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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Samburgerhio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Karkkola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Samburgerhio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Samburgerhio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Karkkola!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samburgerhio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Karkkola managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Samburgerhio.
Karkkola taking punishment in the form of punches.
Karkkola throws Samburgerhio to one side and escapes!
Samburgerhio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Samburgerhio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karkkola with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Samburgerhio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Samburgerhio wants to pass to mount but Karkkola is defending the position.
Samburgerhio 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.
Samburgerhio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karkkola with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Samburgerhio scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karkkola pushes Samburgerhio off looking to stand but Samburgerhio dives back in and keeps control.
Karkkola avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samburgerhio.
Samburgerhio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Samburgerhio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkkola looks like he's trying to stand up.
Samburgerhio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karkkola defending well though.
Karkkola keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karkkola looks like he's trying to stand up.
Samburgerhio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karkkola with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karkkola pushes Samburgerhio off looking to stand but Samburgerhio dives back in and keeps control.
Samburgerhio working the head and body with strikes.
Karkkola should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Karkkola is looking to escape.
Karkkola looks gassed!
Samburgerhio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Karkkola avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samburgerhio.
Samburgerhio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karkkola taking some punishment here, with Samburgerhio in his half guard.
Samburgerhio is looking to pass Karkkola's guard but actually Karkkola recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samburgerhio lands a couple of digs.
Samburgerhio postures up and lands a big shot to Karkkola's brow.
Samburgerhio passes into half guard.
Karkkola taking some punishment here, with Samburgerhio in his half guard.
Samburgerhio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Samburgerhio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Samburgerhio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karkkola defending well though.
Karkkola pushes Samburgerhio off looking to stand but Samburgerhio dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karkkola is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Samburgerhio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Samburgerhio working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samburgerhio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Karkkola avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samburgerhio.
Samburgerhio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Samburgerhio working over Karkkola with some ground and pound. Karkkola looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Samburgerhio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karkkola defending well though.
Karkkola on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Samburgerhio throwing shots but Karkkola is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Samburgerhio.
Samburgerhio lands strikes from half guard.
Karkkola wants to get back to his feet.
Samburgerhio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samburgerhio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Samburgerhio working Karkkola over with strikes.
Samburgerhio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Samburgerhio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Samburgerhio is nestled in close to Karkkola, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Samburgerhio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Samburgerhio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Samburgerhio is nestled in close to Karkkola, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Karkkola is trying to stand back up but Samburgerhio is controlling him
Samburgerhio working over Karkkola with some ground and pound. Karkkola looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samburgerhio is looking to advance position but Karkkola won't allow it.
Samburgerhio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Samburgerhio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Samburgerhio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Samburgerhio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karkkola is trying to stand back up but Samburgerhio is controlling him
Samburgerhio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Samburgerhio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Samburgerhio working over Karkkola with some ground and pound. Karkkola looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Samburgerhio trying to mount his opponent but Karkkola defends it.
Karkkola is trying to stand back up but Samburgerhio is controlling him
Diego Samburgerhio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Samburgerhio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Karkkola keeping full guard, as Samburgerhio tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samburgerhio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samburgerhio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samburgerhio throwing strikes but missing.
Samburgerhio thows a big elbow that misses.
Samburgerhio throwing strikes but missing.
Karkkola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Samburgerhio.
Samburgerhio working some strikes from top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karkkola fails with the takedown
and Samburgerhio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Karkkola's guard.
Samburgerhio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Samburgerhio landing some decent shots from guard.
Samburgerhio won't allow Karkkola to get back to his feet.
Samburgerhio with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samburgerhio chips away with some ground and pound.
Samburgerhio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Samburgerhio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karkkola wants to stand and escape but Samburgerhio is having none of it.
Samburgerhio lands a couple of elbows.
Karkkola has momentary wrist control but Samburgerhio slips an elbow through the middle.
Samburgerhio won't allow Karkkola to get back to his feet.
Samburgerhio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Samburgerhio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Samburgerhio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Samburgerhio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karkkola is looking to stand up but Samburgerhio isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samburgerhio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Samburgerhio 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.
Karkkola has momentary wrist control but Samburgerhio slips an elbow through the middle.
Samburgerhio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Samburgerhio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Samburgerhio landing some decent shots from guard.
Samburgerhio landing some decent shots from guard.
Karkkola is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Samburgerhio passes Karkkola's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Samburgerhio drops an elbow to the side of Karkkola's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samburgerhio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Samburgerhio drops an elbow to the side of Karkkola's head.
Samburgerhio winds up and cracks Karkkola with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Samburgerhio lands with a punch from half guard.
Karkkola is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Samburgerhio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Karkkola pushes Samburgerhio off looking to stand but Samburgerhio dives back in and keeps control.
Karkkola is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Samburgerhio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Karkkola on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Samburgerhio slips a nice elbow through Karkkola's hands, connecting with Karkkola's forehead.
Samburgerhio working the head and body with strikes.
Samburgerhio working the head and body with strikes.
Samburgerhio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Samburgerhio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Samburgerhio dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Samburgerhio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Samburgerhio landing with the ground and pound.
Samburgerhio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Samburgerhio stops Karkkola from standing up.
Samburgerhio postures up in Karkkola's guard and throws a big left but Karkkola blocks it.
Karkkola wants to stand up but Samburgerhio is controlling him.
Samburgerhio throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Samburgerhio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Samburgerhio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Karkkola is looking to stand up but Samburgerhio isn't so interested in that idea.
Samburgerhio postures up and lands a big shot to Karkkola's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samburgerhio lands a couple of digs.
Samburgerhio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karkkola can do to turn this around?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Samburgerhio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Samburgerhio is working Karkkola over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Samburgerhio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Samburgerhio lands a couple of elbows.
Samburgerhio scoring with some ground and pound.
Samburgerhio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Samburgerhio won't allow Karkkola to get back to his feet.
Samburgerhio is working Karkkola over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Samburgerhio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Samburgerhio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Samburgerhio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Samburgerhio scoring with some ground and pound.
Diego Samburgerhio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samburgerhio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Samburgerhio won't allow Karkkola to get back to his feet.
Samburgerhio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samburgerhio has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Samburgerhio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karkkola is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Samburgerhio is controlling him.
Samburgerhio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Diego Samburgerhio just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Karkkola shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Samburgerhio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Karkkola's guard.
Samburgerhio controls from within his opponent's guard.
Samburgerhio seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Karkkola for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Samburgerhio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Samburgerhio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Samburgerhio!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Possu The Pumpkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Korpisuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korpisuo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Humpparaakki by Eläkeläiset. Possu The Pumpkin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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Good knees
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Possu The Pumpkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Korpisuo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Pumpkin closes the distance and pushes Korpisuo back into the cage.
The Pumpkin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Korpisuo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Pumpkin landing knees to the head.
The Pumpkin lands a knee to the body.
The Pumpkin tries a knee to the head but Korpisuo blocks it.
The Pumpkin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Korpisuo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Pumpkin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Pumpkin instigates a clinch.
The Pumpkin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Pumpkin landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Pumpkin obliges.
Korpisuo looks gassed!
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!
Korpisuo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Pumpkin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Korpisuo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Pumpkin stalling.
Korpisuo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Pumpkin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Possu The Pumpkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Risto Korpisuo.
The Pumpkin stalling.
The Pumpkin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pumpkin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Pumpkin stalling in the clinch.
The Pumpkin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Pumpkin connects with a knee to the head.
The Pumpkin pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Pumpkin lands a good knee to the midsection. Korpisuo won't want to take too many of those.
The Pumpkin leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Pumpkin seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Possu The Pumpkin.
The Pumpkin tries to clinch but Korpisuo moves out of range.
Korpisuo fails with a takedown attempt.
The Pumpkin wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! The Pumpkin slams his shin into Korpisuo's torso.
The Pumpkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Korpisuo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Pumpkin has closed the distance and engaged Korpisuo in a clinch.
A knee to the head by The Pumpkin.
The Pumpkin scores with a knee to the head.
Korpisuo is rocked!
Stalling in the clinch from The Pumpkin.
The Pumpkin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Korpisuo's face.
Korpisuo is still on wobbly legs! Can The Pumpkin finish him?
The Pumpkin has Korpisuo pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Korpisuo is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from The Pumpkin - that's hurt Korpisuo badly! Oh, another knee lands and Korpisuo is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Korpisuo doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Possu The Pumpkin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahlam Zahlam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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, Alexander Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahlam Zahlam!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Zahlam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maynard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zahlam to see if he's OK.
Maynard decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zahlam to his feet.
Zahlam drops his hands momentarily and Maynard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zahlam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zahlam wants to pass the guard but Maynard is keeping the position.
Zahlam pushes down on Maynard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zahlam wants to control but Maynard is keeping him busy.
Maynard keeping control of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard has one foot on Zahlam's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Maynard. Beautiful body shot.
Zahlam doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maynard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zahlam's guard now.
Maynard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Zahlam misses with a looping right.
Zahlam has his takedown stuffed
and Maynard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zahlam looks gassed!
Maynard scores with a hook.
Zahlam misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maynard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard lands a jab to the nose.
Zahlam takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Danga de danga de dang - Maynard scores with a four punch combination!
Maynard lands with a right that hurts Zahlam. Zahlam looks to clinch but Maynard throws a short knee that drops Zahlam. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Alexander Maynard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Monfriesz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi comes to the cage accompanied by Brocken Limbs. Johnny Monfriesz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Damian Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Monfriesz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monfriesz thumps Uzi with a low kick.
Monfriesz misses the shot to the body.
Uzi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Monfriesz is trying to defend but Uzi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Monfriesz wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monfriesz is refusing to be controlled, as Uzi sits in half guard.
Uzi prevents Monfriesz from improving his position.
Monfriesz is looking to control Uzi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Monfriesz avoid being mounted?
Monfriesz with the active half guard here but Uzi passes nicely into side control.
Uzi trying to control the action but Monfriesz is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monfriesz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Uzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uzi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Uzi wants to take a breather but Monfriesz is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzi seems to be looking for submissions.
Monfriesz is looking to get back to is feet but Uzi passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monfriesz is trying to get back to half guard.
Monfriesz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Monfriesz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Monfriesz is trying to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Monfriesz lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Monfriesz!
It looks like Damian Uzi has been cut.
Uzi is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monfriesz jabs at Uzi's body.
Monfriesz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Uzi in his tracks.
Damian Uzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monfriesz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Uzi.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Monfriesz has cracked Uzi with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Monfriesz lands another huge swinging hook and Uzi tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Uzi, before Monfriesz can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Monfriesz!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamazuki Munahiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexis Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munahiki comes to the cage accompanied by JMT - Kublai Khan. Kamazuki Munahiki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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24
331 lbs
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287 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamazuki Munahiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexis Stone!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munahiki.
Stone feints and as Munahiki raises his hands in defense, Stone changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Munahiki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stone's guard.
Munahiki trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munahiki prevents Stone from getting back to his feet.
Munahiki looking to pass the guard.
Munahiki pushes down on Stone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.
Munahiki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Munahiki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stone's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munahiki is taking a breather. Stone says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone is holding on to half guard well.
Munahiki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stone wants to get back to full guard.
Munahiki trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Munahiki 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Munahiki throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
Munahiki scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Alexis Stone has been cut.
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from Munahiki. Munahiki gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munahiki is trying to improve his position.
Stone misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stone working the ground and pound but Munahiki is defending the strikes.
Stone postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
An elbow from Stone crashes against the mat.
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Stone fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Munahiki trying to remain calm as Stone controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone trying to control the action but Munahiki is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone working the body and head with strikes.
Stone fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Munahiki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Munahiki trying to remain calm as Stone controls from the top position.
Munahiki takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Munahiki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Munahiki is breathing heavily.
Munahiki regains half guard.
Munahiki is not content to let Stone control the position.
Stone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Munahiki's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munahiki is staying active underneath Stone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Munahiki tries to get to full guard but Stone has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stone lands a nice short elbow.
Munahiki trying to control here.
Stone drops an elbow to the side of Munahiki's head.
Nice strikes from Stone there.
Stone lands strikes from half guard.
Munahiki is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munahiki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stone scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Stone.
Stone wants to take a breather but Munahiki is having none of it.
Stone lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexis Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexis Stone's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stone misses with a body shot.
Stone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stone. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Stone lands a decent elbow from side control.
Munahiki gets back to half guard.
Stone is just content to waste time from the top position. Munahiki takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Munahiki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stone wants to control from the top but Munahiki keeps moving.
Munahiki looking to control.
Stone looking to pass the guard.
Stone throws a strike but Munahiki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Munahiki trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Munahiki misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
Stone connects with a jab.
Stone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Munahiki is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Munahiki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Munahiki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munahiki is working hard here to advance position.
Stone lands a heavy elbow.
Munahiki is trying desperately to improve position.
Alexis Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Munahiki?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Munahiki?
Munahiki is rocked!
Munahiki wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stone.
Stone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Munahiki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Munahiki tries to lock up and control but Stone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Munahiki seems to have got his legs back now.
Stone lands with some strikes.
Stone lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone connects with a bit shot that sees Munahiki covering up! More strikes from Stone and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Stone is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexis Stone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Per Saukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Attenborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Attenborough has chosen The Odorants - This Night as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Per Saukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Attenborough!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attenborough looks for a takedown but Saukkonen sprawls well.
Saukkonen misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Saukkonen misses.
Saukkonen swinging wildly here.
Attenborough gets caught flat footed, as Saukkonen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Saukkonen wants to stand but Attenborough has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Attenborough trying to control the position.
Attenborough looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Attenborough keeping moving, preventing Saukkonen from controlling successfully.
Attenborough not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saukkonen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Saukkonen won't allow Attenborough to sweep him here.
Saukkonen wants to control from the top but Attenborough keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saukkonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Attenborough's calf.
Saukkonen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Attenborough looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Attenborough sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Saukkonen wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Attenborough uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Attenborough looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Attenborough looking for a sweep. Not yet Attenborough, not yet.
Attenborough working for a triangle but Saukkonen defends it easily.
Saukkonen wants to stand but Attenborough has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Attenborough looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Saukkonen is defending well. Attenborough quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Saukkonen has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Attenborough celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Attenborough!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Kirves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Kekkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
180 lbs
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20
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Kirves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Kekkonen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirves tries to bum rush Kekkonen with a series of wild strikes but Kekkonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kekkonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirves.
Kekkonen throws a leg kick which misses Kirves's front leg but catches the back leg as Kirves tries to avoid it.
Kirves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kekkonen wants to clinch up but Kirves keeps it at a distance.
Kirves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kekkonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Kekkonen scores with a hook.
Kekkonen misses with a combination
and Kirves counters with a straight right hand.
Kekkonen throws a series of punches but Kirves moves out of range.
Urho Kekkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirves throws a hook but Kekkonen blocks it.
Kekkonen tries to clinch
and Kirves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kirves scores with a body shot.
Kirves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kekkonen.
Kirves misses with a few strikes there.
Kekkonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kirves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kekkonen looks to clinch
and Kirves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kekkonen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekkonen drops his hands momentarily. Kirves doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Kekkonen staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Kekkonen doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jorma Kirves!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Talent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talent is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by White Knuckles - Five Finger Death Punch. Mac Talent is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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230 lbs
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245 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitch Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mac Talent!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson thuds a left hand into Talent's body.
Manson works Talent's body with a nice hook.
Manson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitch Manson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Talent sprawls well initially but Manson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Manson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Manson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talent keeps working.
Manson wants to free his trapped foot but Talent is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson stands up out of the half guard.
Manson shoots in looking for a takedown. Talent tries to sprawl out of it but Manson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Talent manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Talent drives through with a takedown into guard.
Manson pulls Talent in close to prevent any damage.
Talent makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Talent throws and elbow that misses. Manson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Talent's guard. Nice move by Manson!
Talent is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Manson trying to control the position from guard on top but Talent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talent wants to stand but Manson is controlling the position.
Talent tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice shot by Manson.
It looks like Mac Talent has been cut.
Manson misses the shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Manson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Manson lands a left and a right that sends Talent crashing to the canvas! Manson dives into mount looking to finish!
Talent looks gassed!
Manson dominating with strikes here.
That has opened up Mac Talent's cut even more.
Manson lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manson is landing with some decent strikes but Talent is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The cut above Mac Talent's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Manson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Talent looks a forlorn figure.
Mac Talent's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mac Talent's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mitch Manson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tele Tappi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentin Berg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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136 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Berg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tele Tappi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Berg throws a sloppy head kick and Tappi moves out of range easily.
Berg misses with a head kick.
Berg throws a head kick but Tappi moves out of range.
Tappi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tappi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tappi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Berg.
Berg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tappi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Tele Tappi has been cut.
Berg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tappi throws a series of punches but Berg avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Berg.
Tappi lands a with a good body shot.
Tappi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Berg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tappi.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tappi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg misses the jab.
Berg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tappi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tappi fails with a takedown attempt.
Valentin Berg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tele Tappi.
Nice body kick from Berg.
Tappi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tappi duly obliges.
Tappi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tappi working the ground and pound but Berg is defending the strikes.
Tappi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Berg sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tappi wants to control but Berg is keeping him busy.
Berg is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappi tries to score with some ground and pound. Berg controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tappi working the head and body with strikes.
Tappi trying to control the position but Berg is working away.
Tappi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Berg is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Berg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tappi moves away.
Tappi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tappi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berg feints and then cracks Tappi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tappi down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berg moves in looking to clinch but Tappi pushes him off.
Berg tries to clinch up but Tappi circles away and keeps his distance.
Berg connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berg.
Berg tries to close the distance and clinch but Tappi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentin Berg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berg misses with a hook to the body
and Tappi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tappi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berg wants to stand but Tappi is controlling the position.
Tappi postures up in Berg's guard and throws a big left but Berg blocks it.
Tappi works over Berg with some ground and pound from guard.
Tappi throwing strikes from guard but Berg blocks nicely.
Tappi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tappi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tappi is looking to work some ground and pound but Berg has wrist control.
Berg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tappi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berg is keeping the position for now.
Tappi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tappi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Valentin Berg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berg scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Valentin Berg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tele Tappi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Berg tries to close the distance and clinch but Tappi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tappi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Berg at a distance.
Berg cracks the inside of Tappi's front leg.
Tappi thows a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Tappi catches Berg right on the button with a cross.
Berg tries to clinch there but Tappi circles away.
Berg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tappi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Berg. That's going to slow Tappi down.
Valentin Berg is winning the standup battle so far.
Berg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tappi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tappi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tappi misses with a double jab.
Tappi blocks a head kick by Berg.
Tappi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berg manages to avoid it.
Tappi throws a series of punches but Berg moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berg lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tappi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tappi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Berg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tappi is able to avoid easily.
Tappi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Berg has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Berg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tappi on the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Berg.
Berg is looking to chop away at Tappi's legs.
Berg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tappi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berg lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Berg.
Berg wants to clinch.
Berg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tappi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Berg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Berg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tappi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tappi.
Berg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berg.
Berg has Tappi pushed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Berg.
Berg is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Berg pushes Tappi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berg pushes off an throws an elbow but Tappi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tappi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Berg throws a head punch that misses.
Berg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappi blocking some punches.
Berg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tappi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berg.
Berg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Berg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Berg tries a body shot but Tappi blocks it.
Tappi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tappi.
Berg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Berg pushes off an throws an elbow but Tappi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tappi blocking some punches.
Berg lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Berg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berg missing with knees to the body.
Berg swings wildly with an uppercut but Tappi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tappi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Valentin Berg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tele Tappi.
Berg tries to stall but Tappi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Berg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Berg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tappi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tappi letting Berg take a breather here.
Berg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tappi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Berg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Berg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tele Tappi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tappi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tappi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Berg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Berg throws a leg kick but Tappi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tappi shoots in and bounces Berg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tappi stands up over Berg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tappi wants to control from the top but Berg keeps moving.
Tappi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tappi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappi postures up in Berg's guard and throws a big left but Berg blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tappi wants to control from the top but Berg keeps moving.
Tappi postures up in Berg's guard and throws a big left but Berg blocks it.
Tappi connects with a couple of short punches.
Tappi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berg is keeping the position for now.
Berg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tappi is controlling him.
Tappi chips away with some ground and pound.
Berg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tappi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tappi wants to pass the guard but Berg is keeping the position.
Tappi thows a big elbow that misses.
Tappi won't allow Berg to sweep him here.
Berg keeping moving, preventing Tappi from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Berg just misses with a punch to the body.
Berg throws a push kick but Tappi slaps the foot to one side.
Berg clinches with his opponent.
Berg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tappi.
Berg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg is looking to control Tappi's arms but Tappi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Berg has his back to the cage.
Tappi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tappi manages to end up in side control.
Berg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Berg tries to get out of the position.
Berg is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tappi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tappi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Berg manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tappi's best efforts.
Berg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tappi stands up over Berg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tappi wants to control from the top but Berg keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tappi throwing strikes but missing.
Berg manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tappi just misses with a punch to the body.
Berg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tappi moves away.
Tappi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Berg sprawls well. Berg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tappi gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tele Tappi really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tele Tappi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Berg connects with a solid leg kick.
Tappi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Berg sprawls well. Berg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tappi gets slowly back to his feet.
Berg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Berg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tappi. That did some damage!
Tappi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berg tries to clinch there but Tappi circles away.
Berg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tappi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tappi throws an overhand right that lands on Berg's shoulder, as Berg tries to avoid the shot.
Berg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Berg throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tappi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Good leg kick by Berg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Berg looks to clinch
and Tappi counters with a straight right hand.
Tappi keeps the fight on the outside.
Tele Tappi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Berg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tappi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berg lands a head kick!
Berg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Berg wants to clinch.
Berg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tappi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg tries to clinch but Tappi moves out of range.
Berg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tappi.
Berg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tappi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berg tries to score with a low kick but Tappi moves his leg out of the way.
Berg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Berg tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Tappi.
Tappi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tappi lands with a right hand.
Berg lands a right hook to the body.
Tappi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Berg but Berg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Berg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Berg.
Tappi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Berg.
Berg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Tappi to counter with a crisp jab.
Berg lands a head kick!
Berg misses with a head kick.
Berg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Berg wants to clinch
and Tappi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Berg won't be happy with that.
Berg pushes Tappi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tappi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg dodges the ground and pound from Tappi.
Tappi working the head and body with strikes.
Tappi is chipping away with strikes.
Berg can't do much from the bottom here.
Tappi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Berg is avoiding damage well.
Berg parries the strikes from Tappi easily there. Tappi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Berg to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tappi trying to control the position but Berg is working away.
Tappi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Berg had his way with Tele Tappi in that round.
The cut man is working on Tele Tappi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Berg lands with a straight right. Tappi didn't see that one coming.
Berg slips a straight right by Tappi.
Berg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tappi.
Tappi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Berg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berg misses with an uppercut. Tappi saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berg throws the kick towards the body but Tappi avoids it.
Tappi blocks a head kick by Berg.
Tappi tries to bum rush Berg with a series of wild strikes but Berg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tappi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Berg defends it nicely.
Valentin Berg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tele Tappi.
Tappi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg gets a clinch.
Berg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Berg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Berg scores with a knee to the head.
Berg scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berg.
Berg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tappi is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berg.
Tappi has Berg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Berg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tappi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Berg trying to stall but Tappi improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maybe Berg would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Berg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tappi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tappi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Berg swings wildly with an uppercut but Tappi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tappi takes a shot to the head.
Tappi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Berg pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tappi blocks an elbow strike from Berg.
Berg gets underhooks to prevent Tappi's takedown attempt.
Berg effectively controlling the action here.
Berg tries to stall but Tappi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stalling in the clinch from Tappi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berg lands a nice uppercut.
Berg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berg lands an elbow inside.
Berg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tappi is defending well for now.
Berg lands a right hand.
Berg throws a head punch that misses.
Berg misses with some punches.
Berg stalling the fight.
Berg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berg slows down the pace here.
Berg tries to throw a body punch but Tappi avoids it by throwing Berg back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Berg working aggressively here.
Tele Tappi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Berg on the inside.
Tappi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tappi looking for a takedown.
Tappi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Berg.
Berg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tappi blocks it with crossed arms.
Berg tries to stall but Tappi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berg stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Berg fails to land.
Tappi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tappi tries to score a body lock takedown but Berg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Berg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Berg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentin Berg!
Valentin Berg retains his featherweight title!
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