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Kumite 13 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asheesh Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Joon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young Joon Lee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Asheesh Patel's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asheesh Patel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Young Joon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patel blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Patel misses with a body shot.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Patel.
Patel throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patel fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Patel misses.
Asheesh Patel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Patel throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Patel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Patel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Patel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Patel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lee takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Patel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The strikes coming from Patel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Patel creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lee sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Patel scoring with punches from side control.
Lee defending against the ground and pound.
Patel swings around for an armbar but Lee sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Patel's guard.
Patel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patel throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
Patel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Patel wants to sweep but no luck.
Patel is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Patel.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Asheesh Patel wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Patel misses with a two punch combination.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Patel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Young Joon Lee has been cut.
Patel scores with a takedown into Lee's guard.
Patel lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patel.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Patel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Patel from controlling successfully.
Patel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Patel from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asheesh Patel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Young Joon Lee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee tries to clinch there but Patel circles away.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Patel moves his leg out of the way.
Patel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patel throws out the jab.
Patel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Patel checks the leg kick.
Lee delivers a nice body kick.
Good work by Patel as he checks the leg kick.
Patel throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Patel loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Patel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee throws a leg kick but Patel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Asheesh Patel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Patel throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Patel circles away.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patel.
Lee looks for the body kick but Patel saw that one coming.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Patel is out of range.
Patel connects with a body shot.
Young Joon Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Patel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Patel slows the pace down.
Lee on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patel cracks Lee with a big right hand but Lee just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Patel goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lee rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Patel's guard! Nice work there by Lee!
Patel is adopting a defensive guard.
Patel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Patel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Patel managing to control the position.
Patel wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Patel is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asheesh Patel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Young Joon Lee's cut.
That's time! Patel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lee tries to clinch there but Patel circles away.
Patel misses with a body shot.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Patel moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patel.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Patel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Patel is controlling him well.
Patel works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lee is bucking up trying to escape but Patel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Patel breaks from Lee's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Patel throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Patel is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Lee is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Asheesh Patel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pookiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Pookiao!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pookiao fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
Santos misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Santos scores with a four punch combination!
Pookiao closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Pookiao pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brian Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Pookiao.
Santos clobbers Pookiao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Pookiao dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Pookiao closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santos did well to prevent Pookiao getting side control.
Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santos tries to get out of the position.
Pookiao seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pookiao is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Santos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pookiao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pookiao putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pookiao unloading with bombs!
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pookiao pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pookiao punching from mount but Santos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Pookiao's attempts to control the action.
Pookiao scoring with strikes but Santos is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pookiao landing shots from mount.
Pookiao lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Santos hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Pookiao connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pookiao raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pookiao is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Santos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pookiao wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
Pookiao landing punches.
Pookiao is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Santos is surviving well by controlling Pookiao's body position as best he can.
Pookiao landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pookiao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pookiao scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Santos?
Pookiao lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pookiao goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Santos turns into him and now he's in Pookiao's guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Pookiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Pookiao has wrist control.
Pookiao trying to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pookiao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
Pookiao works over Santos with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pookiao dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Santos!
Santos throws a series of punches but Pookiao avoids them all with ease.
Pookiao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pookiao off to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pookiao.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Pookiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Pookiao fails with a takedown attempt.
Brian Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Pookiao.
Pookiao tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pookiao somewhat.
Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pookiao closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Pookiao pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos scores with a one two! Pookiao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Santos scores with a four punch combination!
Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brian Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pookiao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Pookiao persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pookiao back to the cage. Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pookiao closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pookiao lands in his opponent's guard.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pookiao manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pookiao seems keen to control Santos's posture.
Santos throws a strike but Pookiao rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pookiao pushes down on Santos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two 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.
Pookiao performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pookiao working the head and body with strikes.
Pookiao thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pookiao is looking to advance position but Santos won't allow it.
Pookiao missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pookiao is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pookiao takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Santos pushes Pookiao off but Pookiao dives into side control.
Pookiao has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pookiao with good strikes from the mount here!
Pookiao trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Pookiao controlling his opponent.
Pookiao punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pookiao controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pookiao 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pookiao shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pookiao was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pookiao lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pookiao pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pookiao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pookiao. What's that going to do exactly?
Pookiao postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Santos looks a forlorn figure.
Pookiao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is bucking up trying to escape but Pookiao cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Manny Pookiao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pookiao unloading with bombs!
Pookiao looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pookiao looking to finish Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santos!
Pookiao postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Santos looks a forlorn figure.
Pookiao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brian Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pookiao putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pookiao takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pookiao looking to finish Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santos!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pookiao looking to control but Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pookiao raining down hammerfists from mount.
Santos taking shots to the head.
Pookiao content just to control the position here.
Pookiao is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Santos is in a horrible position here. Pookiao smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Pookiao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pookiao is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pookiao lands a nice shot to the head.
Pookiao with a couple of short strikes.
Pookiao trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Pookiao putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pookiao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Manny Pookiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pookiao scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pookiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pookiao winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Pookiao!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raffaele Sasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raffaele Sasso had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raffaele Sasso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasso lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sasso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sasso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Sasso thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Sasso.
Johnson takes a swing at Sasso's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sasso lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Sasso takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like Ryan Johnson has been cut.
Sasso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sasso finish him?
Sasso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Sasso wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Sasso throws a powerful right kick. Johnson tried to block low but the kick was high! Johnson was taken right off of his feet! Sasso jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raffaele Sasso!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Goro Utini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tok Steelworm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goro Utini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tok Steelworm!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Steelworm.
Steelworm throws a nice looking combination but Utini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steelworm looks to land a combination but Utini avoids it well.
Steelworm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Utini.
Utini slips under a jab.
Steelworm scores with a sloppy right hand. Utini should have avoided that one.
Utini lands with a straight right. Steelworm didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Utini does it's job there.
Utini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steelworm misses with an uppercut. Utini saw that one coming.
Jab from Steelworm.
Steelworm checks a low kick from Utini.
Steelworm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steelworm avoids the body shot from Utini.
Steelworm swinging wildly here.
Steelworm throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steelworm misses the body punch
and Utini counters with a two punch combo.
Steelworm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Utini doesn't manage to clinch there - Steelworm circles away.
Utini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Utini throws a good cross that connects.
Utini is looking to clinch.
Steelworm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Utini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Utini throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Utini thows a body kick. Steelworm tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Steelworm looks gassed!
Utini lands a jab.
Steelworm throws a combination that misses
and Utini counters with a left hand that sends Steelworm to the canvas!
Steelworm is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Utini controlling from the top position.
Utini really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Utini has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utini passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Utini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steelworm keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utini tries for a kimura but Steelworm is defending well.
Utini looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Utini staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utini wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steelworm, who protects the arm well.
Utini is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Steelworm looks calm but he's in trouble here. Utini gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Steelworm is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Utini lets go of the hold and Steelworm can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Goro Utini!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paco Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin radness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nykanen comes to the cage accompanied by Jeff Mills - The Bells. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paco Nykanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin radness!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
radness moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nykanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nykanen lands a slapping body shot.
radness walks into a stiff left hand from Nykanen.
Nykanen is looking to slow radness down with leg kicks.
Nykanen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
radness is trying to control Nykanen's posture but Nykanen avoids it.
Nykanen happy to just control the position for now.
radness can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here as Nykanen stalls from top position.
radness is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nykanen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nykanen looks up at the clock and then as radness takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nykanen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nykanen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
radness is trying to get back to half guard.
Nykanen working the ground and pound from side control.
Nykanen lands a few punches from side control.
Nykanen working the head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
radness is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Nykanen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen trying to control the action but radness is working from the bottom.
radness tries to improve position but can't.
Nykanen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at radness to see if he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nykanen is trying to get an arm triangle but radness is defending well.
Nykanen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nykanen is trying to get an arm triangle but radness is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nykanen looks up at the clock and then as radness takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nykanen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
radness is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
radness tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nykanen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nykanen is working radness over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nykanen landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
radness takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nykanen advances nicely into full mount.
radness is in a horrible position here. Nykanen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nykanen with a couple of short strikes.
radness is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Nykanen locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! radness is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paco Nykanen!
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