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IF 41: Valentines Massacre PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sambo Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sambo Jack enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sparky Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sambo Jack!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack tries to clinch up.
Jack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sampson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sampson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jack enables Sampson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jack manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sampson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sampson stops Jack from standing up.
Sampson chips away with some ground and pound.
Sampson postures up and lands a big shot to Jack's brow.
Jack working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sampson has passed into half guard!
Sampson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack wants to stand back up but Sampson manages to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jack tries to escape back to his feet but Sampson has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Jack's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Jack is tapping! Sampson saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sparky Sampson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Blackadder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Sheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Sheldon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Decent 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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edmund Blackadder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Sheldon!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheldon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Blackadder's guard.
Blackadder controls Sheldon momentarily but Sheldon frees himself.
Blackadder striking off his back but it's not causing Sheldon any problems.
Sheldon pushing down on Blackadder's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blackadder flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Blackadder is concentrating on defense, preventing Sheldon from advancing position.
Sheldon seems to be working for a kimura but Blackadder defends the submission attempt.
Blackadder is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheldon seems to be working for a kimura but Blackadder defends the submission attempt.
Blackadder controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder is trying to stand back up but Sheldon is controlling him
Blackadder holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Blackadder has one foot on Sheldon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Blackadder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sheldon avoids it really well and circles away.
Good leg kick by Sheldon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blackadder changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sheldon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
An elbow from Blackadder crashes against the mat.
Blackadder tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Blackadder tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Blackadder looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sheldon is avoiding damage well.
Sheldon is looking for a sweep.
Sheldon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Blackadder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Blackadder lands a nice forearm strike.
Blackadder is putting a hurting on Sheldon here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackadder cracks Sheldon with a big right hand but Sheldon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blackadder lands a nice forearm strike.
Sheldon tries to buck Blackadder off but Blackadder is having none of it.
Check out the look on Blackadder's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sheldon is trying to control Blackadder's posture but Blackadder avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sheldon is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Blackadder has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sheldon is looking for a sweep.
Blackadder lands a nice forearm strike.
Blackadder cracks Sheldon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sheldon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sheldon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sheldon is trying to control but can't.
Blackadder looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sheldon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sheldon punching from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Blackadder there.
That's four 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!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blackadder connects with a nice short shot to Sheldon's temple.
Blackadder looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sheldon has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Blackadder escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Blackadder!
Sheldon looks gassed!
Blackadder working the head with strikes.
Blackadder scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blackadder scoring with punches and elbows.
Blackadder lands a decent elbow from side control.
Check out the look on Blackadder's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheldon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blackadder connects with a decent elbow.
Blackadder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Blackadder lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Blackadder 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.
Blackadder misses with a takedown attempt - Sheldon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sheldon throws a leg kick but Blackadder moved away.
Sheldon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blackadder.
Sheldon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Blackadder was covering up waiting for the punch and Sheldon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Blackadder trying to keep a closed guard but Sheldon is proving a slippery customer.
Sheldon stands up and waves to Blackadder to follow him.
Blackadder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sheldon is fending him off so far but Blackadder persists. Nope, Sheldon circles away and we're back to standing.
Frankie Sheldon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Sheldon as Blackadder shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmund Blackadder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackadder closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sheldon did well to prevent Blackadder getting side control.
Blackadder has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blackadder working the head and body with strikes.
Sheldon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Edmund Blackadder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sheldon tries to roll over but Blackadder keeps him under control.
Blackadder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blackadder lands with a punch from half guard.
Blackadder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blackadder working over Sheldon with some ground and pound. Sheldon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Blackadder.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackadder landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blackadder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blackadder slips a nice elbow through Sheldon's hands, connecting with Sheldon's forehead.
Blackadder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blackadder missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sheldon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blackadder with a nice head shot there.
Blackadder postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blackadder got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sheldon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blackadder has managed to get both his arms back between Sheldon's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blackadder stands up over Sheldon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blackadder connects with a couple of short punches.
Blackadder is in close to Sheldon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blackadder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sheldon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blackadder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blackadder landing some decent shots from guard.
Sheldon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blackadder landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder with a nice head shot there.
Sheldon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blackadder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sheldon is breathing heavily.
Blackadder is in close to Sheldon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blackadder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blackadder cracks Sheldon with a solid left hand.
Blackadder scoring with some ground and pound.
Blackadder chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackadder is working Sheldon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sheldon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blackadder is aware though and is defending well.
Blackadder makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Blackadder dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sheldon slaps away a takedown attempt from Blackadder, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sheldon scores with a jab. Blackadder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sheldon throws a nice head kick!
Sheldon lands a head kick. Blackadder smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body punch from Sheldon.
Sheldon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blackadder.
Blackadder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmund Blackadder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackadder takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sheldon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blackadder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sheldon, as that shot connected.
Blackadder shoots in for a double leg but Sheldon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sheldon's corner calls for a 1-2. Sheldon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sheldon Rushes Blackadder and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Blackadder is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Sheldon Piles on the pressure and Blackadder crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Sheldon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muuli Potku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gaines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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152 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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, Muuli Potku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Gaines!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Potku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gaines gets tackled into the cage by Potku. Potku maintains the clinch.
Gaines is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Potku.
Gaines looking for a takedown.
Gaines is working for takedown but Potku is calmly controlling the position for now.
Muuli Potku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Gaines.
Gaines tries for a takedown but Potku manages to get underhooks.
Gaines is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Potku.
Potku is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gaines looking for a takedown.
Gaines has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Potku after a bit of a struggle.
Potku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaines backwards.
Potku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potku unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gaines looks gassed!
Potku manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Potku unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gaines.
Potku lands a high kick!
Potku lands with a nice body punch.
Potku connects with an inside leg kick.
Potku lands with a shot to the body.
Potku lands a big head kick that sends Gaines to the canvas! Potku follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muuli Potku!
A victorious Muuli Potku thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Borst De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montel Calchas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Groot comes to the cage accompanied by Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song . Calchas has chosen Flipsyde-Someday as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
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173 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Excellent MT
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Borst De Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Montel Calchas!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Calchas.
Calchas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Calchas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calchas lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Calchas.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Groot.
De Groot misses with a double jab.
Calchas throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
Calchas throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
Calchas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Groot.
Calchas avoids the body shot from De Groot.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calchas manages to avoid it.
Calchas moves away from the strike by De Groot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calchas tries to clinch there but De Groot circles away.
Calchas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Calchas closes the distance and clinches.
Calchas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Groot throws a punch but it's blocked by Calchas.
De Groot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Calchas controls his hands.
De Groot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Calchas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Groot moves out of range of the body kick.
Calchas scores with a head kick.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from De Groot misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calchas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calchas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Groot scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from De Groot is predictable there
and Calchas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Groot is lucky that one didn't land flush.
De Groot swinging wildly here.
Nice body punch from De Groot.
De Groot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Groot misses the body punch
and Calchas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. De Groot really felt that one!
De Groot is looking to wear down Calchas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Calchas does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calchas misses with a head kick.
De Groot is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Groot throws out a powerful jab.
De Groot misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Calchas.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
Calchas lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Groot will feel that in the morning.
Calchas avoids the body shot from De Groot.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Calchas is just out of range.
Calchas defending well as De Groot loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Groot throws a low kick but Calchas moves out of range easily.
Oooooh!!! De Groot has knocked Calchas down with a huge combo! De Groot steps away and waves a wobbly Calchas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Calchas is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Calchas to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Calchas looks to clinch but De Groot throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Calchas taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Borst De Groot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eljas Aalto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hart's choice of entrance music: DMX - Where My Dogs At. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eljas Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Hart!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aalto counters with a one-two to the body.
Hart moves in looking to clinch but Aalto pushes him off.
Hart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aalto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aalto.
Hart cracks Aalto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aalto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aalto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hart.
Aalto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hart.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aalto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eljas Aalto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aalto dodges the punch combination from Hart.
Hart throws a hook to the side of Aalto's head but Aalto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aalto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hart misses with a straight left.
Hart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aalto.
A jab from Hart misses.
Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aalto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart looks to land a left hand but Aalto moved out of range nicely.
Hart throws a leg kick but Aalto moved away.
Aalto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hart looks to land a right hand but Aalto moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart misses with a left hand
and Aalto counters with a stiff right hand.
Shane Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart loads up on a big right hand but Aalto slips the punch.
Hart looks to throw the jab but Aalto is out of range.
Aalto moves out of range of the strikes.
Shane Hart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aalto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Aalto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto moves out of range of the strikes.
Hart throws a series of punches but Aalto moves out of range.
Hart lands a jab to the head.
Hart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Aalto.
Hart throws a hook but Aalto blocks it.
Hart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hart wants it to stay on the feet.
Hart misses with the combination.
Aalto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hart is fending him off so far but Aalto persists. Nope, Hart circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hart pinned against the cage. Hart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hart slaps away a takedown attempt from Aalto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aalto shoots for a takedown but Hart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aalto drops his hands momentarily and Hart takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice cross by Hart.
Aalto shoots for a double leg takedown but Hart sprawls well. He's pushed Aalto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aalto is breathing heavily.
Hart clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Hart dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hart misses with a hook.
Aalto throws a series of punches but Hart moves out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Aalto. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Aalto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hart avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Aalto misses.
Aalto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aalto ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Hart misses with a looping left.
Hart blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws an off balance right hand
and Aalto counters with a nice uppercut.
Aalto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hart's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hart duly obliges.
Hart connects with a body shot that sends Aalto's belly button to the back.
Hart missing with a left hand there. Aalto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hart listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aalto misses with a double jab.
Hart throws a leg kick but Aalto sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Hart misses.
Aalto slips a jab from Hart.
Hart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aalto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aalto throws a series of punches but Hart avoids them all with ease.
Aalto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aalto slips under a jab from Hart.
Aalto slips a straight right by Hart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Hart looks to land a right hand but Aalto moved out of range.
Hart scores with a jab. Aalto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shane Hart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hart closes the distance and clinches.
Hart stops a takedown attempt from Aalto.
Aalto has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Hart tries to circle away but Aalto has him pinned against the cage.
Aalto has Hart pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hart manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eljas Aalto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart has managed to clinch.
Hart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aalto under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart throws a push kick but Aalto slaps the foot to one side.
Hart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aalto fails with a takedown attempt.
Aalto moves out of range as Hart strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aalto is defended easily by Hart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aalto under the eye.
Aalto ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Hart throws a big shot that misses.
Aalto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aalto in his tracks.
Hart jabs Aalto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hart misses with an uppercut
and Aalto counters with a nice body shot.
Hart thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a lazy right hand but Aalto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eljas Aalto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Hart misses.
Hart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aalto.
Hart throws out a loose jab but Aalto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aalto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hart scores with a decent looking hook.
Aalto tries to keep at a distance but Hart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aalto wants a takedown.
Hart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aalto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aalto slips under a jab.
Aalto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hart circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hart, as that shot connected.
Jab by Aalto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart stuffs the takedown attempt from Aalto. Aalto gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aalto moves away from the strike by Hart.
Hart looks to land a left hand but Aalto moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hart lands a really nice looking cross but Aalto seems unphased.
Nice straight punches there by Hart. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hart.
Hart rushes Aalto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hart throws a lazy uppercut
and Aalto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aalto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hart stops a takedown attempt from Aalto.
Shane Hart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eljas Aalto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Aalto is controlling him.
Hart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hart missing with a left hand there. Aalto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hart misses with a left hand
and Aalto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hart throws a lazy right hand but Aalto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hart lands a nice hook to Aalto's body. Aalto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hart's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hart duly obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eljas Aalto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aalto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.
Hart throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hart 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Hart!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Shane Hart waved his t-shirt featuring Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Payette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Prozak - Under The Rain. Payette has chosen Sick Puppies- Youre Going Down as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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30
145 lbs
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128 lbs
10 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jordan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Payette !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Payette swivels and escapes.
Payette misses with a double jab.
Jones clinches up with Payette and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Payette looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Payette throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Payette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones scores with punches from side control.
It looks like Charles Payette has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones taking a breather here.
Payette is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Payette to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jones is putting a hurting on Payette here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Payette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Payette 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Payette is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
Payette looks gassed!
Jones lands a few punches from side control.
Payette is rocked!
Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Payette is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payette takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Jones's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Jones!
Jordan Jones was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turo Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius comes to the cage accompanied by Requiem For A Dream . 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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275 lbs
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300 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turo Hamara!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aurelius.
Aurelius shoots for a takedown but Hamara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hamara walks into a straight right hand from Aurelius.
A swing and a miss from Hamara.
Marcus Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamara lands a head shot.
Hamara cracks Aurelius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hamara throws a jab when Aurelius was well out of range.
Hamara connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamara moves away.
A swing and a miss from Aurelius.
Hamara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Hamara misses.
Hamara slips under a jab from Aurelius.
Hamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aurelius avoids a kick to the body.
Hamara misses with a few strikes there.
Hamara walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara walks into a left hand.
Hamara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aurelius shoots in looking for a takedown. Hamara tries to sprawl out of it but Aurelius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hamara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aurelius throws a combination. Hamara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aurelius changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hamara looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamara is trying to strike from the bottom but Aurelius has passed into full mount.
Hamara tries to lock up and control but Aurelius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aurelius is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hamara tries to hold on but Aurelius pushes him away.
Aurelius landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurelius controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Aurelius softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Hamara is out cold! Aurelius jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Aurelius!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teuvo Hakkarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fransico Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakkarainen comes to the cage accompanied by Oodi kansanedustaja Hakkaraiselle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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184 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teuvo Hakkarainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fransico Junior!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior misses with a straight right.
Hakkarainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Junior moves away from the strike by Hakkarainen.
Hakkarainen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Junior.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hakkarainen.
Hakkarainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Junior fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Junior looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Junior seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Junior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hakkarainen keeps working.
Junior not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior with the ground and pound but Hakkarainen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Junior working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Junior distracts Hakkarainen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hakkarainen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Junior throwing strikes but missing.
Junior lands a couple of digs.
Hakkarainen is rocked!
Junior stands up over Hakkarainen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oh Hakkarainen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Junior arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Hakkarainen's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fransico Junior! Fransico Junior retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Fransico Junior made sure he mentioned Katukauppa.com, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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