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MMA HELSINKI 56 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Palli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Palli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bam Hook!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hook throws a jab when Palli was well out of range.
Palli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palli closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hook quickly recovers to half guard.
Hook manages to get to full guard.
Hook wants to sweep but no luck.
Palli throws an elbow that misses. Hook uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Palli's guard. Nice move by Hook!
Hook missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hook trying to control but Palli is working from the bottom.
Hook stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hook lands a couple of elbows.
Palli wants to stand up but Hook is controlling him.
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!
Hook stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hook postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Palli is looking to stand up but Hook isn't so interested in that idea.
Hook landing some decent shots from guard.
Hook throwing strikes from guard but Palli blocks nicely.
Hook in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hook won't allow Palli to get back to his feet.
Palli uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Palli doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palli fails with a takedown attempt.
Palli is breathing heavily.
Palli gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hook makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iiro Palli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hook throws a leg kick but Palli moved away.
Hook darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab by Hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hook cracks Palli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palli shoots for a double leg takedown but Hook sprawls well. He's pushed Palli's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Palli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hook listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hook throws a leg kick but Palli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hook lands a nice hook to Palli's body. Palli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hook tests Palli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hook throws a leg kick that misses.
Palli walks into a jab.
Jab, jab by Hook - just one landing.
Hook is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Palli had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice body punch from Hook.
Hook has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Palli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hook misses with a low kick.
Hook lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Palli is rocked!
It looks like Iiro Palli has been cut.
Hook looks to land a right hand but Palli moved out of range.
Oh Palli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hook misses the target.
Hook throws a shot from downtown. Palli moves away and avoids it.
Hook throws a hook but Palli avoids it easily.
Hook throws a jab but it's blocked by Palli.
Palli tries for a takedown but Hook circles away easily
and Hook counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Palli thinking.
Hook misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palli.
Iiro Palli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hook throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Palli colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Hook as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Palli is left battered and dazed whilst Hook and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bam Hook!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pullo Kalevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cool Runnings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runnings has chosen Damian Marley - Welcom to Jamrock as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cool Runnings has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pullo Kalevi's chin.
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235 lbs
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280 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pullo Kalevi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cool Runnings!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runnings lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kalevi slips a jab and a cross from Runnings.
Runnings throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Runnings throws a combination that misses
and Kalevi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Runnings's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kalevi trying to control the position from guard on top but Runnings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kalevi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kalevi throws a strike but Runnings rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kalevi wants to stand up but Runnings is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnings stands and steps away. Kalevi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Runnings throws a series of punches but Kalevi avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Runnings.
Runnings swinging wildly here.
Runnings has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kalevi finds it's way round the side to connect with Runnings's head.
Runnings misses with a combination
and Kalevi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kalevi is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Runnings reverses the position - he's now on top in Kalevi's guard.
Kalevi pushes Runnings off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Kalevi with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Runnings does no damage.
Kalevi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kalevi trying to control the position from guard on top but Runnings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalevi with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pullo Kalevi.
Runnings drops Kalevi with a beautiful combination! Kalevi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Runnings is looking for the KO!
It looks like Pullo Kalevi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalevi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runnings throws a series of punches but Kalevi moves out of range.
Kalevi is looking to land body kicks.
Runnings Rushes Kalevi and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Kalevi is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Runnings Piles on the pressure and Kalevi crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cool Runnings!
Our winner, Cool Runnings, 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amin Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's entrance music is AnSchanz. A fine choice. Sax is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Infected Mushroom - Smashing The Opponent. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amin Sax!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sax shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sax gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garcia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sax tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garcia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leon Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amin Sax.
Garcia lands an elbow that stopped Sax in his tracks for a moment.
Sax tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.
Sax fails to pull guard.
Garcia lands a shot to the body.
Sax jumps guard but Garcia stands there with Sax around his waist. Sax gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sax fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sax jumps guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Garcia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sax uses from the top position.
Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Sax tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sax is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sax advances to half guard.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Sax is controlling well.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sax.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Sax is controlling well.
Garcia won't allow Sax to pass to mount.
Sax wants to work for an arm triangle but Garcia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sax is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Garcia is just riding it out for now. Sax eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia is trying to control but can't.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sax pulls his head out easily.
Sax is pressing down on Garcia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garcia is holding on for now.
Garcia trying to hold on to Sax's head to control him but Sax postures up.
Sax is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sax pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax seems to be working for a kimura but Garcia defends the submission attempt.
Sax is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Garcia can't escape the position.
Sax wants to finish this one by submission but Garcia is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sax.
Sax has isolated one of Garcia's arms. Garcia looking to fight him off but Sax twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amin Sax!
Amin Sax made sure to mention his sponsor, Valhalla 160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fifo Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarja Halonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fifo Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarja Halonen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halonen moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Halonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Halonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halonen closes the distance and pushes Ortiz back into the cage.
Halonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Halonen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Halonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Fifo Ortiz has been cut.
Halonen lands an elbow that stopped Ortiz in his tracks for a moment.
Halonen lands an elbow inside that Ortiz shrugs off.
Ortiz blocking some punches.
Ortiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halonen misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Ortiz fails to land.
Nice body punch from Halonen - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Halonen throws a head punch that misses.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz scores with a shot to the side of Halonen's head.
Halonen lands with a light punch inside.
Halonen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Halonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the temple.
Halonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ortiz taking a breather.
Ortiz avoids a wild elbow strike from Halonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortizs head.
Halonen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Halonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halonen is stalling here.
Halonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz is trying to stall.
Ortiz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Halonen regains guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Halonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Halonen has Ortiz pulled in close to control his posture.
Ortiz postures up in Halonen's guard and throws a big left but Halonen blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halonen wants to stand but Ortiz is controlling the position.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Halonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Halonen keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Halonen pulls Ortiz in close to his closed guard and prevents Ortiz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz prevents Halonen from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz has gone for a leg lock! Halonen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ortiz's guard.
Halonenis looking to pass into half guard but Ortiz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ortiz is in guard.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Halonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Halonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Halonen controls Ortiz momentarily but Ortiz frees himself.
Halonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarja Halonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fifo Ortiz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ortiz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Halonen is out of range.
Halonen misses with an uppercut.
Halonen lands a jab to the nose.
Halonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ortiz counters with a one-two to the body.
Halonen connects with a leg kick. Ortiz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ortiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halonen looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Halonen scores with a jab to the head.
Ortiz connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halonen can pounce on him.
Halonen swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halonen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ortiz.
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Halonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ortiz.
Ortiz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Halonen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fifo Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halonen lunges at Ortiz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ortiz's hand.
Ortiz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Ortiz.
Halonen throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ortiz.
Halonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Halonen clinches.
Halonen taking a breather.
Halonen throws an elbow but it misses.
Halonen lands an elbow that stopped Ortiz in his tracks for a moment.
Halonen misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halonen effectively controlling the action here.
Halonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Halonen lands a nice elbow.
Ortiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Halonen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ortiz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Halonen lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Halonen.
A left hand lands to the body for Halonen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halonen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ortiz is rocked!
Halonen lands an elbow just above Ortiz 's eye.
Oh Ortiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Halonen.
Halonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Halonen.
Halonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Halonen throws a big uppercut that drops Ortiz! More strikes from Halonen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ortiz lies dazed against the cage as Halonen celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarja Halonen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kato Aspenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Morris!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris slips a jab and a cross from Aspenia.
Aspenia misses with a wild combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Aspenia blocks the leg kick.
Aspenia throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Morris misses.
Aspenia doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morris shoots in looking for a takedown. Aspenia tries to sprawl out of it but Morris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aspenia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aspenia swinging wildly here.
No luck for Morris with that takedown attempt.
Aspenia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morris throws out the jab.
Aspenia looks for the body kick but Morris saw that one coming.
Morris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aspenia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kato Aspenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Morris.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aspenia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morris misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspenia dodges the punch combination from Morris.
Morris shoots in for a takedown but Aspenia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morris has a takedown stuffed.
Aspenia lunges at Morris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morris's hand.
It looks like Leroy Morris has been cut.
Morris shoots for a takedown but Aspenia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morris looks gassed!
Donk. Aspenia catches Morris right on the button with a cross.
Aspenia scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aspenia throws a nice looking combination but Morris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morris dodges the punch combination from Aspenia.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Morris moves out of range.
No joy there for Aspenia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morris throws a series of punches but Aspenia moves out of range.
Morris swats away the attempt to clinch by Aspenia.
A punch lands to the side of Morris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morris is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morris is still on wobbly legs! Can Aspenia finish him?
Aspenia throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
Aspenia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aspenia throws a right hand that Morris ducks under and follows up with a left that Morris also avoids with ease.
Morris shoots for a takedown but Aspenia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aspenia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris slips a jab from Aspenia.
Aspenia throws a nice looking combination but Morris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aspenia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aspenia clinches up with Morris and pushes him back against the cage.
Aspenia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Aspenia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morris.
Some wild striking there from Morris.
Morris throws a series of punches but Aspenia avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Aspenia misses.
Aspenia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aspenia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morris circles away quickly and effectively.
Kato Aspenia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Morris moves out of range.
Morris looks for a takedown but Aspenia sprawls well.
Aspenia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aspenia misses with a two punch combination.
Aspenia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aspenia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morris.
Morris shoots in but Aspenia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aspenia looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Aspenia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris looks for a takedown but Aspenia sprawls well.
Aspenia throws a hook to the side of Morris's head but Morris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aspenia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aspenia swinging wildly here.
Aspenia slips a jab and a cross from Morris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aspenia misses with a double jab.
Aspenia throws a nice looking combination but Morris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aspenia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aspenia misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Aspenia. Those never looked like landing.
Morris seems to have recovered his senses.
Morris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aspenia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aspenia 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.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aspenia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aspenia circles away.
Morris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Morris tries for a takedown but Aspenia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aspenia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morris.
Morris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aspenia is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Morris like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Morris from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kato Aspenia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lukottaja Bart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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18
142 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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135 lbs
10 - 13 - 1 |
BJJ Brown 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukottaja Bart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, No Name!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Name uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bart.
Name on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bart. Name does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No Name seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bart scores with a jab to the head.
Name shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Name tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bart knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Name really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bart is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Name's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Name's back!
Bart has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Name has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Name is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bart off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bart trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Name is trying to get back to his feet but Bart has full control of the position and if anything, Name has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Name is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Name shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Name jumps into side control!
Name stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Name shoots in and bounces Bart off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Name passes Bart's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bart looking for a kimura from the bottom but Name passes into side control!
Bart manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bart is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Name in particular looking to stall.
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!
Bart slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bart escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Name gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Name wants to pass the guard but Bart is keeping the position.
Name avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Name tries to stand but Bart is controlling from the bottom.
Bart has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Name can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Name preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bart is working for a kimura but Name is defending it quite comfortably.
Name kicks off Bart and gets to his feet.
Name bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bart tries to bench press Name off him but Name keeps the position.
Name controlling the position.
Bart is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Name is staying tight to Bart's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bart is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Name takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bart is pressing down on Name's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Name must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bart looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bart keeping moving, preventing Name from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Name is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. No Name wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Name throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bart was covering up waiting for the punch and Name finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bart wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but No Name will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Name 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Name keeps the fight on the outside.
Name shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Name showed some decent athleticism there.
Bart is looking for a sweep. Name is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Name content to control rather than advance.
Bart is trying to get back to full guard.
Bart moves into full guard.
Bart keeping moving, preventing Name from controlling successfully.
Name controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. No Name wasn't active enough on the ground.
Name scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Name controlling well, preventing Bart from escaping the position.
Name controlling from the back.
Bart turns into Name and is now in his guard.
Name is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bart is controlling him.
Name keeping moving, preventing Bart from controlling successfully.
Bart wants to pass the guard but Name is keeping the position.
Name wants to get back to his feet but Bart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bart trying to control but Name is working from the bottom.
Name wants to stand and escape but Bart is having none of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Name keeping moving, preventing Bart from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lukottaja Bart.
A jab from Bart finds it's way through Name's defenses.
Bart misses with a body shot.
Bart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Name scores a takedown into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bart is trying to escape the mount.
No Name has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Name controlling from mount.
Bart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Name content just to control the position here.
Bart regains half guard.
Name content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. No Name wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bart throws a series of punches but Name avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Name closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Name lands in his opponent's guard.
Bart lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Name!
Name bucks up and throws Bart to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Name is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Name shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Name drives through with a takedown into Bart's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Name trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Name trying to control but Bart is working from the bottom.
Bart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Name is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Name got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bart has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Name has managed to get both his arms back between Bart's legs - danger averted.
Bart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Name is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but No Name will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bart closes the distance but Name moves to the side
and Name counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Name sitting in guard here, content to control.
Name is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Name wants to stand but Bart has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bart is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Name is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bart looking for a guillotine here but Name defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Name is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Name's guard.
Bart passes Name's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bart is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bart is looking for a kimura but Name is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bart to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Name is staying active underneath Bart, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Name is trying to stand back up but Bart is controlling him
Name manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bart thows a body shot but no joy.
Bart missing with a left hand there. Name was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Name shoots in and bounces Bart off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bart is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Name rolls with it to try and escape but Bart cranks on the arm and Name is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lukottaja Bart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rausku's choice of entrance music: Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju . Arvi Rausku is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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23
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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29
190 lbs
11 - 15 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Jonhson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonhson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rausku lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jonhson misses with a wild combination.
Rausku drives through with a takedown into Jonhson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rausku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jonhson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jonhson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rausku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rausku won't allow Jonhson to sweep him here.
Rausku has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rausku drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jonhson dives on top into guard.
Jonhson preventing the sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rausku is trying to control the position but Jonhson postures up.
Jonhson stands and throws Rausku's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rausku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rausku seems a little lost for a moment, as Jonhson dominates the positioning.
Jonhson stands up.
Arvi Rausku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rausku tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jonhson swivels and escapes.
Rausku shoots in for a double leg but Jonhson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rausku has his takedown stuffed
and Jonhson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jeff Jonhson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Rausku looks gassed!
Rausku tries for a takedown but Jonhson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rausku is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jonhson.
It looks like Arvi Rausku has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jonhson connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson scores with a hook.
Rausku has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jonhson.
Jonhson sends Rausku crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jonhson is motioning to the referee to let Rausku up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rausku is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jonhson.
Rausku is still on wobbly legs! Can Jonhson finish him?
Jonhson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rauskus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rausku moves out of range as Jonhson strikes.
Rausku seems to have recovered his senses.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jonhson sprawls well. Jonhson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rausku gets slowly back to his feet.
Jonhson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rausku moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson lands a slapping body shot.
Jonhson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rausku sprawling to the canvas! Rausku rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jonhson finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jonhson 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 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Jonhson!
After winning the bout, Jeff Jonhson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basti Haddl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Becker comes to the cage accompanied by Masta Ace - Sittin On Chrome. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Basti Haddl!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Becker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Becker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Haddl counters with a series of strikes. Becker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Becker defending well as Haddl loads up on a big left hand.
Becker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haddl.
Becker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Becker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haddl misses with a straight right.
Becker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Becker takes a swing at Haddl's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Becker.
Becker throws a nice looking combination but Haddl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Becker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haddl throws a looping overhand right but Becker ducks down to avoid it.
Haddl connects with a jab.
It looks like Bruce Becker has been cut.
Becker moves out of range of the strikes.
Haddl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Becker loads up on a big right hand but Haddl slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haddl moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Haddl misses the target.
Becker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Becker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Becker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haddl counters with a straight right hand.
Haddl lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haddl misses the jab.
Haddl lands an overhand right.
Becker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Haddl misses the target.
Haddl throws a hook to the side of Becker's head but Becker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Becker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haddl but Haddl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Becker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haddl lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Becker. Haddl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haddl throws a body punch but Becker moves out of range.
Haddl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Becker was well out of range. Poor timing from Haddl.
Becker tries to clinch up.
Becker misses with a double jab
and Haddl counters with a nice uppercut.
Haddl digs a good body shot into Becker's ribs.
Becker is breathing heavily.
Becker tries to move into range but Haddl moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Becker is rocked!
A slow jab from Haddl misses its intended target.
Oh Becker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haddl cracks Becker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Becker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Haddl finish him?
Haddl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Becker.
Becker swinging wildly here.
Becker seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Haddl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haddl.
Becker throws a hook to the side of Haddl's head but Haddl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Becker misses with an uppercut. Haddl saw that one coming.
Haddl misses with a straight left.
Becker looks to land a right hand but Haddl moved out of range.
Becker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haddl drops Becker with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Becker looks back up at him and smiles so Haddl waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haddl misses with a straight right.
Haddl is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Becker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Haddl slips a jab from Becker.
Becker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haddl misses the jab.
Becker slips a straight right by Haddl.
Haddl misses with a wild body shot.
Basti Haddl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haddl checks a low kick from Becker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haddl misses with an uppercut.
Becker looks to score with a jab to the body but Haddl is just out of range.
A big right from Haddl misses.
Haddl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Becker manages to avoid it.
Haddl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haddl slaps away a takedown attempt from Becker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haddl stuffs the takedown.
Haddl misses with a straight left.
Haddl throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Becker.
Haddl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Becker circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haddl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haddl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Becker.
Becker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Becker throws a right hand that Haddl ducks under and follows up with a left that Haddl also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basti Haddl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Becker's cut.
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.
Becker misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Becker misses.
Becker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haddl throws out the jab.
Becker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Becker might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Haddl throws a nice looking combination but Becker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Haddl.
Becker moves out of range of the strikes.
Haddl sends Becker crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Haddl is motioning to the referee to let Becker up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Haddl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Becker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haddl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Becker misses.
Becker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haddl misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker misses with an uppercut.
Becker misses the shot to the body.
Becker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haddl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Becker at a distance.
Haddl moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Haddl! Becker is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Basti Haddl!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Breaking Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulric Hallestrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallestrom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by With Oden On Our Side - Amon Amarth. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Breaking Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulric Hallestrom!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallestrom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hallestrom's guard.
Hallestrom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hallestrom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bones 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.
Bones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bones connects with a couple of short punches.
Bones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bones stops Hallestrom from standing up.
Hallestrom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bones throws a big right hand that misses.
Bones passes Hallestrom's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Bones.
Bones working Hallestrom over with strikes.
Bones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones lands with a punch from half guard.
Bones working the head and body with strikes.
Bones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hallestrom is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bones scores with a couple of nice shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hallestrom can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bones prevents Hallestrom from improving his position.
Hallestrom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hallestrom taking some punishment here, with Bones in his half guard.
Hallestrom is in trouble now - Bones has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bones looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones working Hallestrom over with strikes here.
Bones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bones scoring with strikes but Hallestrom is staying in there.
Bones cracks Hallestrom with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Breaking Bones!
A victorious Breaking Bones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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