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarenpää was well out of range. Poor timing from Bombada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Champ Bombada will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab, jab by Bombada - just one landing.
Saarenpää misses with a body punch
and Bombada counters with a series of strikes. Saarenpää will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saarenpää thuds his shin into the meat of Bombada's side.
Saarenpää waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bombada.
An attempted straight right counter from Bombada misses the target.
Saarenpää misses with a straight left.
Bombada takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bombada misses with a straight left.
Saarenpää scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Saarenpää - just one landing.
Bombada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saarenpää has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Bombada - just one landing.
Champ Bombada is winning the standup battle so far.
Saarenpää keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bombada throws the left hand but Saarenpää avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpää paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saarenpää lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saarenpää throws a jab but it's blocked by Bombada.
A little feinted left hand from Bombada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saarenpää feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bombada's calf.
Saarenpää slips under a jab from Bombada.
Saarenpää only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Champ Bombada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saarenpää misses with a body shot.
Bombada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saarenpää scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saarenpää, right into the meat.
Saarenpää is looking to slow Bombada down with leg kicks.
Bombada throws a series of punches but Saarenpää avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombada misses with a head kick.
Saarenpää tries to clinch but Bombada is having none of it.
Saarenpää connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bombada lands with a kick to the ribs.
Saarenpää motions for Bombada to come forward. Saarenpää throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bombada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saarenpää ducks under a wild hook from Bombada.
Bombada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saarenpää shapes to counter with a head kick.
Saarenpää tries to clinch up.
Saarenpää dodges the punch combination from Bombada.
Saarenpää lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombada looks for the body kick but Saarenpää saw that one coming.
Bombada throws a head kick that Saarenpää semi-blocks.
Saarenpää connects with a body shot.
Bombada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saarenpää steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bombada.
Bombada misses with a body kick.
Saarenpää thuds his right hand into Bombada's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saarenpää 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 Bombada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bombada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saarenpää cracks the inside of Bombada's front leg.
Saarenpää turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bombada avoids a kick to the body.
Bombada swings for the body but Saarenpää moves out of range.
Saarenpää fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bombada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saarenpää throws out the jab.
Saarenpää connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bombada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bombada takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bombada throws a right hand that Saarenpää ducks under and follows up with a left that Saarenpää also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saarenpää. That's going to slow Bombada down.
Saarenpää looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saarenpää. Bombada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saarenpää misses with a body shot.
Bombada throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saarenpää throws a wild body kick that Bombada sees coming a mile off.
Bombada gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Saarenpää counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Saarenpää showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bombada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bombada misses with an uppercut.
Bombada misses with a body kick.
Bombada tries a head kick but it misses.
Saarenpää throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Bombada counter with a right hand.
Saarenpää feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bombada's calf.
Saarenpää misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saarenpää connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpää misses with a body kick.
Bombada misses with a kick to the body.
Saarenpää slips under a jab.
Saarenpää tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bombada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpää has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saarenpää there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saarenpää has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saarenpää fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saarenpää connects with a solid leg kick.
Bombada feints a jab promting Saarenpää to slip. Bombada then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saarenpää slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Saarenpää scores with a nice right hand.
Bombada throws the left hand but Saarenpää avoids the punch easily.
Bombada moves out of range of the leg kick from Saarenpää.
Bombada misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bombada checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bombada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bombada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarenpää was well out of range. Poor timing from Bombada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombada throws a head kick but Saarenpää moves out of range.
Saarenpää ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saarenpää wants to slow Bombada down by chopping away at his legs.
Bombada takes a swing at Saarenpää's ribcage but misses.
Saarenpää lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bombada 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.
Saarenpää scores with a head kick. Bombada tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Saarenpää defending well as Bombada loads up on a big left hand.
Bombada connects with the punch.
Saarenpää scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bombada in his tracks.
Decent striking displayed by Bombada there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpää fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bombada is out of range.
Bombada is looking for a counter combo.
Saarenpää misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bombada throws a right hand that misses
and Saarenpää counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Saarenpää misses
and Bombada counters with a head kick.
Bombada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saarenpää throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saarenpää.
A good leg kick by Saarenpää.
A telegraphed right hand from Bombada misses the target.
Bombada misses with a body shot.
Saarenpää misses with a low kick.
Bombada seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Saarenpää scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saarenpää lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saarenpää slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bombada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Bombada misses its intended target.
Saarenpää connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bombada's hands.
Bombada misses with an uppercut.
Saarenpää 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.
Saarenpää keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saarenpää scores with a sloppy right hand. Bombada should have avoided that one.
Saarenpää forces Bombada back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mika Saarenpää just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bombada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bombada looks to land a right hand but Saarenpää moved out of range.
Bombada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saarenpää thuds a left hand into Bombada's body.
Bombada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bombada looks to throw the jab but Saarenpää is out of range.
Saarenpää lands a head shot.
Saarenpää is looking to slow Bombada down with leg kicks.
Bombada looks to land a right hand but Saarenpää moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpää uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bombada.
Saarenpää misses with a hook. Bombada ducked under it nicely.
Saarenpää scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bombada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada looks to land a combination but Saarenpää avoids it well.
Bombada looks to land a left hand but Saarenpää moved out of range nicely.
Saarenpää misses with a low kick as Bombada jumps back.
Saarenpää with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saarenpää misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Saarenpää.
Saarenpää lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saarenpää just misses with a punch to the body.
Bombada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bombada fails to land with a series of punches.
Bombada lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bombada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bombada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Bombada.
Saarenpää misses with a head kick.
Saarenpää throws a leg kick which misses Bombada's front leg but catches the back leg as Bombada tries to avoid it.
Bombada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bombada throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bombada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bombada throws a push kick but Saarenpää slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saarenpää! But no joy.
Bombada thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombada misses with a low kick.
Saarenpää fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saarenpää slips under a jab.
Saarenpää wants to counter the offense by Bombada and move into the clinch position.
Saarenpää looks to score with a jab to the body but Bombada is just out of range.
Saarenpää swings for the body but Bombada moves out of range.
Saarenpää blocks a jab.
Bombada throws a sloppy head kick and Saarenpää moves out of range easily.
Saarenpää tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saarenpää misses with a body kick.
Bombada lands with an uppercut that bounces Saarenpää off the cage and back into range.
Bombada misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombada misses the body punch
and Saarenpää counters with a body kick that stops Bombada in his tracks momentarily.
Good shot there by Bombada.
Bombada throws a sloppy head kick and Saarenpää moves out of range easily.
Saarenpää moves out of range of the leg kick from Bombada.
Saarenpää throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Saarenpää drives through and clinches with Bombada against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saarenpää lands a hook that snaps the head of Bombada backwards.
Saarenpää swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bombada is trying to break the clinch but Saarenpää is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Saarenpää takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Saarenpää lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Saarenpää dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Saarenpää.
Bombada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bombada blocks a leg kick.
Bombada lands with a nice combination. Saarenpää backs away looking to recover.
That kick from Saarenpää tenderised Bombada's leg. Bombada is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bombada misses with a looping left.
Saarenpää looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bombada lands with a straight right. Saarenpää didn't see that one coming.
Bombada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpää punishes Bombada's body with a nice straight punch.
Saarenpää slips under a jab from Bombada.
Saarenpää tries a quick counter leg kick but Bombada is wise to it.
Saarenpää is looking to land body kicks.
Bombada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bombada throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Saarenpää's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saarenpää.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bombada.
Saarenpää waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bombada.
Saarenpää cracks the inside of Bombada's front leg.
Bombada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saarenpää throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saarenpää connects with a leg kick. Bombada looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saarenpää fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bombada is out of range.
Bombada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Bombada misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpää takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saarenpää pushes Bombada up against the cage in a clinch.
Saarenpää keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bombada's efforts to push away.
Saarenpää doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Champ Bombada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saarenpää tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saarenpää misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saarenpää struggles to land a body shot inside as Bombada controls his hands.
Bombada prevents a body shot from Saarenpää.
Bombada blocks an uppercut.
Saarenpää digs a right hand underneath Bombada's ribcage. Bombada let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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.
Bombada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpää misses with a punch on the inside.
Saarenpää breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bombada tries to work over Saarenpää's front leg with a kick but Saarenpää checks it.
Bombada moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bombada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saarenpää throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Bombada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saarenpää on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bombada throws a head kick that misses.
Saarenpää scores with a nice right hand.
Saarenpää with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice jab there from Saarenpää.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpää forces Bombada back against the cage and clinches.
Saarenpää misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saarenpää can't find room to land a body shot as Bombada controls the action.
Saarenpää working aggressively here.
Saarenpää doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saarenpää tries to throw a body punch but Bombada avoids it by throwing Saarenpää back against the cage.
Saarenpää fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saarenpää working aggressively here.
Saarenpää can't find room to land a body shot as Bombada controls the action.
A short right from Bombada on the inside.
Saarenpää lands a body punch.
Bombada is trying to break the clinch but Saarenpää is controlling him.
Saarenpää misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Saarenpää comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saarenpää 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mika Saarenpää!
Mika Saarenpää is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Mika Saarenpää thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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RATING
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