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H.F.C.C. 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Kumpulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crayton Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crayton Thomas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Counter striker
Likes ground |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sepi Kumpulainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Crayton Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumpulainen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kumpulainen winds up and cracks Thomas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kumpulainen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kumpulainen trying to control the pace.
Kumpulainen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kumpulainen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kumpulainen is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Thomas is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sepi Kumpulainen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pouta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iikka Nikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iikka Nikkinen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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18
160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Pouta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Nikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikkinen gets the takedown into side control.
Pouta is not content to let Nikkinen control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikkinen tries for a kimura but Pouta is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pouta is trying to improve his position.
Pouta struggling a bit here.
Nikkinen is trying to get an arm triangle but Pouta is defending well.
Nikkinen stands up.
Nikkinen shoots in for a double leg but Pouta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikkinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Pouta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pouta looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pouta connects with a couple of short punches.
Pouta trying to control the position from guard on top but Nikkinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nikkinen being controlled here, momentarily.
Pouta wants to control from the top but Nikkinen keeps moving.
Nikkinen keeping full guard, as Pouta tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouta wants to control from the top but Nikkinen keeps moving.
Pouta wants to get up but he can't break Nikkinen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pouta throws and elbow that misses. Nikkinen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pouta's guard. Nice move by Nikkinen!
Pouta trying to keep a closed guard but Nikkinen is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nikkinen tries to clinch up.
Nikkinen moves into the clinch.
Nikkinen leaning against his opponent.
Nikkinen lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikkinen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pekka Pouta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iikka Nikkinen.
Nikkinen gets control of Pouta's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nikkinen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pouta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nikkinen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pouta wants to control from the top but Nikkinen keeps moving.
Nikkinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Nikkinen, not yet.
Nikkinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nikkinen looks gassed!
Pouta looking to sit in guard and control but Nikkinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pouta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pouta is looking to sweep but instead, Nikkinen has passed into half guard.
Pouta wants to control but Nikkinen is keeping busy.
Nikkinen is controlling the pace.
Nikkinen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pouta is just riding it out for now. Nikkinen eventually gives up the hold.
Nikkinen prevents Pouta from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iikka Nikkinen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pouta with a poor takedown
and Nikkinen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pouta's guard now.
Nikkinen preventing the sweep.
Nikkinen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pouta working a defensive guard here.
Pouta is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nikkinen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nikkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Pouta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pouta trying to control the position.
Pouta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nikkinen controls the pace.
Pouta trying to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nikkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pouta throws a right hand that Nikkinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nikkinen also avoids with ease.
Nikkinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pouta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nikkinen is pulling down on Pouta's head to control his posture.
Pouta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pouta looking to sit in guard and control but Nikkinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nikkinen is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikkinen postures up and lands a big shot to Pouta's brow.
Pouta being controlled here, momentarily.
Nikkinen postures up.
Pouta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikkinen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pouta is working an open guard so Nikkinen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nikkinen misses with a head kick.
Pouta closes the distance but Nikkinen moves to the side
and Nikkinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nikkinen can't get the takedown.
Nikkinen avoiding damage.
Pouta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nikkinen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nikkinen scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nikkinen tries to clinch there but Pouta circles away.
Nikkinen has his takedown stuffed
and Pouta counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nikkinen!
Pekka Pouta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iikka Nikkinen.
Pouta trying to control but Nikkinen is having none of it.
Nikkinen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pouta working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikkinen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pouta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nikkinen wants to hold on but Pouta pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pekka Pouta will probably get the nod.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pouta.
Pouta shoots and misses
and Nikkinen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pouta looking for a guillotine here but Nikkinen defends easily.
Nikkinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pouta looking to control but Nikkinen passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nikkinen controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nikkinen.
Pouta wants to get back to full guard.
Nikkinen trying to control the pace.
Pouta is trying to control but can't.
Nikkinen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pouta tries to get to full guard but Nikkinen has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Iikka Nikkinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pouta is in trouble now - Nikkinen has advanced to mount!
Nikkinen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Nikkinen 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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Iikka Nikkinen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nikkinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikkinen breaks the clinch.
Nikkinen misses with a takedown attempt
and Pouta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pouta.
Nikkinen looking to control but Pouta passes into half guard.
Pouta trying to control the action but Nikkinen is working from the bottom.
Nikkinen is in trouble now - Pouta has advanced to mount!
Nikkinen wants to control but Pouta is having none of it.
Pouta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikkinen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pouta decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Pouta misses with a takedown
and Nikkinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pouta is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Pouta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pouta is pressed up against the cage. Nikkinen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pouta down to the mat. Pouta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nikkinen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pouta controls Nikkinen momentarily but Nikkinen frees himself.
Pouta will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iikka Nikkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nikkinen 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 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iikka Nikkinen!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between ben dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masa Lindholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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282 lbs
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300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
Determined |
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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
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, ben dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Masa Lindholm!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindholm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
dover tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lindholm swivels and escapes.
Lindholm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
dover shoots in for a double leg but Lindholm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ben dover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dover shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lindholm pinned against the cage. Lindholm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
dover shoots in and drives through. Lindholm sprawls well.
dover is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from dover misses its intended target.
Lindholm feints and as dover raises his hands in defense, Lindholm changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lindholm not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lindholm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
dover keeping moving, preventing Lindholm from controlling successfully.
Lindholm not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindholm passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindholm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lindholm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lindholm decides to stand back up. Lindholm steps back and let's dover get back to his feet.
Lindholm darts in and clinches dover up against the cage.
Lindholm gets underhooks to prevent dover's takedown attempt.
Lindholm wants to get back to striking at distance but dover won't allow it.
Lindholm pulls dover into guard.
Lindholm wants to stand up but dover is controlling him.
Lindholm pulls dover in close to prevent any damage.
Lindholm throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lindholm is on top in guard.
Lindholm stays in close to dover's body and controls the position.
dover trying to keep a closed guard but Lindholm is proving a slippery customer.
dover could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lindholm controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Lindholm 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
dover working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lindholm has passed into half guard!
Still in half guard, Lindholm seems content to control.
Lindholm prevents dover from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lindholm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed dover's head.
Lindholm is controlling the pace.
Lindholm tries to pass to full mount but dover defends it.
Lindholm perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
dover is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lindholm pulls his head out easily.
Lindholm stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Lindholm dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lindholm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
dover avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lindholm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lindholm tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but dover swivels and escapes.
ben dover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masa Lindholm.
dover throws a head kick that misses.
dover fails with the takedown
and Lindholm counters with a single leg into guard. dover didn't expect that.
dover lands an upkick as Lindholm stands over him.
Lindholm chips away with some ground and pound.
Lindholm wants to get up but he can't break dover's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
dover is trying to keep Lindholm in close.
dover has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lindholm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dover working for a triangle but Lindholm defends it easily.
Lindholm thows a big elbow that misses.
Lindholm stopping the sweep attempt from dover.
Lindholm has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of dover is proving hard to escape from.
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.
dover is looking for a triangle but Lindholm pushes his legs off easily.
dover throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lindholm controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lindholm won't allow dover to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dover looking to control but Lindholm passes into half guard.
dover is looking to control Lindholm's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can dover avoid being mounted?
Lindholm is looking for a kimura here.
Lindholm is thwarting dover's attempts to control the position.
Lindholm wants to stand up but dover has a hold of him and won't allow it.
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.
Lindholm trying to mount his opponent but dover defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lindholm looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
dover is trying to control but can't.
Masa Lindholm has got the better of the ground game so far.
dover is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindholm wants to free his trapped foot but dover is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Lindholm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No luck for dover with that takedown attempt.
Lindholm closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lindholm lands in his opponent's guard.
Lindholm trying to control the position from guard on top but dover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindholm forces his way into half guard.
dover might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dover is looking to control Lindholm's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can dover avoid being mounted?
Lindholm is looking to take a break and control but dover is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindholm might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control dover kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
dover is looking for a sweep. Lindholm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
dover looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
dover looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
dover slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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.
dover throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
dover wants to improve his position but instead Lindholm has moved into half guard.
dover is trying to get back to full guard.
dover is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lindholm scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dover wants to control but Lindholm is keeping busy.
Lindholm is looking to advance position but dover won't allow it.
dover makes his way to full guard. A much better position for dover.
Lindholm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
ben dover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dover looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lindholm passes into side control.
Masa Lindholm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
dover avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lindholm.
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.
dover is looking for a sweep.
Lindholm stands up.
Lindholm drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lindholm happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lindholm prevents dover from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masa Lindholm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lindholm 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 Anni Minnemäki 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... Masa Lindholm!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Grim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Grim has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Grim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Gold!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grim shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grim showed some decent athleticism there.
Grim looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gold looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gold moves into full guard.
Gold is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Grim misses with a punch to the body.
Gold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grim has him pressed against the cage.
Gold can't break the clinch.
Gold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Steve Grim has been cut.
Gold wants a takedown but no success here.
Gold can't get the takedown.
Grim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alex Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold misses with a takedown
and Grim counters with a body kick.
Steve Grim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Gold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grim doesn't manage to clinch there - Gold circles away.
A good leg kick by Grim.
Gold clinches up with Grim and pushes him back against the cage.
Gold has had enough of the clinch but Grim keeps him there for the moment.
Gold is trying to trip Grim. He has hold of a leg but Grim is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gold persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but Grim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gold thows a big elbow that misses.
Grim keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
Gold drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gold jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Grim is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Grim has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gold wants to stand and escape but Grim is having none of it.
Grim 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.
Gold wants to control the position but Grim says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Grim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gold on the ground.
Gold looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gold is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grim is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gold works his way to full guard. Good work.
Grim trying to control the position from guard on top but Gold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gold is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gold wants to stand and escape but Grim is having none of it.
Gold will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Grim is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gold has a closed guard, preventing Grim from standing up.
Gold working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grim shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Gold will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Grim's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gold looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Grim keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
Gold connects with a couple of short punches.
Grim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grim wants to stand up but Gold is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grim keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
Grim is working an open guard so Gold takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gold shoots in but Grim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gold moves out of range of the body kick from Grim.
Grim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grim.
Gold instigates a clinch.
Grim lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment.
Grim tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gold walks away with a smile on his face. Grim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gold.
Grim parries the strikes from Gold easily there. Gold is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Grim to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gold working away.
Gold cracks Grim with a big elbow.
Grim is looking for a sweep.
Grim is trying to get back to his feet.
Gold wants to control but Grim is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gold but Gold pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Grim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grim takes one to the chin there.
Gold pushes Grim up against the cage in a clinch.
Grim tries to break the clinch but Gold is controlling the position.
Gold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gold tries to score a body lock takedown but Grim shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gold prevents the takedown attempt.
Gold is trying to maintain a safe position but Grim gets an underhook and turns Gold into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gold throws an elbow but misses.
Grim tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gold gets underhooks to prevent Grim's takedown attempt.
Grim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gold breaks the clinch.
Gold tries to clinch there but Grim circles away.
Gold has closed the distance and engaged Grim in a clinch.
Gold wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grim just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Gold misses with a knee to the head.
Gold being controlled against the cage.
Grim stops a takedown attempt from Gold.
Gold tries for a takedown but Grim manages to get underhooks.
Gold is trying to drag Grim to the mat but Grim just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Grim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gold throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grim swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold misses with a knee to the head.
Gold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gold bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Grim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gold tries to clinch up but Grim circles away and keeps his distance.
Gold misses with a wild combination.
Gold shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grim as he jumps to the side.
Gold tries to clinch up but Grim circles away and keeps his distance.
Gold looks to clinch
and Grim counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gold's guard now.
Grim trying to control the position from guard on top but Gold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gold is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grim trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
Gold has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grim can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold striking off his back but it's not causing Grim any problems.
Grim has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gold is proving hard to escape from.
Grim postures up in Gold's guard and throws a big left but Gold blocks it.
Grim looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grim prevents Gold from getting back to his feet.
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.
Grim stopping the sweep attempt from Gold.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gold is on top in guard.
Grim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gold decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gold drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grim controls Gold momentarily but Gold frees himself.
Grim pushes Gold off and gets back to his feet.
Grim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gold shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gold showed some decent athleticism there.
Grim is trying to control but Gold manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gold punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gold with the ground and pound from mount.
Grim tries to buck Gold off but he can't manage it.
Gold controlling the position easily from mount.
Grim is squirming around, avoiding Gold's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Gold.
I've got Gold 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Gold!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Niinivaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aniket Dhadphale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dhadphale has chosen Clint Mansell - Requiem for a Dream as his entrance music. Hannu Niinivaara could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aniket Dhadphale's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Niinivaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aniket Dhadphale!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niinivaara misses with a two punch combination.
Niinivaara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dhadphale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Niinivaara slips under a jab.
Hannu Niinivaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dhadphale shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Niinivaara striking off his back but it's not causing Dhadphale any problems.
Niinivaara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Niinivaara throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dhadphale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dhadphale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dhadphale thows a big elbow that misses.
Niinivaara is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Niinivaara throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Niinivaara looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dhadphale misses with a two punch combination.
Dhadphale does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dhadphale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Niinivaara misses with a double jab.
A right-left combo lands from Niinivaara.
Dhadphale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Niinivaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niinivaara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Niinivaara throws a series of punches but Dhadphale avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinivaara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Niinivaara throws a right and a left that Dhadphale avoids nicely.
Dhadphale tries to clinch but Niinivaara is having none of it.
Dhadphale misses with a body kick.
Niinivaara scores with a jab to the head.
Niinivaara scores with a sloppy right hand. Dhadphale should have avoided that one.
Dhadphale looks gassed!
The fighters circling - Niinivaara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niinivaara lands a nice shot that snaps Dhadphale's head back.
Niinivaara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut there from Niinivaara.
Dhadphale is rocked!
A jab from Niinivaara misses.
Dhadphale is still on wobbly legs! Can Niinivaara finish him?
Dhadphale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Niinivaara counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Dhadphale! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannu Niinivaara!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between marius jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Costas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). marius jones had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, marius jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emil Costas!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costas lands a head shot.
jones tries to clinch but Costas moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as jones blocks the low kick.
Costas forces jones back against the cage and clinches.
jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Costas.
Costas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Costas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Costas blocks it with crossed arms.
jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Costas lands a right hand.
jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
jones is rocked!
Costas breaks the clinch.
Oh jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Costas knocks jones out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Emil Costas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Laamanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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, Reijo Laamanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrei Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laamanen connects with a nice cross there... Dragunov is looking wobbly and Laamanen recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Dragunov to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Laamanen jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Reijo Laamanen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukkonen (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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenny Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Per Saukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett is looking to clinch but Saukkonen is avoiding it.
Saukkonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bennett pinned against the cage. Bennett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bennett lands a right hook to the body.
Saukkonen dodges the punch combination from Bennett.
Bennett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice takedown defense from Bennett. No joy for Saukkonen on that attempt.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saukkonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saukkonen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bennett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kenny Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Per Saukkonen.
Bennett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Saukkonen.
Saukkonen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bennett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Saukkonen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bennett looking to throw knees to the head but Saukkonen is blocking nicely.
Bennett pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukkonen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bennett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bennett cracks Saukkonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saukkonen looks gassed!
Bennett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bennett moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bennett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Saukkonen has had enough of the clinch but Bennett keeps him there for the moment.
Bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saukkonen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Saukkonen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bennett, who protects the arm well.
Bennett is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Saukkonen is controlling him well.
Bennett bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Saukkonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett wants to clinch up but Saukkonen keeps it at a distance.
Bennett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Saukkonen blocks with his arms.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Saukkonen blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Bennett.
Bennett with a knee to the head.
Bennett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bennett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saukkonen wants a takedown.
Bennett landing knees to the head.
Bennett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bennett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saukkonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saukkonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
Bennett prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bennett stops a takedown attempt from Saukkonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukkonen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bennett just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bennett looking to throw knees to the head but Saukkonen is blocking nicely.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Saukkonen tries for a takedown but Bennett manages to get underhooks.
Saukkonen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bennett is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Saukkonen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bennett connects with a knee to the head.
Saukkonen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bennett just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saukkonen misses with the head strike.
Bennett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Saukkonen up against the cage.
Saukkonen wants a takedown.
Bennett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saukkonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saukkonen tries for a takedown but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bennett throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Saukkonen throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Bennett lands with a straight right. Saukkonen didn't see that one coming.
Bennett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A jab lands there for Bennett.
Bennett wants to clinch up but Saukkonen keeps it at a distance.
Saukkonen shoots in but no luck this time.
Bennett looks to land a combination but Saukkonen avoids it well.
Bennett tries to clinch up but Saukkonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Bennett throws a right hand that Saukkonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Saukkonen also avoids with ease.
Bennett misses with a two punch combination.
Saukkonen fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett lands with a straight right. Saukkonen didn't see that one coming.
Saukkonen dodges the punch combination from Bennett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Bennett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saukkonen shoots for a takedown but Bennett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saukkonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
Bennett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Saukkonen ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saukkonen looks for a takedown but Bennett sprawls well.
Saukkonen misses with the combination.
Saukkonen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kenny Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Per Saukkonen.
Saukkonen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett lands a really nice looking cross but Saukkonen seems unphased.
Bennett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bennett throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice shot by Bennett.
Kenny Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bennett.
Saukkonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bennett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bennett swinging wilding here.
Saukkonen dodges the punch combination from Bennett.
Bennett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bennett works Saukkonen's body with a nice hook.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Saukkonen or perhaps it was just good defense by Bennett which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
Bennett works the jab nicely.
Bennett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saukkonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bennett stuns Saukkonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bennett rushes Saukkonen and presses him up against the cage.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saukkonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Saukkonen pulls guard.
Bennett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Saukkonen trying to keep a closed guard but Bennett is proving a slippery customer.
Saukkonen has his foot on Bennett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bennett works his way back into a safe position though.
Saukkonen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bennett stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukkonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennett.
Saukkonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saukkonen shoots in but no luck this time.
Bennett closes the distance and clinches.
Bennett effectively controlling the action here.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saukkonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bennett gets underhooks to prevent Saukkonen's takedown attempt.
Saukkonen can't break the clinch.
Saukkonen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bennett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bennett lands a knee to the head.
Saukkonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bennett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saukkonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saukkonen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bennett smiles and moves away.
Saukkonen fails with the takedown.
Bennett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bennett tries to clinch but Saukkonen is having none of it.
Bennett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saukkonen counters with a single leg into guard. Bennett didn't expect that.
Bennett wants to stand but Saukkonen is controlling the position.
Saukkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saukkonen prevents Bennett from getting back to his feet.
Saukkonen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bennett, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Bennett dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Saukkonen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bennett wants to get back to his feet.
Saukkonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bennett keeps working.
Saukkonen prevents Bennett from standing back up.
Saukkonen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Saukkonen is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saukkonen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Bennett misses with a few strikes there.
Saukkonen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bennett as he avoids it easily.
Kenny Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saukkonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bennett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saukkonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A right-left combo lands from Bennett.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bennett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saukkonen shoots in for a double leg but Bennett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kenny Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Per Saukkonen.
Bennett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saukkonen fails to land the takedown.
Saukkonen shoots in for a takedown but Bennett shows good takedown defense.
Saukkonen misses with a takedown attempt - Bennett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bennett punishes Saukkonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Bennett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saukkonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Saukkonen blocks with his arms.
Bennett prevents the takedown attempt.
Bennett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Bennett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukkonen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bennett as he avoids it easily.
Bennett stuffs the takedown attempt from Saukkonen. Saukkonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Saukkonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bennett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saukkonen has a takedown stuffed.
Saukkonen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bennett connects with the punch.
Kenny Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bennett has Saukkonen pressed against the cage.
Bennett with a knee to the head.
Saukkonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukkonen tries to break the clinch but Bennett is controlling the position.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but Saukkonen blocks it.
Bennett trying to stall but Saukkonen improves his position.
Saukkonen tries to pull guard but Bennett won't allow it.
Bennett prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saukkonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Saukkonen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bennett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bennett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennett throws a jab when Saukkonen was well out of range.
Saukkonen fails with the takedown.
Saukkonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Per Saukkonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenny Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennett is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bennett, 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 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Bennett!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Tahkojuusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tahkojuusto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC : T.N.T. Teppo Tahkojuusto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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186 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
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180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Tahkojuusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tahkojuusto fails to land the takedown.
Tahkojuusto throws a head kick that misses.
Tahkojuusto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jussi Silakka has been cut.
Tahkojuusto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silakka as he jumps to the side.
Silakka wants to clinch up but Tahkojuusto keeps it at a distance.
Silakka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tahkojuusto throws a sloppy head kick and Silakka moves out of range easily.
Silakka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tahkojuusto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teppo Tahkojuusto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahkojuusto lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka gets caught flat footed, as Tahkojuusto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tahkojuusto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silakka throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silakka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silakka pushes Tahkojuusto off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tahkojuusto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silakka pinned against the cage. Silakka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teppo Tahkojuusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tahkojuusto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silakka circles away.
Tahkojuusto shoots in and drives through. Silakka sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto lands a two punch combo.
Silakka tries to clinch up.
Tahkojuusto punishes Silakka's body with a nice straight punch.
Jussi Silakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silakka.
Silakka looks gassed!
Tahkojuusto doesn't manage to clinch there - Silakka circles away.
Silakka wants to clinch
and Tahkojuusto moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silakka tries to break the clinch but Tahkojuusto is controlling the position.
Tahkojuusto is looking to break free of the clinch but Silakka has double underhooks.
Silakka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tahkojuusto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silakka tries to avoid it but Tahkojuusto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silakka to the ground. Silakka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silakka darts in trying to clinch
and Tahkojuusto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto gets to his feet - Silakka follows without any prompting.
Tahkojuusto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tahkojuusto wants a takedown.
Tahkojuusto manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silakka throwing strikes from guard but Tahkojuusto blocks nicely.
Tahkojuusto looking for a guillotine here but Silakka defends easily.
Tahkojuusto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka gets to his feet. Tahkojuusto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tahkojuusto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silakka tries to avoid it but Tahkojuusto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silakka to the ground. Silakka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silakka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tahkojuusto jumps guard but Silakka stands there with Tahkojuusto around his waist. Tahkojuusto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silakka managing to block the knees to the body from Tahkojuusto.
Silakka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silakka can't break the clinch.
Tahkojuusto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silakka smiles and moves away.
Tahkojuusto checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tahkojuusto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jussi Silakka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silakka darts in trying to clinch
and Tahkojuusto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tahkojuusto content to control rather than advance.
Tahkojuusto is looking to take a break and control but Silakka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tahkojuusto decides to return to a standing position.
Tahkojuusto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tahkojuusto tries a head kick but it misses.
Silakka is breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Tahkojuusto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto shoots in and bounces Silakka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tahkojuusto working some strikes from top position.
Tahkojuusto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tahkojuusto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silakka, who protects the arm well.
Tahkojuusto is working Silakka over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tahkojuusto landing a few strikes.
Silakka is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tahkojuusto asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Silakka is not content to let Tahkojuusto control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Tahkojuusto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tahkojuusto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silakka 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.
Tahkojuusto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silakka to see if he's OK.
Silakka prevents Tahkojuusto from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto stands up and beckons Silakka to his feet.
Jab by Tahkojuusto.
Tahkojuusto tries to clinch but Silakka moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Silakka. No joy for Tahkojuusto on that attempt.
Silakka darts in trying to clinch
and Tahkojuusto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silakka's guard now.
Silakka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tahkojuusto is in close to Silakka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka pushes Tahkojuusto off and gets back to his feet.
Tahkojuusto tries for a takedown but Silakka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silakka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tahkojuusto counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silakka has had enough of the clinch but Tahkojuusto keeps him there for the moment.
Tahkojuusto breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Tahkojuusto.
Tahkojuusto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tahkojuusto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jussi Silakka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Tahkojuusto.
Tahkojuusto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silakka looks to clinch
and Tahkojuusto moves into the clinch.
Tahkojuusto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tahkojuusto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tahkojuusto darts in and clinches Silakka up against the cage.
Silakka wants to break free but Tahkojuusto has control.
Tahkojuusto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silakka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tahkojuusto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silakka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tahkojuusto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silakka's brow.
Tahkojuusto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silakka swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teppo Tahkojuusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silakka wants to clinch but Tahkojuusto slips to the side
and Tahkojuusto counters with a leg kick.
Tahkojuusto swats away the attempt to clinch by Silakka.
Tahkojuusto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silakka is fending him off so far but Tahkojuusto persists. Nope, Silakka circles away and we're back to standing.
Silakka tries to clinch up but Tahkojuusto circles away and keeps his distance.
Tahkojuusto throws a jab but it's blocked by Silakka.
Some bone on bone action there as Tahkojuusto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tahkojuusto misses with the combination.
Tahkojuusto scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka is desperately trying to improve his position but Tahkojuusto has a good base and remains in mount.
Tahkojuusto takes Silakka's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tahkojuusto is looking to control Silakka but Silakka is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Tahkojuusto looking for the choke but no joy.
Teppo Tahkojuusto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silakka is trying to stand back up.
Tahkojuusto wants to control but Silakka is keeping busy.
Tahkojuusto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka is covering up but some of the strikes from Tahkojuusto are getting through and doing damage.
Silakka is really stuck here.
Tahkojuusto controls the position.
Silakka has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Jussi Silakka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tahkojuusto is landing with strikes from the back.
Tahkojuusto has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Silakka! Can he survive? No! He's out! Tahkojuusto gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Teppo Tahkojuusto!
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