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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alvarez's choice of entrance music: Raised Fist - Words and Phrases. The key to victory for John Franco has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez slaps away a takedown attempt from Franco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Franco fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Franco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Franco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alvarez moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike.
Alvarez pulls Franco into guard.
Franco prevents Alvarez from getting back to his feet.
Alvarez controlling Franco's posture.
Franco drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alvarez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Franco has Alvarez in his guard.
Franco manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez can't escape the position.
Franco looking to control but Alvarez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez is trying desperately to improve position.
Alvarez tries to buck Franco off but he can't manage it.
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.
Franco is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Alvarez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Alvarez!
Franco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alvarez stays in close to Franco's body and controls the position.
Alvarez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Franco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alvarez defends well.
Franco keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Alvarez wants to get up but he can't break Franco's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez prevents Franco from getting back to his feet.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franco controlling Alvarez's posture.
Franco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alvarez is controlling him.
Franco has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Alvarez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Franco misses with a takedown
and Alvarez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Franco!
Alvarez landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez cracks Franco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Franco takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Alvarez controlling the pace for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez has hold of Franco's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Franco manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Franco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Franco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Franco bucks Alvarez off and manages to get back to his feet!
Alvarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Franco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Alvarez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alvarez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Franco!
Franco is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alvarez avoids the attempt from Franco to control.
Franco is trying to escape the mount.
Alvarez unloading with bombs!
Franco is bucking up trying to escape but Alvarez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Alvarez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Franco can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Alvarez avoids the attempt from Franco to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Alvarez trying to control but Franco is having none of it.
Alvarez controlling from the full mount.
Alvarez blocks Franco's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Alvarez with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Franco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alvarez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Franco working to try and regain half guard.
Franco is working hard here to advance position.
Alvarez scoring with strikes but Franco is staying in there.
Franco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alvarez landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez landing strikes from the mount.
Franco regains half guard.
Alvarez stalling.
Alvarez trying to mount his opponent but Franco defends it.
Franco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is keen to just control but Franco is a slippery customer.
Franco is trying to stand up here but Alvarez is controlling him well.
Alvarez prevents Franco from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alvarez pushes Franco up against the cage in a clinch.
Franco gets underhooks to prevent Alvarez's takedown attempt.
Franco gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
Franco breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Alvarez 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. This is the final round!
Franco misses with a takedown
and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Franco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Franco keeps moving.
Alvarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Franco works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franco wants to stand but Alvarez is controlling the position.
Franco kicks Alvarez off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franco misses with a takedown
and Alvarez moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Franco trying to control the position here.
Franco is trying to hold Alvarez in close to prevent damage but Alvarez has managed to pass into half guard.
Alvarez is taking a breather. Franco 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.
Alvarez is trying to control. Franco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Franco wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Franco is working from the bottom.
Franco is trying to stand up here but Alvarez is controlling him well.
Franco is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Franco fails with the takedown
and Alvarez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Franco's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franco looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Alvarez has picked Franco up and slammed him! Franco can't keep hold of the triangle and Alvarez manages to pass to side control!
Alvarez slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Alvarez working the head and body with strikes.
Franco looks to move to half guard but instead Alvarez has passed into mount! Damn!
Antonio Alvarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee warns Franco that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Franco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alvarez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Franco is looking to escape.
Franco is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the head.
Franco wants to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
Alvarez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Franco is desperately trying to improve his position but Alvarez has a good base and remains in mount.
Alvarez raining down shots from the mount!
Alvarez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Franco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
John Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonio Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alvarez 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Alvarez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Peitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Peitsi's choice of entrance music: Seitsemän kertaa seitsemän. Pekka Peitsi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Peitsi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orange keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Orange stuffs the takedown attempt from Peitsi. Peitsi gets slowly back to his feet.
Peitsi tries to clinch up.
Orange has Peitsi up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Orange.
Orange pushes Peitsi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orange lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Orange lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Orange scores with a shoulder strike.
Peitsi decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orange looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Orange in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Orange controls the position.
Peitsi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Orange is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Peitsi's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Orange's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jake Orange just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Peitsi shoots in for a takedown but Orange shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peitsi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peitsi tries to clinch up
and Orange counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Pekka Peitsi has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange stuns Peitsi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peitsi looks gassed!
Orange connects with a jab.
Orange lands with a nice body punch.
Orange connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peitsi walks into a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Orange punishes Peitsi's body with a nice straight punch.
Peitsi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peitsi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orange cracks Peitsi with a hook to the temple - Peitsi is on wobbly legs here! Orange swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Peitsi falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Orange wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jake Orange!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steiner avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Nyrkki.
It looks like Erik Steiner has been cut.
Nyrkki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steiner fails with a takedown attempt.
Nyrkki lands a left and a right that sends Steiner crashing to the canvas! Nyrkki dives into mount looking to finish!
Steiner is rocked!
Steiner looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nyrkki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Steiner is still in real trouble! Can Nyrkki finish him?
Steiner seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steiner is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mauri Nyrkki just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nyrkki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nyrkki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nyrkki misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki looks to land a combination. Steiner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That has opened up Erik Steiner's cut even more.
Nyrkki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horrible takedown by Steiner or perhaps it was just good defense by Nyrkki which made him look bad.
Nyrkki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steiner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nyrkki lands with a right that hurts Steiner. Steiner looks to clinch but Nyrkki throws a short knee that drops Steiner. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Mauri Nyrkki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daimondi Gaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gaga's choice of entrance music: Lady Gaga - Just Dance ft. Colby O'Donis. On his way into the cage it seems that Martin Zaromskis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Martin Zaromskis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Zaromskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daimondi Gaga!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gaga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaromskis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaromskis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaromskis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaga misses with a head kick.
Zaromskis fakes the leg kick and cracks Gaga in the body.
Zaromskis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaromskis keeps the fight on the outside.
Gaga is looking to clinch.
Gaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Gaga.
Zaromskis takes the fight into the clinch.
Zaromskis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Daimondi Gaga has been cut.
Zaromskis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaga misses with the head strike.
Gaga takes an elbow to the temple.
Gaga misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Daimondi Gaga's cut even more.
Gaga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zaromskis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaga looks gassed!
Zaromskis breaks from the clinch.
Gaga tries to clinch
and Zaromskis counters with an outside leg kick.
Gaga tries to keep at a distance but Zaromskis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zaromskis lands an elbow that stopped Gaga in his tracks for a moment.
Zaromskis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaga.
Zaromskis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Daimondi Gaga's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zaromskis avoiding damage as Gaga throws knees to the body.
Gaga trying to control the position but instead, Zaromskis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gaga into the cage.
Zaromskis lands a damaging elbow.
Daimondi Gaga's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gaga fails to pull guard.
Gaga misses with an elbow over the top.
Zaromskis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaga clinches but Zaromskis breaks the clinch
and Zaromskis counters with a thumping low kick.
Zaromskis closes the distance and clinches.
Gaga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zaromskis avoids a wild elbow strike from Gaga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis lands an elbow that stopped Gaga in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daimondi Gaga's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Martin Zaromskis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Urho Kekkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tropical Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tropical Davidson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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179 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Kekkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tropical Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Davidson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Davidson misses the target.
Kekkonen has managed to clinch.
Davidson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kekkonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Davidson digs a right hand underneath Kekkonen's ribcage. Kekkonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davidson trying to land knees to the body.
Davidson tries a knee to the head but Kekkonen blocks it.
Kekkonen lands a body shot.
Kekkonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davidson tries a knee to the head but Kekkonen blocks it.
Davidson looks gassed!
Kekkonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
Kekkonen lands with a left to the head.
Kekkonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Davidson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davidson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen presses Davidson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kekkonen lands a shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Kekkonen.
A short body shot lands from Kekkonen as the two fighters clinch.
Kekkonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kekkonen scores with a shot to the side of Davidson's head.
Kekkonen lands a damaging elbow.
Kekkonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekkonen slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Kekkonen.
Nice elbow from Kekkonen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Davidson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kekkonen's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Kekkonen.
A hook to the body from Kekkonen.
Davidson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kekkonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kekkonen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davidson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davidson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Davidson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kekkonen darts in and clinches Davidson up against the cage.
Kekkonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kekkonen digs a right hand into Davidson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Davidson's gas tank.
Kekkonen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davidson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kekkonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kekkonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kekkonen stalls.
Kekkonen pushes Davidson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kekkonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
Davidson is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Kekkonen.
Davidson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kekkonen finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kekkonen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kekkonen crunches a lovely knee into Davidson's ribcage.
Kekkonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Kekkonen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kekkonen slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from Kekkonen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kekkonen.
Stalling in the clinch from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Kekkonen lands a big right hand that drops Davidson! The killer instinct kicks in and Kekkonen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kekkonen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urho Kekkonen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Natura Barbecue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishe Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sithole comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tan Dun - For The World (Hero Soundtrack) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Natura Barbecue has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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159 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Natura Barbecue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishe Sithole!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sithole fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbecue on the side of the head.
Barbecue tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut there from Sithole.
Barbecue takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sithole tries to clinch up but Barbecue circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbecue blocks a head kick by Sithole.
Sithole throws a shot to the body.
Barbecue really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbecue takes one on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sithole breaks the clinch.
Sithole connects with a nice looking jab.
Sithole scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbecue is breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Sithole throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Barbecue is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ishe Sithole!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olle Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Kink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olle Koskinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Kink!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kink is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koskinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koskinen lands a right hook to the body.
Koskinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koskinen cracks Kink with an open hand slap.
It looks like Tarmo Kink has been cut.
Koskinen misses with a hook. Kink ducked under it nicely.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Kink keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koskinen swings for the body but Kink moves out of range.
Kink shoots in but no luck this time.
Kink shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koskinen sprawls well. Koskinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kink gets slowly back to his feet.
Olle Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarmo Kink.
Koskinen misses with the combination.
Koskinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kink doesn't seem bothered though.
Kink looks gassed!
A big left from Koskinen misses.
Kink fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Koskinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Kink 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kink is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Kink tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Koskinen wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Olle Koskinen!
Olle Koskinen retains his featherweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Hilavitku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamazuki Munahiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munahiki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: JMT - Kublai Khan. This should be fireworks!
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275 lbs
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23
318 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
6 - 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamazuki Munahiki!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munahiki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilavitku moves away.
Munahiki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilavitku.
Munahiki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Munahiki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hilavitku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Munahiki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hilavitku shoots in but Munahiki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Munahiki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Munahiki lands in his opponent's guard.
Hilavitku 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.
Munahiki forces his way into half guard.
Munahiki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hilavitku is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Munahiki pulls his head out easily.
Munahiki stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munahiki trying to control the action but Hilavitku is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilavitku won't allow Munahiki to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hilavitku manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Munahiki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hilavitku has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Munahiki has managed to get both his arms back between Hilavitku's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munahiki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hilavitku has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Munahiki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Munahiki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Munahiki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Munahiki pushes down on Hilavitku's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Munahiki is keen to just control but Hilavitku is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilavitku is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Munahiki pulls his head out easily.
Munahiki not doing much here.
Munahiki is looking for a kimura but Hilavitku is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Munahiki to get the leverage.
Hilavitku regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hilavitku manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Munahiki is looking to improve his position but Hilavitku isn't that keen on the idea.
Munahiki has given up his back here. Will Hilavitku look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Hilavitku is working for a rear naked choke. Munahiki is not defending it well and Hilavitku has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Munahiki refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Munahiki's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Niko Hilavitku!
Niko Hilavitku retains his super heavyweight title!
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