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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garlin Liddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Koskela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, eye of the tiger. Matti Koskela looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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270 lbs
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Garlin Liddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Koskela!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskela throws a sloppy head kick and Liddle moves out of range easily.
Koskela looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Koskela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liddle!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liddle.
Liddle shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Koskela is trying to defend but Liddle finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Liddle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Koskela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Liddle.
Koskela blocking the ground and pound attempt from Liddle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddle is trying for a kimura here. Koskela looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Liddle wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Garlin Liddle!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vartan Sophaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellison comes to the cage accompanied by Die For Metal. Sophaz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sota (Shantel) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Shaun Ellison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vartan Sophaz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sophaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ellison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sophaz. Sophaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Sophaz motions for Ellison to come forward. Sophaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sophaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ellison manages to avoid it.
Shaun Ellison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sophaz throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ellison successfully pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ellison is trying to keep Sophaz in close.
Ellison can't keep his opponent in guard - Sophaz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sophaz wants to pass the guard but Ellison is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sophaz stalling away here and it's allowed Ellison to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sophaz wants to pass the guard but Ellison is keeping the position.
Ellison keeping moving, preventing Sophaz from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sophaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ellison's guard.
Sophaz stopping the sweep attempt from Ellison.
Sophaz looking to pass the guard.
Sophaz looking to sit in guard and control but Ellison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sophaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sophaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sophaz is controlling Ellison's posture.
Ellison postures up in Sophaz's guard and throws a big left but Sophaz blocks it.
Ellison postures up in Sophaz's guard and throws a big left but Sophaz blocks it.
Ellison stands and steps away. Sophaz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sophaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ellison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ellison showed some decent athleticism there.
Ellison is trying to control. Sophaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sophaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Ellison.
Sophaz tries to get to full guard but Ellison has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellison thows a huge punch but Sophaz dodges it nicely.
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 Shaun Ellison will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sophaz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Horrible takedown by Ellison or perhaps it was just good defense by Sophaz which made him look bad.
Ellison shoots in for a takedown but Sophaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sophaz throws a low kick, looking for Ellison's leg but Ellison calmly moves out of range.
Ellison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sophaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ellison scrambles back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Sophaz. No joy for Ellison on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Ellison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sophaz throws a series of punches but Ellison avoids them all with ease.
Ellison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sophaz defends it nicely.
Sophaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellison shoots in for a takedown but Sophaz shows good takedown defense.
Ellison fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sophaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ellison manages to avoid it.
Ellison shoots in but no luck this time.
Ellison looks for a takedown but Sophaz sprawls well.
Sophaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ellison ducks right into an uppercut from Sophaz.
Ellison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sophaz defends it nicely.
Shaun Ellison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sophaz connects with the punch.
It looks like Shaun Ellison has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Sophaz tenderised Ellison's leg. Ellison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sophaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sophaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ellison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sophaz defends it nicely.
Sophaz cracks Ellison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sophaz, right into the meat.
Sophaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Ellison should have avoided that one.
Sophaz lands with an overhand left.
Sophaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellison. That did some damage!
Vartan Sophaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sophaz.
Ellison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sophaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sophaz lands a nice hook to Ellison's body. Ellison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sophaz throws a leg kick which misses Ellison's front leg but catches the back leg as Ellison tries to avoid it.
Sophaz scores with the left hand. Ellison knows he should have avoided that one.
Sophaz fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Ellison to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Ellison looks to clinch but Sophaz throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Ellison taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vartan Sophaz!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Setsuko Sasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogro Ogor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Setsuko Sasaki looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Setsuko Sasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ogro Ogor!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sasaki looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A swing and a miss from Ogor.
Sasaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ogor just misses with a punch to the body.
Sasaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ogor.
Ogor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sasaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ogor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sasaki's calf.
Ogor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sasaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ogor tries to clinch there but Sasaki circles away.
Ogor throws a looping overhand right but Sasaki ducks down to avoid it.
Sasaki could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ogor misses with a body shot.
Ogor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ogor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ogor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sasaki staying out of range there.
Ogor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sasaki.
Ogor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sasaki moves away.
Sasaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ogor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Ogor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sasaki blocks a jab.
Sasaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sasaki slips a jab from Ogor.
That kick from Ogor tenderised Sasaki's leg. Sasaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sasaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ogor swings for the body but Sasaki moves out of range.
Ogor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sasaki momentarily.
Ogor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ogor throws a head kick that half lands.
Ogor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ogor throws a lazy right hand but Sasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Ogor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ogor tries to clinch there but Sasaki circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Ogor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ogor takes a swing at Sasaki's ribcage but misses.
Ogor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sasaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Ogor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sasaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ogor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sasaki.
Ogor throws out a loose jab but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasaki ducks under a wild hook from Ogor.
Ogor misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ogor.
Sasaki slips under a jab from Ogor.
Ogor looks to land a left hand but Sasaki moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ogor.
Sasaki moves out of range as Ogor strikes.
Sasaki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ogor is fending him off so far but Sasaki persists. Nope, Ogor circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki slips a jab from Ogor.
Ogor lands with an overhand left.
Ogor lands with a kick to the temple. Sasaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ogor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ogor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ogor.
Sasaki 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.
Ogor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ogor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ogor. That's going to slow Sasaki down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ogor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ogor throws a looping overhand right but Sasaki ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ogor.
Ogor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sasaki.
Ogor throws a looping overhand right but Sasaki ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ogor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ogor lands a nice hook to Sasaki's body. Sasaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ogor. Sasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ogor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sasaki.
Sasaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ogor can pounce on him.
Ogor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ogor scores with a nice body kick.
Ogor lands an overhand right.
Sasaki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ogor throws a leg kick which misses Sasaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Sasaki tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Ogor.
Ogro Ogor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Ogor misses.
Ogor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ogor throws an overhand right that lands on Sasaki's shoulder, as Sasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Ogor thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sasaki if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ogro Ogor 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.
Ogor throws a hook to the side of Sasaki's head but Sasaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ogor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sasaki staying out of range there.
That kick from Ogor tenderised Sasaki's leg. Sasaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sasaki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ogor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sasaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Ogor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ogor.
Ogor connects with a solid leg kick.
Ogor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ogor misses the jab.
Sasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ogor.
Sasaki ducks under a wild hook from Ogor.
Ogor cracks Sasaki with a good jab.
Ogor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Sasaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ogor throws out the jab.
Ogor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ogor.
Sasaki ducks under a wild hook from Ogor.
Sasaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ogor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ogor misses with a straight left.
Ogor connects with an inside leg kick.
Ogor throws a jab when Sasaki was well out of range.
Ogor connects with the punch.
Ogor misses with a straight left.
Ogor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ogro Ogor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ogor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sasaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ogor wants to clinch.
Sasaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogor swings for the body but Sasaki moves out of range.
Ogor lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fighters circling - Ogor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ogor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ogor cracks the inside of Sasaki's front leg.
Sasaki ducks under a wild hook from Ogor.
Sasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ogor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ogor tries to close the distance and clinch but Sasaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ogor misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ogor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sasaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ogor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ogor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ogor tries to bum rush Sasaki with a series of wild strikes but Sasaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Ogor misses.
Ogor loads up on a big right hand but Sasaki slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ogor, right into the meat.
Sasaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sasaki staying out of range there.
Sasaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sasaki ducks under a wild hook from Ogor.
Sasaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ogor as he jumps to the side.
Ogor swings for the body but Sasaki moves out of range.
Ogor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ogor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Ogor.
Ogor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sasaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ogor tries to close the distance and clinch but Sasaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That kick from Ogor tenderised Sasaki's leg. Sasaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogor lands a head kick. Sasaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ogor scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ogor connects with a high kick.
A big left from Ogor misses.
Ogor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ogor tries to clinch but Sasaki is having none of it.
Sasaki defending well as Ogor loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Ogor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sasaki defending well as Ogor loads up on a big left hand.
Ogor misses with a hook.
Ogor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sasaki avoids the body shot from Ogor.
Ogor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ogor throws a body punch but Sasaki moves out of range.
Ogor digs a good body shot into Sasaki's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ogro Ogor 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. And we move into the final round!
Sasaki moves out of range as Ogor strikes.
A big left from Ogor misses.
Ogor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Ogor.
Ogor throws the left hand but Sasaki avoids the punch easily.
Ogor lands a right hook to the body.
Ogor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ogor punishes Sasaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Ogor misses with an uppercut. Sasaki saw that one coming.
Ogor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sasaki manages to avoid it.
Sasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ogro Ogor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ogor throws the left hand but Sasaki avoids the punch easily.
Ogor misses with an uppercut. Sasaki saw that one coming.
Ogor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crunch! Ogor slams his shin into Sasaki's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sasaki slips under a jab from Ogor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Ogor.
Ogor digs a good hook to Sasaki's body.
Ogor misses with an uppercut. Sasaki saw that one coming.
Ogor throws a shot from downtown. Sasaki moves away and avoids it.
Ogor cracks a nice hook into Sasaki's ribs.
Ogor throws a hook but Sasaki avoids it easily.
Ogor throws the left hand but Sasaki avoids the punch easily.
Ogor is looking to clinch.
Ogor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ogor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sasaki.
Sasaki avoids the body shot from Ogor.
Ogor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sasaki.
Nice defenses there by Sasaki.
Ogor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogor scores with a nice body kick.
Ogor throws a sloppy head kick and Sasaki moves out of range easily.
Ogor tries to clinch but Sasaki moves out of range.
Sasaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A good leg kick by Ogor.
Ogor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sasaki.
Ogor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sasaki takes one to the side of the head.
Sasaki misses with a takedown attempt - Ogor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ogor digs a good hook to Sasaki's body.
Sasaki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ogor scores with a leg kick.
Ogor misses with a straight right.
Sasaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Ogor.
Sasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ogor.
Sasaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ogor throws out the jab.
A jab from Ogor misses.
Ogor misses the jab.
Ogor misses with a wild body shot.
Ogor wants to clinch.
Ogor looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasaki is just out of range.
Ogor connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ogor.
Sasaki blocks a head kick by Ogor.
Ogor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ogor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ogor.
Ogor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Setsuko Sasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Ogor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ogor.
Ogor tries to clinch but Sasaki moves away
and Sasaki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ogor's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sasaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ogor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ogro Ogor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ogor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ogro Ogor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica Enter Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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182 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Holden Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
Gracie rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brandon Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie clinches up against the cage.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Gracie.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Jackson throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson misses the jab.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Jackson throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Gracie improves position.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
Gracie digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
Gracie tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Gracie.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Gracie pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Gracie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Brandon Jackson has been cut.
Gracie lands a shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gracie throws an elbow but misses.
Gracie working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Holden Gracie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
A short right from Gracie.
Jackson avoiding damage as Gracie throws knees to the body.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Gracie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Gracie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
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!
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Gracie, against the cage.
Gracie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Gracie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Gracie as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a knee to the body.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gracie obliges.
Good body shot from Gracie.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
Gracie lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Jackson tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Gracie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Gracie tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Gracie keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson wants to stall.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Gracie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Gracie connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Brandon Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson misses with a body shot
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Gracie presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Gracie improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gracie.
Jackson tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gracie gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gracie lands an elbow inside.
Gracie lands a body punch.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Gracie.
Gracie lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Gracie.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Gracie digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie is struggling to control the position.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Gracie lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Gracie keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brandon Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
Gracie misses with an elbow strike.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Gracie.
A short right from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Gracie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
Gracie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stelian Zeklos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Big Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeklos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Du Riechst So Gut. Big Bull has chosen Highway to Hell as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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219 lbs
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204 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stelian Zeklos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Big Bull!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Zeklos.
Zeklos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Big Bull tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Big Bull takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Big Bull is rocked!
Big Bull tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zeklos swivels and escapes.
Big Bull throws a leg kick
and Zeklos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Big Bull is still on wobbly legs! Can Zeklos finish him?
Big Bull closes the distance but Zeklos moves to the side
and Zeklos counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stelian Zeklos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perkele Saatana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joran van der Sloot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkele Saatana has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perkele Saatana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joran van der Sloot!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van der Sloot clinches.
van der Sloot leaning against his opponent.
van der Sloot lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
van der Sloot trying to control the action but Saatana is working from the bottom.
Saatana wants to get back to full guard.
van der Sloot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saatana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
van der Sloot seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saatana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
van der Sloot drops an elbow to the side of Saatana's head.
van der Sloot looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saatana with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saatana wants to control but van der Sloot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Saatana moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
van der Sloot throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van der Sloot lands a couple of digs.
van der Sloot scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
van der Sloot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saatana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
van der Sloot throwing strikes from guard but Saatana blocks nicely.
van der Sloot lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as van der Sloot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
van der Sloot prevents Saatana from getting back to his feet.
van der Sloot wants to control from the top but Saatana keeps moving.
van der Sloot throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van der Sloot scoring with some ground and pound.
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!
van der Sloot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
van der Sloot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
van der Sloot scoring with some ground and pound.
van der Sloot with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Saatana keeping full guard, as van der Sloot tries to pass.
van der Sloot is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
van der Sloot must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
van der Sloot drops back, looking for a kneebar! Saatana looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Saatana looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Saatana!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van der Sloot regains half guard.
van der Sloot has one foot on Saatana's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Perkele Saatana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saatana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and van der Sloot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saatana scrambles back to his feet.
Saatana tries for a takedown but van der Sloot circles away easily
and van der Sloot counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by van der Sloot.
van der Sloot misses with a body punch.
Saatana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but van der Sloot has him pressed against the cage.
van der Sloot decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van der Sloot has his hands on Saatana's head, controlling the position.
Saatana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saatana trying to control but van der Sloot is working from the bottom.
Saatana wants to stand but van der Sloot has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
van der Sloot is controlling Saatana's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joran van der Sloot dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saatana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saatana shoots for a takedown but van der Sloot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saatana misses with an uppercut. van der Sloot saw that one coming.
Saatana tries to clinch up.
Saatana thows a body shot but no joy.
Saatana tries to clinch up but van der Sloot circles away and keeps his distance.
van der Sloot closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Saatana is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but van der Sloot has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Saatana is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van der Sloot landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Saatana's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saatana taking a bit of punishment here - van der Sloot scoring with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
van der Sloot throws a strike aimed at the side of Saatana's head but Saatana avoids it well.
van der Sloot tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
van der Sloot working the head and body with strikes.
Saatana is rocked!
A big shot lands for van der Sloot! That's hurt Saatana! Will he recover? van der Sloot fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joran van der Sloot!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cthulhu Fhtagn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Lerppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fhtagn comes to the cage accompanied by Cthulhu Fhtagn!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cthulhu Fhtagn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Lerppa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lerppa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lerppa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fhtagn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fhtagn moves into the clinch.
Fhtagn tries a knee to the head but Lerppa blocks it.
Lerppa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lerppa wants the takedown. Fhtagn is fighting it off but Lerppa persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fhtagn's guard against the cage.
Lerppa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fhtagn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lerppa, into his guard.
Lerppa working for a triangle but Fhtagn defends it easily.
Fhtagn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lerppa's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lerppa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fhtagn defends well.
Fhtagn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lerppa shoots for a double leg takedown but Fhtagn sprawls well. He's pushed Lerppa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cthulhu Fhtagn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijo Lerppa.
Lerppa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Fhtagn to counter with a crisp jab.
Cthulhu Fhtagn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fhtagn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fhtagn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fhtagn lands an elbow inside.
Fhtagn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fhtagn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fhtagn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fhtagn lands a knee to the head.
Lerppa misses with a punch to the body.
Fhtagn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fhtagn is pressed up against the cage. Lerppa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fhtagn down to the mat. Fhtagn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oooooh!!! Fhtagn has knocked Lerppa down with a huge combo! Fhtagn steps away and waves a wobbly Lerppa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lerppa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fhtagn avoids it really well and circles away.
Lerppa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lerppa looks gassed!
Fhtagn gets a clinch.
Fhtagn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lerppa regains guard immediately.
Fhtagn wanted to stand there but Lerppa had control of the position.
Lerppa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fhtagn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lerppa is keeping the position for now.
Fhtagn stopping the sweep attempt from Lerppa.
Lerppa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fhtagn is aware though and is defending well.
Fhtagn wanted to stand there but Lerppa had control of the position.
Lerppa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fhtagn is one step ahead there.
Lerppa pushes a forearm under Fhtagn's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Fhtagn is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keijo Lerppa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juska Timoska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liepo Frendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frendi has chosen War Is My Destiny as his entrance music. Liepo Frendi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Juska Timoska's chin.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juska Timoska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liepo Frendi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timoska shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Frendi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Frendi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Timoska.
Timoska works over Frendi with some ground and pound from guard.
Timoska passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Timoska working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timoska misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timoska scores with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timoska is looking to take a break and control but Frendi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Timoska tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Timoska throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Timoska lands some shots froms side control.
Timoska throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Timoska trying to control the position but Frendi is working away.
Check out the look on Timoska's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Timoska misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Frendi is trying to improve his position.
Frendi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timoska looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Frendi is avoiding damage well.
Timoska looks up at the clock and then as Frendi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Timoska smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Timoska cracks Frendi with a big right hand but Frendi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Timoska lands some shots froms side control.
Timoska fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Timoska seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Frendi is trying to buck Timoska off.
Frendi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Timoska. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Timoska cracks Frendi with a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frendi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Timoska has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Timoska cracks Frendi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Timoska sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Frendi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Check out the look on Timoska's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Timoska lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Timoska cracks Frendi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timoska grinds an elbow into Frendi's temple.
Frendi tries to escape but Timoska is in control.
Frendi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Frendi is rocked!
Timoska working the ground and pound.
Frendi is still in real trouble! Can Timoska finish him?
Timoska in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Frendi looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Timoska turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juska Timoska!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Inko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Wendigo (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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210 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cyrus Inko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Wendigo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wendigo clinches up with Inko and pushes him back against the cage.
Inko lands a knee to the body.
Inko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Inko trying to land knees to the body.
Wendigo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Inko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wendigo throws a head punch that misses.
Wendigo is trying to push Inko away but Inko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but Inko holds him up against the cage and eventually Wendigo drops back down to his feet.
Inko tries to land a knee to the head but Wendigo blocks with his arms.
Inko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wendigo fails to pull guard.
Cyrus Inko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Wendigo.
Wendigo looks gassed!
Inko managing to block the knees to the body from Wendigo.
Inko lands a knee to the head.
Wendigo misses with the head strike.
Wendigo misses with a body punch.
Inko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wendigo blocks it with crossed arms.
Wendigo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Inko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Inko.
Wendigo tries to circle away but Inko has him pinned against the cage.
Wendigo jumps guard but Inko stands there with Wendigo around his waist. Wendigo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Inko tries to land knees in the clinch but Wendigo avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Inko obliges.
Inko blocking some punches.
Wendigo avoiding damage as Inko throws knees to the body.
Inko working Wendigo over with knees to the body.
Inko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wendigo fails to pull guard.
Inko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wendigo managing to block the knees to the body from Inko.
Inko lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Inko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wendigo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Inko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Inko with a knee to the head.
Inko trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Inko.
Inko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wendigo avoids it.
Inko trying to land knees to the body.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but Inko holds him up against the cage and eventually Wendigo drops back down to his feet.
Inko tries to land a knee to the head but Wendigo blocks with his arms.
Inko scores with a hook to the body.
Inko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wendigo blocks it with crossed arms.
Inko slowing the pace effectively.
Inko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Inko breaks from the clinch.
Wendigo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Inko back to the cage. Wendigo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Inko misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wendigo.
Inko tries to close the distance and clinch but Wendigo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wendigo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Inko tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wendigo, right into the meat.
Inko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wendigo checks it well.
Wendigo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inko.
Wendigo is looking to chop away at Inko's legs.
Wendigo throws an overhand right that lands on Inko's shoulder, as Inko tries to avoid the shot.
Wendigo lands an overhand right.
Wendigo throws an off balance right hand
and Inko counters with a two punch combo.
Inko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wendigo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wendigo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Inko takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wendigo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but Inko won't allow it.
Inko tries a knee to the head but Wendigo blocks it.
Inko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Inko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wendigo.
Inko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Inko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Inko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wendigo is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inko wants to stall.
Inko misses with a knee to the head.
Wendigo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Inko walks away with a smile on his face. Wendigo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Inko dominated that round.
That's time! Inko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wendigo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Inko as he jumps to the side.
Wendigo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Inko pushes Wendigo up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Inko obliges.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but Inko won't allow it.
Inko has Wendigo pressed against the cage.
Wendigo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Inko smiles and moves away.
Cyrus Inko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Wendigo.
Wendigo throws a head kick but Inko moves out of range.
Wendigo is breathing heavily.
Wendigo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Inko works over Wendigo's head and body with a nice combination.
Cyrus Inko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inko misses with a few strikes there.
Wendigo blocks a head kick by Inko.
Nice defenses there by Inko.
Wendigo has Inko up against the cage in a clinch.
Inko working Wendigo over with knees to the body.
Inko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Inko lands a knee to the body.
Inko with a knee to the head.
Inko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wendigo blocks it with crossed arms.
Cyrus Inko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wendigo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Inko walks away with a smile on his face. Wendigo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wendigo throws a one two combo.
Inko fails with a takedown attempt.
Wendigo misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wendigo moves into the clinch successfully.
Inko is stalling here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wendigo jumps guard but Inko stands there with Wendigo around his waist. Wendigo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wendigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wendigo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wendigo is trying to force a seperation but Inko has the dominant position.
Inko connects with a knee to the head.
Inko looking to throw knees to the head but Wendigo is blocking nicely.
Inko tries a knee to the head but Wendigo blocks it.
Wendigo is looking to break free of the clinch but Inko has double underhooks.
Inko blocks a body shot from Wendigo.
Inko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wendigo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but Inko holds him up against the cage and eventually Wendigo drops back down to his feet.
Wendigo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wendigo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Inko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wendigo blocks it with crossed arms.
Wendigo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Inko.
Inko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Inko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wendigo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Inko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wendigo jumps guard but Inko stands there with Wendigo around his waist. Wendigo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Inko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Inko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inko tries to land knees in the clinch but Wendigo avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Inko.
Wendigo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Inko.
Inko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wendigo is trying to push Inko away but Inko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Inko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wendigo is looking to break free of the clinch but Inko has double underhooks.
Wendigo fails to pull guard.
Inko tries a knee to the head but Wendigo blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wendigo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Inko smiles and moves away.
Wendigo throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Inko dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wendigo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Inko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Inko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wendigo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wendigo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Inko, pushing him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Inko obliges.
Inko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wendigo.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Inko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Inko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Inko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wendigo's efforts to push away.
Inko missing with knees to the body.
Wendigo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Inko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wendigo avoids it.
Inko lands a body shot.
Knees to the body from Inko.
Wendigo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inko lands a knee to the head.
Inko tries to land knees in the clinch but Wendigo avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Inko to work.
Wendigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inko misses with a knee strike.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but Inko won't allow it.
Cyrus Inko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Wendigo.
Wendigo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Inko walks away with a smile on his face. Wendigo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Inko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Inko scoring well with a low kick there.
Jon Wendigo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inko throws a leg kick which misses Wendigo's front leg but catches the back leg as Wendigo tries to avoid it.
Wendigo throws a combination that misses
and Inko counters with an inside leg kick.
Inko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Inko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wendigo trying to keep a closed guard but Inko is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inko won't allow Wendigo to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inko is working Wendigo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wendigo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Inko preventing the sweep.
Wendigo keeping moving, preventing Inko from controlling successfully.
Wendigo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Inko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Inko trying to control but Wendigo is working from the bottom.
Inko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wendigo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cyrus Inko.
Wendigo throws a sloppy head kick
and Inko counters with a body kick that stops Wendigo in his tracks momentarily.
Inko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Inko clinches.
Wendigo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Inko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Inko tries to land a knee to the head but Wendigo blocks with his arms.
Wendigo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wendigo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inko stalling against the cage.
Wendigo avoiding damage as Inko throws knees to the body.
Inko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wendigo avoids it.
Inko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wendigo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Inko.
Wendigo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Inko walks away with a smile on his face. Wendigo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wendigo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Inko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wendigo.
Inko clinches up with Wendigo and pushes him back against the cage.
Inko misses with a knee strike.
Inko working Wendigo over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wendigo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wendigo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wendigo fails to pull guard.
Inko lands a good knee to the midsection. Wendigo won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Inko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jon Wendigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wendigo avoids it.
Inko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Inko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Inko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyrus Inko!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Hungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eyelove Fucked up (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hungus comes to the cage accompanied by Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. Fucked up has chosen call to prayer as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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182 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Hungus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eyelove Fucked up!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hungus shoots and misses
and Fucked up counters with a thumping low kick.
Hungus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Eyelove Fucked up seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hungus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fucked up but Fucked up pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hungus fails with the takedown
and Hungus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Hungus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fucked up misses the jab.
Fucked up fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hungus manages to avoid it.
Fucked up tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fucked up fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fucked up swivels and escapes.
Fucked up misses with a right hand
and Hungus counters with a shoot takedown. Fucked up fights it but they end up in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hungus looking to pass the guard.
Fucked up keeping moving, preventing Hungus from controlling successfully.
Hungus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hungus is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hungus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fucked up is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hungus, into his guard.
Fucked up has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hungus is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fucked up preventing the sweep.
Hungus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fucked up preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hungus has a closed guard, preventing Fucked up from standing up.
Hungus trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Karl Hungus wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fucked up pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hungus misses with a takedown attempt
and Fucked up counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fucked up as he jumps to the side.
Fucked up misses with a head kick.
Fucked up misses with a left hand
and Hungus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hungus.
Hungus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hungus has gone for a leg lock! Fucked up slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hungus's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hungus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Hungus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fucked up connects with an inside leg kick.
Hungus shoots in but Fucked up avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fucked up misses with a lunging right hand
so Hungus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hungus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fucked up dives on top into guard.
Fucked up must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hungus working a defensive guard here.
Fucked up wants to get up but he can't break Hungus's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fucked up postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungus wants to sweep here but Fucked up controlling him for the moment.
Hungus controls Fucked up momentarily but Fucked up frees himself.
Fucked up would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hungus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fucked up decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hungus, up you get!
Fucked up loads up on a big right hand but Hungus slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fucked up misses with a looping right.
Fucked up throws a hook but Hungus blocks it.
Hungus tries for a takedown but Fucked up circles away easily
and Fucked up counters with a nice leg kick.
Fucked up throws a head kick that misses.
Hungus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fucked up to score with a decent uppercut.
Fucked up misses with a low kick.
Fucked up looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fucked up misses with a body shot.
Fucked up finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fucked up fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hungus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fucked up counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Hungus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fucked up attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fucked up waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hungus.
Hungus lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungus misses with a takedown attempt - Fucked up sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fucked up stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fucked up wants it to stay on the feet.
Fucked up loads up on a big right hand but Hungus slips the punch.
Hungus shoots in looking for a takedown. Fucked up tries to sprawl out of it but Hungus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fucked up manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fucked up fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hungus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eyelove Fucked up will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fucked up jabs Hungus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hungus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hungus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fucked up swings widly with a right hand
and Hungus counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fucked up!
Hungus goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fucked up turns into him and now he's in Hungus's guard.
Hungus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fucked up passes into side control.
Hungus tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Fucked up presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungus gets back to half guard.
Hungus tries to get to full guard but Fucked up has control of the leg.
Hungus is looking to control Fucked up's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hungus avoid being mounted?
Hungus trying to get back to full guard but Fucked up takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hungus is looking to improve his position but Fucked up isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hungus tries to hold on but Fucked up pushes him away.
Hungus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fucked up is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
A swing and a miss from Fucked up.
Hungus staying out of range there.
Hungus tries for a takedown but Fucked up circles away easily
and Fucked up counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fucked up misses with a straight left.
Fucked up thuds his shin into the meat of Hungus's side.
Hungus has his takedown stuffed
and Fucked up counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hungus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hungus slips a jab and a cross from Fucked up.
Fucked up lands a leg kick that knocks Hungus off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fucked up.
Hungus misses with a takedown attempt
and Fucked up counters with a low kick, right behind Hungus 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Karl Hungus did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fucked up explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hungus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fucked up.
Fucked up looks to land a right hand but Hungus moved out of range.
Hungus blocks a low kick nicely.
Fucked up throws a jab when Hungus was well out of range.
Fucked up dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fucked up cracks Hungus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hungus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fucked up was well out of range. Poor timing from Hungus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fucked up pinned against the cage. Fucked up gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hungus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fucked up sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hungus shoots and misses
and Fucked up counters with a low kick, right behind Hungus 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Hungus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fucked up misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eyelove Fucked up is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hungus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fucked up defends it nicely.
Fucked up misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fucked up throws a leg kick that misses.
Fucked up throws a hook to the side of Hungus's head but Hungus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hungus shoots for a double leg takedown but Fucked up sprawls well. He's pushed Hungus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fucked up misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hungus.
Fucked up throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fucked up connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fucked up misses with a body kick.
Hungus misses with a takedown
and Fucked up counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hungus misses with a takedown
and Fucked up counters with a straight right hand.
Fucked up swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hungus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hungus blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungus has his takedown stuffed
and Fucked up counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Fucked up misses.
Fucked up lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fucked up throws a lazy right hand but Hungus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eyelove Fucked up seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hungus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fucked up counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eyelove Fucked up dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fucked up misses with a few strikes there.
Fucked up swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hungus.
Fucked up keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hungus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hungus with a poor takedown
and Fucked up counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hungus misses with a takedown
and Fucked up counters with a low kick, right behind Hungus 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Hungus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fucked up misses with a leg kick.
Hungus misses with a takedown attempt
and Fucked up counters with a nice body kick.
Fucked up throws a jab but it's blocked by Hungus.
Hungus staying out of range there.
Hungus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hungus blocks a jab.
Hungus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fucked up throws out a loose jab but Hungus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fucked up lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hungus at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fucked up throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
so Hungus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fucked up working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hungus.
Hungus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hungus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hungus trying to control but Fucked up is working from the bottom.
Hungus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fucked up manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hungus has Fucked up in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fucked up won't allow Hungus to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hungus is trying to hold Fucked up in close to prevent damage but Fucked up has managed to pass into half guard.
Hungus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hungus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fucked up is working away from the top position though.
Hungus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungus trying to control here.
Hungus is looking for a sweep. Fucked up is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karl Hungus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fucked up stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hungus to get to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hungus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hungus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Karl Hungus.
I think Hungus 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Hungus!
Karl Hungus is the new welterweight champion!
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