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UPG 4: Back to Reality PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blaze McNasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuo Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blaze McNasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsuo Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNasty blocks a low kick nicely.
Takeda staying out of range there.
McNasty sizes up Takeda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McNasty throws the left hand but Takeda avoids the punch easily.
Takeda checks a leg kick nicely.
McNasty scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Takeda struggling a bit here.
Takeda is looking for a sweep.
McNasty working the ground and pound.
Takeda sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Takeda wants to get back to full guard.
McNasty is thwarting Takeda's attempts to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNasty tries to pass the half guard into mount. Takeda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McNasty drops an elbow to the side of Takeda's head.
McNasty prevents Takeda from improving his position.
McNasty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Takeda on the ground.
Takeda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McNasty pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Takeda has hold of McNasty's hands but McNasty slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Takeda is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McNasty scores with a couple of nice shots.
Takeda is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McNasty lands strikes from half guard.
McNasty is pressing down on Takeda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Takeda is holding on for now.
Takeda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McNasty pulls his head out easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Takeda can do anything to dispel that myth.
McNasty prevents Takeda from improving his position.
McNasty is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Takeda taking some punishment here, with McNasty in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, McNasty escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by McNasty!
McNasty swings around for an armbar but Takeda sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into McNasty's guard.
McNasty keeping full guard, as Takeda tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McNasty might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McNasty lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Takeda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Takeda lands a couple of elbows.
McNasty is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Takeda defends well.
Takeda lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Takeda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Takeda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Takeda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McNasty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Takeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Takeda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McNasty wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Takeda with a nice head shot there.
McNasty is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Takeda throwing strikes from guard but McNasty blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNasty looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McNasty is breathing heavily.
Takeda drops back, looking for a kneebar! McNasty looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McNasty looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McNasty!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Takeda gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Takeda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Takeda working for a triangle but McNasty defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNasty is looking to work some ground and pound but Takeda has wrist control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McNasty landing some decent shots from guard.
Takeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McNasty working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Takeda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McNasty's guard.
Takeda throws a big right hand that misses.
Takeda drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McNasty dives on top into guard.
Takeda working a defensive guard here.
Takeda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McNasty is aware though and is defending well.
McNasty scoring with punches to the head and body.
McNasty scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Takeda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McNasty can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Takeda has momentary wrist control but McNasty slips an elbow through the middle.
McNasty wants to control from the top but Takeda keeps moving.
Takeda pushes a forearm under McNasty's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, McNasty is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Katsuo Takeda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nacho Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mukassa Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grande is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nacho Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mukassa Jones!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Grande is breathing heavily.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Grande was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grande working a defensive guard but Jones manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jones happy to just control the position for now.
Jones cracks Grande with a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grande taking a bit of punishment here - Jones scoring with strikes.
Grande prevents Jones from improving position.
Check out the look on Jones's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones happy to just control the position for now.
Grande stops Jones from passing to mount.
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jones tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grande looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Grande is rocked!
Grande tries to improve position but can't.
Oh Grande is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grande taking punishment in the form of punches.
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!
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grande is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Grande is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Jones can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mukassa Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trace Eckies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ericsson Smart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trace Eckies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ericsson Smart!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eckies but Eckies pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eckies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Smart.
Smart looks for a takedown but Eckies sprawls well.
Trace Eckies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ericsson Smart.
Eckies throws out a loose jab but Smart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Eckies.
A jab from Eckies does it's job there.
Eckies lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eckies counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smart's knee momentarily.
Eckies misses with a looping right.
Eckies lands a nice hook to Smart's body. Smart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smart moves away.
Smart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Eckies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eckies counters with a low kick, right behind Smart 's knee.
Smart looks gassed!
Eckies throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smart misses with a takedown
and Eckies counters with a straight right hand.
Eckies looks to throw the jab but Smart is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smart.
Eckies feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smart's calf.
Nice sprawl there from Eckies as Smart shoots in.
Smart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eckies pinned against the ropes. Eckies gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eckies closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart drops down looking for an ankle pick but Eckies pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ericsson Smart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eckies, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eckies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Eckies connects with a crisp jab.
Eckies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eckies is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Eckies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eckies pushes Smart up against the ropes in a clinch.
Eckies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eckies can pounce on him.
Eckies lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eckies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eckies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smart.
Eckies lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eckies moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eckies connects with a body shot.
Eckies lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eckies moves into the clinch.
Eckies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eckies works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eckies fakes the leg kick and cracks Smart in the body.
Eckies wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eckies thumps Smart with a low kick.
Trace Eckies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eckies throws a leg kick which misses Smart's front leg but catches the back leg as Smart tries to avoid it.
Eckies throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eckies throws a hook but Smart blocks it.
Smart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eckies sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smart somewhat.
Eckies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Eckies scores with a leg kick.
Smart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eckies.
Eckies throws an overhand right that lands on Smart's shoulder, as Smart tries to avoid the shot.
Eckies thumps Smart with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eckies.
Eckies with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Eckies. That snapped Smart's head back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Eckies connects with a solid leg kick.
Eckies chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Eckies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smart 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.
Smart fails with the takedown.
Smart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eckies clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eckies throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smart blocks it with crossed arms.
Eckies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smart closes the distance and clinches up with Eckies, looking for a takedown. Smart pushes Eckies against the ropes but Eckies circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smart tries for a takedown but Eckies sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eckies throws a hook but Smart blocks it.
Eckies lands a body shot.
Jab from Eckies.
Eckies thumps Smart with a low kick.
Eckies lands a front kick.
That kick from Eckies tenderised Smart's leg. Smart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eckies looks to land a combination. Smart sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Eckies cracks Smart with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Eckies is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smart moves out of range as Eckies strikes.
Eckies loads up on a big right hand but Smart slips the punch.
Eckies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Eckies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smart shoots in and drives through. Eckies sprawls well.
Smart has his takedown stuffed
and Eckies cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smart shoots in looking for a takedown. Eckies tries to sprawl out of it but Smart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Eckies manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eckies.
Eckies misses with a hook.
Smart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eckies.
Eckies stuffs the takedown.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eckies clinches up against the ropes.
Eckies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eckies misses with a body shot.
Eckies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eckies chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eckies lands a nice looking body shot.
Smart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eckies.
A big left from Eckies misses.
Eckies scores with the left hand. Smart knows he should have avoided that one.
Eckies just misses with a punch to the body.
Smart is trying desperately to land a takedown but Eckies is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Smart.
Smart shoots and misses
and Smart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eckies scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Eckies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed right hand from Eckies misses the target.
Eckies with a jab.
Eckies misses with a looping left.
Eckies instigates a clinch.
Eckies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eckies throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smart's head.
Smart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trace Eckies 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. This is the final round!
Eckies uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smart has time to react.
Eckies wants to clinch up but Smart keeps it at a distance.
Eckies misses with an uppercut.
Smart gets the takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smart tries to score with some ground and pound. Eckies controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Eckies can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smart looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smart cracks Eckies with a big elbow.
Smart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smart is breathing heavily.
Eckies is trying to get back to half guard.
Eckies can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckies avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smart.
Smart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eckies keeps working.
Eckies tries to improve position but can't.
Eckies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smart can do to turn this around?
Smart works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Eckies on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Eckies tries to get out of the position.
Smart is looking to take a break and control but Eckies is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eckies takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Eckies knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smart on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart scores with a couple of short elbows.
Eckies looking for a sweep but Smart has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Smart landing shots from mount.
Smart with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smart is working for a guillotine from mount but Eckies frees his head quite easily.
Smart lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Smart working for a guillotine from mount but Eckies is in no mood to give up.
Smart landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart landing strikes, looking to finish!
Eckies is desperately trying to improve his position but Smart has a good base and remains in mount.
Ericsson Smart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smart with a couple of short strikes.
Smart dominating with strikes here.
Smart lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Smart.
Smart with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smart unloading with bombs!
Eckies is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smart looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Eckies is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smart with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Eckies taking shots to the head.
Smart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Eckies takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Smart's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ericsson Smart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Peppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mart Kuus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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270 lbs
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255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Peppo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mart Kuus!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Peppo misses its intended target.
Kuus defending well as Peppo loads up on a big left hand.
Kuus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kuus fails with the takedown
and Peppo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuus looks gassed!
Peppo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuus.
Peppo has closed the distance and engaged Kuus in a clinch.
Peppo effectively controlling the action here.
Peppo gets through Kuus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peppo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peppo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Peppo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kuus's defenses.
Peppo pushes Kuus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Peppo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppo lands a right hand.
Peppo lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuus backwards.
Peppo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuus backwards.
Peppo avoiding damage.
Peppo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peppo lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peppo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Peppo scores with a shoulder strike.
Peppo digs a right hand into Kuus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuus's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Peppo.
Peppo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Peppo throws a big uppercut that drops Kuus! More strikes from Peppo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kuus lies dazed against the ropes as Peppo celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teppo Peppo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucentus Darklance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Mansour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucentus Darklance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Mansour!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansour swings for the body but Darklance moves out of range.
Mansour stuffs the takedown.
Mansour checks a low kick from Darklance.
Nice takedown defense from Mansour. No joy for Darklance on that attempt.
Darklance misses with a low kick.
Darklance wants to clinch but Mansour slips to the side
and Mansour counters with a right hand to the body.
Mansour misses with a straight right.
Mansour swats away the attempt to clinch by Darklance.
Darklance moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mansour swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darklance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansour misses with the combination.
Darklance moves to clinch but Mansour breaks away
and Mansour counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mansour misses with a lunging right hand
and Darklance counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Darklance is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Darklance passes to side control.
Mansour is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Darklance is controlling him well.
Darklance has an Americana. Mansour didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Darklance is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Darklance hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lucentus Darklance!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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217 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter North!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.
North throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
North 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.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for North.
North tries a head kick but it misses.
North throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
North tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but North is just out of range.
North scores with a sloppy right hand. Emelianenko should have avoided that one.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but North moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as North lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emelianenko doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
North avoids a punch combination nicely.
North throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by North.
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from North.
North slips a jab and a cross from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with North but North pushes him off and we're back to square one.
North throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
North keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
North clobbers Emelianenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
North throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but North was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by North.
North throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko misses with a head kick.
North lands a jab.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but North is just out of range.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by North.
North misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
North throws out a powerful jab.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and North moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko takes a swing at North's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but North moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
North tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but North moves out of range.
Emelianenko is looking to wear down North with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
North throws a combination. Emelianenko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
North showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
North connects with a good right hand that stumbles Emelianenko. Emelianenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
North throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
North scores with a head kick.
North has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
North connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from North finds it's target.
North throws a combination. Emelianenko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
North cracks Emelianenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
North scores with a body shot.
North throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
North scores with a jab to the head.
North scores with a jab. Emelianenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
North scores with a jab. Emelianenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
North scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick by North misses
and Emelianenko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by North.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from North.
North slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
North might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
North pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by North.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from North.
North fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
North misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
North keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
North throws a sloppy head kick
and Emelianenko counters with a three punch combo that has North backing up. North nods at Emelianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Emelianenko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Peter North seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
North plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Emelianenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and North moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
North cracks Emelianenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from North.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
North swinging wildly here.
North moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
North takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
North lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Emelianenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling North to score with a decent uppercut.
North lands with a cross.
North throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
North 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.
North is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Emelianenko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but North moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
North throws a head kick that misses.
North throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Nice shot by North.
North cracks Emelianenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
North jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
North uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Emelianenko has time to react.
North throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
North connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
North throws a sloppy head kick
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by North misses
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
North lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
North uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
North throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
North pulls out of a head kick attempt.
North throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
North pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Emelianenko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Emelianenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
North throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from North finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but North moves out of range.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says North as he avoids it easily.
A lazy left from North finds it's target.
Emelianenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and North connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emelianenko scrambles back to his feet.
North misses with a double jab.
Emelianenko takes one to the side of the head.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. North was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Emelianenko. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick by North misses
and Emelianenko counters with a nice body shot.
North throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
North lands a really nice looking cross but Emelianenko seems unphased.
North tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emelianenko is able to avoid easily.
North tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
North throws a low kick, looking for Emelianenko's leg but Emelianenko calmly moves out of range.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
North pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Emelianenko back to the ropes. North follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but North avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko checks a leg kick nicely.
North lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peter North is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
North cracks Emelianenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Emelianenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Emelianenko throws a jab when North was well out of range.
A cross from North lands.
North 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.
Emelianenko swings for the body but North moves out of range.
North cracks Emelianenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
North keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
North tries a head kick but it misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
North goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. North does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
North is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown.
North tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from North.
North works the jab nicely.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on North's shoulder, as North tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
North tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. North saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from North. Those never looked like landing.
North connects with a right hand. Emelianenko shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter North dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
North lands with a cross.
North misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelianenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on North's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko digs a right hand into North's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on North's gas tank.
North wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelianenko gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
North is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Emelianenko is controlling him well.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if North can do anything to dispel that myth.
North is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko controls the position from side control.
Emelianenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Emelianenko wants to control but North is keeping him busy.
Emelianenko tries to score with some ground and pound. North controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Emelianenko tries for a kimura but North is defending well.
The ground and pound from Emelianenko seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Emelianenko tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Emelianenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Emelianenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to control but North is keeping him busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
North avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Emelianenko.
North is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Emelianenko controls the position.
Emelianenko seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down North for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The ground and pound from Emelianenko seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Igor Emelianenko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from North.
The crowd cheers as North lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emelianenko doesn't seem phased though.
North wants to slow Emelianenko down by chopping away at his legs.
North throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by North.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Emelianenko as he connects with a hook.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko tries to land a front kick but North steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Emelianenko misses with the combination.
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from North finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but North avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Emelianenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
North lands with a right hand.
North connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by North.
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
North misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for North. That snapped Emelianenko's head back.
A head kick misses from North.
North uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Emelianenko has time to react.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for North.
Emelianenko takes one on the button.
North tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
North misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
North throws a lazy right hand but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
North lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Emelianenko backs up against the ropes.
Igor Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that North avoids nicely.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by North.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that North avoids nicely.
North lands a really nice looking cross but Emelianenko seems unphased.
Emelianenko misses the jab.
North scores with a punch to the head.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for North. That snapped Emelianenko's head back.
Emelianenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before North can pounce on him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko gets a clinch.
Emelianenko slowing the pace effectively.
Emelianenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Emelianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with North's elbow.
Emelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by North.
Emelianenko is trying to maintain a safe position but North gets an underhook and turns Emelianenko into the ropes.
Emelianenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Emelianenko.
North is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Emelianenko slowing the pace effectively.
North is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko has him pressed against the ropes.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but North blocks it.
North managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko has North pressed against the ropes, preventing North from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emelianenko tries to work over North's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelianenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but North pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
North throws a lazy head kick
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. North moves away and avoids it.
A head kick by North misses
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
North tries a head kick but it misses.
North throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Emelianenko.
North cracks Emelianenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
North connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Emelianenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Emelianenko takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
North takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
North fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Emelianenko checks it well.
Emelianenko swings for the body but North moves out of range.
North throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Peter North!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Peter North!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Peter North!
Peter North wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaaki Satake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
197 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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26
195 lbs
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnnie Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Masaaki Satake!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker blocks a leg kick.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Satake scores with a leg kick.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker throws a head kick but Satake moves out of range.
Walker gets a clinch.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Satake is defending well for now.
Satake managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Satake avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Satake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Walker has Satake pushed against the ropes.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Satake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satake looking to slow down the pace here.
Satake misses with a punch to the body.
Satake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Satake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Satake tries to break the clinch but Walker is controlling the position.
Satake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick
and Satake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Satake moves out of range easily.
Satake slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker moves out of range of the leg kick from Satake.
Satake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walker.
Walker prevents a body shot from Satake.
Satake breaks the clinch.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Satake pushes him off.
Walker misses with a low kick as Satake jumps back.
Walker forces Satake back against the ropes and clinches.
Walker prevents Satake from breaking the clinch.
Satake misses with a body punch.
Satake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satake letting Walker take a breather here.
Satake just leaning against Walker, taking a breather.
Satake is trying to maintain a safe position but Walker gets an underhook and turns Satake into the ropes.
Satake is trying to break free.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Satake avoids it.
Satake breaks the clinch.
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Satake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Satake looking to slow down the pace here.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Satake.
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Satake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
Walker clinches up with Satake and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Satake trying to stall but Walker improves his position.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker blocking some punches.
Satake trying to stall but Walker improves his position.
Satake lands with a short shot to the head.
Satake misses with an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Satake stalling.
Satake working aggressively here.
Satake wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Satake.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satake.
Satake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Satake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnnie Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker thows a leg kick but Satake checks it
and Satake counters with a nice kick to the body.
Satake avoids the head kick by Walker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satake throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
Walker misses with a low kick as Satake jumps back.
Satake gets tackled into the ropes by Walker. Walker maintains the clinch.
Walker stalls.
Satake working hard to break the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Satake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Satake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Walker checks a leg kick.
Satake jabs Walker right on the nose. Walker blinks but takes it well.
Walker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Satake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker clinches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Satake is defending well for now.
Satake has had enough of the clinch but Walker keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satake misses with a punch to the body.
Satake has Walker pressed against the ropes, preventing Walker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Satake is trying to stall.
Satake is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
Satake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Satake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Satake lands a body shot.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but Satake gets an underhook and turns Walker into the ropes.
Satake looking to slow down the pace here.
Walker lands a knee to the body.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satake looking to slow down the pace here.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Masaaki Satake will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Satake walks into a left hand.
Walker looks to land a body kick but Satake moved away.
Walker throws a low kick, looking for Satake's leg but Satake calmly moves out of range.
Walker instigates a clinch.
Satake misses with a punch to the body.
Satake looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Satake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satake.
Satake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Walker blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satake trying to stall but Walker improves his position.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Satake's efforts to push away.
Satake stalling in the clinch but Walker improves position.
Satake lands a left hand.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Satake. That snapped Walker's head back.
Walker throws a lazy body kick
and Satake counters with a nice kick to the body.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walker, right into the meat.
Satake throws the kick towards the body but Walker avoids it.
Walker rushes Satake and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker misses with a hook
and Satake counters with a good, hard body kick but Walker shrugs it off.
Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Satake avoids a wild elbow strike from Walker.
A head punch on the inside from Satake fails to land.
Satake is trying to break the clinch but Walker has him pressed against the ropes.
Satake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Satake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walker prevents Satake from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Satake tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Satake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Satake throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Satake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Walker scores with a jab to the head.
Johnnie Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker blocks a jab.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Satake checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satake moves out of range of the leg kick from Walker.
Satake misses with a wild combination.
Walker wants to clinch up but Satake keeps it at a distance.
Walker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Satake tries a head kick but it misses.
Satake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Satake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satake avoids the head kick by Walker.
Satake lands with a hook. Walker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big left from Satake misses.
Walker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Satake sees coming a mile off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker prevents Satake from breaking the clinch.
Satake wants to break free but Walker has control.
Satake tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the ropes.
Satake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Satake tries to tie him up.
Walker avoiding damage as Satake throws knees to the body.
Satake managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Satake is struggling to control the position.
Satake blocks a body shot from Walker.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker stalls.
Walker prevents a body shot from Satake.
Satake throws a head punch that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Satake lands a left hand.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Satake effectively controlling the action here.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Satake avoids the damage to the body.
Satake lands with a short shot to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Walker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masaaki Satake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walker is pushing Satake up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Walker seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Satake tries to tie him up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Satake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Satake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walker avoiding damage as Satake throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Satake is defending well for now.
Satake managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnnie Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Johnnie Walker!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Masaaki Satake!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Oppenheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mountain comes to the ring accompanied by kuningas. Oppenheim has chosen Fur Kaiser, Gott Und Vaterland as his entrance music. Jari Mountain could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruno Oppenheim's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Mountain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Oppenheim!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oppenheim blocks a head kick by Mountain.
Oppenheim throws a head kick but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain blocks the body kick.
Oppenheim throws the kick towards the body but Mountain avoids it.
Mountain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mountain needs to keep his hands up - Oppenheim had a free shot at his head there.
Mountain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oppenheim circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body punch from Mountain.
Mountain works the jab nicely.
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!
Oppenheim misses with a body kick.
Mountain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oppenheim at a distance.
Mountain throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Oppenheim does no damage.
Donk. Mountain catches Oppenheim right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Bruno Oppenheim has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppenheim throws a head kick that misses
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.
Mountain scores with a nice strike.
Oppenheim drops his hands momentarily and Mountain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mountain tries a head kick but it misses.
Oppenheim on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mountain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mountain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mountain lands with a hook. Oppenheim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oppenheim ducks right into an uppercut from Mountain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mountain throws a good cross that connects.
Mountain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruno Oppenheim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oppenheim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mountain lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Oppenheim got wobbled bad by a big combination! Mountain presses forward with punches and knees until Oppenheim stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Oppenheim closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jari Mountain!
Jari Mountain retains his light heavyweight title!
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