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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Mourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnsson has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! 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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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Mourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joni Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Mourke misses.
Johnsson looks gassed!
Johnsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Mourke off the cage and back into range.
Mourke shoots in for a takedown but Johnsson shows good takedown defense.
Johnsson misses with a hook
and Mourke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mourke.
Mourke wants to free his trapped foot but Johnsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mourke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnsson is just riding it out for now. Mourke eventually gives up the hold.
Mourke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourke thows a huge punch but Johnsson dodges it nicely.
Mourke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mourke works his way into full mount!
Mourke landing punches.
Mourke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mourke breaks from Johnsson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnsson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mourke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnsson is rocked!
Mourke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnsson is still in real trouble! Can Mourke finish him?
Mourke with the ground and pound from mount.
Mourke connects with a bit shot that sees Johnsson covering up! More strikes from Mourke and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mourke is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Mourke!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Kone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Paniikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paniikki has chosen N'sync - Bye Bye Bye as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diesel Kone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pelle Paniikki!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paniikki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kone.
Nice cross by Kone.
Paniikki shoots for a takedown but Kone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paniikki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kone as he avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Paniikki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Paniikki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paniikki.
Diesel Kone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Paniikki.
Paniikki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paniikki swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kone is now in Paniikki's guard. A big mistake from Paniikki there, giving up the dominant position!
Kone trying to control the position from guard on top but Paniikki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kone trying to control but Paniikki is working from the bottom.
Kone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniikki working for a triangle but Kone defends it easily.
Kone content to stall in guard here.
Paniikki looking for a guillotine here but Kone defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paniikki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kone is aware though and is defending well.
Paniikki keeping full guard, as Kone tries to pass.
Paniikki is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kone has his hands clasped together but Paniikki extends an breaks Kone's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Paniikki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pelle Paniikki!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barclay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Faulkner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by The Harder They Come by Jimmy Cliff. Faulkner has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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224 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barclay Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Faulkner!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulkner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Faulkner misses with a looping right.
Faulkner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Faulkner looks gassed!
Jones with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones rushes Faulkner and presses him up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faulkner.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Faulkner avoids the damage to the body.
Jones has Faulkner pushed against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow just above Faulkner 's eye.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faulkner blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Faulkner managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Faulkner tries to tie him up.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Faulkner in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Randy Faulkner has been cut.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones stalling the fight.
Faulkner avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Faulkner avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones tries a body shot but Faulkner blocks it.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faulkner swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faulkner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faulkner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Faulkner in a clinch.
Faulkner has Jones pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Faulkner pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jones tumbling to the mat - Faulkner dives into Jones's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones has his hands on Faulkner's head, controlling the position.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Faulkner's guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Faulkner is keeping the position.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Barclay Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Faulkner managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones prevents a body shot from Faulkner.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faulkner.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Faulkner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Faulkner's front leg but catches the back leg as Faulkner tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barclay Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Faulkner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones rushes Faulkner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Faulkner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Faulkner managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Faulkner avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Faulkner wants to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Jones.
Faulkner is rocked!
Faulkner takes an elbow to the temple.
Faulkner is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Faulkner is breathing heavily.
Jones has Faulkner pressed against the cage. He pushes Faulkner back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Jones throws a beautiful elbow that sends Faulkner crashing to the floor! Jones piles on the pressure with more strikes! Faulkner is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barclay Jones!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Hippi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hippi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Harry Hippy. Barnes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Hippi is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. 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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216 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harri Hippi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes tests Hippi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hippi is breathing heavily.
Hippi is looking to score with low kicks.
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Harri Hippi has been cut.
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Hippi should have avoided that one.
Barnes throws a front kick that sends Hippi stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes punishes Hippi's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes cracks Hippi with an open hand slap.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes tests Hippi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hippi is rocked!
Barnes lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brad Barnes!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Byeongsuk Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by Choi Hong Man-Beauty and the Beast. Matt Sabre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Byeongsuk Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sabre has managed to clinch.
Sabre misses with a body punch.
Sabre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sabre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim lands a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sabre is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim trying to keep a closed guard but Sabre is proving a slippery customer.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Sabre from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Byeongsuk Kim just wasn't active enough.
Sabre throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sabre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sabre 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre tries to clinch up.
Some bone on bone action there as Kim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sabre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sabre is out of range.
Kim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Byeongsuk Kim has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sabre.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Sabre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sabre tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Sabre misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim throws a leg kick that misses.
Sabre checks a low kick from Kim.
Kim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kim blocks a jab.
Kim throws a push kick but Sabre slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a straight right.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Sabre to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sabre jabs Kim right on the nose. Kim blinks but takes it well.
Kim tries a low kick but Sabre avoids it.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sabre. That did some damage!
Kim lands a jab to Sabre's midsection.
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!
Kim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sabre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kims jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sabre blocks the body kick.
Sabre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Kim looks to land a combination but Sabre avoids it well.
Sabre takes one on the button.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Sabre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kim throws a leg kick but Sabre checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre thuds a left hand into Kim's body.
Sabre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Sabre lands a really nice looking cross but Kim seems unphased.
Good leg kick by Sabre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sabre misses with a kick to the body.
Sabre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sabre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Byeongsuk Kim's cut is getting worse.
Sabre closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Sabre.
Kim is looking to control Sabre's arms but Sabre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kim has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sabre scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre misses with a punch to the body.
Kim is trying to maintain a safe position but Sabre gets an underhook and turns Kim into the cage.
Sabre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sabre scores with a shoulder strike.
Sabre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabre looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sabre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Byeongsuk Kim's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sabre.
Kim blocks a leg kick.
Sabre feints and then cracks Kim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kim down.
Sabre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sabre defending well as Kim loads up on a big left hand.
Sabre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sabre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Sabre connects with a solid leg kick.
Sabre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kim misses with a leg kick
and Sabre counters with a good low kick that Kim was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sabre lands with a good body shot.
Sabre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sabre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sabre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matt Sabre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sabre wants to slow Kim down by chopping away at his legs.
Sabre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Byeongsuk Kim's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sabre checks it well.
Sabre lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabre throws out a leg kick but Kim moves out of range and Sabre only half commits.
Kim walks into a straight right hand from Sabre.
Sabre fails to land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sabre.
Sabre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sabre lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre clinches up with Kim and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sabre - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sabre is looking to control Kim's arms but Kim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sabre has his back to the cage.
Sabre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sabre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Sabre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sabre struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
Sabre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sabre lands a left hand.
Kim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sabre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabre lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Sabre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sabre lands a good knee to the midsection. Kim won't want to take too many of those.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sabre.
Sabre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jeez, Byeongsuk Kim's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sabre lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sabre on the inside.
Sabre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kim is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Byeongsuk Kim's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Sabre!
A very excited looking Matt Sabre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudell Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Iori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crim's entrance music is Go To Sleep B1TCH!. A fine choice. Iori has chosen Wave Your Flag as his entrance music. Crim has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Terry Iori is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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198 lbs
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299 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rudell Crim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Iori!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iori throws a sloppy body shot
and Crim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crim slips a jab from Iori.
Iori throws the left hand but Crim avoids the punch easily.
Crim throws a jab when Iori was well out of range.
Crim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iori misses with an uppercut
enabling Crim to counter with a crisp jab.
Iori bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Iori throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Crim colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Iori as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Crim is left battered and dazed whilst Iori and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Iori!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
30 - 8 - 0 |
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250 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BJ Wood!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood scores with a push kick.
Wood looks gassed!
Ferreira throws a head kick that Wood semi-blocks.
Wood is looking to score with low kicks.
Ferreira throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferreira scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ferreira thuds a left hand into Wood's body.
Ferreira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ferreira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ferreira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferreira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ferreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ferreira thuds his right hand into Wood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ferreira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferreira scores with a head kick.
Wood is rocked!
Ferreira pounces like a tiger and cracks Wood with a vicious hook! Wood is down but not out! Ferreira follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ronaldo Ferreira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Ahma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahma comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Power - Kanye West kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elliot Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jussi Ahma!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma misses with a wild combination.
Ahma misses with a hook.
Saunders throws out a powerful jab.
Horrible takedown by Ahma or perhaps it was just good defense by Saunders which made him look bad.
Saunders connects with a leg kick. Ahma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ahma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ahma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saunders tries to avoid it but Ahma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saunders to the ground. Saunders escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahma walks into a straight right hand from Saunders.
Saunders displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ahma.
Elliot Saunders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jussi Ahma.
Ahma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saunders connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ahma. Ahma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saunders is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Ahma flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ahma is out cold! Saunders holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elliot Saunders!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Jaloviina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Casino Royale Soundtrack - You Know My Name. Jaloviina has chosen UNKLE - Reign as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
14 - 5 - 2 |
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293 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Jaloviina!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaloviina.
Bomb is looking to land body kicks.
Bomb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaloviina throws a combination. Bomb tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jaloviina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bomb misses with a body kick.
Jaloviina throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bomb.
Bomb moves into the clinch successfully.
Jaloviina drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bomb gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bomb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaloviina blocks it with crossed arms.
Bomb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bomb avoiding damage.
Bomb prevents a body shot from Jaloviina.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaloviina has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bomb after a bit of a struggle.
A short uppercut from Bomb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaloviina pulls guard.
Bomb might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bomb wants to pass the guard but Jaloviina is keeping the position.
Jaloviina is trying to keep Bomb in close.
Jaloviina might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bomb kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bomb wants to control from the top but Jaloviina keeps moving.
Jaloviina has a closed guard, preventing Bomb from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jaloviina is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaloviina distracts Bomb with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jaloviina with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bomb working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaloviina.
Jaloviina throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bomb works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jaloviina throws a big right hand that misses.
Jaloviina pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bomb is keeping the position for now.
Jaloviina with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaloviina throwing strikes but missing.
Jaloviina's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaloviina landing with the ground and pound.
Jaloviina wants to pass the guard but Bomb is keeping the position.
Jaloviina postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bomb working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaloviina.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jaloviina's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jaloviina postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jaloviina wants to control from the top but Bomb keeps moving.
Jaloviina has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jaloviina trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaloviina slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb parries the strikes from Jaloviina easily there. Jaloviina is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bomb to escape.
Jaloviina working the body and head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaloviina throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jaloviina working the ground and pound.
Jaloviina is working Bomb over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jaloviina tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bomb takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bomb is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big shot lands for Jaloviina! That's hurt Bomb! Will he recover? Jaloviina fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Risto Jaloviina!
Risto Jaloviina gave a mention to Katukauppa.com in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sue Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dignam's entrance music is Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds. A fine choice. Carter has chosen Folsom Prison Blues as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Carter has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. 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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289 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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314 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Dignam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sue Carter!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carter looks gassed!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dignam.
Dignam connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dignam lands a left and a right that send Carter crashing to the mat, dazed. Dignam thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Carter is rocked!
It looks like Sue Carter has been cut.
Dignam thumps Carter with a low kick.
Carter is still on wobbly legs! Can Dignam finish him?
Dignam shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Carter takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Dignam sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Carter bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyler Dignam!
Our winner, Tyler Dignam, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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