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KFC 18 - Divide et impera PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Rizzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Emelianenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Pedro Rizzo has been cut.
Emelianenko walks into a left hand.
Donk. Rizzo catches Emelianenko right on the button with a cross.
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Rizzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Rizzo counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko tries to move into range but Rizzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rizzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch
enabling Rizzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the body
and Rizzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Igor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo cracks Emelianenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rizzo scores with the left hand. Emelianenko knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rizzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rizzo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rizzo counters with a right hand to the body.
Rizzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rizzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rizzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Rizzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rizzo connects with a right hand. Emelianenko shakes it off.
Rizzo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Emelianenko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rizzo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Emelianenko misses the body punch
and Rizzo counters with a left to the body.
Emelianenko misses the body punch
and Rizzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pedro Rizzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rizzo swinging wildly here.
Emelianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rizzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Rizzo coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Rizzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emelianenko thinking.
Rizzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the body
and Rizzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the body
and Rizzo counters with a right hand to the body.
Rizzo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Emelianenko moves forwards but Rizzo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rizzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rizzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Emelianenko on the side of the head.
Rizzo lands a jab-cross combination.
Rizzo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emelianenko momentarily.
Rizzo lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo stuffs the takedown.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Rizzo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Emelianenko's hands.
Nice body punch from Rizzo.
Rizzo stalks Emelianenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Emelianenko's face. Emelianenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Rizzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Rizzo scores with a hook to the body. Emelianenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Rizzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rizzo lands a nice shot that snaps Emelianenko's head back.
Rizzo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A left lands for Rizzo.
Rizzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rizzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Rizzo counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emelianenko momentarily.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Emelianenko misses with a jab to the body
and Rizzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donk. Rizzo catches Emelianenko right on the button with a cross.
Emelianenko walks into a stiff left hand from Rizzo.
Rizzo scores with a nice strike.
Rizzo lands a jab to the head.
Emelianenko needs to keep his hands up - Rizzo had a free shot at his head there.
Emelianenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and Rizzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rizzo scores with a jab to the head.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rizzo counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pedro Rizzo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rizzo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rizzo lands with a hook. Emelianenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rizzo scores with a decent looking hook.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Rizzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rizzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
letting Rizzo counter with a right hand.
Rizzo punishes Emelianenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Emelianenko shoots in but Rizzo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rizzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Rizzo finds it's way through Emelianenko's defenses.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rizzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rizzo connects with a body shot.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Rizzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Emelianenko is looking to wear down Rizzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but Rizzo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rizzo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rizzo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks.
Rizzo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Emelianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rizzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the body
and Rizzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Rizzo works the jab nicely.
Emelianenko walks into a straight right hand from Rizzo.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the body
and Rizzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rizzo lunges at Emelianenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Emelianenko's hand.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and Rizzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rizzo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rizzo scores with a nice head shot.
Emelianenko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Rizzo counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Rizzo.
Emelianenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Rizzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rizzo lands an overhand right.
Emelianenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Rizzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rizzo lands with a nice body punch.
Rizzo scores with a body shot.
Rizzo tests Emelianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emelianenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rizzo throws a combination. Emelianenko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Igor Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rizzo scores with a sloppy right hand. Emelianenko should have avoided that one.
Rizzo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Emelianenko drops his hands momentarily and Rizzo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Emelianenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizzo scores with a jab. Emelianenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice body punch from Rizzo.
Rizzo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rizzo scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Rizzo finds it's target.
Rizzo tests Emelianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rizzo counters with a right hand to the body.
Donk. Rizzo catches Emelianenko right on the button with a cross.
Rizzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Emelianenko swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Rizzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Rizzo lands a lovely overhand right.
Rizzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rizzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rizzo misses with a two punch combination.
Good shot there by Rizzo.
Rizzo connects with a crisp jab.
Rizzo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch
and Rizzo counters with a nice body shot.
Rizzo catches Emelianenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Emelianenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rizzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rizzo's cut.
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!
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Rizzo counters with a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot
and Rizzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Rizzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Rizzo counters with a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rizzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Rizzo lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelianenko off the cage and back into rage.
Pedro Rizzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo cracks Emelianenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Emelianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rizzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rizzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizzo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rizzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rizzo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rizzo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a jab to the body
and Rizzo counters with a left to the body.
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rizzo finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rizzo counters with a straight right hand.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rizzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rizzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Emelianenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rizzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Rizzo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Emelianenko jabs Rizzo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rizzo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emelianenko on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rizzo.
Rizzo works Emelianenko's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a combination. Emelianenko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice uppercut there from Rizzo.
Emelianenko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rizzo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Emelianenko is in Rizzo's guard.
Emelianenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emelianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rizzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rizzo can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is standing up over Rizzo. Rizzo looks to escape but Emelianenko dives into side control.
Rizzo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pedro Rizzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Rizzo is being controlled here.
Emelianenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Emelianenko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Emelianenko landing a few strikes.
Igor Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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 Igor Emelianenko.
I think Rizzo 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Rizzo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Kukkaketo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liepo Frendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Kukkaketo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Kukkaketo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liepo Frendi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frendi misses with a leg kick
and Kukkaketo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Frendi blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Frendi misses
and Kukkaketo counters with a head kick.
A low kick from Frendi misses
and Kukkaketo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kukkaketo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frendi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kukkaketo throws a series of punches but Frendi avoids them all with ease.
Kukkaketo throws a head kick that misses
and Frendi counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkaketo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Frendi throws a leg kick
and Kukkaketo counters with a good low kick that Frendi was not able to check.
Kukkaketo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kukkaketo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kukkaketo misses with a low kick.
Kukkaketo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frendi thows a leg kick but Kukkaketo checks it
and Kukkaketo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Frendi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kukkaketo throws a head kick that misses.
Kukkaketo throws a sloppy head kick and Frendi moves out of range easily.
Kukkaketo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kukkaketo throws a low kick, looking for Frendi's leg but Frendi calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frendi throws a hook but Kukkaketo avoids it easily.
Kukkaketo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frendi.
A head kick by Kukkaketo misses
and Frendi counters with a head kick that wobbles Kukkaketo - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Frendi sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liepo Frendi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Mansour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ion Golban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Mansour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ion Golban!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golban connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Golban misses with a left hand
and Mansour counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Golban throws a poor cross that misses
and Mansour counters with a left to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Golban!
Golban throws a nice looking combination but Mansour bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Golban lands a big uppercut and Mansour crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mansour looks OK. Golban waves Mansour back to his feet!
Mansour is rocked!
Golban throws a series of punches but Mansour moves out of range.
Golban swings widly with a right hand
and Mansour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golban throws a good cross that connects.
Oh Mansour is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ion Golban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golban cracks Mansour on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Mansour falls backwards against the cage. Golban follows up with more strikes that drop Mansour to his knees. Golban keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Mansour! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ion Golban!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Olsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juska Timoska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olsson comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Superman. Juska Timoska is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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196 lbs
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Olsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juska Timoska!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timoska manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Olsson on his heels. He'll look to pass Olsson's guard now, I'm sure.
Olsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Olsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Olsson tries to get out of the position.
Timoska with a flurry of punches that miss.
Timoska slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Timoska working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Olsson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Timoska trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Timoska is in close to Olsson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Olsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Olsson keeping moving, preventing Timoska from controlling successfully.
Timoska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timoska with a flurry of punches that miss.
Olsson is trying to control the position but Timoska postures up.
Timoska throws and elbow that misses. Olsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Timoska's guard. Nice move by Olsson!
Timoska is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Timoska manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Timoska scores with a one two! Olsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Timoska has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Olsson.
Timoska feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Olsson holds on and takes a little breather.
Olsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timoska postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Timoska 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Timoska accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timoska lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Timoska stays in close to Olsson's body and controls the position.
Olsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Timoska trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Timoska looking to pass the guard.
Timoska lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Timoska looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Timoska keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Olsson's head.
Timoska postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Olsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Timoska in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olsson is trying to keep Timoska in close.
Olsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Timoska controls from within his opponent's guard.
Timoska trying to control but Olsson is working from the bottom.
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.
Timoska looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Olsson. No joy for Timoska on that attempt.
Olsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Olsson.
Olsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Timoska shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Timoska was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Timoska scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Olsson?
Timoska avoids the attempt from Olsson to control.
Timoska lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juska Timoska dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Olsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Timoska is trying hard to land a takedown here. Olsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Timoska fails with a takedown attempt.
Timoska closes the distance and clinches up with Olsson, looking for a takedown. Timoska pushes Olsson against the cage but Olsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lars Olsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juska Timoska.
Timoska shoots in for a takedown but Olsson shows good takedown defense.
Timoska shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Olsson pinned against the cage. Olsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Olsson throws a leg kick but Timoska checks it.
Olsson lands a head kick!
It looks like Juska Timoska has been cut.
Juska Timoska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Timoska with a poor takedown
and Olsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Olsson.
Olsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Timoska avoids the damage to the body.
Timoska jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Olsson walks away with a smile on his face. Timoska gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Juska Timoska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsson throws a sloppy head kick and Timoska moves out of range easily.
Olsson tries to work over Timoska's front leg with a kick but Timoska checks it.
Timoska gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timoska trying to control from half guard but Olsson is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timoska missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Timoska missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Timoska looks to land a strike but Olsson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Timoska throwing strikes from guard but Olsson blocks nicely.
Timoska is looking to work some ground and pound but Olsson has wrist control.
Timoska postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Timoska is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Timoska advances to half guard.
Timoska slows the pace down in half guard.
Timoska thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timoska working the head and body with strikes.
Timoska looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Olsson is trying to maintain the position but Timoska is very close to passing his half guard.
Timoska seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Timoska working over Olsson with some ground and pound. Olsson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Olsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Timoska trying to pass the guard but Olsson defending well.
Timoska is nestled in close to Olsson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Olsson trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timoska throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Timoska sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Olsson taking some punishment here, with Timoska in his half guard.
Olsson is rocked!
Timoska lands a big elbow - Olsson is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Timoska!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juska Timoska!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karamba Labrador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Reinhardt (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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214 lbs
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210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karamba Labrador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Reinhardt winds up and cracks Labrador with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Labrador on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Labrador tries to get out of the position.
Reinhardt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Labrador does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Labrador avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reinhardt.
Labrador misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Reinhardt is trying to control. Labrador wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Labrador knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reinhardt on the ground.
Reinhardt passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Labrador!
Reinhardt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reinhardt punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Karamba Labrador has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Labrador is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Reinhardt looking to finish Labrador with some ground and pound. This is bad for Labrador!
Labrador wants to control but Reinhardt is having none of it.
Reinhardt postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Labrador badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Reinhardt around the waist but Reinhardt pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Reinhardt is the winner by TKO! Reinhardt jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andreas Reinhardt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ecks Deidl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Oppenheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oppenheim has chosen Fur Kaiser Gott Und Vaterland as his entrance music. Ecks Deidl has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ecks Deidl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Oppenheim!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deidl shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oppenheim sprawls well. Oppenheim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Deidl gets slowly back to his feet.
Oppenheim wants to clinch.
Deidl keeps the fight on the outside.
Deidl shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oppenheim but Oppenheim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oppenheim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oppenheim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Deidl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ecks Deidl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deidl tries to close the distance and clinch but Oppenheim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deidl just misses with a punch to the body.
Deidl gets a double leg takedown into Oppenheim's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppenheim looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Oppenheim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deidl is one step ahead there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oppenheim can do anything to dispel that myth.
Deidl prevents Oppenheim from getting back to his feet.
Deidl postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Oppenheim wants to sweep here but Deidl controlling him for the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bruno Oppenheim wasn't active enough on the ground.
Deidl tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oppenheim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Deidl somewhat.
Oppenheim clinches up with Deidl and pushes him back against the cage.
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.
Deidl misses with a body punch.
Deidl jumps guard but Oppenheim stands there with Deidl around his waist. Deidl gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oppenheim stalling against the cage.
Oppenheim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deidl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oppenheim.
Oppenheim fails to land with a series of punches.
Oppenheim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oppenheim slaps away a takedown attempt from Deidl, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Deidl tries to clinch up
and Oppenheim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deidl is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppenheim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deidl was well out of range. Poor timing from Oppenheim.
Deidl with a poor takedown
and Oppenheim holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oppenheim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oppenheim throws a low kick, looking for Deidl's leg but Deidl calmly moves out of range.
Deidl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oppenheim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oppenheim takes a swing at Deidl's ribcage but misses.
Ecks Deidl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deidl wants to clinch
and Oppenheim counters by moving into the clinch.
Oppenheim breaks from the clinch.
Oppenheim swings for the body but Deidl moves out of range.
Deidl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oppenheim can pounce on him.
Oppenheim has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oppenheim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oppenheim moves in looking to clinch but Deidl pushes him off.
Oppenheim misses with a wild combination.
Oppenheim throws a series of punches but Deidl moves out of range.
Oppenheim misses with a low kick.
Oppenheim misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Deidl counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deidl trying to control but Oppenheim is working from the bottom.
Oppenheim has control of Deidl's left arm, preventing Deidl from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oppenheim wants to sweep but no luck.
Oppenheim controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Oppenheim dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oppenheim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oppenheim breaks the clinch.
Deidl closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oppenheim moves into the clinch.
Oppenheim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deidl has a takedown stuffed.
Oppenheim is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Deidl rather than just go for the knockout.
Oppenheim moves in looking to clinch but Deidl pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deidl connects with a single shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oppenheim moves into the clinch.
Oppenheim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deidl tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Oppenheim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Oppenheim.
Oppenheim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppenheim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Deidl shoots in and drives through. Oppenheim sprawls well.
Oppenheim misses the shot to the body.
Deidl moves to clinch but Oppenheim breaks away
and Oppenheim counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Deidl to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Oppenheim!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bruno Oppenheim!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qually Fiterwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorma Jackson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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260 lbs
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26
252 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Qually Fiterwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fiterwon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fiterwon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fiterwon throws a big shot that misses.
Fiterwon misses the body punch
and Fiterwon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Qually Fiterwon has been cut.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fiterwon at a distance.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Fiterwon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Fiterwon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fiterwon's guard.
Fiterwon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiterwon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fiterwon keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Fiterwon wants to hit a switch here but Jackson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fiterwon there!
Fiterwon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Fiterwon is trying to escape the mount.
Fiterwon is working hard here to advance position.
Fiterwon tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Fiterwon is in trouble!
Fiterwon is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fiterwon gets back to half guard.
Fiterwon wants to get back to full guard but Jackson has mounted him!
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fiterwon tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiterwon gets back to half guard.
Fiterwon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fiterwon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Fiterwon keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fiterwon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Fiterwon is proving a slippery customer.
Fiterwon throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Fiterwon keeps moving.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fiterwon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fiterwon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorma Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Qually Fiterwon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice cross by Fiterwon.
Fiterwon misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
Fiterwon lands with a good body shot.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Fiterwon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiterwon scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Fiterwon isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiterwon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fiterwon controlling from the full mount.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fiterwon breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Qually Fiterwon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fiterwon scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Fiterwon with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Fiterwon has a good base and remains in mount.
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Fiterwon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fiterwon tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiterwon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Fiterwon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fiterwon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fiterwon lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson is rocked!
Fiterwon with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Fiterwon finish him?
Fiterwon looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Jackson covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Qually Fiterwon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank McLair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Peppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teppo Peppo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tank McLair's chin.
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tank McLair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Peppo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLair scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Teppo Peppo has been cut.
McLair throws a series of punches but Peppo moves out of range.
McLair throws a lazy right hand but Peppo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peppo throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppo rushes McLair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McLair is trying to push Peppo away but Peppo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hook to the body lands for Peppo.
Peppo lands a right hand.
Peppo tries to pull guard but McLair won't allow it.
McLair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peppo sizes up McLair with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tank McLair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peppo dives in and grabs McLair's left leg, looking for a takedown. McLair pushes down on Peppo's head and hops out.
McLair throws a series of punches but Peppo avoids them all with ease.
Peppo looks to land a combination but McLair avoids it well.
McLair misses with a lunging right hand
and Peppo counters with a nice double leg into side control. McLair won't be happy with that.
Peppo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Peppo 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.
Peppo 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.
Peppo tries for a kimura but McLair is defending well.
Peppo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppo tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peppo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Peppo throws an elbow but McLair slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McLair stops Peppo from passing to mount.
The strikes coming from Peppo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McLair is letting Peppo control him for a moment.
Peppo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McLair seems a little lost for a moment, as Peppo dominates the positioning.
Peppo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McLair, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLair is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Peppo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Peppo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
McLair is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Peppo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Peppo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McLair has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
Peppo is trying to get an arm triangle but McLair is defending well.
McLair explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The fight stays on the outside here - Peppo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLair misses with a double jab
and Peppo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McLair walks into a straight right hand from Peppo.
A telegraphed right hand from McLair misses the target.
McLair lands a left and a right that send Peppo crashing to the mat, dazed. McLair thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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 Tank McLair will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Teppo Peppo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McLair throws out a powerful jab.
McLair drops Peppo with a straight right hand, right on the button! McLair follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tank McLair!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kahlua Zordick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simppa Suruviesti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simppa Suruviesti will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kahlua Zordick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simppa Suruviesti!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zordick feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zordick trying to control but Suruviesti is working from the bottom.
Zordick thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Suruviesti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zordick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zordick wants to pass the guard but Suruviesti is keeping the position.
Suruviesti keeping moving, preventing Zordick from controlling successfully.
Zordick is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zordick slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suruviesti is not content to let Zordick control the position.
Suruviesti is looking to reverse the position.
Zordick is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Suruviesti looks calm but he's in trouble here. Zordick gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Suruviesti is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Zordick lets go of the hold and Suruviesti can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kahlua Zordick!
Kahlua Zordick retains his welterweight title!
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