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XFC 3: GP Omegas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Vice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Vice!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vice misses with a few strikes there.
Vice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tony.
Tony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vice.
Tony throws a right and a left that Vice avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vice.
Vice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tony circles away quickly and effectively.
Tony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vice.
Vice throws a right and a left that Tony avoids nicely.
No joy there for Vice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tony connects with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tony!
Vice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Tony as he connects with a hook.
Tony lands an overhand right.
Tony with a nice cross.
Tony looks to land a combination but Vice avoids it well.
Tony scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Tony scores with a three punch combo!
Vice misses with the combination.
Tony lands a two punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Tony scores with a four punch combination!
Vice takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tony lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony throws a nice looking combination but Vice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tony lands a jab.
Vice walks into a straight right hand from Tony.
Tony jabs at Vice's body.
Tony cracks Vice with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tony uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tony.
Tony swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tony is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tony punishes Vice's body with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Tony there.
Tony could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tony lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vice circles away quickly and effectively.
Tony is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vice walks into a left hand.
Vice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tony misses with a double jab.
Vice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tony is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vice takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vice swinging wilding here.
Vice takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vice throws a right hand that Tony ducks under and follows up with a left that Tony also avoids with ease.
Vice takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tony lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Tony coming out on top.
Tony lunges at Vice with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vice's hand.
No joy there for Vice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vice misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut there from Tony.
Tony's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tony duly obliges.
Tony scores with a sloppy right hand. Vice should have avoided that one.
Tony throws a looping overhand right but Vice ducks down to avoid it.
Vice is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tony.
Tony misses with the combination.
Vice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vice throws a right and a left that Tony avoids nicely.
Tony throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tony throws a series of punches but Vice moves out of range.
Tony throws a right and a left that Vice avoids nicely.
Vice throws a series of punches but Tony avoids them all with ease.
Vice misses with a series of wild punches.
Vice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tony cracks Vice with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony misses with a straight right.
Tony is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tony throws a series of punches but Vice avoids them all with ease.
Vice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tony.
Vice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tony circles away quickly and effectively.
Vice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tony scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Vice misses.
Vice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tony slips a jab and a cross from Vice.
Vice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vice throws a series of punches but Tony moves out of range.
No joy there for Vice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tony connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vice walks into a stiff left hand from Tony.
Tony slips a jab and a cross from Vice.
Tony darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tony throws a big shot that misses.
Vice dodges the punch combination from Tony.
Vice misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice slips a jab from Tony.
Vice misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Vice does no damage.
Vice takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tony looks to land a combination but Vice avoids it well.
Tony will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Tony misses.
Tony misses with a two punch combination.
Vice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vice throws a series of punches but Tony avoids them all with ease.
Vice fails to land with a series of punches.
Vice throws a series of punches but Tony moves out of range.
Vice throws a nice looking combination but Tony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Tony.
Tony misses with a wild combination.
Vice takes a jab right on the kisser.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Vice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Vice.
Vice misses with a double jab.
Tony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vice.
A combination from Tony does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Tony 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.
Tony misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Vice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tony misses with a body shot.
Vice misses with a few strikes there.
Vice swinging wilding here.
A nice combination there by Tony.
Vice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tony moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vice throws a right hand that Tony ducks under and follows up with a left that Tony also avoids with ease.
Vice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some wild striking there from Vice.
James Tony is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Tony misses the target.
Vice fails to land with a series of punches.
Tony throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tony scores with a decent looking hook.
Vice tries to bum rush Tony with a series of wild strikes but Tony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tony scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tony fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Vice.
Tony throws a series of punches but Vice avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Vice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vice might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tony has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice straight punches there by Tony. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tony.
Some wild striking there from Vice.
Tony throws a right and a left that Vice avoids nicely.
A combination from Tony does no damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vice in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tony scores with a three punch combo!
Tony cracks Vice with an open hand slap.
Vice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tony.
Tony avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tony displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tony dodges the punch combination from Vice.
Vice moves out of range as Tony strikes.
A punch combination from Vice misses.
James Tony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tony moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vice tries to bum rush Tony with a series of wild strikes but Tony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vice throws a series of punches but Tony avoids them all with ease.
Tony lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Tony misses.
Tony avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Tony, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vice tries to bum rush Tony with a series of wild strikes but Tony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vice tries to bum rush Tony with a series of wild strikes but Tony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tony is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vice can do to turn this around?
Tony misses with a wild body shot.
Tony moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tony rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vice tries to bum rush Tony with a series of wild strikes but Tony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tony circles away quickly and effectively.
Tony is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vice.
Vice misses with a series of wild punches.
Vice throws a series of punches but Tony avoids them all with ease.
Tony lands a two punch combo.
Vice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Vice misses.
Tony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vice.
A punch combination from Vice misses.
Tony throws a nice looking combination but Vice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tony scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vice throws a nice looking combination but Tony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tony looks to land a combination but Vice avoids it well.
Vice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tony fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vice manages to avoid it.
Tony works over Vice's head and body with a nice combination.
Vice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tony throws a combination. Vice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tony connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vice's hands.
Tony scores with a jab.
Tony lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tony fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vice throws a series of punches but Tony moves out of range.
Vice fails to land with a series of punches.
Vice misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Vice.
Vice fails to land with a series of punches.
Vice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vice throws a right and a left that Tony avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice fails to land with a series of punches.
Tony scores with the left hand. Vice knows he should have avoided that one.
Vice throws a right hand that Tony ducks under and follows up with a left that Tony also avoids with ease.
Tony lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tony fails to land with a series of punches.
Tony throws a series of punches but Vice moves out of range.
A shot to de liver by Tony. Beautiful body shot.
Vice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tony moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Tony.
Vice tries to bum rush Tony with a series of wild strikes but Tony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tony lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vice circles away quickly and effectively.
Tony throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vice misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Tony.
Vice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tony.
Vice misses with a series of wild punches.
Vice misses with a few strikes there.
Vice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tony pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Vice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Tony dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tony throws a series of punches but Vice moves out of range.
Vice misses with a two punch combination.
Vice throws a right and a left that Tony avoids nicely.
A combination from Vice does no damage.
Vice throws a series of punches but Tony moves out of range.
Tony scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vice in his tracks.
Vice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tony circles away quickly and effectively.
Vice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vice misses with a series of wild punches.
Tony scores with a three punch combo!
Vice throws a right and a left that Tony avoids nicely.
Vice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tony scores with a jab to the head.
Vice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tony connects with a single shot there.
Tony avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tony slips a jab and a cross from Vice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good exchange - Tony coming out on top.
Tony thuds a left hand into Vice's body.
Vice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tony throws a leg kick but Vice moved away.
Tony lands a lovely overhand right.
Vice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tony cracks Vice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tony circles away quickly and effectively.
Tony works Vice's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Tony does it's job there.
Vice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tony moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vice misses with a double jab.
Tony will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tony throws a solid leg kick but Vice takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tony.
Vice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tony.
Vice throws a right hand that Tony ducks under and follows up with a left that Tony also avoids with ease.
Tony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vice throws a series of punches but Tony moves out of range.
A combination from Vice does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tony misses.
Vice misses with the combination.
Vice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tony rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Vice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Vice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vice walks into a jab.
Vice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tony circles away quickly and effectively.
Tony throws a right and a left that Vice avoids nicely.
Vice misses with a series of wild punches.
Vice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tony.
Vice throws a nice looking combination but Tony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tony misses with a double jab.
Vice takes one to the side of the head.
Vice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tony lands the left hand.
Tony thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vice throws a right and a left that Tony avoids nicely.
Tony bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vice's head.
A big right from Tony misses.
Tony will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tony misses the shot to the body.
Tony misses with a series of wild punches.
Vice tries to bum rush Tony with a series of wild strikes but Tony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tony wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tony dodges the punch combination from Vice.
Vice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tony.
Tony connects with a body shot.
Tony scores with a hook to the body. Vice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vice on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tony.
Vice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Vice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony throws an overhand right that lands on Vice's shoulder, as Vice tries to avoid the shot.
Tony throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vice dodges the punch combination from Tony.
Tony throws out a loose jab but Vice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tony takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vice dodges the punch combination from Tony.
Nice shot by Tony.
No joy there for Vice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tony connects with a crisp jab.
Tony slips a jab and a cross from Vice.
Tony throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A left lands for Tony.
Tony lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vice misses with the combination.
Vice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tony slips a jab and a cross from Vice.
Tommy Vice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vice slips a jab and a cross from Tony.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Tony showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tony has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for James Tony!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for James Tony!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for James Tony!
James Tony wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne Jana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Stripper has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Stripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Jana!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stripper stuffs the takedown.
Stripper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jana has time to react.
Stripper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jana is defended easily by Stripper.
Jack Stripper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janne Jana.
Jana gets a takedown into half guard.
Stripper wants to get back to full guard.
Jana is looking to advance position but Stripper won't allow it.
Jana with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stripper won't allow Jana to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stripper is trying to maintain the position but Jana is very close to passing his half guard.
Jana trying to pass the guard but Stripper defending well.
Stripper wants to improve his position but Jana is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stripper works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stripper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stripper lands a jab.
Stripper scores with a shot to the body.
Jana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stripper tries to avoid it but Jana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stripper to the ground. Stripper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jack Stripper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stripper is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stripper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stripper leaves Jana with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jana changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stripper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jana looks gassed!
Jana remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jana tries to move to mount but Stripper blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stripper keeps working.
Stripper looks to move to half guard but instead Jana has passed into mount! Damn!
Stripper is trying to escape the mount.
Jana tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jana is working for a guillotine from mount but Stripper frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stripper defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jana.
Stripper is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Janne Jana will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stripper tries to avoid it but Jana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stripper to the ground. Stripper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stripper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stripper lands a right hook to the body.
Jana is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stripper's half guard.
Jana content to control rather than advance.
Stripper wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Jana seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stripper trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Jana is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stripper trying to hold on to Jana's head to control him but Jana postures up.
Jana slows the pace down in half guard.
Stripper is looking to improve his position.
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.
Jana slows the pace down in half guard.
Stripper is trying to get back to full guard.
Jana is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Janne Jana just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stripper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jana scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jana is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jana prevents Stripper from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janne Jana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jana closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stripper did well to prevent Jana getting side control.
Jana has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stripper is trying desperately to improve position.
Jana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Janne Jana just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jana tries for a takedown but Stripper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jana is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stripper's half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jana in particular looking to stall.
Jana's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Janne Jana has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stripper is looking to control Jana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stripper avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stripper is looking to get back to full guard here but Jana has managed to pass to side control instead.
Stripper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jana is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Stripper has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Stripper!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stripper trying to control the position from guard on top but Jana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jana lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stripper!
Jana looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Stripper is looking to get to half guard.
Jana looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janne Jana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jana 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Janne Jana!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Janne Jana!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Janne Jana!
Janne Jana wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Veijo Meri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meri comes to the cage accompanied by hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me. Veijo Meri had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veijo Meri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Meri was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva 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.
Silva 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.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva 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.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Meri sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva looks gassed!
Meri is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Meri defends the submission attempt.
Meri is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Meri avoid being mounted?
Silva works his way into side control.
Silva has hold of Meri's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Meri seems comfortable defending it but Silva has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Meri is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Meri is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Silva couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eduardo Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao Janjaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tham Boon Yodsuwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Janjaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tham Boon Yodsuwan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yodsuwan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Janjaum, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janjaum closes the distance but Yodsuwan moves to the side
and Yodsuwan counters with a stiff right hand.
Janjaum tries to clinch up
and Yodsuwan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yodsuwan.
Janjaum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yodsuwan managing to block the knees to the body from Janjaum.
Janjaum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yodsuwan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Janjaum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yodsuwan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Janjaum's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yodsuwan.
Janjaum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Janjaum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yodsuwan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yodsuwan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yodsuwan taking a breather.
Yodsuwan blocks an elbow strike from Janjaum.
Yodsuwan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yodsuwan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Janjaum closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yodsuwan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yodsuwan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yodsuwan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yodsuwan lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Yodsuwan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan throws a sloppy head kick and Janjaum moves out of range easily.
Yodsuwan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Janjaum is rocked!
Janjaum is breathing heavily.
Yodsuwan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yodsuwan counters by clinching up.
Oh Janjaum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yodsuwan scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan lands a right hand.
Janjaum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Janjaum is pressed against the cage. Yodsuwan pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Janjaum! Two more big strikes from Yodsuwan and Janjaum crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tham Boon Yodsuwan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osmond Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfe Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Get Out" by Circa Survive. Osmond Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wolfe Larsen's chin.
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osmond Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wolfe Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Larsen.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black slips a jab from Larsen.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Black on the side of the head.
Black misses with a head kick.
Larsen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Black manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsen is working Black over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Black is rocked!
Larsen loads up on a big left hand. Black felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Larsen looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Black can't hide his disappointment, as Larsen celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfe Larsen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Von Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Train told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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276 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Von Han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Train!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Han scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Han.
Train blocks a low kick nicely.
Train throws a nice looking combination but Han bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Han lands with a thumping leg kick.
Han looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Han digs a good hook to Train's body.
Han misses with a wild body shot.
Han scoring well with a low kick there.
Han scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Han looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Von Han seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Han misses with a two punch combination.
Han throws a nice outside leg kick.
Han throws a low kick but Train avoids it.
Good work by Train as he checks the leg kick.
Han jabs Train right on the nose. Train blinks but takes it well.
Train takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Train throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Han was covering up waiting for the punch and Train finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Train 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Train showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Han wants to stand up but Train is controlling him.
Train pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Han is keeping the position for now.
Train won't allow Han to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Train fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Han throws a body kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Han as he connects with a hook.
Train takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Han.
Han will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Han scores with a spinning back kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Han.
Train checks the leg kick.
Han blocks a head kick by Train.
Von Han is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Han scores with a nice head shot.
Han misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Han lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Han there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Han wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Han explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Han slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Train's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Han.
Train is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Han.
Train takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Han turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Han goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Han misses with the combination.
Han connects with a crisp jab.
Han displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Han scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Han. That's going to slow Train down.
Han lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Han punishes Train's body with a nice straight punch.
Train looks gassed!
Han lands with a cross.
Han fakes the leg kick and cracks Train in the body.
Han tests Train's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Han lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Han scores with a spinning back kick!
Han throws a quick inside leg kick.
Train walks forward, straight into a front kick from Han.
Han fakes the leg kick and cracks Train in the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Train takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Train takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Han throws a leg kick which misses Train's front leg but catches the back leg as Train tries to avoid it.
Han tries to bum rush Train with a series of wild strikes but Train uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Von Han 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.
Han throws a nice outside leg kick.
Han connects with a solid leg kick.
Han scores with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Han.
Han chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Train takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Han lands a nice leg kick that just misses Train's sensitive parts.
Han throws a front kick that sends Train stumbling back into the cage.
Han moves into range and connects with a jab.
Han is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Han is looking to slow Train down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Han, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Han.
Train is breathing heavily.
Train takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Von Han is winning the standup battle so far.
Han is looking to slow Train down with leg kicks.
Han scores with a one two! Train had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han is looking to slow Train down with leg kicks.
Han lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Han lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Han lands a nice looking body shot.
Train has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Han.
Han scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Han lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Train walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Train drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Han.
An inside leg kick lands from Han.
Han scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Han with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Han.
Han throws a nice outside leg kick.
Han thuds a left hand into Train's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Han dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Train. That did some damage!
Train takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Han jabs at Train's body.
Han lands a front kick.
Han looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Han with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Han fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Train looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Train chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Han can pounce on him.
Train takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Train avoids a punch combination nicely.
Train takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Han scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Han throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Han turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Von Han is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Train has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Train there as he acknowledges the shot.
Han lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Han dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Train. That did some damage!
Train tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Han dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Train. That did some damage!
Han lands with a thumping leg kick.
Han thumps Train with a low kick.
Han lands a glancing blow to the side of Train's head.
Train moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Han lands with a hook. Train tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Han lands with a thumping leg kick.
Han connects with a good right hand that stumbles Train. Train circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Han dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Train. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Han there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Han lands with a thumping leg kick.
Train takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Han scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Han throws a nice inside leg kick.
Train stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Han.
Nice body kick there by Han.
Train with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Han to score with a decent uppercut.
Han lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Han scoring well with a low kick there.
Han scores with a jab. Train acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Han scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Han is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Train can do to turn this around?
Train on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Train takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Han.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Von Han dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Train has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Han feints and then cracks Train's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Train down.
Han scoring well with a low kick there.
Train takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Han - just one landing.
Han dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Train. That did some damage!
Train needs to keep his hands up - Han had a free shot at his head there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Han.
Han bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Train has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Train tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Train stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Han.
Han scores with a punch to the head.
Han throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Train takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Han scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Han throws a series of strikes that have Train backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han thuds his shin into the meat of Train's side.
Han throws a combination. Train tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good leg kick by Han there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab lands there for Han.
A slapping leg kick lands for Han.
Han feints and then cracks Train's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Train down.
Han bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Train's head.
Han throws a series of punches but Train moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Han.
A solid body kick from Han.
Han throws a nice looking combination but Train bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Train takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Han lands a two punch combo.
Train takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Han there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Han turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Han is working the combinations to good effect here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Han.
Han cracks the inside of Train's front leg.
Han lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Han.
Han throws a leg kick which misses Train's front leg but catches the back leg as Train tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Han there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Han turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Train takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Han.
Han connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Train chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Han can pounce on him.
Train on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Han. Han obviously looking to wear him down.
Crunch! Han slams his shin into Train's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Train takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Han lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Han buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Han moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Han.
Han works the jab nicely.
Han thuds his shin into the meat of Train's side.
Han scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Han tests Train's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Han throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Han looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Han lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Han turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Train chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Han can pounce on him.
Han thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Train if he has to take too many more of those.
Han dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Train. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Han, right into the meat.
Han slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Han lands a jab to the nose.
Train stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Han.
Han thuds his shin into the meat of Train's side.
Han looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jimmy Train has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Train takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Train is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Han.
Han thuds his shin into the meat of Train's side.
Von Han is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Han, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Han. That's going to slow Train down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Von Han showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Han, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Von Han!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Von Han!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Von Han!
Von Han wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pera Kuukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Zogmus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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250 lbs
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220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Kuukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Zogmus!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuukkeli looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zogmus!
Kuukkeli tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kuukkeli throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Zogmus reaches up to try and control the position but Kuukkeli seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Zogmus rolls and tries to escape and now Kuukkeli has his back!
Kuukkeli controlling the position well here. Zogmus rolled but Kuukkeli kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kuukkeli has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zogmus tries to escape the position.
Good control from Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Pera Kuukkeli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kuukkeli fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuukkeli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zogmus avoids it really well and circles away.
Zogmus misses with a takedown attempt
and Kuukkeli counters with a nice body kick.
Zogmus looks gassed!
Kuukkeli shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kuukkeli was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kuukkeli controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Pera Kuukkeli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Zogmus slips a jab from Kuukkeli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pera Kuukkeli dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zogmus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kuukkeli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuukkeli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zogmus wants to stand but Kuukkeli is controlling the position.
Kuukkeli seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Zogmus is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukkeli thows a big elbow that misses.
Zogmus keeping full guard, as Kuukkeli tries to pass.
Kuukkeli seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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.
Kuukkeli looking to pass the guard.
Kuukkeli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Pera Kuukkeli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kuukkeli gets a takedown into half guard.
Kuukkeli takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kuukkeli seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zogmus for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Pera Kuukkeli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kuukkeli doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zogmus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kuukkeli's guard now.
Kuukkeli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pera Kuukkeli dominated that second round.
That's time! Kuukkeli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kuukkeli fails with the takedown.
Kuukkeli feints and as Zogmus raises his hands in defense, Kuukkeli changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zogmus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kuukkeli controls the pace.
Kuukkeli advances to half guard.
Zogmus wants to control but Kuukkeli passes into side.
Kuukkeli happy to just control the position for now.
Kuukkeli works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zogmus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukkeli working the body and head with strikes.
Zogmus taking punishment in the form of punches.
A lull in the action here as Kuukkeli stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zogmus, who protects the arm well.
Kuukkeli is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Zogmus's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Pera Kuukkeli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kuukkeli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kuukkeli controlling the action here.
Kuukkeli looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pera Kuukkeli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pera Kuukkeli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maximus Zogmus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pera Kuukkeli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuukkeli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Pera Kuukkeli!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Pera Kuukkeli!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Pera Kuukkeli!
Pera Kuukkeli wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Kuorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warrick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Ya'll Must Have Forgot as his entrance music. Warrick Brown will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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275 lbs
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231 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Kuorma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Warrick Brown!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuorma closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Kuorma rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuorma is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuorma drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Kuorma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuorma closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
Kuorma wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Kuorma lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kuorma wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuorma trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuorma lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuorma throws and elbow that misses. Brown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuorma's guard. Nice move by Brown!
Kuorma wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuorma controlling Brown's posture.
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.
Kuorma looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuorma, not yet.
Brown is fighting to break Kuorma's control of his arms but Kuorma is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown won't allow Kuorma to sweep him here.
Kuorma doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kuorma is pulling down on Brown's head to control his posture.
Kuorma on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kuorma tries to get out of the position.
Kuorma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuorma wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kuorma has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brown has passed into side control.
Kuorma explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Kuorma shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Kuorma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Kuorma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Kuorma or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuorma shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Kuorma is breathing heavily.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kuorma 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.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kuorma counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
Kuorma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuorma seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kuorma thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuorma throws and elbow that misses. Brown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuorma's guard. Nice move by Brown!
Brown won't allow Kuorma to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuorma managing to control the position.
Kuorma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Kuorma is looking to stand back up but Brown counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kuorma.
Kuorma controlling the position for now.
Kuorma is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
Kuorma throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Brown!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuorma has Brown flattened out and is raining down punches.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Kuorma lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Brown is rocked!
Kuorma missing with strikes.
Kuorma throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Kuorma softening up his opponent with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuorma misses with an elbow to the head.
Kuorma controlling from the back.
Brown covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown covering up well under a series of strikes from Kuorma.
Kuorma scores with punches to the body.
Kuorma lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Can Brown hold on?! Kuorma is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Kuorma finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuorma is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Kuorma cracks Brown with a big right hand from the back mount! Brown immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Kuorma takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Kuorma!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamey Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Adams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamey Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Adams!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Mills shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adams sprawls well. Adams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mills gets slowly back to his feet.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mills keeps the fight on the outside.
Adams tries to clinch but Mills moves out of range.
Mills closes the distance and clinches up with Adams, looking for a takedown. Mills pushes Adams against the cage but Adams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Adams as Mills shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamey Mills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams closes the distance and pushes Mills back into the cage.
Adams crunches a lovely knee into Mills's ribcage.
Mills content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adams landing knees to the body.
Mills takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mills is breathing heavily.
Mills trying to control the position but instead, Adams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mills into the cage.
Adams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mills's face.
Adams connects with a knee to the head.
Adams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adams connects with a knee to the head.
Adams scores with a knee to the head.
Adams connects with a knee to the head.
Adams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams landing knees to the head.
Adams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mills's face.
Adams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adams connects with a knee to the head.
Adams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mills is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adams landing knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Adams scores with a knee to the head.
Mills displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adams up against the cage.
Mills throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mills is defending well for now.
Mills takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mills has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mills has picked Adams up - he's going for a ride! Mills dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mills lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adams trying to control from the bottom.
Mills lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mills not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adams trying to hold on to Mills's head to control him but Mills postures up.
Mills throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Mills.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Adams tries to clinch there but Mills circles away.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mills paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Mills tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adams swivels and escapes.
Adams gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Adams.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Mills blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Adams.
Mills is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mills is working for takedown but Adams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Adams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mills creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams misses with a knee strike.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mills blocks it with crossed arms.
Adams looking to throw knees to the head but Mills is blocking nicely.
Mills avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
Adams tries to land knees in the clinch but Mills avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Mills.
Mills lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mills taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Adams.
Mills is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The referee calls for Mills to work.
Mills is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Adams can't fight it off and eventually Mills manages to take the fight to the floor. Adams looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mills works over Adams with some ground and pound from guard.
Adams working a defensive guard here.
Mills missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mills trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking to control.
Mills landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams is trying to control the position but Mills postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mills fails with a takedown attempt.
Adams throws a one two combo.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mills shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mills, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams tries a knee to the head but Mills blocks it.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Adams.
Mills is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Adams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mills paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mills, pushing him back against the cage.
Mills is trying to drag Adams to the mat but Adams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mills is trying to drag Adams to the mat but Adams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamey Mills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mills avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
Adams lands a knee to the head.
Adams lands a knee to the head.
Mills has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Adams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Adams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mills lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mills takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mills takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Adams.
Adams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adams obliges.
Mills tightens his grip and picks Adams up, before dumping him to the ground. Adams manages to land in guard.
Mills working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mills is one step ahead there.
Adams controls Mills momentarily but Mills frees himself.
Mills is in close to Adams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mills working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mills lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Adams is trying to keep Mills in close.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mills shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mills was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Adams wants to hold on but Mills pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mills with good strikes from the mount here!
Adams tries to hold on but Mills pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams is trying desperately to improve position.
Mills is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Adams is surviving well by controlling Mills's body position as best he can.
Adams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mills working Adams over with strikes here.
Mills putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adams is working to get back to half guard.
Mills lands a heavy elbow.
Mills dominating with strikes here.
Adams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mills has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mills is keeping the position for now.
Mills thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mills is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mills looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Adams is trying to control but can't.
Mills is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Adams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adams regains full guard. Nicely done.
Adams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mills works over Adams with some ground and pound from guard.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Adams blocks the strikes from Mills.
Adams tries to pass to full mount but Mills defends it.
Mills tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control.
Adams trying to control from half guard but Mills is working away.
Mills gets back to full guard.
Mills with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Adams can't handle though.
Mills wants to sweep here but Adams controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mills 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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jamey Mills will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mills takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Andre Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mills is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mills shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adams wants to clinch.
Mills fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamey Mills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mills paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Adams. Mills shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is looking to clinch but Mills is avoiding it.
Mills keeps the fight on the outside.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adams throws a leg kick but Mills sees it coming and moves out of range.
Adams tries to clinch but Mills is having none of it.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mills closes the distance and clinches up with Adams, looking for a takedown. Mills pushes Adams against the cage but Adams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Mills circles away.
Mills tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mills somewhat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adams.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams connects with a solid leg kick.
Mills avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mills swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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.
Adams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Mills bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Mills circles away.
Adams tries to clinch but Mills moves out of range.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mills swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mills looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but Mills persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams tries to clinch there but Mills circles away.
Adams wants to clinch but Mills slips to the side
and Mills counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mills postures up.
Mills throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to control the position but Mills postures up.
Mills keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adams's head.
Adams trying to control the position.
Mills stands up over Adams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mills scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mills stands up over Adams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mills distracts Adams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Adams looking to control.
Jamey Mills overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mills postures up and lands a big shot to Adams's brow.
Mills in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adams wants to sweep but no luck.
Mills works over Adams with some ground and pound from guard.
Mills won't allow Adams to sweep him here.
Mills content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Adams wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills chips away with some ground and pound.
Mills makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mills makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mills's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mills might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mills landing with the ground and pound.
Adams trying to control the position.
Mills throwing strikes but missing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Adams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mills counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Adams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mills.
Mills wants to work for an arm triangle but Adams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mills is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Adams defends it well.
Adams trying to control but Mills postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamey Mills showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mills has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Andre Adams!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Andre Adams!
Andre Adams wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins has chosen "Let's get Retarded" by Black Eyed Peas as his entrance music. Devon Collins will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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280 lbs
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279 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Devon Collins!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins misses with a body shot.
Beam throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Collins's waist but Collins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beam off to one side.
Collins scores with a hook.
It looks like Jim Beam has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Collins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Devon Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Collins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beam gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Collins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Collins has his foot on Beam's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beam works his way back into a safe position though.
Beam working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beam is looking to work some ground and pound but Collins has wrist control.
Beam really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Beam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Collins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beam passes Collins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Collins wants to improve his position but Beam is controlling well.
Beam will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Collins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Devon Collins has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam thows a huge punch but Collins dodges it nicely.
Collins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Collins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beam.
Collins is looking for a sweep. Beam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Beam there.
Collins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beam.
Collins trying to control from the bottom.
Collins is trying is best to control the position here.
Beam lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Collins gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins looking for a sweep. Not yet Collins, not yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Collins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Collins looking for a sweep. Not yet Collins, not yet.
Beam cracks Collins with a solid left hand.
Beam is working Collins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Collins had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Beam is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Collins Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Beam's back instead.
Collins looks gassed!
Beam tries to break free.
Beam breaks Collins's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam postures up in Collins's guard and throws a big left but Collins blocks it.
Collins working for a triangle but Beam defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beam's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beam throws and elbow that misses. Collins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beam's guard. Nice move by Collins!
Collins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beam's guard.
Beam flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Collins blocks the strikes from Beam.
Beam blocking the ground and pound attempt from Collins.
Nice strikes from Collins there.
Collins trying to control the action but Beam is working from the bottom.
Collins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beam's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam punching from the bottom.
Collins wants to pass to mount but Beam is defending the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Collins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Collins.
Beam avoids the body shot from Collins.
Beam avoids the body shot from Collins.
Beam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Collins.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beam was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins looks to land a combination but Beam avoids it well.
Beam misses with a takedown attempt - Collins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Collins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Collins dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Collins lands with a straight right. Beam didn't see that one coming.
Collins lands a with a good body shot.
Collins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beam. That did some damage!
Collins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Beam blocks a head kick by Collins.
Beam slips under a jab.
Collins misses with a looping left.
Collins misses with a hook.
Beam keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beam blocks a jab.
Beam ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
Collins gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beam wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam is looking to regain half guard here but Collins keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beam throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Beam on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beam tries to get out of the position.
Collins is chipping away with strikes.
Collins has hold of Beam's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Beam tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Collins cranks the arm and Beam screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Beam, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Devon Collins!
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