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KoH 4: Going Underground PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katu Pommittaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jani Korvakarva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katu Pommittaja 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katu Pommittaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Korvakarva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pommittaja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pommittaja clinches with his opponent.
Pommittaja decides to pull guard.
Korvakarva throwing strikes but missing.
Pommittaja will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pommittaja wants to stand and escape but Korvakarva is having none of it.
Korvakarva stopping the sweep attempt from Pommittaja.
Korvakarva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pommittaja knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Korvakarva on the ground.
Korvakarva trying to control the position from guard on top but Pommittaja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korvakarva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pommittaja, up you get!
Pommittaja tries to clinch up.
Pommittaja tries to score a power double leg takedown but Korvakarva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pommittaja somewhat.
Pommittaja has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pommittaja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pommittaja scores a takedown into full mount!
Korvakarva is working to get back to half guard.
Korvakarva tries to hold on but Pommittaja pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pommittaja prevents Korvakarva from getting the reversal.
Korvakarva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pommittaja tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pommittaja lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Korvakarva has eaten all the pies!
Korvakarva working to try and regain half guard.
Pommittaja misses with a head shot.
Pommittaja wants to control the pace but Korvakarva is squirming around nicely.
Pommittaja throws some wild stikes that Korvakarva manages to avoid easily.
Pommittaja controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pommittaja landing strikes from the mount.
Korvakarva tries to lock up and control but Pommittaja gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Korvakarva is trying to escape the mount.
Pommittaja in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pommittaja is breathing heavily.
Pommittaja can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Korvakarva is looking to escape.
Korvakarva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pommittaja wants to pass to mount but Korvakarva is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pommittaja stops Korvakarva from getting back to his feet.
Korvakarva is doing well to control the position and prevent Pommittaja from advancing to side control.
Korvakarva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pommittaja won't allow Korvakarva to sweep him here.
Korvakarva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pommittaja won't allow Korvakarva to sweep him here.
Korvakarva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pommittaja is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Korvakarva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pommittaja's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Katu Pommittaja will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Korvakarva slaps away a takedown attempt from Pommittaja, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Korvakarva tries for a takedown but Pommittaja circles away easily
and Pommittaja decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Korvakarva's guard.
Korvakarva has Pommittaja pulled in close to control his posture.
Pommittaja stands up from Korvakarva's guard - Pommittaja perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pommittaja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korvakarva.
Pommittaja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Korvakarva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Korvakarva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korvakarva throws a big right hand that misses.
Korvakarva won't allow Pommittaja to sweep him here.
Korvakarva advances position into side control!
Korvakarva trying to control the position but Pommittaja is working away.
Pommittaja tries to buck Korvakarva off but Korvakarva is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pommittaja tries to escape but Korvakarva is in control.
Pommittaja is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pommittaja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pommittaja defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Korvakarva.
Pommittaja moves into the clinch.
Korvakarva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pommittaja.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katu Pommittaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pommittaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korvakarva breaks from the clinch.
Korvakarva gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Korvakarva lands a nice short elbow.
Korvakarva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pommittaja is trying to get back to full guard.
Pommittaja has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Korvakarva is working away from the top position though.
Korvakarva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korvakarva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Korvakarva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Korvakarva working hard to break the clinch.
Pommittaja manages to break the clinch.
Pommittaja avoids a kick to the body.
Korvakarva scores with a takedown into Pommittaja's guard.
Jani Korvakarva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Korvakarva preventing the sweep.
Korvakarva looking to sit in guard and control but Pommittaja gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Korvakarva tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jani Korvakarva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pommittaja tries for a takedown but Korvakarva circles away easily
and Korvakarva counters with a shoot takedown. Pommittaja fights it but they end up in guard.
Korvakarva drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Korvakarva as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Pommittaja screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Korvakarva! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jani Korvakarva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne Uusitalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Lister looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Lister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Uusitalo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusitalo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uusitalo has his takedown stuffed
so Lister counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Uusitalo kicks Lister off and gets to his feet.
Janne Uusitalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uusitalo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lister to the mat! Lister manages to get full guard.
Uusitalo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lister works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Uusitalo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Uusitalo wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.
Uusitalo passes Lister's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Uusitalo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Uusitalo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lister on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lister tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lister tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Uusitalo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusitalo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lister might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Uusitalo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Uusitalo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Lister holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Uusitalo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lister avoids a series of strikes thrown by Uusitalo.
Uusitalo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Uusitalo looking for a guillotine from mount but Lister is having none of it.
Uusitalo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lister is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister is working to get back to half guard.
Uusitalo lands with some strikes.
Lister takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lister taking shots to the head.
Uusitalo misses with a head shot.
Lister is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Uusitalo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lister is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusitalo has hold of Lister's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lister manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lister wants to control but Uusitalo is having none of it.
Lister wants to get back to his feet.
Lister regains half guard.
Lister is refusing to be controlled, as Uusitalo sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janne Uusitalo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Uusitalo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lister counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lister.
Uusitalo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uusitalo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lister manages to get himself to full guard.
Uusitalo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lister misses with a takedown attempt
and Uusitalo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lister's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uusitalo landing some decent shots from guard.
Uusitalo distracts Lister with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusitalo postures up.
Uusitalo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Uusitalo tries to free his leg and advance position but Lister is retaining full guard.
Lister avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uusitalo pushes down on Lister's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Uusitalo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Uusitalo is trying to control the action in half guard but Lister is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Lister slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Uusitalo won't allow Lister to sweep him here.
Uusitalo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Uusitalo wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusitalo looking to pass the guard.
Lister is controlling Uusitalo's posture.
Uusitalo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Uusitalo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Uusitalo wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uusitalo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lister controls Uusitalo momentarily but Uusitalo frees himself.
Lister avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lister is pulling down on Uusitalo's head. It's preventing any offense from Uusitalo, at least for the moment.
Uusitalo passes Lister's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janne Uusitalo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Uusitalo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lister's guard.
Uusitalo preventing the sweep.
Uusitalo thows a big elbow that misses.
Uusitalo stands up and waves to Lister to follow him.
Lister shoots and misses
and Uusitalo counters with a takedown into side control.
Lister is letting Uusitalo control him for a moment.
Uusitalo wants to control but Lister is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uusitalo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister is working to avoid the ground and pound but Uusitalo connects with a decent elbow.
Lister wants to get back to his feet.
Lister takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Lister's face as Uusitalo controls the position.
Uusitalo trying to control the action but Lister is working from the bottom.
Lister struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Uusitalo landing a few strikes.
Lister is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Uusitalo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Uusitalo content just to control the position here.
Lister is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lister is in a horrible position here. Uusitalo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusitalo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Uusitalo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Uusitalo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Uusitalo landing punches.
Janne Uusitalo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Uusitalo with the ground and pound from mount.
Uusitalo looking to control but Lister is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Uusitalo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lister's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusitalo raining down shots from the mount!
Uusitalo controlling his opponent.
Uusitalo trying to control but Lister is having none of it.
Lister keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janne Uusitalo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Uusitalo 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janne Uusitalo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rerbert Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rerbert Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie 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.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Driver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie scores with a three punch combo!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Driver.
Driver tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Driver is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is pushing Driver's head away, looking to escape. Driver manages to hold on to the position though.
Driver is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Gracie is pushing Driver's head away, looking to escape. Driver manages to hold on to the position though.
Driver wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie tries to bench press Driver off him but Driver keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Driver keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie looks frustrated here - throwing a couple of shots from the bottom though.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Driver thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Driver is breathing heavily.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie pushes Driver away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Driver gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gracie thows a huge punch but Driver dodges it nicely.
Driver actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Driver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Driver avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Driver takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Driver parries the strikes from Gracie easily there. Gracie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Driver to escape.
Gracie lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gracie connects with a decent elbow.
An elbow from Gracie crashes against the mat.
Driver is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
Gracie tries to escape but Driver has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Driver is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Gracie is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Driver!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between dustin norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kregor Tammirinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dustin norris 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, dustin norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kregor Tammirinta!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
norris throws a head kick but Tammirinta moves out of range.
norris tries a head kick but it misses.
Tammirinta throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. norris was covering up waiting for the punch and Tammirinta finishes the takedown easily into guard.
norris looking for a sweep. Not yet norris, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
norris wants to stand and escape but Tammirinta is having none of it.
norris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tammirinta won't allow norris to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tammirinta tries to free his leg and advance position but norris is retaining full guard.
Tammirinta is working norris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
norris wants to get back to his feet but Tammirinta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
norris lands a high kick!
Tammirinta scores a takedown into full mount!
Tammirinta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tammirinta controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tammirinta working the ground and pound effectively.
Tammirinta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
norris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
norris is desperately trying to improve his position but Tammirinta has a good base and remains in mount.
norris is breathing heavily.
Tammirinta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tammirinta avoids the attempt from norris to control.
Tammirinta looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tammirinta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
norris throwing hammer fists to the chest of Tammirinta. What's that going to do exactly?
norris tries to hold on but Tammirinta pushes him away.
Tammirinta working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tammirinta working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tammirinta working norris over with strikes here.
Tammirinta dominating with strikes here.
Tammirinta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Tammirinta connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tammirinta trying to control but norris is having none of it.
norris bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tammirinta is controlling norris's posture.
Tammirinta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tammirinta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
norris has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tammirinta is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tammirinta wants to sweep but no luck.
norris trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tammirinta's guard.
norris throws a big right hand that misses.
Tammirinta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tammirinta is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tammirinta has picked norris up - he's going for a ride! Tammirinta dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tammirinta wants to pass to mount but norris is defending the position.
norris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tammirinta working norris over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Tammirinta there.
Tammirinta wants to pass to mount but norris is defending the position.
Tammirinta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tammirinta lands a nice short elbow.
norris is trying to stand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tammirinta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tammirinta working norris over with strikes.
Tammirinta drops an elbow to the side of norris's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tammirinta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tammirinta is looking to take a break and control but norris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tammirinta winds up and cracks norris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kregor Tammirinta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
norris throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - Tammirinta coming out on top.
Tammirinta looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tammirinta gets to his feet. norris looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tammirinta lands a with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from norris.
Tammirinta with a hook.
Tammirinta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tammirinta grinds an elbow into norris's temple.
norris striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
norris regains half guard.
norris tries to kick Tammirinta off but Tammirinta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tammirinta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks norris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
norris looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tammirinta seems to be looking for submissions.
Tammirinta is trying to work for a kimura but norris is defending well.
norris is looking to escape.
Tammirinta is thwarting norris's attempts to control the position.
norris tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Tammirinta manages to move to mount!
norris is working to get back to half guard.
norris takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kregor Tammirinta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tammirinta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tammirinta blocks norris's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
norris is trying to escape the mount.
Tammirinta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of norris's face.
You get the feeling that norris really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tammirinta lands a big elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tammirinta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
norris is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tammirinta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
norris is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Tammirinta landing strikes from the mount and norris is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tammirinta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. norris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tammirinta working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tammirinta landing strikes from the mount and norris is in trouble!
Tammirinta won't let norris get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tammirinta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
norris is desperately trying to improve his position but Tammirinta has a good base and remains in mount.
norris tries to buck Tammirinta off but he can't manage it.
norris tries to lock up and control but Tammirinta gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
norris wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
norris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
norris is trying to stand.
Tammirinta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tammirinta working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tammirinta cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
norris flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
norris is trying to stand.
norris takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
norris squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
norris throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tammirinta with shots to the head and body - norris looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tammirinta controlling the position easily from mount.
Tammirinta is working for a guillotine from mount but norris frees his head quite easily.
norris wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kregor Tammirinta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
norris gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tammirinta advances position into side control!
norris is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tammirinta has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tammirinta connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused norris some visible discomfort.
Tammirinta lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear norris down.
Tammirinta is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Tammirinta working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tammirinta working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
norris is trying to buck Tammirinta off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tammirinta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tammirinta trying to control the position but norris is working away.
norris is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tammirinta is controlling him well.
Tammirinta landing a few strikes.
norris pushes Tammirinta away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tammirinta gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
norris tries to buck Tammirinta off but Tammirinta is having none of it.
norris throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Tammirinta landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tammirinta is putting a hurting on norris here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
norris throws a head kick but Tammirinta moves out of range.
Tammirinta forces norris back against the cage and clinches.
Tammirinta tries to break free but norris pushes him back against the cage.
norris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tammirinta walks away with a smile on his face. norris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tammirinta stuns norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tammirinta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tammirinta tries to close the distance and clinch up but norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tammirinta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
norris scores with a head kick.
Tammirinta blocks a head kick by norris.
Tammirinta throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. norris was covering up waiting for the punch and Tammirinta finishes the takedown easily into guard.
norris wants to get back to his feet but Tammirinta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tammirinta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tammirinta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tammirinta is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
norris is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
norris is trying to stand up here but Tammirinta is controlling him well.
Ground and pound from Tammirinta.
Tammirinta wants to control but norris is keeping him busy.
norris wants to get back to full guard.
Tammirinta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
norris actively working from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tammirinta changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. norris looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
norris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tammirinta looks up at the clock and then as norris takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tammirinta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
norris is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tammirinta asserts his dominance and retains side control.
dustin norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
norris throws Tammirinta to one side and escapes!
Tammirinta gets a takedown into half guard.
Tammirinta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
norris wants to get back to his feet.
Tammirinta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
norris looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kregor Tammirinta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tammirinta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kregor Tammirinta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tron Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Plumpman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalle Plumpman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tron Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Plumpman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plumpman connects with a looping right hand.
Tiger shoots in but no luck this time.
Tiger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tiger is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiger's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tiger trying to pass the guard but Plumpman defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger seems to be looking for submissions.
Plumpman won't allow Tiger to pass to mount.
Tiger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Plumpman sees it coming and defends easily.
Tiger is looking for a kimura but Plumpman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tiger to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tiger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tiger works his way into full mount!
Tiger tries to control but Plumpman wriggling away.
Tiger throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Plumpman because Tiger loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger controlling from mount.
Tiger is looking to work his way around to Plumpman's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Plumpman wants to control but Tiger is having none of it.
Tiger content just to control the position here.
Tiger avoids the attempt from Plumpman to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tiger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Plumpman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tron Tiger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some wild striking there from Plumpman.
Plumpman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tiger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Plumpman is fending him off so far but Tiger persists. Nope, Plumpman circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plumpman's corner calls for a 1-2. Plumpman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tiger throws and elbow that misses. Plumpman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tiger's guard. Nice move by Plumpman!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumpman preventing the sweep.
Tiger managing to control the position.
Tiger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Plumpman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiger is keeping the position for now.
Plumpman stopping the sweep attempt from Tiger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tiger has his foot on Plumpman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Plumpman works his way back into a safe position though.
Tiger looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Plumpman passes into side control.
Tiger wants to control but Plumpman postures up.
Tiger is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Plumpman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Plumpman trying to control the position but Tiger is working away.
You can see the frustration on Tiger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tiger shoots in and drives through. Plumpman sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tron Tiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Tiger tries for a takedown but Plumpman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Plumpman throws a right and a left that Tiger avoids nicely.
Tiger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tiger throws a big shot that misses.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiger shoots for a double leg takedown but Plumpman sprawls well. He's pushed Tiger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tiger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Plumpman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kalle Plumpman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Plumpman lands with a nice combination. Tiger backs away looking to recover.
Tiger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Plumpman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tiger thinking.
Tiger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tiger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plumpman throws a right hand that Tiger ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiger also avoids with ease.
Plumpman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plumpman tries to bum rush Tiger with a series of wild strikes but Tiger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumpman throws a nice looking combination but Tiger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Plumpman counters with a nice uppercut.
Plumpman misses with a body shot.
Plumpman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Tiger.
Tiger misses with a takedown attempt
and Plumpman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Plumpman misses the target.
Tiger avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tiger fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tron Tiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiger fails with the takedown
and Plumpman counters with a one-two to the body.
Plumpman throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiger defending well as Plumpman loads up on a big left hand.
Plumpman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tiger tries to land a front kick but Plumpman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tiger tries for a takedown but Plumpman circles away easily
and Plumpman counters with a left and a right that stings Tiger.
Plumpman misses with a two punch combination.
Plumpman misses with a double jab.
Plumpman throws a right and a left that Tiger avoids nicely.
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.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Plumpman.
Tiger dodges the punch combination from Plumpman.
Plumpman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tiger in his tracks.
Plumpman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tiger dives in and grabs Plumpman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Plumpman pushes down on Tiger's head and hops out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Plumpman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Plumpman 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Plumpman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Percy Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pulla Pesonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Percy Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pulla Pesonen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesonen misses with a takedown attempt - Mayweather sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mayweather shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pesonen counters with a single leg into guard. Mayweather didn't expect that.
Pesonen wants to stand but Mayweather has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mayweather doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mayweather looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pesonen is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mayweather throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mayweather manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pesonen manages to get himself to full guard.
Mayweather stands and steps away. Pesonen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mayweather darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mayweather shoots and misses
and Pesonen counters with a single leg into guard. Mayweather didn't expect that.
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!
Mayweather working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen lands a couple of digs.
Pesonen looks gassed!
Pesonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather controls Pesonen momentarily but Pesonen frees himself.
Mayweather wants to stand and escape but Pesonen is having none of it.
Pesonen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pesonen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pesonen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pesonen won't allow Mayweather to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Mayweather scores with a four punch combination!
Mayweather shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pesonen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Percy Mayweather. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesonen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mayweather won't allow Pesonen to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pesonen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pesonen's back!
Pesonen tries to escape the position.
Pesonen trying to control the hands but Mayweather won't let him.
Can Pesonen hold on?! Mayweather is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Mayweather doesn't have the hooks in and Pesonen manages to turn into his guard.
Pesonen looking to pass the guard.
Pesonen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather strikes from his own guard.
Pesonen trying to control but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
Pesonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mayweather pushes Pesonen off and gets back to his feet.
Pesonen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayweather is fending him off so far but Pesonen persists. Nope, Mayweather circles away and we're back to standing.
Mayweather gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pesonen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mayweather's guard now.
Pesonen trying to control but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing.
Mayweather keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Pesonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mayweather might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mayweather trying to keep a closed guard but Pesonen is proving a slippery customer.
Mayweather bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pesonen's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pesonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mayweather's guard.
Mayweather had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pesonen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mayweather Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pesonen's back instead.
Despite being in a bad position, Pesonen is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pulla Pesonen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pesonen.
Mayweather misses with a takedown attempt
and Pesonen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pesonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pesonen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pesonen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pesonen postures up in Mayweather's guard and throws a big left but Mayweather blocks it.
Mayweather throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pulla Pesonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pesonen postures up in Mayweather's guard and throws a big left but Mayweather blocks it.
Pesonen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mayweather, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pesonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mayweather shoots and misses
and Pesonen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pesonen scoring with some ground and pound.
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mayweather wants to stand but Pesonen is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen passes into half guard.
Pesonen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mayweather doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pesonen.
Mayweather is trying to stand.
Pesonen controlling the pace.
Pesonen stands up and beckons Mayweather to join him on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mayweather is trying to defend but Pesonen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mayweather looking for submissions off his back.
Pesonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mayweather looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mayweather actively working from the bottom here.
Mayweather trying to control from the bottom.
Pesonen decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather dives in and grabs Pesonen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pesonen pushes down on Mayweather's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Percy Mayweather. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesonen blocks a head kick by Mayweather.
A combination from Mayweather does no damage.
Pesonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mayweather sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pesonen somewhat.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Pesonen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet but Pesonen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pesonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayweather is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pesonen is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pulla Pesonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mayweather slaps away a takedown attempt from Pesonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mayweather gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pesonen counters with a single leg into guard. Mayweather didn't expect that.
Mayweather is trying to control the position but Pesonen postures up.
Pesonen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pesonen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pesonen has a takedown stuffed.
Percy Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pulla Pesonen.
Pesonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayweather tries for a takedown but Pesonen circles away easily
and Pesonen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pesonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen stands up from Mayweather's guard - Pesonen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mayweather cracks a nice hook into Pesonen's ribs.
Mayweather misses with a takedown
and Pesonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mayweather wants to improve his position but Pesonen is controlling well.
Pesonen stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Percy Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayweather gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pesonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesonen is trying to control. Mayweather wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mayweather pushes Pesonen off looking to stand but Pesonen dives back in and keeps control.
Pesonen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet.
Pesonen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Mayweather has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pesonen is keen to just control but Mayweather is a slippery customer.
Pesonen trying to mount his opponent but Mayweather defends it.
Mayweather keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pesonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Mayweather.
Pesonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mayweather shoots and misses
and Pesonen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mayweather's guard.
Mayweather keeping full guard, as Pesonen tries to pass.
Mayweather is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mayweather trying to mount his opponent but Pesonen defends it.
Pesonen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mayweather wants to stand but Pesonen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen has his foot on Mayweather's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mayweather works his way back into a safe position though.
Mayweather throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pesonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pesonen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Pesonen is controlling him.
Pesonen gets underhooks to prevent Mayweather's takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayweather working hard to break the clinch.
Pesonen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pesonen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mayweather smiles and moves away.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pulla Pesonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pesonen 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pulla Pesonen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramsey Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hessu Hopo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramsey Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hessu Hopo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wood tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hopo wants to control but Wood postures up.
Hopo is looking to reverse the position.
Hopo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wood's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hopo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hopo looking for a triangle here. Wood is fighting it but it looks tight! Hopo pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Wood is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hessu Hopo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Odinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan de Madrid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Odinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan de Madrid!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Madrid throws a nice looking combination but Odinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
de Madrid 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.
de Madrid misses with a body kick.
Odinson is looking to clinch.
de Madrid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Odinson clinches.
Odinson lands a left hand.
It looks like Juan de Madrid has been cut.
Odinson lands with a short shot to the head.
de Madrid throws an elbow that misses.
de Madrid misses with the head strike.
de Madrid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Odinson blocks it with crossed arms.
de Madrid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Odinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Odinson creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends de Madrid's eyes rolling into the back of his head! de Madrid drops to his knees and Odinson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Odinson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olavi Neumann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruttu Ulla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Neumann might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pantera - Cowboys From Hell. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olavi Neumann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruttu Ulla!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Olavi Neumann has been cut.
Ulla throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ulla keeps the fight on the outside.
Ulla drops Neumann with a big left hand and mounts him. Neumann is in big trouble!
Neumann is rocked!
Ulla is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Oh Neumann 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 Ulla knocks Neumann out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ruttu Ulla!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jari Jutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miikka Milhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jutila's entrance music is The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Milhouse's choice of entrance music: Scorpions Rock you like a hurricane. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Jutila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miikka Milhouse!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jutila throws a left that rocks Milhouse and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jutila dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Milhouse regain composure!
Milhouse is rocked!
It looks like Miikka Milhouse has been cut.
Milhouse tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Milhouse is still in real trouble! Can Jutila finish him?
Milhouse is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Milhouse seems to have recovered his senses.
Milhouse is being controlled here.
Jutila slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Milhouse.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jutila controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutila has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Milhouse is in all sorts of trouble here.
Milhouse flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Milhouse is trying desperately to improve position.
Jutila looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jari Jutila just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Milhouse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milhouse slips a jab and a cross from Jutila.
Milhouse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Jutila.
Nice uppercut lands for Jutila. That snapped Milhouse's head back.
Jutila lands a jab to Milhouse's midsection.
Jutila lands a nice hook to Milhouse's body. Milhouse takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jutila defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Milhouse.
Milhouse looks gassed!
A jab from Jutila misses.
Milhouse shoots in looking for a takedown. Jutila tries to sprawl out of it but Milhouse keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jutila manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Milhouse fails with the takedown.
Jari Jutila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miikka Milhouse.
Milhouse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jutila avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milhouse slips a straight right by Jutila.
Jutila misses with a hook.
Donk. Jutila catches Milhouse right on the button with a cross.
Jab, jab by Jutila - just one landing.
Jari Jutila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milhouse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jutila.
Jutila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jutila lands an overhand right.
Jutila misses with a hook. Milhouse ducked under it nicely.
Milhouse fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Jutila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miikka Milhouse's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jutila missing with a left hand there. Milhouse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jutila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jutila misses with a double jab.
Jari Jutila is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Jutila misses.
Jari Jutila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jutila misses with a double jab.
Milhouse is looking to clinch but Jutila is avoiding it.
No luck for Milhouse with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Jutila does no damage.
Jutila looks to score with a jab to the body but Milhouse is just out of range.
Jutila looks to land a combination but Milhouse avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutila swinging wilding here.
Jutila looks to score with a jab to the body but Milhouse is just out of range.
Jutila thows a left - swing and a miss!
Milhouse is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jutila is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Milhouse.
Milhouse fails with a takedown attempt.
Milhouse has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Milhouse there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jutila lands a head shot.
That has opened up Miikka Milhouse's cut even more.
Jutila throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milhouse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jutila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milhouse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jutila swivels and escapes.
Jari Jutila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miikka Milhouse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milhouse blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jutila misses the target.
Jutila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jutila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jutila looks to throw the jab but Milhouse is out of range.
Jutila looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jutila throws out a loose jab but Milhouse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milhouse slips a jab and a cross from Jutila.
Milhouse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jutila throws out the jab.
Jutila displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Milhouse.
Jutila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milhouse manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milhouse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jutila.
Jutila swats away the attempt to clinch by Milhouse.
Jutila leaves Milhouse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jutila digs a good hook to Milhouse's body.
Milhouse is breathing heavily.
Jutila misses with a body shot
and Milhouse counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Milhouse.
Jutila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jutila drops Milhouse with a beautiful combination! Milhouse stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jutila is looking for the KO!
Jutila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jutila throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Milhouse stumbling backwards into the cage! Milhouse bounces back off the cage towards Jutila, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Jutila lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Jutila celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jari Jutila!
Jari Jutila is the new welterweight champion!
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