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IFT 102 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Workowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magic Hamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrzej Workowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magic Hamer!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Workowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hamer swivels and escapes.
Hamer misses with a few strikes there.
Workowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Hamer fails to land with a series of punches.
Workowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hamer circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Workowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Hamer.
Workowski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hamer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hamer wants to stand but Workowski is controlling the position.
Workowski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Workowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Workowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Workowski is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Workowski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hamer is just riding it out for now. Workowski eventually gives up the hold.
Workowski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hamer sees it coming and defends easily.
Workowski trying to pass the guard but Hamer defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Workowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hamer defends it well.
Workowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hamer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Workowski is trying to work for a kimura but Hamer is defending well.
Workowski is working for a kimura but Hamer is defending it quite comfortably.
Workowski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Workowski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Workowski works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hamer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Workowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Workowski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Workowski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hamer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Workowski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
You get the feeling that Hamer really doesn't like being in this position too much.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Workowski is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hamer to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hamer shrugs it off.
Hamer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Workowski.
Workowski is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hamer to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hamer shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Workowski 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.
Workowski shoots in but no luck this time.
Hamer throws a right hand that Workowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Workowski also avoids with ease.
Workowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hamer pinned against the cage. Hamer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hamer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Workowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hamer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Hamer.
Workowski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Workowski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Workowski goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hamer has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Workowski but great work by Hamer.
Workowski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Workowski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Workowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hamer!
Workowski goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hamer is on top in guard.
Workowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hamer!
Workowski has hold of Hamer's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hamer manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Workowski wants to finish this one by submission but Hamer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Workowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Workowski goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hamer turns into him and now he's in Workowski's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamer won't allow Workowski to sweep him here.
Workowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hamer manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Workowski has gone for a leg lock! Hamer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Workowski's guard.
Workowski is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hamer has his hands clasped together but Workowski extends an breaks Hamer's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Workowski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrzej Workowski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asylbek Malybaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asylbek Malybaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malybaev cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Mark Hunt has been cut.
Malybaev misses with a kick to the body.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches up with Malybaev, looking for a takedown. Hunt pushes Malybaev against the cage but Malybaev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hunt feints and as Malybaev raises his hands in defense, Hunt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Malybaev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Malybaev.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt lands a couple of elbows.
Malybaev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malybaev is trying to keep Hunt in close.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt is stalling in the full guard.
Malybaev could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malybaev wants to stand but Hunt is controlling the position.
Hunt advances to half guard.
Malybaev wants to get back to full guard.
Hunt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Malybaev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hunt decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Malybaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunt is defended easily by Malybaev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt slaps away a takedown attempt from Malybaev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hunt swings for the body but Malybaev moves out of range.
Malybaev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hunt defends it nicely.
Malybaev tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malybaev instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with an elbow strike.
Hunt is looking for a takedown.
Asylbek Malybaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hunt.
Hunt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malybaev.
Hunt jumps guard but Malybaev stands there with Hunt around his waist. Hunt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Malybaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Malybaev is pushing Hunt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Malybaev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malybaev throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt rushes Malybaev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Malybaev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malybaev shoots in but Hunt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunt throws a head kick but Malybaev moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malybaev shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense.
Malybaev tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Malybaev tries a head kick but it misses.
Malybaev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Hunt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Malybaev moves out of range easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hunt. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Malybaev gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Malybaev.
Hunt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Malybaev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hunt has managed to get both his arms back between Malybaev's legs - danger averted.
Hunt lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt with a nice head shot there.
Malybaev is looking for a triangle here but Hunt uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hunt advances to full mount.
Hunt punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hunt jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Malybaev is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Malybaev and Hunt has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hunt is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malybaev is trying to control Hunt's posture but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt working the ground and pound.
Hunt trying to control the position but Malybaev is working away.
Malybaev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malybaev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hunt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hunt wants to control but Malybaev is keeping him busy.
Malybaev regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is controlling the pace.
Hunt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malybaev's head.
Malybaev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hunt is working away from the top position though.
Hunt 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.
Malybaev trying to hold on to Hunt's head to control him but Hunt postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to take a breather but Malybaev is having none of it.
Hunt slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malybaev missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Hunt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hunt shoots in looking for a takedown. Malybaev tries to sprawl out of it but Hunt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Malybaev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malybaev misses with a takedown attempt
and Hunt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hunt successfully pulls guard.
Malybaev decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Malybaev throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Hunt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Malybaev swivels and escapes.
Malybaev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Malybaev scores with a hook.
Malybaev lands a left and a right that send Hunt crashing to the mat, dazed. Malybaev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hunt is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malybaev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Malybaev finish him?
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asylbek Malybaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malybaev is looking to clinch.
Malybaev lands a huge takedown. Hunt is out but the ref is slow to react and Malybaev lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Hunt lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Asylbek Malybaev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sack Hitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. The key to victory for Young Gun has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Young Gun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sack Hitch!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitch shoots in for a double leg but Gun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hitch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gun feints and then cracks Hitch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hitch down.
Hitch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hitch. That did some damage!
Hitch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Young Gun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sack Hitch.
Hitch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hitch looks gassed!
Gun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitch with a poor takedown
and Gun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hitch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gun counters with a stiff right hand.
Gun's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hitch under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Gun.
Gun pushes Hitch up against the cage in a clinch.
Gun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hitch backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Gun.
Gun is pushing Hitch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Young Gun.
Gun lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gun.
Young Gun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Gun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gun.
Gun getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gun lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hitch backs up against the cage.
Gun connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hitch is rocked!
Gun scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hitch is still on wobbly legs! Can Gun finish him?
Gun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hitch's calf.
Gun and Hitch are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Gun throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Hitch into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Gun knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Young Gun!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danush Towraghondi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Towraghondi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coal Chamber - Amir of the Desert kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Tyrone Spong has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyrone Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danush Towraghondi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Towraghondi is defended easily by Spong.
Spong looks for a takedown but Towraghondi sprawls well.
Towraghondi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Towraghondi gets the takedown into side control.
Spong seems a little lost for a moment, as Towraghondi dominates the positioning.
Towraghondi throws an elbow but Spong slips to the side and avoids it well.
Spong trying to remain calm as Towraghondi controls from the top position.
Towraghondi tries for a kimura but Spong is defending well.
Towraghondi working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong dodges the ground and pound from Towraghondi.
Towraghondi throws a strike aimed at the side of Spong's head but Spong avoids it well.
Spong wants to control but Towraghondi postures up.
Towraghondi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Towraghondi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Towraghondi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Towraghondi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Spong down.
Towraghondi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Towraghondi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Towraghondi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spong keeps working.
Spong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Towraghondi throws an elbow but Spong slips to the side and avoids it well.
Towraghondi landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Towraghondi throws a strike aimed at the side of Spong's head but Spong avoids it well.
Towraghondi lands an elbow.
It looks like Tyrone Spong has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Towraghondi cracks Spong with a big elbow.
Spong manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Towraghondi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Spong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Towraghondi working Spong over with strikes.
Towraghondi wants to pass the guard but Spong is defending well.
Towraghondi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spong tries to get out of the position.
Spong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Towraghondi.
Towraghondi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Spong!
Spong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Towraghondi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Towraghondi trying to control but Spong is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Towraghondi lands a big elbow - Spong is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Spong is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Danush Towraghondi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malik Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunga has chosen Sledge Hammer Facelift as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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26
200 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
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World class 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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malik Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seth Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by Alexander - just one landing.
Alexander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexander lands a nice hook to Bunga's body. Bunga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bunga throws a head kick but Alexander moves out of range.
Bunga goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Bunga.
Alexander sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alexander closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alexander digs a right hand underneath Bunga's ribcage. Bunga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alexander keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunga's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Alexander - that landed with a thud.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alexander prevents Bunga from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alexander.
Bunga manages to break the clinch.
Bunga lands with a kick to the temple. Alexander shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bunga avoids the body shot from Alexander.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bunga in his tracks.
Bunga tries to move into range but Alexander moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alexander avoids the head kick by Bunga.
Alexander lands a jab to the nose.
Bunga is rocked!
Bunga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bunga is still on wobbly legs! Can Alexander finish him?
Bunga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexander throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bunga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bunga looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunga gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Alexander points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Bunga wakes up just in time to hear Alexander thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malik Alexander!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Susikasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mor Onfollow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mor Onfollow told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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32
178 lbs
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28
178 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Susikasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mor Onfollow!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susikasi lands a glancing blow to the side of Onfollow's head.
Susikasi misses with a body shot.
Susikasi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Susikasi lands with a nice body punch.
Seppo Susikasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susikasi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Onfollow's hands.
Susikasi missing with a left hand there. Onfollow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Onfollow, as that shot connected.
Susikasi gets caught flat footed, as Onfollow shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Susikasi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Susikasi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Onfollow's guard.
Onfollow looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Susikasi is pushing down on Onfollow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Onfollow is fighting to maintain full guard but Susikasi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Susikasi controlling the pace.
Susikasi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Onfollow defending well though.
Susikasi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Onfollow wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susikasi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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. Susikasi connects with a nice short shot to Onfollow's temple.
Onfollow is looking to escape.
Susikasi winds up and cracks Onfollow with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Susikasi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Susikasi passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Susikasi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Onfollow is controlling an arm, preventing Susikasi from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Susikasi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susikasi lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Susikasi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Onfollow is rocked!
Susikasi lands a big elbow - Onfollow is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Onfollow is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Seppo Susikasi!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Seppo Susikasi made sure he mentioned Adrenaline, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buford Tannen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Wheeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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163 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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26
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buford Tannen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Wheeler!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tannen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Tannen.
Tannen controlling the position from side mount.
Tannen is chipping away with strikes.
Tannen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tannen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tannen lands some shots froms side control.
Wheeler is trying to get back to half guard.
Wheeler parries the strikes from Tannen easily there. Tannen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wheeler to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Tannen stalls from top position.
Tannen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tannen is trying to get an arm triangle but Wheeler is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tannen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wheeler is not content to let Tannen control the position.
Wheeler taking a bit of punishment here - Tannen scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wheeler, who protects the arm well.
Tannen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wheeler is not content to let Tannen control the position.
Tannen scores with punches from side control.
Tannen throws an elbow but Wheeler slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wheeler is looking to reverse the position.
Tannen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wheeler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tannen advances nicely into full mount.
Tannen lands a heavy elbow.
Tannen controlling from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tannen landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wheeler is in a horrible position here. Tannen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tannen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buford Tannen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tannen is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Wheeler hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Buford Tannen!
After winning the bout, Buford Tannen 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 Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sancho Pancha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ogami Itto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sancho Pancha's chin.
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183 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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26
176 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ogami Itto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sancho Pancha!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itto throws an overhand right that lands on Pancha's shoulder, as Pancha tries to avoid the shot.
Itto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pancha moves away.
Pancha looks to land a combination. Itto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Itto just misses with a punch to the body.
Pancha throws a nice looking combination but Itto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pancha swinging wildly here.
Ogami Itto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pancha tries to bum rush Itto with a series of wild strikes but Itto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Itto.
Itto slips a jab and a cross from Pancha.
Pancha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Itto can pounce on him.
Itto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pancha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Itto scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Pancha.
Itto connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pancha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pancha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Itto can pounce on him.
Itto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pancha looks gassed!
Itto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pancha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Itto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pancha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Itto.
Pancha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Itto advances position into side control!
Pancha is not content to let Itto control the position.
Pancha is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Itto.
Itto trying to control the position but Pancha is working away.
Pancha is being controlled here.
Itto in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pancha tries to buck Itto off but Itto is having none of it.
Pancha is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pancha is rocked!
Itto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pancha is still in real trouble! Can Itto finish him?
Itto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Itto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Itto controls the position.
Itto looks up at the clock and then as Pancha takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Itto smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Itto lands a strong strike to the head of Pancha. That's dazed him! Itto looking to finish here. Pancha is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Itto lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ogami Itto!
Ogami Itto retains his welterweight title!
Ogami Itto gave a mention to Adrenaline in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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