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MMAHelsinki - 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Hairston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Hadry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Hairston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Hadry!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hairston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hairston misses with a few strikes there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hairston crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hadry - the referee stops the clock and Hairston gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hadry. Hairston manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Will Hairston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hadry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hadry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hadry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hadry keeps Hairston at a distance using the push kick.
Hairston throws a push kick but Hadry slaps the foot to one side.
Hairston takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hairston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hairston feints and as Hadry raises his hands in defense, Hairston changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hadry is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hairston rolls with it to try and escape but Hadry cranks on the arm and Hairston is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ed Hadry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sampo Suopursu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickard Franzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampo Suopursu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rickard Franzen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franzen swings widly with a right hand
letting Suopursu counter with a right hand.
Suopursu takes the fight into the clinch.
Franzen manages to break the clinch.
Suopursu throws a jab but it's blocked by Franzen.
Franzen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Suopursu shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Franzen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Suopursu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Franzen controls Suopursu momentarily but Suopursu frees himself.
Suopursu controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franzen controlling the position.
Suopursu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Suopursu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Franzen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Decent striking displayed by Franzen there.
Suopursu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Franzen doesn't seem bothered though.
Franzen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Suopursu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Franzen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suopursu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Franzen's half guard.
Suopursu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Suopursu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Franzen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Franzen controlling the position well.
Suopursu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suopursu slows the pace down in half guard.
Suopursu is trying to work for a kimura but Franzen is defending well.
Suopursu wants to take a breather but Franzen is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Suopursu controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Suopursu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Suopursu slows the pace down in half guard.
Suopursu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Franzen defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suopursu wants to control but Franzen is keeping him busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampo Suopursu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Suopursu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Franzen slips under a jab.
Franzen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suopursu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franzen manages to avoid it.
Rickard Franzen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franzen.
Suopursu misses with an uppercut.
Franzen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suopursu looks to score with a jab to the body but Franzen is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suopursu misses with a body shot.
Suopursu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Suopursu takes a little break here. Franzen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suopursu tries to advance to mount but Franzen denies him.
Suopursu swings around for an armbar but Franzen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Suopursu's guard.
Franzen is looking to work some ground and pound but Suopursu has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suopursu keeping moving, preventing Franzen from controlling successfully.
Franzen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Suopursu pulls Franzen in close to his closed guard and prevents Franzen from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suopursu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Franzen manages to get himself to full guard.
Suopursu wants to pass the guard but Franzen is keeping the position.
Sampo Suopursu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franzen is trying to control the position but Suopursu postures up.
Franzen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Suopursu controls the pace.
Suopursu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suopursu slips nicely into half guard.
Suopursu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franzen can do to turn this around?
Suopursu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Suopursu is trying to control. Franzen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Franzen is looking to control Suopursu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Franzen avoid being mounted?
Suopursu is looking to take a break and control but Franzen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suopursu 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.
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.
Suopursu is keen to just control but Franzen is a slippery customer.
Franzen is looking for a sweep. Suopursu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suopursu is looking for a kimura but Franzen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suopursu to get the leverage.
Suopursu trying to control the action but Franzen is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suopursu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franzen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampo Suopursu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Franzen connects with a right hand. Suopursu shakes it off.
Franzen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Suopursu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Franzen!
Franzen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suopursu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Franzen prevents Suopursu from improving position.
Franzen is not content to let Suopursu control the position.
Suopursu passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Franzen!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franzen wants to control but Suopursu is having none of it.
Suopursu controlling the position easily from mount.
Franzen is desperately trying to improve his position but Suopursu has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suopursu controlling from the full mount.
Suopursu is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Suopursu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Suopursu jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Franzen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Franzen and Suopursu has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Franzen is not content to let Suopursu control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suopursu controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Suopursu laying and praying for a moment but Franzen takes advantage and regains half guard.
Sampo Suopursu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suopursu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Suopursu scores with a shot to the body.
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.
Suopursu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franzen.
Rickard Franzen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suopursu slips under a jab.
Sampo Suopursu is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Franzen.
Franzen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Suopursu misses its target.
Franzen misses with an uppercut
and Suopursu counters with a stiff right hand.
Franzen shoots in for a takedown but Suopursu shows good takedown defense.
Good shot there by Suopursu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suopursu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Franzen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suopursu is looking to wear down Franzen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Suopursu closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Franzen did well to prevent Suopursu getting side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sampo Suopursu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suopursu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sampo Suopursu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Ronnel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mukhtar Ibrahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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226 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Ronnel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mukhtar Ibrahim!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronnel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ibrahim tries a head kick but it misses.
Ibrahim dives in and grabs Ronnel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ronnel pushes down on Ibrahim's head and hops out.
We've been informed that Ibrahim has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ibrahim misses with a takedown attempt - Ronnel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Ibrahim. Those never looked like landing.
Ronnel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ibrahim is fending him off so far but Ronnel persists. Nope, Ibrahim circles away and we're back to standing.
Ronnel fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibrahim tries a low kick but Ronnel avoids it.
Ronnel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mika Ronnel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahim drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ronnel keeping full guard, as Ibrahim tries to pass.
Ronnel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ibrahim would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ronnel managing to control the position.
Ronnel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronnel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ronnel wants to improve his position but instead Ibrahim has moved into half guard.
Ronnel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ronnel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ronnel tries to get out of the position.
Ronnel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ronnel is trying to control but Ibrahim passes into side control!
Ibrahim is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ronnel will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim wants to control but Ronnel is keeping him busy.
Ronnel wants to control but Ibrahim postures up.
Ibrahim tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ronnel checks the leg kick.
Ronnel half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ibrahim looks for a takedown but Ronnel sprawls well.
Ronnel half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ronnel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ronnel slaps away a takedown attempt from Ibrahim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ibrahim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ronnel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ronnel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ronnel wants it to stay on the feet.
Ronnel feinted with a counter takedown.
Ibrahim moves into range and clinches up with Ronnel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mukhtar Ibrahim dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ronnel swats away the attempt to clinch by Ibrahim.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ibrahim or perhaps it was just good defense by Ronnel, which made it look bad.
Ronnel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ibrahim sprawls and moves away.
Ibrahim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ronnel as he jumps to the side.
Ronnel misses with a few strikes there.
Ibrahim wants to clinch.
Ronnel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibrahim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ronnel swivels and escapes.
As Ibrahim backs away, Ronnel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mika Ronnel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mukhtar Ibrahim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronnel fails with a takedown attempt.
Ibrahim has Ronnel up against the cage in a clinch.
Ibrahim prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ibrahim drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ronnel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ronnel gets a double leg takedown into Ibrahim's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronnel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ibrahim can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ronnel controls the pace.
Ibrahim keeping moving, preventing Ronnel from controlling successfully.
Ibrahim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ronnel trying to control but Ibrahim is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronnel chips away with some ground and pound.
Ibrahim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ronnel wants to control from the top but Ibrahim keeps moving.
Ibrahim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ronnel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ronnel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ronnel trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibrahim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ibrahim scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibrahim. Ronnel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibrahim rushes Ronnel and presses him up against the cage.
Ronnel turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ronnel manages to end up in side control.
Ronnel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ibrahim has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ronnel but great work by Ibrahim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibrahim tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ibrahim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ibrahim wants to control but Ronnel is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mukhtar Ibrahim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ibrahim shoots in but Ronnel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ronnel attempts a counter takedown but Ibrahim avoids it well and moves away.
Ibrahim stuffs the takedown.
Ibrahim with the counter takedown but Ronnel avoids it easily.
Ronnel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ibrahim sprawls well initially but Ronnel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ibrahim wants to improve his position but Ronnel is controlling well.
Ibrahim has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ronnel is working away from the top position though.
Ronnel is looking to take a break and control but Ibrahim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronnel is working for a kimura but Ibrahim is defending it quite comfortably.
Ronnel wants to control but Ibrahim is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronnel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ronnel prevents Ibrahim from improving his position.
Ibrahim taking some punishment here, with Ronnel in his half guard.
Ronnel wants to work for an arm triangle but Ibrahim is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ibrahim trying to hold on to Ronnel's head to control him but Ronnel postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ibrahim is trying is best to control the position here.
Ronnel is trying to control the action in half guard but Ibrahim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ibrahim wants to get back to full guard.
Ibrahim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ronnel.
Ronnel seems to be working for a kimura but Ibrahim defends the submission attempt.
Ibrahim is looking to escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim takes the fight into the clinch.
Ibrahim fails to pull guard.
Ibrahim tries to land knees in the clinch but Ronnel avoids the damage to the body.
Ronnel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ronnel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ibrahim gets control of Ronnel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ibrahim will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ronnel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ibrahim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronnel distracts Ibrahim with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ibrahim controls Ronnel momentarily but Ronnel frees himself.
Ibrahim keeping full guard, as Ronnel tries to pass.
Ibrahim keeping moving, preventing Ronnel from controlling successfully.
Ibrahim lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ronnel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Mika Ronnel.
Well Ibrahim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mukhtar Ibrahim!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kacperos Drygalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Walker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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19
168 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kacperos Drygalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Walker!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drygalos pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Walker.
Drygalos tightens his grip and picks Walker up, before dumping him to the ground. Walker manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker is looking to stand up but Drygalos isn't so interested in that idea.
Drygalos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Drygalos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Drygalos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Walker's head.
Drygalos with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Drygalos presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Drygalos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Drygalos is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drygalos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drygalos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Drygalos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Drygalos is keen to just control but Walker is a slippery customer.
Walker is trying to stand.
Drygalos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drygalos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Walker is trying to stand up here but Drygalos is controlling him well.
Well, if Drygalos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Walker is looking to escape.
Drygalos wants to take a breather but Walker is having none of it.
Drygalos lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drygalos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Walker is defending against the submission attempts here by Drygalos.
Walker looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drygalos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Drygalos is working for a kimura but Walker is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drygalos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drygalos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drygalos is looking to pass Walker's guard but actually Walker recovers to full guard.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Drygalos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drygalos wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Drygalos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Drygalos landing some decent shots from guard.
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.
Walker wants to stand and escape but Drygalos is having none of it.
Drygalos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drygalos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Drygalos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Walker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drygalos is controlling him.
Drygalos trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Drygalos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drygalos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Walker wants to stand up but Drygalos is controlling him.
Drygalos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kacperos Drygalos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walker rushes Drygalos and presses him up against the cage.
Walker tries a body shot but Drygalos blocks it.
Drygalos blocks an elbow strike.
Drygalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Drygalos is working for takedown but Walker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drygalos wants the takedown. Walker is fighting it off but Drygalos persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Walker's guard against the cage.
Walker keeping full guard, as Drygalos tries to pass.
Drygalos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Drygalos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drygalos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Drygalos won't allow Walker to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drygalos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Drygalos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drygalos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Drygalos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drygalos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Drygalos wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Walker is looking to stand up but Drygalos isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kacperos Drygalos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker throws a head kick that Drygalos semi-blocks.
Drygalos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drygalos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Drygalos showed some decent athleticism there.
Drygalos is looking for a kimura but Walker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drygalos to get the leverage.
Drygalos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Drygalos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drygalos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Walker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drygalos.
Kacperos Drygalos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drygalos wants to pass to mount but Walker is defending the position.
Drygalos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drygalos has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Walker defend it? Drygalos steps over the head and cranks it - Walker is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Drygalos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kacperos Drygalos!
A very excited looking Kacperos Drygalos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hussein Stahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Talbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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308 lbs
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268 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hussein Stahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jefferson Talbot!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Talbot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stahl wants to clinch.
Stahl gets a clinch.
Stahl tries to pull guard but Talbot forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stahl is working for takedown but Talbot is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stahl tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Talbot just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hussein Stahl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stahl fails to pull guard.
Stahl is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Talbot is defending well for now.
Stahl lands a right hand that snaps the head of Talbot backwards.
Stahl missing with knees to the body.
Stahl missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl breaks from the clinch.
Talbot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stahl checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stahl tries to clinch up but Talbot circles away and keeps his distance.
Jefferson Talbot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Talbot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stahl attempts a counter takedown but Talbot avoids it well and moves away.
Stahl tries to clinch but Talbot moves out of range.
Talbot is looking to chop away at Stahl's legs.
Stahl moves out of range as Talbot throws a body kick.
Stahl throws a nice looking combination but Talbot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stahl dodges the punch combination from Talbot.
Talbot swinging wildly here.
Stahl digs a good body shot into Talbot's ribs.
Talbot throws a right and a left that Stahl avoids nicely.
Talbot has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Talbot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stahl counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahl misses with the body kick
and Talbot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stahl throws a hook but Talbot avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talbot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Talbot lands a nice hook to Stahl's body. Stahl takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Talbot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stahl checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Talbot swinging wildly here.
Talbot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stahl blocks a head kick by Talbot.
Talbot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stahl is out of range and Talbot settles back down.
Stahl doesn't manage to clinch there - Talbot circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Talbot. Those never looked like landing.
Talbot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stahl.
Talbot swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Stahl on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbot keeps the fight on the outside.
Talbot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stahl.
Some wild striking there from Talbot.
Stahl swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stahl blocks a leg kick.
Stahl doesn't manage to clinch there - Talbot circles away.
Jefferson Talbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talbot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stahl does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stahl clinches up against the cage.
Talbot wants to get back to striking at distance but Stahl won't allow it.
Stahl jumps guard but Talbot turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Talbot prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stahl scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbot managing to block the knees to the body from Stahl.
Stahl breaks from the clinch.
Talbot throws a head kick but Stahl moves out of range.
Talbot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stahl misses with a takedown attempt - Talbot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Talbot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stahl is out of range.
Stahl attempts a counter takedown but Talbot avoids it well and moves away.
Stahl tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Talbot swivels and escapes.
Stahl moves in looking to clinch but Talbot pushes him off.
Stahl tries to clinch but Talbot is having none of it.
Stahl shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stahl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talbot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stahl gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Talbot dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Talbot avoids a kick to the body.
Talbot throws a nice looking combination but Stahl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Talbot backs away, Stahl returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jefferson Talbot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Talbot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Talbot's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Stahl fails to land the takedown.
Stahl throws a chopping leg kick but Talbot manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stahl on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stahl slips a jab and a cross from Talbot.
Talbot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stahl was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice combination there by Talbot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbot throws a series of punches but Stahl moves out of range.
A punch combination from Talbot misses.
Stahl takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talbot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jefferson Talbot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stahl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Talbot checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbot throws a head kick but Stahl moves out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Talbot. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Talbot moves out of range as Stahl throws a body kick.
Talbot throws a counter combo.
Talbot throws a series of punches but Stahl moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stahl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stahl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stahl tries for a takedown. No joy.
Talbot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Talbot wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Stahl fails to land.
Stahl prevents Talbot from breaking the clinch.
Stahl pulls Talbot into guard.
Stahl is looking to stand up but Talbot isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahl pulls Talbot in to control the position.
Talbot trying to control but Stahl is working from the bottom.
Stahl trying to control the position.
Stahl trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Talbot must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stahl tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Talbot is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stahl working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stahl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talbot manages to avoid it.
Talbot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbot throws a series of punches but Stahl moves out of range.
Stahl wants to clinch up but Talbot keeps it at a distance.
Talbot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Stahl misses.
Talbot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Talbot throws a series of punches but Stahl moves out of range.
Stahl takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Talbot misses with a wild combination.
Stahl wants to slow Talbot down by chopping away at his legs.
Talbot throws a right hand that Stahl ducks under and follows up with a left that Stahl also avoids with ease.
Stahl drops down looking for a counter takedown but Talbot sprawls and moves away.
Stahl tries to clinch but Talbot is having none of it.
An inside leg kick from Talbot misses.
Talbot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stahl thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stahl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbot unleashes a big counter combination but Stahl bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stahl.
Stahl darts in looking for a takedown but Talbot gets double underhooks and turns Stahl into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hussein Stahl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Talbot tries to keep at a distance but Stahl has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stahl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Talbot. Those never looked like landing.
A jab lands there for Stahl.
Talbot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stahl manages to avoid it.
Talbot throws a series of punches but Stahl moves out of range.
Stahl doesn't manage to clinch there - Talbot circles away.
Talbot throws a head kick but Stahl moves out of range.
Stahl wants to land a leg kick but Talbot is out of range.
Talbot tries a head kick but it misses.
Stahl half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Talbot is breathing heavily.
Stahl finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Talbot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Talbot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Talbot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stahl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talbot throws a head kick that misses.
Stahl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stahl walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Talbot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stahl scores with a takedown into Talbot's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Talbot can do anything to dispel that myth.
Talbot is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stahl drops back looking for a leg! Talbot is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Talbot manages to kick Stahl off! Stahl jumps back into Talbot's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stahl thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl passes into half guard.
Stahl is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stahl seems to be working for a kimura but Talbot defends the submission attempt.
Stahl is thwarting Talbot's attempts to control the position.
Hussein Stahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahl frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stahl working for a submission but Talbot is keeping him at bay.
Talbot tries to reverse the position but Stahl maintains control.
Talbot defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stahl.
Stahl is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Talbot is in real trouble.
Stahl has one arm under Talbot 's neck. Talbot is controlling the other arm well. He's just looking to survive right now. Stahl manages to get his arm free though and Talbot is in a world of trouble! Stahl sinks in the hooks and squeezes! Talbot turns purple and then goes limp. The referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hussein Stahl!
Hussein Stahl spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Jefferson Talbot stepped up to the mic, saying 'I got sloppy and he got lucky.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Caulfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caulfield comes to the cage accompanied by Ashes Divide - The Stone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Caulfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Lecter misses.
Caulfield looks to land a combination but Lecter avoids it well.
Caulfield scores with a nice head shot.
Caulfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Lecter. Those never looked like landing.
Lecter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lecter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caulfield circles away quickly and effectively.
Caulfield seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Caulfield lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caulfield misses with a head kick.
Lecter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caulfield slips a jab from Lecter.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caulfield.
Lecter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caulfield looks to land a combination but Lecter avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter throws a jab when Caulfield was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caulfield connects with a right hand. Lecter shakes it off.
Lecter misses with a looping right.
Caulfield lands the left hand.
Lecter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caulfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caulfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Caulfield throws a series of punches but Lecter moves out of range.
Caulfield throws a series of punches but Lecter avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caulfield.
Caulfield thuds his right hand into Lecter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Caulfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Caulfield tries to bum rush Lecter with a series of wild strikes but Lecter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caulfield throws a series of punches but Lecter avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caulfield gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Caulfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lecter avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield looks to land a combination but Lecter avoids it well.
Lecter throws out a counter right but Caulfield avoids it with no problem.
Caulfield motions for Lecter to come forward. Caulfield throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Lecter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caulfield staying out of range there.
Caulfield lands with a right hand.
Caulfield punishes Lecter's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Caulfield on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caulfield lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lecter 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.
Caulfield pushes Lecter away with a front kick.
Lecter throws a hook but Caulfield avoids it easily.
Caulfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caulfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lecter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caulfield slips under a jab.
Caulfield moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lecter throws a series of punches but Caulfield avoids them all with ease.
Caulfield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caulfield counters with a three punch combo that has Lecter backing up. Lecter nods at Caulfield to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Lecter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lecter slips a jab and a cross from Caulfield.
Lecter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lecter scores with a jab. Caulfield acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Caulfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caulfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caulfield lands an overhand right.
Lecter throws a hook but Caulfield avoids it easily.
It looked like Caulfield was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Caulfield ducks down to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Caulfield scores with a four punch combination!
Jab from Lecter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caulfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Lecter to counter with a crisp jab.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Caulfield is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield blocks a jab.
Caulfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caulfield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lecter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Caulfield cracks Lecter with an open hand slap.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caulfield.
Caulfield lands with an overhand left.
Caulfield scores with a hook.
Lecter cracks Caulfield with an uppercut from hell and Caulfield crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Lecter's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Caulfield is rocked!
Caulfield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oh Caulfield is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caulfield on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Caulfield tries to get out of the position.
Lecter drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Lecter seems to have locked his on tight now - Caulfield screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Lecter, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Hannibal Lecter!
After winning the bout, Hannibal Lecter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Flee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bhat Pomkai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Flee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bhat Pomkai!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Flee misses its intended target.
Flee looks to land a right hand but Pomkai moved out of range.
Flee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Flee misses
and Pomkai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flee lands with a slapping head kick.
Flee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Flee, as that shot connected.
Flee misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Pomkai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Flee looks to throw a body kick
and Pomkai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Pomkai misses.
Pomkai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flee. Flee obviously looking to wear him down.
Flee lands with a straight right. Pomkai didn't see that one coming.
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!
Flee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Despite the aggression on Pomkai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Flee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Flee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruce Flee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Flee. That snapped Pomkai's head back.
Flee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pomkai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Flee does it's job there.
Pomkai tries to clinch up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flee. That's going to slow Pomkai down.
Pomkai avoids the head kick by Flee.
Pomkai throws out a counter right but Flee avoids it with no problem.
Flee misses with a hook
and Flee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pomkai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pomkai checks the leg kick.
Pomkai throws out a counter right but Flee avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Flee misses its intended target.
Pomkai throws out a counter right but Flee avoids it with no problem.
Flee throws a head kick that misses
and Pomkai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pomkai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pomkai avoids the head kick by Flee.
Pomkai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flee.
Flee misses with a leg kick
and Pomkai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pomkai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pomkai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pomkai takes one on the button.
Pomkai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Flee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flee.
Flee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pomkai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pomkai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Flee under the eye.
Flee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pomkai on the side of the head.
Flee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flee scores with the left hand. Pomkai knows he should have avoided that one.
Flee with a nice cross.
Flee with a nice cross.
Flee misses with a straight right.
Pomkai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Flee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pomkai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pomkai ducks under a wild hook from Flee.
Pomkai closes the distance and pushes Flee back into the cage.
Flee crunches a lovely knee into Pomkai's ribcage.
Pomkai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Flee throws an elbow but it misses.
Pomkai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flee landing knees to the head.
Flee has had enough of the clinch but Pomkai keeps him there for the moment.
Pomkai has Flee pressed against the cage, preventing Flee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pomkai has Flee pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flee stalling against the cage.
Flee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Flee can't break the clinch.
Flee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Flee throws an elbow but it misses.
Pomkai taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Flee dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Flee lands with a cross.
Pomkai checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pomkai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Flee - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pomkai throws a hook but Flee avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pomkai.
Pomkai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Flee scoring well with a low kick there.
Pomkai throws a right and a left that Flee avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pomkai avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Pomkai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
It looks like Flee has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Flee lands with a nice body kick.
Pomkai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pomkai.
Pomkai has Flee up against the cage in a clinch.
Flee is trying to break free.
Pomkai is trying to maintain a safe position but Flee gets an underhook and turns Pomkai into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Pomkai.
Flee manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flee.
A good leg kick by Flee.
Flee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pomkai can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pomkai moves out of range as Flee throws a body kick.
Pomkai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Flee misses with a right hand
and Pomkai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bhat Pomkai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pomkai.
Pomkai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flee.
Flee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Flee misses with a head kick.
Pomkai cracks Flee with an open hand slap.
Flee tried to score with a low kick but Pomkai checks it.
Pomkai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Flee lands an overhand right.
A cross from Flee lands.
Pomkai with a nice cross.
Flee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pomkai finds it's way round the side to connect with Flee's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flee tests Pomkai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flee defending well as Pomkai loads up on a big left hand.
Pomkai closes the distance and pushes Flee back into the cage.
Flee tries to land knees in the clinch but Pomkai avoids the damage to the body.
Flee has had enough of the clinch but Pomkai keeps him there for the moment.
Flee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pomkai avoids it.
Pomkai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pomkai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flee.
Pomkai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flee is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flee slowing the pace effectively.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flee as Pomkai tries to tie him up.
Flee missing with knees to the body.
Pomkai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pomkai is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pomkai avoiding damage.
Pomkai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pomkai continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Flee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pomkai avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Flee will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Flee misses with a looping right.
Flee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pomkai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pomkai 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.
Pomkai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pomkai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Flee lands a lovely overhand right.
Flee misses with a wild body shot.
Flee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flee moves out of range as Pomkai strikes.
Flee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pomkai misses the jab.
Bruce Flee is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pomkai! But no joy.
Flee drops his hands momentarily and Pomkai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Pomkai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pomkai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Flee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flee throws a leg kick but Pomkai moved away.
Pomkai fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Pomkai misses its intended target.
Flee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pomkai.
Flee throws a hook but Pomkai avoids it easily.
Pomkai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Flee tries to score with a low kick but Pomkai moves his leg out of the way.
Flee tries to land a leg kick but Pomkai saw it coming and moves away.
Flee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pomkai.
Pomkai doesn't manage to clinch there - Flee circles away.
Flee throws a leg kick which misses Pomkai's front leg but catches the back leg as Pomkai tries to avoid it.
Pomkai moves out of range of the body kick from Flee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flee throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Pomkai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Flee throws a jab when Pomkai was well out of range.
Pomkai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some wild striking there from Pomkai.
Flee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Flee throws a leg kick
letting Pomkai counter with a right hand.
Pomkai checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flee tries to move into range but Pomkai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Flee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Flee misses with a hook
enabling Pomkai to counter with a crisp jab.
Flee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pomkai blocks the body kick.
Pomkai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pomkai misses with a straight left.
Pomkai lands a glancing blow to the side of Flee's head.
Flee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pomkai blocks a leg kick.
Flee tried to score with a low kick but Pomkai checks it.
Nice shot by Flee.
Pomkai checks a low kick from Flee.
Flee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pomkai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Flee to score with a decent uppercut.
Flee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pomkai.
Pomkai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flee.
Pomkai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Flee misses with a lunging right hand
and Pomkai counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flee connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pomkai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Flee looks to throw the jab but Pomkai is out of range.
Pomkai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Flee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pomkai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Good work by Pomkai as he checks the leg kick.
Pomkai blocks a head kick by Flee.
Pomkai is looking for the big counter here.
Pomkai tests Flee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pomkai throws a series of punches but Flee moves out of range.
A big right from Flee misses.
Flee moves away from the strike by Pomkai.
Flee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Flee misses with a kick to the body
and Pomkai counters with a three punch combo that has Flee backing up. Flee nods at Pomkai to acknowledge the strikes.
Flee moves out of range as Pomkai strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Flee clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good leg kick by Flee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pomkai moves forwards but Flee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Flee jabs at Pomkai's body.
Pomkai tries to clinch up
and Flee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Flee scores with a nice body kick.
Pomkai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flee circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pomkai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pomkai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Flee misses.
Flee thumps Pomkai with a low kick.
Flee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flee misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pomkai closes the distance and clinches.
Flee trying to land knees to the body.
Pomkai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pomkai misses with a knee to the head.
Flee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pomkai throws a series of punches but Flee avoids them all with ease.
Flee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Flee connects with a solid leg kick.
Flee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Flee blocks a jab.
Flee is looking to slow Pomkai down with leg kicks.
Pomkai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Flee avoiding damage as Pomkai throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Pomkai to work.
Pomkai stalling in the clinch but Flee improves position.
Pomkai stalling against the cage.
Bhat Pomkai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Flee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pomkai trying to control the position but instead, Flee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pomkai into the cage.
Flee tries to land knees in the clinch but Pomkai avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flee stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pomkai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flee as Pomkai tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bhat Pomkai.
Pomkai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pomkai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Flee misses
and Flee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danga de danga de dang - Pomkai scores with a four punch combination!
Flee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Flee
and Pomkai counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Flee.
Flee throws a right hand that misses
and Pomkai counters with a straight right hand.
Pomkai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pomkai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Flee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Flee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flee. Pomkai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pomkai misses with a left hand
and Flee counters with a nice leg kick.
Pomkai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pomkai cracks Flee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Flee looks to land a left hand but Pomkai moved out of range nicely.
Pomkai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Flee had his way with Bhat Pomkai in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Flee works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Pomkai.
Pomkai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pomkai throws a series of punches but Flee avoids them all with ease.
Flee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pomkai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pomkai.
Pomkai misses with a hook. Flee ducked under it nicely.
Pomkai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Flee in his tracks.
Pomkai blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flee misses with a lunging right hand
letting Pomkai counter with a right hand.
Flee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flee throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flee staying out of range there.
Flee throws a low kick, looking for Pomkai's leg but Pomkai calmly moves out of range.
Flee misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pomkai.
Flee throws a lazy right hand but Pomkai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pomkai moves out of range of the body kick from Flee.
Pomkai doesn't manage to clinch there - Flee circles away.
The fighters circling - Pomkai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Flee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pomkai wants to clinch but Flee slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pomkai moves in looking to clinch but Flee pushes him off.
Flee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pomkai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pomkai misses with a series of wild punches.
Pomkai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flee.
Flee throws an off balance right hand
and Pomkai counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flee throws a lazy right hand but Pomkai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruce Flee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flee misses with a looping right.
A solid body kick from Flee.
Flee dodges the punch combination from Pomkai.
Pomkai drives through and clinches with Flee against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pomkai is defending well for now.
Pomkai stalling.
Pomkai is struggling to control the position.
Pomkai receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pomkai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flee's face.
Bhat Pomkai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pomkai trying to stall but Flee improves his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bhat Pomkai.
Flee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pomkai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pomkai! But no joy.
Pomkai throws a combination that misses
and Flee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pomkai's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bhat Pomkai.
I think Flee 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Flee!
Bruce Flee retains his bantamweight title!
Bruce Flee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus McKenna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angle Kurtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kurtis's choice of entrance music: Savages by Theory of a Deadman. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gus McKenna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Angle Kurtis!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Angle Kurtis has been cut.
Kurtis closes the distance and clinches up with McKenna, looking for a takedown. Kurtis pushes McKenna against the cage but McKenna circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McKenna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McKenna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McKenna defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kurtis.
McKenna looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kurtis shoots and misses
and McKenna counters with a stiff right hand.
Gus McKenna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angle Kurtis.
Kurtis shoots for a takedown but McKenna saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kurtis looks winded!
Kurtis takes one to the chin there.
That has opened up Angle Kurtis's cut even more.
Kurtis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McKenna is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Kurtis flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kurtis is out cold! McKenna holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gus McKenna!
Angle Kurtis spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back'.
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