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Holmgang: 155 Grand Prix rnd 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Pajanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ratsami Srisai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Srisai's choice of entrance music: "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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167 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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198 cm
24
162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Pajanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ratsami Srisai!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pajanen throws a solid leg kick but Srisai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pajanen.
Pajanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Srisai manages to avoid it.
Srisai moves forwards but Pajanen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Srisai defending well as Pajanen loads up on a big left hand.
Jesse Pajanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Pajanen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pajanen.
A low kick from Pajanen misses
and Srisai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pajanen's knee momentarily.
Srisai wants to clinch.
Pajanen is looking to chop away at Srisai's legs.
Pajanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Srisai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Srisai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pajanen throws a right and a left that Srisai avoids nicely.
Pajanen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pajanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Srisai.
Pajanen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pajanen connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Srisai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Srisai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Pajanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Srisai stuffs the takedown.
Pajanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Srisai.
Pajanen throws a lazy uppercut
and Pajanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pajanen shoots in and bounces Srisai off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Srisai wants to stand and escape but Pajanen is having none of it.
Srisai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pajanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pajanen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Srisai keeping full guard, as Pajanen tries to pass.
Pajanen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Srisai can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pajanen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Srisai wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Srisai seems a little lost for a moment, as Pajanen dominates the positioning.
Pajanen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jesse Pajanen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pajanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pajanen scores with a leg kick.
Pajanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Srisai.
Pajanen has Srisai up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pajanen wants to get back to striking at distance but Srisai won't allow it.
Pajanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Srisai has him pressed against the ropes.
Srisai is trying to stall.
Pajanen is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pajanen is trying to break free.
Pajanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pajanen can't break the clinch.
Pajanen is trying to break the clinch but Srisai has him pressed against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pajanen tries to throw a body punch but Srisai avoids it by throwing Pajanen back against the ropes.
Pajanen is trying to break the clinch but Srisai is controlling him.
Srisai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pajanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Srisai.
Srisai is struggling to control the position.
Pajanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Srisai is trying to stall.
Pajanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Srisai has him pressed against the ropes.
Pajanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pajanen manages to break the clinch.
Pajanen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Srisai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Srisai scores with a knee to the head.
Srisai scores a nice knee to the body.
Pajanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Srisai misses with a knee strike.
Srisai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Srisai landing knees to the head.
Srisai crunches a lovely knee into Pajanen's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ratsami Srisai will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Pajanen. Beautiful body shot.
Pajanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pajanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Srisai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Srisai.
Pajanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pajanen tries to circle away but Srisai has him pinned against the ropes.
Pajanen is trying to break the clinch but Srisai is controlling him.
Srisai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pajanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Srisai backwards.
Srisai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pajanen's efforts to push away.
Pajanen tries to break free but Srisai pushes him back against the ropes.
Srisai has Pajanen pressed against the ropes, preventing Pajanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pajanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pajanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Srisai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Srisai working Pajanen over with knees to the body.
Pajanen cracks Srisai with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pajanen as Srisai tries to tie him up.
Pajanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Srisai has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Srisai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pajanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Srisai.
Pajanen misses with a body punch.
Srisai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Srisai trying to stall but Pajanen improves his position.
Srisai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pajanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Srisai content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pajanen.
Srisai working Pajanen over with knees to the body.
Srisai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Srisai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Pajanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pajanen throws a head punch that misses.
Srisai tries to stall but Pajanen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pajanen.
Srisai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pajanen is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Srisai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Srisai scores with a knee to the head.
Pajanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pajanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Srisai prevents Pajanen from breaking the clinch.
Srisai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pajanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pajanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Srisai.
Srisai landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Srisai obliges.
Srisai stalling in the clinch but Pajanen improves position.
Pajanen avoiding damage as Srisai throws knees to the body.
Pajanen tries to break the clinch but Srisai is controlling the position.
Srisai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pajanen as Srisai tries to tie him up.
Srisai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pajanen's face.
Srisai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pajanen up against the ropes.
Pajanen avoiding damage as Srisai throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Srisai controlling the action here for a moment.
Pajanen tries to break free but Srisai pushes him back against the ropes.
Pajanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Srisai blocks an uppercut.
Pajanen is trying to break the clinch but Srisai has him pressed against the ropes.
Srisai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pajanen avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Pajanen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Srisai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pajanen is keeping busy.
Srisai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Srisai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Srisai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pajanen is defending well for now.
Pajanen tries to throw a body punch but Srisai avoids it by throwing Pajanen back against the ropes.
Pajanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Srisai has Pajanen pressed against the ropes, preventing Pajanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Srisai scores a nice knee to the body.
Pajanen has had enough of the clinch but Srisai keeps him there for the moment.
Pajanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Srisai has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Srisai prevents Pajanen from breaking the clinch.
Srisai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pajanen's face.
Pajanen wants to break free but Srisai has control.
Pajanen tries to break free but Srisai pushes him back against the ropes.
Pajanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Srisai lands a knee to the body.
Srisai working Pajanen over with knees to the body.
Srisai's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Srisai lands a good knee to the midsection. Pajanen won't want to take too many of those.
Srisai is trying to maintain a safe position but Pajanen gets an underhook and turns Srisai into the ropes.
Srisai lands a knee to the head.
Srisai landing knees to the body.
Pajanen wants to break free but Srisai has control.
Srisai scores a nice knee to the body.
Pajanen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Srisai landing knees to the body.
Srisai landing knees to the body.
Srisai crunches a lovely knee into Pajanen's ribcage.
Pajanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Srisai lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ratsami Srisai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Pajanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Srisai doesn't manage to clinch there - Pajanen circles away.
Srisai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Srisai connects with a leg kick. Pajanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pajanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Srisai's head.
Pajanen wants to slow Srisai down by chopping away at his legs.
Pajanen throws a leg kick
and Srisai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pajanen has had enough of the clinch but Srisai keeps him there for the moment.
Pajanen avoiding damage as Srisai throws knees to the body.
Srisai crunches a lovely knee into Pajanen's ribcage.
Srisai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pajanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Srisai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pajanen is defending well for now.
Pajanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Srisai has double underhooks.
Pajanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pajanen misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Srisai to work.
Srisai is trying to maintain a safe position but Pajanen gets an underhook and turns Srisai into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Srisai.
Srisai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ratsami Srisai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Srisai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pajanen tries to break free but Srisai pushes him back against the ropes.
Pajanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Srisai controlling the action here for a moment.
Srisai looking to slow down the pace here.
Srisai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pajanen.
Srisai with a knee to the head.
Srisai trying to land knees to the body.
Pajanen misses with a body punch.
Pajanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Srisai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pajanen avoids it.
Srisai is pushing Pajanen up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pajanen wants to get back to striking at distance but Srisai won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pajanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pajanen avoiding damage as Srisai throws knees to the body.
Srisai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Srisai slowing the pace effectively.
Pajanen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Srisai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pajanen tries to break the clinch but Srisai is controlling the position.
Srisai lands a good knee to the midsection. Pajanen won't want to take too many of those.
Srisai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pajanen.
Srisai keeps control of Pajanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Srisai looking to throw knees to the head but Pajanen is blocking nicely.
Srisai tries to land knees in the clinch but Pajanen avoids the damage to the body.
Srisai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pajanen backwards.
Srisai misses with a knee strike.
Pajanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Srisai has him pressed against the ropes.
Srisai crunches a lovely knee into Pajanen's ribcage.
Srisai keeps control of Pajanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pajanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Srisai misses with a knee strike.
Srisai tries to land a knee to the head but Pajanen blocks with his arms.
Pajanen can't break the clinch.
Srisai prevents Pajanen from breaking the clinch.
Pajanen is trying to force a seperation but Srisai has the dominant position.
Srisai blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Pajanen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pajanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Srisai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pajanen is defending well for now.
Pajanen lands an uppercut.
Srisai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pajanen.
Pajanen managing to block the knees to the body from Srisai.
Pajanen tries to circle away but Srisai has him pinned against the ropes.
Pajanen is trying to push Srisai away but Srisai has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Srisai tries to land a knee to the head but Pajanen blocks with his arms.
Pajanen is trying to break the clinch but Srisai is controlling him.
Pajanen tries to break the clinch but Srisai is controlling the position.
Pajanen lands a left hand.
Srisai tries to land knees in the clinch but Pajanen avoids the damage to the body.
Srisai missing with knees to the body.
Pajanen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Srisai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Srisai.
Pajanen is trying to break the clinch but Srisai has him pressed against the ropes.
Srisai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pajanen's face.
Pajanen is trying to force a seperation but Srisai has the dominant position.
Pajanen misses with a body punch.
Srisai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pajanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Pajanen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Srisai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pajanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pajanen has had enough of the clinch but Srisai keeps him there for the moment.
Pajanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Srisai has double underhooks.
Srisai scores a nice knee to the body.
Pajanen is trying to force a seperation but Srisai has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Srisai.
Srisai looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pajanen is trying to push Srisai away but Srisai has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Srisai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pajanen's efforts to push away.
Pajanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ratsami Srisai really dominated that round.
That's time! Pajanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pajanen throws a hook to the side of Srisai's head but Srisai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Srisai is looking to clinch but Pajanen is avoiding it.
Pajanen throws a right and a left that Srisai avoids nicely.
Srisai tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick from Srisai misses.
Pajanen misses with a body shot.
Pajanen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Come on Srisai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Srisai has Pajanen pressed against the ropes, preventing Pajanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Srisai trying to stall but Pajanen improves his position.
Pajanen is trying to force a seperation but Srisai has the dominant position.
Pajanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Srisai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pajanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Pajanen avoiding damage as Srisai throws knees to the body.
Srisai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pajanen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Srisai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pajanen avoids it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Srisai holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pajanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pajanen avoiding damage as Srisai throws knees to the body.
Pajanen working hard to break the clinch.
Pajanen wants to break free but Srisai has control.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Srisai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Srisai with a knee to the head.
Pajanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pajanen rushes Srisai and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pajanen tries to circle away but Srisai has him pinned against the ropes.
Srisai stalls.
Pajanen working hard to break the clinch.
Srisai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pajanen is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Srisai missing with knees to the body.
Srisai's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Srisai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pajanen's face.
Srisai blocks a body shot from Pajanen.
Pajanen tries to circle away but Srisai has him pinned against the ropes.
Srisai wants to stall.
Pajanen can't break the clinch.
Srisai is pushing Pajanen up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pajanen is trying to push Srisai away but Srisai has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Srisai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pajanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pajanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Srisai is looking to control Pajanen's arms but Pajanen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Srisai has his back to the ropes.
Srisai prevents a body shot from Pajanen.
Srisai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pajanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Srisai managing to block the knees to the body from Pajanen.
Nice body punch from Pajanen.
Srisai tries to land knees in the clinch but Pajanen avoids the damage to the body.
Pajanen is trying to break the clinch but Srisai has him pressed against the ropes.
Pajanen stalling against the ropes.
Pajanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pajanen managing to block the knees to the body from Srisai.
Srisai leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Pajanen tries to break free but Srisai pushes him back against the ropes.
Srisai is looking to control Pajanen's arms but Pajanen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Srisai has his back to the ropes.
Srisai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Srisai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Srisai tries a knee to the head but Pajanen blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pajanen manages to break the clinch.
Pajanen scores with a punch to the head.
Srisai fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pajanen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Srisai but Srisai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pajanen throws a leg kick
and Srisai counters by moving into the clinch.
Srisai looking to stall.
Srisai's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Srisai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pajanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pajanen breaks from the clinch.
Pajanen looks to land a left hand but Srisai moved out of range nicely.
Pajanen just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pajanen throws out a leg kick but Srisai moves out of range and Pajanen only half commits.
Pajanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Srisai manages to avoid it.
Srisai misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ratsami Srisai dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Srisai slips under a jab.
Pajanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Srisai's calf.
Srisai throws a solid leg kick but Pajanen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Srisai.
Srisai slips under a jab from Pajanen.
Srisai tries to clinch up but Pajanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pajanen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pajanen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Srisai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pajanen scores with a nice right hand.
Pajanen rushes Srisai and presses him up against the ropes.
Pajanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Pajanen fails to land.
Pajanen is trying to break the clinch but Srisai has him pressed against the ropes.
Srisai prevents Pajanen from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Srisai connects with a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pajanen is trying to push Srisai away but Srisai has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pajanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Srisai has double underhooks.
Srisai controlling the action here for a moment.
Pajanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Srisai stalls.
Srisai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pajanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Srisai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Srisai lands with a kick to the temple. Pajanen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pajanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Srisai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Srisai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pajanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pajanen throws a lazy uppercut
and Srisai counters with a low kick, right behind Pajanen 's knee.
Pajanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pajanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Srisai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pajanen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Srisai counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Srisai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pajanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pajanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Srisai drives through and clinches with Pajanen against the ropes.
Srisai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pajanen is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Pajanen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Srisai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pajanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Srisai tries to stall but Pajanen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Srisai landing knees to the head.
Pajanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pajanen.
Pajanen is looking to slow Srisai down with leg kicks.
Srisai tries to clinch but Pajanen moves away
enabling Pajanen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pajanen misses with a lunging right hand
and Srisai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Srisai has closed the distance and engaged Pajanen in a clinch.
Srisai scores a nice knee to the body.
Pajanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Pajanen scores with a four punch combination!
Srisai slips a straight right by Pajanen.
Srisai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Srisai checks a low kick from Pajanen.
Pajanen misses with a jab to the body
and Srisai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pajanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Srisai.
Pajanen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Srisai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pajanen loads up on a big right hand but Srisai slips the punch.
Pajanen punishes Srisai's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pajanen misses with a left hand
and Srisai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Srisai.
Jesse Pajanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Srisai connects with a knee to the head.
Pajanen can't find room to land a body shot as Srisai controls the action.
Pajanen digs a right hand underneath Srisai's ribcage. Srisai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pajanen breaks from the clinch.
Srisai gets caught napping as Pajanen dives in and scores a takedown. Srisai manages to retain guard.
Pajanen trying to control but Srisai is working from the bottom.
Pajanen postures up in Srisai's guard and throws a big left but Srisai blocks it.
Pajanen passes Srisai's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Srisai trying to control but Pajanen postures up.
Srisai looks like he's trying to stand up.
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 Jesse Pajanen.
I think Srisai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 44:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 44:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ratsami Srisai!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Kreigmacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kreigmacher's choice of entrance music: Seek and Destroy by Metallica. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
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160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Kreigmacher!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy moves out of range as Kreigmacher throws a body kick.
Roy misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kreigmacher. That's going to slow Roy down.
Roy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sven Kreigmacher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kreigmacher can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roy misses with a straight left.
Kreigmacher throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy tries to clinch up.
Kreigmacher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roy is breathing heavily.
Kreigmacher cracks the inside of Roy's front leg.
Roy 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kreigmacher.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kreigmacher.
Roy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kreigmacher. That one must have hurt.
Oooooh!!! Kreigmacher has knocked Roy down with a huge combo! Kreigmacher steps away and waves a wobbly Roy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Roy is rocked!
It looks like Rob Roy has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kreigmacher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roy takes a step back to recover.
Kreigmacher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher scoring well with a low kick there.
Roy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kreigmacher. That one must have hurt.
A head kick from Kreigmacher lands but Roy takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Kreigmacher! Roy is out on his feet! Kreigmacher rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Roy is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Roy is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Kreigmacher!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lass Holden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Birchmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Birchmont will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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156 lbs
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lass Holden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Birchmont!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Birchmont. Beautiful body shot.
Birchmont lands an overhand right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Birchmont!
Birchmont misses with a body shot.
A cross from Birchmont lands.
Holden misses with a takedown attempt - Birchmont sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Birchmont scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Holden is rocked!
Birchmont lands a jab to Holden's midsection.
Oh Holden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Birchmont clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Birchmont.
Birchmont lands with a right to the head.
Holden is trying to break the clinch but Birchmont has him pressed against the ropes.
Birchmont misses with a short punch on the inside.
Birchmont doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Birchmont lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holden tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Birchmont dips a shoulder and cracks Holden with a mighty uppercut! Holden falls back against the ropes and Birchmont unloads with a barrage of strikes! Holden is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Birchmont screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Birchmont!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frenchy LeBatts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blitz Finish (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frenchy LeBatts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blitz Finish!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finish changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. LeBatts tries to avoid it but Finish manages to keep hold of a leg and drag LeBatts to the ground. LeBatts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Finish tries for a takedown but LeBatts circles away easily
and LeBatts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blitz Finish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finish shoots in but no luck this time.
Frenchy LeBatts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blitz Finish.
Finish throws a left and a right that both miss
and LeBatts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finish misses with a combination
and LeBatts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finish misses with a right hand
and LeBatts counters with a nice right hand that sends Finish toppling to the canvas! Finish scrambles and gets back to his feet - can LeBatts finish him?!
Finish is rocked!
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!
Finish lands a head kick!
LeBatts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finish tries to land a body kick
and Finish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
LeBatts lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from LeBatts.
Finish misses with a combination
and LeBatts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Finish looks gassed!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Finish.
LeBatts cracks Finish with a good jab.
Finish lands a front kick.
LeBatts circles away from the clinch attempt
letting LeBatts counter with a right hand.
Oooooh!!! LeBatts has knocked Finish down with a huge combo! LeBatts steps away and waves a wobbly Finish back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeBatts cracks Finish with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. LeBatts has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Finish to stand back up!
Finish is still on wobbly legs! Can LeBatts finish him?
Finish circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by LeBatts. Finish falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for LeBatts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frenchy LeBatts!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arttu Suvanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osulep Lig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Arttu Suvanto has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Arttu Suvanto seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Suvanto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osulep Lig!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suvanto misses with a shot to the body
and Lig counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lig.
Lig keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Suvanto's head.
Lig trying to control the position from guard on top but Suvanto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lig looking to pass the guard.
Lig thows a big elbow that misses.
Lig with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lig sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Suvanto's guard.
Lig trying to control the action but Suvanto is working from the bottom.
Lig is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Suvanto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lig has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suvanto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lig.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lig is trying to control. Suvanto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lig tries to pass the half guard into mount. Suvanto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lig is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Suvanto sees it coming and defends easily.
Suvanto is refusing to be controlled, as Lig sits in half guard.
Lig not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Suvanto trying to control here.
Lig is nestled in close to Suvanto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lig keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lig is thwarting Suvanto's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lig is working for a submission of some sort.
Suvanto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lig.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lig is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Suvanto!
Lig tries to control but Suvanto wriggling away.
Lig content just to control the position here.
Lig tries to control but Suvanto wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Suvanto really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lig lands a big elbow.
Lig scoring with strikes but Suvanto is staying in there.
Lig landing shots from mount.
Lig goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Suvanto is on top in guard.
Suvanto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lig has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suvanto has managed to get both his arms back between Lig's legs - danger averted.
Lig is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lig keeping moving, preventing Suvanto from controlling successfully.
Suvanto won't allow Lig to sweep him here.
Suvanto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lig is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Suvanto defends well.
Suvanto is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Lig has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Suvanto is looking to defend but Lig has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Suvanto! Lig pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Suvanto taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Osulep Lig!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chester Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Munich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Chester Bravo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chester Bravo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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214 lbs
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210 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chester Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Omar Munich!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munich moves into range and clinches up with Bravo.
Munich avoids the elbow strike from Bravo, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Bravo.
It looks like Omar Munich has been cut.
Munich trying to stall but Bravo improves his position.
Munich misses with an elbow strike.
Bravo managing to block the knees to the body from Munich.
Bravo dodges an elbow strike from Munich.
Bravo misses with an elbow strike.
Munich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Munich takes an elbow to the temple.
Bravo misses with an elbow strike.
Munich fails to pull guard.
Bravo lands an elbow that stopped Munich in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Omar Munich's cut even more.
Munich avoids a wild elbow strike from Bravo.
Bravo lands an elbow inside.
Munich takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Omar Munich's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bravo lands an elbow just above Munich 's eye.
Omar Munich's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice elbow from Bravo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Omar Munich's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chester Bravo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deguzman Koslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Rancore - Álamo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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211 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Deguzman Koslov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Koslov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gracie's guard now.
Koslov drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Koslov off! Koslov jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Koslov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Koslov tries to pass.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koslov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koslov drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Koslov off! Koslov jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Koslov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gracie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gracie has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Koslov is keeping the position.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Koslov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Koslov looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koslov working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Koslov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Koslov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koslov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gracie stacks Koslov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gracie!
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Koslov is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koslov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Koslov wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koslov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Koslov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Koslov is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gracie knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gracie for a finish.
Gracie preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Koslov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koslov is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Gracie won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Koslov off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Deguzman Koslov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Koiranputki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Kerensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Koiranputki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Kerensky!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koiranputki feints and as Kerensky raises his hands in defense, Koiranputki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koiranputki looking to pass the guard.
Kerensky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koiranputki wants to control from the top but Kerensky keeps moving.
Koiranputki is really struggling to control Kerensky but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Koiranputki stopping the sweep attempt from Kerensky.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Koiranputki looking to pass the guard.
Koiranputki is fighting to break Kerensky's control of his arms but Kerensky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Dexter Koiranputki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Koiranputki ducks under a wild hook from Kerensky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kerensky misses.
Alexander Kerensky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerensky scores with a jab. Koiranputki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kerensky just misses with a punch to the body.
Kerensky looks to land a left hand but Koiranputki moved out of range nicely.
Kerensky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerensky swings widly with a right hand
and Koiranputki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kerensky throws a looping overhand right but Koiranputki ducks down to avoid it.
Koiranputki misses with a series of wild punches.
Koiranputki clinches up with Kerensky and pushes him back against the ropes.
Koiranputki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerensky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koiranputki has him pressed against the ropes.
Koiranputki lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koiranputki gets through Kerensky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Koiranputki.
Koiranputki keeps control of Kerensky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kerensky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kerensky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koiranputki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kerensky.
Koiranputki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koiranputki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kerensky looks gassed!
Koiranputki presses Kerensky against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koiranputki lands with a short shot to the head.
Koiranputki scores with a shoulder strike.
Kerensky is trying to push Koiranputki away but Koiranputki has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kerensky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Koiranputki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kerensky is trying to break free.
Koiranputki lands with a right to the head.
Koiranputki scores with a shoulder strike.
Kerensky tries to break free but Koiranputki pushes him back against the ropes.
Koiranputki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Koiranputki.
Koiranputki is working Kerensky over against the ropes.
Koiranputki lands a right hand.
Koiranputki is working Kerensky over against the ropes.
Koiranputki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koiranputki pushes Kerensky back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Koiranputki.
Still in the clinch, Koiranputki scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koiranputki scores with a shoulder strike.
Koiranputki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Koiranputki prevents Kerensky from breaking the clinch.
Koiranputki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koiranputki scores with a shot to the side of Kerensky's head.
Koiranputki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kerensky backwards.
Koiranputki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerensky backwards.
Kerensky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koiranputki lands a shot to the body.
Koiranputki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerensky backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Koiranputki.
Koiranputki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koiranputki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koiranputki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koiranputki lands with a light punch inside.
Koiranputki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koiranputki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kerenskys head.
Kerensky tries to break free but Koiranputki pushes him back against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koiranputki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kerensky backwards.
Koiranputki lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Koiranputki.
Koiranputki pushes Kerensky back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Koiranputki lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Koiranputki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kerensky takes a swing at Koiranputki's ribcage but misses.
Koiranputki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koiranputki looks to throw the jab but Kerensky is out of range.
Kerensky misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerensky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koiranputki ducks under a wild hook from Kerensky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerensky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Koiranputki misses.
Kerensky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Kerensky.
Koiranputki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kerensky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kerensky scores with a jab.
Koiranputki throws a hook to the side of Kerensky's head but Kerensky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koiranputki avoids the body shot from Kerensky.
Kerensky throws out a loose jab but Koiranputki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerensky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koiranputki.
Kerensky throws a body punch but Koiranputki moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerensky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kerensky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koiranputki works over Kerensky's head and body with a nice combination.
Kerensky throws a shot from downtown. Koiranputki moves away and avoids it.
Kerensky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koiranputki manages to avoid it.
Koiranputki fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kerensky misses with the combination.
Kerensky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koiranputki circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koiranputki slips under a jab.
A jab from Kerensky misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kerensky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Koiranputki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kerensky misses the shot to the body.
Koiranputki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kerensky sprawls well. Kerensky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Koiranputki gets slowly back to his feet.
Koiranputki slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kerensky. Koiranputki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kerensky misses with a few strikes there.
Kerensky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kerensky wants it to stay on the feet.
Koiranputki looks to land a right hand but Kerensky moved out of range.
Koiranputki throws out a loose jab but Kerensky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerensky looks to throw the jab but Koiranputki is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Koiranputki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kerensky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kerensky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koiranputki was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerensky.
Kerensky throws a right hand that misses
and Koiranputki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Koiranputki lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Koiranputki.
Kerensky swings wildly with an uppercut but Koiranputki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koiranputki scores with a hook to the body.
Kerensky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koiranputki has him pressed against the ropes.
Koiranputki lands a shot to the body.
Kerensky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kerensky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koiranputki.
A frustrated look appears on Kerensky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Koiranputki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Koiranputki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koiranputki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koiranputki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kerensky.
Koiranputki lands with a left to the head.
Koiranputki lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Koiranputki.
Koiranputki lands a body punch.
Koiranputki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kerensky takes a shot to the head.
Koiranputki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koiranputki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koiranputki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dexter Koiranputki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koiranputki works on Kerensky's body with a couple of short punches.
Koiranputki is leaning against Kerensky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Koiranputki.
Koiranputki lands with a left to the head.
Koiranputki is leaning against Kerensky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Koiranputki.
Koiranputki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Koiranputki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerensky backwards.
Koiranputki lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Koiranputki.
Koiranputki lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koiranputki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerensky backwards.
Koiranputki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koiranputki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koiranputki digs a right hand into Kerensky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kerensky's gas tank.
Koiranputki manages to break the clinch.
Koiranputki looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerensky is just out of range.
Kerensky looks to throw the jab but Koiranputki is out of range.
Kerensky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Kerensky.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Koiranputki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koiranputki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Koiranputki!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Nilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Kurze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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152 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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130 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Nilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konrad Kurze!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nilson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kurze jabs Nilson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kurze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nilson. Nilson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Andy Nilson has been cut.
A head kick by Nilson misses
and Kurze counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilson throws a sloppy head kick
and Kurze counters with a stiff right hand.
Nilson is rocked!
Andy Nilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilson throws a head kick that misses
and Kurze counters with a right hand to the body.
Oh Nilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nilson is breathing heavily.
Kurze is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Nilson flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Nilson is out cold! Kurze holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Konrad Kurze!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Chest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seifer Shinra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinra has chosen Final Fantasy 7 Boss Battle Theme as his entrance music. 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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270 lbs
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244 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dick Chest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seifer Shinra!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chest falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shinra counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shinra.
Shinra wants to control from the top but Chest keeps moving.
Shinra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chest is keeping the position for now.
Shinra thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chest wants to stand and escape but Shinra is having none of it.
Shinra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chest looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shinra is one step ahead there.
Chest looking to control.
Shinra stops Chest from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinra not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shinra wants to control from the top but Chest keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shinra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chest falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shinra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chest throws a looping overhand right but Shinra ducks down to avoid it.
Chest uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chest misses with a double jab
and Shinra counters with a single leg into guard. Chest didn't expect that.
Chest keeping moving, preventing Shinra from controlling successfully.
Shinra throwing strikes from guard but Chest blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinra tries to free his leg and advance position but Chest is retaining full guard.
Shinra wants to control from the top but Chest keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shinra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chest controls Shinra momentarily but Shinra frees himself.
Chest 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.
Shinra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shinra is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chest falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chest takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinra has his takedown stuffed
enabling Chest to counter with a crisp jab.
Chest displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chest throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shinra counters with a straight right hand.
Shinra looking to score a takedown here. Chest is defending well but Shinra drives through and ends up in Chest's guard.
Shinra throwing strikes from guard but Chest blocks nicely.
Shinra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shinra postures up.
Shinra working some strikes from top position.
Chest keeping moving, preventing Shinra from controlling successfully.
Chest trying to keep a closed guard but Shinra is proving a slippery customer.
Chest wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chest looking to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dick Chest just wasn't active enough.
Shinra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chest swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shinra counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shinra.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shinra throws a strike but Chest rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chest thows a big elbow that misses.
Shinra looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Chest is defending well. Shinra quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Chest has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Shinra celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seifer Shinra!
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