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Cf.42: Gates of Hell PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rike McMylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heikki Mela (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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275 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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273 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rike McMylly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Mela!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mela moves out of range of the leg kick from McMylly.
Mela will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mela shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McMylly sprawls well. McMylly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mela gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mela is defended easily by McMylly.
Mela scores a takedown into full mount!
Mela wants to finish this one by submission but McMylly is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mela.
McMylly prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Mela tries to control but McMylly wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMylly is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mela throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McMylly trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mela stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
A solid body kick from McMylly.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McMylly.
Mela looks gassed!
McMylly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McMylly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMylly feints and then cracks Mela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mela down.
A good leg kick by McMylly.
McMylly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by McMylly. That's going to slow Mela down.
An inside leg kick lands from McMylly.
McMylly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McMylly scores with a head kick. Mela tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mela on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from McMylly.
Mela's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McMylly throws a leg kick which misses Mela's front leg but catches the back leg as Mela tries to avoid it.
McMylly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mela on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McMylly's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McMylly duly obliges.
McMylly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McMylly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rike McMylly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by McMylly.
McMylly throws a head kick but Mela moves out of range.
McMylly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mela's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela throws a lazy head kick
and McMylly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick from McMylly lands but Mela takes it in his stride.
Mela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McMylly delivers a nice body kick.
McMylly delivers a nice body kick.
McMylly clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McMylly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McMylly lands an elbow inside that Mela shrugs off.
A knee to the head by McMylly.
McMylly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from McMylly.
McMylly lands a damaging elbow.
Mela jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McMylly walks away with a smile on his face. Mela gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rike McMylly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heikki Mela.
McMylly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mela.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMylly closes the distance and pushes Mela back into the cage.
A hook to the body from McMylly.
Knees to the body from McMylly.
McMylly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from McMylly.
McMylly scores a nice knee to the body.
McMylly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McMylly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mela up against the cage.
Mela tries to pull guard but McMylly won't allow it.
McMylly crunches a lovely knee into Mela's ribcage.
Knees to the body from McMylly.
McMylly working Mela over with knees to the body.
Mela has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McMylly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMylly crunches a lovely knee into Mela's ribcage.
McMylly lands a knee to the head.
Mela avoiding damage as McMylly throws knees to the body.
Mela tries to circle away but McMylly has him pinned against the cage.
McMylly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rike McMylly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McMylly darts in trying to clinch
and Mela counters with a left to the body.
McMylly misses with a leg kick
and Mela counters with a thumping low kick.
Mela takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mela misses with a series of wild punches.
Mela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McMylly throws a head kick that misses
and Mela counters with a solid body kick.
McMylly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mela.
Rike McMylly is winning the standup battle so far.
Mela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McMylly can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McMylly explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McMylly - that will leave a mark!
Good leg kick by McMylly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McMylly can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McMylly.
McMylly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mela's calf.
McMylly scores with a kick to the body.
McMylly lands a leg kick that knocks Mela off balance momentarily.
McMylly keeps Mela at a distance using the push kick.
McMylly has taken the fight to the clinch.
McMylly is pushing Mela up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McMylly working Mela over with knees to the body.
McMylly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McMylly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McMylly pushes Mela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McMylly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mela wants a takedown.
McMylly lands a nice knee to the body.
McMylly connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMylly leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mela escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McMylly connects with a leg kick. Mela looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for McMylly.
McMylly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mela is able to avoid easily.
McMylly throws a low kick but Mela avoids it.
Rike McMylly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMylly cracks the inside of Mela's front leg.
Mela has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McMylly.
McMylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Mela.
McMylly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mela's calf.
Mela drives through and clinches with McMylly against the cage.
McMylly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mela can do to turn this around?
Mela avoiding damage as McMylly throws knees to the body.
McMylly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mela in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMylly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McMylly connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mela's face.
McMylly connects with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McMylly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mela scores with a nice hook to the head.
McMylly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mela's efforts to push away.
Mela stalling in the clinch but McMylly improves position.
McMylly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McMylly taking a breather.
Mela changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McMylly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rike McMylly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heikki Mela.
McMylly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mela managing to block the knees to the body from McMylly.
Mela is trying to stall.
Mela drags the fight down to the ground.
McMylly trying to control the position from guard on top but Mela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mela uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - McMylly finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rike McMylly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McMylly, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McMylly moves into the clinch.
McMylly stalls.
Mela tries to pull guard but McMylly holds him up against the cage and eventually Mela drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rike McMylly dominated that second round.
That's time! McMylly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McMylly fakes the leg kick and cracks Mela in the body.
McMylly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McMylly is looking to slow Mela down with leg kicks.
Mela has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McMylly.
Mela rushes McMylly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McMylly is stalling here.
McMylly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McMylly controlling the action here for a moment.
Rike McMylly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McMylly lands a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McMylly effectively controlling the action here.
McMylly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McMylly leaning against his opponent.
McMylly with a knee to the head.
McMylly working Mela over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mela takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMylly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McMylly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McMylly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mela up against the cage.
McMylly landing knees to the head.
Mela fails to pull guard.
Mela fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mela takes a knee to the side of the body.
McMylly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mela in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mela goes for a takedown in the clinch but McMylly prevents it.
Rike McMylly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heikki Mela.
McMylly lands an elbow inside that Mela shrugs off.
McMylly connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mela's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McMylly.
The referee is keeping an eye on McMylly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mela tries to stall but McMylly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McMylly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McMylly stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMylly avoiding damage as Mela throws knees to the body.
McMylly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for McMylly.
Mela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McMylly connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mela's face.
McMylly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mela tries to circle away but McMylly has him pinned against the cage.
Mela tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mela is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McMylly connects with a knee to the head.
McMylly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McMylly prevents the takedown attempt.
Mela is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McMylly trying to land knees to the body.
McMylly stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMylly is trying to maintain a safe position but Mela gets an underhook and turns McMylly into the cage.
Mela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McMylly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McMylly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mela tries to break free but McMylly pushes him back against the cage.
McMylly lands a knee to the head.
McMylly prevents the takedown attempt.
McMylly leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mela avoids the elbow strike from McMylly, against the cage.
McMylly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mela avoids it.
Mela is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McMylly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mela pulls McMylly into guard.
Mela is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMylly wants to pass the guard but Mela is keeping the position.
Mela keeping moving, preventing McMylly from controlling successfully.
McMylly wanted to stand there but Mela had control of the position.
Mela is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mela is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rike McMylly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McMylly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rike McMylly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Badge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Brooklyn by Jay Z. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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260 lbs
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240 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Badge!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badge pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Badge is trying to trip Johnson. He has hold of a leg but Johnson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Badge persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Johnson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Badge uses it to pass to side control.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Badge keeps moving and retains side control.
Badge remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badge is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badge stands up and beckons Johnson to his feet.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Badge counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Badge cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Badge looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Kevin Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Badge counters with a left to the body.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Badge counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Badge.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Badge walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson lands a head kick. Badge smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Badge counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Badge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Badge counters with a takedown into side control.
Badge decides to stand back up. Badge steps back and let's Johnson get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Badge.
Badge lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Badge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badge closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
Badge is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Badge working Johnson over with strikes.
Still in half guard, Badge seems content to control.
Badge stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Badge throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Badge connects with a nice looking jab.
A good leg kick by Badge.
Badge with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Badge.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Badge lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Badge closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Badge to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Badge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working for a triangle but Badge defends it easily.
Badge wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Badge defends it easily.
Badge is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Badge passes into half guard.
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.
Badge is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Badge is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Badge dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Badge shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Badge has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Badge is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson has an active guard here but Badge has managed to pass into half guard.
Badge winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Badge scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Badge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Badge sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Badge tries to stand and escape but Johnson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badge scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Badge working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Badge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Badge wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is not content to let Badge control the position.
Badge prevents Johnson from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Badge is aware though and is defending well.
Badge trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Badge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Badge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badge got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Badge has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Badge not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Badge pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson is working an open guard so Badge takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Badge moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Badge moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson pulls Badge into guard.
Badge decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Badge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Badge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donnie Badge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Badge counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Badge.
Badge trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Badge decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Badge works the jab nicely.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Badge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson tries for a takedown but Badge circles away easily
and Badge counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Badge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badge dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Badge has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Badge just stands there and leans against the cage.
Badge gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Badge decides to stand and escape the position.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Badge counters with a left to the body.
A left lands for Badge.
Badge decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Badge stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Johnson to get to his feet.
Badge throws a head kick that misses.
Badge gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Badge 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! This is the final round!
Badge fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Badge persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Badge stands up from Johnson's guard - Badge perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Badge counters with a leg kick.
Badge cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Badge counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Badge uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Badge counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson blocks a head kick by Badge.
A good leg kick by Badge.
Badge moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Badge comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Badge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Badge throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Badge is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Badge gets a clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Badge walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Badge sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Badge counters with a one-two to the body.
Badge scores with a spinning back kick!
Badge decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Badge takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Badge is aware though and is defending well.
Badge must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Badge stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badge throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Badge is defended easily by Johnson.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Badge moves out of range easily.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badge moves away.
Badge thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Badge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Badge. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Badge does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Badge misses with a leg kick.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Badge shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Badge passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to work for a sweep but Badge has mounted him!
Badge is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Badge get's back to his feet.
Badge scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Badge.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Badge counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Badge counters with a left to the body.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Badge counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Badge can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Badge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badge seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Badge doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Badge manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Badge content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kevin Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Badge trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Donnie Badge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Badge doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Badge manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Badge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Badge has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Badge!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Jalkalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rerbert Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalkalukko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jordan Sparks ft. Chris Brown - No Air . Gracie has chosen Gay Bar as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Jalkalukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rerbert Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalkalukko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jalkalukko has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jalkalukko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jalkalukko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gracie works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jalkalukko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Jalkalukko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Jalkalukko is having none of it.
Jalkalukko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jalkalukko is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalkalukko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie pulls Jalkalukko in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesse Jalkalukko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jalkalukko closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jalkalukko prevents it.
Jalkalukko drags the fight down to the ground.
Jalkalukko has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jalkalukko has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Jalkalukko is keeping the position.
Jalkalukko wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Jalkalukko pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jalkalukko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalkalukko controlling the pace for now.
Jalkalukko seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gracie for as long as he can get away with.
Jalkalukko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We're going to have a standup here because Jesse Jalkalukko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jalkalukko has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jalkalukko's guard.
Jalkalukko has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jalkalukko is rocked!
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oh Jalkalukko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie gets to his feet and stands over Jalkalukko, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Jalkalukko felt that one! Gracie unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Jalkalukko from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rerbert Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reima Katekismus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katekismus has chosen Reima's Requiem as his entrance music. Matt Serra is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Serra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reima Katekismus!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katekismus misses with a takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Serra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katekismus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Katekismus just misses with a punch to the body.
Serra misses with a body shot
and Katekismus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Serra manages to get to full guard.
Serra is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Katekismus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Serra is keeping the position for now.
Serra is adopting a defensive guard.
Serra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Katekismus's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katekismus trying to control the position.
Serra controlling from the top position.
Katekismus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Katekismus has his foot on Serra's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Serra works his way back into a safe position though.
Katekismus keeping moving, preventing Serra from controlling successfully.
Serra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Katekismus working for a triangle but Serra defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Serra is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Serra passes into half guard.
Serra trying to control from half guard but Katekismus is working away.
Serra drops an elbow to the side of Katekismus's head.
Serra controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Serra working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra slows the pace down in half guard.
Serra has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Serra tries to control but Katekismus wriggling away.
Katekismus wants to control but Serra is having none of it.
Serra has hold of Katekismus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Katekismus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Serra in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katekismus tries to hold on but Serra pushes him away.
Katekismus tries to reverse the position but Serra maintains control.
Katekismus taking shots to the head.
Katekismus wants to control but Serra is having none of it.
Katekismus is squirming around, avoiding Serra's attempts to control the action.
Katekismus tries to reverse the position but Serra maintains control.
Katekismus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Serra raining down hammerfists from mount.
Serra controlling the pace for now.
Katekismus taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Serra dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Katekismus misses with a takedown
and Serra counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Serra.
Katekismus keeping moving, preventing Serra from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serra content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Serra advances position into side control!
Serra landing strikes.
Serra taking a breather here.
Serra's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Serra is looking to take a break and control but Katekismus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Serra is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra trying to control the position but Katekismus is working away.
Serra taking a breather here.
We're going to have a standup here because Matt Serra wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Katekismus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Serra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Serra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Katekismus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serra blocks a jab.
Katekismus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Serra counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Serra is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Katekismus is just riding it out for now. Serra eventually gives up the hold.
Katekismus is trying to control but Serra passes into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra scores with punches from side control.
Katekismus can't do much from the bottom here.
Serra 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.
Serra wants to control but Katekismus is keeping him busy.
Serra looks up at the clock and then as Katekismus takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Serra smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Serra works to advance to full mount. Katekismus defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katekismus is squirming around, avoiding Serra's attempts to control the action.
Serra punishing his opponent with strikes.
Katekismus wants to control but Serra is having none of it.
Katekismus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Serra kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Katekismus is bucking up trying to escape but Serra cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Katekismus is rocked!
Serra unloading with bombs!
Katekismus is still in real trouble! Can Serra finish him?
Serra takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Serra drops a big elbow. That's hurt Katekismus! More shots from Serra and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Serra!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raidu Ruumets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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26
205 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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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, Raidu Ruumets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joaquim Williams!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruumets.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Ruumets's shoulder, as Ruumets tries to avoid the shot.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Ruumets counters with a nice body shot.
Ruumets cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruumets swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Joaquim Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Ruumets slips the punch.
Williams gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Ruumets.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Raidu Ruumets has been cut.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruumets blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Ruumets lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Ruumets throws a head punch that misses.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
Ruumets lands with a light punch inside.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Ruumets blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Ruumets.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams looks gassed!
Ruumets lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruumets.
Ruumets makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruumets lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ruumets - that landed with a thud.
Ruumets scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Ruumets lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Ruumets lands a nice uppercut.
Ruumets lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Ruumets pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A short right from Ruumets on the inside.
Ruumets scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams is rocked!
Ruumets lands with a right to the head.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruumets finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruumets.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruumets.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruumets lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruumets lands a body punch.
Ruumets lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Williams to his knees! Ruumets keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raidu Ruumets!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Rakuuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakuuna comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Company - Bad Company. Manhoef has chosen Minowaman Style as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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166 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rakuuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Rakuuna. Those never looked like landing.
Rakuuna bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manhoef's head backwards.
Manhoef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rakuuna.
Rakuuna lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manhoef at a distance.
Manhoef fails with a takedown attempt.
Rakuuna thows a body shot but no joy.
Rakuuna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manhoef counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rakuuna looking to control.
Rakuuna pulls Manhoef in close to his closed guard and prevents Manhoef from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rakuuna's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rakuuna tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manhoef being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Taisto Rakuuna.
Rakuuna looks to land a right hand but Manhoef moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakuuna scores with a nice strike.
Rakuuna lands an overhand right.
Rakuuna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rakuuna misses with an uppercut
and Manhoef counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rakuuna working a defensive guard here.
Manhoef drops back looking for a leg! Rakuuna is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rakuuna manages to kick Manhoef off! Manhoef jumps back into Rakuuna's guard.
Rakuuna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rakuuna is on top in guard.
Manhoef wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rakuuna pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manhoef is keeping the position for now.
Rakuuna postures up in Manhoef's guard and throws a big left but Manhoef blocks it.
Rakuuna throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rakuuna trying to control but Manhoef is working from the bottom.
Manhoef avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rakuuna in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manhoef escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rakuuna gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Manhoef keeping moving, preventing Rakuuna from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rakuuna can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rakuuna postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rakuuna has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Manhoef is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rakuuna slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rakuuna scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Manhoef is trying to control the position but Rakuuna postures up.
Manhoef bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rakuuna's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna looking to control.
Manhoef preventing the sweep.
Manhoef drops back looking for a leg! Rakuuna is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rakuuna manages to kick Manhoef off! Manhoef jumps back into Rakuuna's guard.
Manhoef looking to pass the guard.
Rakuuna is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rakuuna pushes Manhoef off and gets back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manhoef checks a leg kick.
Manhoef checks a leg kick.
Rakuuna swings away with a body shot that misses
and Manhoef counters with a single leg into guard. Rakuuna didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Manhoef dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manhoef walks into a left hand.
Rakuuna throws a right hand that misses
and Manhoef counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rakuuna tries to buck Manhoef off but Manhoef is having none of it.
Rakuuna sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rakuuna moves into full guard.
Rakuuna has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Maximus Manhoef has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rakuuna is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rakuuna lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Manhoef!
Rakuuna scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakuuna tries to control but Manhoef wriggling away.
Rakuuna punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rakuuna throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Manhoef because Rakuuna loaded up on that one.
Rakuuna thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rakuuna throws a sloppy strike and Manhoef uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Manhoef has ended up in Rakuuna's guard.
Rakuuna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manhoef is one step ahead there.
Manhoef trying to control the position from guard on top but Rakuuna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rakuuna controls Manhoef momentarily but Manhoef frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Manhoef passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Manhoef tries for a kimura but Rakuuna is defending well.
Rakuuna can't do much from the bottom here.
Manhoef wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rakuuna, who protects the arm well.
Rakuuna holding on.
Rakuuna tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Manhoef presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef avoids the attempt from Rakuuna to control.
Rakuuna on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rakuuna tries to get out of the position.
Manhoef has control of Rakuuna's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rakuuna regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Manhoef trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Manhoef working for a guillotine from mount but Rakuuna is in no mood to give up.
Manhoef trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rakuuna wants to control but Manhoef is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manhoef takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rakuuna manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rakuuna tries to kick Manhoef off but Manhoef keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Manhoef is looking to advance position but Rakuuna won't allow it.
Rakuuna regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rakuuna keeping moving, preventing Manhoef from controlling successfully.
Rakuuna is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Manhoef trying to control the position from guard on top but Rakuuna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rakuuna is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maximus Manhoef will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rakuuna connects with a body shot.
Rakuuna lands a nice shot that snaps Manhoef's head back.
Manhoef walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rakuuna swings widly with a right hand
and Manhoef counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Manhoef is looking to take a break and control but Rakuuna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rakuuna keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Manhoef is trying to control the action in half guard but Rakuuna is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rakuuna is trying to maintain the position but Manhoef is very close to passing his half guard.
Rakuuna manages to get to full guard.
Rakuuna looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Manhoef wants to control from the top but Rakuuna keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rakuuna lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rakuuna stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rakuuna wants it to stay on the feet.
Manhoef needs to keep his hands up - Rakuuna had a free shot at his head there.
Rakuuna looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manhoef shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Manhoef takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rakuuna tries to roll over but Manhoef keeps him under control.
Rakuuna trying to hold on to Manhoef's head to control him but Manhoef postures up.
Rakuuna controlling the position well.
Taisto Rakuuna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna is looking for a sweep. Manhoef is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rakuuna punching from the bottom.
Rakuuna tries to kick Manhoef off but Manhoef keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rakuuna is trying to get back to full guard.
Manhoef wants to take a breather but Rakuuna is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Rakuuna as he connects with a hook.
Rakuuna with a hook.
Manhoef has a takedown stuffed.
Rakuuna pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Manhoef back to the cage. Rakuuna follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Manhoef is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Manhoef crumples to the floor! Rakuuna milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taisto Rakuuna!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Horner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Olli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horner comes into the arena with Roky Erickson - Stand For The Fire Demon blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Horner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Olli!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Horner misses with a head kick.
Olli drives through with a takedown into guard.
Olli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Horner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olli scoring with punches to the head and body.
Olli wants to pass the guard but Horner is keeping the position.
Olli trying to control the position from guard on top but Horner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olli tries to free his leg and advance position but Horner is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olli controls from within his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Horner keeping full guard, as Olli tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Harri Olli.
Horner throws a sloppy head kick and Olli moves out of range easily.
Horner connects with a high kick.
Olli tries for a takedown but Horner circles away easily
and Horner counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Horner. That snapped Olli's head back.
Olli with a poor takedown
letting Horner counter with a right hand.
Olli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Olli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick misses from Olli.
Horner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horner misses with the combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Horner.
Olli looks gassed!
Olli misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mike Horner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harri Olli.
A head kick misses from Horner.
Horner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Olli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Horner tries to avoid it but Olli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Horner to the ground. Horner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mike Horner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horner connects with a single shot there.
Olli shoots in for a takedown but Horner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Horner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Horner lands an overhand right.
Horner lands with a right hand.
A head kick from Horner lands but Olli takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Horner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Horner thumps Olli with a low kick.
Horner lands the left hand.
Horner connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horner scores with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Horner. No joy for Olli on that attempt.
Horner throws a head kick but Olli moves out of range.
Horner tests Olli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Horner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Olli's head.
Horner throws a combination. Olli tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Horner throws a sloppy head kick and Olli moves out of range easily.
Olli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Horner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Olli is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Horner.
Horner cracks Olli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Olli walks into a jab.
Olli is still on wobbly legs! Can Horner finish him?
Horner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Olli seems to have recovered his senses.
Horner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Horner lands with a nice body kick.
Horner cracks Olli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Horner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horner throws a nice head kick!
Horner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Horner.
Horner lands a leg kick that knocks Olli off balance momentarily.
Horner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Horner.
Horner lands a really nice looking cross but Olli seems unphased.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horner lands a glancing blow to the side of Olli's head.
Olli doesn't manage to clinch there - Horner circles away.
Horner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horner scores with the left hand. Olli knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Horner throws a head kick but Olli moves out of range.
Horner throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Horner catches Olli right on the button with a cross.
Horner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Olli.
Horner cracks Olli with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horner thumps Olli with a low kick.
Horner scores with a head kick.
Horner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Horner lands a jab to the head.
Horner connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Horner 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.
Horner tries to sprawl but Olli drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Olli seems to be working for a kimura but Horner defends the submission attempt.
Horner wants to get back to his feet.
Olli wants to control but Horner is keeping him busy.
Olli is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Horner is refusing to be controlled, as Olli sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Olli trying to work for an americana but Horner has managed to regain full guard.
Olli looking to pass the guard.
Olli prevents Horner from getting back to his feet.
Olli is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Horner wants to stand but Olli is controlling the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Harri Olli hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Olli misses with a looping right.
Olli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olli scores with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Olli.
Olli is breathing heavily.
Horner ducks under a wild hook from Olli.
Harri Olli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olli takes a swing at Horner's ribcage but misses.
Horner connects with a jab.
Horner lands a head kick. Olli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Horner scores with a nice head shot.
Horner lands with an uppercut that bounces Olli off the cage and back into rage.
Horner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Olli fails with a takedown attempt.
Olli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Olli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Horner with a hook.
Olli moves out of range as Horner throws a body kick.
Olli takes one to the side of the head.
Olli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mike Horner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harri Olli.
Olli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Olli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Horner to score with a decent uppercut.
Horner avoids the body shot from Olli.
Olli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Horner connects with the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horner.
Olli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olli avoids the head kick by Horner.
Olli looks to score with a jab to the body but Horner is just out of range.
Horner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Olli on the side of the head.
Horner throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olli.
Olli throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Horner counter with a right hand.
Horner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olli looks to score with a jab to the body but Horner is just out of range.
Horner connects with an inside leg kick.
Horner lands a head shot.
Olli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horner thuds his shin into the meat of Olli's side.
Horner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Olli's head backwards.
Horner connects with a jab.
Olli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horner tries a head kick but it misses.
Olli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Horner rather than just go for the knockout.
Horner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Olli if he has to take too many more of those.
Horner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick lands there from Horner.
Olli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Horner to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olli moves forwards but Horner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mike Horner is winning the standup battle so far.
Horner keeps Olli at a distance using the push kick.
Horner lands a leg kick that knocks Olli off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Horner dominated that second round.
That's time! Horner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Horner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Horner misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Horner.
Olli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Olli blocks a head kick by Horner.
Olli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Horner.
Horner connects with an inside leg kick.
Olli walks into a straight right hand from Horner.
Olli wants to clinch.
Horner misses with a head kick.
Olli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Horner on the side of the head.
Horner walks into a left hand.
Olli sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Olli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horner.
Horner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Olli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Horner!
Horner misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horner connects with a nice looking jab.
Horner scores with the left hand. Olli knows he should have avoided that one.
Horner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Olli on the side of the head.
Olli with a poor takedown
and Horner counters with a big head kick but Olli shrugs it off.
Horner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Horner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horner scores with a nice right hand.
Olli throws a right hand that Horner ducks under and follows up with a left that Horner also avoids with ease.
Olli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Horner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Olli scrambles back to his feet.
Olli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Olli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Horner pushes Olli away with a front kick.
Horner throws a head kick but Olli moves out of range.
Horner lands a high kick!
Olli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Olli just misses with a punch to the body.
Olli closes this distance looking for a takedown but Horner circles away.
Olli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Olli blocks a head kick by Horner.
Horner fakes the leg kick and cracks Olli in the body.
Horner lands a glancing blow to the side of Olli's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Horner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Horner scores with a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Horner finds it's target.
Horner cracks the inside of Olli's front leg.
Horner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olli.
Horner lands a glancing blow to the side of Olli's head.
Olli has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Horner.
Good shot there by Horner.
Horner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Horner.
Left hook, right uppercut from Horner.
Horner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horner throws a sloppy head kick and Olli moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Horner. That snapped Olli's head back.
Olli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Horner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horner lands a jab to the head.
Horner slips a jab from Olli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olli takes a kick to the side of the head.
Horner throws a leg kick which misses Olli's front leg but catches the back leg as Olli tries to avoid it.
Horner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Horner scores with a push kick.
Horner scores with the left hand. Olli knows he should have avoided that one.
Olli walks into a straight right hand from Horner.
Olli takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Horner cracks Olli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Olli throws the left hand but Horner avoids the punch easily.
Horner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Olli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Olli.
Mike Horner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harri Olli.
Horner jabs Olli right on the nose. Olli blinks but takes it well.
Nice shot lands for Horner.
Horner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Olli's sensitive parts.
Horner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olli can do to turn this around?
Horner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Olli's head backwards.
Horner misses with a head kick.
Olli misses with a straight right.
Horner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Olli in his tracks.
Olli walks into a jab.
Harri Olli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Horner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olli. Horner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Horner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Olli scrambles back to his feet.
Horner connects with a single shot there.
Olli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A good leg kick by Horner.
Horner throws a head kick but Olli moves out of range.
Horner throws a head kick but Olli moves out of range.
Olli throws a right hand that Horner ducks under and follows up with a left that Horner also avoids with ease.
Horner throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Horner!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Horner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Olli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Horner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Olli scrambles back to his feet.
Olli takes one to the side of the head.
Horner connects with a single shot there.
Horner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Horner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Horner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Horner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Velnart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juri Arpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juri Arpa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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243 lbs
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280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Velnart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juri Arpa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arpa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velnart.
Arpa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Velnart thows a body shot but no joy.
Arpa lands a big head kick that sends Velnart to the canvas! Arpa follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juri Arpa!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolmiokuristus's entrance music is bad boy - cascada. A fine choice. 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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214 lbs
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221 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roland Box!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolmiokuristus with a poor takedown
and Box counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Kalle Kolmiokuristus has been cut.
Box lands with a nice combination. Kolmiokuristus backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kolmiokuristus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Box counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kolmiokuristus shoots and misses
and Box counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Box counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kolmiokuristus! Box lets Kolmiokuristus back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kolmiokuristus is rocked!
Kolmiokuristus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Box.
Box loads up on a big right hand but Kolmiokuristus slips the punch.
Kolmiokuristus fails with the takedown
and Box counters with a crisp one two that drops Kolmiokuristus! Box thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kolmiokuristus to his feet! Kolmiokuristus is in big trouble!
Oh Kolmiokuristus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kolmiokuristus slips under a jab from Box.
Kolmiokuristus seems to have got his legs back now.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a right hand
and Box counters with a thumping low kick.
Kolmiokuristus is breathing heavily.
Box does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Box throws a combination. Kolmiokuristus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Box cracks Kolmiokuristus with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Box has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kolmiokuristus to stand back up!
Kolmiokuristus is rocked!
Jeez, Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roland Box!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antti Sokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokka comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sun Aeon - Core of Winter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
188 lbs
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22
192 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Sokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teppo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Teppo does no damage.
Teppo misses with a straight left.
Sokka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Teppo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Teppo connects with an inside leg kick.
Sokka tries for a takedown but Teppo circles away easily
and Teppo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antti Sokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teppo misses with a wild body shot.
Sokka wants to clinch
and Teppo counters with a low kick, right behind Sokka 's knee.
Sokka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Teppo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Teppo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sokka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sokka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Teppo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Teppo throws out a loose jab but Sokka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sokka tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Teppo counter with a right hand.
Matti Teppo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sokka fails with the takedown
and Teppo counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antti Sokka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sokka tries for a takedown but Teppo circles away easily
and Teppo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Teppo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sokka tries to clinch
and Teppo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo scores with a hook to the body. Sokka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sokka with a poor takedown
and Teppo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sokka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sokka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Teppo counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokka darts in trying to clinch
and Teppo counters with a two punch combo.
Teppo slips a straight right by Sokka.
Sokka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teppo with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Teppo counters with a stiff right hand.
Teppo misses with a wild body shot.
Sokka fails with the takedown
and Teppo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Teppo misses with a hook
and Sokka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sokka has a couple of punches blocked by Teppo.
Sokka effectively controlling the action here.
Teppo lands a shot to the body.
Sokka pulls guard successfully.
Sokka keeping full guard, as Teppo tries to pass.
Sokka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Teppo.
Teppo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sokka's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo trying to control but Sokka is working from the bottom.
Teppo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sokka is keeping the position for now.
Sokka is trying to control the position but Teppo postures up.
Sokka keeping moving, preventing Teppo from controlling successfully.
Teppo looking to pass the guard.
Sokka keeping moving, preventing Teppo from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teppo looking to pass the guard.
Teppo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sokka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Teppo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sokka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sokka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sokka throws a nice looking combination but Teppo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teppo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sokka.
Matti Teppo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sokka with a poor takedown
and Teppo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sokka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Teppo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sokka avoids the head kick by Teppo.
Sokka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sokka lands a jab-cross combination.
Teppo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sokka.
Sokka with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Teppo counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Teppo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antti Sokka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teppo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sokka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Teppo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sokka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Teppo misses with a lunging right hand
and Sokka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sokka.
Sokka trying to control but Teppo is working from the bottom.
Teppo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sokka is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Teppo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sokka has managed to get both his arms back between Teppo's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokka postures up.
Sokka is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Teppo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Teppo has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Teppo wants to control from the top but Sokka keeps moving.
Teppo forces his way into half guard.
Teppo is pressing down on Sokka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sokka is holding on for now.
Teppo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sokka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sokka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Teppo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sokka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Teppo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Teppo working Sokka over with strikes.
Sokka is refusing to be controlled, as Teppo sits in half guard.
Teppo wants to pass to mount but Sokka is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sokka is looking to control Teppo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sokka avoid being mounted?
Sokka works his way to full guard. Good work.
Teppo preventing the sweep.
Teppo landing with the ground and pound.
Teppo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sokka is keeping the position for now.
Teppo trying to control but Sokka is working from the bottom.
Teppo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teppo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sokka is keeping the position for now.
Sokka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matti Teppo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Teppo misses with an uppercut
and Sokka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Teppo is in trouble now - Sokka has advanced to mount!
Sokka controlling from mount.
Antti Sokka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sokka lands a big elbow.
Teppo can't escape the position.
Teppo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokka wants to control but Teppo is keeping him busy.
Sokka works his way into side control.
Teppo tries to bench press Sokka off him but Sokka keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo parries the strikes from Sokka easily there. Sokka is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Teppo to escape.
Teppo is not content to let Sokka control the position.
Sokka tries for a kimura but Teppo is defending well.
Sokka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Teppo, who protects the arm well.
Sokka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Teppo, who protects the arm well.
Teppo manages to get back to half guard.
Antti Sokka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Teppo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Teppo looking for a guillotine here but Sokka defends easily.
Sokka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sokka scoring with punches from side control.
Teppo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sokka is putting a hurting on Teppo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Teppo is not content to let Sokka control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo sneaks back into half guard.
Teppo is refusing to be controlled, as Sokka sits in half guard.
Teppo is looking for a sweep. Sokka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matti Teppo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Teppo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sokka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Teppo tries to get to full guard but Sokka has control of the leg.
Teppo trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokka trying to control the pace.
Sokka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Teppo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sokka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Teppo is just riding it out for now. Sokka eventually gives up the hold.
Sokka seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sokka working over Teppo with some ground and pound. Teppo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Sokka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Teppo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matti Teppo!
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