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Infinity: WNF13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aidan Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Morris has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aidan Madison's chin.
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151 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aidan Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Morris!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madison moves away.
Morris just misses with a punch to the body.
Morris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madison.
Madison throwing a counter right hand but Morris manages to avoid it.
Morris throws a shot to the body.
Madison throws a big shot that misses.
Madison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morris throws a counter combo.
Morris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Madison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morris throws a leg kick but Madison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Madison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
Morris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris takes a swing at Madison's ribcage but misses.
Morris misses with a left hand
and Madison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Madison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morris counters with a left to the body.
Madison takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morris misses with a wild combination.
Madison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws the left hand but Madison avoids the punch easily.
Madison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Madison could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Morris lands a head kick!
It looks like Aidan Madison has been cut.
Morris walks into a left hand.
Morris misses with a body shot.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Madison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Madison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Morris.
Morris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Madison is able to avoid easily.
Morris moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morris moves away from the strike by Madison.
Morris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morris pinned against the cage. Morris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aidan Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Madison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Madison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morris tries to bum rush Madison with a series of wild strikes but Madison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morris moves out of range as Madison strikes.
Morris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madison.
Morris is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Madison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Madison looks to land a combination. Morris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morris cracks Madison with an open hand slap.
Madison misses with a series of wild punches.
Morris misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris cracks Madison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Madison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morris scores with a jab to the body.
Morris throws a series of punches but Madison moves out of range.
Madison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morris did well to prevent Madison getting side control.
Morris is positioning himself well to prevent Madison advancing to mount.
Morris has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Morris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morris.
Morris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morris pulls Madison in close to prevent any damage.
Madison trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris trying to control the position here.
Morris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Madison defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morris trying to keep a closed guard but Madison is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morris tries a head kick but it misses.
Madison throwing a counter right hand but Morris manages to avoid it.
Madison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
Madison tries to counter with a takedown but Morris is quick to defend against it.
Morris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Madison rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madison throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Morris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aidan Madison'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.
Madison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Madison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morris was well out of range. Poor timing from Madison.
Morris lands a nice hook to Madison's body. Madison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Madison walks into a jab.
Morris throws a body punch but Madison moves out of range.
Morris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madison lands a jab-cross combination.
Madison avoids the head kick by Morris.
Morris connects with a looping right hand.
Madison misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris throws a right hand that misses
and Madison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Madison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Madison avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Madison misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Madison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morris misses with a few strikes there.
Morris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Madison's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Madison duly obliges.
Alex Morris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morris connects with an inside leg kick.
Morris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Madison finds it's way round the side to connect with Morris's head.
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!
Morris misses with a lunging right hand
and Madison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alex Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris swings widly with a right hand
and Madison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alex Morris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris throws a body punch but Madison moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madison ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
Madison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morris circles away quickly and effectively.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morris misses with a right hand
and Madison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morris just misses with a punch to the body.
Morris misses the shot to the body.
Morris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morris throws a right and a left that Madison avoids nicely.
Madison looks to land a right hand but Morris moved out of range.
Aidan Madison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris throws a series of punches but Madison avoids them all with ease.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Madison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Madison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison lands a nice shot to the body.
Morris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madison moves away.
Jab from Madison.
Madison thuds his right hand into Morris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Madison looks to land a body kick but Morris moved away.
Morris takes a swing at Madison's ribcage but misses.
Morris throws a big shot that misses.
Madison scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Madison. Beautiful body shot.
Morris moves out of range of the strikes.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Madison moves out of range easily.
Madison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four 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!
Madison throws a low kick but Morris moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Morris lands but Madison takes it in his stride.
Madison looks to land a left hand but Morris moved out of range nicely.
Morris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madison.
Madison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Madison throws a body shot but no joy.
Morris swings for the body but Madison moves out of range.
Madison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morris's head backwards.
Morris avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Morris responds with a good body kick, but Madison manages to step out the way in time.
Morris with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madison throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Morris throws an off balance right hand
and Madison counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan Madison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aidan Madison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Madison throws a big shot that misses.
Madison avoids the head kick by Morris.
Madison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morris under the eye.
Morris looks to land a right hand but Madison moved out of range.
Madison avoids the body shot from Morris.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Madison.
Madison looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Madison throws out a leg kick but Morris moves out of range and Madison only half commits.
Nice shot by Morris.
Madison blocks the body kick.
Madison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Madison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morris scrambles back to his feet.
Madison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Morris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morris is looking to chop away at Madison's legs.
Morris misses with a double jab.
Morris throws a jab but it's blocked by Madison.
Morris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madison stuns Morris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Madison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morris.
A slow jab from Morris misses its intended target.
That kick from Morris tenderised Madison's leg. Madison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good work by Madison as he checks the leg kick.
Madison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morris avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison fails to land with a series of punches.
Madison moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Madison misses.
Morris slips under a jab from Madison.
Morris scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris misses with a two punch combination.
Madison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morris can pounce on him.
Morris misses with a body shot.
Morris scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madison. Morris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Madison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morris.
Madison jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Madison misses with a takedown attempt
and Morris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Madison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Madison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison avoids the body shot from Morris.
Morris throws a head kick that misses.
Madison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Morris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madison was well out of range. Poor timing from Morris.
As Morris looks to move away, Madison throws a big counter combo bu Morris just gets out of the way.
Morris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Madison connects with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morris.
Madison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Morris as he connects with a hook.
Madison throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
Madison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
Morris takes a swing at Madison's ribcage but misses.
Morris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison blocks a jab.
Morris throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris swinging wildly here.
Madison half committed to a counter leg kick.
Madison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madison counters with a stiff right hand.
Morris throws a head kick but Madison moves out of range.
Madison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Madison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aidan Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madison moves out of range of the strikes.
Madison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Madison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Morris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morris 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Morris!
Alex Morris thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Koppinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Koppinen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Groin kick - Pain time. Benjamin Koppinen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Koppinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wanderlei Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koppinen throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
And Cruz tries to counter it with a takedown but Koppinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Koppinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz darts in looking for a takedown but Koppinen gets double underhooks and turns Cruz into the cage.
Koppinen stuffs the takedown.
Cruz takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Wanderlei Cruz has been cut.
Cruz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cruz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koppinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Koppinen is looking to improve his position.
Koppinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cruz is working away from the top position though.
Cruz controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice defenses there by Koppinen.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
Koppinen misses with a head kick.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Koppinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benjamin Koppinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Koppinen.
Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koppinen lands a left and a right that send Cruz crashing to the mat, dazed. Koppinen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
letting Koppinen counter with a right hand.
Cruz is rocked!
That has opened up Wanderlei Cruz's cut even more.
Koppinen closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Cruz! Koppinen dives in looking to finish! Cruz 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 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Koppinen!
Post fight, an emotional Benjamin Koppinen said 'Thanks to Infinity for letting me a part of this org. It is my time to move in different place.. Im going to try KT next!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brady Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Young Buck, TI, The Game, & Ludacris - Stomp. Iain James will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brady Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iain James!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barnes has James pressed against the cage.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
James trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barnes throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Barnes.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James tries a low kick but Barnes avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Barnes.
James pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
James trying to land knees to the body.
James throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Iain James has been cut.
James is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
James avoids the elbow strike from Barnes, against the cage.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
James is rocked!
Barnes throws a big uppercut that drops James! More strikes from Barnes and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! James lies dazed against the cage as Barnes celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brady Barnes!
Brady Barnes gave a mention to The Empire Clothing and Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luka Mrtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bocco Badz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luka Mrtic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bocco Badz's chin.
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luka Mrtic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bocco Badz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badz has closed the distance and engaged Mrtic in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Mrtic.
Mrtic lands an elbow that stopped Badz in his tracks for a moment.
Mrtic lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Bocco Badz has been cut.
Badz tries for a takedown but Mrtic manages to get underhooks.
Mrtic missing with knees to the body.
Mrtic pushes off an throws an elbow but Badz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Badz wants to take the fight to the mat but Mrtic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mrtic is pressed up against the cage. Badz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mrtic down to the mat. Mrtic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Luka Mrtic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bocco Badz.
Badz misses with a low kick.
No luck for Badz with that takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Mrtic misses.
Mrtic tries to land a leg kick but Badz saw it coming and moves away.
Mrtic moves into range and clinches up with Badz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mrtic tries to land a knee to the head but Badz blocks with his arms.
Badz goes for a takedown attempt but Mrtic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mrtic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Badz checks a low kick from Mrtic.
We've been told by Mrtic's head coaches at Qube MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mrtic misses with a wild body shot.
Mrtic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrtic wants to slow Badz down by chopping away at his legs.
Mrtic misses with a body shot.
Mrtic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mrtic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mrtic dodges the punch combination from Badz.
Mrtic clinches.
Mrtic misses with an elbow strike.
Badz avoids the elbow strike from Mrtic, against the cage.
Mrtic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Badz.
Badz wants a takedown.
Mrtic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Badz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Badz looking to stall.
Badz is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Mrtic has denied him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrtic tries a knee to the head but Badz blocks it.
Badz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mrtic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Badz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mrtic is trying to keep an underhook but Badz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mrtic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Badz.
Badz wants to pass the guard but Mrtic is defending well.
Mrtic wants to improve his position but Badz is controlling well.
Badz is keen to just control but Mrtic is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mrtic is just riding it out for now. Badz eventually gives up the hold.
Mrtic is staying active underneath Badz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mrtic wants to control but Badz is keeping busy.
Mrtic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Badz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mrtic trying to control but Badz postures up.
Mrtic preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mrtic trying to hold on to Badz's head to control him but Badz postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Badz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Badz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mrtic is just riding it out for now. Badz eventually gives up the hold.
Mrtic wants to improve his position but Badz is controlling well.
Mrtic trying to hold on to Badz's head to control him but Badz postures up.
Mrtic has hold of Badz's hands but Badz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badz is trying to control. Mrtic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Badz prevents Mrtic from standing back up.
Mrtic gets full guard.
Badz trying to control but Mrtic is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Mrtic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bocco Badz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mrtic moves into the clinch successfully.
Mrtic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mrtic throws an elbow but misses.
Badz has clasped his hands together around Mrtic's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mrtic is trying to get back to his feet.
Mrtic tries to buck Badz off but Badz is having none of it.
Badz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mrtic sneaks back into half guard.
Mrtic wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badz is working for a kimura but Mrtic is defending it quite comfortably.
Mrtic tries to get to full guard but Badz has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Badz.
Mrtic tries to roll over but Badz keeps him under control.
Badz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mrtic sees it coming and defends easily.
Badz wants to work for an arm triangle but Mrtic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Badz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Badz is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mrtic wants to get back to his feet.
Badz seems to be working for a kimura but Mrtic defends the submission attempt.
Mrtic trying to control but Badz postures up.
Mrtic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mrtic tries to roll over but Badz keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mrtic is working hard here to advance position.
Mrtic trying to control but Badz postures up.
Mrtic is looking for a sweep. Badz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mrtic is trying to control but Badz passes into side control!
Badz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Badz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Badz working away.
Badz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Badz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Badz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mrtic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Badz is trying to get an arm triangle but Mrtic is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Mrtic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mrtic is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mrtic is trying to control Badz's posture but Badz avoids it.
Check out the look on Badz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Badz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Badz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bocco Badz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bocco Badz's cut.
That's time! Mrtic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Mrtic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Badz if he has to take too many more of those.
Mrtic misses with a low kick as Badz jumps back.
Mrtic throws a hook to the side of Badz's head but Badz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Badz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Badz looks to land a combination but Mrtic avoids it well.
Badz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badz closes the distance and clinches.
Luka Mrtic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mrtic throws an elbow but it misses.
Mrtic stops a takedown attempt from Badz.
Mrtic is pressed up against the cage. Badz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mrtic down to the mat. Mrtic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mrtic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Badz.
Badz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mrtic defends well and Badz ends up having to push Mrtic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Luka Mrtic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bocco Badz.
Badz misses with a few strikes there.
Badz gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Badz.
Badz is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrtic misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mrtic throws an elbow but misses.
Badz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mrtic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Badz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Badz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mrtic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Badz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mrtic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mrtic moves into range and clinches up with Badz.
Badz wants to take the fight to the mat but Mrtic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Badz blocks an elbow strike.
Mrtic missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mrtic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Badz's brow.
Mrtic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Badz blocks it with crossed arms.
Mrtic lands a damaging elbow.
Badz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mrtic is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mrtic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mrtic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Badz's defenses.
Mrtic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Badz blocks it with crossed arms.
Mrtic tries to land a knee to the head but Badz blocks with his arms.
Badz has hold of one of Mrtic's legs. Mrtic is fighting the takedown attempt but Badz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mrtic is pulling down on Badz's head to control his posture.
Badz stopping the sweep attempt from Mrtic.
Mrtic keeping full guard, as Badz tries to pass.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mrtic 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.
Mrtic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Badz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Badz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrtic wants to stand and escape but Badz is having none of it.
Bocco Badz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Badz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mrtic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mrtic 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.
Badz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mrtic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mrtic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Badz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mrtic keeping moving, preventing Badz from controlling successfully.
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.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mrtic misses with a low kick.
Mrtic throws a body punch but Badz moves out of range.
Badz moves into range and clinches up with Mrtic.
Mrtic lands an elbow inside that Badz shrugs off.
Mrtic blocking some punches.
Mrtic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Badz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mrtic up against the cage.
Badz wants a takedown but no success here.
Badz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mrtic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mrtic misses with an elbow over the top.
Badz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Badz dodges an elbow strike from Mrtic.
Mrtic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Badz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mrtic misses with an elbow strike.
Badz avoids the elbow strike from Mrtic, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Mrtic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mrtic 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Mrtic!
In his post fight interview, Luka Mrtic started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cream Pie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustaf Hakkansson (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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145 lbs
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25
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cream Pie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustaf Hakkansson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakkansson misses with a head kick.
Pie attempts a counter takedown but Hakkansson avoids it well and moves away.
Hakkansson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hakkansson is in Pie's guard.
Hakkansson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hakkansson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hakkansson is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakkansson trying to control but Pie is working from the bottom.
Pie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hakkansson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've been hearing that Pie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hakkansson trying to keep a closed guard but Pie is proving a slippery customer.
Pie forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pie is thwarting Hakkansson's attempts to control the position.
Pie is trying for a kimura here. Hakkansson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Pie wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cream Pie!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iosa Jai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne Kahko (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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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iosa Jai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Kahko!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jai fails with the takedown.
Kahko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kahko wants it to stay on the feet.
Jai has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iosa Jai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kahko shoots in for a takedown but Jai shows good takedown defense.
Kahko misses with a head kick.
Kahko closes the distance and clinches.
Kahko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kahko looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jai throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Jai.
Kahko stops a takedown attempt from Jai.
Kahko prevents the takedown attempt.
Jai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jai shoots for a double leg takedown but Kahko sprawls well. He's pushed Jai's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kahko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jai is trying to pull guard but Kahko has him pressed against the cage.
Kahko pulls Jai into guard.
Jai gets to his feet - Kahko follows without any prompting.
Kahko closes the distance and clinches up with Jai, looking for a takedown. Kahko pushes Jai against the cage but Jai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jai shoots in looking for a takedown but Kahko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kahko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jai avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kahko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kahko fails to land the takedown.
Jai dives in and grabs Kahko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kahko pushes down on Jai's head and hops out.
Kahko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kahko misses with a takedown attempt - Jai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kahko stuffs the takedown attempt from Jai. Jai gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jai tries to clinch but Kahko is having none of it.
Kahko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jai attempts a counter takedown but Kahko avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jai.
Kahko clinches up with Jai and pushes him back against the cage.
Jai tries to land a knee to the head but Kahko blocks with his arms.
Jai breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Kahko with that takedown attempt.
Jai throws a head kick that misses.
And Kahko responds with a good body kick, but Jai manages to step out the way in time.
Jai moves in looking to clinch but Kahko pushes him off.
Kahko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jai as he jumps to the side.
Kahko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kahko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jai as he jumps to the side.
Kahko dives in and grabs Jai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jai pushes down on Kahko's head and hops out.
Jai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kahko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Janne Kahko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kahko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jai tries to avoid it but Kahko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jai to the ground. Jai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kahko keeps the fight on the outside.
Kahko leaves Jai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kahko rushes Jai and presses him up against the cage.
Jai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kahko.
Nice body punch from Jai.
Kahko is trying to pull guard but Jai has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jai manages to break the clinch.
Iosa Jai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kahko drives through and clinches with Jai against the cage.
Kahko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jai walks away with a smile on his face. Kahko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Iosa Jai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janne Kahko.
Kahko throws a sloppy head kick
and Jai counters with a left and a right that stings Kahko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jai fails with the takedown.
Kahko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kahko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jai. That one must have hurt.
Jai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kahko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kahko tries to clinch up but Jai circles away and keeps his distance.
Kahko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jai misses with a kick to the body.
Jai looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahko is just out of range.
Kahko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jai was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahko.
Kahko slaps away a takedown attempt from Jai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahko darts in looking for a takedown but Jai gets double underhooks and turns Kahko into the cage.
Jai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kahko.
Jai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jai wants to clinch up but Kahko keeps it at a distance.
Kahko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kahko rushes Jai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kahko pushes Jai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kahko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kahko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kahko shoots in but no luck this time.
Kahko misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kahko as he jumps to the side.
Kahko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kahko shoots for a double leg takedown but Jai sprawls well. He's pushed Kahko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kahko.
Jai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kahko pinned against the cage. Kahko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kahko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jai's waist but Jai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kahko off to one side.
As Kahko looks to move away, Jai throws a big counter combo bu Kahko just gets out of the way.
Jai slaps away a takedown attempt from Kahko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jai fails with a takedown attempt.
Jai tries to clinch there but Kahko circles away.
Jai fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Kahko with that takedown attempt.
Kahko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kahko is defended easily by Jai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosa Jai dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jai blocks a head kick by Kahko.
Jai is looking for a counter combo.
Kahko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jai stuffs the takedown.
Jai swats away the attempt to clinch by Kahko.
Kahko shoots in looking for a takedown. Jai tries to sprawl out of it but Kahko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danga de danga de dang - Jai scores with a four punch combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahko dodges the punch combination from Jai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jai shoots in for a takedown but Kahko shows good takedown defense.
Jai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kahko avoids it really well and circles away.
Kahko misses with a head kick.
Jai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kahko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kahko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iosa Jai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kahko wants a takedown but no success here.
Jai landing knees to the head.
Jai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kahko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jai breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jai.
Jai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kahko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jai is looking to clinch.
Iosa Jai is winning the standup battle so far.
Kahko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jai closes the distance and clinches up with Kahko, looking for a takedown. Jai pushes Kahko against the cage but Kahko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jai is fending him off so far but Kahko persists. Nope, Jai circles away and we're back to standing.
Kahko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jai as he avoids it easily.
Kahko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kahko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A shot to the liver by Kahko. Beautiful body shot.
Jai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jai tries to clinch but Kahko moves out of range.
Kahko looks for the body kick but Jai saw that one coming.
Jai leaves Kahko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kahko is looking to clinch but Jai is avoiding it.
Jai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kahko clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Jai.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jai.
Jai wants a takedown.
Kahko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jai pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jai is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Kahko. No joy for Jai on that attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kahko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jai tries to avoid it but Kahko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jai to the ground. Jai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jai thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kahko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 Iosa Jai.
I think Jai 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iosa Jai!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Erik Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayfield comes to the cage accompanied by Pusherman. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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140 lbs
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137 lbs
19 - 20 - 1 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Curtis Mayfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Erik Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen moves into the clinch.
Mayfield connects with a knee to the head.
Andersen trying to land knees to the body.
Mayfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mayfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andersen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Curtis Mayfield has been cut.
Mayfield lands a knee to the head.
Mayfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andersen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayfield avoids it.
Mayfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andersen missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Mayfield.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayfield prevents the takedown attempt.
Mayfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andersen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mayfield is struggling to control the position.
Andersen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mayfield lands a nice uppercut.
Mayfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Andersen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen can't find room to land a body shot as Mayfield controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mayfield.
Mayfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Andersen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mayfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andersen blocks it with crossed arms.
Mayfield gets through Andersen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andersen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayfield avoids it.
Andersen trying to land knees to the body.
Mayfield content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mayfield manages to break the clinch.
Andersen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andersen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andersen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayfield takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andersen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayfield avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is trying to pull guard but Mayfield turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mayfield is leaning against Andersen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mayfield avoiding damage as Andersen throws knees to the body.
Andersen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayfield.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Andersen.
Mayfield is looking to break free of the clinch but Andersen has double underhooks.
Mayfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andersen backwards.
Mayfield takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mayfield displaying some good clinch control by pressing Andersen up against the cage.
Mayfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Andersen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mayfield crunches a lovely knee into Andersen's ribcage.
Andersen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Andersen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayfield.
Mayfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andersen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andersen scores with a knee to the head.
Mayfield scores with a shot to the side of Andersen's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mayfield - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mayfield avoiding damage as Andersen throws knees to the body.
Andersen working Mayfield over with knees to the body.
Mayfield is looking for a takedown.
Andersen stalling.
Mayfield stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Andersen can't get the takedown.
Curtis Mayfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Erik Andersen.
Mayfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mayfield avoiding damage as Andersen throws knees to the body.
Mayfield is pushing Andersen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mayfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Mayfield misses its target.
Mayfield closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Andersen to the mat! Andersen manages to get full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Mayfield's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersen, not yet.
Andersen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mayfield doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mayfield manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andersen 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.
Mayfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Andersen is on top in guard.
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 Curtis Mayfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Curtis Mayfield's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Andersen jabs Mayfield right on the nose. Mayfield blinks but takes it well.
Mayfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Mayfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mayfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andersen drives through and clinches with Mayfield against the cage.
Andersen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andersen missing with knees to the body.
Andersen taking a breather.
Andersen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mayfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mayfield avoiding damage as Andersen throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersen misses with a body punch.
Mayfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Andersen backwards.
Mayfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mayfield lands a shot to the body.
Mayfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mayfield scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mayfield is defending well for now.
Andersen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Andersen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mayfield knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mayfield slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mayfield is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mayfield is adopting a defensive guard.
Andersen advances to half guard.
Andersen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mayfield knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield is looking for a sweep. Andersen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andersen is trying to control the action in half guard but Mayfield is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Andersen wants to pass to mount but Mayfield is defending the position.
Mayfield wants to get back to full guard.
Andersen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mayfield doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andersen.
Mayfield slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Andersen wants to pass the guard but Mayfield is keeping the position.
Andersen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mayfield wants to sweep but no luck.
Mayfield looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Andersen has picked Mayfield up and slammed him! Mayfield can't keep hold of the triangle and Andersen manages to pass to side control!
Mayfield is looking to regain half guard here but Andersen keeps moving and retains side control.
Andersen tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield wants to control but Andersen postures up.
Mayfield regains half guard there - taking advantage of Andersen's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Mayfield is looking for a sweep. Andersen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayfield keeps working.
Mayfield is looking to control Andersen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mayfield avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayfield won't allow Andersen to pass to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andersen rushes Mayfield and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Erik Andersen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Curtis Mayfield'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. 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.
Mayfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andersen.
Andersen instigates a clinch.
Mayfield stalling.
Mayfield trying to stall but Andersen improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mayfield.
Mayfield jumps into guard, dragging Andersen to the mat.
Jon Erik Andersen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mayfield keeping full guard, as Andersen tries to pass.
Mayfield is trying to keep Andersen in close.
Andersen tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayfield is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayfield tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andersen wants to pass the guard but Mayfield is keeping the position.
Andersen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mayfield has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Andersen but great work by Mayfield.
Andersen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Andersen is not content to let Mayfield control the position.
Andersen looks to move to half guard but instead Mayfield has passed into mount! Damn!
Andersen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Andersen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is looking to improve his position.
Andersen is still trying to improve position.
Mayfield is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Andersen sees it coming and defends easily.
Andersen is looking for a sweep. Mayfield is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen looking for submissions off his back.
Mayfield is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Andersen sees it coming and defends easily.
Mayfield is looking for a kimura here.
Mayfield looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Andersen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four 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.
Mayfield is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Andersen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Andersen actively working from the bottom here.
Andersen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mayfield pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andersen is refusing to be controlled, as Mayfield sits in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mayfield is really struggling to control Andersen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Mayfield showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mayfield 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 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Mayfield!
A relieved looking Curtis Mayfield thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aimo Pamaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiahou Dun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dun has chosen 挚爱 (Premier Love) - 醉人/Crazy Chef(龙ſ as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aimo Pamaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xiahou Dun!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pamaus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pamaus tries a low kick but Dun avoids it.
Pamaus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pamaus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pamaus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dun.
Dun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dun has closed the distance and engaged Pamaus in a clinch.
Dun breaks from the clinch.
Dun misses with a wild combination.
It appears Pamaus was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dun misses with an uppercut.
Pamaus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dun moves to clinch but Pamaus breaks away
and Pamaus counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pamaus throws a chopping leg kick but Dun manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pamaus lands a leg kick that knocks Dun off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamaus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pamaus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pamaus.
Dun throws a body shot but no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pamaus!
Pamaus thuds his right hand into Dun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheers as Pamaus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dun doesn't seem phased though.
Pamaus blocks a head kick by Dun.
Pamaus throws a push kick but Dun slaps the foot to one side.
Pamaus tried to score with a low kick but Dun checks it.
Dun takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pamaus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dun momentarily.
Dun scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pamaus lands a really nice looking cross but Dun seems unphased.
It looks like Xiahou Dun has been cut.
Dun misses with a body kick.
Pamaus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KO Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Pamaus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Pamaus misses.
Dun is looking to clinch but Pamaus is avoiding it.
Pamaus digs a good hook to Dun's body.
Dun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pamaus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pamaus with a hook.
Dun tries to clinch but Pamaus moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pamaus.
Dun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pamaus tries to work over Dun's front leg with a kick but Dun checks it.
Aimo Pamaus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pamaus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dun is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dun moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pamaus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pamaus throws a chopping leg kick but Dun manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pamaus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pamaus slips under a jab from Dun.
Pamaus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dun avoids the body shot from Pamaus.
Pamaus sets himself, and Dun steps forward looking for the clinch! Pamaus avoids it this time.
Dun moves into range and clinches up with Pamaus.
Dun is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pamaus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dun is looking for a takedown.
Aimo Pamaus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xiahou Dun.
Dun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pamaus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dun tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pamaus can pounce on him.
Pamaus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dun.
Pamaus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pamaus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus keeps the fight on the outside.
Dun moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pamaus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pamaus slips a jab from Dun.
A head kick misses from Dun.
No luck for Dun with that takedown attempt.
Pamaus lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Pamaus.
Pamaus tries to work over Dun's front leg with a kick but Dun checks it.
Dun is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dun staying out of range there.
Dun has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pamaus.
Pamaus looks for the body kick but Dun saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dun wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aimo Pamaus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xiahou Dun's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pamaus looks for the body kick but Dun saw that one coming.
Aimo Pamaus is winning the standup battle so far.
Pamaus is looking to land body kicks.
Dun moves into range and clinches up with Pamaus.
Pamaus breaks the clinch.
Dun's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That kick from Pamaus tenderised Dun's leg. Dun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pamaus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dun can do to turn this around?
Pamaus misses with a wild body shot.
Pamaus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pamaus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dun ducks under a wild hook from Pamaus.
Dun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pamaus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dun moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pamaus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dun drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pamaus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pamaus throws a push kick but Dun slaps the foot to one side.
Dun is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun wants to clinch up but Pamaus keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Pamaus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dun wants to clinch.
Dun tries to clinch there but Pamaus circles away.
Pamaus scores with a shot to the body.
Dun takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pamaus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pamaus is trying to force a seperation but Dun has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Pamaus.
Dun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dun wants a takedown but no success here.
Dun has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pamaus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dun can turn it around.
Dun is working for takedown but Pamaus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aimo Pamaus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xiahou Dun.
Dun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pamaus slips a jab and a cross from Dun.
Pamaus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Pamaus.
Pamaus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dun in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dun checks a low kick from Pamaus.
A nice side step and Dun releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pamaus.
Pamaus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dun moves away.
A combination from Pamaus does no damage.
Dun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pamaus as he jumps to the side.
Pamaus checks a leg kick nicely.
Pamaus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dun is looking to clinch but Pamaus is avoiding it.
Pamaus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dun looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pamaus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dun takes a step back to recover.
Pamaus misses with a low kick.
Dun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pamaus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus clobbers Dun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pamaus lands with a straight right. Dun didn't see that one coming.
Pamaus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dun.
Pamaus is looking to counter punch.
Dun shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pamaus cracks Dun with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheers as Pamaus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dun doesn't seem phased though.
Pamaus throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Pamaus misses
and Dun counters with a nice uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pamaus, right into the meat.
Pamaus scores with a hook.
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!
Dun tries to clinch but Pamaus is having none of it.
Pamaus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dun manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pamaus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pamaus breaks from the clinch.
Pamaus lands with a hook. Dun tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pamaus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aimo Pamaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dun tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pamaus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dun is rocked!
Pamaus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pamaus lands with an uppercut that bounces Dun off the cage and back into range.
Dun is still on wobbly legs! Can Pamaus finish him?
Dun checks a low kick from Pamaus.
Pamaus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dun seems to have recovered his senses.
Dun moves into the clinch successfully.
Pamaus lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aimo Pamaus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xiahou Dun's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pamaus throws a leg kick but Dun checks it.
Dun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pamaus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pamaus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dun.
Dun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pamaus.
Dun moves into the clinch successfully.
Dun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dun tries for a takedown but Pamaus circles away easily
and Pamaus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pamaus throws out a loose jab but Dun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pamaus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dun forces Pamaus back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pamaus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dun has him pressed against the cage.
Dun tries to break the clinch but Pamaus is controlling the position.
Pamaus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pamaus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dun is out of range and Pamaus settles back down.
Dun is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A nice combination there by Pamaus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun checks a low kick from Pamaus.
Dun is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pamaus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pamaus quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Pamaus misses with a low kick.
Pamaus throws a low kick, looking for Dun's leg but Dun calmly moves out of range.
Dun closes the distance but Pamaus moves to the side
and Pamaus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dun avoids the body shot from Pamaus.
Dun moves out of range of the leg kick from Pamaus.
Pamaus lands with a good body shot.
Pamaus misses with a straight right.
Pamaus misses with a head kick.
Dun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dun avoids a kick to the body.
Pamaus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pamaus.
Dun doesn't manage to clinch there - Pamaus circles away.
Pamaus looks to throw the jab but Dun is out of range.
Pamaus motions for Dun to come forward. Pamaus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dun tries a quick counter leg kick but Pamaus is wise to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pamaus.
Pamaus lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Dun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pamaus tries a head kick but it misses.
Dun feints the counter takedown.
Pamaus lands with an uppercut that bounces Dun off the cage and back into range.
Dun tries to close the distance and clinch but Pamaus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pamaus scores with a nice head shot.
Dun lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Xiahou Dun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus fakes the leg kick and cracks Dun in the body.
Dun tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dun plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dun scoring well with a low kick there.
Dun misses the shot to the body.
Dun takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dun fails to land the takedown.
Dun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pamaus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dun misses with a wild combination.
Pamaus delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dun checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pamaus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pamaus punishes Dun's body with a nice straight punch.
Dun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pamaus.
Pamaus throws a shot to the body.
Aimo Pamaus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pamaus connects with a single shot there.
Pamaus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pamaus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dun under the eye.
Dun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pamaus lands a jab to the nose.
Dun checks a leg kick nicely.
Dun replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pamaus blocks it well.
Dun tries to move into range but Pamaus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pamaus misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aimo Pamaus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pamaus, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aimo Pamaus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clifton Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kastinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnes on the side of the head.
Kastinen cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kastinen looks to clinch
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kastinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kastinen lands a jab.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kastinen moves away.
Kastinen misses with a left hand
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seppo Kastinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kastinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes throwing a counter right hand but Kastinen manages to avoid it.
Kastinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kastinen moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Kastinen checks it.
Kastinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kastinen checks a low kick from Barnes.
Kastinen wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen with a nice cross.
Clifton Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kastinen has his takedown stuffed
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kastinen scores with a jab to the head.
Kastinen tries to clinch up.
Kastinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kastinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
Kastinen clinches up against the cage.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Kastinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Kastinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kastinen looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Barnes wants to stall.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Kastinen has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kastinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Seppo Kastinen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes stalling in the clinch but Kastinen improves position.
Kastinen lands with a left to the head.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Kastinen avoids the elbow strike from Barnes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kastinen.
Kastinen misses with some punches.
Kastinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Clifton Barnes has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Kastinen.
Kastinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kastinen wants to take the fight to the mat but Barnes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Clifton Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Kastinen.
Kastinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kastinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kastinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kastinen.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes gets through Kastinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kastinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kastinens head.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes lands an elbow just above Kastinen 's eye.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kastinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kastinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Kastinen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barnes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kastinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Barnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kastinen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kastinen.
Kastinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes controlling the action here for a moment.
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 Clifton Barnes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kastinen misses with a wild body shot.
Kastinen gets a clinch.
Kastinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnes stops a takedown attempt from Kastinen.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Kastinen blocks an uppercut.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kastinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kastinen backwards.
A short body shot lands from Kastinen as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kastinen is defending well for now.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Kastinen misses.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Kastinen moved out of range nicely.
Kastinen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kastinen's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kastinen tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes lands with a hook. Kastinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kastinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnes throws a quick counter head kick but Kastinen was just out of range.
Clifton Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Kastinen.
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kastinen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kastinen is looking to take a break and control but Barnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kastinen taking a break here but Barnes is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barnes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kastinen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes tries to roll over but Kastinen keeps him under control.
Kastinen is looking to take a break and control but Barnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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!
Kastinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kastinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kastinen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barnes defends it well.
Barnes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kastinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barnes looking to control.
Barnes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kastinen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kastinen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kastinen stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Kastinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kastinen trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Kastinen misses with a double jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Kastinen is just out of range.
Kastinen 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.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Kastinen backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seppo Kastinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Kastinen down.
Kastinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Kastinen tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes digs a good hook to Kastinen's body.
Barnes misses with a hook. Kastinen ducked under it nicely.
Kastinen wants to counter the offense by Barnes and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kastinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clifton Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Kastinen closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Kastinen controls his hands.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kastinen has him pressed against the cage.
Kastinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes wants to get back to striking at distance but Kastinen won't allow it.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kastinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Kastinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kastinen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barnes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Kastinen digs a right hand underneath Barnes's ribcage. Barnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kastinen tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Kastinen is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kastinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kastinen fails to land.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Kastinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Kastinen has clasped his hands together around Barnes's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Check out the look on Kastinen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Kastinen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kastinen tries for a kimura but Barnes is defending well.
Barnes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen tries for a kimura but Barnes is defending well.
Kastinen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kastinen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barnes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kastinen working the strikes but Barnes uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four 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.
Barnes wants to control but Kastinen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kastinen wants to pass to mount but Barnes is defending the position.
Barnes trying to hold on to Kastinen's head to control him but Kastinen postures up.
Kastinen is looking to advance position but Barnes won't allow it.
Kastinen trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barnes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Kastinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kastinen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Seppo Kastinen!
A victorious Seppo Kastinen 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Meat Loaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aribert Heim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loaf comes to the cage accompanied by Eat My Loaf. Meat Loaf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Loaf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loaf.
Heim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Heim misses its intended target.
Heim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Loaf throws a half hearted mid kick.
Heim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've been hearing reports that Loaf has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Loaf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No joy there for Heim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Heim backs away, Loaf returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Loaf keeps the fight on the outside.
Aribert Heim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heim throws a series of punches but Loaf moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Loaf misses the target.
Heim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Loaf tries to avoid it but Heim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Loaf to the ground. Loaf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Loaf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heim.
Heim jabs. That one connects to the head 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!
Heim keeps the fight on the outside.
Heim on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Loaf defending well as Heim loads up on a big left hand.
Loaf tries to clinch up.
Heim has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Heim.
Heim throws a looping overhand right but Loaf ducks down to avoid it.
Loaf scores with a nice right hand.
Heim is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Heim throws a body punch but Loaf moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Heim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heim throws a lazy uppercut
and Loaf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heim slips a jab from Loaf.
Loaf misses with a wild body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Heim has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Loaf on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Loaf thumps Heim with a low kick.
Loaf stuffs the takedown.
Heim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loaf looks for the body kick but Heim saw that one coming.
Heim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Loaf throws a leg kick but Heim sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loaf has closed the distance and engaged Heim in a clinch.
Loaf throws a punch but it's blocked by Heim.
Loaf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Loaf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heim can't find room to land a body shot as Loaf controls the action.
Loaf jumps guard.
Heim tries to free his leg and advance position but Loaf is retaining full guard.
Loaf might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Loaf is on top in guard.
Heim looking for a guillotine here but Loaf defends easily.
Loaf stands and throws Heim's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loaf working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loaf working the ground and pound from side control.
Loaf trying to control the action but Heim is working from the bottom.
Heim tries to bench press Loaf off him but Loaf keeps the position.
Heim manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Loaf stops Heim from getting back to his feet.
Loaf is thwarting Heim's attempts to control the position.
Loaf wants to pass the guard but Heim is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim wants to get back to his feet.
Heim is looking to improve his position.
Heim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Loaf.
Heim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Loaf wants to pass the guard but Heim is defending well.
Loaf working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Heim's thigh. Heim counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Loaf slips nicely into half guard.
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 Meat Loaf will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Loaf pushes Heim up against the cage in a clinch.
Loaf is trying to pull guard but Heim turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Loaf throws a punch but it's blocked by Heim.
Heim throws a punch but it's blocked by Loaf.
Heim gets through Loaf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Loaf working aggressively here.
Heim blocking some punches.
Heim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loaf backwards.
Heim tries to throw a body punch but Loaf avoids it by throwing Heim back against the cage.
Loaf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loaf gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Heim regains guard.
Heim has his hands on Loaf's head, controlling the position.
Heim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Loaf passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loaf is keen to just control but Heim is a slippery customer.
Heim trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Loaf manages to pass to mount!
Loaf is landing with some decent strikes but Heim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Loaf cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Loaf breaks from Heim's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Heim is rocked!
Heim is trying to escape the mount.
Heim is still in real trouble! Can Loaf finish him?
Heim wants to control but Loaf is having none of it.
Heim seems to have recovered his senses.
Loaf landing strikes from the mount and Heim is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loaf connects with a bit shot that sees Heim covering up! More strikes from Loaf and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Loaf is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meat Loaf!
Meat Loaf retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Meat Loaf gave a big smile as he said 'Fuck yaaaaa! This feels so good to have the belt around my waist again! I knew this day would come if I just kept following my dreams! I want to first thank a broken Halo Pride for being the best alliance I this multi verse, and also my manager Brandon Loveladdy for believing in me! Thanks also t'.
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