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H.F.C.C. 3 SHW's Collide PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between cory williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Kuikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, cory williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Kuikka!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
williams fails to land the takedown.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
A combination from williams does no damage.
Kuikka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kuikka trying to control the action but williams is working from the bottom.
Kuikka has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kuikka fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
williams defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kuikka.
Kuikka quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Kuikka but it's paid off an williams is forced to tap! Nice work by Kuikka.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Timo Kuikka!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Shlchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dieter Shlchon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dieter Shlchon!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Shlchon's shoulder, as Shlchon tries to avoid the shot.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shlchon moves out of range of the strikes.
West misses with a looping right.
Shlchon fails with the takedown.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
West fails with the takedown
and Shlchon counters with a shoot takedown. West fights it but they end up in guard.
Shlchon wants to pass the guard but West is keeping the position.
West wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Shlchon manages to pass to side control.
West is looking to control Shlchon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can West avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlchon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed West's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shlchon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. West doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shlchon.
Shlchon is looking for a kimura here.
West is looking for a sweep. Shlchon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Shlchon uses his free foot to push down on West's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for West.
Shlchon avoids the attempt from West to control.
West is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Shlchon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, West has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Shlchon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shlchon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
West is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shlchon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shlchon looks gassed!
West keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
West wants to control but Shlchon is having none of it.
West is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shlchon with the ground and pound from mount.
Shlchon working for a guillotine from mount but West is in no mood to give up.
West regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Shlchon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
West throws a right hand that Shlchon ducks under and follows up with a left that Shlchon also avoids with ease.
Shlchon dodges the punch combination from West.
West with a jab.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shlchon shoots in but West avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shlchon closes this distance looking for a takedown but West circles away.
Shlchon walks into a straight right hand from West.
Shlchon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
West with a poor takedown
and Shlchon counters with a takedown into side control.
West is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shlchon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Shlchon stops West from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlchon seems to be looking for submissions.
West might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shlchon prevents West from standing back up.
West blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shlchon.
West gets back to full guard.
Shlchon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! West is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! West has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
West trying to control but Shlchon is working from the bottom.
Shlchon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
West suckers Shlchon into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! West is now in Shlchon's guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West advances to half guard.
West prevents Shlchon from improving his position.
West tries to stand and escape but Shlchon is controlling the position.
Shlchon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. West is working away from the top position though.
West moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Shlchon.
Shlchon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on West's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shlchon is pressing down on West's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shlchon looking for a guillotine here but West defends easily.
Shlchon is looking for a triangle here but West uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James West will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
West misses with an uppercut. Shlchon saw that one coming.
Shlchon feints and as West raises his hands in defense, Shlchon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dieter Shlchon has got the better of the ground game so far.
West trying to strike off his back.
West utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
West controls Shlchon momentarily but Shlchon frees himself.
West is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shlchon is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shlchon trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West trying to keep a closed guard but Shlchon is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West has his foot on Shlchon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shlchon works his way back into a safe position though.
Shlchon trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shlchon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shlchon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
West is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
West's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shlchon fails to advance to West's back.
West is trying to reverse the position but instead Shlchon has taken his back - oops!
West rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Shlchon seems to be looking for submissions.
West wants to improve his position but Shlchon is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West tries to kick Shlchon off but Shlchon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
West wants to improve his position but Shlchon is controlling well.
Shlchon works his way into full mount!
West is just holding on here. Shlchon manages to take his back.
That's four 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.
Shlchon goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. West escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Shlchon is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
West throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dieter Shlchon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shlchon 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieter Shlchon!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Kumpulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laiha Paskiainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paskiainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Impaled Nazarene - Karmageddon Warriors. Laiha Paskiainen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sepi Kumpulainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Laiha Paskiainen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paskiainen tries to clinch up but Kumpulainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kumpulainen defending well as Paskiainen loads up on a big left hand.
Kumpulainen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Paskiainen!
Kumpulainen controlling from mount.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Paskiainen has eaten all the pies!
Paskiainen tries to reverse the position but Kumpulainen maintains control.
Kumpulainen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kumpulainen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Paskiainen for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumpulainen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Paskiainen is trying desperately to improve position.
Paskiainen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kumpulainen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paskiainen tries to lock up and control but Kumpulainen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kumpulainen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Paskiainen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Paskiainen and Kumpulainen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kumpulainen is trying to move to mount but Paskiainen reverses beautifully and ends up in Kumpulainen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kumpulainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kumpulainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kumpulainen looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumpulainen working for a triangle but Paskiainen defends it easily.
Paskiainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kumpulainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kumpulainen trying to keep a closed guard but Paskiainen is proving a slippery customer.
Paskiainen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four 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.
Kumpulainen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paskiainen manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paskiainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paskiainen keeping moving, preventing Kumpulainen from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paskiainen being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sepi Kumpulainen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paskiainen lands a head kick. Kumpulainen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kumpulainen stuffs the takedown attempt from Paskiainen. Paskiainen gets slowly back to his feet.
Paskiainen misses with a few strikes there.
Paskiainen misses with a head kick.
Sepi Kumpulainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick from Paskiainen lands but Kumpulainen takes it in his stride.
Kumpulainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Paskiainen.
Paskiainen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Laiha Paskiainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kumpulainen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Paskiainen is trying to control but can't.
Paskiainen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumpulainen thows a huge punch but Paskiainen dodges it nicely.
Paskiainen is trying to control but can't.
Kumpulainen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kumpulainen stands up from half guard.
Paskiainen lands with a right hand.
Kumpulainen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Paskiainen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kumpulainen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kumpulainen in particular looking to stall.
Paskiainen is trying to control but Kumpulainen manages to pass to mount!
Kumpulainen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kumpulainen landing strikes from the mount.
Paskiainen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kumpulainen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kumpulainen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumpulainen misses with a head shot.
Kumpulainen controlling from mount.
That's four 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.
Kumpulainen throwing strikes here but Paskiainen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kumpulainen misses with a head shot.
Paskiainen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kumpulainen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Paskiainen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sepi Kumpulainen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kumpulainen throws a shot from downtown. Paskiainen moves away and avoids it.
Kumpulainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paskiainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paskiainen moves in looking to clinch but Kumpulainen pushes him off.
Kumpulainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paskiainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paskiainen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kumpulainen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kumpulainen pulls Paskiainen in close to prevent any damage.
Kumpulainen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Paskiainen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Paskiainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskiainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kumpulainen takes the fight into the clinch.
Paskiainen breaks the clinch.
Kumpulainen 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.
Kumpulainen stands and steps away. Paskiainen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kumpulainen misses with a takedown attempt - Paskiainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kumpulainen tries for a takedown but Paskiainen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paskiainen gets caught flat footed, as Kumpulainen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paskiainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kumpulainen content to stall in guard here.
Paskiainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskiainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kumpulainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kumpulainen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kumpulainen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kumpulainen lands in his opponent's guard.
Kumpulainen controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumpulainen stands and throws Paskiainen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Laiha Paskiainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kumpulainen controlling the position from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sepi Kumpulainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kumpulainen, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sepi Kumpulainen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franz Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franz Heikkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse James!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
James closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
James has an Americana. Heikkinen didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! James is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if James hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jesse James!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waldemar Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Grim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Grim has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Waldemar Silvia's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Waldemar Silvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Grim!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvia moves into the clinch.
Silvia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grim gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silvia is trying to drag Grim to the mat but Grim just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Grim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silvia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grim pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waldemar Silvia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grim stops a takedown attempt from Silvia.
Grim pulls Silvia into guard.
Silvia connects with a couple of short punches.
Silvia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silvia 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.
Silvia wants to control from the top but Grim keeps moving.
Silvia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grim seems keen to control Silvia's posture.
Silvia throws a big right hand that misses.
Silvia passes into half guard.
Silvia winds up and cracks Grim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grim is looking for a sweep. Silvia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silvia is looking for a kimura here.
Grim trying to hold on to Silvia's head to control him but Silvia postures up.
Silvia is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Grim has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silvia is breathing heavily.
Grim is looking for a sweep. Silvia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grim landing strikes from the bottom.
Silvia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silvia is pressing down on Grim's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grim is holding on for now.
Grim trying to control but Silvia postures up.
Grim is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Silvia is staying active.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grim shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silvia's guard.
Silvia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grim advances position into side control!
Grim gets to mount! Silvia was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grim fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Grim tries to control but Silvia wriggling away.
Grim might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silvia kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Grim landing shots from mount.
Silvia is squirming around, avoiding Grim's attempts to control the action.
Grim lands a big elbow.
Silvia is trying desperately to improve position.
Grim with a couple of short strikes.
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.
Grim looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silvia flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Silvia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Grim cracks Silvia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silvia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silvia is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Grim dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silvia pinned against the cage. Silvia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silvia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silvia is thwarting Grim's attempts to control the position.
Silvia drops an elbow to the side of Grim's head.
Silvia thows a huge punch but Grim dodges it nicely.
Silvia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silvia thows a huge punch but Grim dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silvia is stalling here. Grim is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silvia seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Grim has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvia tries to buck Grim off but Grim is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grim swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvia.
Grim fails with the takedown
and Silvia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grim!
Silvia lands a nice shot to the head.
Silvia with shots to the head and body - Grim looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silvia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Grim looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Silvia lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can Grim hold on?! Silvia is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Silvia is hanging on to Grim's back as he tries to escape.
Grim is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Silvia wants to control the position but Grim frees himself and scrambles - Silvia manages to regain control in side control.
Silvia is looking to take a break and control but Grim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silvia lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Grim down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia is looking to take a break and control but Grim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grim defending against the ground and pound.
Grim pushes Silvia away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silvia gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silvia has hold of Grim's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Grim seems comfortable defending it but Silvia has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Grim is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Grim is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Silvia couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Waldemar Silvia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einari Mohko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mutha Fucka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus - Älä enää lyö. Fucka has chosen Impaled Nazarene - "Total War/Winter War" as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Einari Mohko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mutha Fucka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohko tries to clinch up but Fucka circles away and keeps his distance.
Mohko could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mohko clinches with his opponent.
Fucka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mohko.
Fucka is looking to control Mohko's arms but Mohko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fucka has his back to the cage.
Mohko stalling the fight.
Fucka prevents Mohko from breaking the clinch.
Mohko lands a shoulder strike.
Fucka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mohko looking for a takedown.
Fucka has had enough of the clinch but Mohko keeps him there for the moment.
Mohko tries for a takedown but Fucka manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Einari Mohko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fucka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mohko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mohko is looking to score with low kicks.
Fucka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Einari Mohko has been cut.
Einari Mohko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fucka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mohko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body punch from Fucka.
Mohko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fucka lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Mohko sprawling to the canvas. Fucka follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Mohko hang on?
Mohko is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fucka frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Oh Mohko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fucka connects with a bit shot that sees Mohko covering up! More strikes from Mohko and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Fucka is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mutha Fucka!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Ylvinge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsu Yamamoto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Robert Ylvinge's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Ylvinge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsu Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ylvinge misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ylvinge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Ylvinge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Yamamoto rushes Ylvinge and presses him up against the cage.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to bum rush Ylvinge with a series of wild strikes but Ylvinge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamamoto forces Ylvinge back against the cage and clinches.
Yamamoto misses with a knee strike.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Robert Ylvinge has been cut.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ylvinge tries to clinch there but Yamamoto circles away.
Ylvinge really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ylvinge throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamamoto clinches up with Ylvinge and pushes him back against the cage.
Ylvinge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
Yamamoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yamamoto moves in looking to clinch but Ylvinge pushes him off.
Ylvinge swinging wilding here.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Ylvinge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up
and Ylvinge counters with a nice body shot.
Yamamoto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ylvinge's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ylvinge misses with a double jab.
Ylvinge swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ylvinge.
Yamamoto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ylvinge forces Yamamoto back against the cage and clinches.
Yamamoto gets underhooks to prevent Ylvinge's takedown attempt.
Ylvinge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Ylvinge blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ylvinge is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Yamamoto to the mat. Yamamoto regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto kicks Ylvinge off and gets to his feet.
Yamamoto looks gassed!
Yamamoto jabs at Ylvinge's body.
Yamamoto wants to clinch
and Ylvinge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ylvinge. That's going to slow Yamamoto down.
Yamamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamamoto throws a jab when Ylvinge was well out of range.
Yamamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Yamamoto misses
and Ylvinge counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ylvinge.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Ylvinge is blocking nicely.
Ylvinge has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yamamoto regains guard immediately.
Yamamoto is trying to keep Ylvinge in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ylvinge is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamoto trying to keep a closed guard but Ylvinge is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Katsu Yamamoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Ylvinge's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ylvinge takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Katsu Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto looks to clinch
and Ylvinge counters with a leg kick.
Yamamoto wants to clinch
and Ylvinge counters with a three punch combo that has Yamamoto backing up. Yamamoto nods at Ylvinge to acknowledge the strikes.
Ylvinge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ylvinge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yamamoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ylvinge.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto looks for a takedown but Ylvinge sprawls well.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab
and Ylvinge counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ylvinge throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown
and Ylvinge counters with a straight right hand.
Ylvinge has his takedown stuffed
and Yamamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Ylvinge moves out of range.
Yamamoto looks to clinch
and Ylvinge makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ylvinge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ylvinge has managed to clinch.
Yamamoto can't break the clinch.
Ylvinge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ylvinge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robert Ylvinge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ylvinge.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ylvinge.
Ylvinge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ylvinge!
Ylvinge working to try and regain half guard.
Yamamoto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to control the pace but Ylvinge is squirming around nicely.
Yamamoto controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ylvinge is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Ylvinge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Ylvinge's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamamoto throws a lazy head kick
and Ylvinge counters with a left and a right that stings Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamamoto tries to clinch
and Ylvinge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Ylvinge moves out of range.
Ylvinge shoots in but Yamamoto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big left from Yamamoto misses.
Yamamoto lands with a straight right. Ylvinge didn't see that one coming.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Yamamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamamoto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yamamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ylvinge misses with a few strikes there.
Ylvinge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Ylvinge to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamamoto has his takedown stuffed
and Ylvinge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ylvinge lands with a nice combination. Yamamoto backs away looking to recover.
A right-left combo lands from Ylvinge.
Yamamoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ylvinge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamamoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ylvinge tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamamoto darts in trying to clinch
and Yamamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to clinch
and Ylvinge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ylvinge tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab
and Ylvinge counters with a good low kick that Yamamoto was not able to check.
Ylvinge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamamoto moves in looking to clinch but Ylvinge pushes him off.
Good shot there by Ylvinge.
Ylvinge is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yamamoto looks to land a combination but Ylvinge avoids it well.
Yamamoto throws a nice head kick!
Yamamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ylvinge cracks Yamamoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ylvinge lands with a nice body punch.
Ylvinge swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Ylvinge scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yamamoto throws a body kick that misses.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Ylvinge does no damage.
Robert Ylvinge is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto looks to land a left hand but Ylvinge moved out of range nicely.
Ylvinge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamamoto misses with a shot to the body
and Yamamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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.
Ylvinge misses with the combination.
Ylvinge throws a series of strikes that have Yamamoto backpedaling.
Ylvinge takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut.
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ylvinge manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Ylvinge walks into a left hand.
Ylvinge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Ylvinge clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Ylvinge'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.
Ylvinge throws a combination. Yamamoto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yamamoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ylvinge counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Ylvinge keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick
and Ylvinge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ylvinge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ylvinge throws a combination. Yamamoto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Ylvinge moves out of range as Yamamoto strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to clinch
and Ylvinge counters with a left and a right that stings Yamamoto.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ylvinge swinging wilding here.
Yamamoto closes the distance but Ylvinge moves to the side
and Ylvinge counters with a series of strikes. Yamamoto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Ylvinge swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
The fighters circling - Yamamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamamoto tries to clinch
and Ylvinge counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yamamoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ylvinge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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.
Yamamoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ylvinge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ylvinge is fending him off so far but Yamamoto persists. Nope, Ylvinge circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamamoto looks for the body kick but Ylvinge saw that one coming.
Yamamoto slips a jab and a cross from Ylvinge.
Yamamoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ylvinge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamamoto throws a lazy head kick
and Ylvinge holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ylvinge goes for a takedown attempt but Yamamoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yamamoto lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up
and Ylvinge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamamoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ylvinge makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that Ylvinge semi-blocks.
Ylvinge misses with a wild combination.
Ylvinge ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Ylvinge works Yamamoto's body with a nice hook.
Ylvinge swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Ylvinge moves out of range easily.
Ylvinge slips a jab and a cross from Yamamoto.
Ylvinge throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ylvinge lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ylvinge content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamamoto misses with a kick to the body
and Ylvinge counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Ylvinge had his way with Katsu Yamamoto in that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Ylvinge'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. This is the final round!
Yamamoto tries to clinch
and Ylvinge counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ylvinge.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
A combination from Ylvinge does no damage.
A punch combination from Yamamoto misses.
Ylvinge throws a series of strikes that have Yamamoto backpedaling.
Ylvinge jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamamoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamamoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ylvinge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ylvinge swinging wilding here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ylvinge staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ylvinge lands a right hook to the body.
Yamamoto throws out a loose jab but Ylvinge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ylvinge works Yamamoto's body with a nice hook.
Yamamoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Ylvinge.
Ylvinge blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
Ylvinge with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ylvinge lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ylvinge moves into the clinch successfully.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ylvinge lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamamoto wants to clinch
and Yamamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ylvinge throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yamamoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamamoto lands a head kick!
Ylvinge scores with a three punch combo!
Ylvinge keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yamamoto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yamamoto with a hook.
Yamamoto closes the distance but Ylvinge moves to the side
and Ylvinge counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ylvinge ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ylvinge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ylvinge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamamoto wants to clinch but Ylvinge slips to the side
and Ylvinge counters with a left and a right that stings Yamamoto.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ylvinge looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
Katsu Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamoto throws a good cross that connects.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Ylvinge moves out of range.
Yamamoto connects with a jab.
Yamamoto waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ylvinge.
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.
Ylvinge throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Yamamoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ylvinge circles away.
Ylvinge has a takedown stuffed.
Ylvinge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamamoto misses with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto moves into range and clinches up with Ylvinge.
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Ylvinge's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Ylvinge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ylvinge 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Ylvinge!
Robert Ylvinge is the new bantamweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Crocup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Penis Pumpen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penis Pumpen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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264 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Crocup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Penis Pumpen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pumpen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot by Crocup.
Crocup swats away the attempt to clinch by Pumpen.
Pumpen is looking to clinch.
Pumpen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crocup swats away the attempt to clinch by Pumpen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pumpen throws a right and a left that Crocup avoids nicely.
Crocup thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pumpen wants to clinch up but Crocup keeps it at a distance.
Pumpen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crocup could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Crocup scores with a decent looking hook.
Pumpen wants to clinch.
Pumpen tries to clinch but Crocup is having none of it.
Pumpen doesn't manage to clinch there - Crocup circles away.
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.
Pumpen lands a head kick!
It looks like Michael Crocup has been cut.
Crocup scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crocup goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pumpen tries to close the distance and clinch but Crocup swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pumpen tries to clinch there but Crocup circles away.
Crocup jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crocup scores with a hook to the body. Pumpen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crocup keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pumpen.
Crocup swats away the attempt to clinch by Pumpen.
Crocup connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pumpen looks gassed!
A jab from Crocup does it's job there.
Pumpen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pumpen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pumpen tries to close the distance and clinch but Crocup swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head kick by Crocup misses
and Pumpen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crocup wants to break free but Pumpen has control.
Pumpen lands a nice elbow.
Crocup tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crocup wants to get back to striking at distance but Pumpen won't allow it.
Pumpen keeps control of Crocup as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crocup has had enough of the clinch but Pumpen keeps him there for the moment.
Crocup is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crocup wants to get back to striking at distance but Pumpen won't allow it.
Come on Pumpen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pumpen breaks from the clinch.
Pumpen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pumpen wants to clinch up but Crocup keeps it at a distance.
Crocup lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Crocup will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Crocup'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.
Crocup ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pumpen throws a sloppy head kick
and Crocup counters with a straight right hand.
Crocup bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pumpen's head.
Pumpen tries to clinch up
and Crocup counters with a two punch combo.
Good shot there by Crocup.
Crocup throws a combination. Pumpen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crocup tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocup is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Crocup does it's job there.
Pumpen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crocup.
Pumpen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crocup counters with a left to the body.
Crocup lands a glancing blow to the side of Pumpen's head.
Pumpen tries to clinch but Crocup moves away
and Crocup counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pumpen thinking.
Penis Pumpen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crocup cracks Pumpen with a good jab.
Crocup connects with a crisp jab.
Crocup throws a head kick that misses
and Pumpen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crocup breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pumpen tries to clinch up
and Crocup cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pumpen is breathing heavily.
Crocup lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pumpen tries to clinch
and Crocup counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pumpen throws a head kick that misses.
Pumpen darts in trying to clinch
and Crocup makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crocup.
Jab, jab by Crocup - just one landing.
Pumpen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crocup cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocup lands an overhand right.
Pumpen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crocup counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pumpen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crocup connects with a nice looking jab.
Crocup fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pumpen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crocup circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crocup counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Crocup dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Crocup'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. And we move into the final round!
Crocup misses with a combination
and Pumpen counters with a solid body kick.
Crocup scores with a three punch combo!
Crocup catches Pumpen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pumpen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crocup looks to land a left hand but Pumpen moved out of range nicely.
Crocup throws a jab but it's blocked by Pumpen.
Crocup tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pumpen tries to clinch but Crocup moves away
and Crocup counters with a body kick.
Crocup throws a head kick but Pumpen moves out of range.
Pumpen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pumpen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pumpen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crocup counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crocup scores with the left hand. Pumpen knows he should have avoided that one.
Crocup misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pumpen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crocup lunges at Pumpen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pumpen's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pumpen wants to clinch
and Crocup connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crocup throws a body punch but Pumpen moves out of range.
Crocup blocks a head kick by Pumpen.
Pumpen closes the distance but Crocup moves to the side
and Crocup counters with a head kick. That will keep Pumpen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Good exchange - Crocup coming out on top.
Michael Crocup is winning the standup battle so far.
Crocup throws a lazy head kick
and Pumpen counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocup scores with a jab.
Pumpen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crocup counters with a three punch combo that has Pumpen backing up. Pumpen nods at Crocup to acknowledge the strikes.
Pumpen tries to clinch but Crocup moves away
enabling Crocup to counter with a crisp jab.
Pumpen darts in trying to clinch
and Crocup cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four 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.
Pumpen wants to clinch but Crocup slips to the side
and Crocup counters with a right hand to the body.
Pumpen throws a lazy body kick
and Crocup counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Pumpen misses
and Crocup counters with a right hand to the body.
Crocup thuds his right hand into Pumpen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crocup lands with a cross.
Pumpen blocks the body kick.
Penis Pumpen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crocup lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Crocup showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crocup, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Crocup!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joachim Pandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joachim Pandela has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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18
284 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joachim Pandela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandela shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tiger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pandela is working away from the top position though.
Pandela wants to stand but Tiger has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pandela thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tiger's head.
Pandela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tiger on the ground.
Pandela is pressing down on Tiger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tiger is holding on for now.
Tiger works his way to full guard. Good work.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tiger has eaten all the pies!
Tiger looking for a sweep. Not yet Tiger, not yet.
Tiger lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pandela!
Tiger controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandela wants to hold on but Tiger pushes him away.
Tiger breaks from Pandela's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tiger sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tiger looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tiger moves to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tiger controlling the positon.
Pandela staying busy and making it hard for Tiger to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Even with his hooks in, Tiger manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Pandela trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Tiger throwing sloppy strikes.
Tiger is riding his opponent, not letting Pandela buck him off.
I really don't envy Pandela right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandela has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Tiger controls the position.
Tiger scores with punches from the back.
Tiger looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Pandela taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Tiger!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Igor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikkit Snorven (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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289 lbs
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283 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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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, Igor Igor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ikkit Snorven!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Igor does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Igor as Snorven shoots in.
Igor scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Ikkit Snorven has been cut.
Igor closes the distance and clinches up with Snorven, looking for a takedown. Igor pushes Snorven against the cage but Snorven circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Igor avoids the body shot from Snorven.
Igor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snorven tries to clinch but Igor is having none of it.
Igor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snorven.
Snorven tries to close the distance and clinch but Igor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Igor avoids the body shot from Snorven.
Igor throws a hook but Snorven avoids it easily.
Igor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Snorven pinned against the cage. Snorven gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Igor misses with a few strikes there.
Snorven slips a jab from Igor.
Snorven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Igor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snorven.
Igor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Igor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Igor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snorven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snorven moves out of range as Igor strikes.
Snorven takes the fight into the clinch.
Snorven stops a takedown attempt from Igor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Igor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snorven is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Igor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Snorven breaks from the clinch.
Igor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Igor decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Igor is breathing heavily.
Igor fails with a takedown attempt.
Snorven tries to clinch up.
Igor could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igor throws a series of punches but Snorven moves out of range.
Snorven tries to clinch up.
Igor swats away the attempt to clinch by Snorven.
Snorven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snorven tries to clinch there but Igor circles away.
Snorven throws a nice looking combination but Igor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snorven darts in and clinches Igor up against the cage.
Igor tries to pull guard but Snorven holds him up against the cage and eventually Igor drops back down to his feet.
Snorven scores with a shoulder strike.
Igor wants to get back to striking at distance but Snorven won't allow it.
Snorven tries a knee to the head but Igor blocks it.
Snorven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Igor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Snorven tries to clinch up.
Snorven misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor misses with a looping right.
Igor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Snorven's waist but Snorven gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Igor off to one side.
Snorven tries to close the distance and clinch but Igor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snorven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snorven digs a right hand into Igor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Igor's gas tank.
Snorven softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Snorven breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snorven.
Snorven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snorven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Snorven.
Snorven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Igor drops his hands momentarily and Snorven takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Igor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Snorven counters with a left and a right that hurts Igor! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Snorven jumps into full mount!
Igor is rocked!
Snorven controlling from the full mount.
Oh Igor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Igor seems to have got his legs back now.
Igor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Igor tries to get out of the position.
Igor is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikkit Snorven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ikkit Snorven's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Snorven is looking to clinch.
A nice combination there by Snorven.
Ikkit Snorven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Igor just misses with a punch to the body.
Snorven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snorven throws a nice looking combination but Igor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Igor misses.
Snorven tries to clinch but Igor moves out of range.
Igor Igor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snorven clinches up with Igor and pushes him back against the cage.
Snorven keeps control of Igor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Snorven breaks the clinch.
Nice combo by Snorven! Oh, that's hurt him - Igor falls to the canvas and Snorven follows him into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Igor sneaks out the side door and pushes Snorven away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Snorven wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Igor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorven misses with a double jab
and Igor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Igor.
Igor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Igor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snorven throws a nice looking combination but Igor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Snorven both land. Nice combination.
Snorven throws the left hand but Igor avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Igor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Igor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Igor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Snorven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ikkit Snorven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snorven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snorven throws a series of punches but Igor moves out of range.
Igor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Igor tests Snorven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Snorven misses with a two punch combination.
Igor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Igor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Igor swinging wilding here.
Snorven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Igor looks for a takedown but Snorven sprawls well.
Igor swats away the attempt to clinch by Snorven.
Igor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorven moves into range and clinches up with Igor.
Snorven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snorven lands with a right to the head.
Snorven looking to slow down the pace here.
Snorven throws a punch but it's blocked by Igor.
Snorven wants to break the clinch but can't.
Snorven looking to throw knees to the head but Igor is blocking nicely.
Igor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Igor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snorven has him pressed against the cage.
Snorven is trying to stall.
Igor is trying to break the clinch but Snorven has him pressed against the cage.
Snorven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snorven throws a series of punches but Igor avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Snorven as Igor shoots in.
Igor cracks Snorven with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Igor misses with a looping right.
Igor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Igor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snorven gets a clinch.
Igor wants to break free but Snorven has control.
Snorven is working Igor over against the cage.
Snorven lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Snorven breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Igor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snorven scores with a three punch combo!
Igor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snorven fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikkit Snorven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ikkit Snorven'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.
Snorven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Igor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snorven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Igor is out of range and Snorven settles back down.
Snorven moves in looking to clinch but Igor pushes him off.
Snorven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Igor throws a right hand that Snorven ducks under and follows up with a left that Snorven also avoids with ease.
Igor scores with a decent looking hook.
Igor misses with a combination
and Snorven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Igor.
Snorven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Igor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Igor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Snorven tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Igor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Igor slips a jab and a cross from Snorven.
Snorven wants to clinch.
Snorven wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor fails with the takedown.
Snorven wants to clinch up but Igor keeps it at a distance.
Snorven tries to clinch but Igor moves out of range.
Snorven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Igor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snorven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Igor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snorven moves away.
Snorven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snorven moves in looking to clinch but Igor pushes him off.
Igor throws a body punch but Snorven moves out of range.
Igor looks to land a combination. Snorven sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Igor shoots in but Snorven avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Igor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snorven tries to clinch there but Igor circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No joy there for Snorven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Igor keeps the fight on the outside.
Snorven has taken the fight to the clinch.
Snorven tries to stall but Igor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Snorven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Igor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Igor misses with a double jab
and Snorven counters with a right hand to the body.
Igor dodges the punch combination from Snorven.
Snorven fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Igor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Igor fails with a takedown attempt.
Snorven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorven is looking to clinch but Igor is avoiding it.
Snorven shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Igor as he avoids it easily.
Igor cracks Snorven with a good jab.
Igor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Snorven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Igor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Snorven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Igor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snorven as he avoids it easily.
Snorven tries to clinch up but Igor circles away and keeps his distance.
Igor shoots in but Snorven avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Snorven fails to land with a series of punches.
Igor checks a leg kick nicely.
Igor lands a nice hook to Snorven's body. Snorven takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Igor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor swats away the attempt to clinch by Snorven.
Igor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Igor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Snorven tries to close the distance and clinch but Igor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snorven wants to clinch up but Igor keeps it at a distance.
Snorven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Igor jabs Snorven right on the nose. Snorven blinks but takes it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Igor.
Snorven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Igor.
Igor swats away the attempt to clinch by Snorven.
Igor misses with a takedown attempt - Snorven sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ikkit Snorven just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Ikkit Snorven's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Snorven tries to clinch but Igor moves out of range.
Igor moves out of range of the body kick.
Snorven lands with a nice combination. Igor backs away looking to recover.
Igor lands a jab to Snorven's midsection.
Snorven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Igor.
Nice shot lands for Igor.
Igor cracks a nice hook into Snorven's ribs.
Igor fails to land with a series of punches.
Igor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Snorven circles away.
Igor swats away the attempt to clinch by Snorven.
A cross from Igor lands.
Snorven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Igor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Snorven circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Igor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Igor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Igor does no damage.
Snorven moves in looking to clinch but Igor pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snorven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snorven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Igor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snorven is looking to clinch.
Snorven tries to close the distance and clinch but Igor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snorven takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Igor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Snorven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Snorven misses with a double jab
and Igor counters with a nice uppercut.
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.
Snorven tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Igor counters with a left and a right that stings Snorven.
Igor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snorven lands with a nice combination. Igor backs away looking to recover.
Igor fails to land the takedown.
Snorven moves into the clinch.
Igor blocks an uppercut.
Snorven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Igor.
Igor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Snorven throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snorven prevents a takedown attempt there.
Snorven lands a right hand that snaps the head of Igor backwards.
Igor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Snorven gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorven leaning his opponent against the cage.
Igor is looking to break free of the clinch but Snorven has double underhooks.
Snorven wants to stall.
Igor tries to pull guard but Snorven holds him up against the cage and eventually Igor drops back down to his feet.
Snorven manages to break the clinch.
Igor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Snorven.
Igor misses with a double jab
and Snorven counters with a one-two to the body.
Snorven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Igor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Snorven tries to clinch up but Igor circles away and keeps his distance.
Igor misses with a two punch combination.
Snorven is looking to clinch but Igor is avoiding it.
Snorven tries to clinch but Igor moves out of range.
Snorven takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Igor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Igor stops Snorven from standing up.
Igor decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Igor had his way with Ikkit Snorven in that round.
The cut man is working on Ikkit Snorven's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Igor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snorven misses with a double jab
and Igor counters with a nice body shot.
A nice combination there by Igor.
Igor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Igor as he connects with a hook.
Igor misses with a two punch combination.
Snorven pushes Igor up against the cage in a clinch.
Snorven prevents Igor from breaking the clinch.
Snorven is looking to break free of the clinch but Igor has double underhooks.
Snorven has a couple of punches blocked by Igor.
Igor is looking to break free of the clinch but Snorven has double underhooks.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Igor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snorven smiles and moves away.
Snorven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Igor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Igor decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Igor walks into a jab.
Snorven is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Igor.
Igor blocks the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Snorven. No joy for Igor on that attempt.
Snorven misses with a takedown attempt - Igor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Snorven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Igor counters with a left and a right that stings Snorven.
Snorven slips a jab from Igor.
Snorven doesn't manage to clinch there - Igor circles away.
Snorven ducks right into an uppercut from Igor.
Igor stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igor throws a nice looking combination but Snorven bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck for Igor with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Igor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Igor looks to land a combination but Snorven avoids it well.
Snorven tries to close the distance and clinch but Igor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snorven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Igor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Igor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Snorven doesn't manage to clinch there - Igor circles away.
Igor throws a one two combo.
Snorven fails to land with a series of punches.
Snorven misses with a body shot
and Igor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snorven motions for Igor to come forward. Snorven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Snorven dodges the punch combination from Igor.
Snorven forces Igor back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Snorven prevents it.
Snorven just leaning against Igor, taking a breather.
Igor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Snorven misses with a knee to the head.
Igor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Igor wants to break free but Snorven has control.
Igor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Snorven manages to break the clinch.
Igor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Snorven.
Nice defenses there by Snorven.
Igor swats away the attempt to clinch by Snorven.
Snorven is looking to clinch.
Igor digs a good body shot into Snorven's ribs.
Snorven loads up on a big right hand but Igor slips the punch.
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.
Igor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Snorven is fending him off so far but Igor persists. Nope, Snorven circles away and we're back to standing.
Snorven rushes Igor and presses him up against the cage.
Snorven breaks from the clinch.
Igor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Igor dodges the punch combination from Snorven.
Snorven tries to clinch up but Igor circles away and keeps his distance.
Snorven fails with a takedown attempt.
Igor digs a good body shot into Snorven's ribs.
A punch combination from Igor misses.
A punch lands to the side of Igor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Igor swings for the body but Snorven moves out of range.
Igor Igor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snorven forces Igor back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Igor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Snorven 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ikkit Snorven! Ikkit Snorven retains his super heavyweight title!
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