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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leep Liio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little McCarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarty has chosen Tech N9ne - Yeah as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leep Liio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Little McCarty!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liio with a poor takedown
and McCarty counters with a shoot takedown. Liio fights it but they end up in guard.
McCarty wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Liio's closed guard. He's half up but Liio has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Liio pivots and extends the arm, McCarty falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Liio! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leep Liio!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarrod Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunner Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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191 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunner Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarrod Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a takedown
and Wyatt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wyatt controlling the pace.
Smith tries to roll over but Wyatt keeps him under control.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wyatt is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Wyatt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wyatt is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smith!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt lands a nice shot to the head.
Wyatt controlling the pace for now.
Wyatt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wyatt controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to hold on but Wyatt pushes him away.
Wyatt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wyatt stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Wyatt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jarrod Wyatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Wyatt! Smith is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarrod Wyatt!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Indiana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antionio Pele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pele is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye of the tiger . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Indiana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antionio Pele!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pele gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Antionio Pele has been cut.
Indiana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pele with a poor takedown
and Indiana counters with a nice right hand that sends Pele toppling to the canvas! Pele scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Indiana finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Indiana closes the distance and clinches.
Indiana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Indiana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pele.
Pele looks gassed!
Indiana drops Pele with a straight right hand, right on the button! Indiana follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Indiana!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Hollistan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Poe Jr (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marc Hollistan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Poe Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poe Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hollistan wants to clinch
and Poe Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hollistan with a poor takedown
and Poe Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marc Hollistan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollistan has his takedown stuffed
and Poe Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hollistan with a poor takedown
and Poe Jr counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Hollistan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hollistan with a poor takedown
and Poe Jr counters with a left to the body.
Poe Jr cracks Hollistan with a good jab.
Poe Jr misses with a looping left.
Hollistan fails with the takedown
and Poe Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Poe Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poe Jr lands a body shot.
Hollistan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Poe Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hollistan is breathing heavily.
Hollistan slips a straight right by Poe Jr.
Poe Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe Jr lands with a good body shot.
Poe Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollistan moves away.
Poe Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Poe Jr takes a swing at Hollistan's ribcage but misses.
Hollistan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Poe Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hollistan takes one to the chin there.
Hollistan fails with the takedown
and Poe Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Poe Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poe Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hollistan has time to react.
Poe Jr cracks Hollistan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fernando Poe Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poe Jr misses with a straight left.
Poe Jr digs a good body shot into Hollistan's ribs.
Hollistan moves out of range of the strikes.
Poe Jr throws a hook but Hollistan avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollistan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Poe Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poe Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Hollistan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hollistan avoids the body shot from Poe Jr.
Poe Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollistan was well out of range. Poor timing from Poe Jr.
Poe Jr throws a hook to the side of Hollistan's head but Hollistan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poe Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hollistan's hands.
Hollistan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Poe Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hollistan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Hollistan fails with the takedown
and Poe Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Poe Jr connects with a body shot.
Poe Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poe Jr connects with the punch.
Hollistan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poe Jr throws a body punch but Hollistan moves out of range.
Poe Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hollistan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hollistan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollistan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Poe Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Poe Jr.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hollistan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Poe Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hollistan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poe Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollistan.
Poe Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollistan was well out of range. Poor timing from Poe Jr.
Poe Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollistan.
Hollistan has his takedown stuffed
enabling Poe Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Hollistan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poe Jr.
Hollistan tries for a takedown but Poe Jr circles away easily
and Poe Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hollistan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollistan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hollistan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Poe Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Poe Jr takes a swing at Hollistan's ribcage but misses.
Poe Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Hollistan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poe Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Poe Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Hollistan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poe Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Hollistan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Poe Jr does it's job there.
Hollistan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollistan misses with a takedown attempt
and Poe Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hollistan drops his hands momentarily and Poe Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Poe Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Poe Jr swings for the body but Hollistan moves out of range.
Poe Jr misses the shot to the body.
Hollistan slips a jab from Poe Jr.
Fernando Poe Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poe Jr misses with a hook.
Hollistan misses with a takedown attempt
and Poe Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poe Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Poe Jr misses with a body shot.
Hollistan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Poe Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Hollistan with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Poe Jr counter with a right hand.
Hollistan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Poe Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hollistan on the side of the head.
Hollistan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Poe Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hollistan tries for a takedown but Poe Jr circles away easily
and Poe Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Hollistan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poe Jr tests Hollistan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollistan tries to clinch but Poe Jr moves away
and Poe Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hollistan is rocked!
Poe Jr connects with a body shot.
Poe Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hollistan at a distance.
Hollistan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh Hollistan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poe Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Hollistan gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Poe Jr points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Hollistan wakes up just in time to hear Poe Jr thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fernando Poe Jr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zab Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solidus Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Zab Mayweather could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Solidus Snake's chin.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zab Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solidus Snake!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Snake's hands.
Snake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayweather scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mayweather uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snake.
Snake looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather is just out of range.
Solidus Snake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Snake avoids it well.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
Snake looks to land a combination. Mayweather sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Snake lands with a nice body punch.
Snake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snake scores with a shot to the body.
Snake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Snake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Snake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mayweather at a distance.
Snake throws a right hand that misses
and Mayweather cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snake tests Mayweather's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mayweather takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Snake.
Snake throws a nice looking combination but Mayweather bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mayweather with a hook.
Snake punishes Mayweather's body with a nice straight punch.
Mayweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayweather bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snake throws a looping overhand right but Mayweather ducks down to avoid it.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayweather takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Snake throws a combination. Mayweather tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Snake misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Mayweather. Those never looked like landing.
Snake throws a hook to the side of Mayweather's head but Mayweather sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snake lands with a cross.
Snake misses with a two punch combination.
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mayweather connects with a body shot.
Snake loads up on a big right hand but Mayweather slips the punch.
Mayweather scores with a nice right hand.
Snake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayweather lands a jab-cross combination.
Snake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mayweather at a distance.
Snake catches Mayweather with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mayweather bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Snake's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Snake. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Snake is looking to slow Mayweather down with leg kicks.
Snake staying out of range there.
Mayweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Snake lands with an uppercut that bounces Mayweather off the cage and back into rage.
Snake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mayweather under the eye.
Mayweather keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mayweather.
Mayweather throws a hook to the side of Snake's head but Snake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snake is looking to land body kicks.
Snake lands a really nice looking cross but Mayweather seems unphased.
Mayweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snake lands a jab to Mayweather's midsection.
Mayweather throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayweather scores with the left hand. Snake knows he should have avoided that one.
Mayweather uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snake.
Mayweather misses with a double jab.
Mayweather is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Snake misses the shot to the body.
Snake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Snake misses with a double jab
and Snake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snake throws an off balance right hand
and Mayweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Snake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mayweather circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Snake with a series of wild strikes but Snake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snake swings for the body but Mayweather moves out of range.
Mayweather is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mayweather scores with a nice right hand.
Snake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snake falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Mayweather counter with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mayweather.
A head kick misses from Snake.
Snake connects with the punch.
Mayweather misses with the combination.
A jab from Snake finds it's way through Mayweather's defenses.
Mayweather throws a jab but it's blocked by Snake.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snake dodges the punch combination from Mayweather.
Mayweather takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Snake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snake throws a combination that misses
and Snake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solidus Snake 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.
Snake ducks under a wild hook from Mayweather.
Mayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayweather defending well as Snake loads up on a big left hand.
Snake lands a slapping body shot.
Mayweather takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Snake misses its intended target.
Snake with a nice cross.
Snake misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Snake!
Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snake closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Snake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Snake avoids nicely.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Snake with a series of wild strikes but Snake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snake.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snake misses with a wild body shot.
Snake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake throws a sloppy body shot
and Mayweather counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snake dips to his left and cracks Mayweather with an uppercut!
Left hook, right uppercut from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Solidus Snake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Snake. Those never looked like landing.
Mayweather will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snake misses with a double jab.
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Snake connects with a right hand. Mayweather shakes it off.
Snake with a nice cross.
Mayweather connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mayweather has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Snake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather looks to score with a jab to the body but Snake is just out of range.
Snake moves away from the strike by Mayweather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Snake cracks Mayweather with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zab Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayweather waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snake.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Snake.
Snake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mayweather finds it's way round the side to connect with Snake's head.
Mayweather avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayweather takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Snake avoids it well.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Snake avoids nicely.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snake throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mayweather.
A big right from Mayweather misses.
Sloppy strikes from Snake. Those never looked like landing.
Mayweather slips under a jab from Snake.
Mayweather avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snake avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Mayweather does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Snake lands with a nice body kick.
Mayweather is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Snake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayweather counters with a three punch combo that has Snake backing up. Snake nods at Mayweather to acknowledge the strikes.
Mayweather ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mayweather counters with a one-two to the body.
Snake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mayweather slips under a jab from Snake.
Snake throws a sloppy head kick
and Mayweather counters with a straight right hand.
Mayweather takes one to the side of the head.
Mayweather misses with a looping right.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snake.
Mayweather throws a looping overhand right but Snake ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Snake.
A punch lands to the side of Mayweather 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Snake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Snake jabs at Mayweather's body.
Snake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayweather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Snake looks to land a body kick but Mayweather moved away.
Mayweather swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snake lands the left hand.
Snake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mayweather stalks Snake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snake's face. Snake staggers backwards, shaken.
Snake connects with a right hand. Mayweather shakes it off.
Snake staying out of range there.
Mayweather blocks a head kick by Snake.
Snake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Snake.
Snake avoids the body shot from Mayweather.
Snake misses with a looping right.
Mayweather lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Snake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayweather lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Snake misses.
Snake throws a right hand that Mayweather ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayweather also avoids with ease.
Snake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Snake swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solidus Snake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mayweather uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snake.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snake.
Mayweather moves out of range as Snake strikes.
Snake throws a series of punches but Mayweather avoids them all with ease.
Snake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayweather.
Mayweather has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Snake tries to bum rush Mayweather with a series of wild strikes but Mayweather uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Snake throws a lazy uppercut
and Mayweather counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snake misses with a hook to the body
and Mayweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather lands a head shot.
Snake misses with a few strikes there.
Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snake.
Snake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather scores with a nice right hand.
A combination from Snake does no damage.
Snake lands an overhand right.
Mayweather misses with a double jab.
Snake scores with a one two! Mayweather had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Snake misses with a head kick.
Snake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Snake!
Mayweather shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Snake eats them both and turns towards Mayweather to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A swing and a miss from Snake.
Snake fails to land with a series of punches.
Snake misses with a wild combination.
Snake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Snake lands a nice hook to Mayweather's body. Mayweather takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mayweather clobbers Snake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donk. Mayweather catches Snake right on the button with a cross.
Zab Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Snake lands with an uppercut that bounces Mayweather off the cage and back into rage.
Mayweather slips a jab and a cross from Snake.
Sloppy strikes from Snake. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayweather checks a leg kick.
Snake lands a nice hook to Mayweather's body. Mayweather takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snake throws a leg kick but Mayweather checks it.
Snake misses with a hook
and Mayweather counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Snake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Mayweather avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mayweather needs to keep his hands up - Snake had a free shot at his head there.
Snake misses with a double jab
and Snake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mayweather moves away from the strike by Snake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Snake avoids them all with ease.
Snake scores with a nice head shot.
Snake misses with a wild combination.
Mayweather throws a right hand that Snake ducks under and follows up with a left that Snake also avoids with ease.
Mayweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Good shot there by Snake.
Snake misses with a combination
and Mayweather counters with a series of strikes. Snake will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mayweather fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayweather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snake.
Snake looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather is just out of range.
Snake misses with a body shot
and Mayweather counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Snake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayweather catches Snake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mayweather dodges the punch combination from Snake.
Snake ducks under a wild hook from Mayweather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A jab from Mayweather misses.
Snake misses with a wild body shot.
Snake slips under a jab.
Snake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A combination from Snake does no damage.
Snake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Snake.
Snake scores with a nice right hand.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Snake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayweather looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mayweather avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayweather misses with a double jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Snake - that will leave a mark!
Snake lands a lovely overhand right.
Snake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solidus Snake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snake 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solidus Snake!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Punkhole Meek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Scyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meek comes to the cage accompanied by renegade. This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Punkhole Meek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Scyler!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scyler misses with a straight right.
Meek shoots and misses
and Scyler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Scyler works Meek's body with a nice hook.
Punkhole Meek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meek fails with the takedown.
Meek really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Scyler lands the left hand.
It looks like Punkhole Meek has been cut.
Scyler connects with the punch.
Scyler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scyler cracks Meek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Meek 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!
Scyler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Meek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scyler misses with an uppercut.
Meek seems to have got his legs back now.
Scyler lands a body shot.
Meek is breathing heavily.
Meek shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punkhole Meek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Scyler coming out on top.
Meek slips a jab from Scyler.
Meek shoots in for a takedown but Scyler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Meek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scyler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meek in his tracks.
Scyler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scyler lands with an overhand left.
Meek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scyler lands a jab to Meek's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scyler feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Meek sprawling to the canvas! Meek rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Scyler finish him?!
Scyler lands with a right and another and another! Meek is in big trouble! Scyler lands again and this time it's lights out for Meek! A quality knockout there for Scyler.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gabriel Scyler!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slim Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicco Robin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calhoun comes to the cage accompanied by Always Strapped. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Calhoun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicco Robin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calhoun closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Robin is trying to get back to half guard.
Calhoun in side control lands a decent elbow.
Calhoun is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Robin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Robin taking punishment in the form of punches.
An elbow from Calhoun crashes against the mat.
Calhoun is trying to get an arm triangle but Robin is defending well.
Calhoun decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Robin misses with a takedown attempt
and Calhoun counters by moving into the clinch.
Calhoun has hold of one of Robin's legs. Robin is fighting the takedown attempt but Calhoun gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robin controls Calhoun momentarily but Calhoun frees himself.
Robin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Calhoun is one step ahead there.
Robin has momentary wrist control but Calhoun slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun trying to control but Robin is working from the bottom.
Robin keeping full guard, as Calhoun tries to pass.
Robin keeping moving, preventing Calhoun from controlling successfully.
Robin wants to control but Calhoun passes easily into half guard.
Robin is defending against the submission attempts here by Calhoun.
Calhoun not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Calhoun is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Calhoun lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Robin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Robin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Calhoun won't allow Robin to sweep him here.
Robin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Calhoun is aware though and is defending well.
Robin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Calhoun passes into side control.
Calhoun staying calm.
Robin is pushing Calhoun's head away, looking to escape. Calhoun manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robin manages to get back to half guard.
Calhoun scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Calhoun scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Calhoun is pressing down on Robin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Robin is holding on for now.
Robin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Calhoun.
Calhoun lands with a punch from half guard.
Calhoun blocks the strikes from Robin.
Robin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Calhoun works his way into full mount!
Calhoun controlling his opponent.
Calhoun fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Robin is looking to escape.
Calhoun landing punches.
Calhoun tries to control but Robin wriggling away.
Robin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Robin working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robin is in a horrible position here. Calhoun smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Robin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Calhoun dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Robin doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Calhoun counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Robin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Calhoun on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Calhoun tries to get out of the position.
Calhoun wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Robin.
Robin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Calhoun is on top in guard.
Calhoun wants to control from the top but Robin keeps moving.
Calhoun with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Calhoun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Robin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Calhoun trying to control the position from guard on top but Robin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calhoun is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Calhoun wants to control from the top but Robin keeps moving.
Calhoun chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calhoun trying to control but Robin is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Slim Calhoun wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Robin shoots and misses
and Calhoun counters by moving into the clinch.
Robin is trying to break the clinch but Calhoun has him pressed against the cage.
Calhoun turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Robin gets back to half guard.
Calhoun prevents Robin from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robin is breathing heavily.
Calhoun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Calhoun is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Robin defends it well.
Robin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Calhoun stands up and beckons Robin to join him on the feet.
Robin tries for a takedown but Calhoun circles away easily
and Calhoun counters with a takedown into side control.
Slim Calhoun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicco Robin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calhoun decides to stand up, so the ref orders Robin to his feet.
Calhoun tries to clinch there but Robin circles away.
Calhoun darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Robin is looking to sweep but instead, Calhoun has passed into half guard.
Calhoun looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Robin tries to get to full guard but Calhoun has control of the leg.
Robin has hold of Calhoun's hands but Calhoun slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Robin punching from the bottom.
Calhoun takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Robin looking for submissions off his back.
Robin wants to control but Calhoun is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robin is defending against the submission attempts here by Calhoun.
Calhoun scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Robin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Robin wants to improve his position but Calhoun is controlling well.
Robin is trying to stand back up but Calhoun is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robin is staying active underneath Calhoun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Calhoun frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Calhoun scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Robin?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Calhoun 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. This is the final round!
Calhoun gets the takedown into side control.
Robin pushes Calhoun away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Calhoun gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Calhoun cracks Robin with a big elbow.
Calhoun trying to control the position but Robin is working away.
Slim Calhoun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robin tries to bench press Calhoun off him but Calhoun keeps the position.
Calhoun controlling from side mount.
Calhoun lands a nice forearm strike.
Calhoun prevents Robin from escaping the position.
Calhoun is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Robin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Calhoun is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calhoun working the ground and pound.
Robin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Robin is staying active underneath Calhoun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Calhoun wants to pass to mount but Robin is defending the position.
Robin is refusing to be controlled, as Calhoun sits in half guard.
Calhoun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Robin's head.
Calhoun is keen to just control but Robin is a slippery customer.
Calhoun working Robin over with strikes.
Robin is staying active underneath Calhoun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Calhoun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Robin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Calhoun is looking to work some ground and pound but Robin has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robin keeping full guard, as Calhoun tries to pass.
Robin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Robin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Calhoun doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Calhoun manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Calhoun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Robin keeping moving, preventing Calhoun from controlling successfully.
Calhoun wants to pass the guard but Robin is keeping the position.
Robin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Calhoun defends it easily.
Calhoun trying to control the position from guard on top but Robin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun advances to half guard.
Robin wants to control but Calhoun is keeping busy.
Calhoun is taking a breather. Robin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Calhoun working Robin over with strikes.
Calhoun is working for a kimura but Robin is defending it quite comfortably.
Robin is looking for a sweep. Calhoun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Calhoun is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Calhoun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robin can do to turn this around?
Calhoun wants to work for an arm triangle but Robin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Robin tries to kick Calhoun off but Calhoun keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Calhoun prevents Robin from improving his position.
Calhoun decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Robin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Calhoun eats them both and turns towards Robin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nicco Robin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robin lands with a nice body punch.
Calhoun gets caught flat footed, as Robin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Calhoun wriggles free and stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Calhoun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calhoun, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Calhoun!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demissie Selassie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Turner's choice of entrance music: I'd Love To Knock The Hell Out Of You. Demissie Selassie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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315 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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272 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demissie Selassie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clyde Turner!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner swings widly with a right hand
and Selassie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Turner won't be happy with that.
Turner is trying to get back to half guard.
Selassie decides to stand back up.
A jab from Selassie finds it's way through Turner's defenses.
It looks like Clyde Turner has been cut.
Turner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner misses with a left hand
and Selassie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Selassie connects with a single shot there.
Turner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Selassie counters with a nice uppercut.
Selassie has closed the distance and engaged Turner in a clinch.
Turner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Selassie is controlling him.
Selassie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Turner tries to break free but Selassie pushes him back against the cage.
Turner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Selassie has him pressed against the cage.
Selassie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Clyde Turner's cut even more.
Nice body punch from Selassie - that landed with a thud.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Selassie has him pressed against the cage.
Turner looks gassed!
Selassie prevents Turner from breaking the clinch.
Selassie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Selassie lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Clyde Turner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clyde Turner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Demissie Selassie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Jamison has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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23
158 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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20
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Jamison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Art White!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jamison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jamison throws a combination that misses
letting White counter with a right hand.
Jamison throws a lazy head kick
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jamison thinking.
Jamison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White lands a slapping body shot.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jamison with a lazy takedown attempt
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jamison throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jamison is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamison has his takedown stuffed
and White counters with a series of strikes. Jamison will be more careful next time no doubt.
White is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
White scores with a jab. Jamison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White throws a series of strikes that have Jamison backpedaling.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jamison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Jamison can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from White and Jamison drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by White.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Art White!
Art White is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Gaines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen comes to the cage accompanied by Wait and Bleed by Slipknot. Caleb Cohen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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174 lbs
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Cohen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Gaines!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaines with a poor takedown
so Cohen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cohen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cohen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cohen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cohen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gaines controlling Cohen's posture.
Cohen drops back looking for a leg! Gaines is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gaines manages to kick Cohen off! Cohen jumps back into Gaines's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cohen is stalling in the full guard.
Cohen drops back looking for a leg! Gaines is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gaines manages to kick Cohen off! Cohen jumps back into Gaines's guard.
Cohen stopping the sweep attempt from Gaines.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cohen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cohen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cohen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaines swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cohen drops back looking for a leg! Gaines is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gaines manages to kick Cohen off! Cohen jumps back into Gaines's guard.
Cohen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cohen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cohen drops back looking for a leg! Gaines is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gaines manages to kick Cohen off! Cohen jumps back into Gaines's 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.
Cohen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaines really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cohen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cohen slips nicely into half guard.
Cohen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gaines does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cohen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cohen seems to be working for a kimura but Gaines defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Cohen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gaines slips a jab and a cross from Cohen.
Cohen throws a one two combo.
Cohen misses with a double jab.
Cohen scores with a hook to the body. Gaines takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cohen throws a body punch but Gaines moves out of range.
Cohen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaines moves away.
No joy there for Cohen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gaines is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cohen's half guard.
Gaines with the ground and pound but Cohen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cohen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cohen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gaines defends it easily.
Cohen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cohen working a defensive guard here.
Gaines postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gaines with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaines chips away with some ground and pound.
Gaines is in close to Cohen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gaines is working Cohen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gaines's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gaines cracks Cohen with a solid left hand.
Cohen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gaines is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaines missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cohen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gaines defends it easily.
Gaines postures up and lands a big shot to Cohen's brow.
Gaines throws a sloppy strike and Cohen has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Gaines is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Cohen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caleb Cohen!
Caleb Cohen retains his welterweight title!
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