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MMAHelsinki - 76 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Macellaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazuran Riku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giovanni Macellaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazuran Riku!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riku circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Riku counter with a right hand.
Macellaio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riku circles away.
Macellaio throws a sloppy body shot
and Riku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macellaio lands a really nice looking cross but Riku seems unphased.
Macellaio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Butcher's Block in the buildup to the fight.
Macellaio misses the shot to the body.
Riku uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Macellaio has time to react.
A clash of legs there as Macellaio blocks the low kick.
Macellaio throws a low kick but Riku avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riku smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Riku throws a combination that misses
and Macellaio counters with a stiff right hand.
Riku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riku cracks Macellaio with an open hand slap.
Macellaio checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riku, right into the meat.
Macellaio swinging wildly here.
A cross from Macellaio lands.
Macellaio has a takedown stuffed.
Macellaio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Riku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Macellaio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Riku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Macellaio is one step ahead there.
Macellaio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riku is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macellaio throws an elbow that misses. Riku uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Macellaio's guard. Nice move by Riku!
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!
Macellaio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Macellaio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Riku controls the pace.
Macellaio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Macellaio throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Riku controlling from the top position.
Riku advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macellaio is looking for a sweep.
Macellaio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Riku stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Macellaio misses with a right hand
and Riku counters with a stiff right hand.
Macellaio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riku throws out the jab.
Riku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Macellaio at a distance.
Giovanni Macellaio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macellaio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Macellaio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Macellaio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Macellaio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riku scores with a punch to the head.
Riku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riku has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Macellaio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Riku scores with a nice strike.
Macellaio is rocked!
Macellaio looks to land a left hand but Riku moved out of range nicely.
Riku slips a jab from Macellaio.
Macellaio looks for the body kick but Riku saw that one coming.
Riku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macellaio throws a hook but Riku blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Riku as he connects with a hook.
Oh Macellaio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riku lands a jab to Macellaio's midsection.
Riku lands an uppercut, right on the button! Macellaio tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lazuran Riku!
In his post fight interview, Lazuran Riku 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Da Silva Minh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Duffy (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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neymar Da Silva Minh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy scores with a nice right hand.
Duffy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Da Silva Minh is looking to counter the offense by Duffy and move into the clinch.
Duffy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Da Silva Minh is looking for a counter combo.
Duffy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Da Silva Minh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Duffy!
Da Silva Minh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duffy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Da Silva Minh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duffy throws a series of punches but Da Silva Minh moves out of range.
Da Silva Minh changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Duffy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Silva Minh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Duffy wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva Minh is trying to control the action in half guard but Duffy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Duffy is trying to stand up here but Da Silva Minh is controlling him well.
Duffy is not content to let Da Silva Minh control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva Minh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Duffy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Da Silva Minh has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Da Silva Minh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Duffy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Da Silva Minh.
Da Silva Minh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duffy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Duffy wants to get back to his feet.
Duffy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Duffy fails to land with a series of punches.
Duffy lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy scores with a one two! Da Silva Minh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Duffy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duffy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Da Silva Minh momentarily.
Da Silva Minh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duffy finds it's way round the side to connect with Da Silva Minh's head.
Da Silva Minh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Duffy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Da Silva Minh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duffy misses with a few strikes there.
Da Silva Minh half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Duffy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Duffy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Da Silva Minh makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Duffy really felt that one!
Duffy tries to bum rush Da Silva Minh with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva Minh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Da Silva Minh attempts a counter takedown but Duffy avoids it well and moves away.
Phil Duffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Duffy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duffy feints a jab promting Da Silva Minh to slip. Duffy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Da Silva Minh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Duffy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duffy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Da Silva Minh was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Duffy misses with a few strikes there.
Da Silva Minh throws a counter high kick but Duffy was just alert enough to avoid it.
Duffy connects with a jab.
Duffy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Duffy misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva Minh attempts a counter takedown but Duffy avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duffy misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva Minh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Duffy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Duffy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Duffy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duffy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Da Silva Minh.
Duffy throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva Minh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da Silva Minh feinted with a counter takedown.
Duffy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duffy looks winded!
Duffy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Silva Minh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Da Silva Minh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Duffy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duffy stuns Da Silva Minh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duffy tries to bum rush Da Silva Minh with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva Minh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Da Silva Minh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duffy throws a right and a left that Da Silva Minh avoids nicely.
Duffy throws a right hand that misses
and Da Silva Minh counters with a head kick.
Duffy throws a right and a left that Da Silva Minh avoids nicely.
Da Silva Minh throwing a counter right hand but Duffy manages to avoid it.
Da Silva Minh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Duffy throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva Minh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Duffy looks to move away, Da Silva Minh throws a big counter combo but Duffy just gets out of the way.
Phil Duffy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Silva Minh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Da Silva Minh.
Duffy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Silva Minh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Phil Duffy has been cut.
Da Silva Minh jumps into guard, dragging Duffy to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva Minh has his hands on Duffy's head, controlling the position.
Da Silva Minh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Da Silva Minh tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy is looking to stand up but Da Silva Minh won't let him.
Duffy preventing the sweep.
Duffy wants to get up but he can't break Da Silva Minh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Da Silva Minh controls Duffy momentarily but Duffy frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duffy tries to stand but Da Silva Minh is controlling from the bottom.
Duffy wants to stand and escape but instead Da Silva Minh has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Da Silva Minh wants to control from the top but Duffy keeps moving.
Da Silva Minh is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Duffy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Da Silva Minh gets to his feet - Duffy follows without any prompting.
Duffy connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Duffy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duffy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Da Silva Minh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duffy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Da Silva Minh.
Duffy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Silva Minh appears to be looking for a big counter.
Duffy swinging wildly here.
Duffy misses with a double jab
and Da Silva Minh counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy jabs Da Silva Minh right on the nose. Da Silva Minh blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Duffy. Those never looked like landing.
Da Silva Minh thinks about countering with a head kick.
Duffy misses with a double jab
and Da Silva Minh counters with a good low kick that Duffy was not able to check.
Duffy scores with a one two! Da Silva Minh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Da Silva Minh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duffy.
Da Silva Minh wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Duffy digs a good hook to Da Silva Minh's body.
Da Silva Minh takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Da Silva Minh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Da Silva Minh looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Neymar Da Silva Minh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duffy is breathing heavily.
Da Silva Minh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duffy.
Duffy throws a combination that misses
and Da Silva Minh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Duffy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Duffy throws a combination that misses
and Da Silva Minh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Da Silva Minh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy wants to break free but Da Silva Minh has control.
Duffy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva Minh.
Da Silva Minh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Da Silva Minh stalling.
Da Silva Minh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duffy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Silva Minh moves into the clinch.
Da Silva Minh scores with a knee to the head.
Da Silva Minh pulls Duffy into guard.
Duffy is looking to stand up but Da Silva Minh won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Da Silva Minh is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phil Duffy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Phil Duffy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Duffy misses with a hook.
Da Silva Minh went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Duffy looks to land a combination. Da Silva Minh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Da Silva Minh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Duffy throws a series of punches but Da Silva Minh avoids them all with ease.
Da Silva Minh half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Duffy misses with a double jab
and Da Silva Minh moves into the clinch.
Da Silva Minh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Duffy is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva Minh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Duffy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Duffy scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy misses with an uppercut. Da Silva Minh saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Da Silva Minh misses the target.
Duffy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Da Silva Minh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Duffy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Da Silva Minh throws a big counter combination but Duffy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Duffy misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva Minh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Duffy.
Duffy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left and a right from Duffy both land. Nice combination.
Duffy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Da Silva Minh counters by clinching up.
Duffy tries to break the clinch but Da Silva Minh is controlling the position.
Da Silva Minh pulls guard successfully.
Da Silva Minh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Duffy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Da Silva Minh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva Minh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Da Silva Minh is on top in guard.
Da Silva Minh controlling from the top position.
Duffy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Duffy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Duffy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy misses with a double jab
and Da Silva Minh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duffy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Duffy throws a combination. Da Silva Minh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Duffy throws a combination that misses
and Da Silva Minh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Da Silva Minh.
Duffy can't break the clinch.
Da Silva Minh manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Da Silva Minh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Da Silva Minh trying to control the position from guard on top but Duffy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy has his feet on Da Silva Minh's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Duffy duly obliges.
Duffy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Da Silva Minh half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Duffy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Da Silva Minh backs up against the cage.
Duffy fails to land with a series of punches.
Duffy swinging wildly here.
Da Silva Minh throws a big counter combination but Duffy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Neymar Da Silva Minh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phil Duffy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duffy connects with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Duffy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duffy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Duffy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Joukahainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by High by Jimmie's Chicken Shack. Ricky Davis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Joukahainen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joukahainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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.
Joukahainen is trying to get back to half guard.
Joukahainen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davis working away.
Joukahainen looks to move to half guard but instead Davis has passed into mount! Damn!
Joukahainen is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Joukahainen is on top in guard.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukahainen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Joukahainen from controlling successfully.
Joukahainen is working Davis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Joukahainen stays in close to Davis's body and controls the position.
Davis wants to control but Joukahainen passes easily into half guard.
Joukahainen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davis wants to control but Joukahainen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Joukahainen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Joukahainen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Davis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Joukahainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Joukahainen moves nicely into side control.
Joukahainen controls the position from side control.
Joukahainen is putting a hurting on Davis here, landing some big shots from side control.
It looks like Ricky Davis has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Joukahainen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Davis looking for a sweep but Joukahainen has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Joukahainen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Davis is rocked!
Ricky Davis's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ricky Davis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jorma Joukahainen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Paulik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hussein Stahl (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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Paulik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hussein Stahl!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stahl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paulik scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stahl is trying to improve his position.
Stahl sneaks back into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Paulik in particular looking to stall.
Stahl gets back to full guard.
Stahl controls Paulik momentarily but Paulik frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stahl looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stahl has control of Paulik's left arm, preventing Paulik from doing any damage.
Paulik has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stahl controls Paulik momentarily but Paulik frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulik throws a big right hand that misses.
Stahl wants to sweep here but Paulik controlling him for the moment.
Stahl is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paulik defends well.
Stahl had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paulik defends it easily.
Paulik trying to control the position from guard on top but Stahl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahl working for a triangle but Paulik defends it easily.
Paulik trying to control but Stahl is working from the bottom.
Stahl is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stahl bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Paulik's guard.
Stahl trying to control but Paulik is working from the bottom.
Stahl passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stahl advances to mount.
Paulik is squirming around, avoiding Stahl's attempts to control the action.
Stahl controlling the pace for now.
Stahl throws some wild stikes that Paulik manages to avoid easily.
Paulik is looking to improve his position but Stahl isn't that keen on the idea.
Stahl has isolated one of Paulik's arms. Paulik looking to fight him off but Stahl twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hussein Stahl!
Hussein Stahl was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Day kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Last minute - Great day to choke you out. Gary Day could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to King Diamond's chin.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
8 - 7 - 1 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, King Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day lands a nice hook to Diamond's body. Diamond takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diamond just misses with a punch to the body.
Diamond works over Day's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Gary Day has been cut.
Diamond misses with a left hand
and Day counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diamond is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Day throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diamond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Day scores with a hook.
Diamond lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been informed that Diamond 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.
Diamond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Day jabs at Diamond's body.
Diamond throws a body shot but no joy.
Diamond fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diamond lunges at Day with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Day's hand.
Day moves away from the strike by Diamond.
Day looks to score with a jab to the body but Diamond is just out of range.
Day throws a nice outside leg kick.
Day takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diamond takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diamond misses with a straight left.
Day looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diamond misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Day looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Diamond.
Day keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diamond.
Diamond throws a lazy right hand but Day sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Day throws a body punch but Diamond moves out of range.
Diamond misses the shot to the body.
Day tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Diamond manages to circle out of the way.
Day bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diamond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Day.
Diamond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diamond loads up on a big right hand but Day slips the punch.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Day changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diamond lands with a shot to the body.
Day lands a leg kick that knocks Diamond off balance momentarily.
Day uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diamond scores with a jab to the body.
Diamond swings for the body but Day moves out of range.
Diamond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Diamond was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diamond. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
Day fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Day walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Day, right into the meat.
Diamond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Day circles away quickly and effectively.
Diamond misses with a two punch combination.
Day slips under a jab.
Day fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diamond just manages to avoid it.
Day bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diamond's head backwards.
Day blocks a jab.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamond.
Day thuds a left hand into Diamond's body.
Day feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diamond's calf.
Diamond scores with a one two! Day had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Day looks to score with a jab to the body but Diamond is just out of range.
Day misses with an uppercut. Diamond saw that one coming.
Day throws a front kick that sends Diamond stumbling back into the cage.
Diamond lands with a good body shot.
King Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day just misses with a punch to the body.
Day is looking to wear down Diamond with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Day fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diamond.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond just misses with a punch to the body.
Day lands with a kick to the temple. Diamond shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Day throws a head kick that misses.
Diamond misses the shot to the body.
Diamond throws the left hand but Day avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Day.
Diamond slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diamond misses with a body shot.
Day throws an overhand right that lands on Diamond's shoulder, as Diamond tries to avoid the shot.
Diamond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diamond throws a body shot but no joy.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diamond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Diamond throws a right hand that misses
and Day counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diamond takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Day moves out of range as Diamond strikes.
Day lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diamond.
Diamond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diamond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Day slips a jab from Diamond.
Diamond walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Day dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diamond. That did some damage!
Diamond fails to land with a series of punches.
Diamond tries to bum rush Day with a series of wild strikes but Day uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Day lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Day stuns Diamond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diamond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Day drops down looking for a counter takedown but Diamond sprawls and moves away.
Day throws a sloppy head kick and Diamond moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diamond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Day throws out the jab.
A combination from Diamond does no damage.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diamond takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diamond throws a sloppy body shot
letting Day counter with a right hand.
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 Gary Day will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gary Day's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping body kick lands there for Day.
Gary Day is winning the standup battle so far.
Diamond misses with a right hand
and Day counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Day keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diamond.
Day is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diamond connects with a crisp jab.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diamond manages to avoid it.
Diamond misses with a looping left.
Day lands with a right hand.
Day moves out of range of the strikes.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diamond lands with a hook. Day tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diamond. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diamond moves away.
Day throws a series of strikes that have Diamond backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Diamond. Beautiful body shot.
Day plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diamond blocks a head kick by Day.
Day lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diamond cracks Day with a good jab.
Diamond takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Diamond - just one landing.
Diamond closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diamond loads up on a big right hand but Day slips the punch.
Diamond chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Day can pounce on him.
Day lands with a kick to the temple. Diamond shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diamond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
Day wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diamond misses with a looping right.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diamond moves away.
Diamond's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Day misses with a head kick.
Day misses with a hook.
Diamond moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diamond lands with a shot to the body.
Diamond looks to land a combination but Day avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diamond lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diamond just misses with a punch to the body.
Diamond misses with a wild combination.
Day tries to counter by clinching up but Diamond breaks away and moves out of range.
Diamond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Day, right into the meat.
Day uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diamond scores with a nice head shot.
Day misses with a wild body shot.
Diamond thuds a left hand into Day's body.
Diamond throws a shot from downtown. Day moves away and avoids it.
Diamond avoids the body shot from Day.
Day throws a right and a left that Diamond avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Diamond.
Diamond throws the left hand but Day avoids the punch easily.
Diamond scores with a body shot.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamond.
Day appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Diamond throws a jab but it's blocked by Day.
Diamond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day lands a nice shot that snaps Diamond's head back.
Day dodges the punch combination from Diamond.
Diamond takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Day counters with a nice uppercut.
Diamond is breathing heavily.
Day uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diamond.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Day checks a leg kick.
Diamond misses with a looping right.
King Diamond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Day displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diamond throws out the jab.
Day rushes Diamond and presses him up against the cage.
Day escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Day tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diamond was well out of range. Poor timing from Day.
Day looks to land a combination. Diamond sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like King Diamond has been cut.
Diamond fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Day - just one landing.
Diamond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Day connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Day swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diamond.
Day with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diamond throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
Diamond scores with a jab to the head.
Diamond misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Day, right into the meat.
Diamond lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Day scores with a head kick. Diamond tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diamond missing with a left hand there. Day was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Day with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diamond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
Day lands a high kick!
Diamond keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diamond misses with the combination.
Diamond misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diamond lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Day is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Day throws a body punch but Diamond moves out of range.
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 Gary Day 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! This is the final round!
Day dodges the punch combination from Diamond.
Day half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Day avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diamond avoids the body shot from Day.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diamond moves away.
Day throws a leg kick which misses Diamond's front leg but catches the back leg as Diamond tries to avoid it.
Diamond scores with a body shot.
Diamond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diamond looks to land a left hand but Day moved out of range nicely.
Day scores with a head kick. Diamond tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diamond throws a hook but Day blocks it.
Day slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Day.
Diamond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diamond takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Day.
Nice defenses there by Diamond.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diamond misses with a double jab
and Day decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diamond's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond has Day pulled in close to control his posture.
Diamond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diamond 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.
Day with a flurry of punches that miss.
Day scoring with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diamond can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diamond tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Day landing some decent shots from guard.
Day content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Diamond looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Day wants to control from the top but Diamond keeps moving.
King Diamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Day has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Day.
Diamond really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Day. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Day postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diamond managing to control the position.
Day working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Day trying to control but Diamond is working from the bottom.
Day landing with the ground and pound.
Day slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Diamond.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Day is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diamond has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diamond has hold of Day's hands but Day slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gary Day is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Day lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Day.
Day will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Day thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diamond's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Day throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Diamond on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Diamond is looking to control Day's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diamond avoid being mounted?
Day not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Day is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diamond defends it well.
Still in half guard, Day seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diamond looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Day scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Day showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Day 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gary Day!
A relieved looking Gary Day thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated King Diamond had this to say: 'Thanks to all the fans, I'll be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simbo Klice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klice has chosen THE D.O.C. - it's funky enough as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ron Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simbo Klice!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klice looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Klice throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Klice tries to get set, Bob tries to push him back and clinch up but Klice manages to avoid the attempt.
Klice throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Bob misses with the combination.
Klice throws a counter combo.
Bob misses with a takedown attempt
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klice misses with a wild body shot.
Bob feinted with a counter takedown.
Bob has his takedown stuffed
and Klice counters with a right hand to the body.
Klice throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Bob tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Klice swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klice doesn't manage to clinch there - Bob circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klice is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klice sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Klice is looking to control Bob's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Klice avoid being mounted?
Bob thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Klice's head.
Bob throwing shots but Klice is blocking nicely.
Klice is pressing down on Bob's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Klice keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Klice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Klice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bob wants to pass the guard but Klice is keeping the position.
Klice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bob loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klice looking for a sweep. Not yet Klice, not yet.
Bob has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Klice looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bob puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Klice wants to get back to full guard.
Bob wants to work for an arm triangle but Klice is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bob wants to pass to mount but Klice is defending the position.
Bob wants to take a breather but Klice is having none of it.
Klice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Klice landing strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Klice doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bob.
Klice is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bob pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob 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.
Klice is trying to get back to full guard.
Klice moves into full guard.
Bob won't allow Klice to sweep him here.
Bob makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bob cracks Klice with a solid left hand.
Klice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bob taking some punishment here, with Klice in his half guard.
Klice prevents Bob from improving his position.
Bob is pressing down on Klice's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Klice lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Klice working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Bob is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bob has momentary wrist control but Klice slips an elbow through the middle.
Bob manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Klice manages to get himself to full guard.
Bob won't allow Klice to sweep him here.
Bob has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Klice is still trying to improve position.
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 Ron Bob will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bob's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Klice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bob is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klice.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klice was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
Ron Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob pushes Klice up against the cage in a clinch.
Bob jumps guard.
Bob working for a triangle but Klice defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Klice's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Klice content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klice is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bob looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Klice passes into half guard.
Bob tries to roll over but Klice keeps him under control.
Klice lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klice is thwarting Bob's attempts to control the position.
Klice working over Bob with some ground and pound. Bob looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Klice there.
Klice looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bob with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bob has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Klice. Oh but Bob has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Klice goes limp - he's gone! Bob jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ron Bob!
Ron Bob really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KnockOut logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winslow Berhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Kingston (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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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winslow Berhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston blocks a jab.
A left lands for Kingston.
Kingston bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kingston in side control, throwing shots but Berhardt defends.
Berhardt being controlled for a moment.
Berhardt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kingston prevents Berhardt from escaping the position.
Kingston is looking to take a break and control but Berhardt 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.
Kingston is putting a hurting on Berhardt here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berhardt is looking to reverse the position.
Kingston grinds an elbow into Berhardt's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt tries to bench press Kingston off him but Kingston keeps the position.
Kingston is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Berhardt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kingston working away.
Kingston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Berhardt regains half guard.
Kingston landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are battling for position here. Berhardt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Berhardt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kingston defends it easily.
Berhardt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kingston is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston trying to control the position from guard on top but Berhardt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kingston postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Berhardt looking to control.
Kingston scoring with some ground and pound.
Kingston landing some decent shots from guard.
Berhardt wants to sweep here but Kingston controlling him for the moment.
Kingston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kingston chips away with some ground and pound.
Kingston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kingston postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Berhardt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kingston controls the pace.
Berhardt throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kingston uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt is trying to control Kingston's posture but Kingston avoids it.
Berhardt is looking to regain half guard here but Kingston keeps moving and retains side control.
Kingston wants to control but Berhardt is keeping him busy.
Berhardt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kingston wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kingston working the head and body with strikes.
Kingston working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kingston lands a few punches from side control.
Kingston is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Berhardt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kingston cracks Berhardt with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Berhardt looking for submissions off his back.
Berhardt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Berhardt tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kingston manages to move to mount!
Berhardt sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Berhardt wants to improve his position but Kingston is controlling well.
Kingston drops an elbow to the side of Berhardt's head.
Kingston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Berhardt keeps working.
Kingston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Kingston 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kingston.
Berhardt lands a right hook to the body.
Berhardt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Berhardt.
Kingston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berhardt wants to clinch up but Kingston keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot by Berhardt.
Kingston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berhardt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berhardt feints a jab promting Kingston to slip. Berhardt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kingston slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Berhardt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kingston at a distance.
Berhardt falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kingston to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Berhardt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kingston.
Nice body kick there by Berhardt.
Berhardt scores with a nice head shot.
Kingston on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Berhardt working aggressively here.
Kingston prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kingston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Berhardt breaks from the clinch.
Kingston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Berhardt.
Kingston throws an off balance right hand
enabling Berhardt to counter with a crisp jab.
Berhardt throws a nice looking combination but Kingston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kingston throws a leg kick
letting Berhardt counter with a right hand.
Berhardt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kingston under the eye.
Kingston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berhardt blocks a jab.
Berhardt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kingston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berhardt doesn't seem bothered though.
Berhardt throws a head kick that misses.
Berhardt misses with an uppercut. Kingston saw that one coming.
Kingston just misses with a punch to the body.
Berhardt looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kingston misses with a jab to the body
and Berhardt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berhardt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Berhardt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Berhardt darts in trying to clinch
and Kingston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws the left hand but Berhardt avoids the punch easily.
It looks like Berhardt has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kingston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Berhardt under the eye.
Berhardt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Berhardt dodges the punch combination from Kingston.
A big left from Kingston misses.
Berhardt works the jab nicely.
Winslow Berhardt is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Kingston.
Berhardt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Berhardt.
Berhardt working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berhardt misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Berhardt in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kingston defending against the ground and pound.
Berhardt trying to control the position but Kingston is working away.
Berhardt cracks Kingston with a big elbow.
Berhardt working away.
Berhardt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kingston has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ground and pound from Berhardt seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Kingston's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kingston is not content to let Berhardt control the position.
Berhardt swings around for an armbar but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Berhardt's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winslow Berhardt dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kingston shoots in but Berhardt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kingston throws a looping overhand right but Berhardt ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Berhardt misses the target.
Berhardt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kingston on the side of the head.
Kingston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Berhardt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kingston scrambles back to his feet.
Berhardt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kingston stuns Berhardt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kingston takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kingston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kingston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Berhardt throws an overhand right that lands on Kingston's shoulder, as Kingston tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kingston staying out of range there.
Kingston misses with a low kick.
Berhardt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kingston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kingston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Berhardt as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kingston misses.
Berhardt lands a really nice looking cross but Kingston seems unphased.
A slow jab from Kingston misses its intended target.
Berhardt throws an off balance right hand
and Kingston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kingston drops his hands momentarily and Berhardt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Berhardt lands a nice shot that snaps Kingston's head back.
Kingston misses with a hook.
Kingston slips a jab and a cross from Berhardt.
Berhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Berhardt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kingston has time to react.
Kingston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Berhardt throws a combination that misses
and Kingston counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berhardt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kingston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt moves out of range of the strikes.
Kingston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berhardt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Berhardt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Berhardt - that will leave a mark!
Kingston walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Berhardt.
Kingston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Berhardt moves out of range as Kingston strikes.
Berhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingston feints the counter takedown.
Berhardt misses with a series of wild punches.
Kingston feints the counter takedown.
Berhardt throws a lazy right hand but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingston misses with a lunging right hand
and Kingston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kingston looks to land a right hand but Berhardt moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Berhardt.
Berhardt throws a lazy uppercut
and Kingston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berhardt fails to land with a series of punches.
Berhardt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kingston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kingston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kingston shoots in for a double leg but Berhardt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Winslow Berhardt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Kingston.
Kingston lands a really nice looking cross but Berhardt seems unphased.
Kingston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Kingston misses with a looping right.
Kingston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Berhardt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kingston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berhardt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Berhardt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kingston throws a hook but Berhardt blocks it.
Berhardt moves out of range as Kingston strikes.
Kingston takes a swing at Berhardt's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Berhardt as he connects with a hook.
Berhardt lands with a straight right. Kingston didn't see that one coming.
Kingston slips a jab from Berhardt.
Berhardt takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses.
Berhardt misses with a two punch combination.
Berhardt throws a series of punches but Kingston moves out of range.
Berhardt throws a poor cross that misses
and Kingston counters with a stiff right hand.
Berhardt throws a nice looking combination but Kingston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winslow Berhardt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Berhardt 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winslow Berhardt!
A determined Winslow Berhardt didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Koreshkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koreshkov has chosen Beyoncé - 7/11 as his entrance music. 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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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, TJ Hearts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrey Koreshkov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hearts has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Hearts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koreshkov lands a slapping body shot.
Koreshkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hearts connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koreshkov. Koreshkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hearts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koreshkov.
Koreshkov staying out of range there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hearts!
Hearts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koreshkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koreshkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hearts moves away.
Nice defenses there by Koreshkov.
Hearts shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Koreshkov eats them both and turns towards Hearts to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Koreshkov throws a hook but Hearts blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koreshkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hearts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Koreshkov trying to hold on to Hearts's head to control him but Hearts postures up.
Koreshkov looking for submissions off his back.
Hearts drops an elbow to the side of Koreshkov's head.
Hearts is keen to just control but Koreshkov is a slippery customer.
Koreshkov is looking to control Hearts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Koreshkov avoid being mounted?
Koreshkov looking for subs from the bottom but Hearts mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hearts landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts controlling the pace for now.
Hearts lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koreshkov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Koreshkov tries to lock up and control but Hearts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Koreshkov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hearts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Koreshkov taking some punishment here, with Hearts in his half guard.
Koreshkov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hearts lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hearts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koreshkov is looking to cinch up a triangle. Hearts throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Koreshkov's body to avoid the submission. Koreshkov has instead reached around Hearts's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Koreshkov arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andrey Koreshkov!
Andrey Koreshkov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lorne Greenebaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neculai Costel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costel has chosen Ain't No Sunshine as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Lorne Greenebaum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neculai Costel!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greenebaum throws a leg kick but Costel moved away.
Greenebaum takes a swing at Costel's ribcage but misses.
Greenebaum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Costel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greenebaum's waist but Greenebaum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Costel off to one side.
Costel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Costel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Greenebaum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Greenebaum is trying to control but can't.
Costel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Costel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Greenebaum defends it well.
Greenebaum's coaches at DiscoClub have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenebaum moves into full guard.
Costel lying in Greenebaum's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Greenebaum decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Costel taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lorne Greenebaum!
Lorne Greenebaum retains his featherweight title!
A less than humble Lorne Greenebaum misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Neculai Costel had this to say: 'You win some, you lose some. I have to give it to Hess, he was sneakyer tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gichin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Winfield's choice of entrance music: Pulp Fiction Theme. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gichin Funakoshi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jules Winfield!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winfield misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Funakoshi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Winfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gichin Funakoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winfield fails with the takedown.
Winfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Funakoshi.
A swing and a miss from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy body kick from Funakoshi
and Winfield counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winfield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Winfield lands with a right hand.
Funakoshi slips under a jab.
Winfield tries for a takedown but Funakoshi circles away easily
and Funakoshi counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Winfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Funakoshi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Funakoshi.
Winfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funakoshi has Winfield pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Funakoshi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Winfield tumbling to the mat - Funakoshi dives into Winfield's guard.
Winfield being controlled here, momentarily.
Winfield tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing that Funakoshi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Winfield looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Funakoshi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Funakoshi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Funakoshi prevents Winfield from improving his position.
Funakoshi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Winfield is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Winfield can do anything to dispel that myth.
Winfield tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Winfield is looking for a sweep. Funakoshi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Funakoshi controlling the action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Funakoshi blocks the strikes from Winfield.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Winfield stuns Funakoshi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Funakoshi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Winfield is looking to sweep but instead, Funakoshi has passed into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Winfield tries to roll over but Funakoshi keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi is trying to control. Winfield wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Winfield throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Winfield wants to control but Funakoshi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Funakoshi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Funakoshi wants to pass the guard but Winfield is defending well.
Funakoshi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winfield tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gichin Funakoshi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Funakoshi.
Funakoshi throws a leg kick
and Funakoshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Funakoshi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Winfield has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Funakoshi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Winfield to the mat! Winfield manages to get full guard.
Winfield looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Funakoshi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Funakoshi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Winfield with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Winfield is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Funakoshi thows a huge punch but Winfield dodges it nicely.
Winfield wants to improve his position but Funakoshi is controlling well.
Funakoshi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Winfield is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Funakoshi jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Winfield's shoulder. That is not cool.
Winfield manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Funakoshi winds up and cracks Winfield with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Winfield wants to get back to full guard but Funakoshi has mounted him!
Winfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Winfield sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Winfield is staying active underneath Funakoshi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winfield is looking to improve his position.
Funakoshi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Winfield!
Funakoshi punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winfield sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Funakoshi slips a nice elbow through Winfield's hands, connecting with Winfield's forehead.
Winfield is concentrating on defense, preventing Funakoshi from advancing position.
Winfield is looking for a sweep. Funakoshi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Funakoshi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Winfield defending well though.
Winfield is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Funakoshi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gichin Funakoshi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Funakoshi controlling the action here.
Winfield trying to get back to full guard but Funakoshi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winfield manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Funakoshi slows the pace down in half guard.
Winfield wants to control but Funakoshi passes into side.
Funakoshi gets to mount! Winfield was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Winfield tries to hold on but Funakoshi postures up.
Funakoshi controlling his opponent.
Winfield tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Funakoshi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Winfield's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winfield can't escape the position.
Funakoshi controlling the pace for now.
Winfield is wriggling around trying to escape.
Funakoshi controlling from mount.
Winfield is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Winfield tries to reverse the position but Funakoshi maintains control.
Funakoshi controlling the position easily from mount.
Winfield wants to control but Funakoshi is having none of it.
Winfield is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gichin Funakoshi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Funakoshi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Winfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Funakoshi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Funakoshi feints and then cracks Winfield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winfield down.
Winfield takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Winfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funakoshi moves away.
Funakoshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winfield tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Winfield instigates a clinch.
Funakoshi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winfield lands with a left to the head.
Winfield is looking for a takedown.
Winfield dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Winfield cracks Funakoshi with a nice body shot.
Winfield is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Funakoshi.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Funakoshi obliges.
Funakoshi landing knees to the head.
Funakoshi misses with a knee strike.
Funakoshi landing knees to the head.
Winfield lands a shoulder strike.
Funakoshi keeps control of Winfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Winfield tries to work over Funakoshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Funakoshi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Winfield up against the cage.
Funakoshi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Funakoshi lands a good knee to the midsection. Winfield won't want to take too many of those.
Gichin Funakoshi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Winfield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Winfield lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Winfield can't fight it off and eventually Funakoshi manages to take the fight to the floor. Winfield looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funakoshi controlling from the top position.
Winfield throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Funakoshi looking to pass the guard.
Winfield is looking to sweep but instead, Funakoshi has passed into half guard.
Winfield is looking to improve his position.
Funakoshi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Funakoshi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Winfield!
Winfield is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi lands a couple of good shots and Winfield has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Funakoshi connects with a big shot to the side of Winfield's head.
Winfield tries to break free.
Winfield is taking damage to the body and head.
Funakoshi tries to get the hooks in deep but Winfield pushed the leg off.
You can see the frustration on Winfield's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Funakoshi lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Winfield hold on?!
Winfield is really stuck here.
Funakoshi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Funakoshi has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Winfield's body.
Winfield trying to control the action but Funakoshi just sinks the hooks in.
Funakoshi keeps control of the position as Winfield tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winfield is still trying to improve position.
Funakoshi scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Winfield is looking for a way out.
Funakoshi really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Winfield.
Funakoshi scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Funakoshi controlling well, preventing Winfield from escaping the position.
Funakoshi is punishing Winfield with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winfield tries to escape the position.
Funakoshi softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Funakoshi trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gichin Funakoshi clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Funakoshi throws a hook to the side of Winfield's head but Winfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Funakoshi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Winfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Funakoshi lands a front kick.
Winfield jabs Funakoshi right on the nose. Funakoshi blinks but takes it well.
Funakoshi is looking to land body kicks.
Funakoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winfield moves away.
Winfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winfield swings widly with a right hand
and Funakoshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Funakoshi slowing the pace effectively.
Funakoshi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Funakoshi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Winfield tries to roll over but Funakoshi keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winfield works his way to full guard. Good work.
Funakoshi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Winfield wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Funakoshi is now in half guard.
Funakoshi uses his free foot to push down on Winfield's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Winfield.
Winfield is looking to improve his position but Funakoshi isn't that keen on the idea.
Winfield regains half guard.
Winfield is looking for a sweep. Funakoshi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Funakoshi lands with a punch from half guard.
Funakoshi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winfield keeps working.
Funakoshi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Winfield tries to get to full guard but Funakoshi has control of the leg.
Funakoshi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Winfield is trying to get back to full guard.
Funakoshi slips a nice elbow through Winfield's hands, connecting with Winfield's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winfield is looking to get back to full guard here but Funakoshi has managed to pass to side control instead.
Winfield tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Funakoshi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Winfield tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Funakoshi presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Winfield gets back to half guard.
Funakoshi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Winfield tries to get to full guard but Funakoshi has control of the leg.
Funakoshi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Funakoshi slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi is nestled in close to Winfield, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Funakoshi trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Funakoshi prevents Winfield from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gichin Funakoshi had his way with Jules Winfield in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Winfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Funakoshi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Funakoshi.
A hook to the body from Winfield.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Funakoshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winfield's face.
Winfield is pushing Funakoshi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Winfield tries a body shot but Funakoshi blocks it.
Funakoshi throws an elbow that misses.
Winfield misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funakoshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Funakoshi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Winfield lands a shoulder strike.
Funakoshi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice left hand lands by Winfield.
Funakoshi has Winfield pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Winfield manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funakoshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funakoshi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Winfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Funakoshi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Funakoshi.
Funakoshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winfield can do to turn this around?
Funakoshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Winfield is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Funakoshi lands a good knee to the midsection. Winfield won't want to take too many of those.
Funakoshi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Funakoshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funakoshi slowing the pace effectively.
Winfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
Funakoshi wants a takedown.
Winfield tries a body shot but Funakoshi blocks it.
Funakoshi crunches a lovely knee into Winfield's ribcage.
A short left from Funakoshi.
Winfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Winfield up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funakoshi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Funakoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Funakoshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Funakoshi missing with knees to the body.
Winfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funakoshi's elbow.
Winfield tries a body shot but Funakoshi blocks it.
Funakoshi has clasped his hands together around Winfield's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Winfield tries to improve position but can't.
Funakoshi lands a nice forearm strike.
Winfield is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Funakoshi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Winfield is trying to get back to full guard.
Funakoshi trying to mount his opponent but Winfield defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winfield missing with punches from the bottom.
Funakoshi prevents Winfield from improving his position.
Winfield throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Winfield is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Winfield trying to get back to full guard but Funakoshi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Winfield tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winfield is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Funakoshi breaks from Winfield's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gichin Funakoshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winfield tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Funakoshi blocks Winfield's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Funakoshi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Funakoshi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Funakoshi controlling from the full mount.
Funakoshi raining down shots from the mount!
Winfield is wriggling around trying to escape.
Funakoshi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jules Winfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winfield flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gichin Funakoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Funakoshi, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gichin Funakoshi!
Gichin Funakoshi retains his light heavyweight title!
Gichin Funakoshi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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