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VFC 5: Soikkeli v Robin PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Svenstroem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murdara Uchiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Svenstroem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Murdara Uchiha!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenstroem darts in and clinches Uchiha up against the cage.
Uchiha looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Svenstroem turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Svenstroem manages to end up in side control.
Svenstroem slows the pace down.
Uchiha is looking to regain half guard here but Svenstroem keeps moving and retains side control.
Svenstroem trying to control the action but Uchiha is working from the bottom.
Svenstroem controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uchiha prevents Svenstroem from improving position.
Svenstroem wants to control but Uchiha is keeping him busy.
Uchiha taking punishment in the form of punches.
Svenstroem is looking to take a break and control but Uchiha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Svenstroem working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svenstroem is putting a hurting on Uchiha here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenstroem trying to control the position but Uchiha is working away.
Uchiha sneaks back into half guard.
Svenstroem is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Uchiha doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Svenstroem.
Uchiha is looking for a sweep. Svenstroem is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Uchiha is staying active underneath Svenstroem, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Svenstroem controlling the action here.
Svenstroem is tying to control. Uchiha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Svenstroem frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Svenstroem working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Svenstroem looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Svenstroem prevents Uchiha from getting the reversal.
Svenstroem trying to control but Uchiha is having none of it.
Uchiha is desperately trying to improve his position but Svenstroem has a good base and remains in mount.
Svenstroem can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Uchiha is looking to escape.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Magnus Svenstroem just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Svenstroem closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Uchiha to the mat! Uchiha manages to get full guard.
Svenstroem trying to control the position from guard on top but Uchiha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenstroem 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.
Svenstroem trying to control but Uchiha is working from the bottom.
Uchiha is trying to keep Svenstroem in close.
Uchiha striking off his back but it's not causing Svenstroem any problems.
Svenstroem lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Uchiha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Svenstroem doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Svenstroem manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Svenstroem forces his way into half guard.
Uchiha is looking to control Svenstroem's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uchiha avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Svenstroem is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Uchiha is just riding it out for now. Svenstroem eventually gives up the hold.
Svenstroem is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenstroem wants to free his trapped foot but Uchiha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Svenstroem is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Uchiha is looking to improve his position.
Svenstroem is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Svenstroem tries to control but Uchiha wriggling away.
Svenstroem with good strikes from the mount here!
Svenstroem postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Uchiha looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Svenstroem 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.
Svenstroem shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Svenstroem looking for a guillotine from mount but Uchiha is having none of it.
Uchiha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Uchiha that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Svenstroem lands a nice shot to the head.
Uchiha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Svenstroem looking to finish Uchiha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Uchiha!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Svenstroem prevents Uchiha from getting the reversal.
Svenstroem fails to move to back control.
Svenstroem lands a big elbow.
Uchiha is breathing heavily.
Uchiha is looking to improve his position but Svenstroem isn't that keen on the idea.
Svenstroem landing strikes from the mount and Uchiha is in trouble!
Svenstroem looking to control and managing it successfully.
Svenstroem trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenstroem looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Svenstroem tries to control but Uchiha wriggling away.
Uchiha wants to hold on but Svenstroem pushes him away.
Svenstroem is working for a guillotine from mount but Uchiha frees his head quite easily.
Svenstroem lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Uchiha hang on?
Svenstroem raining down shots from the mount!
Uchiha is trying desperately to improve position.
Magnus Svenstroem overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Svenstroem working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Svenstroem landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svenstroem working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Svenstroem tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Svenstroem trying to control but Uchiha is having none of it.
Svenstroem looking to finish Uchiha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Uchiha!
Uchiha is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Svenstroem 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.
Uchiha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Uchiha is in a horrible position here. Svenstroem smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Svenstroem trying to control but Uchiha is having none of it.
Svenstroem avoids the attempt from Uchiha to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha can't escape the position.
Uchiha is squirming around, avoiding Svenstroem's attempts to control the action.
Svenstroem dominating with strikes here.
Svenstroem punishing his opponent with strikes.
Svenstroem has hold of Uchiha's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Uchiha manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Svenstroem with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Uchiha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Svenstroem is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Svenstroem extends the arm and Uchiha is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Magnus Svenstroem!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jail Bait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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133 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jail Bait!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucky Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano tries to close the distance and clinch but Bait swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bait throws a series of punches but Luciano avoids them all with ease.
Bait misses with a wild combination.
Bait rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luciano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bait circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luciano lands a two punch combo.
Bait throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Bait circles away.
Bait misses with a two punch combination.
Bait throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luciano darts in and clinches Bait up against the cage.
Bait is trying to break the clinch but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Bait wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Luciano looking for a takedown.
Bait wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luciano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bait breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bait is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luciano.
Bait lands the left hand.
Luciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Bait swinging wilding here.
Luciano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luciano manages to break the clinch.
Bait throws a right and a left that Luciano avoids nicely.
Luciano rushes Bait and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bait is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luciano lands a knee to the body.
Luciano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Luciano.
Bait prevents the takedown attempt.
Luciano lands a nice elbow.
Luciano looks gassed!
Luciano gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Luciano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Luciano tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Luciano 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.
Bait has one foot on Luciano's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Bait misses.
Luciano clinches.
Bait breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Bait circles away.
Luciano tries to clinch up.
Luciano looks to land a combination. Bait sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Luciano throws a combination. Bait tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Luciano rushes Bait and presses him up against the cage.
Luciano with a knee to the head.
Luciano with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jail Bait has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano connects with a knee to the head.
Luciano manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bait swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Luciano counters with a body kick that stops Bait in his tracks momentarily.
Bait misses with a left hand
and Luciano counters with a series of strikes. Bait will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bait scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luciano in his tracks.
Bait will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bait fails to land with a series of punches.
Luciano scores with a three punch combo!
Luciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bait swinging wilding here.
Luciano ducks right into an uppercut from Bait.
Luciano closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Luciano.
Bait wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bait can't break the clinch.
Luciano manages to break the clinch.
Bait misses with a double jab
and Luciano counters with a head kick.
No joy there for Bait, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Bait.
Luciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bait.
A punch combination from Bait misses.
Bait gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luciano.
Luciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bait paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bait paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bait throws a combination that misses
and Bait takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bait misses with a double jab
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luciano lands a head kick!
Luciano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luciano clinches up against the cage.
Bait escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bait will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bait throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luciano counters by moving into the clinch.
Luciano breaks the clinch.
Luciano rushes Bait and presses him up against the cage.
Luciano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bait prevents it.
Jail Bait has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucky Luciano.
Bait breaks from the clinch.
Luciano cracks Bait with a right hand to the side of the head.
Luciano goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bait is rocked!
Luciano has Bait up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Bait is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luciano connects with a knee to the head.
Luciano breaks from the clinch.
Luciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jail Bait is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bait misses with a combination
and Luciano counters with a straight right hand.
Bait swats away the attempt to clinch by Luciano.
Bait seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bait, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from Luciano.
Luciano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luciano connects with a knee to the head.
Bait on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luciano misses with an elbow strike.
Bait wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luciano breaks the clinch.
Luciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Bait circles away.
Luciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bait swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bait throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bait jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luciano tries to bum rush Bait with a series of wild strikes but Bait uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bait throws a combination that misses
and Luciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Luciano is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bait falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luciano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luciano clinches.
Luciano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luciano misses with a knee to the head.
Bait wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Luciano prevents Bait from breaking the clinch.
Bait wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
Bait is trying to break free.
Bait can't break the clinch.
Bait has had enough of the clinch but Luciano keeps him there for the moment.
Bait gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Luciano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Luciano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jail Bait's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bait misses with the combination.
Luciano tries to clinch but Bait is having none of it.
Luciano wants to clinch up but Bait keeps it at a distance.
Luciano tries to clinch there but Bait circles away.
Bait misses with an uppercut
and Luciano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bait is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice sprawl there from Bait as Luciano shoots in.
Bait avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bait swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bait misses with a double jab.
Bait tries to keep at a distance but Luciano has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luciano.
Luciano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Luciano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luciano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bait lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Luciano.
Luciano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luciano landing knees to the body.
Luciano drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luciano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lucky Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano lands a head kick. Bait smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano throws a combination. Bait tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Luciano forces Bait back against the cage and clinches.
Luciano lands a nice elbow.
Luciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bait backwards.
Luciano lands an elbow just above Bait 's eye.
Luciano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bait takes a knee right on the jaw!
Luciano manages to break the clinch.
Bait circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bait is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Luciano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Luciano fakes the leg kick and cracks Bait in the body.
Luciano drives through and clinches with Bait against the cage.
Luciano breaks the clinch.
A left lands for Luciano.
Luciano wants to clinch.
Bait misses with an uppercut
and Luciano counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bait takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bait throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Luciano counters with a two punch combo.
Bait throws a combination that misses
and Luciano counters by clinching up.
Luciano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bait tries to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling the position.
Bait breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luciano darts in and clinches Bait up against the cage.
Bait can't break the clinch.
Bait is trying to break the clinch but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Bait wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Bait, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bait lands a nice hook to Luciano's body. Luciano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bait swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Bait. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bait.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Bait misses.
Bait is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bait throws a combination. Luciano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jail Bait is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Luciano.
Luciano moves into the clinch successfully.
Luciano lands a knee to the head.
Luciano breaks from the clinch.
Bait thuds a left hand into Luciano's body.
Luciano lands a jab-cross combination.
Luciano wants to clinch up but Bait keeps it at a distance.
Luciano has closed the distance and engaged Bait in a clinch.
Luciano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bait lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Luciano is working for takedown but Bait is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jail Bait has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucky Luciano.
Bait wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bait is looking to break free of the clinch but Luciano has double underhooks.
Bait prevents the takedown attempt.
Bait wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Luciano looking to slow down the pace here.
Luciano is working for takedown but Bait is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bait is trying to break free.
Bait wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
Bait is looking to break free of the clinch but Luciano has double underhooks.
Luciano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Bait.
Bait misses with a combination
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luciano is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bait throws a jab but it's blocked by Luciano.
Bait misses with a two punch combination.
Luciano moves into range and clinches up with Bait.
Bait takes an elbow to the temple.
Luciano crunches a lovely knee into Bait's ribcage.
Luciano looking to throw knees to the head but Bait is blocking nicely.
Luciano tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Luciano.
Luciano misses with a knee to the head.
Luciano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Luciano landing knees to the head.
Luciano lands a nice elbow.
Bait wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luciano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bait wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Luciano.
Luciano manages to break the clinch.
Luciano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luciano scores with a knee to the head.
Luciano scores with a knee to the head.
Luciano lands a knee to the body.
Luciano has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bait is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bait takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luciano lands a damaging elbow.
Luciano with a knee to the head.
Lucky Luciano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bait wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano prevents Bait from breaking the clinch.
Luciano tries a knee to the head but Bait blocks it.
Bait escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luciano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Luciano is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bait lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Luciano falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jail Bait!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joakim Nystroem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joakim Nystroem will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abdullah Virtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joakim Nystroem!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nystroem defending well as Virtanen loads up on a big left hand.
Nystroem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virtanen can pounce on him.
Virtanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nystroem moves away from the strike by Virtanen.
Virtanen misses with a hook. Nystroem ducked under it nicely.
Virtanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A choreographed right hand from Virtanen misses the target.
A head kick misses from Virtanen.
Virtanen looks to throw the jab but Nystroem is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Virtanen, right into the meat.
Virtanen lands with a nice body punch.
Nystroem takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nystroem tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nystroem is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Virtanen throws a big shot that misses.
Nystroem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Virtanen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Virtanen.
Nystroem shoots in looking for a takedown. Virtanen tries to sprawl out of it but Nystroem keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Virtanen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Virtanen throws a right and a left that Nystroem avoids nicely.
Virtanen misses with a looping left.
Nystroem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Virtanen.
Nystroem steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Virtanen. That one must have hurt.
Nystroem looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nystroem ducks under a wild hook from Virtanen.
Nystroem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Virtanen both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virtanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Virtanen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Virtanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Virtanen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nystroem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Virtanen.
Virtanen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nystroem if he has to take too many more of those.
Virtanen throws a head kick that half lands.
Nystroem is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen connects with a nice cross there... Nystroem is looking wobbly and Virtanen recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Nystroem to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Virtanen jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abdullah Virtanen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bumpy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mat Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mat Richards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bumpy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mat Richards!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Richards cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Richards looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Richards keeps moving and retains side control.
Richards takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Richards is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson is trying to escape the position but Richards is controlling the position.
Richards decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Richards drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Richards trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Richards is having none of it.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards looks gassed!
Richards prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Richards has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Richards controlling him for the moment.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.
Richards looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Richards closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richards jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Richards is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Richards has managed to sneak the leg through.
Richards seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Richards in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Johnson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Richards!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mat Richards!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chance Knapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Brushnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knapp comes to the cage accompanied by Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chance Knapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Brushnikov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brushnikov tries for a takedown but Knapp sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brushnikov misses with a takedown attempt - Knapp sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chance Knapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Brushnikov.
Knapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brushnikov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brushnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brushnikov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brushnikov fails to land the takedown.
Brushnikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brushnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knapp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brushnikov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knapp throws an overhand right that lands on Brushnikov's shoulder, as Brushnikov tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp feints and as Brushnikov raises his hands in defense, Knapp changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knapp trying to control the position from guard on top but Brushnikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knapp is looking to stand up but Brushnikov won't let him.
Knapp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Knapp preventing the sweep.
Knapp trying to control the position from guard on top but Brushnikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knapp slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knapp trying to control the position from guard on top but Brushnikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brushnikov has his takedown stuffed
and Knapp counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brushnikov!
Brushnikov is working to get back to half guard.
Knapp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brushnikov on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Knapp.
Brushnikov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brushnikov looks gassed!
Knapp sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brushnikov tries to reverse the position but Knapp maintains control.
Knapp sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brushnikov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knapp controlling from mount.
Brushnikov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brushnikov regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brushnikov is on top in guard.
Brushnikov is stalling in the full guard.
Knapp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knapp tries to get out of the position.
Brushnikov wants to pass the guard but Knapp is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chance Knapp dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brushnikov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brushnikov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knapp counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brushnikov!
Brushnikov taking shots to the head.
Knapp looking to control but Brushnikov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brushnikov is trying desperately to improve position.
Brushnikov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knapp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brushnikov gets back to half guard.
Knapp is tying to control. Brushnikov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brushnikov gets full guard.
Brushnikov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brushnikov is breathing heavily.
Brushnikov looking for a sweep. Not yet Brushnikov, not yet.
Brushnikov has a closed guard, preventing Knapp from standing up.
Brushnikov wants to sweep here but Knapp controlling him for the moment.
Brushnikov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knapp trying to control but Brushnikov is working from the bottom.
Knapp wants to get up but he can't break Brushnikov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Knapp wants to control from the top but Brushnikov keeps moving.
Knapp preventing the sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Knapp moves into the clinch successfully.
Brushnikov trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brushnikov wants to stall.
Brushnikov tries to score a body lock takedown but Knapp shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knapp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brushnikov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knapp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chance Knapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Brushnikov.
Brushnikov trying to stall but Knapp improves his position.
Knapp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knapp blocks a body shot from Brushnikov.
Knapp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brushnikov has him pressed against the cage.
Knapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brushnikov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knapp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brushnikov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knapp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knapp stops a takedown attempt from Brushnikov.
Knapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Brushnikov won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brushnikov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Knapp uses from the top position.
Brushnikov trying to keep a closed guard but Knapp is proving a slippery customer.
Brushnikov had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Knapp is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Brushnikov Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Knapp's back instead.
Brushnikov throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Brushnikov working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Knapp is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Brushnikov has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Knapp taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Boris Brushnikov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johan Hegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 lbs
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142 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Hegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dutch Schulz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hegg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dutch Schulz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schulz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Schulz lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schulz has gone for a leg lock! Hegg slips out almost immediately though and dives into Schulz's guard.
Schulz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hegg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hegg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hegg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Schulz looking for a guillotine here but Hegg defends easily.
Schulz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hegg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Schulz looks gassed!
Schulz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hegg puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Schulz tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hegg has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Schulz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hegg wants to control the pace but Schulz is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schulz tries to reverse the position but Hegg maintains control.
Hegg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Schulz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hegg controlling the position easily from mount.
Hegg swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johan Hegg!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Soikkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batman Robin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harri Soikkeli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Soikkeli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Batman Robin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robin gets a takedown into half guard.
Soikkeli is looking for a sweep. Robin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Robin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Soikkeli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Robin is working away from the top position though.
Soikkeli tries to get to full guard but Robin has control of the leg.
Robin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soikkeli wants to control but Robin is keeping busy.
Soikkeli wants to get back to full guard.
Soikkeli pushes Robin off looking to stand but Robin dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soikkeli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Soikkeli shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Soikkeli showed some decent athleticism there.
Soikkeli could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Robin tries to get to full guard but Soikkeli has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soikkeli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Robin is just riding it out for now. Soikkeli eventually gives up the hold.
Soikkeli is looking to advance position but Robin won't allow it.
Soikkeli is breathing heavily.
Robin wants to get back to full guard.
Robin throws a strike from the bottom but Soikkeli passes into side control!
Robin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Robin sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Robin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Soikkeli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Robin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Robin is trying to keep Soikkeli in close.
Soikkeli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Robin has his hands on Soikkeli's head, controlling the position.
Robin is looking for a triangle but Soikkeli pushes his legs off easily.
Robin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Soikkeli is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Robin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Soikkeli's back instead.
Robin doesn't have the hooks in and Soikkeli manages to turn into his guard.
Soikkeli is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Robin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Soikkeli is looking to defend but Robin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Soikkeli! Robin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Soikkeli taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Batman Robin!
Batman Robin is the new super heavyweight champion!
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