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Duel: Quattro PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sakke Pietila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Make Peke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Make Peke 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
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240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakke Pietila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Peke!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Peke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peke moves into range and clinches up with Pietila.
Pietila stalling the fight.
Pietila seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Pietila lands an elbow just above Peke 's eye.
It looks like Make Peke has been cut.
Peke trying to control the position but instead, Pietila has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peke into the cage.
Pietila stalling the fight.
Pietila lands a body punch.
Peke avoiding damage as Pietila throws knees to the body.
Peke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peke looking to stall.
Pietila controlling the action here for a moment.
Peke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pietila throws an elbow but it misses.
Pietila throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pietila tries to land knees in the clinch but Peke avoids the damage to the body.
Pietila comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pietila missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Pietila to work.
Pietila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peke is defending well for now.
Pietila avoiding damage.
Pietila lands an elbow just above Peke 's eye.
Pietila comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pietila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peke is defending well for now.
Peke takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Make Peke's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pietila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peke.
Pietila is struggling to control the position.
Peke is trying to break the clinch but Pietila is controlling him.
Pietila lands an elbow just above Peke 's eye.
Pietila stalling against the cage.
Pietila comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pietila stalling the fight.
Peke managing to block the knees to the body from Pietila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietila putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Peke looks gassed!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pietila.
Peke letting Pietila take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sakke Pietila.
Pietila punishes Peke's body with a nice straight punch.
Pietila clinches up with Peke and pushes him back against the cage.
Pietila has Peke pressed against the cage.
Pietila lands an elbow just above Peke 's eye.
The cut above Make Peke's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls for Pietila to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pietila stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sakke Pietila.
Pietila moves into the clinch successfully.
Pietila lands an elbow inside.
Pietila tries to land knees in the clinch but Peke avoids the damage to the body.
Pietila stalling the fight.
Pietila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peke avoids it.
Pietila missing with knees to the body.
Pietila lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Make Peke's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Peke stalling in the clinch but Pietila improves position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pietila takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pietila lands a nice elbow.
Peke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakke Pietila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Make Peke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pietila has managed to clinch.
Peke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peke tries to circle away but Pietila has him pinned against the cage.
Pietila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peke.
Pietila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peke is defending well for now.
Pietila comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peke takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Make Peke's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sakke Pietila!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turim Jursu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Roger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jursu comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Jerry Roger looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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, Turim Jursu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerry Roger!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jursu throws a head kick that Roger semi-blocks.
Jursu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roger has a takedown stuffed.
Jursu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jursu stuffs the takedown.
Turim Jursu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Roger.
Roger looks gassed!
Roger shoots in for a takedown but Jursu shows good takedown defense.
Jursu with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roger shoots in for a double leg but Jursu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jursu lands a big head kick that sends Roger tumbling to the mat! Jursu takes a step backwards and waves Roger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Roger is rocked!
Jursu fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Roger to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Roger looks to clinch but Jursu throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Roger taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Turim Jursu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus Frost is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Brigante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Frost!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a right and a left that Brigante avoids nicely.
Frost throws a series of punches but Brigante avoids them all with ease.
Brigante has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Tony Brigante has been cut.
Frost avoids the head kick by Brigante.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brigante lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Frost has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Frost and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Frost takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Maximus Frost has been cut.
Frost misses with the combination.
Frost drives through with a takedown into guard.
Frost stands and steps away. Brigante gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brigante looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brigante!
Brigante moves in looking to clinch but Frost pushes him off.
Brigante looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brigante looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brigante tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.
Brigante misses with a body kick.
Frost is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brigante's half guard.
Frost looks gassed!
Brigante is defending against the submission attempts here by Frost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Frost is trying to work for a kimura but Brigante is defending well.
Frost prevents Brigante from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frost is keen to just control but Brigante is a slippery customer.
Frost 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.
Frost is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brigante connects with a high kick.
Frost walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brigante.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante throws a head kick that misses.
Brigante scores with a kick to the midsection.
Frost has closed the distance and engaged Brigante in a clinch.
Brigante missing with knees to the body.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.
Frost lands a shoulder strike.
Frost manages to break the clinch.
Brigante misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frost.
Frost looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brigante!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Frost gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Brigante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frost throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brigante.
Frost moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Frost throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tony Brigante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brigante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brigante darts in trying to clinch
and Frost counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost throws a strike but Brigante rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Frost 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Frost dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Brigante will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brigante thows a leg kick but Frost checks it
and Frost counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Frost.
Frost gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tony Brigante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brigante lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Frost backs up against the cage.
Frost throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brigante was covering up waiting for the punch and Frost finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Frost works over Brigante with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brigante keeping moving, preventing Frost from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Frost slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Frost passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Frost decides to take the fight back to the feet.
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.
Brigante throws the kick towards the body but Frost avoids it.
Brigante misses with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Frost.
Frost closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brigante did well to prevent Frost getting side control.
Frost decides to stand and escape the position.
Frost drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maximus Frost has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frost trying to control the action but Brigante is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost advances nicely into full mount.
Frost controlling his opponent.
Frost scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brigante?
Brigante is trying to stand up.
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.
Frost scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Frost jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brigante manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Brigante is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Frost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Frost moves out of range of the body kick.
Brigante looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frost swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brigante counters with a one-two to the body.
Frost drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Frost trying to control the position from guard on top but Brigante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frost distracts Brigante with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Frost lands a couple of digs.
Frost is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Frost gets to his feet - Brigante follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frost will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brigante tries to land a front kick but Frost steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brigante throws a wild body kick that Frost sees coming a mile off.
Frost gets the takedown into side control.
Frost is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brigante is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frost is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brigante is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Frost asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Frost is working Brigante over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brigante gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Frost connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Frost takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Frost looking to isolate an arm here. Brigante doesn't see it coming and as Frost extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Frost!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maximus Frost!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mo jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, mo jo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
jo walks into a left hand.
It looks like mo jo has been cut.
Pinta connects with a solid leg kick.
Pinta cracks jo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pinta has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning jo to stand back up!
jo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
jo misses with a takedown attempt - Pinta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Pinta throws an absolute beast of a head kick! jo is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thomas Pinta!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pate Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Ratila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juha Ratila is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Puska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ratila!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ratila as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ratila.
Puska doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ratila holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ratila is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Puska jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ratila walks away with a smile on his face. Puska gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pate Puska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puska shoots and misses
and Ratila counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Puska!
Puska tries to lock up and control but Ratila gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Puska is wriggling around trying to escape.
Puska is working hard here to advance position.
Puska tries to hold on but Ratila postures up.
Ratila has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Puska's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratila sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Puska can't escape the position.
Ratila wants to control the pace but Puska is squirming around nicely.
Puska swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Puska really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Puska looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ratila controlling from the back.
Puska wants to control his opponent's hands but Ratila gets his hands free.
Puska looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Puska is trying to break free.
Puska trying to get back to his feet but Ratila is in full control for now.
Puska is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratila softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Puska covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Ratila working for the choke.
Ratila looking to break Puska's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Puska remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ratila will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Puska wants to control his opponent's hands but Ratila gets his hands free.
Ratila trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Puska doesn't escape.
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.
Ratila is hanging on to Puska's back as he tries to escape.
Puska holding both Ratila 's hands and preventing any damage.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ratila controlling well, preventing Puska from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Ratila dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ratila has his takedown stuffed
and Puska counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Puska has Ratila pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ratila manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Puska tries to pull guard but Ratila holds him up against the cage and eventually Puska drops back down to his feet.
Puska pulls guard.
Ratila trying to control but Puska is working from the bottom.
Puska wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puska is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ratila is controlling him.
Puska keeping moving, preventing Ratila from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska has an active guard here but Ratila has managed to pass into half guard.
Puska looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ratila perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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.
Ratila wants to take a breather but Puska is having none of it.
Puska trying to control here.
Puska is looking to improve his position.
Ratila is taking a breather. Puska says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Puska has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ratila is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratila prevents Puska from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ratila shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Puska is trying to defend but Ratila finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ratila wants to take a breather but Puska is having none of it.
Ratila is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Puska wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratila perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ratila prevents Puska from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puska is refusing to be controlled, as Ratila sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Ratila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ratila darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Puska controlling the position well.
Puska looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ratila wants to control but Puska is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ratila.
Ratila missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Puska is trying to maintain the position but Ratila is very close to passing his half guard.
Ratila winds up and cracks Puska with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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.
Ratila drives through and clinches with Puska against the cage.
Puska changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ratila fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ratila drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ratila is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Puska will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Puska wants to control but Ratila postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Puska is looking for a sweep.
Ratila happy to just control the position for now.
Puska is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ratila throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Puska was covering up waiting for the punch and Ratila finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Puska looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ratila is one step ahead there.
Pate Puska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ratila's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Ratila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ratila has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juha Ratila!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Koskela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Lukottaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matti Koskela has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Koskela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Lukottaja!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskela tries to clinch up but Lukottaja circles away and keeps his distance.
Lukottaja clinches up against the cage.
Koskela tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koskela misses with the head strike.
Lukottaja keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Koskela's efforts to push away.
Koskela manages to break the clinch.
Lukottaja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koskela moves away.
Lukottaja throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Koskela was covering up waiting for the punch and Lukottaja finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lukottaja pushing down on Koskela's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Koskela has hold of Lukottaja's hands but Lukottaja slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koskela wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukottaja content to control rather than advance.
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.
Lukottaja throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Lukottaja seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lukottaja throwing shots but Koskela is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskela blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lukottaja.
Lukottaja sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koskela defending well though.
Lukottaja sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koskela defending well though.
Koskela on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Koskela tries to get out of the position.
Lukottaja is looking for a kimura here.
Koskela wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Lukottaja trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Lukottaja has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koskela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lukottaja.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lukottaja is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Lukottaja dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Koskela misses with a hook to the body
and Lukottaja counters with a shoot takedown. Koskela fights it but they end up in guard.
Koskela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lukottaja on the ground.
Koskela is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lukottaja is controlling him.
Koskela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lukottaja controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lukottaja 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.
Lukottaja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lukottaja decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukottaja steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koskela.
Koskela tries to clinch but Lukottaja moves away
and Lukottaja counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Koskela's guard now.
Lukottaja advances position into side control!
Lukottaja controls the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lukottaja cracks Koskela with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskela being controlled for a moment.
Lukottaja has hold of Koskela's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Koskela tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lukottaja cranks the arm and Koskela screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Koskela, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lasse Lukottaja!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zac Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zimmerman comes to the cage accompanied by That Aint My America - Lynyrd Skynyrd. Bobby Lashley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zac Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Lashley!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley shoots in looking for a takedown. Zimmerman tries to sprawl out of it but Lashley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zimmerman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lashley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lashley doesn't manage to clinch there - Zimmerman circles away.
Zimmerman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zimmerman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zimmerman distracts Lashley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zimmerman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lashley trying to control the position.
Zimmerman lands a couple of digs.
Zimmerman connects with a couple of short punches.
Zimmerman is working Lashley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zimmerman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zimmerman lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zimmerman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lashley's head.
Zimmerman pushing down on Lashley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zimmerman 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.
Zimmerman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zimmerman uses his free foot to push down on Lashley's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lashley.
Zimmerman with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman landing shots from mount.
Zimmerman unloading with bombs!
Zimmerman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lashley looks a forlorn figure.
Zimmerman landing punches.
Zimmerman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lashley is in a horrible position here. Zimmerman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zimmerman breaks from Lashley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zimmerman lands a heavy elbow.
Zimmerman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Zimmerman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zimmerman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lashley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zimmerman lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
BOOM! Zimmerman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zimmerman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lashley hang on?
Zimmerman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zimmerman raining down shots from the mount!
Zimmerman dominating with strikes here.
Zimmerman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zimmerman lands a nice shot to the head.
Lashley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zimmerman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lashley looks a forlorn figure.
Zimmerman lands a heavy elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lashley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zimmerman breaks from Lashley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zimmerman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lashley is looking to improve his position but Zimmerman isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Zimmerman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zimmerman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zimmerman lands a nice shot to the head.
Lashley working to try and regain half guard.
Zimmerman working the ground and pound effectively.
Zimmerman lands a heavy elbow.
Zimmerman with good strikes from the mount here!
Zimmerman scoring with strikes but Lashley is staying in there.
Zimmerman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lashley's face.
Zimmerman cracks Lashley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zimmerman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zimmerman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lashley's face.
Lashley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lashley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zimmerman with shots to the head and body - Lashley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zimmerman looking to finish Lashley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lashley!
Lashley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zimmerman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zimmerman lands with some strikes.
Zimmerman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zimmerman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zimmerman lands with some strikes.
Lashley is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zimmerman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lashley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zac Zimmerman dominated that round.
That's time! Zimmerman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zimmerman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lashley's half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zimmerman lands a nice short elbow.
Zac Zimmerman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zimmerman working over Lashley with some ground and pound. Lashley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zimmerman working Lashley over with strikes.
Zimmerman slips a nice elbow through Lashley's hands, connecting with Lashley's forehead.
Zimmerman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zimmerman works his way into side control.
Zimmerman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lashley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zimmerman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zimmerman lands a few punches from side control.
Lashley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lashley is looking to regain half guard here but Zimmerman keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley taking punishment in the form of punches.
Zimmerman lands an elbow.
Zimmerman lands a few punches from side control.
Zimmerman lands some shots froms side control.
Zimmerman working the ground and pound from side control.
Zimmerman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Zimmerman working the head with strikes.
Zimmerman is chipping away with strikes.
Lashley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zimmerman is chipping away with strikes.
Lashley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zimmerman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zimmerman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lashley can do to turn this around?
Zimmerman working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zimmerman working the ground and pound.
Zimmerman cracks Lashley with a big right hand but Lashley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Zimmerman cracks Lashley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zimmerman scoring with punches and elbows.
Zimmerman is putting a hurting on Lashley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Zimmerman working the ground and pound.
Lashley misses with a strike from the bottom.
Zimmerman lands a nice forearm strike.
Zimmerman advances to mount.
Lashley taking shots to the head.
Zimmerman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lashley throwing hammer fists to the chest of Zimmerman. What's that going to do exactly?
Lashley is in a horrible position here. Zimmerman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lashley looks a forlorn figure.
Zimmerman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zimmerman landing shots from mount.
Zimmerman with good strikes from the mount here!
Zimmerman with good strikes from the mount here!
Zimmerman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lashley tries to lock up and control but Zimmerman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lashley is bucking up trying to escape but Zimmerman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lashley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lashley is trying to stand up.
Zimmerman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lashley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lashley is in a horrible position here. Zimmerman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zimmerman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is landing with some decent strikes but Lashley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zimmerman unloading with bombs!
Lashley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zimmerman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lashley's face.
Zimmerman cracks Lashley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman cracks Lashley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lashley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zimmerman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lashley taking shots to the head.
Zimmerman lands a big elbow.
Zimmerman breaks from Lashley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lashley bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lashley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zac Zimmerman dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Zimmerman misses with a takedown attempt - Lashley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zimmerman misses with a takedown attempt
and Lashley counters with a shoot takedown. Zimmerman fights it but they end up in guard.
Zimmerman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zimmerman slips a nice elbow through Lashley's hands, connecting with Lashley's forehead.
Zimmerman slips a nice elbow through Lashley's hands, connecting with Lashley's forehead.
Zimmerman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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. Zimmerman connects with a nice short shot to Lashley's temple.
Zimmerman moves into full mount! Lashley won't be happy about that!
Zimmerman looking to finish Lashley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lashley!
Zimmerman breaks from Lashley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zimmerman landing punches.
Lashley taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zimmerman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zimmerman avoids the attempt from Lashley to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zimmerman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zimmerman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zimmerman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lashley hang on?
Zimmerman working Lashley over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Zimmerman.
Lashley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lashley tries to lock up and control but Zimmerman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zimmerman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lashley's face.
Zimmerman landing strikes from the mount and Lashley is in trouble!
Zimmerman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley is bucking up trying to escape but Zimmerman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zimmerman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zimmerman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zimmerman is landing with some decent strikes but Lashley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zimmerman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zimmerman with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Lashley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zimmerman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lashley is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Zimmerman landing shots from mount.
Lashley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zimmerman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman with shots to the head and body - Lashley looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Zimmerman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zimmerman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zimmerman scoring with strikes but Lashley is staying in there.
Zimmerman lands a nice shot to the head.
Zimmerman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zimmerman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lashley can't escape the position.
Zimmerman unloading with bombs!
Zimmerman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zimmerman working Lashley over with strikes here.
Zimmerman scoring with strikes but Lashley is staying in there.
Lashley tries to lock up and control but Zimmerman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zimmerman landing strikes from the mount.
Zimmerman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lashley looks a forlorn figure.
Zimmerman landing strikes from the mount.
Zimmerman dominating with strikes here.
Zimmerman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman landing strikes from the mount and Lashley is in trouble!
Bobby Lashley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zimmerman cracks Lashley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zimmerman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zimmerman dominating with strikes here.
Zimmerman with a couple of short strikes.
Zimmerman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zimmerman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lashley's face.
Zimmerman with the ground and pound from mount.
Zac Zimmerman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zimmerman working Lashley over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zac Zimmerman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zimmerman 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zac Zimmerman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luola Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soviet Russia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mies comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched. Russia has chosen Soviet National Anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luola Mies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Soviet Russia!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russia fails with a takedown attempt.
Mies slips a jab from Russia.
Russia shoots in for a double leg but Mies sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mies connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Russia shoots in for a takedown but Mies shows good takedown defense.
Luola Mies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soviet Russia.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mies cracks Russia with a nice body shot.
Mies displaying some good clinch control by pressing Russia up against the cage.
Russia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mies smiles and moves away.
Mies lands a big head kick that sends Russia tumbling to the mat! Mies takes a step backwards and waves Russia back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Soviet Russia has been cut.
Russia looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mies throws a series of punches but Russia moves out of range.
Mies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Russia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Mies.
A good leg kick by Mies.
Mies lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Russia is looking to close the distance but Mies sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Russia crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Russia is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Luola Mies!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Wanhanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes into the arena with Dj Neon - In Hardtrance I Trust blaring out of the sound system. Wanhanen has chosen Mina olen by Kotiteollisuus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Wanhanen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski looks to throw the jab but Wanhanen is out of range.
Wanhanen needs to keep his hands up - Koski had a free shot at his head there.
Koski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wanhanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Wanhanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Wanhanen.
Tomi Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wanhanen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koski.
Koski throws a hook but Wanhanen avoids it easily.
Koski throws an overhand right that lands on Wanhanen's shoulder, as Wanhanen tries to avoid the shot.
Koski lands with a cross.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wanhanen.
Wanhanen wants to clinch.
Koski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wanhanen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Koski can't keep his opponent in guard - Wanhanen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wanhanen is working for a kimura but Koski is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Koski throws a shot from downtown. Wanhanen moves away and avoids it.
Wanhanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wanhanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wanhanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Wanhanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koski.
Koski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wanhanen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wanhanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koski is keeping the position for now.
Koski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wanhanen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski 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.
Wanhanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koski wants to control from the top but Wanhanen keeps moving.
Wanhanen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Koski is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wanhanen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Koski's back instead.
Wanhanen looking for the RNC.
Wanhanen looking to break Koski's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Koski remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Wanhanen will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Koski manages to reverse the position and now he's in Wanhanen's guard. Nice work there by Koski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wanhanen is proving hard to escape from.
Koski trying to control but Wanhanen is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wanhanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koski 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.
Wanhanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koski takes a swing at Wanhanen's ribcage but misses.
Wanhanen tries to clinch up but Koski circles away and keeps his distance.
Wanhanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koski.
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.
Wanhanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wanhanen walks into a straight right hand from Koski.
Wanhanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Koski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wanhanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wanhanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wanhanen walks into a stiff left hand from Koski.
Koski throws a hook to the side of Wanhanen's head but Wanhanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomi Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wanhanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Wanhanen.
Koski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wanhanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koski throws a hook but Wanhanen avoids it easily.
Koski throws a sloppy body shot
and Wanhanen counters with a big head kick but Koski shrugs it off.
Nice takedown defense from Koski. No joy for Wanhanen on that attempt.
Koski throws a one two combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koski avoids the head kick by Wanhanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Koski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wanhanen needs to keep his hands up - Koski had a free shot at his head there.
Wanhanen takes one to the side of the head.
Koski misses with a jab to the body
and Wanhanen counters with a nice body shot.
Wanhanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Koski throws out a loose jab but Wanhanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wanhanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Koski throws a series of punches but Wanhanen avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Wanhanen.
Koski throws a sloppy body shot
so Wanhanen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wanhanen looking to pass the guard.
Koski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wanhanen is one step ahead there.
Wanhanen looking to pass the guard.
Koski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanhanen trying to control but Koski is working from the bottom.
Wanhanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koski wants to stand and escape but Wanhanen is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wanhanen.
Koski throws out a loose jab but Wanhanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koski misses with a body shot
and Wanhanen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Koski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wanhanen counters with a single leg into guard. Koski didn't expect that.
Wanhanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Koski is retaining full guard.
Koski working for submissions but it's allowed Wanhanen to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanhanen wants to work for an arm triangle but Koski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Koski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Koski.
Koski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wanhanen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wanhanen pushing down on Koski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Koski is looking to escape.
Wanhanen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Koski gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski is trying to keep Wanhanen in close.
Koski looking for a sweep. Not yet Koski, not yet.
Wanhanen forces his way into half guard.
Koski is trying to maintain the position but Wanhanen is very close to passing his half guard.
Wanhanen tries to pass to full mount but Koski defends it.
Koski is trying to get back to full guard.
Wanhanen trying to control from half guard but Koski is working away.
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.
Koski tries to get to full guard but Wanhanen has control of the leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wanhanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Wanhanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wanhanen moves away from the strike by Koski.
Koski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wanhanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Wanhanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koski.
Wanhanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koski.
Koski misses the body punch
and Wanhanen counters with a one-two to the body.
Koski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wanhanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koski.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wanhanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Wanhanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Koski scores with a body shot.
Wanhanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wanhanen slips a jab and a cross from Koski.
Koski misses with a straight left.
Wanhanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Wanhanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koski.
Wanhanen moves away from the strike by Koski.
Koski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wanhanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wanhanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Koski circles away.
Wanhanen misses with a straight right.
Wanhanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koski lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanhanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Tomi Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
Koski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wanhanen.
Wanhanen moves in looking to clinch but Koski pushes him off.
Koski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wanhanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koski misses with a looping left.
Wanhanen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koski connects with a nice looking jab.
Koski thows a body shot but no joy.
Wanhanen clinches.
Wanhanen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Koski prevents it.
Koski blocks an elbow strike from Wanhanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wanhanen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koski can't break the clinch.
Wanhanen goes for a takedown attempt but Koski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tomi Koski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matti Wanhanen.
A big right from Koski misses.
Wanhanen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wanhanen.
Wanhanen walks into a left hand.
Koski avoids the body shot from Wanhanen.
Koski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Koski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koski throws a jab when Wanhanen was well out of range.
Koski throws a jab but it's blocked by Wanhanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Wanhanen.
Wanhanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Koski misses with a straight left.
Koski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Wanhanen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wanhanen scores with a shot to the body.
Wanhanen tries to clinch but Koski is having none of it.
Koski misses with a two punch combination.
Wanhanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koski throws a hook but Wanhanen avoids it easily.
Wanhanen moves away from the strike by Koski.
Wanhanen gets a clinch.
Koski lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanhanen lands a body punch.
Koski manages to break the clinch.
Koski throws a hook but Wanhanen avoids it easily.
Koski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wanhanen scores with a hook.
Koski waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Wanhanen.
Koski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wanhanen on the side of the head.
Wanhanen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Koski was covering up waiting for the punch and Wanhanen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Koski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wanhanen manages to get himself to full guard.
Wanhanen looking for a guillotine here but Koski defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wanhanen looking for subs off his back but Koski has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomi Koski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koski 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 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Koski!
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