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Demonic's Total Chaos PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JO joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaas De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klaas De Vries will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, JO joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaas De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
joe lands a really nice looking cross but De Vries seems unphased.
joe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
joe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Vries moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
joe could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
joe throws a sloppy head kick and De Vries moves out of range easily.
joe throws a right hand that De Vries ducks under and follows up with a left that De Vries also avoids with ease.
De Vries feints and as joe raises his hands in defense, De Vries changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Vries tries to free his leg and advance position but joe is retaining full guard.
joe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Vries on the ground.
De Vries is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
joe is trying to control the position but De Vries postures up.
De Vries pushes down on joe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Vries tries to pass the half guard into mount. joe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries is looking for a kimura here.
De Vries works his way into side control.
De Vries is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. joe looks calm but he's in trouble here. De Vries gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. joe is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! De Vries lets go of the hold and joe can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Klaas De Vries!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Van Den Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismo Laitela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ismo Laitela will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hendrik Van Den Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Laitela!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitela takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Den Berg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laitela feints and as Van Den Berg raises his hands in defense, Laitela changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Laitela is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Den Berg keeping moving, preventing Laitela from controlling successfully.
Laitela trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laitela passes into half guard.
Laitela frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Laitela is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Van Den Berg can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitela with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Laitela is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Van Den Berg has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Laitela working for a guillotine from mount but Van Den Berg is in no mood to give up.
Van Den Berg trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Laitela there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Laitela looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Laitela looks gassed!
Van Den Berg's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Laitela throwing strikes here but Van Den Berg is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Laitela has hold of Van Den Berg's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Van Den Berg manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Laitela looking to control but Van Den Berg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitela has hold of Van Den Berg's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Van Den Berg manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Van Den Berg wants to get back to his feet.
Van Den Berg is controlling an arm, preventing Laitela from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Laitela working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Van Den Berg turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Laitela off and cradles Van Den Berg's limp body as Laitela celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ismo Laitela!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lane Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lane Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews throws a series of punches but Howard avoids them all with ease.
Howard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andrews doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andrews looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard throws a series of punches but Andrews moves out of range.
Howard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Andrews counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
Howard lands with an uppercut that bounces Andrews off the cage and back into rage.
Howard lands a right hook to the body.
Howard misses the shot to the body.
Andrews walks into a left hand.
Howard tries to bum rush Andrews with a series of wild strikes but Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Howard.
Howard misses with a wild combination.
Andrews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrews misses with a double jab.
Howard throws an overhand right that lands on Andrews's shoulder, as Andrews tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Howard catches Andrews right on the button with a cross.
Howard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrews.
No joy there for Howard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Howard, as that shot connected.
A leg kick checked by Howard.
Howard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Andrews looks to throw the jab but Howard is out of range.
Andrews is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Howard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard catches Andrews with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Andrews tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Andrews or perhaps it was just good defense by Howard which made him look bad.
Jeff Howard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrews shoots for a double leg takedown but Howard sprawls well. He's pushed Andrews's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andrews displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howard throws out the jab.
Lane Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrews is looking to clinch but Howard is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
Andrews throws out a powerful jab.
Howard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Howard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andrews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howard.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrews is looking to clinch.
Howard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Andrews tries to work over Howard's front leg with a kick but Howard checks it.
Andrews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
Andrews moves into range and clinches up with Howard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews breaks from the clinch.
Andrews misses with a head kick.
Andrews tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
Howard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Andrews coming out on top.
Howard keeps the fight on the outside.
Howard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andrews in his tracks.
Andrews moves in looking to clinch but Howard pushes him off.
Howard checks a leg kick nicely.
Andrews scores with a one two! Howard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Andrews forces Howard back against the cage and clinches.
Andrews manages to break the clinch.
Andrews tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
Howard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Andrews counters with a nice uppercut.
Howard throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Andrews counter with a right hand.
Andrews has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andrews wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andrews has had enough of the clinch but Howard keeps him there for the moment.
Howard is looking to break free of the clinch but Andrews has double underhooks.
Andrews throws an elbow but it misses.
Howard wants to break free but Andrews has control.
Andrews misses with a knee to the head.
Andrews is looking to break free of the clinch but Howard has double underhooks.
Andrews lands a right hand that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Howard wants to break free but Andrews has control.
Andrews throws an elbow that misses.
Howard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Andrews creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Howard has had enough of the clinch but Andrews keeps him there for the moment.
Howard breaks from the clinch.
Andrews tries to clinch up.
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Howard avoids the head kick by Andrews.
Howard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Andrews with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Howard dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Andrews is looking to clinch.
Jeff Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Howard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrews wants to clinch.
Andrews is looking to clinch.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch but Howard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrews is just out of range.
Andrews throws a left and a right that both miss
and Howard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrews tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Howard counters with a series of strikes. Andrews will be more careful next time no doubt.
Howard lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Howard finds it's way through Andrews's defenses.
Andrews tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
Andrews tries to clinch up.
Howard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andrews.
Andrews moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andrews looks to land a combination but Howard avoids it well.
Andrews wants to clinch
letting Howard counter with a right hand.
Andrews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Howard throws a jab when Andrews was well out of range.
Howard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andrews fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
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.
Andrews clinches but Howard breaks the clinch
and Howard counters with a nice body shot.
Andrews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andrews can do to turn this around?
Howard blocks a head kick by Andrews.
Howard throws a combination that misses
and Andrews counters by clinching up.
Howard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andrews looking to stall.
Andrews creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Andrews prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
Andrews misses with an elbow strike.
Howard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howard is trying to break free.
Andrews throws an elbow but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Andrews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrews.
Andrews clinches but Howard breaks the clinch
and Howard counters with a straight right hand.
Andrews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrews shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Howard pinned against the cage. Howard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jeff Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lane Andrews.
Howard throws a series of punches but Andrews moves out of range.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andrews will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Howard stuns Andrews with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrews bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andrews moves in looking to clinch but Howard pushes him off.
Andrews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
Andrews pushes Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
Howard is trying to break free.
Howard managing to block the knees to the body from Andrews.
Howard wants to break free but Andrews has control.
Andrews pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Howard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andrews is trying desperately to land a takedown but Howard is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Andrews.
Andrews wants to clinch.
Andrews throws a combination that misses
and Howard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Howard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andrews holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Andrews is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howard is looking to break free of the clinch but Andrews has double underhooks.
Howard blocks an elbow strike from Andrews.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrews scores with a shot to the side of Howard's head.
Howard is trying to break free.
Howard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andrews drops down looking for an ankle pick but Howard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Howard lands with a nice combination. Andrews backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Howard dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrews avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andrews moves into the clinch.
Andrews pushes off an throws an elbow but Howard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Andrews looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Howard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Howard tries to break the clinch but Andrews is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andrews throws an elbow but misses.
Andrews fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Andrews.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andrews throws an elbow but misses.
Howard wants to break free but Andrews has control.
Howard stops a takedown attempt from Andrews.
Howard wants to break free but Andrews has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard avoids a wild elbow strike from Andrews.
Howard avoids the elbow strike from Andrews, against the cage.
Andrews wants to break free but Howard has control.
Andrews tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jeff Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lane Andrews.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Andrews.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howard gets underhooks to prevent Andrews's takedown attempt.
Andrews throws an elbow that misses.
Howard manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Howard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andrews tries to clinch
and Howard counters with a nice body shot.
Howard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Andrews moves away from the strike by Howard.
Andrews walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Howard cracks Andrews with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Andrews buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Howard misses with a wild combination.
Andrews looks to clinch
and Howard counters with a nice body shot.
Andrews closes the distance and pushes Howard back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Andrews.
Howard wants to break free but Andrews has control.
Howard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andrews trying to land knees to the body.
Andrews misses with an elbow strike.
Howard lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard is working Andrews over against the cage.
Howard avoids a wild elbow strike from Andrews.
Howard blocks an elbow strike from Andrews.
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Andrews has him pressed against the cage.
Andrews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrews has a takedown stuffed.
Nice jab there from Howard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrews dodges the punch combination from Howard.
A punch lands to the side of Howard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Andrews has Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
Andrews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Howard.
Andrews tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howard wants to break free but Andrews has control.
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrews is trying to break the clinch but Howard has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Howard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Howard avoids a wild elbow strike from Andrews.
Andrews looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Howard has had enough of the clinch but Andrews keeps him there for the moment.
Howard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard throws a right and a left that Andrews avoids nicely.
Jeff Howard is winning the standup battle so far.
Andrews forces Howard back against the cage and clinches.
Andrews breaks the clinch.
Jeff Howard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Howard throws a big shot that misses.
Howard throws a series of punches but Andrews avoids them all with ease.
Andrews walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Howard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andrews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howard misses with a shot to the body
and Andrews moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Andrews throws an elbow that misses.
Andrews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard throws a shot from downtown. Andrews moves away and avoids it.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrews.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lane Andrews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andrews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andrews throws out a loose jab but Howard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrews looks to land a combination but Howard avoids it well.
Andrews misses the body punch
and Howard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Howard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Howard, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Howard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Haimatulehdus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Empire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Empire has chosen Protectors of the Earth as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Haimatulehdus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Empire!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Empire lands a left and a right that sends Haimatulehdus crashing to the canvas! Empire dives into mount looking to finish!
Haimatulehdus is rocked!
It looks like Rauno Haimatulehdus has been cut.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Empire! Haimatulehdus is hurt baaadly! Empire is firing away with more strikes - Haimatulehdus is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roman Empire!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between PP Petelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petelius comes to the cage accompanied by Nalle Lehtonen. Jericho has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Warriors Code as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, PP Petelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Petelius as Jericho shoots in.
Jericho looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jericho showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Jericho has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jericho wants to pass the guard but Petelius is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petelius escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jericho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Petelius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho stopping the sweep attempt from Petelius.
Jericho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jericho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jericho wants to pass the guard but Petelius is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Petelius drives through and clinches with Jericho against the cage.
Jericho prevents a takedown attempt there.
Petelius tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jericho looking for a takedown.
Jericho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Petelius is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
PP Petelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Jericho.
Petelius jumps guard and drags Jericho to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jericho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jericho showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Petelius wants to sweep here but Jericho controlling him for the moment.
Petelius looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Petelius can't keep his opponent in guard - Jericho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho trying to control from half guard but Petelius is working away.
Jericho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jericho is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jericho works his way to his opponent's back.
Petelius trying to control the position but Jericho manages to sink in the hooks.
Petelius is breathing heavily.
Jericho controls the position.
Petelius defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho trying to control.
Jericho has his arm under Petelius's chin here. Game over son! Jericho squeezes tightly and Petelius is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricky Jericho!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soviet Russia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Baumgartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russia comes to the cage accompanied by Soviet National Anthem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Soviet Russia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dane Baumgartner!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baumgartner tries to avoid it but Russia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baumgartner to the ground. Baumgartner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Russia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baumgartner's waist but Baumgartner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Russia off to one side.
Russia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soviet Russia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baumgartner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Russia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baumgartner tries to avoid it but Russia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baumgartner to the ground. Baumgartner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Baumgartner as Russia shoots in.
Baumgartner has managed to clinch.
Russia is trying to break the clinch but Baumgartner has him pressed against the cage.
Baumgartner is pushing Russia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Baumgartner pulls guard effortlessly.
Baumgartner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baumgartner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Russia!
Baumgartner tries to control but Russia wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russia is looking to get to half guard.
Baumgartner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Baumgartner with good strikes from the mount here!
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.
BOOM! Baumgartner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Baumgartner lands a nice shot to the head.
Baumgartner looking to control but Russia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Russia is looking to improve his position but Baumgartner isn't that keen on the idea.
Russia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Russia tries to get out of the position.
Russia just holding on.
Russia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baumgartner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Russia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartner avoids the attempt from Russia to control.
Russia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Russia wants to control but Baumgartner is having none of it.
Russia is squirming around, avoiding Baumgartner's attempts to control the action.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Russia swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Russia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Baumgartner avoids the attempt from Russia to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Russia is squirming around, avoiding Baumgartner's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Baumgartner 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.
Baumgartner wants to clinch up but Russia keeps it at a distance.
Russia looks for a takedown but Baumgartner sprawls well.
Russia misses with a hook.
Baumgartner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Russia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russia misses with a low kick.
Donk. Russia catches Baumgartner right on the button with a cross.
Russia scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Russia.
Russia lands a nice forearm strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Russia.
Russia moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgartner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Russia creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Baumgartner sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Russia trying to control the position but Baumgartner is working away.
Russia is trying to get an arm triangle but Baumgartner is defending well.
Russia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baumgartner, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russia controls the position.
Russia lands an elbow.
Baumgartner wants to get back to his feet but Russia drags him back down.
Russia is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Baumgartner will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Baumgartner is trying to buck Russia off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russia trying to control the action but Baumgartner is working from the bottom.
Baumgartner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Russia winds up and cracks Baumgartner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Russia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Russia is tying to control. Baumgartner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Russia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Russia trying to control from Baumgartner's half guard. Baumgartner has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Russia connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Russia looking to sit in guard and control but Baumgartner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soviet Russia dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Russia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Russia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baumgartner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baumgartner has picked Russia up - he's going for a ride! Baumgartner dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Russia works his way to full guard. Good work.
Baumgartner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Russia wants to sweep but no luck.
Russia wants to control the position but Baumgartner says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russia trying to control but Baumgartner postures up.
Russia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Baumgartner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Baumgartner's back!
Will Russia go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The referee stands the fighters back up. Soviet Russia just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Baumgartner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Russia has his takedown stuffed
and Baumgartner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baumgartner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Russia counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russia feints and as Baumgartner raises his hands in defense, Russia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Russia is in close to Baumgartner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baumgartner has momentary wrist control but Russia slips an elbow through the middle.
Baumgartner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Russia controls the pace.
Russia is standing up over Baumgartner. Baumgartner looks to escape but Russia dives into side control.
Russia lands an elbow.
Russia is looking to take a break and control but Baumgartner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Russia tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russia cracks Baumgartner with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Russia takes a little break here. Baumgartner wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Russia is working Baumgartner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Baumgartner is looking to regain half guard here but Russia keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
Baumgartner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Russia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Russia is looking to take a break and control but Baumgartner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Russia lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soviet Russia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Russia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soviet Russia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luimunaama Lare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudolf Hoess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lare comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luimunaama Lare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rudolf Hoess!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lare will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hoess circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Lare with that takedown attempt.
Lare stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoess.
Hoess gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hoess stalling in the clinch.
Hoess softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lare can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luimunaama Lare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lare swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoess uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lare has Hoess pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hoess manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lare is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hoess can't fight it off and eventually Lare manages to take the fight to the floor. Hoess looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lare throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lare stops Hoess from standing up.
Hoess utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lare postures up in Hoess's guard and throws a big left but Hoess blocks it.
Hoess wants to stand and escape but Lare is having none of it.
Hoess has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lare off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lare tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hoess holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lare lands a shoulder strike.
Lare fails to pull guard.
Lare has a couple of punches blocked by Hoess.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lare.
Lare tries to pull guard but Hoess won't allow it.
Hoess blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lare is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoess is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Lare scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lare fails to land.
Lare wants a takedown.
Hoess has Lare pressed against the cage.
Hoess throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lare blocks it with crossed arms.
Lare misses with the head strike.
Hoess breaks the clinch.
Lare closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hoess counters with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Hoess. No joy for Lare on that attempt.
Lare is breathing heavily.
Lare tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoess swivels and escapes.
Rudolf Hoess is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoess lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Luimunaama Lare has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoess.
Lare fails to land the takedown.
Hoess swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lare tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Hoess counter with a right hand.
Lare tries to clinch but Hoess moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hoess lunges at Lare with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lare's hand.
Hoess misses with a two punch combination.
Luimunaama Lare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Lare or perhaps it was just good defense by Hoess which made him look bad.
Lare misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hoess closes the distance and clinches.
Lare is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hoess pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lare drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoess gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hoess taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoess scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lare tries to stall but Hoess uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lare has Hoess pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hoess manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lare can't get the takedown.
Hoess is struggling to control the position.
Lare wants a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Hoess.
Hoess is trying to break the clinch but Lare has him pressed against the cage.
Lare gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoess pushes Lare off and scrambles back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoess throws a combination. Lare tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lare tries to clinch but Hoess moves away
and Hoess holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudolf Hoess dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luimunaama Lare's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lare wants to clinch but Hoess slips to the side
and Hoess counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hoess.
Hoess wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoess.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lare.
Lare stalling against the cage.
Hoess is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lare scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hoess wants to break free but Lare has control.
Lare stalling in the clinch but Hoess improves position.
Lare can't get the takedown.
Lare is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoess is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lare jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hoess walks away with a smile on his face. Lare gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Hoess.
Lare tries to clinch but Hoess moves away
and Hoess counters with a three punch combo that has Lare backing up. Lare nods at Hoess to acknowledge the strikes.
Lare shoots and misses
and Hoess makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luimunaama Lare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoess misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Lare with that takedown attempt.
Hoess stalks Lare and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lare's face. Lare staggers backwards, shaken.
Lare looks to clinch
and Hoess counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lare shoots for a takedown but Hoess saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hoess goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hoess closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hoess lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rudolf Hoess seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoess connects with a single shot there.
Lare looks to clinch
and Hoess counters with a big head kick but Lare shrugs it off.
Lare has closed the distance and engaged Hoess in a clinch.
Hoess struggles to land a body shot inside as Lare controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lare tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hoess has had enough of the clinch but Lare keeps him there for the moment.
Lare has hold of one of Hoess's legs. Hoess is fighting the takedown attempt but Lare gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lare loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoess working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lare.
Lare is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hoess really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lare. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hoess has a closed guard, preventing Lare from standing up.
Lare throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lare stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoess swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lare passes Hoess's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lare not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lare decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hoess throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lare darts in trying to clinch
and Hoess counters with a nice uppercut.
Lare lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lare is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lare darts in trying to clinch
and Hoess counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoess scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lare shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lare lands a big shot there that rocks Hoess but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Lare.
Lare is landing with some decent strikes but Hoess is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hoess really wants to buck Lare off and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Hoess that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lare with shots to the head and body - Hoess looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lare has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lare breaks from Hoess's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lare scoring with strikes but Hoess is staying in there.
Lare raining down shots from the mount!
Hoess trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rudolf Hoess will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Luimunaama Lare's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lare takes the fight into the clinch.
Hoess lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lare.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hoess as Lare tries to tie him up.
Hoess breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lare tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hoess counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lare closes the distance but Hoess moves to the side
and Hoess counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hoess.
Lare lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoess backwards.
Lare swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoess uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoess breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoess misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lare uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoess.
Lare shoots for a double leg takedown but Hoess sprawls well. He's pushed Lare's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lare looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoess is fending him off so far but Lare persists. Nope, Hoess circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lare blocks a head kick by Hoess.
Lare throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoess counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hoess.
Good body shot from Lare.
Hoess breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lare lands a jab to Hoess's midsection.
Hoess circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hoess counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lare is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lare closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hoess circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luimunaama Lare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lare walks into a stiff left hand from Hoess.
Lare wants to clinch
and Hoess moves into the clinch.
Lare works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lare throws and elbow that misses. Hoess uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lare's guard. Nice move by Hoess!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lare bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hoess's guard.
Lare throwing strikes but missing.
Luimunaama Lare overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hoess is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lare is working Hoess over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lare works over Hoess with some ground and pound from guard.
Hoess wants to stand and escape but Lare is having none of it.
Lare makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lare scoring with some ground and pound.
Lare trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lare with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lare accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lare working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lare lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lare with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lare loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hoess scores with a head kick.
Rudolf Hoess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lare looks to clinch
enabling Hoess to counter with a crisp jab.
Horrible takedown by Lare or perhaps it was just good defense by Hoess which made him look bad.
Lare lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoess circles away quickly and effectively.
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.
Hoess moves into the clinch.
Hoess prevents Lare from breaking the clinch.
Lare is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoess is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoess avoiding damage.
Lare stalling in the clinch.
Lare ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lare no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Luimunaama Lare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoess must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lare throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hoess stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hoess closes the distance and clinches.
Lare jumps guard and drags Hoess to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rudolf Hoess is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lare has a closed guard, preventing Hoess from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rudolf Hoess.
I've got Hoess winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rudolf Hoess!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Dunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarno Lindgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindgren comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wanderlust- Every Time I Die kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Eric Dunder had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Dunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarno Lindgren!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindgren throws a hook but Dunder blocks it.
Dunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dunder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lindgren has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lindgren there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lindgren wants to clinch up but Dunder keeps it at a distance.
Dunder looks to land a combination but Lindgren avoids it well.
Lindgren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dunder misses with a two punch combination.
Lindgren closes the distance and clinches.
Lindgren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dunder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lindgren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lindgren tries to clinch but Dunder is having none of it.
Lindgren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lindgren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lindgren wants to clinch.
Dunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lindgren doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunder circles away.
A swing and a miss from Dunder.
Lindgren drives through and clinches with Dunder against the cage.
Lindgren wants to get back to striking at distance but Dunder won't allow it.
Lindgren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lindgren lands with a nice combination. Dunder backs away looking to recover.
Lindgren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunder throws a nice looking combination but Lindgren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dunder lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dunder takes a swing at Lindgren's ribcage but misses.
Lindgren tries to clinch but Dunder moves out of range.
Dunder throws an overhand right that lands on Lindgren's shoulder, as Lindgren tries to avoid the shot.
Lindgren scores with a jab. Dunder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dunder throws a right hand that Lindgren ducks under and follows up with a left that Lindgren also avoids with ease.
Lindgren is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lindgren forces Dunder back against the cage and clinches.
Dunder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunder tries to keep at a distance but Lindgren has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lindgren manages to break the clinch.
Lindgren is looking to clinch.
Lindgren clinches up with Dunder and pushes him back against the cage.
Lindgren tries to break the clinch but Dunder is controlling the position.
Dunder breaks from the clinch.
Lindgren moves out of range as Dunder strikes.
Lindgren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lindgren tries to clinch up.
Dunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lindgren.
Lindgren fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dunder on the side of the head.
Lindgren connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lindgren does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindgren misses with a wild combination.
Lindgren waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dunder.
Lindgren misses with a wild combination.
Lindgren looks gassed!
Dunder missing with a left hand there. Lindgren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lindgren lands a jab to the head.
Lindgren works the jab nicely.
Lindgren walks into a left hand.
Lindgren is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lindgren tries to clinch up.
Dunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lindgren.
Dunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lindgren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lindgren connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from Dunder misses.
Lindgren moves in looking to clinch but Dunder pushes him off.
Dunder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunder tries to move into range but Lindgren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren tries to clinch but Dunder moves out of range.
Dunder throws a right and a left that Lindgren avoids nicely.
Lindgren scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dunder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lindgren.
Dunder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lindgren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindgren tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dunder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lindgren takes the fight into the clinch.
Lindgren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lindgren lands a slapping body shot.
Dunder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Lindgren.
Lindgren wants to clinch up but Dunder keeps it at a distance.
Lindgren moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lindgren lands a jab-cross combination.
Lindgren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunder misses with the combination.
Lindgren is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Dunder had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lindgren circles away quickly and effectively.
Dunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lindgren's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lindgren duly obliges.
Dunder misses with a two punch combination.
Dunder tries to move into range but Lindgren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lindgren connects with a nice looking jab.
Dunder throws a hook but Lindgren blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lindgren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lindgren drives through and clinches with Dunder against the cage.
Lindgren wants to break free but Dunder has control.
Lindgren wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindgren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindgren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dunder displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Lindgren there.
Lindgren clinches with his opponent.
Dunder breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarno Lindgren dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lindgren staying out of range there.
Dunder moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dunder lands a head shot.
Dunder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lindgren works over Dunder's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Lindgren misses.
Lindgren clobbers Dunder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dunder lands a nice shot to the body.
Lindgren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lindgren forces Dunder back against the cage and clinches.
Dunder working aggressively here.
Dunder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lindgren wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dunder has him pressed against the cage.
Lindgren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lindgren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lindgren breaks the clinch.
Dunder just misses with a punch to the body.
Eric Dunder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lindgren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindgren connects with a nice looking jab.
Lindgren moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lindgren rushes Dunder and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dunder is trying to break free.
Lindgren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lindgren on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Dunder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lindgren gets a clinch.
Lindgren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunder walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dunder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dunder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lindgren ducks under a wild hook from Dunder.
Lindgren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lindgren cracks Dunder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lindgren tries to clinch but Dunder is having none of it.
Lindgren misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lindgren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lindgren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jarno Lindgren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lindgren scores with a jab.
Lindgren instigates a clinch.
Lindgren is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunder has double underhooks.
Lindgren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dunder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lindgren throws the left hand but Dunder avoids the punch easily.
Dunder misses with a looping left.
Dunder stuns Lindgren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dunder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lindgren throws a right and a left that Dunder avoids nicely.
Lindgren wants to clinch up but Dunder keeps it at a distance.
Dunder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lindgren might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lindgren wants to clinch up but Dunder keeps it at a distance.
Dunder takes one to the chin there.
Dunder lands a nice shot to the body.
Lindgren misses with a straight left.
Lindgren thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunder tries to move into range but Lindgren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dunder drops his hands momentarily and Lindgren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lindgren stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dunder looks to land a combination but Lindgren avoids it well.
Lindgren darts in and clinches Dunder up against the cage.
Lindgren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunder misses with a wild body shot.
Lindgren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lindgren tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lindgren is looking to clinch but Dunder is avoiding it.
Lindgren has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lindgren there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dunder misses with an uppercut. Lindgren saw that one coming.
Lindgren shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dunder as he avoids it easily.
Dunder throws a hook to the side of Lindgren's head but Lindgren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunder throws a hook but Lindgren blocks it.
Lindgren connects with a jab.
No joy there for Dunder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dunder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindgren was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunder.
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.
Lindgren throws a combination. Dunder tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dunder walks into a jab.
Lindgren moves in looking to clinch but Dunder pushes him off.
Lindgren misses with a hook. Dunder ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Dunder misses.
Dunder works over Lindgren's head and body with a nice combination.
Dunder throws the left hand but Lindgren avoids the punch easily.
Dunder swats away the attempt to clinch by Lindgren.
Dunder throws a right hand that Lindgren ducks under and follows up with a left that Lindgren also avoids with ease.
Lindgren connects with a nice looking jab.
Lindgren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunder thows a body shot but no joy.
Lindgren throws a series of strikes that have Dunder backpedaling.
Lindgren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunder looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dunder throws a series of punches but Lindgren avoids them all with ease.
Lindgren wants to clinch up but Dunder keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Lindgren misses.
Lindgren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lindgren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarno Lindgren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lindgren connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jarno Lindgren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindgren moves in looking to clinch but Dunder pushes him off.
Dunder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lindgren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindgren cracks Dunder with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dunder closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lindgren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindgren wants to clinch up but Dunder keeps it at a distance.
Dunder fails to land with a series of punches.
Dunder throws a series of punches but Lindgren moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Dunder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lindgren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dunder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dunder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lindgren throws a shot to the body.
Lindgren lands with an uppercut that bounces Dunder off the cage and back into rage.
Lindgren tries to clinch but Dunder moves out of range.
Lindgren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunder throws a right and a left that Lindgren avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lindgren wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindgren moves out of range of the strikes.
Lindgren is looking to clinch.
Lindgren tries to clinch there but Dunder circles away.
Dunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lindgren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Dunder misses.
Lindgren wants to clinch.
Dunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Lindgren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lindgren tries to clinch but Dunder moves out of range.
Dunder lands a glancing blow to the side of Lindgren's head.
Lindgren needs to keep his hands up - Dunder had a free shot at his head there.
Lindgren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lindgren stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lindgren lands a glancing blow to the side of Dunder's head.
Lindgren misses the jab.
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.
Dunder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lindgren tries to clinch but Dunder moves out of range.
Lindgren is looking to clinch.
Dunder cracks a nice hook into Lindgren's ribs.
Lindgren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunder lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dunder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunder lands a jab to Lindgren's midsection.
Lindgren moves in looking to clinch but Dunder pushes him off.
Lindgren tries to clinch up but Dunder circles away and keeps his distance.
Dunder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lindgren.
Lindgren 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.
Lindgren moves in looking to clinch but Dunder pushes him off.
Dunder jabs at Lindgren's body.
Lindgren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunder moves away.
Dunder lands with a shot to the body.
Dunder throws a series of punches but Lindgren moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunder misses with the combination.
Lindgren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindgren scores with a hook.
Lindgren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dunder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dunder connects with the punch.
A cross from Dunder lands.
Lindgren tries to clinch there but Dunder circles away.
Eric Dunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Dunder.
Lindgren is looking to clinch but Dunder is avoiding it.
Dunder throws a hook but Lindgren blocks it.
Lindgren connects with a body shot.
Dunder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunder cracks Lindgren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lindgren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lindgren slips under a jab from Dunder.
Dunder throws a series of strikes that have Lindgren backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Lindgren.
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.
Dunder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lindgren scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lindgren fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dunder, pushing him back against the cage.
Lindgren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lindgren.
Lindgren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dunder on the side of the head.
Lindgren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dunder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lindgren bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dunder's head backwards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lindgren.
Lindgren tries to clinch up but Dunder circles away and keeps his distance.
Dunder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lindgren punishes Dunder's body with a nice straight punch.
Lindgren tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lindgren rushes Dunder and presses him up against the cage.
Dunder breaks the clinch.
Lindgren tries to clinch there but Dunder circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jarno Lindgren.
Well Lindgren has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarno Lindgren!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorick Spana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmi Samara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anselmi Samara will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lorick Spana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anselmi Samara!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Lorick Spana has been cut.
Spana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Samara circles away.
Spana shoots in but no luck this time.
Spana looks for a takedown but Samara sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorick Spana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samara drops Spana with a left right combo! Samara follows him down to the ground into side control.
Spana is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Samara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Spana knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Spana on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oh Spana is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samara in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Spana looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Samara turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anselmi Samara!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggie Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smalls kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gimme The Loot. Kunnas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Palpan killi. Mauri Kunnas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Biggie Smalls!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Kunnas!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalls changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kunnas tries to avoid it but Smalls manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kunnas to the ground. Kunnas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A lazy left from Kunnas finds it's target.
It looks like Biggie Smalls has been cut.
Kunnas throws an overhand right that has Smalls reeling! Kunnas follows up with more punches and Smalls is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mauri Kunnas! Mauri Kunnas retains his heavyweight title!
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