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H.C.F.F.5 Crowning a Champion PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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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). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
3 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Grim!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Grim looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Grim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silvia.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silvia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silvia lands strikes from half guard.
Silvia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silvia landing strikes from the mount and Grim is in trouble!
Grim in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silvia lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvia forces the positional change into back control.
What can Grim do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia scores with punches and elbows.
Grim covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Silvia is working the ground and pound. Can Grim escape?
Silvia is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Grim has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Silvia has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Grim taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Silvia doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Waldemar Silvia!
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Undercard bout
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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). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joachim Pandela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger moves into the clinch successfully.
Tiger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pandela gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tiger misses with the head strike.
Pandela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiger closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tiger lands in his opponent's guard.
Pandela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tiger on the ground.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Pandela keeps moving.
Tiger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pandela wants to get back to his feet but Tiger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tiger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandela wants to stand up but Tiger is controlling him.
Tiger stopping the sweep attempt from Pandela.
Tiger prevents Pandela from getting back to his feet.
Tiger 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tiger misses with a wild combination.
Pandela moves into range and clinches up with Tiger.
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.
Tiger fails to pull guard.
Pandela is trying to maintain a safe position but Tiger gets an underhook and turns Pandela into the cage.
Tiger is looking to control Pandela's arms but Pandela gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tiger has his back to the cage.
Pandela goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tiger prevents it.
Tiger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pandela has him pressed against the cage.
Tiger can't get the takedown.
Joachim Pandela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Tiger.
Pandela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tiger's defenses.
It looks like Tony Tiger has been cut.
Pandela landing knees to the head.
Tiger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pandela avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pandela escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pandela has Tiger up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.
Pandela landing knees to the body.
Tiger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pandela is trying to drag Tiger to the mat but Tiger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pandela is breathing heavily.
Pandela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pandela drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger breaks the clinch.
Tiger closes the distance and clinches.
Pandela wants to break free but Tiger has control.
Tiger manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tiger pulls Pandela in to control the position.
Pandela avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tiger uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandela scores with a three punch combo!
Pandela 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandela stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pandela gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tiger passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiger is tying to control. Pandela wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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 Joachim Pandela will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Tiger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pandela 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.
Pandela tries to clinch but Tiger moves away
and Tiger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tiger works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tiger prevents Pandela from standing back up.
Tiger controlling the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiger decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandela throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger drives through and clinches with Pandela against the cage.
Pandela tries to pull guard but Tiger won't allow it.
Tiger manages to break the clinch.
Tiger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pandela, pushing him back against the cage.
Pandela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pandela lands a nice knee to the body.
Pandela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pandela throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pandela gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandela wants to stand and escape but Tiger is having none of it.
Pandela is trying to keep Tiger in close.
Tiger won't allow Pandela to get back to his feet.
Tiger 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger advances position into side control!
Pandela is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tiger is staying tight to Pandela's torso, preventing him from escaping.
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.
Pandela managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tiger.
Tiger decides to stand back up.
Pandela tries to clinch but Tiger moves away
and Tiger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tiger trying to control the position from guard on top but Pandela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandela wants to stand but Tiger is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tiger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Tiger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pandela tries to clinch but Tiger moves away
and Tiger counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pandela!
Tiger content just to control the position here.
Pandela trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tiger controlling from the full mount.
Tiger thowing shots but they're missing.
Tony Tiger has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandela is in a horrible position here. Tiger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiger throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tiger throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tiger throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tiger content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Tiger lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pandela hang on?
Pandela wants to get back to his feet.
Tiger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger looking for a guillotine from mount but Pandela is having none of it.
Tiger throwing strikes but Pandela uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tiger has eaten all the pies!
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.
Tiger slows the pace down in half guard.
Pandela trying to control from the bottom.
Tiger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pandela pushes Tiger off and gets back to his feet.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tiger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tiger controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Tiger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tiger 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Tiger!
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Undercard bout
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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). Ikkit Snorven is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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283 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Igor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ikkit Snorven!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Igor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snorven gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Snorven tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snorven keeps control of Igor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Igor tries to break the clinch but Snorven is controlling the position.
Igor tries to break the clinch but Snorven is controlling the position.
Snorven breaks from the clinch.
Snorven jabs at Igor's body.
Igor keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Igor does no damage.
Snorven throws a series of strikes that have Igor backpedaling.
Nice takedown defense from Snorven. No joy for Igor on that attempt.
Snorven dodges the punch combination from Igor.
Igor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snorven at a distance.
Snorven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Igor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Igor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Igor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Snorven counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Igor is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snorven moves into the clinch successfully.
Snorven stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorven lands with a light punch inside.
Snorven prevents Igor from breaking the clinch.
Igor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Igor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Igor is looking to break free of the clinch but Snorven has double underhooks.
Snorven breaks from the clinch.
Igor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Igor lands a really nice looking cross but Snorven seems unphased.
Snorven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Igor.
Jab from Igor.
Snorven moves in looking to clinch but Igor pushes him off.
Igor looks to throw the jab but Snorven is out of range.
Snorven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snorven tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Snorven counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Igor avoids the head kick by Snorven.
Igor could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Igor throws a combination that misses
and Snorven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Igor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Snorven counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Snorven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snorven moves into the clinch successfully.
Igor is trying to break free.
Snorven softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Snorven breaks from the clinch.
Snorven tries to clinch there but Igor circles away.
Snorven is looking to clinch.
Igor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Snorven but Snorven pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snorven moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Snorven shoots in but Igor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Igor looks to land a combination but Snorven avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorven is looking to clinch.
Snorven changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Igor tries to avoid it but Snorven manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Igor to the ground. Igor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Snorven takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Igor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Snorven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Igor!
Snorven is looking to clinch.
Igor misses with a combination
and Snorven counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Igor throws a right and a left that Snorven avoids nicely.
Igor tries to keep at a distance but Snorven has taken the fight into the clinch.
Snorven is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Igor tries to break the clinch but Snorven is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Snorven throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Igor blocks it with crossed arms.
Igor has had enough of the clinch but Snorven keeps him there for the moment.
Snorven misses with a knee strike.
Igor has had enough of the clinch but Snorven keeps him there for the moment.
Igor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Igor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Igor fails to land with a series of punches.
Igor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snorven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Igor is looking to break free of the clinch but Snorven has double underhooks.
Snorven breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snorven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Igor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikkit Snorven dominated that round.
That's time! Igor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Igor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snorven.
Igor swinging wilding here.
Igor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snorven misses with a body kick.
Ikkit Snorven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snorven takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Igor.
Igor tries to move into range but Snorven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Snorven doesn't manage to clinch there - Igor circles away.
Snorven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Igor Igor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snorven scores with a body shot.
Igor misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snorven clinches up against the cage.
Snorven unloads a knee to the mid-section. Igor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Snorven keeps control of Igor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Snorven is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Snorven tries for a takedown. No joy.
Igor has had enough of the clinch but Snorven keeps him there for the moment.
Igor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Igor Igor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ikkit Snorven.
Igor has had enough of the clinch but Snorven keeps him there for the moment.
Snorven prevents Igor from breaking the clinch.
Snorven wants a takedown.
Igor wants to break free but Snorven has control.
Igor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Snorven just misses with a elbow thrown towards Igor's brow.
Snorven prevents Igor from breaking the clinch.
Igor wants to break free but Snorven has control.
Igor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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.
Igor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snorven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snorven is looking to clinch but Igor is avoiding it.
Snorven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Igor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snorven looks to land a combination but Igor avoids it well.
Igor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Igor slips a jab and a cross from Snorven.
Snorven moves in looking to clinch but Igor pushes him off.
Igor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snorven takes the fight into the clinch.
Igor wants to get back to striking at distance but Snorven won't allow it.
Snorven is pushing Igor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Igor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snorven has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorven prevents Igor from breaking the clinch.
Snorven wants to stall.
Igor dodges an elbow strike from Snorven.
Igor tries to break the clinch but Snorven is controlling the position.
Igor is trying to break the clinch but Snorven has him pressed against the cage.
Snorven tries to work over Igor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Igor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Snorven using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Igor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Igor wants to get back to striking at distance but Snorven won't allow it.
Igor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snorven has him pressed against the cage.
Snorven keeps control of Igor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Igor is trying to break the clinch but Snorven has him pressed against the cage.
Igor can't break the clinch.
Snorven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Snorven on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Igor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Snorven counters with a one-two to the body.
Igor misses with a jab, cross combination.
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.
Igor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Snorven defending well as Igor loads up on a big left hand.
Snorven fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Snorven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Igor misses with a few strikes there.
Snorven stuffs the takedown.
Snorven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Igor counters with a series of strikes. Snorven will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Igor misses with a combination
and Snorven counters with a three punch combo that has Igor backing up. Igor nods at Snorven to acknowledge the strikes.
Snorven walks into a straight right hand from Igor.
Snorven looks to land a combination but Igor avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ikkit Snorven will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Snorven shoots in but no luck this time.
Igor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Snorven counters with a left and a right that stings Igor.
Igor throws a right hand that Snorven ducks under and follows up with a left that Snorven also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Igor.
Igor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Snorven but Snorven pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Igor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Igor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snorven at a distance.
Snorven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Igor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snorven looks to land a left hand but Igor moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Igor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Igor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Igor throws a series of strikes that have Snorven backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Snorven.
Snorven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Igor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Igor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Igor looks for a takedown but Snorven sprawls well.
Igor thuds his right hand into Snorven's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Igor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Igor misses with a double jab.
Snorven is looking to clinch but Igor is avoiding it.
A combination from Igor does no damage.
Snorven tries to clinch up but Igor circles away and keeps his distance.
Igor scores with a shot to the body.
Snorven stalks Igor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Igor's face. Igor staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice cross by Igor.
Snorven rushes Igor and presses him up against the cage.
Igor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Snorven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorven breaks from the clinch.
Igor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Igor throws a nice looking combination but Snorven bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Igor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Igor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snorven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Igor misses with a wild combination.
Igor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Snorven lands a jab-cross combination.
Igor fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Igor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Igor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snorven takes the fight into the clinch.
Snorven tries to throw a body punch but Igor avoids it by throwing Snorven back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorven is looking to control Igor's arms but Igor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Snorven has his back to the cage.
Igor is trying to break the clinch but Snorven has him pressed against the cage.
Igor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Igor is trying to break free.
Snorven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snorven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Igor.
Snorven throws a right and a left that Igor avoids nicely.
Igor misses with a two punch combination.
Igor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snorven.
Igor lands with a shot to the body.
Snorven fails to land with a series of punches.
Igor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Igor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snorven closes the distance and clinches.
Snorven is trying to maintain a safe position but Igor gets an underhook and turns Snorven into the cage.
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.
Igor can't break the clinch.
Igor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Snorven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Igor.
Snorven pushes Igor away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Igor gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Igor decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snorven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Snorven. No joy for Igor on that attempt.
Snorven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Igor cracks Snorven with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Igor Igor did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Igor misses the jab.
Igor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Igor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Snorven gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Igor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Igor gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Igor throws out a loose jab but Snorven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Igor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Igor stalks Snorven and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snorven's face. Snorven staggers backwards, shaken.
Igor throws a series of strikes that have Snorven backpedaling.
Igor takes a swing at Snorven's ribcage but misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Snorven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snorven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Igor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Igor looks to land a combination but Snorven avoids it well.
Snorven is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor misses with a combination
and Snorven counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Snorven.
Snorven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Igor sizes up Snorven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Snorven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Igor cracks a nice hook into Snorven's ribs.
Igor fails to land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Igor coming out on top.
Snorven doesn't manage to clinch there - Igor circles away.
Snorven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Igor swinging wilding here.
Igor looks to score with a jab to the body but Snorven is just out of range.
Igor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Snorven counters with a series of strikes. Igor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Snorven misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Igor does no damage.
Igor misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Snorven lands a jab-cross combination.
Igor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snorven tries to land a leg kick but Igor saw it coming and moves away.
Snorven wants to clinch up but Igor keeps it at a distance.
Igor misses with a combination
letting Snorven counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Igor.
Igor misses with a few strikes there.
Snorven slips under a jab.
No joy there for Snorven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snorven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Igor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Igor tries for a takedown but Snorven sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Snorven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Igor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Snorven counters with a series of strikes. Igor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Snorven is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor shoots in but no luck this time.
Igor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snorven looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Igor throws a body punch but Snorven moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Igor tries to break the clinch but Snorven is controlling the position.
Igor can't break the clinch.
Snorven drops down looking for an ankle pick but Igor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Igor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Snorven counters with a series of strikes. Igor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Snorven slips a jab from Igor.
Igor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snorven has time to react.
Igor thuds his right hand into Snorven's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Snorven tries to clinch but Igor moves out of range.
Igor tries to bum rush Snorven with a series of wild strikes but Snorven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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.
Igor swinging wilding here.
Snorven misses with a double jab.
Igor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Igor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snorven.
Igor misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Igor misses.
Snorven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Igor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Igor dodges the punch combination from Snorven.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Igor!
Igor looks to land a combination but Snorven avoids it well.
Snorven tries to clinch but Igor moves out of range.
Igor lands a jab-cross combination.
Igor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Igor shoots in but Snorven avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Igor shoots in but no luck this time.
Snorven moves in looking to clinch but Igor pushes him off.
Snorven keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Snorven forces Igor back against the cage and clinches.
Snorven manages to break the clinch.
Snorven wants to clinch up but Igor keeps it at a distance.
Snorven rushes Igor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Snorven looking to stall.
Snorven keeps control of Igor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Snorven drops down looking for an ankle pick but Igor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Igor clobbers Snorven with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Snorven takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Igor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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 fails to land with a series of punches.
Igor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snorven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Igor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snorven tries to clinch but Igor is having none of it.
No joy there for Igor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snorven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Igor keeps the fight on the outside.
Snorven tries to clinch there but Igor circles away.
Igor misses with a combination
and Snorven counters with a three punch combo that has Igor backing up. Igor nods at Snorven to acknowledge the strikes.
Snorven shoots in and drives through. Igor sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snorven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Igor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Snorven counters with a nice uppercut.
Igor misses with a series of wild punches.
Snorven is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Snorven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snorven keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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 slips a jab and a cross from Snorven.
Snorven is looking to clinch.
Snorven misses with a double jab.
Snorven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Igor throws a right hand that Snorven ducks under and follows up with a left that Snorven also avoids with ease.
Snorven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snorven takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snorven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snorven has Igor up against the cage in a clinch.
Snorven keeps control of Igor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Igor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Igor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Igor works the jab nicely.
Snorven tries to bum rush Igor with a series of wild strikes but Igor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Igor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Snorven counters with a series of strikes. Igor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Snorven wants to clinch up but Igor keeps it at a distance.
Snorven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Igor throws a one two combo.
Igor misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Snorven scores with a four punch combination!
Igor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Snorven to counter with a crisp jab.
Snorven clinches but Igor breaks the clinch
and Igor counters with a nice uppercut.
Snorven tries to clinch but Igor is having none of it.
Igor scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor swats away the attempt to clinch by Snorven.
Igor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snorven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Igor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Igor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Snorven but Snorven pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Snorven throws a combination. Igor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Igor misses with a double jab
and Snorven counters by clinching up.
Igor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snorven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Igor backwards.
Snorven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Igor misses with a combination
and Snorven holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Snorven tries to stall but Igor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Igor tries to break the clinch but Snorven is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ikkit Snorven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arm Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars. Barr has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Tim Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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298 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arm Barr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott misses with a takedown attempt - Barr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Scott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barr swivels and escapes.
Scott shoots in but Barr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barr looks gassed!
Scott shoots in and drives through. Barr sprawls well.
Scott looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arm Barr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Barr as Scott shoots in.
Barr tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott closes the distance and clinches up with Barr, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes Barr against the cage but Barr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott blocks a leg kick.
Barr has his takedown stuffed
and Scott counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barr letting Scott take a breather here.
Scott manages to break the clinch.
Scott fails with the takedown.
Scott closes the distance and clinches up with Barr, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes Barr against the cage but Barr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Scott gets a takedown into half guard.
Scott is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Scott is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Barr!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling from mount.
Scott misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Scott controlling from the full mount.
Scott raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott working the ground and pound effectively.
Scott working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Scott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Scott takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Scott wants to finish this one by submission but Barr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Scott.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott looking to control but Barr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Scott wants to finish this one by submission but Barr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Scott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Scott dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scott shoots in and bounces Barr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Scott looking to pass the guard.
Barr is breathing heavily.
Scott throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scott trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barr's guard.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scott trying to control but Barr is working from the bottom.
Barr 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Barr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Scott looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Barr!
Scott is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Scott looking to finish Barr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barr!
Barr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Scott there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Barr is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barr is squirming around, avoiding Scott's attempts to control the action.
Scott throwing strikes here but Barr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Barr is bucking up trying to escape but Scott cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Scott get's back to his feet.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt
and Scott holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barr tries to pull guard but Scott holds him up against the cage and eventually Barr drops back down to his feet.
Scott controlling the action here for a moment.
Barr taking a breather.
Barr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Scott tries to land knees in the clinch but Barr avoids the damage to the body.
Scott decides to pull guard.
Barr wants to get up but he can't break Scott's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Scott has his foot on Barr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barr works his way back into a safe position though.
Scott thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Scott dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barr swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
Scott scores with a takedown into Barr's guard.
Barr keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Scott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Scott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Scott looking to ground and pound but Barr is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barr looks a forlorn figure.
Scott landing shots from mount.
Scott looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Scott has control of Barr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Scott is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Barr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tim Scott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Scott controlling from the full mount.
Scott tries to control but Barr wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling his opponent.
Scott trying to control but Barr is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Scott tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Scott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arm Barr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Barr has eaten all the pies!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tim Scott just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Scott shoots for a takedown but Barr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Scott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Barr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barr keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scott 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Scott!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esa Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsu Yamamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsu Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Vasara.
Yamamoto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vasara throws a combination that misses
and Yamamoto counters with an outside leg kick.
Vasara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamamoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yamamoto taking a breather.
Yamamoto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vasara up against the cage.
Yamamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vasara misses with a two punch combination.
Vasara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamamoto counters with a two punch combo.
It looks like Esa Vasara has been cut.
Vasara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamamoto counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a straight right.
Yamamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamamoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vasara is rocked!
A slow jab from Vasara misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Vasara.
Yamamoto gets a clinch.
Vasara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto scores with a nice strike.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamamoto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yamamoto scores with a spinning back kick!
Yamamoto lands a head kick. Vasara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasara throws a combination that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a head kick. That will keep Vasara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vasara looks gassed!
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vasara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Esa Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Vasara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vasara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamamoto counters with a nice body kick.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto has Vasara up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamamoto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vasara takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vasara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vasara is trying to break free.
Yamamoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vasara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yamamoto. Vasara shrugs it off though.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up but Vasara circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a combination
and Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Vasara throws a right and a left that Yamamoto avoids nicely.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Vasara circles away.
Yamamoto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vasara misses with a double jab
and Yamamoto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.
Vasara lands with a shot to the body.
Vasara throws a combination that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a straight right hand.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab.
Vasara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up but Vasara circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasara clinches up with Yamamoto and pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vasara!
Vasara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasara throws a combination. Yamamoto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A cross from Vasara lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Vasara - just one landing.
Vasara just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasara misses with a wild combination.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Vasara moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasara misses with a double jab
and Yamamoto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yamamoto rushes Vasara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Yamamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Esa Vasara's cut.
That's time! Yamamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vasara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yamamoto scores with a nice strike.
Vasara throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Vasara throws a combination that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vasara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Vasara keeps it at a distance.
Vasara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamamoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vasara backwards.
Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamamoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vasara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamamoto counters with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to stall.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
Yamamoto tries to land a front kick but Vasara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vasara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamamoto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto keeps control of Vasara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vasara is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasara misses with a double jab.
Vasara doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamamoto circles away.
A punch combination from Vasara misses.
Vasara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamamoto counters by clinching up.
Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.
Vasara works over Yamamoto's head and body with a nice combination.
Vasara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Vasara circles away.
Vasara misses with a double jab
and Yamamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yamamoto.
Vasara throws a combination that misses
and Vasara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamamoto has closed the distance and engaged Vasara in a clinch.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Vasara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamamoto has time to react.
Yamamoto has Vasara up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Vasara blocks it.
Vasara prevents Yamamoto from breaking the clinch.
Yamamoto stalling in the clinch but Vasara improves position.
Vasara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Vasara blocks it.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Vasara is blocking nicely.
Vasara manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice combo by Vasara! Oh, that's hurt him - Yamamoto falls to the canvas and Vasara follows him into side control.
Yamamoto is rocked!
Yamamoto is trying to get back to his feet.
Yamamoto parries the strikes from Vasara easily there. Vasara is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yamamoto to escape.
Vasara tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Yamamoto can't do much from the bottom here.
Yamamoto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yamamoto is not content to let Vasara control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara wants to stand but Yamamoto is controlling his arm.
Yamamoto explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Vasara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamamoto counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasara throws a shot to the body.
Vasara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vasara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamamoto counters with a body kick.
Vasara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Katsu Yamamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasara lands a nice hook to Yamamoto's body. Yamamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Vasara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Esa Vasara'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!
Vasara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katsu Yamamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasara fails to land with a series of punches.
Vasara misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto saw that one coming.
Yamamoto moves in looking to clinch but Vasara pushes him off.
Vasara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vasara throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Vasara moves out of range.
Vasara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamamoto counters with a head kick. That will keep Vasara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vasara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamamoto to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamamoto lands a two punch combo.
Vasara throws a combination that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vasara crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yamamoto - the referee stops the clock and Vasara gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yamamoto. Vasara manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
A punch combination from Vasara misses.
The fighters circling - Vasara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamamoto clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vasara's face.
Vasara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vasara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto keeps control of Vasara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vasara wants to break free but Yamamoto has control.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vasara throws a combination that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a one-two to the body.
Vasara misses with a series of wild punches.
Vasara on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vasara misses with a double jab
and Yamamoto counters with a nice body kick.
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.
Vasara ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
Vasara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamamoto counters with a low kick, right behind Vasara 's knee.
Vasara misses with the combination.
Yamamoto instigates a clinch.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasara tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vasara has had enough of the clinch but Yamamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Vasara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yamamoto tries to stall but Vasara uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vasara wants to break free but Yamamoto has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vasara tries to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling the position.
Yamamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vasara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vasara is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vasara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vasara is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamamoto has double underhooks.
Yamamoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Vasara is trying to break free.
Vasara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vasara tries to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling the position.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamamoto has double underhooks.
Vasara wants to break free but Yamamoto has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yamamoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vasara has him pressed against the cage.
Vasara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vasara has had enough of the clinch but Yamamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Vasara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vasara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Vasara misses with a two punch combination.
Vasara tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, jab by Vasara - just one landing.
Vasara misses with a combination
and Yamamoto counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto gets a clinch.
Vasara has had enough of the clinch but Yamamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsu Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamamoto 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsu Yamamoto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Labatt BlueRox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Kuikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Labatt BlueRox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Labatt BlueRox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Kuikka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BlueRox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuikka looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A jab-cross combination lands for BlueRox and sends Kuikka crashing to the mat! BlueRox follows him down to the mat - Kuikka regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Kuikka is rocked!
It looks like Timo Kuikka has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BlueRox decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kuikka is still on wobbly legs! Can BlueRox finish him?
Kuikka is looking to clinch but BlueRox is avoiding it.
BlueRox misses with a kick to the body.
Kuikka seems to have recovered his senses.
BlueRox lands with a right and another and another! Kuikka is in big trouble! BlueRox lands again and this time it's lights out for Kuikka! A quality knockout there for BlueRox.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Labatt BlueRox!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franz Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heikkinen throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Heikkinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
Heikkinen shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heikkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James fails with the takedown.
Heikkinen throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
Heikkinen looks gassed!
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James fails with the takedown
and Heikkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James scores with a takedown into Heikkinen's guard.
James forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
James seems to be working for a kimura but Heikkinen defends the submission attempt.
James has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
James working for a submission but Heikkinen is keeping him at bay.
Heikkinen is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. James locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Heikkinen is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesse James!
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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 acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Crocup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Penis Pumpen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crocup throws a sloppy head kick and Pumpen moves out of range easily.
Pumpen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Crocup scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pumpen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pumpen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crocup tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penis Pumpen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crocup clobbers Pumpen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crocup lands a jab-cross combination.
Crocup cracks Pumpen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crocup could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pumpen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crocup throws a sloppy head kick and Pumpen moves out of range easily.
Crocup fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pumpen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pumpen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crocup swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocup misses with a head kick.
Pumpen wants to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Crocup as he connects with a hook.
Crocup lands a lovely overhand right.
Crocup misses the shot to the body.
Crocup throws a sloppy head kick and Pumpen moves out of range easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Crocup scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pumpen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crocup lands a lovely overhand right.
Pumpen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crocup lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crocup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crocup lands a nice hook to Pumpen's body. Pumpen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crocup takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crocup is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crocup scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crocup works Pumpen's body with a nice hook.
Crocup lands a really nice looking cross but Pumpen seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocup throws a head kick but Pumpen moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Crocup.
Crocup cracks Pumpen with an open hand slap.
Crocup listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pumpen moves forwards but Crocup connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crocup lands a nice shot to the body.
Crocup lands an overhand right.
Crocup cracks Pumpen with a good jab.
Crocup throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocup lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pumpen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crocup scores with a jab to the head.
Pumpen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crocup throws a head kick that misses.
Pumpen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crocup finds it's way round the side to connect with Pumpen's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crocup looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Crocup there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Crocup dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crocup misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pumpen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crocup.
Crocup bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pumpen's head backwards.
Crocup misses with a body kick.
Crocup lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pumpen at a distance.
Crocup pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crocup throws out a powerful jab.
Pumpen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pumpen throws a lazy head kick
and Crocup counters with a nice uppercut.
Pumpen is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Crocup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocup lands a nice shot that snaps Pumpen's head back.
Penis Pumpen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crocup tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crocup uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pumpen has time to react.
Crocup throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Crocup does no damage.
Crocup throws a good cross that connects.
Crocup misses with a head kick.
Crocup lands with an overhand left.
Crocup goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crocup lands with a cross.
Crocup pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Crocup.
Nice body kick from Crocup.
Crocup lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crocup throws a sloppy head kick
and Pumpen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pumpen.
Crocup wants to get back to striking at distance but Pumpen won't allow it.
Crocup is trying to break the clinch but Pumpen has him pressed against the cage.
Crocup misses with a knee strike.
Pumpen keeps control of Crocup as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocup scores with a knee to the head.
Crocup tries a knee to the head but Pumpen blocks it.
Crocup tries to break the clinch but Pumpen is controlling the position.
Crocup is trying to break free.
Crocup wants to get back to striking at distance but Pumpen won't allow it.
Crocup wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crocup wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crocup tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crocup has had enough of the clinch but Pumpen keeps him there for the moment.
Pumpen prevents Crocup from breaking the clinch.
Crocup looking to throw knees to the head but Pumpen is blocking nicely.
Crocup tries to break the clinch but Pumpen is controlling the position.
Crocup tries to land knees in the clinch but Pumpen avoids the damage to the body.
Pumpen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crocup is looking to break free of the clinch but Pumpen has double underhooks.
Crocup tries a knee to the head but Pumpen blocks it.
Crocup is trying to break the clinch but Pumpen has him pressed against the cage.
Crocup wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crocup missing with knees to the body.
Pumpen tries to stall but Crocup uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pumpen.
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.
Crocup misses with a knee strike.
Pumpen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crocup.
Pumpen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crocup's defenses.
Crocup is trying to break free.
Crocup wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crocup is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pumpen manages to pull guard.
Pumpen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Pumpen prevents Crocup from breaking the clinch.
Crocup wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pumpen keeps control of Crocup as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pumpen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pumpen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crocup counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pumpen thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Crocup dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pumpen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michael Crocup is winning the standup battle so far.
Crocup tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crocup misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crocup works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pumpen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pumpen darts in trying to clinch
and Crocup counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pumpen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pumpen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crocup thuds a left hand into Pumpen's body.
Pumpen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crocup misses with a head kick.
Crocup pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crocup tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pumpen throws a lazy head kick
and Crocup counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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.
Crocup throws a sloppy head kick and Pumpen moves out of range easily.
Crocup connects with a jab.
Pumpen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crocup lands with a kick to the temple. Pumpen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crocup scores with a one two! Pumpen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Crocup getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crocup looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crocup scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocup connects with a crisp jab.
Pumpen clinches but Crocup breaks the clinch
and Crocup counters with a nice body shot.
Crocup scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pumpen in his tracks.
Crocup jabs at Pumpen's body.
Pumpen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crocup scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pumpen in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocup throws a sloppy head kick and Pumpen moves out of range easily.
Pumpen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pumpen misses with a head kick.
Crocup throws a head kick that misses.
Crocup scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pumpen tries to clinch up
and Crocup counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Crocup!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Shlchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dieter Shlchon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James West!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West throws out a loose jab but Shlchon uses good head movement to avoid it.
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shlchon.
Shlchon fails to land the takedown.
West misses the jab.
West thuds a left hand into Shlchon's body.
West looks to land a right hand but Shlchon moved out of range.
West throws a shot from downtown. Shlchon moves away and avoids it.
West throws a big shot that misses.
Horrible takedown by Shlchon or perhaps it was just good defense by West which made him look bad.
West lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shlchon at a distance.
Shlchon avoids the body shot from West.
Shlchon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has West pinned against the cage. West gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dieter Shlchon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shlchon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shlchon staying out of range there.
West is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West tries for a takedown but Shlchon circles away easily
and Shlchon counters with a nice double leg into side control. West won't be happy with that.
West is looking to regain half guard here but Shlchon keeps moving and retains side control.
West tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Shlchon easily slips into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shlchon has hold of West's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and West manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
West is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Shlchon is breathing heavily.
West wants to hold on but Shlchon pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
West is squirming around, avoiding Shlchon's attempts to control the action.
West is looking to improve his position but Shlchon isn't that keen on the idea.
West gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to maintain the position but Shlchon is very close to passing his half guard.
Shlchon is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shlchon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
West manages to get to full guard.
West is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shlchon is controlling him.
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 trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
West looking to control.
West keeping full guard, as Shlchon tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
West throws a series of punches but Shlchon moves out of range.
West takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
West swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shlchon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James West dominated that round.
That's time! Shlchon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
West goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
West jabs at Shlchon's body.
West falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shlchon counters with a takedown into side control.
West stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Shlchon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
West manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
West tries to kick Shlchon off but Shlchon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
West lands with a few short shots to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlchon thows a huge punch but West dodges it nicely.
West gets full guard.
West not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
West has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shlchon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Shlchon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
West manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shlchon can't escape the position.
West lands with some strikes.
Shlchon is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West tries to control but Shlchon wriggling away.
West is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Shlchon is surviving well by controlling West's body position as best he can.
West connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
West prevents Shlchon from getting the reversal.
Shlchon is squirming around, avoiding West's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by West.
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.
West with good strikes from the mount here!
West looking to control but Shlchon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by West.
West with shots to the head and body - Shlchon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shlchon is trying to escape the mount.
Shlchon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Shlchon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
West wants to control but Shlchon is keeping busy.
West has a hand on Shlchon's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Shlchon takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
West wants to control but Shlchon is having none of it.
Shlchon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, West has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
West is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
West is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
West can't escape the position.
Shlchon is working for a guillotine from mount but West frees his head quite easily.
West tries to hold on but Shlchon pushes him away.
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.
West wants to get back to his feet.
Shlchon prevents West from getting the reversal.
West slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
West gets full guard.
Shlchon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. West is keeping the position for now.
Shlchon throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shlchon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
West working for submissions but it's allowed Shlchon to get to half guard.
West makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Shlchon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shlchon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from West.
Dieter Shlchon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
West swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shlchon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in West's guard now.
West wants to stand and escape but Shlchon is having none of it.
Shlchon stopping the sweep attempt from West.
West is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
West looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shlchon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
West wants to stand back up but Shlchon manages to pass into side control.
West tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dieter Shlchon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think West 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James West!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byrger Tidesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Max has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Max!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Byrger Tidesson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tidesson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Max!
Tidesson trying to control but Max is having none of it.
Tidesson looking to finish with strikes here!
Tidesson looking to ground and pound but Max is blocking nicely.
Max can't escape the position.
Max gets back to half guard.
Tidesson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Max. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Max looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Tidesson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Max can't escape the position.
Tidesson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I looks like Tidesson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Max is trying desperately to improve position.
Tidesson wants to control the pace but Max is squirming around nicely.
Max is wriggling around trying to escape.
Max is working hard here to advance position.
Max gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Max actively working from the bottom here.
Max tries to roll over but Tidesson keeps him under control.
Max is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tidesson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Max tries to get to full guard but Tidesson has control of the leg.
Tidesson drops an elbow to the side of Max's head.
Tidesson wants to free his trapped foot but Max is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Max is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tidesson lands with a kick to the temple. Max shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Bob Max has been cut.
Max decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Max is trying to work for a kimura but Tidesson is defending well.
Tidesson is trying to get back to full guard.
Tidesson is trying to maintain the position but Max is very close to passing his half guard.
Tidesson pushes Max off looking to stand but Max dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max trying to pass the guard but Tidesson defending well.
Max is working for a submission of some sort.
Tidesson is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Max avoids the head kick by Tidesson.
Max has his takedown stuffed
and Tidesson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byrger Tidesson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Max'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.
Tidesson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tidesson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tidesson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Max is desperately trying to improve his position but Tidesson has a good base and remains in mount.
Tidesson wants to control the pace but Max is squirming around nicely.
Tidesson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tidesson landing strikes from the mount and Max is in trouble!
Max regains half guard.
Max looking for submissions off his back.
Max looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max is refusing to be controlled, as Tidesson sits in half guard.
Max is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tidesson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tidesson's back!
Tidesson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Tidesson is looking for a sweep. Max is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Max is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Max is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
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.
Max looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tidesson striking from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tidesson is pressing down on Max's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Max wants to control from the top but Tidesson keeps moving.
Max tries to free his leg and advance position but Tidesson is retaining full guard.
Tidesson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tidesson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Byrger Tidesson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Max 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Max jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Max looking to pass the guard.
Tidesson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Max pushes down on Tidesson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Max is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Tidesson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tidesson 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.
Bob Max dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Max'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.
Tidesson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tidesson trying to control the position but Max is working away.
Max gets back to half guard.
Max wants to improve his position but Tidesson is controlling well.
Max slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Max had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Tidesson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Max Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Tidesson's back instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max working for the choke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tidesson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Max gets his way!
Tidesson turns into Max and is now in his guard.
Max has his foot on Tidesson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tidesson works his way back into a safe position though.
Tidesson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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.
Tidesson stopping the sweep attempt from Max.
Max had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Tidesson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Max Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Tidesson's back instead.
Tidesson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bob Max overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Max doesn't have the hooks in and Tidesson manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max pushes a forearm under Tidesson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Tidesson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob Max!
Bob Max is the new welterweight champion!
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