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CEC 55 : Supremacy PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between kivi nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahlam Zahlam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, kivi nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahlam Zahlam!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zahlam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
nyrkki tries a head kick but it misses.
Zahlam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from nyrkki.
Zahlam's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zahlam duly obliges.
It looks like kivi nyrkki has been cut.
nyrkki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - nyrkki lands in his opponent's guard.
Zahlam is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! nyrkki rolls with it to try and escape but Zahlam cranks on the arm and nyrkki is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ahlam Zahlam!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steen Christensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christensen has chosen Xzibit - Alcoholic as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rand James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steen Christensen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christensen clinches up against the cage.
Christensen lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
It looks like Rand James has been cut.
Christensen lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Christensen lands an elbow inside.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Christensen prevents a takedown attempt there.
James has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Christensen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Christensen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Christensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christensen rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
Christensen lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Rand James's cut is getting worse.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
James tries to score a body lock takedown but Christensen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rand James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James is breathing heavily.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christensen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rand James's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Christensen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christensen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Christensen lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
James wants a takedown but no success here.
Christensen lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Christensen lands a vicious elbow to the side of James's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Christensen tries to finish him with strikes but James still seems able to defend himself so Christensen steps back and lets James get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
James is rocked!
Jeez, Rand James's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rand James's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Steen Christensen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Kumijalka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kumijalka's choice of entrance music: compella & the twister - put ur weed up. Jeff Howard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kalevi Kumijalka's chin.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Kumijalka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumijalka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kumijalka doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
Kumijalka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kumijalka circles away quickly and effectively.
Kumijalka clinches.
Howard is looking to break free of the clinch but Kumijalka has double underhooks.
Howard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kumijalka landing knees to the head.
Howard wants to break free but Kumijalka has control.
Kumijalka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Howard's efforts to push away.
Howard has had enough of the clinch but Kumijalka keeps him there for the moment.
Kumijalka has Howard pushed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kumijalka.
Kumijalka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kumijalka has Howard pressed against the cage, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kumijalka landing knees to the head.
Kumijalka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howard has had enough of the clinch but Kumijalka keeps him there for the moment.
Kumijalka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard gets underhooks to prevent Kumijalka's takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Kumijalka.
Kumijalka breaks the clinch.
Kumijalka walks into a straight right hand from Howard.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by Kumijalka.
Howard missing with a left hand there. Kumijalka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kumijalka dodges the punch combination from Howard.
A slow jab from Howard misses its intended target.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kumijalka fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kumijalka slips a straight right by Howard.
A jab from Howard misses.
Howard lunges at Kumijalka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kumijalka's hand.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kumijalka is looking to clinch but Howard is avoiding it.
Howard misses with a straight right.
Kumijalka tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
Kumijalka has managed to clinch.
Howard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Howard is trying to break free.
Kumijalka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kumijalka crunches a lovely knee into Howard's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but Kumijalka has him pressed against the cage.
Kumijalka has Howard pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumijalka is looking to control Howard's arms but Howard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kumijalka has his back to the cage.
Kumijalka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howard has had enough of the clinch but Kumijalka keeps him there for the moment.
Kumijalka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Howard's efforts to push away.
Kumijalka has Howard pushed against the cage.
Kumijalka looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Howard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kumijalka stalls.
Kumijalka lands a nice knee to the body.
Kumijalka just leaning against Howard, taking a breather.
Kumijalka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kumijalka tries to pull guard but Howard won't allow it.
Kumijalka tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kumijalka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kumijalka looks gassed!
Kumijalka is trying to maintain a safe position but Howard gets an underhook and turns Kumijalka into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kalevi Kumijalka.
Howard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Howard misses.
Howard punishes Kumijalka's body with a nice straight punch.
Howard throws a nice looking combination but Kumijalka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kumijalka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kumijalka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howard misses with a body shot.
Howard scores with a jab to the head.
Howard throws a jab when Kumijalka was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Howard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kumijalka doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
Jeff Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kumijalka moves out of range as Howard strikes.
Howard throws a body punch but Kumijalka moves out of range.
Kumijalka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but Kumijalka has him pressed against the cage.
Kumijalka lands a good knee to the midsection. Howard won't want to take too many of those.
Howard working hard to break the clinch.
Kumijalka connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kumijalka.
Howard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Howard misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kumijalka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Howard throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kumijalka has Howard pressed against the cage, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Kumijalka prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumijalka stalling in the clinch.
Howard misses with a punch to the body.
Kumijalka prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
Kumijalka keeps control of Howard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kumijalka has Howard pressed against the cage, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kumijalka stalling in the clinch.
Howard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howard wants to break free but Kumijalka has control.
Kumijalka controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kalevi Kumijalka.
Kumijalka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howard looks to land a combination but Kumijalka avoids it well.
Howard misses with a looping left.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Kumijalka slips the punch.
Kumijalka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kumijalka instigates a clinch.
Kumijalka lands a nice knee to the body.
Howard tries to circle away but Kumijalka has him pinned against the cage.
Kumijalka stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Kumijalka's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Howard is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Kumijalka.
Kumijalka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howard's face.
Howard lands a body shot.
Howard lands with a left to the head.
Kumijalka can't get the takedown.
Kumijalka wants a takedown but no success here.
Howard letting Kumijalka take a breather here.
Howard working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kumijalka.
Kumijalka trying to stall but Howard improves his position.
Howard is trying to force a seperation but Kumijalka has the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kumijalka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Howard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kumijalka's elbow.
Kumijalka effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumijalka misses with a knee strike.
Howard wants to break free but Kumijalka has control.
Kumijalka landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Kumijalka.
Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Howard wants to break free but Kumijalka has control.
Kumijalka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Howard tries to break free but Kumijalka pushes him back against the cage.
Howard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kumijalka has Howard pressed against the cage, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Howard tries to break the clinch but Kumijalka is controlling the position.
Howard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howard lands with a light punch inside.
Howard is trying to force a seperation but Kumijalka has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kumijalka looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Howard tries to break free but Kumijalka pushes him back against the cage.
Howard working hard to break the clinch.
Howard is trying to force a seperation but Kumijalka has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Kumijalka.
Kumijalka goes for a takedown attempt but Howard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jeff Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalevi Kumijalka.
Kumijalka defending well as Howard loads up on a big left hand.
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.
Howard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Howard tries to bum rush Kumijalka with a series of wild strikes but Kumijalka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kumijalka tries to clinch but Howard moves out of range.
Howard throws a hook but Kumijalka blocks it.
Kumijalka is looking to clinch.
Howard throws an overhand right that lands on Kumijalka's shoulder, as Kumijalka tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Howard misses.
Howard throws a right hand that Kumijalka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kumijalka also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kalevi Kumijalka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kumijalka slips a jab from Howard.
Kumijalka tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard throws a series of punches but Kumijalka avoids them all with ease.
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kumijalka darts in and clinches Howard up against the cage.
Kumijalka stalling in the clinch.
Kumijalka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Howard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kumijalka stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kumijalka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kumijalka landing knees to the head.
Kumijalka with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howard wants to get back to striking at distance but Kumijalka won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Howard.
Howard can't break the clinch.
Kalevi Kumijalka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Howard working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumijalka tries to stall but Howard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Howard.
Kumijalka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Howard's efforts to push away.
Howard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howard misses with the combination.
Howard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kumijalka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kumijalka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howard.
Kumijalka tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Howard.
Kumijalka fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two 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.
Kumijalka wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.
Kumijalka moves into range and clinches up with Howard.
Kumijalka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Come on Kumijalka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kumijalka landing knees to the head.
Kumijalka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Howard as the two fighters clinch.
Kumijalka gets through Howard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kumijalka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Howard's efforts to push away.
Howard working hard to break the clinch.
Kumijalka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Howard as Kumijalka tries to tie him up.
Howard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kumijalka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kumijalka blocks a body shot from Howard.
Howard tries to break free but Kumijalka pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumijalka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Howard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Howard struggles to land a body shot inside as Kumijalka controls his hands.
Kumijalka looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Kumijalka effectively controlling the action here.
Kumijalka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kumijalka trying to control the position but instead, Howard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kumijalka into the cage.
Howard is looking to break free of the clinch but Kumijalka has double underhooks.
Kumijalka with a knee to the head.
Kumijalka wants to stall.
Howard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kumijalka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Howard gets underhooks to prevent Kumijalka's takedown attempt.
Howard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kumijalka trying to land knees to the body.
Kumijalka has Howard pressed against the cage, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Howard can't break the clinch.
Howard is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Howard.
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.
Howard works on Kumijalka's body with a couple of short punches.
Howard has had enough of the clinch but Kumijalka keeps him there for the moment.
Howard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kumijalka throws a head punch that misses.
Kumijalka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Howard can't break the clinch.
Howard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Howard tries to circle away but Kumijalka has him pinned against the cage.
Howard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Howard tries to break free but Kumijalka pushes him back against the cage.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but Kumijalka is controlling him.
Howard tries to circle away but Kumijalka has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kumijalka obliges.
Kumijalka connects with a knee to the head.
Kumijalka has Howard pressed against the cage, preventing Howard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kumijalka landing knees to the head.
Kumijalka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Howard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kumijalka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kumijalka is working for takedown but Howard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jeff Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalevi Kumijalka.
Howard tries to circle away but Kumijalka has him pinned against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeff Howard.
I think Howard 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Howard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Speedos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Hantunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hantunen has chosen Bad Religion - American Jesus as his entrance music. Mikko Hantunen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ken Speedos's chin.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Speedos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Hantunen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Hantunen misses.
Speedos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hantunen misses with a few strikes there.
Hantunen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hantunen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hantunen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Speedos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hantunen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Speedos blocks the leg kick.
Speedos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hantunen.
Speedos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hantunen!
Hantunen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Speedos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Speedos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hantunen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hantunen!
Speedos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hantunen.
Hantunen distracts Speedos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hantunen trying to control the position from guard on top but Speedos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Speedos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Speedos looking for a guillotine here but Hantunen defends easily.
Speedos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hantunen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hantunen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Speedos keeping moving, preventing Hantunen from controlling successfully.
Hantunen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Speedos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hantunen defends it easily.
Hantunen throws a strike but Speedos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hantunen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Speedos trying to control the position from guard on top but Hantunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Speedos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hantunen dives on top into guard.
Hantunen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Speedos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hantunen has managed to get both his arms back between Speedos's legs - danger averted.
Speedos is breathing heavily.
Speedos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hantunen defends it easily.
Hantunen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Speedos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hantunen is one step ahead there.
Hantunen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Speedos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedos controlling from the top position.
Speedos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hantunen dives on top into guard.
Hantunen trying to control but Speedos is working from the bottom.
Speedos has momentary wrist control but Hantunen slips an elbow through the middle.
Hantunen trying to control but Speedos is working from the bottom.
Hantunen distracts Speedos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hantunen trying to control the position from guard on top but Speedos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedos is trying to keep Hantunen in close.
Hantunen landing with the ground and pound.
Speedos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Speedos controls Hantunen momentarily but Hantunen frees himself.
Hantunen cracks Speedos with a solid left hand.
Hantunen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Speedos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hantunen has managed to get both his arms back between Speedos's legs - danger averted.
Hantunen trying to control the position from guard on top but Speedos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hantunen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hantunen stands up over Speedos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Hantunen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hantunen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hantunen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Speedos is trying to control but can't.
Speedos is staying active underneath Hantunen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Speedos is pressing down on Hantunen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hantunen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Speedos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hantunen has managed to get both his arms back between Speedos's legs - danger averted.
Speedos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hantunen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hantunen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hantunen wants to control from the top but Speedos keeps moving.
Hantunen stands up from Speedos's guard - Hantunen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hantunen lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Speedos sprawling to the canvas. Hantunen follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Speedos hang on?
Speedos is rocked!
It looks like Ken Speedos has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hantunen lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Speedos! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hantunen jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Hantunen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Matinheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Path (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Path has chosen Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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21
197 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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22
198 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavo Matinheimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Path!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Path tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matinheimo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by Matinheimo.
Path fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matinheimo lands with a nice body punch.
Path throws a right hand that Matinheimo ducks under and follows up with a left that Matinheimo also avoids with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Matinheimo.
Path wants to control but Matinheimo postures up.
Path on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Matinheimo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Path wants to get back to his feet but Matinheimo drags him back down.
Matinheimo is trying to get an arm triangle but Path is defending well.
Matinheimo has knee on belly momentarily but Path bucks him off and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matinheimo wants to work for an arm triangle but Path is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Matinheimo wants to take a breather but Path is having none of it.
Matinheimo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Matinheimo tries to pass to full mount but Path defends it.
Path trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Matinheimo is trying to work for a kimura but Path is defending well.
Matinheimo trying to control the action but Path is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Path is looking to clinch.
Matinheimo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Matinheimo duly obliges.
Matinheimo stalks Path and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Path's face. Path staggers backwards, shaken.
Matinheimo throws a series of punches but Path moves out of range.
Matinheimo misses with the combination.
Matinheimo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matinheimo misses with an uppercut. Path saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Path wants to clinch up but Matinheimo keeps it at a distance.
Path tries to clinch up but Matinheimo circles away and keeps his distance.
Matinheimo checks a leg kick.
Matinheimo scores with a nice head shot.
Matinheimo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Path is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Matinheimo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Path is trying to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Matinheimo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo working the ground and pound but Path is defending the strikes.
Path is trying to control Matinheimo's posture but Matinheimo avoids it.
Matinheimo prevents Path from escaping the position.
Matinheimo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matinheimo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Path fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matinheimo jabs Path right on the nose. Path blinks but takes it well.
Path gets a clinch.
Path pressing his opponent against the cage.
Matinheimo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matinheimo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Matinheimo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Matinheimo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matinheimo.
Path takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Path closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matinheimo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Matinheimo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Path is looking to break free of the clinch but Matinheimo has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paavo Matinheimo.
Path doesn't manage to clinch there - Matinheimo circles away.
Matinheimo shoots in and drives through. Path sprawls well.
Matinheimo scores with a shot to the body.
Path has managed to clinch.
Matinheimo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Path smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Path tries to close the distance and clinch but Matinheimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Path is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Path has his takedown stuffed
and Matinheimo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Path thinking.
Matinheimo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Path in his tracks.
Path on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matinheimo scores with a decent looking hook.
Paavo Matinheimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matinheimo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matinheimo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Path tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Matinheimo counter with a right hand.
Matinheimo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Path tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matinheimo counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Matinheimo lands a right hook to the body.
Path tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Path takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Path is breathing heavily.
Matinheimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Path moves away.
Matinheimo closes the distance and clinches up with Path, looking for a takedown. Matinheimo pushes Path against the cage but Path circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paavo Matinheimo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matinheimo lands with a cross.
Matinheimo gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Path is trying to get back to full guard.
Matinheimo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Path has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo wants to control but Path is keeping him busy.
Path avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matinheimo.
Path tries to roll over but Matinheimo keeps him under control.
Path moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matinheimo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Matinheimo trying to control but Path is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Matinheimo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Matinheimo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Path counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Path lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo looking to slow down the pace here.
Path breaks from the clinch.
Matinheimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Path is just out of range.
Matinheimo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Path.
Matinheimo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paavo Matinheimo is winning the standup battle so far.
Matinheimo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Path tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matinheimo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Path!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Matinheimo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Path tries to close the distance and clinch but Matinheimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matinheimo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Path was covering up waiting for the punch and Matinheimo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Matinheimo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matinheimo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matinheimo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matinheimo stands and throws Path's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Matinheimo decides to stand back up. Matinheimo steps back and let's Path get back to his feet.
Path tries for a takedown but Matinheimo circles away easily
and Matinheimo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Path closes the distance but Matinheimo moves to the side
and Matinheimo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Path takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Path tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matinheimo lands a body shot.
Path defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matinheimo.
Path has his takedown stuffed
and Matinheimo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Path won't be happy with that.
Matinheimo wants to control but Path is keeping him busy.
Matinheimo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Matinheimo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Path some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matinheimo working the ground and pound.
Paavo Matinheimo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Matinheimo trying to control the action but Path is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo controls the position.
Path is not content to let Matinheimo control the position.
Path can't do much from the bottom here.
Matinheimo is looking to take a break and control but Path is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Matinheimo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Joey Path has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matinheimo trying to control the action but Path is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Path takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Path fails with the takedown
and Matinheimo counters with a nice uppercut.
Paavo Matinheimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Path.
Matinheimo tests Path's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Path.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Matinheimo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matinheimo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavo Matinheimo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between train dummys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Tori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tori comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Walk by Pantera kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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22
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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, train dummys!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vic Tori!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tori looks to score with a jab to the body but dummys is just out of range.
dummys goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
dummys shoots in for a takedown but Tori shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
dummys changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tori tries to avoid it but dummys manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tori to the ground. Tori escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
dummys takes a body punch but keeps moving.
dummys throws a head kick that misses
and Tori counters with a right hand to the body.
dummys shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tori defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for train dummys. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dummys falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tori counters with a leg kick.
Tori throws a sloppy head kick and dummys moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dummys shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tori counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
dummys throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
dummys with a poor takedown
and Tori counters with an inside leg kick.
dummys misses with a takedown
and Tori counters with an outside leg kick.
dummys is breathing heavily.
dummys throws the left hand but Tori avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tori.
Tori lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dummys throws a sloppy head kick
and Tori counters with a right hand to the body.
dummys shoots and misses
and Tori counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Tori looks at the referee who does nothing so Tori lands a crushing right that sends dummys to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vic Tori!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Preston Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anabolinen Steroidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver's entrance music is Candy Paint. A fine choice. Steroidi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Michael Jackson - Billie Jean. Preston Driver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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25
166 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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Brawler
KO power |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Preston Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabolinen Steroidi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver misses with a straight right.
Steroidi throws and low kick but Driver moves out of range easily.
Driver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steroidi ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Driver looks to land a combination. Steroidi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Anabolinen Steroidi has been cut.
Steroidi ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Driver misses with a looping right.
Steroidi takes one on the button.
Steroidi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Driver is looking to regain half guard here but Steroidi keeps moving and retains side control.
Steroidi wants to control for a moment but Driver uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Steroidi seems to be working for a kimura but Driver defends the submission attempt.
Steroidi prevents Driver from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver trying to hold on to Steroidi's head to control him but Steroidi postures up.
Steroidi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Driver is just riding it out for now. Steroidi eventually gives up the hold.
Steroidi is working for a kimura but Driver is defending it quite comfortably.
Driver is trying to stand back up but Steroidi is controlling him
That's two 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Driver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Preston Driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Driver tries to clinch up.
Driver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Steroidi.
Driver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Driver getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Driver misses the shot to the body.
Driver misses with the combination.
Driver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steroidi circles away.
Steroidi moves out of range as Driver strikes.
Driver misses with a two punch combination.
Driver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Driver fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver misses with a leg kick
letting Steroidi counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Driver.
Driver moves in looking to clinch but Steroidi pushes him off.
Steroidi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steroidi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Driver.
Driver throws a jab but it's blocked by Steroidi.
Driver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steroidi counters with a single leg into guard. Driver didn't expect that.
Driver is breathing heavily.
Steroidi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Steroidi forces his way into half guard.
Driver wants to improve his position but Steroidi is controlling well.
Driver is trying to escape back to his feet but Steroidi uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver struggling a bit here.
Driver tries to buck Steroidi off but Steroidi is having none of it.
Steroidi slows the pace down.
Driver pushes Steroidi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Steroidi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Steroidi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Steroidi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Driver has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Steroidi but great work by Driver.
Steroidi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
It looks like Driver is going to stand back up.
Driver wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Steroidi uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anabolinen Steroidi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anabolinen Steroidi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steroidi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Driver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Driver misses with a series of wild punches.
Steroidi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Driver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Driver wants to clinch but Steroidi slips to the side
and Steroidi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Driver misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Driver as the two fighters clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steroidi.
Steroidi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Driver avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Driver.
Steroidi missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driver gets underhooks to prevent Steroidi's takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Driver.
Steroidi slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Driver.
Steroidi wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Driver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Steroidi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Driver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver lands with a short shot to the head.
Driver landing knees to the head.
Driver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Driver holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Steroidi looking to stall.
Driver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steroidi.
Driver throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steroidi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Driver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Driver scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Driver - that landed with a thud.
Driver scores with a shot to the side of Steroidi's head.
Steroidi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Driver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Driver - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from Driver.
Driver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steroidi backwards.
Driver stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A knee to the head by Driver.
Driver lands with a short shot to the head.
Driver digs a right hand underneath Steroidi's ribcage. Steroidi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steroidi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Driver avoiding damage as Steroidi throws knees to the body.
Driver avoiding damage as Steroidi throws knees to the body.
A short right from Driver on the inside.
Steroidi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Preston Driver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anabolinen Steroidi.
Good body shot from Driver.
Driver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steroidi pushes off an throws an elbow but Driver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Driver tries to land a knee to the head but Steroidi blocks with his arms.
Driver lands a right hand.
Steroidi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Driver can't fight it off and eventually Steroidi manages to take the fight to the floor. Driver looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Driver looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Driver is looking to stand up but Steroidi isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Driver moves out of range as Steroidi strikes.
Steroidi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Driver defends it nicely.
Driver lands the left hand.
Driver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steroidi tries to clinch but Driver is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Steroidi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Driver swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steroidi counters with a left to the body.
Anabolinen Steroidi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steroidi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Driver.
Driver tries to clinch but Steroidi is having none of it.
Driver lands with a kick to the temple. Steroidi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Driver closes the distance but Steroidi moves to the side
and Steroidi counters with a straight right hand.
Driver cracks Steroidi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steroidi moves into the clinch.
Driver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Driver.
Steroidi slowing the pace effectively.
Steroidi pushes off an throws an elbow but Driver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Driver blocks an elbow strike from Steroidi.
Steroidi is looking to break free of the clinch but Driver has double underhooks.
Steroidi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Driver lands an elbow that stopped Steroidi in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Driver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anabolinen Steroidi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Driver gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Steroidi to counter with a crisp jab.
Steroidi scores with a leg kick.
Steroidi keeps the fight on the outside.
Driver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steroidi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Driver is defending against the submission attempts here by Steroidi.
Steroidi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steroidi prevents Driver from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi is keen to just control but Driver is a slippery customer.
Driver is looking to escape.
Steroidi is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Steroidi there.
Steroidi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Driver is just riding it out for now. Steroidi eventually gives up the hold.
Driver wants to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Driver misses with a looping right.
Driver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Driver moves in looking to clinch but Steroidi pushes him off.
Driver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Driver misses with a body shot
and Steroidi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Steroidi.
Steroidi wants to control from the top but Driver keeps moving.
Driver is adopting a defensive guard.
Driver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi throws a big right hand that misses.
Steroidi is fighting to break Driver's control of his arms but Driver is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Steroidi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Driver is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Steroidi, into his guard.
Driver gets to his feet. Steroidi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A telegraphed right hand from Driver misses the target.
Steroidi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Driver throws out the jab.
Steroidi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Driver throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Driver misses
and Steroidi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Driver tries to bum rush Steroidi with a series of wild strikes but Steroidi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steroidi scores with a sloppy right hand. Driver should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Steroidi misses.
Driver is trying hard to land a takedown here. Steroidi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Driver takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steroidi cracks a nice hook into Driver's ribs.
Steroidi clobbers Driver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Driver throws a lazy right hand but Steroidi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steroidi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Steroidi.
Driver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steroidi.
Steroidi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steroidi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Driver was covering up waiting for the punch and Steroidi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anabolinen Steroidi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steroidi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anabolinen Steroidi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mapeed Brumdisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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230 lbs
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235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitch Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mapeed Brumdisha!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brumdisha thows a body shot but no joy.
Manson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brumdisha lands with a straight right. Manson didn't see that one coming.
Brumdisha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck for Manson with that takedown attempt.
Brumdisha misses with a few strikes there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manson is pressed up against the cage. Brumdisha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Manson down to the mat. Manson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brumdisha walks into a left hand.
Brumdisha looks gassed!
Manson slips a straight right by Brumdisha.
Brumdisha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manson can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manson throws a body punch but Brumdisha moves out of range.
Mapeed Brumdisha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manson scores with a shot to the body.
Brumdisha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manson misses with a wild body shot.
Manson closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Brumdisha out cold! Brumdisha corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mitch Manson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A Dangerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, A Dangerous!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Dangerous looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White is looking to land body kicks.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White lands with a hook. Dangerous tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot lands for White.
Dangerous keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White misses with a head kick.
Dangerous misses with a body shot.
Dangerous rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dangerous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dangerous counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
White instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from White.
White is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dangerous is struggling to control the position.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dangerous is working White over against the cage.
Dangerous struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White slows down the pace here.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
White misses with a body punch.
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.
White lands a body punch.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from White.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White can't break the clinch.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White is trying to break the clinch but Dangerous has him pressed against the cage.
Dangerous breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dangerous cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a nice hook to Dangerous's body. Dangerous takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dangerous misses with a body punch
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dangerous lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bob White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by White!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White.
Dangerous throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White throws a hook but Dangerous avoids it easily.
Dangerous uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Dangerous checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dangerous counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dangerous fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White moves into range and clinches up with Dangerous.
Dangerous has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White taking a breather.
Dangerous blocks a body shot from White.
Dangerous lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from White.
Dangerous lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob White will probably get the nod.
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.
Dangerous staying out of range there.
Dangerous slips under a jab.
White throws a right and a left that Dangerous avoids nicely.
Bob White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White misses with a combination
and Dangerous counters with a nice uppercut.
White misses with a double jab
and Dangerous counters with a straight right hand.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dangerous misses with a two punch combination.
Dangerous on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
Dangerous has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
White ducks under a wild hook from Dangerous.
Dangerous steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangerous throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A Dangerous seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White throws out a leg kick but Dangerous moves out of range and White only half commits.
Dangerous tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dangerous swings away with a body shot that misses
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Dangerous 's knee.
White throws a combination that misses
enabling Dangerous to counter with a crisp jab.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Dangerous slips under a jab from White.
Dangerous blocks a head kick by White.
Dangerous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White misses with a combination
and Dangerous counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White cracks a nice hook into Dangerous's ribs.
Jab by Dangerous.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dangerous throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters by moving into the clinch.
White lands with a right to the head.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Dangerous has double underhooks.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
White lands with a right to the head.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Dangerous controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dangerous.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangerous lands a body shot.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White misses with a combination
and Dangerous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Dangerous.
White moves out of range as Dangerous strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Dangerous checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dangerous looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White throws a hook but Dangerous blocks it.
White throws a wild body kick that Dangerous sees coming a mile off.
White misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
Dangerous avoids a kick to the body.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dangerous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Dangerous swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White throws a push kick but Dangerous slaps the foot to one side.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and White duly obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dangerous misses with a hook.
Dangerous swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dangerous.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but A Dangerous will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dangerous moves away from the strike by White.
Dangerous ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dangerous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dangerous throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Dangerous misses
and White counters with a head kick that drops Dangerous to the mat! Dangerous scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
A telegraphed right hand from Dangerous misses the target.
White missing with a left hand there. Dangerous was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dangerous swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dangerous throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Dangerous moves out of range easily.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dangerous jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dangerous moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White looks to land a body kick but Dangerous moved away.
Dangerous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Dangerous throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Dangerous lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangerous walks into a straight right hand from White.
Dangerous throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dangerous counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dangerous avoids the head kick by White.
White connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Dangerous.
Dangerous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a leg kick
and Dangerous counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dangerous scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dangerous thows a body shot but no joy.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White avoids the body shot from Dangerous.
Dangerous misses the jab.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dangerous counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dangerous scores with a jab to the head.
Dangerous throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Dangerous throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dangerous lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
White is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dangerous misses with a body shot.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Dangerous fails to land with a series of punches.
Dangerous misses with a straight left.
Dangerous takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dangerous fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dangerous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dangerous connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dangerous drops White with a beautiful combination! White stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dangerous is looking for the KO!
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dangerous scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
A Dangerous comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dangerous has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... A Dangerous!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harri Potteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Shadie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potteri's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HP Theme. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Potteri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Shadie!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potteri thows a body shot but no joy.
Shadie fails with the takedown.
Potteri gets caught flat footed, as Shadie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Potteri is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shadie looking to pass the guard.
Potteri wants to sweep here but Shadie controlling him for the moment.
Potteri is working hard here to advance position.
Potteri is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Potteri keeping full guard, as Shadie tries to pass.
Shadie trying to control the position from guard on top but Potteri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shadie preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shadie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shadie ducks under a wild hook from Potteri.
Nice defenses there by Shadie.
Shadie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shadie gets the takedown into side control.
Potteri gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shadie is looking for a kimura but Potteri is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shadie to get the leverage.
Shadie trying to mount his opponent but Potteri defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shadie with the ground and pound but Potteri uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Shadie tries to free his leg and advance position but Potteri is retaining full guard.
Shadie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Potteri looking to control.
Shadie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shadie stands and throws Potteri's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Potteri can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shadie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shadie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Shadie is working Potteri over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shadie taking a break here but Potteri is having none of it and regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Potteri is trying to maintain the position but Shadie is very close to passing his half guard.
Shadie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Potteri sees it coming and defends easily.
Shadie works his way into full mount!
Shadie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Potteri is surviving well by controlling Shadie's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Potteri's face.
Potteri is desperately trying to improve his position but Shadie has a good base and remains in mount.
Potteri is squirming around, avoiding Shadie's attempts to control the action.
Shadie is working for a guillotine from mount but Potteri frees his head quite easily.
Shadie unloading with bombs!
Potteri wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shadie.
Shadie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shadie trying to control but Potteri is having none of it.
Shadie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Shadie looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadie unloads with some shots from mount but Potteri bucks and avoids them well.
Potteri is squirming around, avoiding Shadie's attempts to control the action.
Potteri is trying desperately to improve position.
Potteri tries to lock up and control but Shadie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Potteri in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Potteri really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Potteri is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shadie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shadie is working for a guillotine from mount but Potteri frees his head quite easily.
Potteri wants to hold on but Shadie pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Shadie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shadie slips under a jab.
Shadie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Potteri manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shadie postures up.
Potteri keeping moving, preventing Shadie from controlling successfully.
Potteri is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shadie preventing the sweep.
Potteri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shadie wants to control from the top but Potteri keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shadie tries to close the distance and clinch but Potteri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shadie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Potteri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Potteri takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Potteri's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shadie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Shadie scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Potteri to see if he's OK.
Shadie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Shadie wants to control but Potteri is keeping him busy.
Potteri is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadie tries to advance to mount but Potteri denies him.
Potteri gets back to half guard.
Potteri regains full guard. Nicely done.
Potteri is trying to keep Shadie in close.
Shadie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Potteri is keeping the position for now.
Potteri can't keep his opponent in guard - Shadie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shadie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Potteri is looking to improve his position.
Shadie is trying to control the action in half guard but Potteri is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadie trying to control from Potteri's half guard. Potteri has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Slim Shadie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Potteri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shadie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shadie drops back looking for a leg! Potteri is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Potteri manages to kick Shadie off! Shadie jumps back into Potteri's guard.
Shadie is breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shadie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Potteri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potteri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potteri defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shadie.
Harri Potteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shadie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Potteri lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shadie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shadie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Potteri has escaped the position, nice work there.
Potteri is not content to let Shadie control the position.
Shadie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Potteri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Potteri wants to control but Shadie postures up.
Check out the look on Shadie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Potteri is trying to control Shadie's posture but Shadie avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Shadie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Potteri misses with a wild body shot.
Potteri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Potteri misses with a wild body shot.
Potteri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shadie staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Potteri as Shadie shoots in.
Potteri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No joy there for Potteri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shadie fails to land the takedown.
Potteri throws a shot to the body.
Shadie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shadie defending well as Potteri loads up on a big left hand.
Potteri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shadie moves away.
Shadie wants to clinch up but Potteri keeps it at a distance.
Shadie cracks Potteri with a good jab.
Shadie throws a body punch but Potteri moves out of range.
Potteri looks to land a right hand but Shadie moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice sprawl there from Potteri as Shadie shoots in.
Harri Potteri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slim Shadie.
Shadie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Potteri sprawls well. Potteri wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shadie gets slowly back to his feet.
Shadie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Potteri misses with a looping right.
Shadie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Potteri looks to land a left hand but Shadie moved out of range nicely.
Shadie gets a takedown into half guard.
Shadie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shadie is thwarting Potteri's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadie is pressing down on Potteri's thigh, looking to free his foot. Potteri is holding on for now.
Shadie seems to be working for a kimura but Potteri defends the submission attempt.
Shadie stalling away here and it's allowed Potteri to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shadie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Potteri.
Shadie looks for a takedown but Potteri sprawls well.
Potteri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shadie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Potteri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shadie on the side of the head.
Potteri goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potteri connects with a single shot there.
Potteri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shadie shoots in but Potteri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shadie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potteri.
Shadie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potteri.
Shadie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Potteri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shadie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potteri.
Shadie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Potteri misses the body punch
and Shadie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Potteri working for a triangle but Shadie defends it easily.
Potteri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Potteri is really struggling to control Shadie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadie throws a big right hand that misses.
Shadie wants to pass the guard but Potteri is keeping the position.
Potteri has his foot on Shadie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shadie works his way back into a safe position though.
Potteri looking for a sweep. Not yet Potteri, not yet.
Shadie advances position into side control!
Shadie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Potteri has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shadie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Potteri keeps working.
Shadie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Potteri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Harri Potteri did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Potteri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Potteri jabs at Shadie's body.
Shadie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Potteri is trying to defend but Shadie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Potteri is not content to let Shadie control the position.
Potteri is trying to control but Shadie manages to pass to mount!
Shadie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Potteri is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shadie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Potteri wants to hold on but Shadie pushes him away.
Shadie looking to control but Potteri is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shadie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shadie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Potteri that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Potteri is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shadie looking to secure an arm triangle but Potteri defends it well.
Potteri is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potteri tries to lock up and control but Shadie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shadie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Potteri tries to hold on but Shadie postures up.
Potteri is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Shadie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shadie wants to finish this one by submission but Potteri is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Shadie.
Potteri bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potteri's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Potteri won't allow Shadie to sweep him here.
Potteri trying to control the position from guard on top but Shadie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Potteri got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shadie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Potteri has managed to get both his arms back between Shadie's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Potteri controls from within his opponent's guard.
Potteri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shadie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Potteri defends well.
Potteri wants to control from the top but Shadie keeps moving.
Potteri decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potteri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shadie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Potteri.
Potteri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shadie was well out of range. Poor timing from Potteri.
Potteri swings away with a body shot that misses
so Shadie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shadie trying to control but Potteri is working from the bottom.
Potteri escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shadie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shadie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Potteri keeping moving, preventing Shadie from controlling successfully.
Shadie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Shadie dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shadie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Potteri tries to avoid it but Shadie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Potteri to the ground. Potteri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Potteri. No joy for Shadie on that attempt.
Potteri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shadie.
Shadie defending well as Potteri loads up on a big left hand.
Potteri throws a shot from downtown. Shadie moves away and avoids it.
Potteri misses with a body shot.
Potteri throws a sloppy body shot
and Shadie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Potteri!
Shadie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Potteri is looking to escape.
Potteri is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Potteri is looking to get to half guard.
Shadie is working for a guillotine from mount but Potteri frees his head quite easily.
Shadie wants to control the pace but Potteri is squirming around nicely.
Shadie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potteri is looking to improve his position but Shadie isn't that keen on the idea.
Shadie wants to finish this one by submission but Potteri is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Shadie.
Potteri is working to get back to half guard.
Shadie scoring with strikes but Potteri is staying in there.
Shadie scoring with strikes but Potteri is staying in there.
Shadie tries to control but Potteri wriggling away.
Shadie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Potteri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shadie on the ground.
Potteri tries to hold on but Shadie postures up.
Shadie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Potteri hang on?
Potteri regains half guard.
Shadie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Potteri trying to control from the bottom.
Potteri is not content to let Shadie control the position.
Potteri trying to control here.
Potteri wants to improve his position but Shadie is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potteri is trying to maintain the position but Shadie is very close to passing his half guard.
Shadie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shadie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Potteri scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A swing and a miss from Potteri.
Shadie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Shadie scoring with strikes but Potteri is staying in there.
Shadie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Shadie controlling the pace for now.
Potteri holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shadie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Potteri defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Shadie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potteri is trying to escape the mount.
Potteri is squirming around, avoiding Shadie's attempts to control the action.
Harri Potteri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slim Shadie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shadie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Potteri tries to hold on but Shadie pushes him away.
Shadie trying to control but Potteri is having none of it.
Shadie content just to control the position here.
Shadie trying to control but Potteri is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Shadie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shadie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Shadie!
Slim Shadie is the new lightweight champion!
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