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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Stormbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Jarvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juhani Jarvela struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Red Stormbolt had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Red Stormbolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Jarvela!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvela gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jarvela controls Stormbolt momentarily but Stormbolt frees himself.
Stormbolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stormbolt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jarvela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stormbolt is looking to work some ground and pound but Jarvela has wrist control.
Stormbolt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stormbolt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stormbolt works over Jarvela with some ground and pound from guard.
Jarvela keeping moving, preventing Stormbolt from controlling successfully.
Jarvela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jarvela 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.
Stormbolt postures up and lands a big shot to Jarvela's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormbolt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jarvela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stormbolt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stormbolt landing with the ground and pound.
Stormbolt landing some decent shots from guard.
Stormbolt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jarvela is working an open guard so Stormbolt takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stormbolt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stormbolt working Jarvela over with strikes.
Stormbolt working over Jarvela with some ground and pound. Jarvela looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stormbolt connects with a nice short shot to Jarvela's temple.
Stormbolt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stormbolt slips a nice elbow through Jarvela's hands, connecting with Jarvela's forehead.
Jarvela looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stormbolt working Jarvela over with strikes.
Stormbolt gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Stormbolt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stormbolt connects with a couple of short punches.
Stormbolt works over Jarvela with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stormbolt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stormbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarvela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stormbolt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stormbolt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stormbolt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stormbolt working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormbolt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stormbolt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stormbolt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stormbolt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stormbolt 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.
Stormbolt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jarvela's head.
Stormbolt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stormbolt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jarvela throws a poor cross that misses
and Stormbolt counters with a takedown into side control.
Stormbolt working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Stormbolt scoring with punches from side control.
Stormbolt landing strikes.
Stormbolt working the head with strikes.
Jarvela is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jarvela takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormbolt working the ground and pound.
Jarvela taking punishment in the form of punches.
Stormbolt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Stormbolt's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jarvela on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jarvela on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stormbolt in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jarvela is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stormbolt connects with a decent elbow.
Jarvela taking punishment in the form of punches.
Stormbolt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stormbolt in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stormbolt decides to stand back up. Stormbolt steps back and let's Jarvela get back to his feet.
A shot to the body from Jarvela misses
and Stormbolt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jarvela's guard.
Stormbolt is pushing down on Jarvela's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jarvela is fighting to maintain full guard but Stormbolt has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Stormbolt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stormbolt dives in and scores a takedown into Jarvela's guard.
Stormbolt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stormbolt is working Jarvela over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stormbolt stands up over Jarvela, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stormbolt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jarvela's guard.
Stormbolt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stormbolt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stormbolt is trying to control. Jarvela wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stormbolt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stormbolt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jarvela is breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Stormbolt.
Stormbolt working Jarvela over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormbolt working the head and body with strikes.
Stormbolt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stormbolt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stormbolt lands with a punch from half guard.
Stormbolt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jarvela with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stormbolt connects with a nice short shot to Jarvela's temple.
Stormbolt working Jarvela over with strikes.
Stormbolt controlling the action here.
Stormbolt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stormbolt uses his free foot to push down on Jarvela's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jarvela.
Red Stormbolt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stormbolt lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormbolt lands a big shot there that rocks Jarvela but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stormbolt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jarvela?
Stormbolt cracks Jarvela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stormbolt raining down hammerfists from mount.
Stormbolt lands a big elbow.
Stormbolt cracks Jarvela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jarvela is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stormbolt landing shots from mount.
Jarvela is still in real trouble! Can Stormbolt finish him?
Jarvela in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stormbolt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jarvela seems to have recovered his senses.
Stormbolt working the ground and pound effectively.
Stormbolt unloading with bombs!
Stormbolt working Jarvela over with strikes here.
Jarvela really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stormbolt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormbolt lands with some strikes.
Stormbolt dominating with strikes here.
Stormbolt is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jarvela can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stormbolt raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Stormbolt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stormbolt cracks Jarvela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Stormbolt.
Jarvela takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stormbolt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stormbolt controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stormbolt cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormbolt working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stormbolt with a couple of short strikes.
Jarvela in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stormbolt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stormbolt with shots to the head and body - Jarvela looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stormbolt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jarvela can do to turn this around?
Stormbolt looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Jarvela 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 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Red Stormbolt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inge Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen's entrance music is Hurt me. A fine choice. Inge Grepp looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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275 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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255 lbs
7 - 10 - 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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Inge Grepp!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen misses with a two punch combination.
Tolonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grepp looks gassed!
Tolonen punishes Grepp's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolonen misses with the combination.
Tolonen lands a left and a right that send Grepp crashing to the mat, dazed. Tolonen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Inge Grepp has been cut.
Tolonen lands a big right hand that sends Grepp crashing to the mat! Tolonen stays standing though and waves Grepp back to his feet!
Grepp is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Tolonen has cracked Grepp with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Tolonen lands another huge swinging hook and Grepp tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Grepp, before Tolonen can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tauno Tolonen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Cummo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
15 - 30 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Cummo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage closes the distance and pushes Cummo back into the cage.
Rampage avoiding damage as Cummo throws knees to the body.
Rampage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rampage throws a poor cross that misses
and Cummo counters with a nice body kick.
Rampage keeps the fight on the outside.
Rampage misses with a double jab
and Cummo counters with a shoot takedown. Rampage fights it but they end up in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rampage is on top in guard.
Rampage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cummo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rampage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Cummo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cummo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rampage pulls his head out easily.
Cummo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Rampage gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jari Rampage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cummo tries to clinch up but Rampage circles away and keeps his distance.
Rampage has Cummo up against the cage in a clinch.
Rampage breaks the clinch.
Cummo misses with a takedown
and Cummo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Luke Cummo has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage throws the left hand but Cummo avoids the punch easily.
Rampage instigates a clinch.
Cummo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rampage moves into the clinch.
Rampage stalling.
Rampage tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rampage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cummo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rampage avoids the damage to the body.
Rampage gets control of Cummo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rampage will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cummo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rampage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rampage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cummo stopping the sweep attempt from Rampage.
Cummo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rampage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rampage manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cummo looks gassed!
Rampage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cummo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rampage misses with a hook
and Cummo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rampage won't be happy with that.
Rampage sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cummo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rampage wants to get back to full guard.
Rampage moves into full guard.
Rampage pulls Cummo in to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rampage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cummo.
Cummo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rampage's head.
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 Jari Rampage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luke Cummo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab lands there for Rampage.
Rampage throws a poor cross that misses
and Cummo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rampage!
Rampage can't escape the position.
Cummo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rampage is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cummo looking to finish with strikes here!
Rampage avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cummo.
Cummo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cummo avoids the attempt from Rampage to control.
Cummo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cummo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rampage wants to control but Cummo is having none of it.
Cummo landing shots from mount.
Rampage is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cummo with good strikes from the mount here!
Rampage blocking the ground and pound.
Rampage is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rampage gets back to half guard.
Cummo throwing shots but Rampage is blocking nicely.
Rampage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rampage tries to get out of the position.
Cummo misses with a head shot. Rampage uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rampage manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage landing strikes from the mount and Cummo is in trouble!
Cummo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Rampage in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rampage with shots to the head and body - Cummo looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage looking to finish Cummo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cummo!
Rampage is landing with some decent strikes but Cummo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rampage connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cummo is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rampage is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cummo is still in real trouble! Can Rampage finish him?
Rampage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cummo seems to have recovered his senses.
Rampage unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Cummo wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Rampage celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jari Rampage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Soldier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Train has chosen Rammstein - Feuer Frei as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Soldier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Train!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soldier swats away the attempt to clinch by Train.
Train lands a glancing blow to the side of Soldier's head.
Train wants to clinch.
Soldier throws a body kick that misses.
Soldier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Train tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Soldier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Train is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soldier keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Train looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Train chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soldier can pounce on him.
Train throws a poor cross that misses
and Soldier counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Soldier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soldier lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Train. That did some damage!
Soldier keeps Train at a distance using the push kick.
Soldier throws a leg kick but Train sees it coming and moves out of range.
Soldier throws a good cross that connects.
Soldier gets tackled into the cage by Train. Train maintains the clinch.
Train wants to break free but Soldier has control.
Train working aggressively here.
Train throws a head punch that misses.
Train working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Train swings wildly with an uppercut but Soldier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soldier blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soldier.
Train lands with a left to the head.
Train has a couple of punches blocked by Soldier.
Soldier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Train is defending well for now.
Soldier leaning against his opponent.
Train working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Train creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Train.
Train tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soldier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Train tries to break the clinch but Soldier is controlling the position.
Soldier pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Train is pushing Soldier up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Train scores with a nice hook to the head.
Soldier blocking some punches.
Train effectively controlling the action here.
Train has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Train lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
Train throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldier.
Soldier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Train 's eye.
Train wants to break free but Soldier has control.
Soldier blocking some punches.
Soldier lands a hook that snaps the head of Train backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soldier.
Soldier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Train looks gassed!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soldier.
Train takes an elbow to the forehead.
Train takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soldier lands a good knee to the midsection. Train won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Soldier is stalling here.
Soldier crunches a lovely knee into Train's ribcage.
Soldier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Train's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Soldier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Train 's eye.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Train 's eye.
Soldier lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soldier.
A short uppercut from Soldier.
Soldier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Soldier - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Train takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soldier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soldier punishes Train's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Soldier.
Train takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Soldier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soldier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soldier ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soldier moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Train on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Soldier.
Soldier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Train throws a poor cross that misses
and Soldier counters with a nice body kick.
Soldier closes the distance and pushes Train back into the cage.
Soldier manages to break the clinch.
Train throws a right hand that misses
and Soldier counters with a nice leg kick.
Soldier throws a head kick that Train semi-blocks.
Soldier scores with a hook to the body. Train takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Soldier misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soldier throws the kick towards the body but Train avoids it.
Soldier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soldier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soldier lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Soldier dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Soldier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Train clinches up against the cage.
Soldier blocks an uppercut.
Soldier lands an elbow inside.
Soldier throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soldier throws an elbow but misses.
Soldier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
Soldier is trying to maintain a safe position but Train gets an underhook and turns Soldier into the cage.
Train lands a shot to the body.
Soldier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Train throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldier.
Train lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Train 's eye.
Soldier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Train throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Train.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soldier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Train.
Soldier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Train.
Train scores with a shot to the side of Soldier's head.
Soldier swings wildly with an uppercut but Train uses good head movement to avoid it.
Train content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldier tries to land knees in the clinch but Train avoids the damage to the body.
Soldier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Train softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Train lands with a light punch inside.
Train throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldier.
Soldier blocking some punches.
Soldier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Train avoids a wild elbow strike from Soldier.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Soldier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Soldier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soldier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Train avoids it.
Soldier misses with some punches.
Train's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soldier keeps the fight on the outside.
Soldier slips a straight right by Train.
Soldier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Soldier lands with a good body shot.
Train moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soldier scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Train tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Train tries to clinch
and Soldier counters with a good low kick that Train was not able to check.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Train in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soldier. That's going to slow Train down.
Train moves into the clinch.
Soldier lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Train fails to land.
Soldier digs a right hand underneath Train's ribcage. Train let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soldier lands a damaging elbow.
Soldier lands an elbow that stopped Train in his tracks for a moment.
Soldier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Train backwards.
Soldier using the Thai clinch to land knees 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!
Soldier lands a nice elbow.
Soldier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soldier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Train's defenses.
Soldier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soldier breaks from the clinch.
Train blocks a head kick by Soldier.
Soldier closes the distance and pushes Train back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Train fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mike Soldier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Train takes an elbow to the temple.
Train misses with a body punch.
Soldier has Train pushed against the cage.
Train throws a head punch that misses.
Soldier lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Train fails to land.
Soldier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Soldier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soldier lands with a light punch inside.
Train has Soldier pressed against the cage, preventing Soldier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Train tries to circle away but Soldier has him pinned against the cage.
Soldier lands a damaging elbow.
Train digs a right hand into Soldier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Soldier's gas tank.
Train misses with a short punch on the inside.
Train presses Soldier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Train blocks an elbow strike.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Train avoiding damage as Soldier throws knees to the body.
Train blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Train has had enough of the clinch but Soldier keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Train.
Soldier lands an elbow inside that Train shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Train.
Train doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soldier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Train's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Train fails to land.
Soldier blocks a body shot from Train.
Soldier lands a nice elbow.
Soldier looking to slow down the pace here.
Soldier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soldier holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Soldier blocks a body shot from Train.
Soldier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Train's efforts to push away.
Train misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldier lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Soldier obliges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soldier throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soldier.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Soldier will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Soldier throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Soldier throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Soldier clinches.
Train blocks an elbow strike from Soldier.
Train tries to break free but Soldier pushes him back against the cage.
Train has had enough of the clinch but Soldier keeps him there for the moment.
Train tries a body shot but Soldier blocks it.
Train has a couple of punches blocked by Soldier.
Train working hard to break the clinch.
Train working aggressively here.
A short left from Soldier.
Train misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soldier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Train blocks an elbow strike.
Soldier lands an elbow inside.
Train takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soldier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mike Soldier is winning the standup battle so far.
Soldier lands with a kick to the temple. Train shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Soldier cracks Train with a good jab.
Train misses with an uppercut. Soldier saw that one coming.
Soldier fakes the leg kick and cracks Train in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldier scores with a kick to the body.
Soldier throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soldier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soldier lands a nice looking kick to the body. Train takes a step back to recover.
Soldier rushes Train and presses him up against the cage.
Soldier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Train's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soldier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Train 's eye.
Train's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soldier scores a nice knee to the body.
Soldier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Train's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soldier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Train's face.
Soldier scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Soldier.
Soldier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Train backwards.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Train 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldier cracks Train with a nice body shot.
Soldier stalls.
Soldier working Train over with knees to the body.
Soldier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soldier.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soldier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Train takes an elbow to the forehead.
Train throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldier.
Train blocks an elbow strike.
Soldier lands a nice elbow.
Train has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Soldier.
Train throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldier.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soldier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soldier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soldier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Train misses with the head strike.
Soldier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Train.
Soldier landing knees to the head.
Soldier lands with a right to the head.
Train misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soldier scores with a shot to the side of Train's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldier presses Train against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Train's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soldier lands an elbow that stopped Train in his tracks for a moment.
Soldier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Train makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Train throws a head punch that misses.
Soldier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Train can do to turn this around?
Soldier is trying to maintain a safe position but Train gets an underhook and turns Soldier into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Train.
Train is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soldier.
Train tries to break free but Soldier pushes him back against the cage.
Mike Train has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soldier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Soldier lands an elbow that stopped Train in his tracks for a moment.
Soldier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Train has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Train pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Train throws a combination that misses
and Soldier counters with a stiff right hand.
Soldier lands a right hook to the body.
Train throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Soldier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldier fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Train.
Soldier thows a body kick. Train tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Train rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soldier finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Soldier looks for the body kick but Train saw that one coming.
Soldier misses with a looping right.
Soldier fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Train.
A slow jab from Train misses its intended target.
Train throws a hook but Soldier avoids it easily.
Soldier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Train misses with an uppercut
and Soldier makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Train really felt that one!
Train misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Soldier.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Soldier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soldier has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Soldier!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Jonas Angstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Rosenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Jonas Angstrom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
190 lbs
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190 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
6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Jonas Angstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Isaac Rosenburg!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angstrom drives through with a takedown into Rosenburg's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Angstrom wants to control from the top but Rosenburg keeps moving.
Rosenburg wants to stand but Angstrom is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Angstrom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rosenburg is looking to stand up but Angstrom isn't so interested in that idea.
Angstrom trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosenburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosenburg wants to stand up but Angstrom is controlling him.
Angstrom slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Angstrom is trying to get an arm triangle but Rosenburg is defending well.
Angstrom prevents Rosenburg from escaping the position.
Angstrom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rosenburg keeps working.
Rosenburg dodges the ground and pound from Angstrom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenburg takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Angstrom just content to control the position.
Angstrom trying to control the action but Rosenburg is working from the bottom.
Rosenburg is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rosenburg gets back to half guard.
Angstrom controlling the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rosenburg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rosenburg wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angstrom is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Angstrom is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rosenburg looks gassed!
Angstrom working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Angstrom looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rosenburg is rocked!
Rosenburg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Angstrom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angstrom connects with a bit shot that sees Rosenburg covering up! More strikes from Angstrom and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Angstrom is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Jonas Angstrom!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soda Popinkski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Blocksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soda Popinkski had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Soda Popinkski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boris Blocksson's chin.
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Soda Popinkski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Blocksson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popinkski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Popinkski misses with an uppercut. Blocksson saw that one coming.
Blocksson throws a poor cross that misses
and Popinkski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blocksson wants to control but Popinkski is keeping busy.
Popinkski throws a strike but Blocksson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Popinkski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Popinkski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blocksson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Popinkski is one step ahead there.
Blocksson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blocksson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Blocksson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Popinkski's face.
Blocksson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Popinkski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinkski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Popinkski taking shots to the head.
Popinkski is rocked!
Blocksson prevents Popinkski from getting the reversal.
Oh Popinkski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blocksson cracks Popinkski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Popinkski is looking to improve his position but Blocksson isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Popinkski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Blocksson.
Popinkski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blocksson lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popinkski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Popinkski is working to get back to half guard.
Popinkski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Popinkski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Popinkski is not content to let Blocksson control the position.
Popinkski seems to have got his legs back now.
Blocksson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Popinkski kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocksson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Popinkski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blocksson.
Blocksson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Blocksson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Popinkski is looking to escape.
Blocksson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Popinkski's face.
Blocksson working Popinkski over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blocksson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Popinkski taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Popinkski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blocksson lands a heavy elbow.
Popinkski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Blocksson working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popinkski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Popinkski.
Blocksson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blocksson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Popinkski's head.
Popinkski looking to control.
Popinkski keeping moving, preventing Blocksson from controlling successfully.
Popinkski looking for a guillotine here but Blocksson defends easily.
Popinkski is breathing heavily.
Popinkski is pulling down on Blocksson's head to control his posture.
Blocksson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blocksson throws a poor cross that misses
and Popinkski counters with a takedown into side control.
Blocksson gets back to half guard.
Blocksson is pressing down on Popinkski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blocksson is on top in guard.
Blocksson looking to pass the guard.
Blocksson wanted to stand there but Popinkski had control of the position.
Blocksson trying to control the position from guard on top but Popinkski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blocksson stopping the sweep attempt from Popinkski.
Popinkski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blocksson defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blocksson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Blocksson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blocksson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blocksson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blocksson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Blocksson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boris Blocksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blocksson misses with a shot to the body
and Popinkski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Blocksson's guard now.
Blocksson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Popinkski is one step ahead there.
Popinkski passes Blocksson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Popinkski looks to land a strike but Blocksson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Blocksson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Popinkski!
Blocksson unloading with bombs!
Blocksson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blocksson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Blocksson cracks Popinkski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Blocksson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blocksson postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Popinkski out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Blocksson goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boris Blocksson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khadaffy Janjalani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Mordor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Khadaffy Janjalani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Mordor!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mordor darts in trying to clinch
and Janjalani counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mordor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Janjalani counters with a big head kick but Mordor shrugs it off.
Janjalani feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mordors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Max Mordor has been cut.
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!
Mordor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Janjalani counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mordor looks gassed!
Mordor shoots and misses
and Janjalani counters with a left and a right... And another left! Mordor is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khadaffy Janjalani!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aj Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Tropper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aj Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Tropper!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira is looking to slow Tropper down with leg kicks.
Tropper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tropper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Teixeira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Teixeira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tropper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Teixeira connects with a body shot.
Tropper looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Teixeira does it's job there.
Teixeira lands a body shot.
Teixeira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Teixeira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice cross by Teixeira.
Teixeira misses with a kick to the body.
Teixeira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira pushes Tropper away with a front kick.
Teixeira scores with a sloppy right hand. Tropper should have avoided that one.
Teixeira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Teixeira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teixeira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Teixeira lands with a straight right. Tropper didn't see that one coming.
Teixeira circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tropper tries to clinch up
and Teixeira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira cracks a nice hook into Tropper's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Teixeira. That snapped Tropper's head back.
Tropper misses with a takedown attempt
and Teixeira counters with a left and a right that stings Tropper.
Oooooh!!! Teixeira has knocked Tropper down with a huge combo! Teixeira steps away and waves a wobbly Tropper back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Teixeira lands a left and a right that send Tropper crashing to the mat, dazed. Teixeira thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tropper is rocked!
Teixeira drops Tropper with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tropper looks back up at him and smiles so Teixeira waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tropper is still on wobbly legs! Can Teixeira finish him?
Teixeira cracks the inside of Tropper's front leg.
Tropper seems to have recovered his senses.
Teixeira throws a shot to the body.
Teixeira is looking to wear down Tropper with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira feints and then cracks Tropper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tropper down.
Teixeira connects with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Teixeira!
Teixeira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teixeira swinging wildly here.
Nice body kick from Teixeira.
Teixeira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tropper.
Tropper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teixeira.
Teixeira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira scores with a kick to the body.
Tropper sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Teixeira.
Tropper throws a combination that misses
enabling Teixeira to counter with a crisp jab.
Teixeira lands a jab-cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Teixeira scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teixeira works the jab nicely.
Teixeira throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aj Teixeira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Teixeira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Teixeira looks to land a body kick but Tropper moved away.
Teixeira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tropper has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Teixeira.
Teixeira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tropper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Teixeira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Teixeira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tropper can do to turn this around?
Teixeira sizes up Tropper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Teixeira scores with a three punch combo!
Tropper is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teixeira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tropper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Teixeira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aj Teixeira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira lands with a right hand.
Teixeira explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Teixeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tropper takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Teixeira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Teixeira lands with a hook. Tropper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tropper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Teixeira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tropper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Teixeira explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Teixeira lands a right hook to the body.
Teixeira feints and then cracks Tropper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tropper down.
Teixeira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Teixeira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Teixeira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tropper doesn't seem bothered though.
Teixeira throws a shot to the body.
Aj Teixeira is winning the standup battle so far.
Teixeira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tropper at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Teixeira.
Teixeira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tropper at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Teixeira - that will leave a mark!
Teixeira explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Teixeira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ray Tropper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teixeira throws a combination. Tropper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tropper walks into a stiff left hand from Teixeira.
Ray Tropper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teixeira lands a right hook to the body.
Teixeira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tropper at a distance.
Teixeira fakes the leg kick and cracks Tropper in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Teixeira, right into the meat.
Teixeira lands a nice looking body shot.
Teixeira scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tropper walks into a left hand.
Teixeira lands a slapping body shot.
Teixeira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tropper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teixeira looks to land a combination. Tropper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Teixeira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Teixeira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aj Teixeira dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Teixeira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tropper backs up against the cage.
Teixeira circles away from the clinch attempt
and Teixeira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tropper tries for a takedown but Teixeira circles away easily
and Teixeira counters with a stiff right hand.
Tropper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tropper with a poor takedown
and Teixeira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tropper thinking.
Teixeira pushes Tropper away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tropper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tropper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira lands a nice shot that snaps Tropper's head back.
Teixeira connects with a looping right hand.
Teixeira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tropper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Teixeira tests Tropper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Teixeira lands a jab to the head.
Teixeira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Teixeira is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teixeira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oooooh!!! Teixeira has knocked Tropper down with a huge combo! Teixeira steps away and waves a wobbly Tropper back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tropper is rocked!
Teixeira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tropper's sensitive parts.
Teixeira lands a left and a right that send Tropper crashing to the mat, dazed. Teixeira thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tropper is still on wobbly legs! Can Teixeira finish him?
Teixeira lands with a nice body punch.
Tropper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Teixeira scores with a jab.
Teixeira tests Tropper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Teixeira drops Tropper with a beautiful combination! Tropper stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Teixeira is looking for the KO!
Jab by Teixeira.
Tropper seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira works Tropper's body with a nice hook.
Teixeira scores with a shot to the body.
Tropper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Teixeira.
Teixeira lands a lovely overhand right.
Teixeira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Teixeira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tropper backs up against the cage.
Teixeira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tropper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teixeira thuds his shin into the meat of Tropper's side.
Teixeira connects with a body shot.
Teixeira connects with a right hand. Tropper shakes it off.
Teixeira scores with the left hand. Tropper knows he should have avoided that one.
Tropper misses with a leg kick
and Teixeira counters with a nice body kick.
Teixeira cracks a nice hook into Tropper's ribs.
Teixeira lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Teixeira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Teixeira.
Ray Tropper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tropper tries for a takedown but Teixeira circles away easily
and Teixeira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aj Teixeira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Teixeira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aj Teixeira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolo Yung (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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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Couture!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bolo Yung!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yung throws a series of punches but Couture avoids them all with ease.
Couture misses with a takedown
and Yung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yung throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Couture on the side of the head.
Yung displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
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!
A slapping body kick lands there for Yung.
Yung throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Couture.
Yung lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Couture sprawling to the canvas. Yung follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Couture hang on?
Couture is rocked!
Couture is breathing heavily.
Yung content to control rather than advance.
Yung postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Couture to stand up.
Yung connects with a body shot that sends Couture's belly button to the back.
Yung lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Couture sprawling to the canvas. Yung follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Couture hang on?
Oh Couture is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Randy Couture's cut is getting worse.
Yung is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Couture seems to have got his legs back now.
Yung takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yung sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bolo Yung was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Couture doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Randy Couture's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Yung lands a jab-cross combination.
Jeez, Randy Couture's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Randy Couture's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bolo Yung!
Bolo Yung is the new heavyweight champion!
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