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FinnFight 7: Sins PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vihanen Thaikku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minimum Power (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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189 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vihanen Thaikku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Minimum Power!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thaikku rushes Power and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thaikku looking to throw knees to the head but Power is blocking nicely.
Thaikku with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thaikku lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Minimum Power has been cut.
Thaikku with a knee to the head.
Power is rocked!
Thaikku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Power is still on wobbly legs! Can Thaikku finish him?
Thaikku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thaikku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaikku misses with a knee to the head.
Thaikku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thaikku misses with a knee strike.
Thaikku misses with a knee to the head.
Power seems to have recovered his senses.
Thaikku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thaikku scores with a knee to the head.
Thaikku tries to land a knee to the head but Power blocks with his arms.
Thaikku is breathing heavily.
Power takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thaikku misses with a knee strike.
Thaikku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thaikku connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Power badly! Power tumbles to the floor and Thaikku stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vihanen Thaikku!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hyoto Bachida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulla Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyoto Bachida looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hyoto Bachida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulla Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bachida.
Bachida has managed to clinch.
Bachida has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Taalasmaa regains guard immediately.
Bachida trying to control but Taalasmaa is working from the bottom.
Taalasmaa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bachida gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bachida misses with the combination.
Taalasmaa fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bachida misses with a two punch combination.
Taalasmaa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Taalasmaa throws a head kick that half lands.
Taalasmaa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bachida is breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bachida throws a series of punches but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Taalasmaa throws a series of punches but Bachida avoids them all with ease.
Bachida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a double leg but Bachida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ulla Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bachida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bachida pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa stops Bachida from standing up.
Taalasmaa wanted to stand there but Bachida had control of the position.
Bachida controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but Bachida keeps moving.
Taalasmaa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Taalasmaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Taalasmaa tries to clinch
and Bachida 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.
Taalasmaa tries to escape but Bachida is in control.
Bachida working the ground and pound from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bachida working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bachida working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bachida advances nicely into full mount.
Bachida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hyoto Bachida dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bachida shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Taalasmaa's guard.
Bachida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bachida gets to his feet. Taalasmaa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Taalasmaa takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Bachida.
Bachida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taalasmaa circles away.
Taalasmaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bachida at a distance.
Hyoto Bachida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bachida closes the distance and clinches.
Taalasmaa tries to break the clinch but Bachida is controlling the position.
Bachida breaks the clinch.
Taalasmaa is breathing heavily.
Bachida misses with a series of wild punches.
Bachida lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Bachida.
Bachida lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Taalasmaa misses
and Bachida holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bachida stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bachida breaks the clinch.
Bachida throws a series of punches but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Bachida misses with a double jab
and Taalasmaa counters with a two punch combo.
Bachida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bachida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bachida lands with a kick to the temple. Taalasmaa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
No luck for Bachida with that takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Taalasmaa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bachida.
Bachida shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bachida looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bachida misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Taalasmaa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hyoto Bachida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bachida trying to control but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa wants to hold on but Bachida pushes him away.
Taalasmaa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bachida.
Bachida lands a big shot there that rocks Taalasmaa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Taalasmaa blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bachida breaks from Taalasmaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bachida is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bachida controlling the position easily from mount.
Bachida has control of Taalasmaa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Taalasmaa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bachida trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hyoto Bachida dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Taalasmaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Ulla Taalasmaa has been cut.
Taalasmaa blocks a low kick nicely.
Bachida moves into range and clinches up with Taalasmaa.
Bachida decides to pull guard.
Taalasmaa trying to control but Bachida is working from the bottom.
Bachida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bachida is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bachida stands and throws Taalasmaa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bachida happy to just control the position for now.
Bachida stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Taalasmaa wants to clinch
and Bachida counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Taalasmaa's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bachida decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Taalasmaa, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bachida throws a right and a left that Taalasmaa avoids nicely.
Bachida's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bachida duly obliges.
Bachida misses with a few strikes there.
Bachida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taalasmaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bachida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bachida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taalasmaa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bachida's waist but Bachida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taalasmaa off to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bachida lands a jab to Taalasmaa's midsection.
Bachida throws a series of punches but Taalasmaa avoids them all with ease.
Taalasmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taalasmaa lands with an uppercut that bounces Bachida off the cage and back into rage.
Bachida swats away the attempt to clinch by Taalasmaa.
Bachida takes the fight into the clinch.
Bachida breaks from the clinch.
Taalasmaa closes the distance but Bachida moves to the side
and Bachida counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taalasmaa!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bachida looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taalasmaa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bachida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bachida wants to finish this one by submission but Taalasmaa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bachida.
Ulla Taalasmaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bachida trying to control but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Bachida is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Taalasmaa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Taalasmaa!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bachida wants to stand up but Taalasmaa is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hyoto Bachida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bachida, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hyoto Bachida!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul The Ribber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Monroe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Onyx - Atak of da Bal-Hedz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drew Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul The Ribber!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from The Ribber as Monroe shoots in.
An inside leg kick lands from Monroe.
Monroe tries to bum rush The Ribber with a series of wild strikes but The Ribber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monroe works over The Ribber's head and body with a nice combination.
The Ribber is rocked!
Monroe connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent The Ribber tumbling to the canvas! Monroe pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! The Ribber was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Drew Monroe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Wentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nash comes to the cage accompanied by Sorry your not a winner. The key to victory for John Nash has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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157 lbs
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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, John Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Wentworth!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wentworth fails to land the takedown.
Nash misses with a few strikes there.
Nash throws out a powerful jab.
Wentworth shoots in and drives through. Nash sprawls well.
Wentworth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Nash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Wentworth.
Nash drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wentworth wants to control but Nash postures up.
Wentworth looks gassed!
Wentworth is not content to let Nash control the position.
Wentworth tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nash presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Nash looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wentworth tries to lock up and control but Nash gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nash gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Wentworth shoots and misses
and Nash decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wentworth's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nash stands and steps away. Wentworth gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wentworth doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nash counters with a left and a right that stings Wentworth.
Nice straight punches there by Nash. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nash.
Wentworth is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash pushes Wentworth up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nash is trying to break the clinch but Wentworth has him pressed against the cage.
Wentworth tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nash lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nash breaks the clinch.
A jab from Nash does it's job there.
Both fighters circling a little - Nash finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nash is looking to clinch.
Nash with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wentworth counters with a shoot takedown. Nash fights it but they end up in guard.
Wentworth wants to control from the top but Nash keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wentworth stands up from Nash's guard - Wentworth perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nash is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wentworth dodges the punch combination from Nash.
Nash throws a right and a left that both miss.
John Nash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nash lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nash tries to clinch up but Wentworth circles away and keeps his distance.
Nash lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nash lands a body shot.
Nash closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wentworth is still on wobbly legs! Can Nash finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wentworth seems to have recovered his senses.
Wentworth has his takedown stuffed
and Nash holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wentworth has Nash pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nash manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wentworth is working for takedown but Nash is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nash is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nash wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wentworth jumps guard but Nash stands there with Wentworth around his waist. Wentworth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nash struggles to land a body shot inside as Wentworth controls his hands.
Wentworth tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nash wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wentworth has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Nash 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.
Wentworth shoots in for a double leg but Nash sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wentworth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nash defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wentworth.
Wentworth prevents Nash from getting the reversal.
Wentworth takes Nash's back.
Wentworth working for a choke but Nash reverses nicely into Wentworth 's guard.
Wentworth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash trying to control the position from guard on top but Wentworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wentworth trying to keep a closed guard but Nash is proving a slippery customer.
Nash tries to stand but Wentworth is controlling from the bottom.
Nash stopping the sweep attempt from Wentworth.
Nash drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wentworth dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wentworth trying to control but Nash is working from the bottom.
Wentworth tries to free his leg and advance position but Nash is retaining full guard.
Nash can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wentworth controls the pace.
Nash is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wentworth is controlling him.
Nash will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wentworth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth pushing down on Nash's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nash is looking to control Wentworth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nash avoid being mounted?
Nash is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wentworth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wentworth's back!
Nash is trying to stick to Wentworth's back but Wentworth is turning into Nash. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nash's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wentworth.
Josh Wentworth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nash has a closed guard, preventing Wentworth from standing up.
Nash keeping moving, preventing Wentworth from controlling successfully.
Nash really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wentworth is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wentworth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wentworth has gone for a leg lock! Nash slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wentworth's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Wentworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nash feints and then cracks Wentworth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wentworth down.
John Nash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nash looks for the body kick but Wentworth saw that one coming.
Nash throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice shot lands for Nash.
Nash gets the takedown into side control.
Nash controlling the position.
Nash knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wentworth on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wentworth sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth trying to control but Nash postures up.
Wentworth looking for submissions off his back.
Wentworth looking for submissions off his back.
Nash prevents Wentworth from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nash wants to get back to his feet.
Wentworth is trying to control but can't.
Wentworth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nash throws a combination that misses
and Wentworth counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wentworth wants to pass the guard but Nash is keeping the position.
Wentworth slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nash is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nash is looking for a sweep.
Nash gets back to half guard.
Nash wants to control but Wentworth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nash tries to kick Wentworth off but Wentworth keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wentworth is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nash defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash won't allow Wentworth to pass to mount.
Wentworth is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wentworth is looking for a kimura here.
Wentworth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nash keeps working.
Wentworth tries to stand but can't do so whilst Nash controls his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Wentworth.
I think Wentworth 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Wentworth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Lapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Sulkijalihas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppo Sulkijalihas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Garrett Lapp's chin.
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164 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Garrett Lapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Sulkijalihas!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapp closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sulkijalihas to the mat! Sulkijalihas manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lapp lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sulkijalihas 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.
Sulkijalihas has his foot on Lapp's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lapp works his way back into a safe position though.
Sulkijalihas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lapp passes into half guard.
Lapp gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sulkijalihas tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sulkijalihas.
Sulkijalihas throws a sloppy head kick and Lapp moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulkijalihas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lapp circles away.
Lapp moves into the clinch successfully.
Lapp lands an uppercut.
Lapp wants the takedown. Sulkijalihas is fighting it off but Lapp persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sulkijalihas's guard against the cage.
Lapp tries to free his leg and advance position but Sulkijalihas is retaining full guard.
Lapp has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sulkijalihas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lapp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sulkijalihas wants to stand but Lapp is controlling the position.
Lapp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapp thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lapp won't allow Sulkijalihas to get back to his feet.
Sulkijalihas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lapp is one step ahead there.
Sulkijalihas looks gassed!
Sulkijalihas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sulkijalihas keeping moving, preventing Lapp from controlling successfully.
Sulkijalihas wants to stand but Lapp is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lapp fails with the takedown
and Sulkijalihas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lapp throws a right and a left that Sulkijalihas avoids nicely.
Lapp drives through and clinches with Sulkijalihas against the cage.
Lapp keeps control of Sulkijalihas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sulkijalihas is looking to control Lapp's arms but Lapp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sulkijalihas has his back to the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lapp is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sulkijalihas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lapp keeps control of Sulkijalihas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lapp drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sulkijalihas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Lapp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lapp pulls guard effortlessly.
Sulkijalihas passes Lapp's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sulkijalihas wants to get back to his feet.
Sulkijalihas decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Lapp dominated that round.
That's time! Lapp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lapp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lapp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lapp misses with a hook. Sulkijalihas ducked under it nicely.
Sulkijalihas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lapp but Lapp pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sulkijalihas misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulkijalihas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapp throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sulkijalihas wants to clinch up but Lapp keeps it at a distance.
Lapp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sulkijalihas.
A head kick by Sulkijalihas misses
and Lapp holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lapp throws a leg kick but Sulkijalihas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sulkijalihas is looking to clinch.
Sulkijalihas blocks a head kick by Lapp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lapp shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sulkijalihas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lapp throws a lazy head kick
and Sulkijalihas counters with an inside leg kick.
Sulkijalihas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lapp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sulkijalihas as he jumps to the side.
Sulkijalihas cracks Lapp with a good jab.
Lapp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lapp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulkijalihas breaks the clinch.
Sulkijalihas throws a sloppy head kick and Lapp moves out of range easily.
Sulkijalihas tries a head kick but it misses.
Sulkijalihas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sulkijalihas throws a head kick that misses
and Lapp counters with a solid body kick.
Sulkijalihas throws a sloppy head kick
and Lapp decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sulkijalihas's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lapp won't allow Sulkijalihas to get back to his feet.
Sulkijalihas pushes Lapp off and gets back to his feet.
Lapp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sulkijalihas is fending him off so far but Lapp persists. Nope, Sulkijalihas circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Lapp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulkijalihas throws a sloppy head kick
and Lapp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lapp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sulkijalihas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lapp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lapp manages to break the clinch.
Lapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sulkijalihas moves away.
Lapp fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Lapp dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sulkijalihas tries a head kick but it misses.
Lapp throws a sloppy head kick and Sulkijalihas moves out of range easily.
Lapp wants to clinch up but Sulkijalihas keeps it at a distance.
Lapp instigates a clinch.
Lapp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sulkijalihas just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lapp.
Lapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapp throws a combination that misses
and Sulkijalihas counters with a left and a right that stings Lapp.
Lapp throws a head kick but Sulkijalihas moves out of range.
Sulkijalihas avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lapp tries to bum rush Sulkijalihas with a series of wild strikes but Sulkijalihas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Sulkijalihas.
Lapp fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Lapp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sulkijalihas throws a head kick that misses.
Sulkijalihas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lapp sprawls well initially but Sulkijalihas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulkijalihas is looking for a kimura but Lapp is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sulkijalihas to get the leverage.
Sulkijalihas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lapp kicks Sulkijalihas off and gets back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lapp.
Lapp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Come on Lapp - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lapp jumps guard and drags Sulkijalihas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sulkijalihas wants to stand but Lapp has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sulkijalihas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulkijalihas wants to control from the top but Lapp keeps moving.
Sulkijalihas wanted to stand there but Lapp had control of the position.
Lapp looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Sulkijalihas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sulkijalihas lands with a kick to the temple. Lapp shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lapp keeps the fight on the outside.
Seppo Sulkijalihas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sulkijalihas lands with a hook. Lapp tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lapp is rocked!
Lapp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oh Lapp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lapp looks to clinch
and Sulkijalihas changes levels and lands a brilliant counter slam that knocks Lapp senseless! The eyes are open but nobody's home! Sulkijalihas is victorious and celebrates with his fans in the crowd. Congratulations that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Seppo Sulkijalihas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sloan Kettering (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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22
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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22
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sloan Kettering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Ding!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ding will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kettering bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kettering content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kettering working away.
Kettering tries to advance to mount but Ding denies him.
Ding tries to bench press Kettering off him but Kettering keeps the position.
Kettering in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ding manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kettering thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ding's head.
Kettering is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ding tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding taking some punishment here, with Kettering in his half guard.
Kettering thows a huge punch but Ding dodges it nicely.
Ding is trying to control but can't.
Kettering stops Ding from getting back to his feet.
Kettering trying to control the action but Ding is working from the bottom.
Kettering wants to pass to mount but Ding is defending the position.
Kettering 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.
Well, if Kettering is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kettering thows a huge punch but Ding dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kettering not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kettering swats away the attempt to clinch by Ding.
Ding doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Kettering counter with a right hand.
Ding with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kettering moves into the clinch.
Sloan Kettering has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Ding.
Ding blocks the elbow strike.
Ding pulls guard successfully.
Ding looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ding looks gassed!
Kettering with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kettering trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kettering wants to control from the top but Ding keeps moving.
Ding looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kettering in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kettering rushes Ding and presses him up against the cage.
Ding is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The referee calls for Kettering to work.
Kettering misses with some punches.
Kettering fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ding jumps guard but Kettering stands there with Ding around his waist. Ding gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ding has had enough of the clinch but Kettering keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kettering is trying to break the clinch but Ding has him pressed against the cage.
Ding letting Kettering take a breather here.
Kettering misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kettering stalls.
Ding is trying to break free.
Kettering is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ding has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kettering avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kettering cracks Ding with a nice body shot.
Ding is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sloan Kettering 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.
Kettering throws a right and a left that Ding avoids nicely.
Kettering looks to land a right hand but Ding moved out of range.
Ding gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kettering counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kettering trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ding is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kettering throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ding wants to stand and escape but Kettering is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kettering accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kettering with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ding shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kettering decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ding's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kettering missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kettering postures up in Ding's guard and throws a big left but Ding blocks it.
Kettering passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kettering throws an elbow but Ding slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ding really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kettering. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ding pushes Kettering away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kettering gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ding tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kettering in side control, throwing shots but Ding defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ding slips a jab and a cross from Kettering.
Ding tries to clinch up but Kettering circles away and keeps his distance.
Ding feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kettering looking to control.
Kettering trying to strike off his back.
Ding stopping the sweep attempt from Kettering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettering looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ding passes into half guard.
Ding trying to control the action but Kettering is working from the bottom.
Kettering works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kettering trying to strike off his back.
Kettering is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kettering bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ding's guard.
Kettering with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ding is trying to control the position but Kettering postures up.
Kettering passes Ding's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettering 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.
Ding keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kettering is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ding!
Kettering working the ground and pound effectively.
Kettering throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kettering prevents Ding from getting the reversal.
Kettering working Ding over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ding tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ding is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sloan Kettering dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ding with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kettering counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kettering.
Kettering misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ding manages to break the clinch.
Ding drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kettering gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kettering manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ding trying to control the position from guard on top but Kettering is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kettering is on top in guard.
Kettering throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding wants to stand up but Kettering is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ding can't keep his opponent in guard - Kettering advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kettering thows a huge punch but Ding dodges it nicely.
Kettering works his way into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Kettering there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Kettering there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kettering cracks Ding with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kettering looking to ground and pound but Ding is blocking nicely.
Kettering goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ding turns into him and now he's in Kettering's guard.
Kettering manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ding really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kettering breaks from Ding's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding is desperately trying to improve his position but Kettering has a good base and remains in mount.
Kettering breaks from Ding's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kettering lands with some strikes.
Kettering throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ding tries to hold on but Kettering pushes him away.
Kettering unloads with some shots from mount but Ding bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Kettering there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kettering with a couple of short strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kettering here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ding defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kettering.
Ding regains half guard.
Kettering is looking to advance position but Ding won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettering winds up and cracks Ding with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kettering tries to pass to full mount but Ding defends it.
Kettering throwing shots but Ding is blocking nicely.
Kettering sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ding defending well though.
Ding is looking to improve his position.
Kettering seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ding does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kettering thows a huge punch but Ding dodges it nicely.
Bill Ding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kettering throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sloan Kettering showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kettering has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sloan Kettering!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Warson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart |
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Warson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi throws an overhand right that lands on Warson's shoulder, as Warson tries to avoid the shot.
Hovi throws a left that rocks Warson and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Hovi dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Warson regain composure!
Warson is rocked!
It looks like Oliver Warson has been cut.
Hovi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Warson, who protects the arm well.
Hovi avoids the strikes from the bottom by Warson.
Hovi moves into full mount!
Warson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Warson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hovi working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Warson is doing well to defend. Hovi seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Warson is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Seppo Hovi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vihtori Lettunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Sivupotku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lettunen comes to the cage accompanied by Vihtori Lettusen Blues. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sivupotku's choice of entrance music: Guns N' Roses - It's So Easy. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vihtori Lettunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Sivupotku!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sivupotku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lettunen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sivupotku keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sivupotku throws a head kick that misses.
Sivupotku tries to keep at a distance but Lettunen has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sivupotku just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lettunen's brow.
Sivupotku looking for a takedown.
Lettunen fails to pull guard.
Lettunen takes an elbow to the temple.
Lettunen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sivupotku prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vihtori Lettunen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lettunen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sivupotku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sivupotku gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lettunen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lettunen.
Sivupotku tries to pull guard but Lettunen won't allow it.
Sivupotku has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lettunen regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lettunen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lettunen is looking for a triangle but Sivupotku pushes his legs off easily.
Sivupotku trying to control but Lettunen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettunen has momentary wrist control but Sivupotku slips an elbow through the middle.
Sivupotku throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lettunen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sivupotku throwing strikes from guard but Lettunen blocks nicely.
Sivupotku thows a big elbow that misses.
Lettunen wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lettunen pushes Sivupotku up against the cage in a clinch.
Sivupotku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sivupotku with a poor takedown
and Lettunen counters with a three punch combo that has Sivupotku backing up. Sivupotku nods at Lettunen to acknowledge the strikes.
Lettunen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sivupotku looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sivupotku can't do much from the bottom here.
Sivupotku is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sivupotku trying to hold on to Lettunen's head to control him but Lettunen postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sivupotku flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sivupotku missing with punches from the bottom.
Sivupotku trying to control from the bottom.
Sivupotku gets back to full guard.
Sivupotku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lettunen is one step ahead there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sivupotku manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lettunen manages to get himself to full guard.
Lettunen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettunen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sivupotku trying to control but Lettunen is working from the bottom.
Sivupotku content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lettunen wants to sweep here but Sivupotku controlling him for the moment.
Sivupotku slips nicely into half guard.
Sivupotku wants to control but Lettunen is keeping him busy.
Lettunen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lettunen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sivupotku passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sivupotku can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lettunen is looking to escape.
Lettunen wants to control but Sivupotku is having none of it.
Sivupotku dominating with strikes here.
Sivupotku jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lettunen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lettunen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sivupotku's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sivupotku drops an elbow to the side of Lettunen's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Sivupotku dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sivupotku moves in looking to clinch but Lettunen pushes him off.
Sivupotku has his takedown stuffed
and Lettunen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sivupotku won't be happy with that.
Sivupotku manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lettunen's best efforts.
Sivupotku tries to get to full guard but Lettunen has control of the leg.
Sivupotku gets back to full guard.
Sivupotku preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sivupotku escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lettunen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sivupotku will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettunen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sivupotku looking for a sweep. Not yet Sivupotku, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sivupotku throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sivupotku looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sivupotku bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lettunen's guard.
Lettunen keeping moving, preventing Sivupotku from controlling successfully.
Lettunen looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sivupotku wanted to stand there but Lettunen had control of the position.
Lettunen keeping moving, preventing Sivupotku from controlling successfully.
Sivupotku is looking to work some ground and pound but Lettunen has wrist control.
Lettunen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sami Sivupotku has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lettunen has Sivupotku pulled in close to control his posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lettunen shoots and misses
and Sivupotku counters with a shoot takedown. Lettunen fights it but they end up in guard.
Sivupotku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lettunen 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.
Sivupotku thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sivupotku works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lettunen wants to get back to full guard.
Lettunen is in trouble now - Sivupotku has advanced to mount!
Sivupotku lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sivupotku cracks Lettunen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sivupotku looking to control but Lettunen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Sivupotku connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sivupotku with good strikes from the mount here!
Lettunen can't escape the position.
Sivupotku fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sivupotku lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sivupotku with the ground and pound from mount.
Lettunen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lettunen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lettunen passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Sivupotku looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lettunen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Sivupotku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lettunen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lettunen tries to keep at a distance but Sivupotku has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sivupotku tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lettunen wants a takedown.
Sivupotku has Lettunen pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sivupotku pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lettunen tumbling to the mat - Sivupotku dives into Lettunen's guard.
Sivupotku throws a big right hand that misses.
Sivupotku scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sivupotku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sivupotku's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sivupotku throwing strikes but missing.
Lettunen keeping moving, preventing Sivupotku from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettunen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lettunen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sivupotku knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lettunen trying to control the action but Sivupotku is working from the bottom.
Lettunen works his way into full mount!
Lettunen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sivupotku can't escape the position.
Sivupotku bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lettunen pulls Sivupotku in close to prevent any damage.
Sivupotku with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sivupotku postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sivupotku postures up and lands a big shot to Lettunen's brow.
Sivupotku throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lettunen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lettunen can't keep his opponent in guard - Sivupotku advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettunen wants to control but Sivupotku is keeping busy.
Sivupotku stalling.
Sivupotku wants to work for an arm triangle but Lettunen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lettunen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sivupotku is working away from the top position though.
Sivupotku is looking to take a break and control but Lettunen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lettunen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sivupotku cracks Lettunen with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lettunen wants to sweep but no luck.
Vihtori Lettunen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sivupotku trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lettunen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sivupotku is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lettunen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sivupotku's back instead.
Sivupotku breaks Lettunen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sivupotku trying to control the position from guard on top but Lettunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sivupotku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sivupotku looking to sit in guard and control but Lettunen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sivupotku has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lettunen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Sivupotku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sivupotku winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Sivupotku!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ezra Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henk Balhoofd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ezra Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henk Balhoofd!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balhoofd slips a jab and a cross from Ray.
Ray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balhoofd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ray's waist but Ray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Balhoofd off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Balhoofd or perhaps it was just good defense by Ray which made him look bad.
A combination from Ray does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Balhoofd.
Ezra Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henk Balhoofd.
Ray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ray goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ray misses with a wild combination.
Balhoofd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ray's waist but Ray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Balhoofd off to one side.
Ray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balhoofd.
Ray lands a head kick that stumbles Balhoofd and the fighters go to the mat.
Balhoofd is rocked!
It looks like Henk Balhoofd has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray wants to get up but he can't break Balhoofd's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Balhoofd is still in real trouble! Can Ray finish him?
Balhoofd seems to have recovered his senses.
Ray gets to his feet - Balhoofd follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Balhoofd looks gassed!
Balhoofd closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ray circles away.
Ray misses with a two punch combination.
Ray lands a nice looking body shot.
Ray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ezra Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balhoofd looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ray is fending him off so far but Balhoofd persists. Nope, Ray circles away and we're back to standing.
Ray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balhoofd at a distance.
Balhoofd moves out of range of the body kick.
Ray misses with a low kick.
Ray tries a head kick but it misses.
Balhoofd moves out of range as Ray strikes.
Balhoofd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ray wants to get back to his feet.
Balhoofd seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ray does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray is trying to stand up here but Balhoofd is controlling him well.
Ray is refusing to be controlled, as Balhoofd sits in half guard.
Balhoofd moves into full mount! Ray won't be happy about that!
Ray is squirming around, avoiding Balhoofd's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balhoofd has control of Ray's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ray regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ray is squirming around, avoiding Balhoofd's attempts to control the action.
Balhoofd jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ray manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ray is pushing Balhoofd's head away, looking to escape. Balhoofd manages to hold on to the position though.
Balhoofd is looking to take a break and control but Ray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Balhoofd is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ray knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Balhoofd asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Balhoofd tries for a kimura but Ray is defending well.
Balhoofd working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Balhoofd tries for a kimura but Ray is defending well.
Balhoofd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Balhoofd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Balhoofd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ray is trying to buck Balhoofd off.
Balhoofd advances to full mount.
Balhoofd is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ray is surviving well by controlling Balhoofd's body position as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balhoofd wants to control the pace but Ray is squirming around nicely.
Balhoofd is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ray is surviving well by controlling Balhoofd's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezra Ray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henk Balhoofd's cut.
That's time! Ray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ray digs a good body shot into Balhoofd's ribs.
Balhoofd blocks a leg kick.
Ray throws and low kick but Balhoofd moves out of range easily.
Ray throws a sloppy head kick and Balhoofd moves out of range easily.
Balhoofd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Balhoofd avoids the head kick by Ray.
Ray throws the kick towards the body but Balhoofd avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balhoofd fails to land the takedown.
Ray plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ray scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A choreographed right hand from Ray misses the target.
Ezra Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ray scores with the left hand. Balhoofd knows he should have avoided that one.
No luck for Balhoofd with that takedown attempt.
Balhoofd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ray swivels and escapes.
Ezra Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henk Balhoofd.
Ray connects with a good right hand that stumbles Balhoofd. Balhoofd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Balhoofd avoids a kick to the body.
Ray throws a head kick but Balhoofd moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ray.
Ray thuds his right hand into Balhoofd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ray is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Horrible takedown by Balhoofd or perhaps it was just good defense by Ray which made him look bad.
Balhoofd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ray.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balhoofd misses with a takedown attempt - Ray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ezra Ray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balhoofd looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ray is fending him off so far but Balhoofd persists. Nope, Ray circles away and we're back to standing.
Balhoofd fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Ray. No joy for Balhoofd on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Ray as Balhoofd shoots in.
Ezra Ray is winning the standup battle so far.
Balhoofd avoids the head kick by Ray.
Ray scores with a jab to the body.
Ray tries to land a front kick but Balhoofd steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Balhoofd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Balhoofd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ray as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray stuffs the takedown attempt from Balhoofd. Balhoofd gets slowly back to his feet.
Ray gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Balhoofd trying to control the position from guard on top but Ray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ray wants to get back to his feet but Balhoofd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ray will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Balhoofd passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ray pushes Balhoofd away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Balhoofd gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick from Ray lands but Balhoofd takes it in his stride.
Ray is looking to chop away at Balhoofd's legs.
Balhoofd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Balhoofd with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ray really wants to buck Balhoofd off and get back to his feet.
Balhoofd is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ray can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ray is trying to stand.
Balhoofd tries to control but Ray wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ray is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezra Ray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henk Balhoofd's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Balhoofd blocks a head kick by Ray.
A head kick misses from Ray.
Ray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balhoofd at a distance.
Ray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ray scores with a nice body kick.
Ray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balhoofd avoids the head kick by Ray.
Ray lands with an uppercut that bounces Balhoofd off the cage and back into rage.
Balhoofd closes the distance and clinches up with Ray, looking for a takedown. Balhoofd pushes Ray against the cage but Ray circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ray throws a right hand that Balhoofd ducks under and follows up with a left that Balhoofd also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ray.
Ray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balhoofd shoots for a double leg takedown but Ray sprawls well. He's pushed Balhoofd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ray lands with a kick to the temple. Balhoofd shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ray connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Balhoofd to the floor! Ray dives in looking for the finish!
Ray postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Balhoofd to stand up.
Ray jabs at Balhoofd's body.
Ray drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Balhoofd right on the button. Balhoofd goes down! Ray follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ray gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezra Ray!
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pop
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