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Helsinki Fighting League: 49 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stelling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stelling has chosen London Calling as his entrance music. Jack Stelling looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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194 lbs
35 - 17 - 0 |
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175 lbs
10 - 47 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Amaral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 47 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Stelling !
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaral pushes Stelling up against the cage in a clinch.
Amaral lands a right hand.
Stelling takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stelling trying to land knees to the body.
Stelling misses with a punch on the inside.
Amaral lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stelling .
Amaral makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Amaral lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Amaral scores with a knee to the head.
Amaral lands a nice uppercut.
Stelling is rocked!
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!
Amaral works on Stelling 's body with a couple of short punches.
Stelling looks winded!
Amaral drops Stelling onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Stelling is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Stelling is still on wobbly legs! Can Amaral finish him?
Amaral throws 2 knees - Stelling can't escape Amaral's clinch. As Stelling tries to escape again Amaral whips his head left to meet with another knee! That's knocked out Stelling 's gum shield and as Stelling falls to the floor, the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Rafael Amaral!
As Rafael Amaral got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm not surprised mother fuckers!'.
Jack Stelling spoke after the fight, saying 'Don't Worries Fans, I Will Come Back And Win For My UK Fans'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilir Carnevore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Merdaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilir Carnevore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Merdaka!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnevore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carnevore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Merdaka has time to react.
Merdaka is rocked!
Merdaka's coach down at Helsinki Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Merdaka's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Carnevore throws a hook but Merdaka avoids it easily.
Merdaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Merdaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carnevore appears to be looking for a big counter.
Merdaka throws out a loose jab but Carnevore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merdaka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Merdaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Carnevore finish him?
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carnevore shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Merdaka takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Carnevore sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Merdaka bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ilir Carnevore!
Ilir Carnevore really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Sullivan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rufus Soderberg's chin.
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185 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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186 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 29 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan misses with a takedown
and Soderberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sullivan thinking.
Soderberg scores with a punch to the head.
Sullivan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soderberg is fending him off so far but Sullivan persists. Nope, Soderberg circles away and we're back to standing.
Soderberg swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.
Soderberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
Soderberg connects with a high kick.
It looks like Jeremy Sullivan has been cut.
Sullivan has a takedown stuffed.
Soderberg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Sullivan. 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.
Sullivan fails with the takedown
and Soderberg counters with a three punch combo that has Sullivan backing up. Sullivan nods at Soderberg to acknowledge the strikes.
Sullivan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Soderberg's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan looking to pass the guard.
Sullivan won't allow Soderberg to sweep him here.
Sullivan postures up in Soderberg's guard and throws a big left but Soderberg blocks it.
Sullivan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sullivan working some strikes from top position.
Soderberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sullivan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Soderberg working a defensive guard here.
Sullivan distracts Soderberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Soderberg keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
Sullivan chips away with some ground and pound.
Soderberg looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sullivan passes into side control.
Sullivan scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sullivan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sullivan is trying to get an arm triangle but Soderberg is defending well.
Soderberg parries the strikes from Sullivan easily there. Sullivan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Soderberg to escape.
Soderberg tries to bench press Sullivan off him but Sullivan keeps the position.
Sullivan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sullivan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Soderberg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Soderberg is still trying to improve position.
Sullivan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sullivan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soderberg keeps working.
Soderberg is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan working the head with strikes.
Sullivan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Soderberg some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soderberg wants to control but Sullivan postures up.
Soderberg takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sullivan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Soderberg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sullivan trying to control the action but Soderberg is working from the bottom.
Sullivan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sullivan scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is trying to get an arm triangle but Soderberg is defending well.
Soderberg can't do much from the bottom here.
Soderberg takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Soderberg is trying to control Sullivan's posture but Sullivan avoids it.
Soderberg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sullivan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sullivan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Soderberg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Soderberg is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sullivan off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
I really don't envy Sullivan right now.
Soderberg struggling to land strikes to the head as Sullivan covers up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Sullivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Sullivan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Soderberg misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sullivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sullivan avoids a kick to the body.
Sullivan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sullivan closes the distance and pushes Soderberg back into the cage.
Sullivan fails to pull guard.
Soderberg ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Soderberg no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Soderberg 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sullivan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan preventing the sweep.
Sullivan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sullivan scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
Soderberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sullivan is pushing down on Soderberg's leg trying to pass to half guard. Soderberg is fighting to maintain full guard but Sullivan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sullivan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soderberg can do to turn this around?
Sullivan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soderberg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Soderberg looking for submissions off his back.
Sullivan working Soderberg over with strikes.
Sullivan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sullivan trying to control the action but Soderberg is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sullivan connects with a nice short shot to Soderberg's temple.
Soderberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sullivan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sullivan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Soderberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sullivan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Soderberg is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg trying to control but Sullivan postures up.
Soderberg is still in real trouble! Can Sullivan finish him?
Soderberg looking for submissions off his back.
Soderberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Sullivan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sullivan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sullivan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Soderberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Soderberg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sullivan controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Soderberg is out! Sullivan gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jeremy Sullivan!
A victorious Jeremy Sullivan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Rufus Soderberg was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm not done. I'm not done. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Hail Mary - Tupac as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nate Diaz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Gonzalez 's chin.
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180 lbs
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28
183 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Gonzalez !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz cracks Gonzalez with a good jab.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
Gonzalez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz cracks Gonzalez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz scores with a jab. Gonzalez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz feints a jab promting Gonzalez to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gonzalez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Gonzalez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Nate Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
Gonzalez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz lands a jab.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez .
A nice side step and Gonzalez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz misses the jab.
Gonzalez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nate Diaz's cut is getting worse.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a body punch
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz is rocked!
Nate Diaz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Diaz takes a swing at Gonzalez 's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp right that sends Diaz to the canvas! Gonzalez follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Gonzalez !
A very excited looking Nick Gonzalez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pekko Wannanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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161 lbs
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163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekko Wannanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega tries to keep at a distance but Wannanen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wannanen gets through Ortega's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Wannanen.
Wannanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ortega has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wannanen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wannanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ortega is trying to drag Wannanen to the mat but Wannanen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wannanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wannanen lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wannanen.
Wannanen lands an elbow that stopped Ortega in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Martin Ortega has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wannanen lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Wannanen.
Wannanen lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Wannanen.
Wannanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wannanen lands with a light punch inside.
Wannanen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wannanen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wannanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Ortega backwards.
Wannanen lands with a light punch inside.
Wannanen lands with a left to the head.
Ortega is rocked!
Ortega takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ortega is still on wobbly legs! Can Wannanen finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortega takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wannanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Wannanen.
Ortega looks winded!
Wannanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ortega backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wannanen.
Wannanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ortega backwards.
Wannanen lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen lands a big right hand that drops Ortega! The killer instinct kicks in and Wannanen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Wannanen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekko Wannanen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Wilder is predictable there
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilder.
Brandon Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee scores with a jab.
Wilder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilder counters by moving into the clinch.
Wilder swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilder dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Wilder misses with the head strike.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
Wilder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee jumps guard.
Wilder looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Wilder from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Wilder is looking to counter punch.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilder went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Wilder is out of range.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Wilder seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lee showed some decent athleticism there.
Lee wants to pass to mount but Wilder is defending the position.
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!
Lee controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lee is working for a kimura but Wilder is defending it quite comfortably.
Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
Wilder is pressing down on Lee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wilder manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Wilder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilder takes a shot to the head.
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Wilder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Wilder is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilder struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wilder under the eye.
Wilder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wilder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilder throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Wilder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilder dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee slips under a jab from Wilder.
Wilder tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brandon Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee scores with a one two! Wilder had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Wilder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wilder's corner calls for a 1-2. Wilder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Wilder lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Wilder counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilder.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilder moves away.
Jack Wilder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wilder's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Wilder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Wilder appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wilder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee misses with the combination.
Wilder wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wilder looks to throw a body kick
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Wilder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wilder punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Wilder lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lee is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Wilder tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilder finish him?
Nice shot by Wilder.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Wilder scores with a counter punch that sends Lee to the canvas! Wilder smells blood - he's punishing Lee with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Lee has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Wilder!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Nassar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Nassar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Nassar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nassar throws a hook but Bordignon Miyao blocks it.
Bordignon Miyao has his takedown stuffed
and Nassar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bordignon Miyao doesn't manage to clinch there - Nassar circles away.
A lazy left from Bordignon Miyao finds it's target.
Nassar leaves Bordignon Miyao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nassar.
Bordignon Miyao moves into the clinch successfully.
Nassar working aggressively here.
Nassar throws a punch but it's blocked by Bordignon Miyao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordignon Miyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bordignon Miyao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nassar throws a punch but it's blocked by Bordignon Miyao.
Nassar misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bordignon Miyao.
Bordignon Miyao tightens his grip and picks Nassar up, before dumping him to the ground. Nassar manages to land in guard.
Bordignon Miyao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nassar is keeping the position for now.
Bordignon Miyao works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nassar is pressing down on Bordignon Miyao's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bordignon Miyao tries to free his leg and advance position but Nassar is retaining full guard.
Nassar wants to sweep here but Bordignon Miyao controlling him for the moment.
Bordignon Miyao is pushing down on Nassar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nassar is fighting to maintain full guard but Bordignon Miyao has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nassar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bordignon Miyao is looking for a kimura but Nassar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bordignon Miyao to get the leverage.
Nassar is looking to improve his position.
Bordignon Miyao wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nassar keeps working.
Nassar keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bordignon Miyao is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nassar is just riding it out for now. Bordignon Miyao eventually gives up the hold.
Bordignon Miyao is looking to take a break and control but Nassar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordignon Miyao is working for a submission of some sort.
Nassar has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bordignon Miyao not doing much here.
Nassar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bordignon Miyao on the ground.
Bordignon Miyao moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bordignon Miyao trying to control the action but Nassar is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bordignon Miyao working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bordignon Miyao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nassar counters with a nice uppercut.
Bordignon Miyao throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nassar to counter with a crisp jab.
Nassar lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that George Nassar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bordignon Miyao throws a right hand that misses
and Bordignon Miyao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bordignon Miyao throws out a powerful jab.
Bordignon Miyao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nassar sprawls well. Nassar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bordignon Miyao gets slowly back to his feet.
Nassar connects with a single shot there.
Bordignon Miyao is rocked!
Nassar slaps away a takedown attempt from Bordignon Miyao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bordignon Miyao's coach down at RCJ Machado Jiu-Jitsu was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bordignon Miyao's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bordignon Miyao misses the body punch
and Nassar counters with a nice uppercut.
Bordignon Miyao is still on wobbly legs! Can Nassar finish him?
Bordignon Miyao with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nassar scores with a counter punch that sends Bordignon Miyao to the canvas! Nassar smells blood - he's punishing Bordignon Miyao with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bordignon Miyao has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Nassar!
George Nassar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Darren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusoposkinen Clintsari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Darren might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Here's to the losers. 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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176 lbs
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185 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren misses with an uppercut.
Darren lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Clintsari looks to score with a jab to the body but Darren is just out of range.
Darren fires out a quick counter leg kick but Clintsari just manages to avoid it.
Clintsari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darren counters with a thumping low kick.
Clintsari throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Darren to counter with a crisp jab.
Darren swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Clintsari lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Clintsari 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.
Darren lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Clintsari .
A swing and a miss from Clintsari .
Darren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clintsari misses with a two punch combination.
Darren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clintsari on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clintsari throws a body punch but Darren moves out of range.
Darren gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clintsari is looking to clinch.
Clintsari walks into a stiff left hand from Darren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren moves out of range as Clintsari strikes.
Clintsari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darren.
Clintsari staying out of range there.
Rusoposkinen Clintsari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darren misses with a low kick.
Clintsari misses the body punch
and Darren counters with a leg kick.
Darren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clintsari .
Darren connects with an inside leg kick.
Darren needs to keep his hands up - Clintsari had a free shot at his head there.
Good work by Clintsari as he checks the leg kick.
Clintsari appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Darren.
Darren looks to land a left hand but Clintsari moved out of range nicely.
Darren takes a swing at Clintsari 's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Clintsari .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren misses with a straight left.
Darren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clintsari moves out of range as Darren strikes.
Clintsari is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Darren throws a leg kick that misses.
Clintsari blocks a low kick nicely.
Clintsari throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darren misses with a wild body shot.
Darren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clintsari .
Clintsari throws a lazy uppercut
and Darren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clintsari thinking.
Clintsari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clintsari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Clintsari .
Darren is looking to counter punch.
Clintsari looks to score with a jab to the body but Darren is just out of range.
Darren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren just misses with a punch to the body.
Darren slips a jab from Clintsari .
Darren ducks under a wild hook from Clintsari .
A big right from Darren misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darren.
Darren does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A clash of legs there as Clintsari blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clintsari ! But no joy.
Clintsari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darren cracks Clintsari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clintsari is rocked!
Darren lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clintsari is still on wobbly legs! Can Darren finish him?
Clintsari misses with an uppercut
and Darren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clintsari looks winded!
Darren finds Clintsari 's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Clintsari flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Darren lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Clintsari will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Darren!
James Darren retains his welterweight title!
James Darren thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Solberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solberg has chosen Bad Moon Rising as his entrance music. Peter Solberg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Solberg!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Solberg with a hook.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a nice strike.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice hook to Solberg's body. Solberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a hook. Solberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Solberg throws a series of punches but Van Wijnbergen avoids them all with ease.
Van Wijnbergen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Van Wijnbergen as Solberg shoots in.
Van Wijnbergen throws a good cross that connects.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Van Wijnbergen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Wijnbergen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Solberg throws a low kick but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solberg is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Solberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Wijnbergen.
Solberg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Van Wijnbergen slips a jab and a cross from Solberg.
Van Wijnbergen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Solberg just manages to avoid it.
Solberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Solberg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen is out of range.
Solberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Van Wijnbergen. Those never looked like landing.
Solberg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Wijnbergen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Wijnbergen catches Solberg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Solberg is rocked!
Solberg misses with a right hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a straight right hand.
Solberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Wijnbergen finish him?
Solberg slips under a jab.
Solberg misses with a takedown attempt - Van Wijnbergen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Van Wijnbergen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Joels Van Wijnbergen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Solberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Wijnbergen jabs Solberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Solberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a body kick but Solberg moved away.
Solberg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Wijnbergen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Solberg scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Wijnbergen misses the target.
Solberg feints the counter takedown.
Solberg catches Van Wijnbergen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Solberg.
Van Wijnbergen throws a front kick aimed at Solberg's knee but Solberg avoids it well.
Solberg lands with a straight right. Van Wijnbergen didn't see that one coming.
Solberg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solberg throws a leg kick
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Solberg throws a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Van Wijnbergen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A good leg kick by Solberg.
Solberg misses with a takedown
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a crisp one two that drops Solberg! Van Wijnbergen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Solberg to his feet! Solberg is in big trouble!
Van Wijnbergen feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Solberg collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joels Van Wijnbergen!
Joels Van Wijnbergen retains his light heavyweight title!
Joels Van Wijnbergen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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