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SISU 47:Hallavaara vs Johannes PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Nicitel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Allan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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282 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukas Nicitel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Allan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nicitel stuffs the takedown.
Allan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nicitel rushes Allan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Allan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Allan is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Nicitel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Allan can't break the clinch.
Nicitel turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Allan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nicitel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nicitel cracks Allan with a big elbow.
Nicitel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Allan down.
Nicitel is working to tighten is grip on Allan's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Allan has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Nicitel is really squeezing tight and eventually Allan passes out! Nicitel breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lukas Nicitel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Simon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aganja Muamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon comes into the arena with Down With The Sickness blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Simon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aganja Muamba!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simon swats away the attempt to clinch by Muamba.
Muamba avoids the head kick by Simon.
No luck for Muamba with that takedown attempt.
Aganja Muamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muamba lands a head kick!
Simon tries to clinch but Muamba moves away
and Muamba counters with a straight right hand.
Muamba throws a head kick that half lands.
Muamba shoots in looking for a takedown. Simon tries to sprawl out of it but Muamba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Simon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Muamba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simon but Simon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steve Simon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aganja Muamba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muamba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muamba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muamba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Simon tries to avoid it but Muamba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Simon to the ground. Simon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Muamba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simon stuffs the takedown attempt from Muamba. Muamba gets slowly back to his feet.
Muamba drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muamba drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Simon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Muamba has Simon in his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Simon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muamba throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simon passes Muamba's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Muamba looks gassed!
Muamba is trying to get back to full guard.
Muamba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Simon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Simon trying to control the action but Muamba is working from the bottom.
Simon wants to stand up but Muamba is controlling the position.
Muamba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Simon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aganja Muamba dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Simon tries to clinch up but Muamba circles away and keeps his distance.
Muamba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Muamba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muamba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simon 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Simon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muamba is keeping the position for now.
Simon stands up from Muamba's guard - Simon perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muamba wants to clinch up but Simon keeps it at a distance.
Simon clinches.
Simon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simon tries to close the distance and clinch but Muamba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muamba misses with a takedown attempt
and Simon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Simon.
Muamba is breathing heavily.
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.
Simon has Muamba pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Muamba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Simon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Muamba up against the ropes.
Muamba fails to pull guard.
Simon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muamba shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Simon is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simon is looking to improve his position.
Muamba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Simon kicks Muamba off and gets back to his feet.
Muamba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Simon wants to clinch up but Muamba keeps it at a distance.
Simon moves into the clinch.
Simon has picked Muamba up - he's going for a ride! Simon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Simon tries to stand but can't do so whilst Muamba controls his leg.
Simon decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Simon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Muamba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muamba keeps the fight on the outside.
Muamba shoots and misses
and Simon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Simon.
Simon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Simon passes into half guard.
Muamba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muamba wants to improve his position but Simon is controlling well.
Steve Simon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Simon is going to stand back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Simon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Simon decides to stand and escape the position.
Simon throws a head kick that misses.
Muamba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muamba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Muamba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Muamba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Simon.
Nice strikes from Simon there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Simon passes the guard and advances to mount!
Simon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Muamba?
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Simon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Simon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Simon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kristoffer Kvam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders Nilsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristoffer Kvam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kvam looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kvam blocks a head kick by Nilsson.
Nilsson throws a sloppy head kick and Kvam moves out of range easily.
Kvam tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nilsson swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Kvam or perhaps it was just good defense by Nilsson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristoffer Kvam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nilsson clinches up against the ropes.
Nilsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kvam throws a sloppy head kick
and Nilsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Danga de danga de dang - Nilsson scores with a four punch combination!
Nilsson scores with a head kick.
Nilsson throws a head kick but Kvam moves out of range.
Nilsson throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nilsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kvam is rocked!
Nilsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Kvam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nilsson throws a sloppy head kick and Kvam moves out of range easily.
Kvam seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick misses from Nilsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anders Nilsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kvam's head.
Nilsson throws a head kick but Kvam moves out of range.
Nilsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nilsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nilsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nilsson connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Kvam! He's out on his feet! Nilsson rushes in and drops Kvam with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anders Nilsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between C G E Warfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jere Katajaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warfield's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dismember - Of Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, C G E Warfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Katajaniemi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warfield tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Katajaniemi swivels and escapes.
Warfield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some wild striking there from Warfield.
Warfield fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Katajaniemi sprawls well initially but Warfield persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Warfield wants to pass the guard but Katajaniemi is defending well.
Katajaniemi wants to control but Warfield is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Warfield is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Katajaniemi is looking for a sweep. Warfield is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Warfield is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Katajaniemi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfield wants to take Katajaniemi's back here but Katajaniemi is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Warfield working for a guillotine from mount but Katajaniemi is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Katajaniemi tries to hold on but Warfield postures up.
Warfield swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). C G E Warfield!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Swinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Reznik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Reznik has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trent Swinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Reznik!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swinger throws a nice looking combination but Reznik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swinger misses with a looping left.
Reznik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Reznik does no damage.
A jab from Swinger does it's job there.
It looks like Michal Reznik has been cut.
Swinger staying out of range there.
Reznik takes a swing at Swinger's ribcage but misses.
Reznik throws an overhand right that lands on Swinger's shoulder, as Swinger tries to avoid the shot.
Swinger throws a jab when Reznik was well out of range.
Swinger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reznik counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Trent Swinger has been cut.
Swinger throws a right hand that Reznik ducks under and follows up with a left that Reznik also avoids with ease.
Swinger misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Reznik misses.
Reznik thows a body shot but no joy.
Reznik drops Swinger with a left right combo! Reznik follows him down to the ground into side control.
Swinger is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swinger is looking to reverse the position.
Oh Swinger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swinger regains half guard.
Swinger is trying to stand back up but Reznik is controlling him
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reznik working Swinger over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swinger tries to get to full guard but Reznik has control of the leg.
Swinger seems to have got his legs back now.
Reznik wants to free his trapped foot but Swinger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Swinger is pressing down on Reznik's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Swinger wants to sweep but no luck.
Swinger had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Reznik is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Swinger Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Reznik's back instead.
Reznik defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Swinger is breathing heavily.
Reznik manages to reverse the position and now he's in Swinger's guard. Nice work there by Reznik.
Swinger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Reznik is looking to improve his position but Swinger isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swinger swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Reznik is now in Swinger's guard. A big mistake from Swinger there, giving up the dominant position!
Swinger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reznik can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reznik trying to control the position from guard on top but Swinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swinger trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Reznik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Swinger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Swinger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Swinger wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swinger is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Reznik defends it well.
Reznik gets back to full guard.
Swinger postures up.
Swinger wants to stand but Reznik is controlling his posture from full guard.
Reznik is trying to control the position but Swinger postures up.
Swinger stands and steps away. Reznik gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Swinger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznik throws a hook but Swinger blocks it.
A left and a right from Reznik both land. Nice combination.
Reznik moves out of range of the strikes.
Swinger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Swinger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Swinger misses with a combination
and Reznik counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Swinger misses with the combination.
Reznik takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Swinger with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reznik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swinger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swinger connects with a looping right hand.
Swinger jabs Reznik right on the nose. Reznik blinks but takes it well.
Swinger staying out of range there.
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 Trent Swinger will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Reznik misses.
Trent Swinger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Swinger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reznik doesn't seem phased though.
Swinger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reznik is rocked!
Trent Swinger is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Reznik.
Swinger misses with a wild combination.
Reznik takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Swinger drops Reznik with a big left hand and mounts him. Reznik is in big trouble!
Reznik is still in real trouble! Can Swinger finish him?
That has opened up Michal Reznik's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swinger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Swinger has control of Reznik's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Reznik regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Swinger looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Reznik seems to have recovered his senses.
Swinger thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Reznik is breathing heavily.
Swinger is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Reznik has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Reznik!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swinger looking for subs off his back but Reznik has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Swinger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reznik avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reznik wants to control from the top but Swinger keeps moving.
Swinger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Reznik is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swinger landing punches.
Swinger looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Reznik defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Swinger.
Swinger goes for an armbar but Reznik turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Reznik.
Reznik works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Swinger wants to get back to full guard.
Swinger has hold of Reznik's hands but Reznik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reznik is trying to work for a kimura but Swinger is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznik not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Trent Swinger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Swinger is pressing down on Reznik's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Reznik has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Swinger to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Reznik is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Swinger pulls down on the head and he's put Reznik to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Trent Swinger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ernsio Siilasvuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Creaturos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siilasvuo comes to the ring accompanied by 'Public Enemy #1' by Genitorturers. The crowd seem to be enjoying Creaturos's choice of entrance music: Riverside - O2 Panic Room. Ernsio Siilasvuo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernsio Siilasvuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Creaturos!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siilasvuo tries to bum rush Creaturos with a series of wild strikes but Creaturos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Siilasvuo moves away from the strike by Creaturos.
Siilasvuo misses the shot to the body.
Siilasvuo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Siilasvuo ducks right into an uppercut from Creaturos.
Creaturos swinging wilding here.
Creaturos just misses with a punch to the body.
Siilasvuo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Anthony Creaturos has been cut.
Creaturos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Siilasvuo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Creaturos.
Siilasvuo thuds a left hand into Creaturos's body.
Siilasvuo lands a nice looking body shot.
Creaturos scores with a takedown into Siilasvuo's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siilasvuo trying to keep a closed guard but Creaturos is proving a slippery customer.
Creaturos looking to pass the guard.
Siilasvuo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Creaturos is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siilasvuo is trying to keep Creaturos in close.
Creaturos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Creaturos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Siilasvuo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Creaturos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Creaturos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Siilasvuo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Siilasvuo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Siilasvuo misses with a looping left.
Siilasvuo throws a hook but Creaturos avoids it easily.
Creaturos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Siilasvuo throws out a loose jab but Creaturos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siilasvuo misses with a body shot
and Creaturos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Siilasvuo's guard.
Creaturos trying to control but Siilasvuo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo working a defensive guard here.
Creaturos stopping the sweep attempt from Siilasvuo.
Creaturos throwing strikes from guard but Siilasvuo blocks nicely.
Siilasvuo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Creaturos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Creaturos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Siilasvuo clinches up with Creaturos and pushes him back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creaturos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Siilasvuo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Siilasvuo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creaturos.
Ernsio Siilasvuo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Creaturos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Creaturos lands in his opponent's guard.
Creaturos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Siilasvuo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo is trying to keep Creaturos in close.
Creaturos advances to half guard.
Creaturos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Siilasvuo tries to get to full guard but Creaturos has control of the leg.
Creaturos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Siilasvuo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Siilasvuo trying to hold on to Creaturos's head to control him but Creaturos postures up.
Siilasvuo moves into full guard.
Creaturos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Creaturos pushing down on Siilasvuo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Creaturos is stalling here. Siilasvuo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Creaturos seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Siilasvuo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Siilasvuo tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Creaturos struggling a bit here.
The referee asks Siilasvuo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Siilasvuo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Creaturos tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creaturos is being controlled here.
Creaturos is not content to let Siilasvuo control the position.
Creaturos struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Creaturos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Creaturos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Creaturos dodges the punch combination from Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo misses with an uppercut. Creaturos saw that one coming.
Creaturos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siilasvuo.
Ernsio Siilasvuo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siilasvuo darts in and clinches Creaturos up against the ropes.
Siilasvuo tries to work over Creaturos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siilasvuo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Creaturos or not.
Creaturos tries for a takedown but Siilasvuo manages to get underhooks.
Siilasvuo lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Siilasvuo.
Creaturos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Siilasvuo prevents it.
Siilasvuo prevents the takedown attempt.
Ernsio Siilasvuo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Creaturos.
Siilasvuo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siilasvuo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siilasvuo swings wildly with an uppercut but Creaturos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Siilasvuo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo throws a head punch that misses.
Creaturos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siilasvuo digs a right hand underneath Creaturos's ribcage. Creaturos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Creaturos is breathing heavily.
Creaturos takes a shot to the head.
Siilasvuo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Siilasvuo misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creaturos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Siilasvuo as he avoids it easily.
Creaturos swats away the attempt to clinch by Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Creaturos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Creaturos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ernsio Siilasvuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siilasvuo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to de liver by Siilasvuo. Beautiful body shot.
Creaturos moves away from the strike by Siilasvuo.
Creaturos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Siilasvuo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Siilasvuo misses with a wild combination.
Creaturos swings for the body but Siilasvuo moves out of range.
Siilasvuo misses with a double jab.
Siilasvuo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo just misses with a punch to the body.
Siilasvuo loads up on a big right hand but Creaturos slips the punch.
Siilasvuo with a hook.
Siilasvuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creaturos moves away.
Siilasvuo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Creaturos's head.
Creaturos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Creaturos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Creaturos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo throws a hook but Creaturos avoids it easily.
Creaturos misses with a two punch combination.
Creaturos with a jab.
Siilasvuo misses with the combination.
Creaturos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Siilasvuo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Creaturos swinging wilding here.
Creaturos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siilasvuo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Siilasvuo doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut lands for Creaturos. That snapped Siilasvuo's head back.
Siilasvuo is looking to clinch but Creaturos is avoiding it.
Creaturos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Siilasvuo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Siilasvuo misses the shot to the body.
Siilasvuo just misses with a punch to the body.
Siilasvuo looks to land a combination but Creaturos avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by Creaturos or perhaps it was just good defense by Siilasvuo which made him look bad.
Siilasvuo throws the left hand but Creaturos avoids the punch easily.
Siilasvuo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Creaturos.
Siilasvuo misses with a hook. Creaturos ducked under it nicely.
Siilasvuo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Creaturos tries to avoid it but Siilasvuo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Creaturos to the ground. Creaturos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Creaturos tries for a takedown but Siilasvuo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Siilasvuo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creaturos manages to avoid it.
Creaturos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Siilasvuo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos wants to control from the top but Siilasvuo keeps moving.
Siilasvuo controls Creaturos momentarily but Creaturos frees himself.
Creaturos stays in close to Siilasvuo's body and controls the position.
Siilasvuo trying to control the position.
Creaturos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Siilasvuo is trying to keep Creaturos in close.
Siilasvuo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Creaturos takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernsio Siilasvuo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Creaturos's cut.
That's time! Siilasvuo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Creaturos lands a two punch combo.
Creaturos slips under a jab.
Creaturos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Siilasvuo misses with the combination.
Creaturos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siilasvuo misses the shot to the body.
Siilasvuo misses with an uppercut. Creaturos saw that one coming.
Siilasvuo slips a jab and a cross from Creaturos.
Siilasvuo has managed to clinch.
Siilasvuo tries to throw a body punch but Creaturos avoids it by throwing Siilasvuo back against the cage.
Siilasvuo blocks an elbow strike from Creaturos.
Creaturos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Siilasvuo prevents it.
Siilasvuo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Creatuross head.
Siilasvuo gets underhooks to prevent Creaturos's takedown attempt.
Siilasvuo prevents Creaturos from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Creaturos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Creaturos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Siilasvuo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Creatuross head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Siilasvuo as the two fighters clinch.
Siilasvuo cracks Creaturos with a nice body shot.
Siilasvuo breaks from the clinch.
Siilasvuo works the jab nicely.
Creaturos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Siilasvuo's waist but Siilasvuo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Creaturos off to one side.
Ernsio Siilasvuo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Creaturos.
Siilasvuo scores with a body shot.
Siilasvuo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Siilasvuo lands a slapping body shot.
Siilasvuo throws the left hand but Creaturos avoids the punch easily.
Siilasvuo just misses with a punch to the body.
Creaturos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Siilasvuo finds it's way round the side to connect with Creaturos's head.
Siilasvuo takes a swing at Creaturos's ribcage but misses.
Siilasvuo missing with a left hand there. Creaturos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Siilasvuo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creaturos manages to avoid it.
Creaturos stuns Siilasvuo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Creaturos misses with a hook.
Creaturos misses with a two punch combination.
Siilasvuo misses with a wild body shot.
Siilasvuo throws the left hand but Creaturos avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Creaturos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Siilasvuo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siilasvuo stuffs the takedown.
Creaturos gets a takedown into half guard.
Siilasvuo wants to get back to full guard but Creaturos has passed into side control.
Creaturos looking to finish Siilasvuo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Siilasvuo!
Siilasvuo is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos cracks Siilasvuo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Creaturos with a couple of short strikes.
Siilasvuo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Creaturos wants to finish this one by submission but Siilasvuo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Creaturos.
Siilasvuo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Siilasvuo is working hard here to advance position.
Siilasvuo wants to control but Creaturos is having none of it.
Siilasvuo blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Siilasvuo tries to lock up and control but Creaturos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Creaturos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Siilasvuo is squirming around, avoiding Creaturos's attempts to control the action.
Creaturos looking to finish with strikes here!
Siilasvuo tries to hold on but Creaturos postures up.
Creaturos wants to control the pace but Siilasvuo is squirming around nicely.
Creaturos looking to finish with strikes here!
Siilasvuo wants to hold on but Creaturos pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ernsio Siilasvuo.
I think Siilasvuo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernsio Siilasvuo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaxon Karman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Cockx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karman comes to the ring accompanied by Smooth Criminal. Klaxon Karman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scott Cockx's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaxon Karman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Cockx!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cockx throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cockx. That's going to slow Karman down.
Karman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Klaxon Karman has been cut.
Cockx tries to close the distance and clinch but Karman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cockx tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cockx clinches up with Karman and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cockx is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cockx landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cockx crunches a lovely knee into Karman's ribcage.
Karman is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Cockx.
Cockx lands a nice knee to the body.
Cockx lands an elbow inside that Karman shrugs off.
Cockx landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cockx scores a nice knee to the body.
Cockx lands an elbow inside.
Cockx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cockx lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Cockx.
Cockx landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cockx lands an elbow that stopped Karman in his tracks for a moment.
Cockx landing knees to the body.
Cockx landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cockx lands an elbow inside.
Cockx lands a knee to the body.
Cockx landing knees to the body.
Cockx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Cockx.
Cockx scores with a knee to the head.
Cockx landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cockx unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cockx using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cockx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cockx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cockx closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cockx fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cockx tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cockx gets a clinch.
Cockx lands an elbow just above Karman 's eye.
Cockx connects with a knee to the head.
Karman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cockx landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cockx.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cockx.
Cockx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cockx with a knee to the head.
Cockx manages to break the clinch.
Scott Cockx is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karman avoids the head kick by Cockx.
Karman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cockx looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Karman wants to control but Cockx is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cockx defending against the ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Karman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cockx keeps working.
An elbow from Karman crashes against the mat.
Cockx really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cockx is trying to get back to half guard.
Karman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
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.
Cockx avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cockx fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cockx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Karman.
Cockx throws a shot from downtown. Karman moves away and avoids it.
Cockx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karman shoots for a takedown but Cockx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaxon Karman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cockx misses with a hook. Karman ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cockx swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cockx throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karman moves in looking to clinch but Cockx pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Cockx dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klaxon Karman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cockx tries to close the distance and clinch but Karman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Klaxon Karman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cockx has closed the distance and engaged Karman in a clinch.
Karman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cockx unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cockx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cockx landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cockx is struggling to control the position.
Cockx lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cockx landing knees to the head.
Cockx scores with a knee to the head.
Cockx throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karman blocks it with crossed arms.
Cockx displaying some good clinch control by pressing Karman up against the ropes.
Karman tries for a takedown but Cockx manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cockx keeps control of Karman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cockx looking to stall.
Karman takes an elbow to the temple.
Karman managing to block the knees to the body from Cockx.
Karman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karman avoids the elbow strike from Cockx, against the ropes.
Cockx using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Karman looking to slow down the pace here.
Karman is trying to drag Cockx to the mat but Cockx just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaxon Karman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karman trying to stall but Cockx improves his position.
Cockx landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cockx misses with a knee to the head.
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.
Karman jumps guard but Cockx stands there with Karman around his waist. Karman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Karman trying to land knees to the body.
Karman managing to block the knees to the body from Cockx.
Karman has Cockx pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Cockx manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karman has Cockx pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Cockx manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cockx lands an elbow inside.
Cockx using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Karman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cockx gets underhooks to prevent Karman's takedown attempt.
Karman takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Cockx.
Karman blocks the elbow strike.
Karman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cockx gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cockx unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karman is trying to drag Cockx to the mat but Cockx just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Cockx lands a nice knee to the body.
Cockx unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karman dodges an elbow strike from Cockx.
Cockx stalling in the clinch but Karman improves position.
Cockx throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karman tries to pull guard but Cockx holds him up against the ropes and eventually Karman drops back down to his feet.
Cockx has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cockx trying to stall but Karman improves his position.
Karman tries for a takedown but Cockx manages to get underhooks.
Cockx missing with knees to the body.
Karman tries to pull guard but Cockx won't allow it.
Cockx unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karman is looking to control Cockx's arms but Cockx gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karman has his back to the ropes.
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.
Cockx with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karman can't get the takedown.
Cockx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cockx lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cockx with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karman tries to pull guard but Cockx won't allow it.
Cockx unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scott Cockx seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karman tries to pull guard but Cockx holds him up against the ropes and eventually Karman drops back down to his feet.
Cockx tries to land a knee to the head but Karman blocks with his arms.
Cockx throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cockx throws an elbow but misses.
Karman wants to get back to striking at distance but Cockx won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karman tries to score a body lock takedown but Cockx shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cockx connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Cockx.
Karman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Cockx showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Klaxon Karman's cut.
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!
Karman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cockx can pounce on him.
Cockx moves into the clinch.
Cockx crunches a lovely knee into Karman's ribcage.
Cockx will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Karman up against the ropes.
Cockx landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cockx lands an elbow just above Karman 's eye.
Cockx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cockx connects with a knee to the head.
Cockx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karman.
Cockx taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cockx is trying to break free.
Karman has Cockx pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Cockx manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cockx with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cockx keeps control of Karman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karman is working for takedown but Cockx is calmly controlling the position for now.
Karman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaxon Karman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cockx pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The is referee keeping an eye on Cockx - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cockx is trying to stall.
Cockx trying to land knees to the body.
Cockx prevents Karman from breaking the clinch.
Cockx lands an elbow inside.
Cockx prevents the takedown attempt.
Cockx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cockx lands an elbow just above Karman 's eye.
Karman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cockx landing knees to the body.
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.
Karman tries to pull guard but Cockx holds him up against the ropes and eventually Karman drops back down to his feet.
Cockx unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cockx lands an elbow that stopped Karman in his tracks for a moment.
Karman jumps guard but Cockx stands there with Karman around his waist. Karman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Karman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cockx creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karman's defenses.
Cockx lands an elbow just above Karman 's eye.
Cockx creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karman's defenses.
Cockx breaks the clinch.
Cockx thows a left - swing and a miss!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Karman.
Cockx is letting Karman control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Scott Cockx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cockx is not content to let Karman control the position.
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.
Karman wants to take a breather but Cockx manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Karman.
Karman trying to control the position from guard on top but Cockx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Cockx comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cockx winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Cockx!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aamu Hannu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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203 lbs
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18
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stringer Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aamu Hannu!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannu misses with an uppercut.
Bell throws a one two combo.
Hannu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aamu Hannu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Bell. That snapped Hannu's head back.
Hannu tries to bum rush Bell with a series of wild strikes but Bell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bell throws a right hand that Hannu ducks under and follows up with a left that Hannu also avoids with ease.
Bell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bell defending well as Hannu loads up on a big left hand.
Hannu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hannu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hannu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Bell as Hannu shoots in.
Bell misses with the combination.
Hannu scores with a jab. Bell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hannu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bell wants to finish this one by submission but Hannu is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bell.
Hannu wants to hold on but Bell pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell looking to ground and pound but Hannu is blocking nicely.
Bell working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hannu tries to hold on but Bell postures up.
Bell misses with a head shot.
Hannu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hannu wants to hold on but Bell pushes him away.
Hannu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bell.
Bell is working for a guillotine from mount but Hannu frees his head quite easily.
Bell avoids the attempt from Hannu to control.
Hannu can't escape the position.
Bell throwing strikes here but Hannu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hannu tries to hold on but Bell postures up.
Hannu is looking to get to half guard.
Bell working for a guillotine from mount but Hannu is in no mood to give up.
Bell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hannu is looking to escape.
Bell misses with a head shot.
Hannu wants to control but Bell is having none of it.
Hannu is looking to get to half guard.
Bell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hannu wants to hold on but Bell pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell looking to secure an arm triangle but Hannu defends it well.
Bell landing shots from mount.
Bell avoids the attempt from Hannu to control.
Bell 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.
Hannu holds on, trying desperately to control.
Poor strikes thrown by Bell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hannu tries to lock up and control but Bell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bell is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hannu has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hannu can't escape the position.
Bell wants to control the pace but Hannu is squirming around nicely.
Bell sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hannu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bell has hold of Hannu's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hannu manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Bell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hannu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hannu wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
Hannu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hannu wants to pass the guard but Bell is keeping the position.
Hannu trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bell working for a triangle but Hannu defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stringer Bell dominated that round.
That's time! Bell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hannu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Hannu gets the takedown into side control.
Hannu trying to control the action but Bell is working from the bottom.
Bell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hannu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hannu is looking to take a break and control but Bell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bell can't do much from the bottom here.
Bell sneaks back into half guard.
Bell is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannu controlling the pace.
Hannu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bell is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hannu pulls his head out easily.
Hannu is looking to take a break and control but Bell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hannu misses with a head shot. Bell uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Hannu from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hannu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Bell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking for a sweep. Hannu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bell is working hard here to advance position.
Hannu is controlling the pace.
Bell is trying to get back to full guard.
Hannu trying to mount his opponent but Bell defends it.
Hannu stalling.
Bell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hannu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bell momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannu misses with a takedown attempt
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hannu misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
Hannu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bell is looking for a sweep. Hannu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hannu uses his free foot to push down on Bell's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bell.
Hannu avoids the attempt from Bell to control.
Hannu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hannu controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bell tries to hold on but Hannu pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell is trying to escape the mount.
Hannu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bell is looking to escape.
Bell is looking to improve his position but Hannu isn't that keen on the idea.
Hannu controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bell is squirming around, avoiding Hannu's attempts to control the action.
Bell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hannu wants to take a breather but Bell is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aamu Hannu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bell throws a right and a left that Hannu avoids nicely.
Bell scores with a hook to the body. Hannu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Aamu Hannu has been cut.
Hannu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bell counters with a takedown into side control.
Hannu struggling a bit here.
Bell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hannu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bell controls the position.
Hannu wants to control but Bell postures up.
Bell working the head and body with strikes.
Hannu can't do much from the bottom here.
Bell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hannu wants to control but Bell postures up.
Despite being in the dominant position, Aamu Hannu just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bell lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hannu misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hannu.
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Hannu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hannu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bell lands with an overhand left.
Hannu misses with a double jab
and Bell counters with a left to the body.
Hannu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, jab by Hannu - just one landing.
A combination from Bell does no damage.
Bell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bell stays in close to Hannu's body and controls the position.
Bell is looking to work some ground and pound but Hannu has wrist control.
Hannu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Hannu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bell throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bell wants to control from the top but Hannu keeps moving.
Bell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Hannu's head but Hannu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hannu with a poor takedown
and Bell counters with a series of strikes. Hannu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hannu throws a combination that misses
and Bell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hannu tries to bum rush Bell with a series of wild strikes but Bell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bell fails to land with a series of punches.
Hannu tries for a takedown but Bell circles away easily
and Bell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stringer Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aamu Hannu.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bell!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hannu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bell throws a right hand that Hannu ducks under and follows up with a left that Hannu also avoids with ease.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hannu with a poor takedown
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
Stringer Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Hannu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bell.
Bell dips to his left and cracks Hannu with an uppercut!
Bell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hannu walks into a jab.
Hannu tries to bum rush Bell with a series of wild strikes but Bell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bell gets a takedown into half guard.
Bell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hannu is trying to maintain the position but Bell is very close to passing his half guard.
Bell trying to control from half guard but Hannu is working away.
Bell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hannu's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannu is looking to improve his position.
Hannu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hannu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hannu misses with a takedown
and Bell counters with a series of strikes. Hannu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hannu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hannu lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hannu trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
Hannu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hannu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bell is keeping the position for now.
Bell looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stringer Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stringer Bell!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bastian The freek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurston gimme some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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331 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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306 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bastian The freek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thurston gimme some!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The freek lands a nice hook to gimme some's body. gimme some takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The freek throws a combination. gimme some tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Thurston gimme some has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
gimme some tries to close the distance and clinch up but The freek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
gimme some showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The freek.
The freek takes a swing at gimme some's ribcage but misses.
The freek scores with the left hand. gimme some knows he should have avoided that one.
gimme some showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The freek.
The freek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The freek throws a right and a left that both miss.
gimme some avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - The freek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The freek tries to bum rush gimme some with a series of wild strikes but gimme some uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The freek throws a series of punches but gimme some moves out of range.
Bastian The freek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The freek is breathing heavily.
gimme some slips a jab and a cross from The freek.
The freek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but gimme some manages to avoid it.
gimme some slips a jab from The freek.
gimme some shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The freek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Bastian The freek has been cut.
The freek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
gimme some slips a straight right by The freek.
A big right from The freek misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
gimme some fails with an attempt to clinch.
gimme some doesn't manage to clinch there - The freek circles away.
The freek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The freek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by gimme some.
The freek misses with a series of wild punches.
The freek misses with a jab, cross combination.
gimme some fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
gimme some wants to clinch.
gimme some throws a lazy right hand but The freek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gimme some closes this distance looking for a takedown but The freek circles away.
Bastian The freek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thurston gimme some.
The freek throws an overhand right that lands on gimme some's shoulder, as gimme some tries to avoid the shot.
gimme some avoids the body shot from The freek.
gimme some fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The freek, pushing him back against the ropes.
gimme some blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
gimme some lands with a short shot to the head.
gimme some is trying desperately to land a takedown but The freek is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for gimme some.
The freek gets underhooks to prevent gimme some's takedown attempt.
gimme some tries to score a body lock takedown but The freek shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The freek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
gimme some blocks a punch to the side of the head.
gimme some misses with a short punch on the inside.
gimme some tries to throw a body punch but The freek avoids it by throwing gimme some back against the cage.
The freek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from gimme some.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The freek blocking some punches.
The freek blocking some punches.
gimme some misses with some punches.
gimme some looking for a takedown.
gimme some cracks The freek with a nice body shot.
gimme some working aggressively here.
gimme some wants to stall.
gimme some trying to land knees to the body.
gimme some lands a body punch in the clinch.
gimme some is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
gimme some scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for gimme some.
gimme some is trying to maintain a safe position but The freek gets an underhook and turns gimme some into the ropes.
The freek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastian The freek dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
gimme some shoots in but The freek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
gimme some throws a right hand that The freek ducks under and follows up with a left that The freek also avoids with ease.
A combination from The freek does no damage.
gimme some defending well as The freek loads up on a big left hand.
The freek thows a body shot but no joy.
The freek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. gimme some sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The freek falls off balance throwing a combination
and gimme some counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
gimme some closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming The freek to the mat! The freek manages to get full guard.
gimme some throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gimme some trying to control but The freek is working from the bottom.
The freek throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
gimme some trying to control the position from guard on top but The freek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The freek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The freek tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
gimme some thows a big elbow that misses.
The freek trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
gimme some clinches up with The freek and pushes him back against the ropes.
The freek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from gimme some.
The freek stops a takedown attempt from gimme some.
Bastian The freek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thurston gimme some.
gimme some misses with an elbow strike.
gimme some has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The freek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The freek takes an elbow to the forehead.
gimme some misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from gimme some.
Bastian The freek's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for gimme some.
gimme some tries to land knees in the clinch but The freek avoids the damage to the body.
gimme some misses with a punch on the inside.
gimme some misses with some punches.
gimme some is struggling to control the position.
gimme some lands a left hand.
Jeez, Bastian The freek's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
gimme some working some nice short punches in the clinch.
gimme some is working for takedown but The freek is calmly controlling the position for now.
A shot in the inside from gimme some.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bastian The freek's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thurston gimme some!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unski Hallavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosti Johannes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johannes has chosen Raised Fist - Killing It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Unski Hallavaara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosti Johannes!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Johannes.
Hallavaara throws a lazy head kick
and Johannes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johannes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johannes wants to clinch.
Johannes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hallavaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hallavaara throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Kosti Johannes has been cut.
Hallavaara rushes Johannes and presses him up against the ropes.
Johannes blocks an elbow strike from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hallavaara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johannes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hallavaara as Johannes tries to tie him up.
Hallavaara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Johannes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hallavaara throws a punch but it's blocked by Johannes.
Johannes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johannes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hallavaara throws a head kick that misses.
Hallavaara misses with a hook. Johannes ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Hallavaara misses
and Johannes counters with a straight right hand.
Johannes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannes throws a head kick that misses.
Hallavaara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johannes.
Johannes punishes Hallavaara's body with a nice straight punch.
Hallavaara is breathing heavily.
Hallavaara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Johannes to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallavaara takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johannes tries to clinch there but Hallavaara circles away.
Johannes drives through and clinches with Hallavaara against the ropes.
Johannes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johannes blocks an elbow strike from Hallavaara.
Johannes misses with some punches.
Johannes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johannes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hallavaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooh a lovely combination from Johannes sends Hallavaara down but not out. Johannes dives into side control looking to finish.
Hallavaara is rocked!
It looks like Unski Hallavaara has been cut.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johannes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oh Hallavaara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Johannes! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kosti Johannes!
Kosti Johannes is the new light heavyweight champion!
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