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MMA HELSINKI 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between No Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Name has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Musta Surma has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with No Name's chin.
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, No Name!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surma fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Name both land. Nice combination.
Name drives through and clinches with Surma against the cage.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Name.
Name tries to break the clinch but Surma is controlling the position.
Name has had enough of the clinch but Surma keeps him there for the moment.
Surma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Name in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like No Name has been cut.
Surma lands an elbow just above Name 's eye.
Surma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Surma has Name pressed against the cage.
Surma trying to land knees to the body.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Name shrugs off.
A short right from Surma.
Surma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Name really is a fat lump.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Name looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Name wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma is struggling to control the position.
Name working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Surma.
Name is breathing heavily.
Name on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Surma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Name has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Name takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Surma.
Name managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Surma.
Name is rocked!
Surma will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Name up against the cage.
Oh Name is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Name is looking to break free of the clinch but Surma has double underhooks.
Surma controlling the action here for a moment.
Name seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Surma.
Name is trying to break the clinch but Surma has him pressed against the cage.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Name in his tracks for a moment.
Name is trying to break the clinch but Surma has him pressed against the cage.
Surma lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Surma lands an elbow inside.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Name avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Name's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Surma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Name's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Name avoids it.
Surma effectively controlling the action here.
Name working hard to break the clinch.
Name is trying to force a seperation but Surma has the dominant position.
Surma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Surma crunches a lovely knee into Name's ribcage.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Surma stalling the fight.
Surma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Name backwards.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Name with a big uppercut! Name tries to clinch up but Surma pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Name to the mat! Name covers up and Surma unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Musta Surma!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Kaleva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skyler Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaleva comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember The Name. Nelson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Kaleva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skyler Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kaleva.
Kaleva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nelson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kaleva somewhat.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Kaleva shows good takedown defense.
Kaleva shoots in looking for a takedown. Nelson tries to sprawl out of it but Kaleva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nelson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kaleva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nelson is fending him off so far but Kaleva persists. Nope, Nelson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommi Kaleva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaleva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nelson shoots and misses
and Kaleva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nelson won't be happy with that.
Kaleva trying to control the position but Nelson is working away.
Nelson pushes Kaleva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kaleva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nelson dodges the ground and pound from Kaleva.
Kaleva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nelson to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaleva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nelson.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaleva.
Nelson darts in and clinches Kaleva up against the cage.
Nelson pulls guard.
Kaleva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kaleva shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Kaleva circles away easily
and Kaleva counters with a single leg into guard. Nelson didn't expect that.
Nelson looks gassed!
Nelson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kaleva defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Kaleva from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
Nelson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kaleva!
Kaleva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kaleva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nelson trying to control the pace.
Kaleva wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is keen to just control but Kaleva is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaleva is looking to improve his position.
Nelson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kaleva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kaleva looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nelson has picked Kaleva up and slammed him! Kaleva can't keep hold of the triangle and Nelson manages to pass to side control!
Nelson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kaleva looks to move to half guard but instead Nelson has passed into mount! Damn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson controlling from mount.
Kaleva tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kaleva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kaleva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kaleva is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Kaleva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nelson shoots in but Kaleva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kaleva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nelson.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson rushes Kaleva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kaleva wants to stand back up but Nelson manages to pass into side control.
Tommi Kaleva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaleva regains half guard.
Kaleva desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kaleva wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaleva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kaleva is trying to hold Nelson in close to prevent damage but Nelson has managed to pass into half guard.
Nelson moves into full mount! Kaleva won't be happy about that!
Nelson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kaleva is looking to escape.
Kaleva working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva wants to control but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kaleva?
Kaleva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nelson thowing shots but they're missing.
Kaleva is trying to escape the mount.
Kaleva is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva tries to hold on but Nelson postures up.
Kaleva is trying to escape the mount.
Nelson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kaleva regains half guard.
Nelson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nelson landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nelson scoring with strikes but Kaleva is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaleva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kaleva is bucking up trying to escape but Nelson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kaleva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson prevents Kaleva from getting the reversal.
Kaleva tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nelson has hold of Kaleva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kaleva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skyler Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kaleva sprawls well. Kaleva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaleva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nelson circles away.
Nelson clinches up with Kaleva and pushes him back against the cage.
Nelson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nelson looking for a guillotine here but Kaleva defends easily.
Kaleva chips away with some ground and pound.
Kaleva wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaleva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Kaleva from controlling successfully.
Kaleva works over Nelson with some ground and pound from guard.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Kaleva from controlling successfully.
Nelson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaleva.
Kaleva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kaleva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kaleva is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kaleva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nelson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kaleva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kaleva trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva controlling from the full mount.
Nelson tries to reverse the position but Kaleva maintains control.
Nelson tries to control Kaleva's body but Kaleva pushes him off. Nelson squirms to his side and now Kaleva has his back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Kaleva.
Kaleva is punishing Nelson with strikes - can he finish him?!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson is taking damage to the body and head.
Nelson fending off the submission attempt from Kaleva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Kaleva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kaleva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommi Kaleva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Stalone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bj Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Stalone!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Penn.
Stalone closes the distance and clinches.
Stalone decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Stalone.
Penn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stalone looking to control.
Stalone kicks Penn off and gets to his feet.
Stalone misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
No luck for Stalone with that takedown attempt.
Penn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stalone.
Penn checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Penn lands the left hand.
Stalone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stalone wants to slow Penn down by chopping away at his legs.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bj Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stalone walks into a straight right hand from Penn.
It looks like Brandon Stalone has been cut.
Stalone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stalone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penn defends it nicely.
Bj Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stalone.
Stalone doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn punishes Stalone's body with a nice straight punch.
Penn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stalone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stalone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stalone showed some decent athleticism there.
Penn is looking to escape.
Penn keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn has one foot on Stalone's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Stalone misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stalone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Penn connects with a body shot.
Stalone fails to land the takedown.
Penn throws a shot to the body.
Stalone looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalone shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense.
Stalone wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalone fails with a takedown attempt.
Stalone looks for a takedown but Penn sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn connects with a body shot that sends Stalone's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bj Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Stalone's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Penn connects with the punch.
Stalone darts in trying to clinch
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Stalone moves to clinch but Penn breaks away
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Stalone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stalone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Penn sprawls well. Penn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stalone gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn is pawing at Stalone, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Stalone's nose. Stalone is badly hurt! Penn pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Stalone tries desperately to hold on but Penn is relentless in his assault! As Stalone receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Penn away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bj Penn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Makaroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Mayweather Sr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luigi Makaroni's chin.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luigi Makaroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Floyd Mayweather Sr!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makaroni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Makaroni is looking to clinch.
Mayweather Sr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mayweather Sr digs a good hook to Makaroni's body.
Mayweather Sr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makaroni.
Floyd Mayweather Sr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather Sr looks to land a right hand but Makaroni moved out of range.
Makaroni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Makaroni is looking to clinch.
Donk. Mayweather Sr catches Makaroni right on the button with a cross.
Mayweather Sr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mayweather Sr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaroni manages to avoid it.
Makaroni avoids a kick to the body.
Makaroni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mayweather Sr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Makaroni has him pressed against the cage.
Makaroni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mayweather Sr's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaroni unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mayweather Sr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makaroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Mayweather Sr lands.
A jab lands there for Mayweather Sr.
Makaroni gets a clinch.
Makaroni has Mayweather Sr pressed against the cage, preventing Mayweather Sr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Makaroni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayweather Sr misses with a few strikes there.
Makaroni misses with the combination.
Makaroni swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Makaroni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Makaroni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makaroni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Sr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayweather Sr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Makaroni under the eye.
Mayweather Sr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mayweather Sr swings for the body but Makaroni moves out of range.
Mayweather Sr cracks Makaroni with an open hand slap.
Mayweather Sr connects with a right hand. Makaroni shakes it off.
Makaroni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Makaroni is looking to clinch but Mayweather Sr is avoiding it.
Makaroni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mayweather Sr takes a swing at Makaroni's ribcage but misses.
Mayweather Sr lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaroni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mayweather Sr lands an overhand right.
Mayweather Sr connects with a nice looking jab.
Makaroni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mayweather Sr cracks Makaroni with an open hand slap.
Mayweather Sr scores with a hook to the body. Makaroni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Makaroni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mayweather Sr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mayweather Sr is trying to break free.
Makaroni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Mayweather Sr.
Makaroni avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Makaroni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Sr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Makaroni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr throws a series of punches but Makaroni moves out of range.
Makaroni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mayweather Sr dodges the punch combination from Makaroni.
Makaroni throws a series of punches but Mayweather Sr avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayweather Sr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Makaroni on the side of the head.
Mayweather Sr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Makaroni tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Mayweather Sr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mayweather Sr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makaroni was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayweather Sr.
Luigi Makaroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayweather Sr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Makaroni lands a leg kick that knocks Mayweather Sr off balance momentarily.
Makaroni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makaroni gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A clash of legs there as Makaroni blocks the low kick.
Mayweather Sr checks a low kick from Makaroni.
Good standup being displayed there by Mayweather Sr as he connects with a hook.
Makaroni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Makaroni moves out of range of the strikes.
Makaroni clinches up against the cage.
Mayweather Sr tries to break free but Makaroni pushes him back against the cage.
Makaroni breaks the clinch.
Makaroni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mayweather Sr's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaroni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mayweather Sr misses with a series of wild punches.
Makaroni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makaroni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayweather Sr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayweather Sr gets tackled into the cage by Makaroni. Makaroni maintains the clinch.
Makaroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makaroni throws a leg kick but Mayweather Sr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mayweather Sr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mayweather Sr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Makaroni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Makaroni is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Sr cracks Makaroni on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Makaroni falls backwards against the cage. Mayweather Sr follows up with more strikes that drop Makaroni to his knees. Mayweather Sr keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Makaroni! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Mayweather Sr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lampaan Kampaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Mir has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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248 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lampaan Kampaaja!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kampaaja swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kampaaja throws a leg kick but Mir checks it.
Mir defending well as Kampaaja loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Kampaaja. Those never looked like landing.
Mir checks a leg kick.
Mir keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kampaaja misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Kampaaja lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mir doesn't seem phased though.
Kampaaja swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kampaaja.
Kampaaja connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mir throws a nice looking combination but Kampaaja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kampaaja scores with a body shot.
Kampaaja misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mir walks into a straight right hand from Kampaaja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampaaja misses with a double jab.
Kampaaja cracks Mir with an open hand slap.
Mir blocks a head kick by Kampaaja.
Kampaaja looks to score with a jab to the body but Mir is just out of range.
Kampaaja throws a good cross that connects.
Kampaaja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mir.
Kampaaja throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Kampaaja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kampaaja waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mir.
Kampaaja wants to slow Mir down by chopping away at his legs.
Mir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kampaaja.
Kampaaja throws a low kick, looking for Mir's leg but Mir calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mir moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Kampaaja.
Mir walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kampaaja checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mir misses with a straight right.
Kampaaja lands with a straight right. Mir didn't see that one coming.
Kampaaja cracks Mir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kampaaja misses with a series of wild punches.
Lampaan Kampaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kampaaja moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kampaaja misses with a wild body shot.
Mir slips a jab and a cross from Kampaaja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampaaja avoids the body shot from Mir.
Kampaaja lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kampaaja.
Mir avoids the head kick by Kampaaja.
Kampaaja lands with a nice combination. Mir backs away looking to recover.
Kampaaja tests Mir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left and a right from Kampaaja both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kampaaja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Kampaaja finds it's target.
Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kampaaja.
Mir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kampaaja works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kampaaja.
Kampaaja checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kampaaja digs a good hook to Mir's body.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Kampaaja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Mir checks the leg kick.
Kampaaja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mir.
Kampaaja connects with a nice looking jab.
Mir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kampaaja takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kampaaja throws a front kick aimed at Mir's knee but Mir avoids it well.
Mir on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lampaan Kampaaja 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.
Kampaaja connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice shot by Kampaaja.
Good shot there by Kampaaja.
Mir is rocked!
Kampaaja throws a right and a left that Mir avoids nicely.
Oh Mir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kampaaja connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kampaaja misses with a straight left.
Kampaaja misses with a wild body shot.
Mir seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kampaaja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mir throws out the jab.
Mir looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kampaaja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kampaaja tries to score with a low kick but Mir moves his leg out of the way.
Kampaaja throws a series of punches but Mir moves out of range.
Kampaaja ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kampaaja scores with a one two! Mir had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mir might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampaaja lands with a big right hook that stumbles Mir - he's out on his feet here! Kampaaja follows up with another monster hook that separates Mir from consciousness! Mir falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Kampaaja stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lampaan Kampaaja!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Brooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards has chosen Loch Lomond as his entrance music. Cliff Richards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hugo Brooker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cliff Richards!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooker looks for a takedown but Richards sprawls well.
Richards thows a body kick. Brooker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Richards drops Brooker with a left and a right! Oh, Brooker is hurt - Richards dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Hugo Brooker has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brooker manages to work his way to half guard, despite Richards's best efforts.
Richards is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Brooker wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brooker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Richards stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Richards throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brooker is rocked!
Brooker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Richards counters with a huge right that knocks Brooker out cold! Richards is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cliff Richards!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toshiro Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Paska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toshiro Mifune could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jaska Paska's chin.
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187 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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193 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toshiro Mifune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Paska!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paska takes a swing at Mifune's ribcage but misses.
Paska throws an overhand right that lands on Mifune's shoulder, as Mifune tries to avoid the shot.
Paska dives in and grabs Mifune's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mifune pushes down on Paska's head and hops out.
A punch combination from Paska misses.
Paska misses with a takedown attempt
and Mifune counters with a straight right hand.
Paska shoots in but Mifune avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Toshiro Mifune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaska Paska.
Paska has his takedown stuffed
and Mifune counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paska looks gassed!
Mifune feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Paska sprawling to the canvas! Paska rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mifune finish him?!
Paska is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mifune scores with a push kick.
Jaska Paska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mifune throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mifune is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Mifune shuts the power down on Paska. Lights out, game over! Mifune is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Toshiro Mifune!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muru Aalto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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162 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
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160 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muru Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto throws a hook to the side of Henrique's head but Henrique sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henrique looks for a takedown but Aalto sprawls well.
Henrique moves out of range of the strikes.
Henrique tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Aalto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aalto leaves Henrique with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henrique tries to clinch but Aalto is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Henrique.
Aalto misses with a two punch combination.
Henrique throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Paulo Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henrique looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henrique bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aalto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henrique momentarily.
Aalto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aalto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henrique.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Henrique. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henrique is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aalto leaves Henrique with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Henrique.
Aalto is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Henrique gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aalto has had enough of the clinch but Henrique keeps him there for the moment.
Henrique landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aalto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aalto tries to break free but Henrique pushes him back against the cage.
Henrique breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aalto looks to score with a jab to the body but Henrique is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henrique.
Aalto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Henrique is looking to clinch but Aalto is avoiding it.
Henrique pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aalto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henrique moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Henrique.
Henrique throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aalto blocks it with crossed arms.
Henrique avoiding damage.
Aalto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aalto is trying to break free.
Henrique pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henrique throws a sloppy head kick and Aalto moves out of range easily.
Henrique tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aalto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aalto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aalto tests Henrique's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henrique is rocked!
Henrique fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aalto keeps the fight on the outside.
Henrique fails with the takedown.
Aalto missing with a left hand there. Henrique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aalto is pawing at Henrique, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Henrique's nose. Henrique is badly hurt! Aalto pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Henrique tries desperately to hold on but Aalto is relentless in his assault! As Henrique receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Aalto away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muru Aalto!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dana White enters the cage!
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186 lbs
1 - 8 - 0 |
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195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Experienced |
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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
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dana White!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White drops Lee with a beautiful combination! Lee stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - White is looking for the KO!
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
White drops Lee with a beautiful combination! Lee stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - White is looking for the KO!
Lee is rocked!
Lee is breathing heavily.
White fakes the body blow, causing Lee to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Lee goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dana White!
Dana White bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaino St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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25
180 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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182 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Puukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaino St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre connects with a high kick.
Puukko throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puukko counters with a three punch combo that has St Pierre backing up. St Pierre nods at Puukko to acknowledge the strikes.
Puukko moves out of range of the body kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puukko is out of range and St Pierre settles back down.
Puukko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Puukko's front leg but catches the back leg as Puukko tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a front kick aimed at Puukko's knee but Puukko avoids it well.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Pierre misses with a kick to the body.
Puukko fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a body kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Puukko checks a leg kick.
St Pierre throws a right hand that Puukko ducks under and follows up with a left that Puukko also avoids with ease.
Puukko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
St Pierre throws a front kick that sends Puukko stumbling back into the cage.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Puukko.
A low kick from St Pierre misses
and Puukko counters with a one-two to the body.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puukko misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puukko avoids a kick to the body.
Puukko avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a body kick the misses
and Puukko counters with a two punch combo.
Puukko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Puukko misses with a few strikes there.
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Puukko defending well as St Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Pierre. That's going to slow Puukko down.
Puukko checks a leg kick.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Puukko.
St Pierre throws a leg kick
and Puukko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Puukko is out of range.
Puukko throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
Puukko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre motions for Puukko to come forward. St Pierre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for St Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from St Pierre is predictable there
and Puukko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Pierre looks to land a body kick but Puukko moved away.
Vaino St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puukko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puukko 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.
Puukko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a high kick!
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crunch! St Pierre slams his shin into Puukko's torso.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Puukko tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre tries to score with a low kick but Puukko moves his leg out of the way.
Puukko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puukko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puukko ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre misses with a leg kick
and Puukko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vaino St Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's time! Puukko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Pierre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Puukko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lauri Puukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puukko throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
Puukko throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre throws a front kick aimed at Puukko's knee but Puukko avoids it well.
St Pierre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Puukko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Pierre throws a leg kick
and Puukko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St Pierre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Puukko throws a series of strikes that have St Pierre backpedaling.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
St Pierre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puukko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A left and a right from St Pierre both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puukko throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Puukko throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Puukko throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre tries to score with a low kick but Puukko moves his leg out of the way.
St Pierre misses with a kick to the body.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Pierre thows a leg kick but Puukko checks it
and Puukko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puukko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
St Pierre misses with a kick to the body
and Puukko counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puukko moves out of range of the leg kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Puukko's front leg but catches the back leg as Puukko tries to avoid it.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Pierre tries to land a front kick but Puukko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Puukko checks a leg kick.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Puukko is able to avoid easily.
Puukko checks a low kick from St Pierre.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Puukko.
Puukko throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puukko.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre wants to slow Puukko down by chopping away at his legs.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Puukko.
St Pierre misses with a body kick.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Puukko saw that one coming.
Puukko scores with a head kick. St Pierre tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Puukko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St Pierre - the referee stops the clock and Puukko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St Pierre. Puukko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Puukko is looking to wear down St Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Pierre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vaino St Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puukko fails to land with a series of punches.
St Pierre 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puukko misses with a few strikes there.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puukko.
St Pierre is looking to land body kicks.
Puukko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre tries to land a leg kick but Puukko saw it coming and moves away.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Puukko avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Puukko.
St Pierre throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick by St Pierre misses
and Puukko counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre clobbers Puukko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaino St Pierre 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. This is the final round!
Puukko throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from St Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
Puukko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
St Pierre throws a hook but Puukko avoids it easily.
Puukko tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre throws a low kick but Puukko moves out of range easily.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Puukko.
Puukko throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a nice head kick!
Puukko misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
Puukko checks a leg kick.
St Pierre tries to score with a low kick but Puukko moves his leg out of the way.
St Pierre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puukko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pierre throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Puukko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Pierre lands a leg kick that knocks Puukko off balance momentarily.
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Puukko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
St Pierre swings for the body but Puukko moves out of range.
Puukko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puukko throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
Puukko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Puukko.
St Pierre is looking to score with low kicks.
Puukko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Puukko duly obliges.
Puukko throws a hook to the side of St Pierre's head but St Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Puukko throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Puukko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Puukko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Pierre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puukko.
Puukko throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre throws a body kick that misses.
Puukko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Pierre, right into the meat.
Puukko throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
St Pierre is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries a low kick but Puukko avoids it.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Puukko saw that one coming.
Puukko slips a jab from St Pierre.
St Pierre lunges at Puukko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puukko's hand.
St Pierre misses with the combination.
St Pierre misses with a body kick.
Lauri Puukko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puukko throws a head kick that St Pierre semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puukko.
St Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vaino St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Pierre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaino St Pierre!
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