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SPFT8 - Oracle of Pain PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lance Rock!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Rock misses.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rock doesn't seem bothered though.
Rock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rock.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Rock.
Lance Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Rock misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Rock moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock looking for a takedown.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rock has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rock goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
Rock looks gassed!
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Roy Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Rock.
Rock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.
A cross from Brown lands.
Rock is rocked!
Rock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rock is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Rock walks straight into a right hand from Brown - that's dropped him! Brown jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rock from any more punishment! Rock complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roy Brown!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Veterano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Hansig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veterano comes to the cage accompanied by Turn The Lights Out . Hansig has chosen du hast as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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193 lbs
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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
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Veterano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Hansig!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansig moves forwards but Veterano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hansig tries for a takedown but Veterano circles away easily
and Veterano counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Veterano does no damage.
Hansig fails with the takedown.
Veterano works over Hansig's head and body with a nice combination.
Veterano lunges at Hansig with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hansig's hand.
Don Hansig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansig is trying hard to land a takedown here. Veterano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marcelo Veterano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Hansig.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansig with a lazy takedown attempt
and Veterano counters with a stiff right hand.
Hansig avoids a punch combination nicely.
Veterano connects with a right that clearly hurt Hansig. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Veterano proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Hansig collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Veterano!
Marcelo Veterano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sol Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Straszskyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by "Brake" by Kid Cudi. This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
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201 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sol Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Straszskyn!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a nice head kick!
Dos Santos rushes Straszskyn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Straszskyn blocks an uppercut.
Dos Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Straszskyn.
Straszskyn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dos Santos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dos Santos rushes Straszskyn and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Dos Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Straszskyn has picked Dos Santos up - he's going for a ride! Straszskyn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Straszskyn is trying to work for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Straszskyn seems to be looking for submissions.
Dos Santos is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Straszskyn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dos Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Straszskyn.
Dos Santos is in trouble now - Straszskyn has advanced to mount!
Straszskyn is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Dos Santos is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Straszskyn!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lyotard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Sheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Lyotard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Sheldon!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyotard keeps the fight on the outside.
Lyotard moves forwards but Sheldon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lyotard slips a straight right by Sheldon.
Sheldon throws a sloppy head kick and Lyotard moves out of range easily.
Sheldon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sheldon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lyotard wants to control but Sheldon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sheldon is looking to advance position but Lyotard won't allow it.
Sheldon wants to control but Lyotard is keeping him busy.
Lyotard is trying to stand up here but Sheldon is controlling him well.
Sheldon is working for a submission of some sort.
Sheldon is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheldon is looking for a kimura but Lyotard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sheldon to get the leverage.
Sheldon prevents Lyotard from improving his position.
Sheldon seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Lyotard is trying to control but Sheldon passes into side control!
Sheldon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lyotard to his feet.
Sheldon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lyotard's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon moves into the clinch.
Lyotard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lyotard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sheldon has him pressed against the cage.
Lyotard can't break the clinch.
Sheldon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lyotard smiles and moves away.
Lyotard leaves Sheldon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sheldon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sheldon misses with a body punch
and Lyotard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyotard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sheldon digs a good body shot into Lyotard's ribs.
Lyotard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheldon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lyotard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sheldon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lyotard looks to land a combination but Sheldon avoids it well.
Lyotard blocks a head kick by Sheldon.
Lyotard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sheldon under the eye.
Sheldon tries to clinch but Lyotard moves out of range.
Lyotard missing with a left hand there. Sheldon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lyotard throws a series of punches but Sheldon avoids them all with ease.
Sheldon tries to bum rush Lyotard with a series of wild strikes but Lyotard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyotard misses with a few strikes there.
Sheldon lands with an overhand left.
Sheldon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lyotard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice cross by Sheldon.
Lyotard thuds his right hand into Sheldon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lyotard cracks Sheldon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lyotard stuffs the takedown.
Frank Lyotard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Sheldon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyotard throws the left hand but Sheldon avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheldon digs a good body shot into Lyotard's ribs.
Sheldon throws a right and a left that Lyotard avoids nicely.
Sheldon blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Sheldon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lyotard misses with a two punch combination.
Sheldon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sheldon.
Sheldon gets a clinch.
Lyotard wants to get back to striking at distance but Sheldon won't allow it.
Sheldon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lyotard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lyotard working hard to break the clinch.
Lyotard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lyotard tries to circle away but Sheldon has him pinned against the cage.
Sheldon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sheldon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lyotard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sheldon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheldon throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy left from Lyotard finds it's target.
Sheldon misses with a hook.
Lyotard throws a series of punches but Sheldon avoids them all with ease.
Sheldon tries to clinch
and Lyotard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lyotard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lyotard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sheldon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lyotard's guard.
Lyotard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sheldon manages to get himself to full guard.
Sheldon controls Lyotard momentarily but Lyotard frees himself.
Lyotard landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon looking for a sweep. Not yet Sheldon, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheldon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lyotard defends well.
Sheldon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lyotard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lyotard tries to free his leg and advance position but Sheldon is retaining full guard.
Lyotard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lyotard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sheldon on the ground.
Lyotard gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lyotard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Frank Lyotard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheldon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sheldon throws a right hand that Lyotard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lyotard also avoids with ease.
Sheldon is breathing heavily.
Lyotard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sheldon moves away from the strike by Lyotard.
Sheldon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lyotard cracks Sheldon with a good jab.
Sheldon throws a sloppy head kick and Lyotard moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lyotard.
Sheldon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lyotard lands a nice shot that snaps Sheldon's head back.
Sheldon moves away from the strike by Lyotard.
Sheldon with a nice cross.
Frank Lyotard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheldon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sheldon lands a slapping body shot.
Sheldon blocks a jab.
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.
Sheldon cracks Lyotard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sheldon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lyotard is fending him off so far but Sheldon persists. Nope, Lyotard circles away and we're back to standing.
Frank Lyotard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Sheldon.
Sheldon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Sheldon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lyotard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lyotard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sheldon scores with a nice strike.
Sheldon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lyotard on the side of the head.
Sheldon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sheldon shoots in and drives through. Lyotard sprawls well.
Sheldon misses with a wild combination.
Sheldon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sheldon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lyotard digs a good body shot into Sheldon's ribs.
Lyotard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lyotard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sheldon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheldon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lyotard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sheldon throws a wild body kick that Lyotard sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sheldon is defended easily by Lyotard.
Frank Lyotard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Sheldon.
Sheldon misses with a wild combination.
Lyotard swinging wildly here.
Lyotard jabs Sheldon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyotard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lyotard looks to land a combination but Sheldon avoids it well.
Sheldon misses the shot to the body.
Sheldon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lyotard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sheldon throws the left hand but Lyotard avoids the punch easily.
Sheldon blocks a jab.
Sheldon throws an off balance right hand
and Sheldon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lyotard avoids the head kick by Sheldon.
Lyotard misses with a hook.
Frankie Sheldon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lyotard throws the left hand but Sheldon avoids the punch easily.
Lyotard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Sheldon with that takedown attempt.
Lyotard works over Sheldon's head and body with a nice combination.
Sheldon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lyotard tests Sheldon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lyotard throws a lazy right hand but Sheldon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lyotard slips a jab from Sheldon.
Sheldon slips under a jab from Lyotard.
Lyotard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Lyotard.
Sheldon throws out a loose jab but Lyotard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheldon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Sheldon. Those never looked like landing.
Lyotard scores with a nice strike.
Sheldon throws a big shot that misses.
Sheldon shoots for a double leg takedown but Lyotard sprawls well. He's pushed Sheldon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sheldon throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sheldon walks into a straight right hand from Lyotard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheldon slips a jab from Lyotard.
Lyotard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheldon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Lyotard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sheldon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 for Frankie Sheldon!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Frankie Sheldon!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Frankie Sheldon!
Frankie Sheldon wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rasva Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasva Jorma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrell Owens!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens clinches.
Jorma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jorma misses with a knee strike.
Jorma lands a shot to the body.
Owens tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jorma gets underhooks to prevent Owens's takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Jorma.
Owens wants to get back to striking at distance but Jorma won't allow it.
Jorma misses with a knee strike.
Jorma lands a shoulder strike.
Jorma lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Terrell Owens has been cut.
Jorma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Owens backwards.
Jorma lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Owens managing to block the knees to the body from Jorma.
Jorma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Owens avoiding damage as Jorma throws knees to the body.
Jorma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Owens looks gassed!
Owens blocks the elbow strike.
Jorma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens throws a punch but it's blocked by Jorma.
Owens tries to break free but Jorma pushes him back against the cage.
Owens tries to break the clinch but Jorma is controlling the position.
Jorma gets through Owens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jorma lands a shot to the body.
Jorma lands a nice shot to the body.
Jorma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jorma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jorma is leaning against Owens and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jorma.
Jorma trying to land knees to the body.
Jorma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Owens has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jorma after a bit of a struggle.
Rasva Jorma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrell Owens.
Jorma lands with a left to the head.
Owens is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorma lands a big right hand that drops Owens! The killer instinct kicks in and Jorma finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jorma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rasva Jorma!
Rasva Jorma took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Hey, everyone! Take a look at this nice diamond coated watch in my wrist! I know none of you could afford a thing like this and this is your best chance to see something this awesome so close. And see me, you must be so jealous because I look so much better than you poor people!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borst De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Vihervuori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Groot comes to the cage accompanied by Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song . Borst De Groot has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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27
185 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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21
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Borst De Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Vihervuori!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - De Groot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vihervuori. De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vihervuori connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vihervuori moves out of range as De Groot strikes.
Vihervuori loads up on a big right hand but De Groot slips the punch.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
Vihervuori throws a hook but De Groot blocks it.
Vihervuori slips a jab and a cross from De Groot.
Vihervuori cracks De Groot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Groot thows a body shot but no joy.
Vihervuori takes one on the button.
Vihervuori misses with a low kick.
De Groot doesn't manage to clinch there - Vihervuori circles away.
De Groot misses with a looping left.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vihervuori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot punishes Vihervuori's body with a nice straight punch.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vihervuori takes a swing at De Groot's ribcage but misses.
De Groot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Groot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borst De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Groot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vihervuori moves out of range as De Groot strikes.
De Groot throws a shot to the body.
Vihervuori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Groot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Groot walks into a stiff left hand from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori rushes De Groot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Groot working aggressively here.
Vihervuori trying to stall but De Groot improves his position.
Vihervuori can't get the takedown.
De Groot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot gets underhooks to prevent Vihervuori's takedown attempt.
Vihervuori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vihervuori misses with a punch to the body.
Vihervuori prevents De Groot from breaking the clinch.
De Groot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vihervuori throws a punch but it's blocked by De Groot.
Vihervuori lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vihervuori blocking some punches.
De Groot scores with a shoulder strike.
Vihervuori lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vihervuori takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
Vihervuori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Groot prevents a body shot from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori can't find room to land a body shot as De Groot controls the action.
Vihervuori struggles to land a body shot inside as De Groot controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Vihervuori.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Vihervuori controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vihervuori blocks an uppercut.
Vihervuori digs a right hand underneath De Groot's ribcage. De Groot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vihervuori stalling the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Groot as Vihervuori tries to tie him up.
Vihervuori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vihervuori lands with a left to the head.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Vihervuori.
Vihervuori tries to pull guard but De Groot won't allow it.
Borst De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juhani Vihervuori.
Vihervuori misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vihervuori is trying to work for a single leg takedown but De Groot pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a punch to the body.
Vihervuori lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihervuori scores with a shoulder strike.
De Groot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vihervuori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Groot working hard to break the clinch.
Vihervuori tries to throw a body punch but De Groot avoids it by throwing Vihervuori back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vihervuori cracks De Groot with a nice body shot.
De Groot misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for De Groot.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Vihervuori.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihervuori lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vihervuori trying to control the position but instead, De Groot has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vihervuori into the cage.
Good body shot from De Groot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Vihervuori dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Groot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot throws a jab when Vihervuori was well out of range.
Vihervuori gets the takedown into side control.
Vihervuori working the ground and pound.
De Groot seems a little lost for a moment, as Vihervuori dominates the positioning.
De Groot struggling a bit here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Groot tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vihervuori wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vihervuori lands some shots froms side control.
Vihervuori trying to control the position but De Groot is working away.
De Groot tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Vihervuori presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Vihervuori lands a big shot there that rocks De Groot but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervuori with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Vihervuori has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vihervuori is working for a guillotine from mount but De Groot frees his head quite easily.
Vihervuori is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! De Groot is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juhani Vihervuori!
Juhani Vihervuori thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Riffel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncle Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uncle Rico 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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26
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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30
190 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Riffel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uncle Rico!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riffel looks for a takedown but Rico sprawls well.
Rico throws a body punch but Riffel moves out of range.
Rico fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riffel misses with a takedown attempt
and Rico counters with a nice body shot.
Rico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riffel moves away.
Rico swings for the body but Riffel moves out of range.
Riffel has his takedown stuffed
and Rico counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Riffel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riffel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rico sprawls well. Rico wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riffel gets slowly back to his feet.
Rico connects with a jab.
Riffel fails with the takedown
and Rico counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riffel fails with the takedown
and Rico counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riffel shoots and misses
and Rico counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Riffel or perhaps it was just good defense by Rico which made him look bad.
Riffel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rico.
Riffel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Riffel tries for a takedown but Rico circles away easily
enabling Rico to counter with a crisp jab.
Rico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riffel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rico was covering up waiting for the punch and Riffel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Riffel wants to pass the guard but Rico is keeping the position.
Riffel stopping the sweep attempt from Rico.
Rico is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riffel stopping the sweep attempt from Rico.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rico has control of Riffel's left arm, preventing Riffel from doing any damage.
Rico looking to control.
Uncle Rico has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Riffel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rico to the ground. Riffel is now in Rico's guard.
Rico working a defensive guard here.
Riffel passes Rico's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Riffel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rico defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riffel trying to mount his opponent but Rico defends it.
Riffel stalling away here and it's allowed Rico to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Riffel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rico controls Riffel momentarily but Riffel frees himself.
Riffel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riffel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rico tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Riffel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riffel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Riffel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Riffel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Riffel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rico has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Rico's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rico is looking to regain half guard here but Riffel keeps moving and retains side control.
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 Andreas Riffel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Riffel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Riffel needs to keep his hands up - Rico had a free shot at his head there.
Riffel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rico sprawls well. Rico wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riffel gets slowly back to his feet.
Andreas Riffel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riffel misses with a takedown attempt
and Rico counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riffel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rico sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riffel somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Riffel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rico takes a swing at Riffel's ribcage but misses.
Riffel takes one to the side of the head.
Riffel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rico makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Riffel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riffel has his takedown stuffed
and Rico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riffel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rico's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riffel looking to pass the guard.
Rico is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Riffel looking to pass the guard.
Rico wants to sweep but no luck.
Rico bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Riffel's guard.
Riffel is looking to sinch up a triangle. Rico throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Riffel's body to avoid the submission. Riffel has instead reached around Rico's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Riffel arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andreas Riffel!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Prozak - Under The Rain blaring out of the sound system. Henderson has chosen Open The Floodgate as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jordan Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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31
145 lbs
19 - 13 - 1 |
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29
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henderson jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Henderson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Henderson regains half guard, as Jones was trying to land strikes.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henderson defending well though.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Henderson!
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Henderson because Jones loaded up on that one.
Jones misses with a head shot.
Jones looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws some wild stikes that Henderson manages to avoid easily.
Henderson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Henderson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Henderson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Henderson taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Henderson is rocked!
Henderson wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Henderson is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Henderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Henderson is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Henderson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones thowing shots but they're missing.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henderson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Henderson looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Jones! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jordan Jones!
A very excited looking Jordan Jones rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Maki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maki comes to the cage accompanied by Harvester of Sorrow. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Homer Simpson enters the cage!
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27
275 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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20
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Maki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Homer Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Simpson pinned against the cage. Simpson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maki doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
Maki darts in trying to clinch
and Simpson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Kai Maki has been cut.
Simpson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Maki sprawling to the canvas! Maki rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Simpson finish him?!
Maki is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maki moves to clinch but Simpson breaks away
and Simpson counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Homer Simpson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Homer Simpson waved his t-shirt featuring Hilo Nutrition Laundry 95 %'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Chankin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hammer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Amon Amarth - The Pursuit of Vikings. Chankin has chosen medieval battle as his entrance music. Andre Chankin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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27
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Chankin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer is looking to clinch but Chankin is avoiding it.
Hammer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chankin looks to land a combination. Hammer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hammer misses with an uppercut
and Chankin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hammer won't be happy with that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hammer is looking for a sweep.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet but Chankin drags him back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chankin is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Chankin wants to control the pace but Hammer is squirming around nicely.
Hammer is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Chankin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chankin on the ground.
Hammer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Chankin.
Chankin controlling from mount.
Chankin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Chankin trying to control but Hammer is having none of it.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet.
Chankin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hammer because Chankin loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is squirming around, avoiding Chankin's attempts to control the action.
Chankin prevents Hammer from getting the reversal.
Hammer reaches up to try and control the position but Chankin seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Hammer rolls and tries to escape and now Chankin has his back!
Chankin punches the canvas rather than the man.
Chankin controlling well, preventing Hammer from escaping the position.
Chankin looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer staying busy and making it hard for Chankin to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet.
Hammer trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Chankin gets his hands free as Hammer looks to control.
Hammer is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chankin struggling to keep hold of the position.
Chankin is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hammer is defending well though. Chankin let's go of the attempt for now.
Chankin is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
I really don't envy Hammer right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chankin struggling to keep hold of the position.
Hammer tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Chankin trying to control but Hammer is having none of it.
Hammer wants to control but Chankin is having none of it.
Chankin working for a guillotine from mount but Hammer is in no mood to give up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chankin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chankin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Chankin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chankin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chankin shoots in and drives through. Hammer sprawls well.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chankin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thor Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Chankin.
An inside leg kick from Hammer misses.
Chankin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice uppercut lands for Hammer. That snapped Chankin's head back.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Chankin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hammer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chankin shoots in for a double leg but Hammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hammer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chankin in his tracks.
Hammer leaves Chankin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hammer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chankin, pushing him back against the cage.
Hammer pushes Chankin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chankin has Hammer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hammer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chankin can't get the takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chankin wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammer won't allow it.
Chankin takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hammer.
A nice left hand lands by Hammer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hammer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chankin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Hammer.
Hammer prevents the takedown attempt.
Hammer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chankin tries to pull guard but Hammer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hammer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chankin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Chankin misses.
Hammer misses with a low kick as Chankin jumps back.
Hammer is looking to clinch.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Chankin circles away.
Hammer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chankin is able to avoid easily.
Chankin drives through with a takedown into Hammer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chankin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammer wants to stand and escape but Chankin is having none of it.
Hammer wriggles free and stands up.
Hammer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chankin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hammer's waist but Hammer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chankin off to one side.
Hammer clinches with his opponent.
Chankin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chankin has had enough of the clinch but Hammer keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Chankin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chankin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chankin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hammer is defending well for now.
Chankin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hammer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chankin.
Chankin is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chankin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Chankin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer scores with a shot to the side of Chankin's head.
Chankin avoids a wild elbow strike from Hammer.
Hammer is trying to maintain a safe position but Chankin gets an underhook and turns Hammer into the cage.
Chankin struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chankin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hammer stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Hammer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chankin moves out of range of the leg kick from Hammer.
Chankin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chankin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hammer swivels and escapes.
Chankin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chankin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hammer misses with some punches.
Hammer lands an elbow that stopped Chankin in his tracks for a moment.
Chankin effectively controlling the action here.
Chankin landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer blocks a body shot from Chankin.
Hammer stalling in the clinch.
Chankin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chankin looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chankin trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Chankin gets to his feet - Hammer follows without any prompting.
Hammer moves into the clinch successfully.
Chankin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chankin can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chankin seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Chankin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chankin takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chankin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thor Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Chankin.
Chankin blocks an elbow strike.
Chankin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chankin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hammer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chankin wants to break free but Hammer has control.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chankin is working for takedown but Hammer is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chankin has had enough of the clinch but Hammer keeps him there for the moment.
Chankin is looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from Hammer.
A short right from Hammer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Chankin.
Chankin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chankin checks a leg kick.
Hammer throws a head kick but Chankin moves out of range.
A left and a right from Hammer both land. Nice combination.
Thor Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Hammer as Chankin shoots in.
Hammer rushes Chankin and presses him up against the cage.
Hammer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chankin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hammer.
Chankin misses with a knee to the head.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Chankin blocks it.
Chankin is trying to force a seperation but Hammer has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hammer.
Hammer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is trying to stall.
Chankin jumps guard but Hammer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hammer throws an elbow but it misses.
Hammer is trying to maintain a safe position but Chankin gets an underhook and turns Hammer into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Chankin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chankin is trying to maintain a safe position but Hammer gets an underhook and turns Chankin into the cage.
Hammer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Hammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chankin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chankin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hammer avoids it.
Chankin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammer walks away with a smile on his face. Chankin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hammer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thor Hammer.
I think Hammer 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Andre Chankin!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Andre Chankin!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Andre Chankin!
Andre Chankin wins by unanimous decision!
Andre Chankin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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