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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Mueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Mueller is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Mueller!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mueller avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mueller.
Mueller is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kicker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mueller managing to block the knees to the body from Kicker.
Kicker prevents the takedown attempt.
Mueller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kicker is keeping busy.
Kicker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kicker effectively controlling the action here.
Mueller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kicker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
John Kicker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Mueller.
Kicker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kicker lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mueller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Kicker.
Mueller avoids the head kick by Kicker.
Nice body kick from Kicker.
Mueller looks gassed!
Kicker misses with a double jab.
Kicker misses with a wild combination.
Kicker throws a series of punches but Mueller avoids them all with ease.
Kicker scoring well with a low kick there.
Kicker lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mueller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kicker scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kicker throws a front kick that sends Mueller stumbling back into the cage.
Kicker rushes Mueller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kicker lands an elbow inside that Mueller shrugs off.
It looks like Thomas Mueller has been cut.
Mueller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mueller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kicker breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kicker.
Kicker throws a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Kicker.
Kicker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mueller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mueller is rocked!
A head kick by Kicker - that's a beauty! Mueller is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Kicker can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Kicker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Gurlukovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Raymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Raymond 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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213 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Gurlukovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lance Raymond!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raymond.
Gurlukovich moves in looking to clinch but Raymond pushes him off.
Raymond fails to land the takedown.
Raymond fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gurlukovich is out of range.
Gurlukovich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gurlukovich is looking to clinch.
Raymond tries for a takedown but Gurlukovich circles away easily
so Gurlukovich counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mike Gurlukovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Raymond.
Raymond bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gurlukovich's guard.
Raymond with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raymond wants to pass the guard but Gurlukovich is keeping the position.
Raymond has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raymond's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond stopping the sweep attempt from Gurlukovich.
Gurlukovich is trying to keep Raymond in close.
Gurlukovich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raymond wants to control from the top but Gurlukovich keeps moving.
Gurlukovich throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gurlukovich instigates a clinch.
Gurlukovich is working for takedown but Raymond is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gurlukovich lands a knee to the head.
Raymond wants a takedown but no success here.
Gurlukovich tries to pull guard but Raymond won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gurlukovich gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Raymond.
Gurlukovich has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Raymond clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gurlukovich doesn't have the hooks in and Raymond manages to turn into his guard.
Raymond drops back looking for a leg! Gurlukovich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gurlukovich manages to kick Raymond off! Raymond jumps back into Gurlukovich's guard.
Raymond looks gassed!
Raymond prevents Gurlukovich from getting back to his feet.
Gurlukovich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raymond is looking to work some ground and pound but Gurlukovich has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond advances position into side control!
Gurlukovich wants to control but Raymond postures up.
Gurlukovich throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Gurlukovich is pushing Raymond's head away, looking to escape. Raymond manages to hold on to the position though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gurlukovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raymond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gurlukovich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raymond just misses with a punch to the body.
Raymond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raymond shoots in looking for a takedown. Gurlukovich tries to sprawl out of it but Raymond keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gurlukovich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gurlukovich closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond is looking for a sweep. Gurlukovich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raymond is trying to maintain the position but Gurlukovich is very close to passing his half guard.
Raymond might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gurlukovich kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gurlukovich wants to control but Raymond is keeping him busy.
Raymond is looking to control Gurlukovich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Raymond avoid being mounted?
Raymond on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Gurlukovich is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Gurlukovich dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gurlukovich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raymond as he jumps to the side.
Gurlukovich tries to clinch up.
Raymond misses with a few strikes there.
Raymond attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raymond throws a body punch but Gurlukovich moves out of range.
Raymond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raymond fails with the takedown
and Gurlukovich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gurlukovich.
Raymond is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gurlukovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Raymond being controlled against the cage.
Gurlukovich tries to land a knee to the head but Raymond blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurlukovich stops a takedown attempt from Raymond.
Gurlukovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gurlukovich tries to land a knee to the head but Raymond blocks with his arms.
Gurlukovich lands a knee to the head.
Gurlukovich misses with a knee strike.
Gurlukovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raymond has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gurlukovich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raymond is keeping busy.
Gurlukovich misses with a knee strike.
Raymond manages to break the clinch.
Mike Gurlukovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raymond looks to score with a jab to the body but Gurlukovich is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Raymond.
Raymond misses with a combination
and Gurlukovich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Raymond won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Raymond's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurlukovich working the ground and pound from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raymond can do anything to dispel that myth.
Raymond taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gurlukovich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raymond on the ground.
Gurlukovich landing a few strikes.
Raymond tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gurlukovich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Raymond taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Raymond's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurlukovich landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gurlukovich working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gurlukovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raymond paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gurlukovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raymond paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A low kick from Raymond misses
and Gurlukovich counters with a shoot takedown. Raymond fights it but they end up in guard.
Gurlukovich wants to stand but Raymond is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gurlukovich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gurlukovich's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gurlukovich trying to control but Raymond is working from the bottom.
Raymond tries to strike from the bottom.
Gurlukovich is working Raymond over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Raymond is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Gurlukovich dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gurlukovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raymond fails with the takedown
and Gurlukovich counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Gurlukovich.
Gurlukovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gurlukovich tries to land a knee to the head but Raymond blocks with his arms.
Gurlukovich looking to throw knees to the head but Raymond is blocking nicely.
Raymond takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raymond prevents the takedown attempt.
Gurlukovich connects with a knee to the head.
Gurlukovich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gurlukovich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gurlukovich looking to stall.
Raymond can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gurlukovich crunches a lovely knee into Raymond's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond wants a takedown.
Mike Gurlukovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Raymond.
Gurlukovich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Raymond prevents it.
Raymond gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gurlukovich.
Gurlukovich misses with a knee to the head.
Gurlukovich is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Raymond gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gurlukovich goes for a takedown attempt but Raymond pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Raymond lands a head kick. Gurlukovich smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gurlukovich tries to clinch there but Raymond circles away.
Raymond thows a body shot but no joy.
Gurlukovich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gurlukovich is defended easily by Raymond.
Raymond shoots in and bounces Gurlukovich off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gurlukovich will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Raymond showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Raymond throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gurlukovich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gurlukovich is keeping the position for now.
Raymond thows a big elbow that misses.
Raymond trying to control but Gurlukovich is working from the bottom.
Gurlukovich looking for a sweep. Not yet Gurlukovich, not yet.
Gurlukovich looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Raymond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gurlukovich shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Raymond is trying to defend but Gurlukovich finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Raymond tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Raymond wants to control but Gurlukovich is keeping busy.
Raymond is refusing to be controlled, as Gurlukovich sits in half guard.
Raymond punching from the bottom.
Lance Raymond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gurlukovich tries to stand but can't do so whilst Raymond controls his leg.
Raymond looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Gurlukovich.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gurlukovich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Gurlukovich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kova Sana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cees Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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271 lbs
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195 cm
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265 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kova Sana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cees Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sana wants to clinch up but Overeem keeps it at a distance.
Overeem lands an overhand right.
It looks like Kova Sana has been cut.
Overeem swats away the attempt to clinch by Sana.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overeem throws a nice looking combination but Sana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Sana fails with the takedown.
Sana is breathing heavily.
Overeem fails with the takedown.
Overeem misses with a takedown
and Sana counters with a shoot takedown. Overeem fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem looking for a sweep. Not yet Overeem, not yet.
Overeem wriggles free and stands up.
Overeem scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Overeem scores with a hook to the body. Sana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem lands a left and a right that send Sana crashing to the mat, dazed. Overeem thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem cracks Sana with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sana looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Overeem finish him?
Sana is rocked!
Kova Sana's cut is getting worse.
Overeem throws a quick head kick that knocks Sana silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Overeem is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cees Overeem!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aki Aromaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aki Aromaa's chin.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauricio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aki Aromaa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Aromaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aromaa.
Gracie scores with a nice body kick.
Aromaa looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie lands a big right hand that sends Aromaa crashing to the mat! Gracie stays standing though and waves Aromaa back to his feet!
Aromaa is rocked!
It looks like Aki Aromaa has been cut.
Aromaa leaves his chin hanging out and Gracie seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Aromaa crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mauricio Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Sigic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erik Steiner struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, James Sigic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Steiner is trying to defend but Sigic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Steiner looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sigic slips a nice elbow through Steiner's hands, connecting with Steiner's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sigic lands a nice short elbow.
Sigic working over Steiner with some ground and pound. Steiner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sigic is trying to work for a kimura but Steiner is defending well.
Steiner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sigic is nestled in close to Steiner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sigic slips a nice elbow through Steiner's hands, connecting with Steiner's forehead.
Sigic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Sigic there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sigic connects with a nice short shot to Steiner's temple.
Sigic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sigic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sigic slips a nice elbow through Steiner's hands, connecting with Steiner's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sigic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steiner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Steiner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sigic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Sigic.
Sigic working Steiner over with strikes.
Sigic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steiner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Steiner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sigic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sigic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Steiner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sigic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sigic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Sigic.
Sigic winds up and cracks Steiner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sigic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steiner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sigic working over Steiner with some ground and pound. Steiner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sigic is nestled in close to Steiner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sigic winds up and cracks Steiner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Steiner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sigic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sigic working over Steiner with some ground and pound. Steiner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sigic drops an elbow to the side of Steiner's head.
Sigic 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.
Sigic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Steiner taking some punishment here, with Sigic in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sigic lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sigic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Steiner trying to control here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sigic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sigic prevents Steiner from improving his position.
Steiner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sigic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sigic is nestled in close to Steiner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sigic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sigic working over Steiner with some ground and pound. Steiner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Steiner tries to roll over but Sigic keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigic lands strikes from half guard.
Steiner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sigic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sigic lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Sigic.
Steiner trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sigic swinging wilding here.
Steiner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sigic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sigic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steiner wants to stand and escape but Sigic is having none of it.
Sigic postures up.
Sigic drops back looking for a leg! Steiner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steiner manages to kick Sigic off! Sigic jumps back into Steiner's guard.
Sigic is pushing down on Steiner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Steiner is fighting to maintain full guard but Sigic has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Sigic 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.
Sigic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sigic lands strikes from half guard.
Sigic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Steiner taking some punishment here, with Sigic in his half guard.
Sigic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sigic working Steiner over with strikes.
Sigic is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Steiner has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sigic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sigic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steiner can do to turn this around?
Sigic is thwarting Steiner's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sigic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Steiner tries to kick Sigic off but Sigic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sigic working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner looking for submissions off his back.
Sigic slips a nice elbow through Steiner's hands, connecting with Steiner's forehead.
Sigic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
James Sigic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steiner tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sigic drops an elbow to the side of Steiner's head.
Sigic working Steiner over with strikes.
Steiner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sigic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Sigic there.
Sigic lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sigic lands a nice short elbow.
Sigic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sigic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sigic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Steiner is looking for a sweep. Sigic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sigic looks to land a combination but Steiner avoids it well.
Sigic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee warns Steiner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sigic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Steiner tries to hold on but Sigic postures up.
Sigic with the ground and pound from mount.
Steiner wants to hold on but Sigic pushes him away.
Steiner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Steiner is bucking up trying to escape but Sigic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sigic with good strikes from the mount here!
Steiner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Steiner has hold of Sigic's hands but Sigic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sigic seems to be looking for submissions.
Sigic slips a nice elbow through Steiner's hands, connecting with Steiner's forehead.
Sigic wants to work for an arm triangle but Steiner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sigic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Steiner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sigic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sigic wants to work for an arm triangle but Steiner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Steiner tries to get to full guard but Sigic has control of the leg.
Sigic winds up and cracks Steiner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner missing with punches from the bottom.
Sigic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sigic is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Steiner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Steiner tries to get to full guard but Sigic has control of the leg.
Sigic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sigic is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Steiner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sigic working Steiner over with strikes.
Sigic drops an elbow to the side of Steiner's head.
Steiner is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Sigic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sigic gets a takedown into half guard.
Sigic is nestled in close to Steiner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Sigic.
Sigic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sigic lands strikes from half guard.
Sigic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sigic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sigic winds up and cracks Steiner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sigic working over Steiner with some ground and pound. Steiner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sigic connects with a nice short shot to Steiner's temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sigic winds up and cracks Steiner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Steiner sees it coming and defends easily.
Steiner taking some punishment here, with Sigic in his half guard.
Steiner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sigic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sigic's back!
Sigic tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sigic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Steiner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sigic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Steiner.
Steiner prevents Sigic from getting the reversal.
Sigic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steiner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Steiner trying to control but Sigic is having none of it.
Sigic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Steiner is looking to take a break and control but Sigic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sigic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steiner.
Sigic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sigic is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Steiner frees his head nicely. Oh but Sigic has switched to an armbar! Steiner is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). James Sigic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sauli Heilimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santeri Norzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Norzu's choice of entrance music: Anekdoten - Karelia. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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159 lbs
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163 lbs
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sauli Heilimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Norzu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norzu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Norzu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heilimo slips a jab and a cross from Norzu.
Heilimo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Heilimo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Heilimo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Norzu has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Norzu!
Norzu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Heilimo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Norzu has picked Heilimo up and slammed him! Heilimo can't keep hold of the triangle and Norzu manages to pass to side control!
Heilimo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Norzu presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Norzu controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norzu prevents Heilimo from getting the reversal.
Heilimo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Norzu.
Norzu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Norzu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Norzu.
Heilimo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Norzu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Heilimo can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norzu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Heilimo tries to hold on but Norzu postures up.
Norzu controlling the position easily from mount.
Heilimo wants to hold on but Norzu pushes him away.
Heilimo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Norzu content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heilimo is desperately trying to improve his position but Norzu has a good base and remains in mount.
Norzu blocks Heilimo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Heilimo can't escape the position.
Norzu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Heilimo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Heilimo is desperately trying to improve his position but Norzu has a good base and remains in mount.
Heilimo is breathing heavily.
Norzu controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Santeri Norzu just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Norzu lands a big right hand that sends Heilimo crashing to the mat! Norzu stays standing though and waves Heilimo back to his feet!
Heilimo is rocked!
It looks like Sauli Heilimo has been cut.
Norzu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Heilimo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norzu connects with a nice cross there... Heilimo is looking wobbly and Norzu recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Heilimo to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Norzu jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Santeri Norzu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noah King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishe Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into the arena with Killing in the name blaring out of the sound system. Sithole has chosen Tan Dun - For The World (Hero Soundtrack) as his entrance music. Noah King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ishe Sithole's chin.
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157 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noah King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishe Sithole!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sithole ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Sithole finds it's target.
King tries to clinch but Sithole moves out of range.
Sithole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sithole connects with a good right hand that stumbles King. King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sithole circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sithole throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King is looking to clinch but Sithole is avoiding it.
King takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Sithole.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sithole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King tries to clinch but Sithole moves out of range.
Sithole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
Sithole throws an overhand right that has King reeling! Sithole follows up with more punches and King is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ishe Sithole!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Kink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Taste of Ink - The Used. Tarmo Kink looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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150 lbs
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21
148 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Kink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kink shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kink is rocked!
It looks like Tarmo Kink has been cut.
Kink lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kink has a takedown stuffed.
Kink shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kink throws a strike there. Sanchez manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Kink missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kink misses with a head shot. Sanchez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sanchez looking for a guillotine here but Kink defends easily.
Kink trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kink gets to his feet. Sanchez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kink closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Kink pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarmo Kink. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kink shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kink is breathing heavily.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kink is just out of range.
Kink displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Kink shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanchez but Sanchez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kink changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanchez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kink throws a strike aimed at the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sanchez regains half guard.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kink 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.
Sanchez is pressing down on Kink's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kink landing some decent shots from guard.
Kink stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kink defends well.
Kink makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kink in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kink looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kink passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
That's four 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.
Kink is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kink wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tarmo Kink's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kink connects with a single shot there.
Kink shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Kink shoots in.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kink is defended easily by Sanchez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarmo Kink. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kink showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Kink shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Tarmo Kink seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Kink was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez throws a hook but Kink avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Kink drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kink got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kink has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchez's legs - danger averted.
Kink missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kink trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Kink avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kink wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working for a triangle but Kink defends it easily.
Kink with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kink doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kink manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kink.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kink presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kink looking to ground and pound but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Kink landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kink looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
Sanchez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kink is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez trying to move into half guard but instead Kink has managed to sweep!
Kink trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Kink dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tarmo Kink's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Kink sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kink feints and as Sanchez raises his hands in defense, Kink changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kink gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kink gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Kink or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Kink's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kink pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Tarmo Kink has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Kink shoots in for a double leg but Sanchez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kink has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Kink sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Kink moves away and avoids it.
Kink lands a nice shot to the body.
Kink shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sanchez is trying to defend but Kink finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tarmo Kink overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kink throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kink sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanchez defending well though.
Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Kink thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kink pulls his head out easily.
Kink working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kink.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kink lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kink.
Kink prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Kink not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Kink sits in half guard.
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.
Kink looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Kink sits in half guard.
Sanchez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kink doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kink manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kink can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tarmo Kink.
I think Kink 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Kink!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Baptista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alberto Baptista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Zaromskis!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaromskis throws a head kick but Baptista moves out of range.
Baptista misses with a low kick.
Zaromskis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baptista.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but Baptista is having none of it.
Zaromskis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baptista is out of range.
Martin Zaromskis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaromskis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Baptista to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zaromskis keeping moving, preventing Baptista from controlling successfully.
Baptista preventing the sweep.
Baptista pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zaromskis is keeping the position for now.
Zaromskis keeping moving, preventing Baptista from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaromskis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zaromskis pulls Baptista in to control the position.
Baptista 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.
Zaromskis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baptista avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zaromskis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Zaromskis.
Baptista tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch but Baptista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baptista swings for the body but Zaromskis moves out of range.
Zaromskis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Zaromskis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baptista takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaromskis scores with a leg kick.
Baptista is breathing heavily.
Baptista takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaromskis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zaromskis tries to clinch there but Baptista circles away.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but Baptista is having none of it.
Baptista keeps the fight on the outside.
Baptista pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zaromskis is out of range and Baptista settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaromskis.
Martin Zaromskis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaromskis feints and then cracks Baptista's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baptista down.
Baptista on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaromskis. Zaromskis obviously looking to wear him down.
Baptista stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch but Baptista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaromskis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaromskis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zaromskis takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptista being controlled against the cage.
Zaromskis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zaromskis lands an elbow just above Baptista 's eye.
A bit of stalling here from Zaromskis.
Baptista takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Alberto Baptista has been cut.
Baptista takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zaromskis lands a nice elbow.
Zaromskis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baptista's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zaromskis obliges.
Zaromskis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zaromskis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baptista is defending well for now.
Zaromskis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baptista drops his hands momentarily and Zaromskis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaromskis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baptista tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaromskis doesn't manage to clinch there - Baptista circles away.
Zaromskis rushes Baptista and presses him up against the cage.
Zaromskis lands a nice elbow.
Zaromskis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zaromskis stalling the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaromskis lands a nice elbow.
Zaromskis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaromskis lands an elbow that stopped Baptista in his tracks for a moment.
Alberto Baptista's cut is getting worse.
Zaromskis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baptista swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baptista is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baptista closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zaromskis did well to prevent Baptista getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Zaromskis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Baptista's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zaromskis wants to clinch.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up.
Baptista looks for a takedown but Zaromskis sprawls well.
A low kick from Baptista is predictable there
and Zaromskis counters with a good low kick that Baptista was not able to check.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis moves in looking to clinch but Baptista pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Zaromskis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zaromskis is looking to clinch.
Zaromskis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baptista takes a swing at Zaromskis's ribcage but misses.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up but Baptista circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaromskis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baptista.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baptista.
Zaromskis misses with a head kick.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but Baptista moves out of range.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but Baptista is having none of it.
Zaromskis thumps Baptista with a low kick.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but Baptista moves out of range.
Baptista thows a body shot but no joy.
Baptista tries for a takedown but Zaromskis circles away easily
and Zaromskis counters with a good, hard body kick but Baptista shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baptista blocks a head kick by Zaromskis.
Baptista chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaromskis can pounce on him.
Zaromskis clinches up with Baptista and pushes him back against the cage.
Zaromskis stalls.
Zaromskis working Baptista over with knees to the body.
Zaromskis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baptista takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaromskis connects with a nice looking jab.
Zaromskis is looking to clinch.
Zaromskis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baptista.
Zaromskis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zaromskis tries to clinch there but Baptista circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaromskis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaromskis wants to clinch up but Baptista keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaromskis. That's going to slow Baptista down.
Baptista throws a hook but Zaromskis avoids it easily.
Zaromskis lands with an uppercut that bounces Baptista off the cage and back into rage.
Zaromskis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baptista on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaromskis. Zaromskis obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaromskis keeps Baptista at a distance using the push kick.
Zaromskis fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up but Baptista circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaromskis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baptista.
Zaromskis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zaromskis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zaromskis throws a good cross that connects.
Zaromskis has managed to clinch.
Zaromskis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baptista.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaromskis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baptista's efforts to push away.
Zaromskis taking a breather.
Baptista tries to break the clinch but Zaromskis is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Zaromskis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alberto Baptista's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Zaromskis throws a leg kick which misses Baptista's front leg but catches the back leg as Baptista tries to avoid it.
Zaromskis connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Baptista misses.
Zaromskis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from Zaromskis as Baptista shoots in.
Baptista takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zaromskis throws a head kick that misses.
Alberto Baptista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaromskis thumps Baptista with a low kick.
Baptista throws a body punch but Zaromskis moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaromskis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but Baptista is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zaromskis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baptista.
Zaromskis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but Baptista is having none of it.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but Baptista moves out of range.
Zaromskis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up.
Zaromskis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baptista.
Zaromskis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alberto Baptista's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Baptista avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baptista chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaromskis can pounce on him.
Baptista is looking to wear down Zaromskis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baptista fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Baptista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis wants to clinch.
Zaromskis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zaromskis scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baptista circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zaromskis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zaromskis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baptista.
Zaromskis lands with a kick to the temple. Baptista shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zaromskis fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptista misses with a series of wild punches.
Baptista throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baptista takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zaromskis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin Zaromskis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baptista paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zaromskis tries to clinch there but Baptista circles away.
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baptista swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Zaromskis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baptista.
Zaromskis throws a leg kick which misses Baptista's front leg but catches the back leg as Baptista tries to avoid it.
Zaromskis doesn't manage to clinch there - Baptista circles away.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up but Baptista circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaromskis lands a nice shot that snaps Baptista's head back.
Martin Zaromskis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zaromskis, right into the meat.
Zaromskis lands a front kick.
Zaromskis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baptista on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaromskis. Zaromskis obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up but Baptista circles away and keeps his distance.
Alberto Baptista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaromskis lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Zaromskis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zaromskis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Zaromskis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Hilavitku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Killemsoft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niko Hilavitku has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Hilavitku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Killemsoft!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killemsoft fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hilavitku scores with a takedown into Killemsoft's guard.
Killemsoft doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hilavitku is pushing down on Killemsoft's leg trying to pass to half guard. Killemsoft is fighting to maintain full guard but Hilavitku has managed to sneak the leg through.
Killemsoft flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hilavitku is trying to work for a kimura but Killemsoft is defending well.
Hilavitku seems to be working for a kimura but Killemsoft defends the submission attempt.
Killemsoft missing with punches from the bottom.
Hilavitku is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Killemsoft sees it coming and defends easily.
Hilavitku will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hilavitku wants to pass the guard but Killemsoft is defending well.
Killemsoft works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hilavitku is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Killemsoft is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Killemsoft has escaped and now he's on top!
Killemsoft thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killemsoft postures up in Hilavitku's guard and throws a big left but Hilavitku blocks it.
Hilavitku working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Killemsoft doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Killemsoft manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Killemsoft connects with a couple of short punches.
Killemsoft drops back looking for a leg! Hilavitku is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hilavitku manages to kick Killemsoft off! Killemsoft jumps back into Hilavitku's guard.
Hilavitku wants to sweep but no luck.
Hilavitku is working hard here to advance position.
Hilavitku looking for a guillotine here but Killemsoft defends easily.
Killemsoft lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hilavitku has his foot on Killemsoft's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Killemsoft works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killemsoft is working Hilavitku over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hilavitku looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Killemsoft must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hilavitku is breathing heavily.
Killemsoft landing with the ground and pound.
Killemsoft looking to pass the guard.
Killemsoft is working Hilavitku over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hilavitku working for a triangle but Killemsoft defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Killemsoft's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hilavitku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Killemsoft lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killemsoft is in close to Hilavitku's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Killemsoft lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Killemsoft trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hilavitku had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Killemsoft is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hilavitku Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Killemsoft's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killemsoft rolls, trying to escape but Hilavitku keeps control of the position.
Hilavitku is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Hilavitku has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Killemsoft manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hilavitku's guard. Nice work there by Killemsoft.
Killemsoft avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hilavitku has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Killemsoft can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Killemsoft working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killemsoft working some strikes from top position.
Killemsoft with a nice head shot there.
Hilavitku has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Killemsoft doesn't defend quickly enough and Hilavitku has managed to lock this one up! Can Killemsoft escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hilavitku on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Niko Hilavitku!
Niko Hilavitku retains his super heavyweight title!
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