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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between igor samsonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, igor samsonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
samsonov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
samsonov throws a right hand that O Brien ducks under and follows up with a left that O Brien also avoids with ease.
samsonov throws a sloppy head kick and O Brien moves out of range easily.
O Brien shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in samsonov's guard.
samsonov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Brien drops back, looking for a kneebar! samsonov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. samsonov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from samsonov!
O Brien tries to bench press samsonov off him but samsonov keeps the position.
samsonov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
samsonov decides to stand back up. samsonov steps back and let's O Brien get back to his feet.
samsonov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
samsonov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
samsonov throws a head kick but O Brien moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? samsonov is fending him off so far but O Brien persists. Nope, samsonov circles away and we're back to standing.
samsonov throws a nice looking combination but O Brien bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Brien looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
samsonov wants to get back to his feet.
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. O Brien connects with a nice short shot to samsonov's temple.
It looks like igor samsonov has been cut.
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. O Brien connects with a nice short shot to samsonov's temple.
samsonov pushes O Brien off looking to stand but O Brien dives back in and keeps control.
O Brien landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Brien missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Brien not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
O Brien throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
O Brien takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
O Brien 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
samsonov tries to kick O Brien off but O Brien keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
O Brien missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Brien prevents samsonov from standing back up.
samsonov is breathing heavily.
O Brien passes to side control.
O Brien scores with punches from side control.
O Brien has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Brien looks up at the clock and then as samsonov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, O Brien smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
O Brien lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
igor samsonov's cut is getting worse.
O Brien in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and samsonov looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! O Brien turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad O Brien!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kerma Pekoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ruckola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kerma Pekoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Ruckola!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekoni shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ruckola's guard.
Pekoni prevents Ruckola from getting back to his feet.
Ruckola 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.
Ruckola is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruckola wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pekoni is now in half guard.
Ruckola looking for submissions off his back.
Pekoni is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ruckola is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kerma Pekoni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iron Ispa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavali Pietari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pietari has chosen The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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191 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Ispa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavali Pietari!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietari ducks under a wild hook from Ispa.
Pietari forces Ispa back against the cage and clinches.
Ispa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ispa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ispa throws a lazy head kick
and Pietari counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ispa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ispa throws a head kick that misses.
Pietari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ispa backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ispa misses with a straight right.
Ispa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ispa misses with an uppercut.
Pietari lands a big head kick that sends Ispa tumbling to the mat! Pietari takes a step backwards and waves Ispa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ispa is rocked!
Pietari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pietari defending well as Ispa loads up on a big left hand.
Pietari slips under a jab.
Pietari avoids the head kick by Ispa.
Pietari drops Ispa with a beautiful combination! Ispa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pietari is looking for the KO!
Oh Ispa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pietari rushes Ispa and presses him up against the cage.
Ispa seems to have got his legs back now.
Pietari lands a nice elbow.
Ispa letting Pietari take a breather here.
Ispa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Ispa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ispa has had enough of the clinch but Pietari keeps him there for the moment.
Ispa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pietari's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ispa is breathing heavily.
Pietari misses with a knee strike.
Pietari manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietari thumps Ispa with a low kick.
Pietari gets a clinch.
Pietari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ispa shoots in for a double leg but Pietari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ispa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pietari. That one must have hurt.
Pietari lands a left and a right that send Ispa crashing to the mat, dazed. Pietari thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ispa moves forwards but Pietari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pietari cracks Ispa with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ispa looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pietari finish him?
Pietari rushes Ispa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pietari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pietari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ispa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pietari manages to pull guard.
Ispa stopping the sweep attempt from Pietari.
Pietari pulls Ispa in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietari trying to keep a closed guard but Ispa is proving a slippery customer.
Pietari looking for a guillotine here but Ispa defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietari has his foot on Ispa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ispa works his way back into a safe position though.
Pietari has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ispa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ispa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pietari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Ispa tries to stand but Pietari is controlling from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ispa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No joy there for Pietari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pietari clinches up with Ispa and pushes him back against the cage.
Ispa wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Pietari.
Ispa takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Pietari.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavali Pietari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pietari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pietari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pietari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ispa throws a head kick but Pietari moves out of range.
A big right from Ispa misses.
Ispa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pietari clinches.
Pietari landing knees to the head.
Pietari keeps control of Ispa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pietari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ispa's efforts to push away.
Pietari lands a knee to the head.
Ispa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pietari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pietari lands with a kick to the temple. Ispa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pietari darts in and clinches Ispa up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Pietari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pietari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ispa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pietari landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pietari slows down the pace here.
Pietari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pietari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pietari crunches a lovely knee into Ispa's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa takes an elbow to the temple.
Pietari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ispa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pietari is stalling here.
Pietari lands a nice elbow.
Pietari working Ispa over with knees to the body.
Pietari lands a good knee to the midsection. Ispa won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pietari.
Pietari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pietari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ispa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pietari keeps control of Ispa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ispa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pietari's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Ispa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pietari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pietari lands a shot to the body.
Ispa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pietari scores a nice knee to the body.
Pietari keeps control of Ispa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pietari wants a takedown.
Pietari tries to land knees in the clinch but Ispa avoids the damage to the body.
Ispa tries to break free but Pietari pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietari has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ispa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pietari tries to pull guard but Ispa won't allow it.
Iron Ispa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavali Pietari.
Pietari blocks an elbow strike.
Pietari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pietari staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Ispa.
Ispa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pietari.
A head kick by Ispa misses
enabling Pietari to counter with a crisp jab.
Pietari throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pietari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ispa, pushing him back against the cage.
Pietari turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ispa is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ispa is not content to let Pietari control the position.
Pietari misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pietari stands up.
Pietari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ispa backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pietari lands a high kick!
Pietari moves into range and clinches up with Ispa.
Ispa takes an elbow to the temple.
Ispa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pietari.
Pietari scores with a shot to the side of Ispa's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavali Pietari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ispa throws a hook but Pietari blocks it.
Ispa throws a head kick that misses
and Pietari counters by moving into the clinch.
Ispa misses with an elbow strike.
Pietari is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pietari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pietari holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pietari jumps guard and drags Ispa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pietari controls Ispa momentarily but Ispa frees himself.
Pietari pushes Ispa off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pietari rushes Ispa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Pietari to work.
The crowd are getting on Pietari's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Pietari lands a right hand.
Ispa is trying to break the clinch but Pietari has him pressed against the cage.
Pietari lands a nice knee to the body.
Pietari prevents Ispa from breaking the clinch.
Pietari working Ispa over with knees to the body.
Pietari breaks from the clinch.
Iron Ispa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pietari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ispa backs up against the cage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pietari.
Ispa throws a lazy right hand but Pietari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pietari moves into range and clinches up with Ispa.
Ispa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pietari.
Pietari prevents Ispa from breaking the clinch.
Ispa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pietari dodges an elbow strike from Ispa.
Iron Ispa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietari lands a body shot.
Paavali Pietari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pietari has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ispa is trying to keep an underhook but Pietari manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pietari wants to work for an arm triangle but Ispa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pietari tries to stand and escape but Ispa is controlling the position.
Pietari is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietari is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Ispa manages to get to full guard.
Pietari would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ispa is wriggling around but Pietari manages to pass to half guard.
Paavali Pietari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in half guard, Pietari seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavali Pietari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pietari has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Paavali Pietari!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Paavali Pietari!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Paavali Pietari!
Paavali Pietari wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amanda Skott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zab Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amanda Skott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zab Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skott tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mayweather!
Skott instigates a clinch.
Skott is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Skott has Mayweather pressed against the cage, preventing Mayweather from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skott slowing the pace effectively.
Skott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Skott.
Mayweather avoids the elbow strike from Skott, against the cage.
Mayweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skott has him pressed against the cage.
Mayweather is looking to break free of the clinch but Skott has double underhooks.
Skott lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mayweather is trying to force a seperation but Skott has the dominant position.
Mayweather wants to get back to striking at distance but Skott won't allow it.
Skott lands an elbow inside.
Mayweather tries to circle away but Skott has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Skott.
Skott misses with a knee strike.
Skott can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Skott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Skott creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mayweather wants to break free but Skott has control.
Mayweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skott has him pressed against the cage.
Mayweather tries to break the clinch but Skott is controlling the position.
Mayweather is pressed up against the cage. Skott has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mayweather down to the mat. Mayweather avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Skott is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Skott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Horrible takedown by Skott or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayweather which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amanda Skott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skott is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skott scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather is trying to stand up here but Skott is controlling him well.
Skott wants to control but Mayweather is keeping him busy.
Skott prevents Mayweather from standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mayweather can do anything to dispel that myth.
Skott is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mayweather has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mayweather really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mayweather keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Skott shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skott misses with a takedown attempt - Mayweather sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skott is breathing heavily.
Mayweather fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Skott wants to clinch up but Mayweather keeps it at a distance.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayweather misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skott shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skott won't allow Mayweather to get back to his feet.
Skott trying to control but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
Mayweather wants to stand but Skott is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skott tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayweather is retaining full guard.
Mayweather pushes Skott off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zab Mayweather dominated that round.
That's time! Skott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skott throws a head kick that misses.
Skott clinches up against the cage.
Skott landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Skott with a knee to the head.
Skott has Mayweather pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mayweather manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skott.
Skott scores with a knee to the head.
Skott pushes off an throws an elbow but Mayweather leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skott lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Mayweather can't break the clinch.
Skott landing knees to the head.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skott throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather managing to block the knees to the body from Skott.
Skott throws an elbow but it misses.
Skott controlling the action here for a moment.
Skott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayweather blocks it with crossed arms.
Skott missing with knees to the body.
Skott controlling the action here for a moment.
Mayweather avoids the elbow strike from Skott, against the cage.
Skott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skott tries to land a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks with his arms.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Skott lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mayweather is trying to force a seperation but Skott has the dominant position.
Mayweather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mayweather wants to break free but Skott has control.
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.
The referee calls for Skott to work.
Mayweather tries to break the clinch but Skott is controlling the position.
Mayweather blocks an elbow strike.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Skott is controlling him.
Skott trying to land knees to the body.
Mayweather is trying to force a seperation but Skott has the dominant position.
Mayweather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mayweather wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skott throws an elbow but it misses.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch but Skott keeps him there for the moment.
Skott lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Skott taking a breather.
Skott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayweather.
Skott is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Skott looking to throw knees to the head but Mayweather is blocking nicely.
Mayweather is fighting off a takedown attempt but Skott is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mayweather to the mat. Mayweather regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skott prevents Mayweather from getting back to his feet.
Mayweather uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayweather is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Skott takes one to the side of the head.
Mayweather throws a series of strikes that have Skott backpedaling.
Skott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mayweather displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Skott.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amanda Skott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Skott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Skott avoids them all with ease.
Skott moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skott wants to clinch up but Mayweather keeps it at a distance.
Skott tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.
Skott misses with a takedown attempt - Mayweather sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Amanda Skott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skott.
Nice shot lands for Mayweather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skott fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zab Mayweather showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Skott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mayweather stuffs the takedown.
Mayweather is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skott.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Skott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayweather circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Mayweather as he connects with a hook.
No luck for Skott with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amanda Skott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mayweather throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
Zab Mayweather seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mayweather scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Skott has a takedown stuffed.
Mayweather misses with the combination.
Skott takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Skott dives in and grabs Mayweather's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mayweather pushes down on Skott's head and hops out.
Mayweather throws a chopping leg kick but Skott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skott is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mayweather sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skott.
Mayweather fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skott on the side of the head.
Skott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mayweather as he jumps to the side.
Mayweather cracks Skott with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skott takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mayweather throws out a powerful jab.
Skott has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mayweather finds it's way round the side to connect with Skott's head.
Mayweather takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good shot there by Mayweather.
Jab from Mayweather.
Mayweather tests Skott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Skott avoids nicely.
Skott tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
Zab Mayweather is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skott wants to clinch.
Mayweather fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skott on the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Mayweather scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Skott avoids it well.
Zab Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayweather jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Skott tries to clinch but Mayweather moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayweather scores with a three punch combo!
Amanda Skott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zab Mayweather comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mayweather winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Zab Mayweather!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Zab Mayweather!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Zab Mayweather!
Zab Mayweather wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Cyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shinya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micheal Cyde!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cyde had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aoki defends it easily.
Aoki has gone for a leg lock! Cyde slips out almost immediately though and dives into Aoki's guard.
Cyde drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Aoki dives on top into guard.
Aoki is posturing up here but Cyde has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Aoki tries to roll out but it's too tight and Aoki has to tap! Slick submission there by Cyde!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Micheal Cyde!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fighter Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter Guy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Hurley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fighter Guy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guy sprawls well. Guy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hurley gets slowly back to his feet.
Hurley moves out of range as Guy strikes.
Guy swings for the body but Hurley moves out of range.
Hurley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hurley is defended easily by Guy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hurley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hurley tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley moves in looking to clinch but Guy pushes him off.
Hurley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guy pinned against the cage. Guy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hurley tries to clinch up.
Guy moves out of range of the body kick from Hurley.
Guy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hurley's guard.
Guy throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hurley wants to get back to full guard but Guy has passed into side control.
Guy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hurley is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy controlling his opponent.
Oh Hurley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guy throws some wild stikes that Hurley manages to avoid easily.
Guy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hurley seems to have got his legs back now.
Guy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hurley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Guy.
Guy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hurley because Guy loaded up on that one.
Guy is landing with some decent strikes but Hurley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Guy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Guy controlling from the full mount.
Hurley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Guy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy punching from mount but Hurley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Guy thowing shots but they're missing.
Hurley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Guy.
Guy wants to finish this one by submission but Hurley is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Guy.
Guy working for a guillotine from mount but Hurley is in no mood to give up.
Hurley blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Guy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hurley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hurley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hurley tries to lock up and control but Guy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Guy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Guy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hurley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guy on the ground.
Guy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hurley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy throws some wild stikes that Hurley manages to avoid easily.
Guy punching from mount but Hurley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hurley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fighter Guy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hurley with a poor takedown
and Guy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hurley trying to hold on to Guy's head to control him but Guy postures up.
Guy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Guy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guy works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy won't let Hurley get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poor strikes thrown by Guy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hurley is bucking up trying to escape but Guy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Hurley is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fighter Guy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between B Schnitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, B Schnitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike White!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
White fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schnitz with a lazy takedown attempt
and White decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schnitz's guard.
White postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Schnitz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of White, into his guard.
Schnitz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schnitz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schnitz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Schnitz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Schnitz stands up over White, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Schnitz slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schnitz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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. Schnitz connects with a nice short shot to White's temple.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schnitz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Schnitz lands a nice short elbow.
White looking for submissions off his back.
White looks gassed!
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Schnitz scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnitz working White over with strikes.
Schnitz throwing shots but White is blocking nicely.
White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Schnitz pulls his head out easily.
Schnitz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for White!
Schnitz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Schnitz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
White takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Schnitz's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). B Schnitz!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pehr Erik Liljestrand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pehr Erik Liljestrand has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
140 lbs
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139 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pehr Erik Liljestrand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Puska!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liljestrand circles away.
Puska fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Puska misses with a takedown attempt - Liljestrand sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pehr Erik Liljestrand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Puska.
Liljestrand throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puska will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Puska doesn't manage to clinch there - Liljestrand circles away.
Good leg kick by Liljestrand there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice sprawl there from Liljestrand as Puska shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Puska.
Liljestrand scores with a leg kick.
Puska throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liljestrand's waist but Liljestrand gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Puska off to one side.
Puska looks gassed!
Liljestrand defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Puska.
Liljestrand leaves Puska with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Liljestrand there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska looks for a takedown but Liljestrand sprawls well.
Liljestrand scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liljestrand.
Puska closes the distance and clinches up with Liljestrand, looking for a takedown. Puska pushes Liljestrand against the cage but Liljestrand circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Liljestrand feints and then cracks Puska's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puska down.
Liljestrand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puska.
Mike Puska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liljestrand is looking to chop away at Puska's legs.
Liljestrand displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Puska.
Liljestrand looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liljestrand defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Puska.
Puska blocks a low kick nicely.
Puska moves in looking to clinch but Liljestrand pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liljestrand lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puska's sensitive parts.
Liljestrand shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Puska closes the distance and clinches up with Liljestrand, looking for a takedown. Puska pushes Liljestrand against the cage but Liljestrand circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Puska checks a leg kick nicely.
Puska checks a leg kick nicely.
Liljestrand lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puska's sensitive parts.
Liljestrand really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Liljestrand slaps away a takedown attempt from Puska, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liljestrand. That's going to slow Puska down.
Pehr Erik Liljestrand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liljestrand.
Puska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liljestrand swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puska shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liljestrand defends it nicely.
Puska on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liljestrand. Liljestrand obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Liljestrand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liljestrand. That's going to slow Puska down.
Puska fails with a takedown attempt.
Puska's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Puska tries for a takedown but Liljestrand sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Liljestrand.
Liljestrand slaps away a takedown attempt from Puska, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Liljestrand chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liljestrand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puska.
Puska tries for a takedown but Liljestrand sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liljestrand turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska shoots for a double leg takedown but Liljestrand sprawls well. He's pushed Puska's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An inside leg kick from Liljestrand misses.
Puska shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liljestrand sprawls well. Liljestrand wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Puska gets slowly back to his feet.
Liljestrand lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puska is trying desperately to land a takedown but Liljestrand is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Puska.
Puska on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liljestrand. Liljestrand obviously looking to wear him down.
Puska shoots for a takedown but Liljestrand saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Liljestrand wants to slow Puska down by chopping away at his legs.
Liljestrand tries to score with a low kick but Puska moves his leg out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liljestrand.
Puska fails to land the takedown.
Liljestrand throws and low kick but Puska moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pehr Erik Liljestrand dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Puska misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Puska checks a leg kick.
Liljestrand scoring well with a low kick there.
Puska avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Liljestrand stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liljestrand wants it to stay on the feet.
Liljestrand swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Puska moves out of range of the leg kick from Liljestrand.
Puska misses with a body shot.
Puska closes the distance and clinches up with Liljestrand, looking for a takedown. Puska pushes Liljestrand against the cage but Liljestrand circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pehr Erik Liljestrand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Puska.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liljestrand attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Puska fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Liljestrand avoids it really well and circles away.
A good leg kick by Liljestrand.
Puska is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liljestrand.
Pehr Erik Liljestrand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puska shoots for a double leg takedown but Liljestrand sprawls well. He's pushed Puska's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liljestrand.
Good leg kick by Liljestrand there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puska looks for a takedown but Liljestrand sprawls well.
Liljestrand is looking to slow Puska down with leg kicks.
Puska is trying hard to land a takedown here. Liljestrand sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Liljestrand feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puska's calf.
Puska takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puska dives in and grabs Liljestrand's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liljestrand pushes down on Puska's head and hops out.
Puska tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liljestrand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puska.
Liljestrand fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Puska is out of range.
Liljestrand chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liljestrand blocks the body kick.
Liljestrand buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Puska shoots in for a double leg but Liljestrand sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Liljestrand finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Liljestrand scores with a leg kick.
Puska throws a half hearted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Puska blocks the low kick.
Puska looks for a takedown but Liljestrand sprawls well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liljestrand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Puska blocks the leg kick.
Liljestrand turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puska tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liljestrand swivels and escapes.
Liljestrand turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liljestrand misses with a low kick.
Liljestrand gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Puska to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Liljestrand trying to strike off his back.
Puska wants to control from the top but Liljestrand keeps moving.
Liljestrand throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Liljestrand will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Puska throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liljestrand works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska wants to control from the top but Liljestrand keeps moving.
Puska throwing strikes from guard but Liljestrand blocks nicely.
Puska looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Puska with that takedown attempt.
Liljestrand feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puska's calf.
Liljestrand 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liljestrand tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pehr Erik Liljestrand dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Puska shoots in for a takedown but Liljestrand shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Liljestrand defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Puska.
Liljestrand defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Puska.
Pehr Erik Liljestrand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Puska.
Liljestrand attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Puska misses with a takedown attempt - Liljestrand sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liljestrand pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puska is out of range and Liljestrand settles back down.
Puska tries for a takedown but Liljestrand sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liljestrand scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liljestrand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Puska takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Puska.
Liljestrand stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liljestrand throws out a leg kick but Puska moves out of range and Liljestrand only half commits.
An inside leg kick from Liljestrand misses.
Puska closes the distance and clinches up with Liljestrand, looking for a takedown. Puska pushes Liljestrand against the cage but Liljestrand circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liljestrand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liljestrand.
Puska looks for a takedown but Liljestrand sprawls well.
A bone on bone clash there as Puska blocks the leg kick.
Puska fails to land the takedown.
Liljestrand feints and then cracks Puska's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puska down.
Nice sprawl there from Liljestrand as Puska shoots in.
Puska is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Liljestrand there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puska takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liljestrand.
Liljestrand will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Puska shoots in looking for a takedown. Liljestrand tries to sprawl out of it but Puska keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liljestrand manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Liljestrand feints and then cracks Puska's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puska down.
Liljestrand lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liljestrand tries to work over Puska's front leg with a kick but Puska checks it.
Puska fails with a takedown attempt.
Puska moves out of range of the leg kick from Liljestrand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Puska.
An inside leg kick lands from Liljestrand.
Liljestrand buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pehr Erik Liljestrand is winning the standup battle so far.
Puska shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liljestrand sprawls well. Liljestrand wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Puska gets slowly back to his feet.
Liljestrand scoring well with a low kick there.
Liljestrand tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Puska is able to avoid easily.
Puska tries to clinch up.
Liljestrand stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liljestrand wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liljestrand. That's going to slow Puska down.
Puska checks a leg kick nicely.
Puska is trying hard to land a takedown here. Liljestrand sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Liljestrand lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puska will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liljestrand tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mike Puska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liljestrand attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Liljestrand throws a leg kick which misses Puska's front leg but catches the back leg as Puska tries to avoid it.
Puska shoots for a double leg takedown but Liljestrand sprawls well. He's pushed Puska's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liljestrand throws a leg kick that misses.
Liljestrand throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck for Puska with that takedown attempt.
Puska tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pehr Erik Liljestrand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liljestrand, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Pehr Erik Liljestrand!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Pehr Erik Liljestrand!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Pehr Erik Liljestrand!
Pehr Erik Liljestrand wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Crocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Soldier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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237 lbs
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238 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirko Crocop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Soldier!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crocop looks to land a combination but Soldier avoids it well.
Crocop swats away the attempt to clinch by Soldier.
Crocop looks to land a combination. Soldier sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Mike Soldier has been cut.
Crocop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soldier tries to clinch up but Crocop circles away and keeps his distance.
Soldier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crocop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crocop throws a jab but it's blocked by Soldier.
Soldier throws a head kick but Crocop moves out of range.
Soldier tries to clinch up.
Soldier tries to clinch but Crocop moves out of range.
Soldier avoids the head kick by Crocop.
Soldier tries to clinch but Crocop moves out of range.
Soldier tries to clinch but Crocop moves out of range.
Soldier fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Crocop lands.
Soldier throws a series of punches but Crocop moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocop throws a sloppy head kick and Soldier moves out of range easily.
Crocop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Crocop scores with a one two! Soldier had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Soldier is looking to land body kicks.
Soldier darts in trying to clinch
and Crocop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Mike Soldier's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crocop swats away the attempt to clinch by Soldier.
Crocop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soldier misses with a double jab.
Crocop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crocop throws a hook to the side of Soldier's head but Soldier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crocop misses with an uppercut. Soldier saw that one coming.
Soldier blocks a head kick by Crocop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Soldier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crocop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soldier defending well as Crocop loads up on a big left hand.
Soldier slips a jab and a cross from Crocop.
Crocop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soldier. Soldier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soldier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Soldier.
Soldier wants to clinch but Crocop slips to the side
and Crocop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soldier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soldier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soldier tries to clinch there but Crocop circles away.
Crocop could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Crocop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crocop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soldier looks to clinch
and Crocop counters with a straight right hand.
Soldier tries to clinch
and Crocop counters with a big head kick but Soldier shrugs it off.
Soldier closes the distance but Crocop moves to the side
letting Crocop counter with a right hand.
Crocop is breathing heavily.
Soldier scores with a sloppy right hand. Crocop should have avoided that one.
Soldier blocks a jab.
Soldier wants to clinch up but Crocop keeps it at a distance.
Soldier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crocop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crocop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soldier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soldier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soldier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crocop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soldier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crocop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soldier closes the distance and clinches.
Soldier lands a nice elbow.
Crocop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crocop tries to circle away but Soldier has him pinned against the cage.
Soldier throws an elbow but it misses.
Crocop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soldier is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soldier lands an elbow just above Crocop 's eye.
Come on Soldier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Soldier.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crocop tries to break the clinch but Soldier is controlling the position.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Crocop 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Crocop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Soldier'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.
Crocop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looks like Mirko Crocop has been cut.
Crocop sizes up Soldier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Soldier moves into the clinch.
Soldier stalling.
Crocop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Soldier lands a damaging elbow.
Soldier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crocop blocks it with crossed arms.
Soldier lands an elbow inside.
Crocop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soldier throws an elbow but it misses.
Crocop working hard to break the clinch.
Soldier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soldier lands an elbow that stopped Crocop in his tracks for a moment.
Crocop dodges an elbow strike from Soldier.
Soldier keeps control of Crocop as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crocop working hard to break the clinch.
Soldier lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
Crocop wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soldier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldier lands an elbow inside.
Soldier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crocop blocks the elbow strike.
Soldier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crocop blocks it with crossed arms.
Soldier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soldier just leaning against Crocop, taking a breather.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crocop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Soldier content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Soldier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crocop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Soldier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crocop's defenses.
Mirko Crocop's cut is getting worse.
Soldier lands a damaging elbow.
Crocop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soldier pushes off an throws an elbow but Crocop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Soldier lands a nice knee to the body.
Soldier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Soldier lands a nice elbow.
Soldier misses with an elbow strike.
Soldier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crocop's defenses.
Stalling in the clinch from Soldier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldier working Crocop over with knees to the body.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crocop can't break the clinch.
Crocop takes an elbow to the temple.
Soldier lands an elbow inside.
Soldier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Soldier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soldier stalling the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crocop takes an elbow to the temple.
Soldier avoiding damage.
Soldier pushes off an throws an elbow but Crocop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Soldier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crocop avoids the elbow strike from Soldier, against the cage.
Soldier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crocop.
Soldier controlling the action here for a moment.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Crocop 's eye.
Soldier tries to land knees in the clinch but Crocop avoids the damage to the body.
Soldier creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldier has Crocop pressed against the cage, preventing Crocop from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Soldier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Soldier misses with a knee to the head.
Crocop wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crocop blocks the elbow strike.
Soldier content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soldier throws an elbow but misses.
Soldier throws an elbow but it misses.
Soldier pressing his opponent against the cage.
Soldier keeps control of Crocop as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Soldier pushes off an throws an elbow but Crocop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soldier throws an elbow but misses.
Soldier leaning against his opponent.
Crocop working hard to break the clinch.
Soldier lands an elbow that stopped Crocop in his tracks for a moment.
Mirko Crocop's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crocop has had enough of the clinch but Soldier keeps him there for the moment.
Soldier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crocop's defenses.
Crocop blocks an elbow strike.
Crocop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soldier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Mirko Crocop's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
Soldier creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Soldier stalling the fight.
Soldier putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crocop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Soldier lands an elbow that stopped Crocop in his tracks for a moment.
Mike Soldier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crocop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soldier lands an elbow inside.
Soldier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soldier looking to throw knees to the head but Crocop is blocking nicely.
Soldier content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Crocop wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soldier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldier stalls.
Crocop takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Soldier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Soldier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soldier moves into the clinch.
Crocop breaks the clinch.
Crocop misses with a kick to the body
and Soldier counters with a head kick.
Soldier wants to clinch
and Crocop counters with a straight right hand.
Mike Soldier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crocop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soldier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Soldier lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mirko Crocop's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Soldier!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Another Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramsey Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, New york . 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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24
272 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Another Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramsey Wood!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy misses with a takedown attempt - Wood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Another Guy has been cut.
Wood throws an overhand right that has Guy reeling! Wood follows up with more punches and Guy is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ramsey Wood!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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