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Helsinki Fighting League: 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Espo Jaksinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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193 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Espo Jaksinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguilar!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguilar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch lands to the side of Jaksinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jaksinen connects with a right hand. Aguilar shakes it off.
We've been told by Jaksinen's head coaches at England Fight Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aguilar missing with a left hand there. Jaksinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Jaksinen misses.
Jaksinen misses with a straight right.
Sergio Aguilar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguilar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaksinen.
Jaksinen slips a straight right by Aguilar.
Jaksinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aguilar manages to circle out of the way.
Aguilar dips to his left and cracks Jaksinen with an uppercut!
Jaksinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aguilar misses with an uppercut
and Jaksinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aguilar shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Jaksinen.
Aguilar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Aguilar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jaksinen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen is not content to let Aguilar control the position.
Aguilar moves nicely into side control.
Jaksinen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Aguilar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jaksinen gets back to half guard.
Aguilar is pressing down on Jaksinen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jaksinen is holding on for now.
Aguilar is thwarting Jaksinen's attempts to control the position.
Jaksinen is trying to stand.
Aguilar wants to free his trapped foot but Jaksinen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jaksinen is trying to stand.
Jaksinen is trying to control but can't.
Aguilar prevents Jaksinen from standing back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aguilar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jaksinen sees it coming and defends easily.
Jaksinen tries to roll over but Aguilar keeps him under control.
Aguilar is trying to control the action in half guard but Jaksinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aguilar wants to pass to mount but Jaksinen is defending the position.
Jaksinen wants to get back to his feet.
Aguilar is keen to just control but Jaksinen is a slippery customer.
Jaksinen tries to kick Aguilar off but Aguilar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Aguilar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaksinen keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A swing and a miss from Aguilar.
Aguilar gets a double leg takedown into Jaksinen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen controls Aguilar momentarily but Aguilar frees himself.
Aguilar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jaksinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aguilar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Aguilar won't allow Jaksinen to get back to his feet.
Aguilar won't allow Jaksinen to sweep him here.
Jaksinen is trying to keep Aguilar in close.
Jaksinen is looking to stand up but Aguilar isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Aguilar advances to half guard.
Aguilar is working for a kimura but Jaksinen is defending it quite comfortably.
Aguilar trying to control the action but Jaksinen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jaksinen is pressing down on Aguilar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aguilar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jaksinen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jaksinen has escaped and now he's on top!
Jaksinen trying to control but Aguilar is working from the bottom.
Jaksinen preventing the sweep.
Aguilar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jaksinen defends it easily.
Jaksinen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jaksinen won't allow Aguilar to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergio Aguilar will probably get the nod.
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.
Aguilar loads up on a big right hand but Jaksinen slips the punch.
As Aguilar backs away, Jaksinen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jaksinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Aguilar darts in and clinches Jaksinen up against the ropes.
Aguilar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaksinen smiles and moves away.
Aguilar shoots in for a takedown but Jaksinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aguilar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Aguilar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aguilar cracks Jaksinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Jaksinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Aguilar misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar connects with a crisp jab.
Aguilar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaksinen moves away.
Jaksinen throws an off balance right hand
and Aguilar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jaksinen won't be happy with that.
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!
Jaksinen can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar swings around for an armbar but Jaksinen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Aguilar's guard.
Jaksinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jaksinen stands and throws Aguilar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jaksinen wants to stand but Aguilar has his arm trapped.
Aguilar is looking for a sweep.
Jaksinen wants to stand but Aguilar has his arm trapped.
Aguilar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Aguilar gets full guard.
Jaksinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aguilar looking for a sweep. Not yet Aguilar, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aguilar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jaksinen has managed to get both his arms back between Aguilar's legs - danger averted.
Aguilar controls Jaksinen momentarily but Jaksinen frees himself.
Aguilar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaksinen is one step ahead there.
Jaksinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aguilar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aguilar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jaksinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jaksinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aguilar keeping moving, preventing Jaksinen from controlling successfully.
Aguilar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jaksinen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen wants to stand and escape but Aguilar is having none of it.
Aguilar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jaksinen's guard.
Aguilar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jaksinen defends it well.
Jaksinen is trying to stand.
Aguilar tries to pass to full mount but Jaksinen defends it.
Jaksinen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jaksinen tries to roll over but Aguilar keeps him under control.
Aguilar wants to pass to mount but Jaksinen is defending the position.
Aguilar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aguilar is still trying to improve position.
Jaksinen is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aguilar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jaksinen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aguilar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jaksinen is trying to control but can't.
Jaksinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Jaksinen controlling the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Aguilar trying to mount his opponent but Jaksinen defends it.
Aguilar wants to take a breather but Jaksinen is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaksinen is looking for a sweep. Aguilar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aguilar works his way into full mount!
Jaksinen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Aguilar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
No luck for Aguilar with that takedown attempt.
Aguilar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jaksinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aguilar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aguilar moves into the clinch.
Jaksinen lands an uppercut.
Jaksinen misses with an elbow strike.
Jaksinen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaksinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aguilar blocks an elbow strike from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jaksinen as Aguilar tries to tie him up.
Aguilar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaksinens head.
Aguilar working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Jaksinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jaksinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaksinen lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Jaksinen.
Aguilar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaksinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaksinen lands a damaging elbow.
Jaksinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jaksinen lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aguilar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaksinen just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aguilar.
Jaksinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Aguilar pulls Jaksinen into guard.
Jaksinen wants to stand but Aguilar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jaksinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jaksinen wants to control from the top but Aguilar keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aguilar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jaksinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aguilar has control of Jaksinen's left arm, preventing Jaksinen from doing any damage.
Jaksinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jaksinen preventing the sweep.
Jaksinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Aguilar is retaining full guard.
Jaksinen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aguilar is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aguilar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sergio Aguilar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jaksinen wants to stand but Aguilar is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Aguilar looks for a takedown but Jaksinen sprawls well.
Jaksinen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Aguilar avoids it.
Espo Jaksinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Aguilar.
Jaksinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aguilar in his tracks.
Jaksinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Jaksinen lands a damaging elbow.
Jaksinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaksinen lands an elbow inside.
Jaksinen misses with the head strike.
Jaksinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aguilar backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar pulls guard effortlessly.
Jaksinen trying to control but Aguilar is working from the bottom.
Aguilar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aguilar wants to sweep but no luck.
Jaksinen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aguilar is proving hard to escape from.
Jaksinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Aguilar has a closed guard, preventing Jaksinen from standing up.
Jaksinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aguilar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jaksinen has managed to get both his arms back between Aguilar's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaksinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aguilar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jaksinen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Espo Jaksinen clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aguilar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aguilar throws out a loose jab but Jaksinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaksinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jaksinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Aguilar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aguilar sizes up Jaksinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jaksinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jaksinen throws a good cross that connects.
Jaksinen misses with an uppercut. Aguilar saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar darts in and clinches Jaksinen up against the ropes.
Jaksinen gets through Aguilar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaksinen.
A nice left hand lands by Jaksinen.
Aguilar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaksinen just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Espo Jaksinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Aguilar.
Aguilar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jaksinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jaksinen.
Aguilar takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Jaksinen on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaksinen.
Aguilar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaksinen.
Aguilar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaksinen smiles and moves away.
Jaksinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Aguilar.
Espo Jaksinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aguilar throws a combination that misses
and Jaksinen counters with a nice body kick.
Aguilar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jaksinen counters by clinching up.
Jaksinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aguilar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Espo Jaksinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaksinen clinches up with Aguilar and pushes him back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Jaksinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aguilar lands an uppercut.
Espo Jaksinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Aguilar.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaksinen.
Jaksinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aguilar backwards.
Aguilar is trying to pull guard but Jaksinen turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Jaksinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Aguilar controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Jaksinen.
Aguilar manages to break the clinch.
Jaksinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aguilar momentarily.
Aguilar is rocked!
Aguilar misses with a left hand
and Jaksinen counters with a nice body kick.
Jaksinen tries to sprawl but Aguilar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jaksinen trying to control but Aguilar postures up.
Jaksinen is trying to stand.
Jaksinen is looking to improve his position.
Jaksinen is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen is looking to improve his position.
Jaksinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aguilar is working away from the top position though.
Aguilar tries to pass to full mount but Jaksinen defends it.
Aguilar is working for a submission of some sort.
Jaksinen controlling the position for now.
Jaksinen trying to hold on to Aguilar's head to control him but Aguilar postures up.
Aguilar wants to control but Jaksinen is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jaksinen is looking to improve his position.
Aguilar tries to pass to full mount but Jaksinen defends it.
Jaksinen is refusing to be controlled, as Aguilar sits in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Aguilar ducks under a wild hook from Jaksinen.
Aguilar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aguilar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jaksinen misses with a double jab.
Jaksinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaksinen moves away from the strike by Aguilar.
Jaksinen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Espo Jaksinen had his way with Sergio Aguilar in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Aguilar fails with a takedown attempt.
Aguilar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaksinen throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Jaksinen.
Aguilar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jaksinen throws a series of punches but Aguilar moves out of range.
Jaksinen scores with a head kick. Aguilar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Aguilar dives in for a single leg takedown but Jaksinen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Jaksinen throws a sloppy head kick and Aguilar moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aguilar! But no joy.
Jaksinen slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar moves out of range of the body kick.
No luck for Aguilar with that takedown attempt.
Espo Jaksinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Aguilar.
Jaksinen swings for the body but Aguilar moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aguilar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaksinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aguilar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Jaksinen to keep the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Jaksinen fails to land.
Jaksinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aguilar gets control of Jaksinen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Aguilar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jaksinen wants to stand but Aguilar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jaksinen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jaksinen wants to control from the top but Aguilar keeps moving.
Jaksinen wanted to stand there but Aguilar had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar working for a triangle but Jaksinen defends it easily.
Aguilar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jaksinen scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Aguilar manages to mount him!
Aguilar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jaksinen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen is trying to stand back up but Aguilar is controlling him
Jaksinen controlling the position for now.
Aguilar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jaksinen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jaksinen trying to control from the bottom.
Aguilar tries to pass to full mount but Jaksinen defends it.
Jaksinen manages to get to full guard.
Jaksinen keeping moving, preventing Aguilar from controlling successfully.
Aguilar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaksinen is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aguilar prevents Jaksinen from getting back to his feet.
Aguilar trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaksinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaksinen pulls Aguilar in to control the position.
Aguilar looking to pass the guard.
Aguilar prevents Jaksinen from getting back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Aguilar wants to pass the guard but Jaksinen is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jaksinen is trying to keep Aguilar in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aguilar throws a lazy right hand but Jaksinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaksinen throwing a counter right hand but Aguilar manages to avoid it.
Jaksinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aguilar.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergio Aguilar.
I think Aguilar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Aguilar!
Sergio Aguilar is the new middleweight champion!
Sergio Aguilar spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kid Cudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cudi comes to the ring accompanied by King Wizard. 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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150 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Cudi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cudi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cudi connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cudi throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Cudi has a takedown stuffed.
Cudi throws a shot to the body.
Cudi shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cudi throws out the jab.
Cudi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Cudi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Cudi misses with a head kick.
Cudi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Cudi moved out of range.
Cudi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee digs a good hook to Cudi's body.
Lee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Cudi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cudi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brandon Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cudi manages to avoid it.
Cudi throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cudi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee swings for the body but Cudi moves out of range.
Cudi wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Cudi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Cudi is looking to score with low kicks.
Cudi throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cudi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cudi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cudi throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Cudi only half commits.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee looks to land a combination but Cudi avoids it well.
Cudi misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Lee misses.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cudi manages to avoid it.
Cudi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lee just manages to avoid it.
Cudi works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee avoids the body shot from Cudi.
Lee throws out a counter right but Cudi avoids it with no problem.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cudi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cudi shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cudi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Despite the aggression on Lee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a swing at Cudi's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Cudi is rocked!
Lee drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Cudi's head, knocking him out cold! Lee is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brandon Lee!
Brandon Lee bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Kid Cudi was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck everybody up in this arena. Ain't nobody thinking bout yo fat asses anyway.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manfred Von Richthoffen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manfred Von Richthoffen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Benson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Benson misses.
Von Richthoffen throws a big shot that misses.
Von Richthoffen looks to throw the jab but Benson is out of range.
Von Richthoffen missing with a left hand there. Benson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Von Richthoffen misses its intended target.
Von Richthoffen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benson tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Von Richthoffen to counter with a crisp jab.
Benson throws the left hand but Von Richthoffen avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A combination from Von Richthoffen does no damage.
Benson tries to clinch up but Von Richthoffen circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Von Richthoffen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Von Richthoffen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Von Richthoffen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Richthoffen. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Von Richthoffen throwing a counter right hand but Benson manages to avoid it.
Benson moves to clinch but Von Richthoffen breaks away
and Benson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benson misses the jab.
It looked like Von Richthoffen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Benson misses.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Benson blocks a jab.
Von Richthoffen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Benson to counter with a crisp jab.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Von Richthoffen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen takes one to the chin there.
Benson has managed to clinch.
Von Richthoffen tries to break free but Benson pushes him back against the ropes.
Von Richthoffen blocks an elbow strike from Benson.
Von Richthoffen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benson looks to land a left hand but Von Richthoffen moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Richthoffen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benson takes a swing at Von Richthoffen's ribcage but misses.
Von Richthoffen throwing a counter right hand but Benson manages to avoid it.
Von Richthoffen lands with an overhand left.
Von Richthoffen missing with a left hand there. Benson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benson throws an overhand right that lands on Von Richthoffen's shoulder, as Von Richthoffen tries to avoid the shot.
Von Richthoffen cracks Benson with a good jab.
Von Richthoffen defending well as Benson loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson misses with a right hand
letting Von Richthoffen counter with a right hand.
Benson missing with a left hand there. Von Richthoffen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Richthoffen swats away the attempt to clinch by Benson.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Richthoffen misses the target.
Benson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Von Richthoffen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Von Richthoffen missing with a left hand there. Benson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benson misses with a body shot
letting Von Richthoffen counter with a right hand.
Von Richthoffen misses the jab.
Benson misses with an uppercut
enabling Von Richthoffen to counter with a crisp jab.
Benson thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Von Richthoffen misses the target.
Benson wants to clinch up but Von Richthoffen keeps it at a distance.
Benson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Benson misses its intended target.
Benson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Richthoffen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Benson throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Richthoffen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benson misses with a left hand
and Von Richthoffen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Richthoffen misses with a hook
and Benson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Von Richthoffen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Von Richthoffen throws the left hand but Benson avoids the punch easily.
Von Richthoffen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benson.
Jab from Benson.
Benson misses with an uppercut
and Von Richthoffen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Richthoffen slips under a jab from Benson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred Von Richthoffen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Von Richthoffen throws an overhand right that lands on Benson's shoulder, as Benson tries to avoid the shot.
Benson misses with a right hand
and Von Richthoffen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Richthoffen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Benson tries to clinch
and Benson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Von Richthoffen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Benson wants to clinch.
Benson looks to land a left hand but Von Richthoffen moved out of range nicely.
Benson moves to clinch but Von Richthoffen breaks away
and Von Richthoffen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Freddy Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson misses with a hook to the body
and Von Richthoffen counters with a nice uppercut.
Benson defending well as Von Richthoffen loads up on a big left hand.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Richthoffen manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen fails to land with a series of punches.
Benson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Von Richthoffen looks to throw the jab but Benson is out of range.
Benson looks to clinch
and Von Richthoffen counters with a straight right hand.
Benson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Von Richthoffen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Richthoffen throws the left hand but Benson avoids the punch easily.
Von Richthoffen misses with a hook.
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Richthoffen.
A jab from Von Richthoffen misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benson! But no joy.
Benson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Benson tries to clinch up but Von Richthoffen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a body punch but Von Richthoffen moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Von Richthoffen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Richthoffen takes a swing at Benson's ribcage but misses.
Benson throws out a counter right but Von Richthoffen avoids it with no problem.
Benson throws an overhand right that lands on Von Richthoffen's shoulder, as Von Richthoffen tries to avoid the shot.
Von Richthoffen moves out of range of the strikes.
Benson misses with a left hand
and Von Richthoffen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benson thinking.
Benson slips a jab from Von Richthoffen.
Benson wants to clinch
and Von Richthoffen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Richthoffen moves away from the strike by Benson.
Von Richthoffen keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Richthoffen throws a big counter combination but Benson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson missing with a left hand there. Von Richthoffen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benson misses with a lunging right hand
and Von Richthoffen counters with a straight right hand.
Von Richthoffen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Benson throws a poor cross that misses
and Von Richthoffen counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Benson misses
and Von Richthoffen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benson tries to clinch
and Von Richthoffen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benson wants to clinch
and Von Richthoffen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benson is rocked!
Benson throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Benson rushes Von Richthoffen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Benson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Von Richthoffen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Benson misses.
Von Richthoffen lands a head shot.
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!
Benson misses with an uppercut. Von Richthoffen saw that one coming.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Richthoffen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Von Richthoffen does it's job there.
Benson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Richthoffen.
Benson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benson misses with a left hand
and Benson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benson has Von Richthoffen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Von Richthoffen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benson.
Benson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Von Richthoffen blocks an elbow strike from Benson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benson.
Von Richthoffen wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred Von Richthoffen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Von Richthoffen cracks Benson with a good jab.
Von Richthoffen misses with a hook.
Von Richthoffen looks to land a left hand but Benson moved out of range nicely.
Von Richthoffen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Von Richthoffen misses its intended target.
Von Richthoffen moves away from the strike by Benson.
Von Richthoffen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Von Richthoffen misses.
Benson throws a hook but Von Richthoffen blocks it.
Von Richthoffen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Von Richthoffen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benson can do to turn this around?
Von Richthoffen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Von Richthoffen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Von Richthoffen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Von Richthoffen.
Benson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Von Richthoffen ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Von Richthoffen connects with the punch.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
Benson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Von Richthoffen counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Von Richthoffen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benson doesn't seem phased though.
Benson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benson swings for the body but Von Richthoffen moves out of range.
A jab from Benson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson misses with a lunging right hand
and Von Richthoffen counters with a straight right hand.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Von Richthoffen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Richthoffen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benson darts in and clinches Von Richthoffen up against the ropes.
Benson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson keeps control of Von Richthoffen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Richthoffen tries to circle away but Benson has him pinned against the ropes.
Benson misses with an elbow strike.
Von Richthoffen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von Richthoffen throws an overhand right that lands on Benson's shoulder, as Benson tries to avoid the shot.
Benson tries to clinch but Von Richthoffen is having none of it.
Manfred Von Richthoffen is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Richthoffen throws a one two combo.
Von Richthoffen keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Richthoffen misses the target.
Benson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson has Von Richthoffen up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Benson.
Von Richthoffen is looking to break free of the clinch but Benson has double underhooks.
Benson scores with a hook to the body.
Benson lands a damaging elbow.
Benson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Richthoffen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Von Richthoffen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Benson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Benson.
Von Richthoffen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Von Richthoffen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Von Richthoffen is trying to push Benson away but Benson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
I was talking to Von Richthoffen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Benson lands a nice elbow.
Benson can't find room to land a body shot as Von Richthoffen controls the action.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Richthoffen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen throws a right hand that Benson ducks under and follows up with a left that Benson also avoids with ease.
A shot to the body from Benson misses
and Von Richthoffen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Richthoffen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benson misses with a looping right.
Benson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Von Richthoffen counters with a nice body shot.
Benson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Von Richthoffen to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Von Richthoffen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Von Richthoffen gets tackled into the ropes by Benson. Benson maintains the clinch.
Benson lands an elbow inside.
Von Richthoffen is trying to break free.
Von Richthoffen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benson has him pressed against the ropes.
Freddy Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Richthoffen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benson scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manfred Von Richthoffen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Von Richthoffen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manfred Von Richthoffen!
In his post fight interview, Manfred Von Richthoffen 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stoyak Stoyachnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoyachnikov has chosen Slipknot - The Devil In I as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Amaral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stoyak Stoyachnikov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Amaral lands but Stoyachnikov takes it in his stride.
It looks like Stoyak Stoyachnikov has been cut.
A head kick misses from Amaral.
We've been told by Amaral's head coaches at DiscoClub that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stoyachnikov closes the distance and clinches.
Amaral misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Amaral.
Stoyachnikov is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoyachnikov.
Amaral throws a head punch that misses.
Stoyachnikov is trying to pull guard but Amaral turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Amaral throws a punch but it's blocked by Stoyachnikov.
A shot in the inside from Amaral.
Amaral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amaral lands an elbow inside that Stoyachnikov shrugs off.
Stoyachnikov tries to pull guard but Amaral won't allow it.
Stoyachnikov avoids the elbow strike from Amaral, against the ropes.
Amaral misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoyachnikov blocks an uppercut.
Stoyachnikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Amaral lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoyachnikov.
Amaral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoyachnikov.
Stoyachnikov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Amaral walks away with a smile on his face. Stoyachnikov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rafael Amaral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stoyak Stoyachnikov.
Amaral closes the distance and clinches.
Amaral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amaral swings wildly with an uppercut but Stoyachnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amaral lands with a left to the head.
Amaral lands an elbow inside that Stoyachnikov shrugs off.
That has opened up Stoyak Stoyachnikov's cut even more.
Amaral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amaral throws a punch but it's blocked by Stoyachnikov.
Stoyachnikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Amaral.
Amaral misses with a punch on the inside.
Amaral working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amaral tries a knee to the head but Stoyachnikov blocks it.
Stoyachnikov takes an elbow to the temple.
Amaral lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Amaral throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Amaral lands a nice shot to the body.
Amaral throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stoyachnikov blocks it with crossed arms.
Amaral lands with a right to the head.
Amaral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amaral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Amaral dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stoyak Stoyachnikov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from Amaral.
Stoyachnikov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Amaral.
Stoyachnikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amaral, right into the meat.
Amaral gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stoyachnikov wants to stall.
Amaral lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Amaral - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Amaral fails to land.
Amaral lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amaral creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Amaral throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Amaral on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoyachnikov.
Amaral throws a punch but it's blocked by Stoyachnikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amaral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stoyachnikov blocks an uppercut.
Amaral gets through Stoyachnikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Amaral blocks a body shot from Stoyachnikov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amaral.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amaral.
A short right from Amaral on the inside.
Amaral softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Stoyachnikov stalling.
Amaral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amaral lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Amaral creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Amaral throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amaral lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stoyachnikov controlling the action here for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoyachnikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Amaral controls his hands.
Amaral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Amaral fails to land.
Amaral throws a punch but it's blocked by Stoyachnikov.
Stoyachnikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Amaral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amaral misses with the head strike.
Amaral blocking some punches.
Amaral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amaral misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Amaral dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stoyak Stoyachnikov's cut.
That's time! Amaral's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Amaral fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stoyachnikov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Amaral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amaral swings wildly with an uppercut but Stoyachnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoyachnikov lands with a left to the head.
Amaral is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stoyachnikov can do to turn this around?
Amaral misses with a punch on the inside.
Amaral misses with the head strike.
Stoyachnikov lands a nice uppercut.
Stoyachnikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amaral misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amaral softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Amaral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amaral working aggressively here.
Stoyachnikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Stoyachnikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Amaral misses with a punch on the inside.
Amaral misses with some punches.
Stoyachnikov tries to work over Amaral's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stoyachnikov.
Amaral makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Amaral misses with some punches.
Amaral misses with some punches.
Amaral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amaral lands with a short shot to the head.
Amaral throws a head punch that misses.
Stoyachnikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Amaral.
Stoyachnikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Amaral misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaral throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stoyachnikovs head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amaral misses with the head strike.
Amaral misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Stoyachnikov.
Stoyachnikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Amaral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Amaral throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoyachnikov.
Amaral blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoyachnikov.
Stoyachnikov misses with a punch to the body.
Stoyachnikov takes a shot to the head.
Stoyachnikov blocks a body shot from Amaral.
Amaral lands with a right to the head.
Stoyachnikov blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Amaral clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Stoyak Stoyachnikov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stoyachnikov tries to keep at a distance but Amaral has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stoyachnikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amaral throws a punch but it's blocked by Stoyachnikov.
Stoyachnikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amaral scores with a shoulder strike.
Stoyachnikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amaral throws a head punch that misses.
Amaral works on Stoyachnikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Amaral swings wildly with an uppercut but Stoyachnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amaral tries to work over Stoyachnikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amaral tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amaral throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stoyachnikov has a couple of punches blocked by Amaral.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoyachnikov.
Rafael Amaral has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Amaral makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoyachnikov.
Amaral looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stoyachnikov blocks an uppercut.
Stoyachnikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Amaral.
Stoyachnikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Amaral throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amaral stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Amaral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amaral working aggressively here.
Stoyachnikov slowing the pace effectively.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Amaral.
Stoyachnikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaral misses with some punches.
Amaral scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stoyachnikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoyachnikov working aggressively here.
Stoyachnikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amaral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amaral misses with a punch on the inside.
Stoyachnikov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Amaral misses with a knee strike.
Amaral has a couple of punches blocked by Stoyachnikov.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Stoyachnikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stoyachnikov blocks an elbow strike from Amaral.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Amaral had his way with Stoyak Stoyachnikov in that round.
The cut man is working on Stoyak Stoyachnikov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Amaral closes the distance and clinches.
Amaral misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Amaral.
Amaral lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Amaral has a couple of punches blocked by Stoyachnikov.
Amaral misses with some punches.
Amaral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amaral throws a head punch that misses.
Amaral looking to throw knees to the head but Stoyachnikov is blocking nicely.
Stoyachnikov stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoyachnikov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Amaral misses with a body punch.
Stoyachnikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amaral tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stoyachnikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoyachnikov.
Amaral crunches a lovely knee into Stoyachnikov's ribcage.
Stoyachnikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amaral lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stoyachnikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amaral lands a left hand.
Amaral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stoyachnikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amaral throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stoyachnikov blocks it with crossed arms.
Amaral with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaral blocking some punches.
Stoyachnikov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Amaral smiles and moves away.
Amaral closes the distance and clinches.
Amaral works on Stoyachnikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Amaral lands a nice shot to the body.
Stoyachnikov gets through Amaral's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoyachnikov blocks an elbow strike.
Stoyachnikov blocks an elbow strike from Amaral.
Amaral working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Amaral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stoyachnikov is trying to pull guard but Amaral turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Stoyak Stoyachnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stoyachnikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Amaral showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amaral 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:44
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:44
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Amaral!
Rafael Amaral took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm not surprised mother fuckers!'.
The defeated Stoyak Stoyachnikov had this to say: 'United forever in friendship and labour,
Our mighty republics will ever endure.
The Great Soviet Union will live through the ages.
The dream of a people their fortress secure.
Long live our Soviet motherland,
Built by the people's mighty hand.
Long live our people, united and free.
Strong i'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sherman McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sherman McCullough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullough thows a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen checks it
and Van Wijnbergen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen lands a really nice looking cross but McCullough seems unphased.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to slow McCullough down with leg kicks.
Van Wijnbergen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice looking body shot.
McCullough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullough misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Wijnbergen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCullough throws a looping overhand right but Van Wijnbergen ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Wijnbergen slips under a jab from McCullough.
Van Wijnbergen thows a body kick. McCullough tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McCullough is breathing heavily.
Van Wijnbergen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Wijnbergen cracks McCullough with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Wijnbergen dodges the punch combination from McCullough.
McCullough throws a right hand that Van Wijnbergen ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Wijnbergen also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice hook to McCullough's body. McCullough takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCullough closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Van Wijnbergen! McCullough is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joels Van Wijnbergen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vesa Asikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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287 lbs
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225 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
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vesa Asikainen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asikainen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Speed is trying to control Asikainen's posture but Asikainen avoids it.
Asikainen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Speed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Speed holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Asikainen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Speed knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
An elbow from Asikainen crashes against the mat.
Speed is looking to reverse the position.
Speed struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Speed is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Asikainen is controlling him well.
Asikainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Speed keeps working.
Speed throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed gets back to half guard.
Speed is concentrating on defense, preventing Asikainen from advancing position.
Asikainen is trying to control the action in half guard but Speed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Speed missing with punches from the bottom.
Asikainen is trying to control. Speed wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Asikainen is working for a submission of some sort.
Speed gets back to full guard.
Speed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Speed has control of Asikainen's left arm, preventing Asikainen from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asikainen throws a big elbow that misses.
Asikainen pushing down on Speed's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Asikainen stalling away here and it's allowed Speed to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Asikainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Speed looking to control.
Asikainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Speed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Speed wants to sweep but no luck.
Speed wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Asikainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed 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.
Asikainen has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Speed to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Asikainen is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Speed pulls down on the head and he's put Asikainen to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tyson Speed!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tyson Speed thanked Perkele! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amr Al As (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marlo Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amr Al As!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Al As manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Al As was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stanfield displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stanfield with a poor takedown
letting Al As counter with a right hand.
Al As has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Al As swings for the body but Stanfield moves out of range.
Stanfield shoots in and drives through. Al As sprawls well.
Stanfield is looking to clinch but Al As is avoiding it.
Stanfield tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Al As swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marlo Stanfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanfield closes the distance looking to clinch
and Al As counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Al As paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Al As bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marlo Stanfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanfield gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanfield thows a huge punch but Al As dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Al As keeps working.
Stanfield is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stanfield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stanfield throwing shots but Al As is blocking nicely.
Al As wants to get back to full guard.
Al As slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Al As wants to get back to his feet but Stanfield is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Al As not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Al As pulls Stanfield in close to his closed guard and prevents Stanfield from doing any damage or advancing position.
Al As 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.
Stanfield looking to sit in guard and control but Al As gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stanfield has his foot on Al As's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Al As works his way back into a safe position though.
Stanfield 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.
Stanfield is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Al As is aware though and is defending well.
Al As trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Al As trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stanfield is trying to control the position but Al As postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Al As avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stanfield throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Al As escapes and throws Stanfield's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Al As working the head with strikes.
Al As working away.
Stanfield is looking for a sweep.
Al As trying to control the position but Stanfield is working away.
Stanfield tries to buck Al As off but Al As is having none of it.
Al As trying to control the position but Stanfield is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield tries to buck Al As off but Al As is having none of it.
Stanfield wants to control but Al As postures up.
Al As decides to stand back up.
Stanfield closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Al As counter with a right hand.
Al As slips a straight right by Stanfield.
Amr Al As is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stanfield connects with a high kick.
Al As walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stanfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al As is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stanfield misses with a kick to the body
and Stanfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanfield avoids the head kick by Al As.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amr Al As dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stanfield shoots and misses
letting Al As counter with a right hand.
Stanfield throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stanfield connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Al As's hands.
Al As pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stanfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stanfield wants to clinch
and Al As counters with a straight right hand.
Stanfield blocks a jab.
Al As avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al As on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Al As scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stanfield is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al As throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Stanfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanfield misses with the body kick
and Al As rattles Stanfield with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Stanfield tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Al As dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Stanfield stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Amr Al As!
Our winner, Amr Al As, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Marlo Stanfield was interviewed post fight and said 'He got me! Well done to Him,this is not the end for me, I'm gonna take some time, work on my skills the I'll be back! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leon Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Astalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber comes to the ring accompanied by Hamburg Anthem. Astalo has chosen Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Weber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Astalo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astalo throws a leg kick
and Weber counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Weber wants to pass the guard but Astalo is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Weber is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Weber drops back looking for a leg! Astalo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Astalo manages to kick Weber off! Weber jumps back into Astalo's guard.
Weber stopping the sweep attempt from Astalo.
Weber thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Weber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Weber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astalo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Weber thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Weber stands and throws Astalo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astalo is looking to regain half guard here but Weber keeps moving and retains side control.
Weber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Astalo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Weber is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Astalo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Weber looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Astalo tries to improve position but can't.
Astalo wants to control but Weber postures up.
Astalo tries to buck Weber off but Weber is having none of it.
Weber tries for a kimura but Astalo is defending well.
Weber thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Astalo struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber has hold of Astalo's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Astalo seems comfortable defending it but Weber has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Astalo is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Astalo is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Weber couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leon Weber!
Leon Weber retains his bantamweight title!
Leon Weber took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'And still..!!! Seems like this division is running out of contenders.'.
Rami Astalo spoke after the fight, saying 'I hate these fucking sub-spam-mother-fuckers..Will kick your theeth in motherfucker!!Gonna burn your house!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iikka Runnisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runnisto comes to the ring accompanied by Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös!. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Bull!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bull throws a leg kick
and Runnisto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
Bull lands a front kick.
Bull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Jari Bull has been cut.
We've been told by Runnisto's head coaches at Team Migraine that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bull looks to land a body kick but Runnisto moved away.
Bull throws a looping overhand right but Runnisto ducks down to avoid it.
Runnisto ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Runnisto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Runnisto.
Runnisto takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Runnisto takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Runnisto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. Runnisto moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
Bull lands a body shot.
Runnisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bull.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bull.
A telegraphed right hand from Runnisto misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bull.
Runnisto jabs at Bull's body.
Runnisto swinging wildly here.
Runnisto looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Bull scores with a hook to the body. Runnisto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Runnisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Bull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Runnisto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Runnisto misses with a two punch combination.
Bull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Runnisto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bull thuds his right hand into Runnisto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Runnisto is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Runnisto misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bull.
Runnisto throws a lazy head kick
and Bull counters with a nice body shot.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Runnisto moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Runnisto misses the target.
Bull throws a shot to the body.
Bull lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bull works the jab nicely.
Runnisto scores with a jab to the body.
Bull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Runnisto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bull.
Runnisto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bull counters with a straight right hand.
Runnisto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bull doesn't seem bothered though.
Bull lands the left hand.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bull misses with a straight right.
Runnisto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bull just manages to avoid it.
Bull takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bull lands a jab to the head.
Runnisto misses with a wild body shot.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Runnisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bull moves away from the strike by Runnisto.
Bull throws out a counter right but Runnisto avoids it with no problem.
Bull defending well as Runnisto loads up on a big left hand.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Runnisto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bull on the side of the head.
Runnisto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Runnisto throws a big shot that misses.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Runnisto is just out of range.
Runnisto swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
Runnisto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bull moves out of range of the strikes.
Bull feints a jab promting Runnisto to slip. Bull then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Runnisto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bull thuds his right hand into Runnisto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Runnisto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Runnisto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull lands a jab to the nose.
Bull 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.
Runnisto throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
Runnisto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Bull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Runnisto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Runnisto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Runnisto needs to keep his hands up - Bull had a free shot at his head there.
Bull is looking to chop away at Runnisto's legs.
Runnisto ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Bull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runnisto.
Runnisto loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Bull bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Runnisto's head backwards.
Jari Bull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bull lands a head shot.
Runnisto checks a leg kick nicely.
Bull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Runnisto.
Bull pivots, looking for a leg kick but Runnisto is out of range and Bull settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Bull does it's job there.
Runnisto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Bull finds it's way through Runnisto's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Runnisto throws a sloppy head kick
and Bull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Runnisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Runnisto.
Runnisto misses with a hook. Bull ducked under it nicely.
Runnisto throws a hook to the side of Bull's head but Bull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bull throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Runnisto.
Runnisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
Runnisto digs a good body shot into Bull's ribs.
Bull has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Runnisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
Bull lands an overhand right.
Runnisto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Runnisto looks to land a left hand but Bull moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto jabs Bull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnisto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Runnisto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bull walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Runnisto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Runnisto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bull counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Runnisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bull.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Runnisto might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Bull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Runnisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Runnisto scores with a hook to the body. Bull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
Bull throws a lazy uppercut
and Runnisto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bull has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bull scores with a nice right hand.
Runnisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bull.
Runnisto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bull punishes Runnisto's body with a nice straight punch.
Bull is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
Bull avoids the body shot from Runnisto.
Runnisto misses with a jab to the body
and Bull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Runnisto throws a hook but Bull blocks it.
Bull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Runnisto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bull to score with a decent uppercut.
Bull misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runnisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bull throws out the jab.
Bull misses the body punch
and Runnisto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runnisto misses with a hook. Bull ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto throws a hook to the side of Bull's head but Bull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Runnisto lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull avoids the body shot from Runnisto.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Runnisto cracks Bull with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Runnisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
Runnisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Runnisto slips under a jab from Bull.
Runnisto throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Runnisto misses.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Runnisto is just out of range.
Bull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Runnisto. Runnisto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jari Bull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Runnisto at a distance.
Runnisto swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
Runnisto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Runnisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Bull takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Runnisto looks to land a left hand but Bull moved out of range nicely.
Runnisto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Runnisto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
A nice side step and Bull releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Runnisto. Beautiful body shot.
Runnisto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bull under the eye.
A jab from Bull misses.
Bull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Runnisto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Runnisto misses the target.
Runnisto misses with a hook. Bull ducked under it nicely.
Bull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Runnisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bull.
Runnisto lunges at Bull with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bull's hand.
Runnisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Runnisto.
Runnisto with a jab.
Bull lands with an overhand left.
Bull throws a hook but Runnisto blocks it.
Runnisto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Runnisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto avoids the head kick by Bull.
Runnisto lands a nice shot that snaps Bull's head back.
Bull swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Runnisto.
Runnisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bull.
Bull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Runnisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
Bull misses with a lunging right hand
and Runnisto counters with a straight right hand.
Runnisto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Runnisto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Bull.
Runnisto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Runnisto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bull tries a low kick but Runnisto avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Runnisto throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
Bull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Runnisto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runnisto.
Bull doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Runnisto throws a shot to the body.
Runnisto takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Runnisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Runnisto manages to avoid it.
Runnisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Runnisto misses.
Bull moves forwards but Runnisto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Runnisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bull cracks a nice hook into Runnisto's ribs.
Bull throws a sloppy body shot
and Runnisto counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Runnisto. Runnisto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Runnisto.
Runnisto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bull in his tracks.
Bull throws out a leg kick but Runnisto moves out of range and Bull only half commits.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut.
Bull throws out a counter right but Runnisto avoids it with no problem.
Bull lands a body shot.
Runnisto slips a jab from Bull.
Bull throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Runnisto counters with a straight right hand.
Runnisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
Runnisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.
Runnisto throws a wild body kick that Bull sees coming a mile off.
Runnisto throws a series of punches but Bull moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iikka Runnisto clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Runnisto at a distance.
Bull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Runnisto.
Bull looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick there by Bull.
Runnisto lands a right hook to the body.
Bull on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runnisto throws out the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Bull. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bull.
Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Runnisto.
Runnisto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Runnisto jabs Bull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Runnisto throws a combination. Bull tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bull misses with a straight right.
Bull scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto connects with a right hand. Bull shakes it off.
That kick from Bull tenderised Runnisto's leg. Runnisto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Runnisto scores with a hook to the body. Bull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Runnisto throws a looping overhand right but Bull ducks down to avoid it.
Runnisto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Runnisto misses.
Runnisto misses with a head kick.
Runnisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Runnisto with a body shot.
Bull swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Runnisto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut.
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
Bull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Bull misses.
Nice defenses there by Bull.
Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Runnisto.
Runnisto lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Runnisto lands with an overhand left.
Runnisto scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bull.
Bull lands an overhand right.
Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Runnisto.
Runnisto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Runnisto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bull looks to land a body kick but Runnisto moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
Bull throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good shot there by Runnisto.
Runnisto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Runnisto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bull takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Bull misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull misses with a straight right.
Bull feints and then cracks Runnisto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Runnisto down.
Runnisto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Runnisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runnisto backing away here, and Bull unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto lands a jab.
Bull takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Runnisto lands a nice shot to the body.
Runnisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
Bull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Runnisto misses with a looping left.
And Bull responds with a good body kick, but Runnisto manages to step out the way in time.
Bull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Runnisto checks a low kick from Bull.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Runnisto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bull.
Bull missing with a left hand there. Runnisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Runnisto lands a jab to Bull's midsection.
Runnisto throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Iikka Runnisto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
That's time! Runnisto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Runnisto misses its intended target.
Runnisto backing away here, and Bull unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Runnisto thows a leg kick but Bull checks it
and Bull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bull moves away from the strike by Runnisto.
Bull lands a body shot.
Runnisto tries to work over Bull's front leg with a kick but Bull checks it.
Runnisto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bull connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Runnisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.
Runnisto misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Bull releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Runnisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Runnisto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Runnisto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull swings for the body but Runnisto moves out of range.
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
Bull lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bull slips under a jab from Runnisto.
Bull avoids the body shot from Runnisto.
Bull throws a low kick but Runnisto avoids it.
It looked like Runnisto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bull looks to throw the jab but Runnisto is out of range.
Bull throws a nice looking combination but Runnisto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Runnisto connects with a jab.
Bull scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Runnisto walks into a straight right hand from Bull.
Runnisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bull throws out the jab.
Bull is looking to chop away at Runnisto's legs.
Bull throws a hook but Runnisto blocks it.
Bull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Runnisto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Runnisto misses its intended target.
Bull lands a jab to the nose.
Runnisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bull.
An attempted straight right counter from Runnisto misses the target.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Runnisto is just out of range.
Bull throws a right hand that misses
and Runnisto counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for Runnisto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Runnisto scores with a nice head shot.
Runnisto misses with a body shot.
Bull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Runnisto.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull misses with a low kick.
Runnisto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Runnisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runnisto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bull misses with a straight right.
Bull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Runnisto.
Bull misses with a body kick.
Runnisto jabs at Bull's body.
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Runnisto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bull looks to land a left hand but Runnisto moved out of range nicely.
Runnisto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bull.
Runnisto looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Jab by Runnisto.
Bull misses with a looping left.
Runnisto is looking to counter punch.
Bull throws a hook to the side of Runnisto's head but Runnisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Runnisto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick from Bull lands but Runnisto takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto slips a straight right by Bull.
Runnisto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Runnisto connects with a right hand. Bull shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnisto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bull moves forwards but Runnisto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Runnisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bull delivers a nice body kick.
Bull lands a leg kick that knocks Runnisto off balance momentarily.
Bull slips a straight right by Runnisto.
Bull lands a head shot.
Bull on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bull lands a jab.
Bull's jab looks to have found its range, popping Runnisto under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jari Bull.
Well Bull has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Bull!
Jari Bull is the new light heavyweight champion!
Iikka Runnisto was interviewed post fight and said 'F*** it, i thought you would have been ring rusted to dust.. Guess not? Gym rats.'.
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