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SPFT12 - Global Hegemony PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Selma Semlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Hansig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansig has chosen du hast as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
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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
6 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Selma Semlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Hansig!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansig shoots in but no luck this time.
Semlan lands a leg kick that knocks Hansig off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Semlan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hansig clinches up against the cage.
Semlan gets underhooks to prevent Hansig's takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Semlan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hansig's brow.
Hansig blocks an elbow strike from Semlan.
Semlan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hansig's defenses.
Hansig throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hansig has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Semlan uses from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hansig is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Semlanis looking to pass into half guard but Hansig pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hansig is in guard.
Hansig is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Semlan trying to keep a closed guard but Hansig is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semlan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hansig is controlling him.
Hansig with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hansig is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hansig working some strikes from top position.
Semlan can't keep his opponent in guard - Hansig advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hansig sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hansig has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Semlan tries to roll over but Hansig keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansig decides to stand and escape the position.
Semlan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hansig takes a step back to recover.
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!
Hansig fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Semlan, pushing him back against the cage.
Semlan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hansig has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hansig has had enough of the clinch but Semlan keeps him there for the moment.
Semlan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hansig has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Semlan lands an elbow inside that Hansig shrugs off.
Hansig tries to score a body lock takedown but Semlan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Selma Semlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Hansig.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hansig is trying to force a seperation but Semlan has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Semlan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hansig's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semlan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Semlan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Semlan lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Semlan.
Semlan lands a damaging elbow.
Semlan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Semlan lands an elbow inside.
Semlan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Semlan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hansig pulls guard successfully.
Semlan being controlled here momentarily.
Hansig has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Semlan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hansig looking to hit a scissor sweep but Semlan is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansig controlling the position.
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!
Semlan stopping the sweep attempt from Hansig.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hansig is pulling down on Semlan's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Hansig dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Semlan gets caught napping as Hansig dives in and scores a takedown. Semlan manages to retain guard.
Hansig is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hansig decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hansig will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hansig is trying hard to land a takedown here. Semlan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Semlan clinches up with Hansig and pushes him back against the cage.
Semlan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hansig's defenses.
It looks like Don Hansig has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Semlan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansig fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Selma Semlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Hansig.
Hansig avoids the elbow strike from Semlan, against the cage.
Hansig wants a takedown but no success here.
Hansig is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Semlan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Semlan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hansig is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Semlan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Semlan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansig is trying to pull guard but Semlan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Semlan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Semlan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Semlan.
Selma Semlan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Semlan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hansig is rocked!
Nice elbow from Semlan.
Hansig is still on wobbly legs! Can Semlan finish him?
Semlan lands an elbow inside that Hansig shrugs off.
Semlan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Semlan lands an elbow just above Hansig 's eye.
Nice elbow from Semlan.
Semlan lands a nice elbow.
Semlan lands an elbow just above Hansig 's eye.
Semlan creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Hansig! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Semlan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Selma Semlan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sol Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Veterano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by "Brake" by Kid Cudi. Veterano has chosen Turn The Lights Out as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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203 lbs
5 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 8 - 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
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Veterano!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sol Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veterano swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Veterano circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Veterano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Veterano circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up
and Veterano counters with a two punch combo.
Dos Santos looks to clinch
letting Veterano counter with a right hand.
Veterano tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos wants to clinch but Veterano slips to the side
and Veterano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Veterano throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
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!
Dos Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Veterano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dos Santos walks into a straight right hand from Veterano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks to clinch
letting Veterano counter with a right hand.
Dos Santos moves to clinch but Veterano breaks away
and Veterano counters with a series of strikes. Dos Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Veterano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Veterano stalks Dos Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dos Santos's face. Dos Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Veterano pushes him off.
Dos Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Veterano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Veterano swinging wildly here.
Dos Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Veterano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veterano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veterano is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dos Santos obliges.
Dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veterano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Veterano has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Dos Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Veterano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Veterano is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dos Santos misses with some punches.
Dos Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Veterano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Veterano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veterano wants to get back to striking at distance but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Veterano is trying to break free.
Dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Veterano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Veterano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Veterano's efforts to push away.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Veterano is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Veterano is blocking nicely.
Veterano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Veterano. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Veterano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veterano works the jab nicely.
Some wild striking there from Veterano.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Veterano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Veterano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dos Santos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Veterano lands an overhand right.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Veterano is having none of it.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Veterano counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Veterano circles away.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Veterano moves away
and Veterano counters with a left and a right that stings Dos Santos.
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!
Veterano misses with the combination.
Dos Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veterano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos moves to clinch but Veterano breaks away
and Veterano counters with a left and a right that stings Dos Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Veterano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A combination from Veterano does no damage.
Veterano throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Veterano throws a combination. Dos Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Veterano.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Veterano is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Veterano.
Veterano throws a one two combo.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Dos Santos moves to clinch but Veterano breaks away
letting Veterano counter with a right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Veterano scores with a four punch combination!
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Veterano is avoiding it.
Veterano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dos Santos needs to keep his hands up - Veterano had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Veterano connects with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos tries to clinch
and Veterano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veterano swinging wildly here.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Veterano is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Dos Santos like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Dos Santos from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Veterano!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcelo Veterano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lankari comes into the arena with AC/DC - Thunderstruck blaring out of the sound system. Watt has chosen 30 Seconds To Mars - Closer To The Edge as his entrance music. Hans Lankari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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World class MT
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Lankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Watt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Watt.
Watt is looking to chop away at Lankari's legs.
Watt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lankari.
Watt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lankari looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watt is fending him off so far but Lankari persists. Nope, Watt circles away and we're back to standing.
Lankari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lankari shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lankari was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Watt slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Watt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lankari.
Watt taking some punishment here, with Lankari in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lankari takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankari trying to control from Watt's half guard. Watt has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lankari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watt controlling Lankari's posture.
Lankari 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.
Lankari trying to control the position from guard on top but Watt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lankari sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Hans Lankari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Watt throws a front kick aimed at Lankari's knee but Lankari avoids it well.
Watt throws a shot to the body.
Watt misses with a right hand
and Lankari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lankari lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lankari fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watt avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick misses from Lankari.
Lankari tries to bum rush Watt with a series of wild strikes but Watt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lankari shoots for a double leg takedown but Watt sprawls well. He's pushed Lankari's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Lankari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Watt misses
and Lankari counters with a straight right hand.
Lankari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lankari checks a low kick from Watt.
Lankari tries to clinch up but Watt circles away and keeps his distance.
Watt connects with a solid leg kick.
Watt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Derek Watt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watt connects with an inside leg kick.
Watt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watt scores with a nice strike.
Lankari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lankari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watt moves into range and clinches up with Lankari.
A nice left hand lands by Watt.
Watt lands a hook that snaps the head of Lankari backwards.
Watt tries to land a knee to the head but Lankari blocks with his arms.
Watt lands an elbow that stopped Lankari in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt lands a knee to the head.
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!
Watt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lankari has Watt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Watt.
Watt lands a shoulder strike.
Watt lands a shoulder strike.
Watt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watt has a couple of punches blocked by Lankari.
Lankari decides to pull guard.
Watt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watt with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lankari working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Lankari is tightening it up a little... Watt has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Watt reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Watt taps out! Nice BJJ there by Lankari!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hans Lankari!
During a confident post fight interview, Hans Lankari thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Romita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomas Murtomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romita kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rollin' Like A Boss. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Great low kicks
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Romita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuomas Murtomaki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murtomaki wants to clinch but Romita slips to the side
and Romita counters with a shoot takedown. Murtomaki fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Murtomaki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Murtomaki wants to control the pace but Romita is squirming around nicely.
Murtomaki controlling the position easily from mount.
Romita slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Murtomaki decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Murtomaki. No joy for Romita on that attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murtomaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murtomaki tries to bum rush Romita with a series of wild strikes but Romita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murtomaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murtomaki misses with a double jab.
Romita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murtomaki.
Romita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murtomaki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murtomaki wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Romita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murtomaki lands a jab.
Murtomaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murtomaki stuffs the takedown.
Tuomas Murtomaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romita has a takedown stuffed.
Murtomaki misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murtomaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romita is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murtomaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murtomaki works Romita's body with a nice hook.
Murtomaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murtomaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tuomas Murtomaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murtomaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romita counters with a nice double leg into side control. Murtomaki won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murtomaki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Romita has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Romita knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murtomaki on the ground.
Romita 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.
Murtomaki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Romita asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Murtomaki is being controlled here.
Murtomaki tries to escape but Romita is in control.
Murtomaki is not content to let Romita control the position.
Romita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Romita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murtomaki keeps working.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ground and pound from Romita seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Romita wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Murtomaki, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Romita throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murtomaki is trying to get back to half guard.
Romita moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Romita is looking to take a break and control but Murtomaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murtomaki sneaks out the side door and pushes Romita away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Murtomaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romita circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murtomaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murtomaki misses with a wild combination.
Murtomaki tries to bum rush Romita with a series of wild strikes but Romita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tuomas Murtomaki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No joy there for Murtomaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romita shoots in for a takedown but Murtomaki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Romita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murtomaki throws out the jab.
Romita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murtomaki misses with a wild combination.
Murtomaki misses with a few strikes there.
Romita scores with a takedown into Murtomaki's guard.
Murtomaki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Romita is trying to get back to full guard.
Murtomaki content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murtomaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Romita does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Romita tries to get to full guard but Murtomaki has control of the leg.
Murtomaki stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sloppy strikes from Murtomaki. Those never looked like landing.
Murtomaki looks to land a combination but Romita avoids it well.
Murtomaki throws a nice looking combination but Romita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romita decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Romita is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Murtomaki sees it coming and defends easily.
Murtomaki pushes Romita off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romita shoots in looking for a takedown but Murtomaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Romita's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Romita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murtomaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Murtomaki coming out on top.
Murtomaki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Romita drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Romita working the ground and pound but Murtomaki is defending the strikes.
Romita prevents Murtomaki from escaping the position.
Romita throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Murtomaki sneaks out the side door and pushes Romita away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Murtomaki throws a right hand that Romita ducks under and follows up with a left that Romita also avoids with ease.
Murtomaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romita counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Murtomaki!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murtomaki is breathing heavily.
Murtomaki's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murtomaki avoids a series of strikes thrown by Romita.
Murtomaki wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Murtomaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murtomaki wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Romita.
Romita throwing strikes here but Murtomaki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Romita throwing strikes here but Murtomaki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Romita pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Romita there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Murtomaki is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Romita throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Murtomaki tries to lock up and control but Romita gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Murtomaki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Romita sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Romita looking to ground and pound but Murtomaki is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romita thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Romita looking to ground and pound but Murtomaki is blocking nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romita looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murtomaki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Romita can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murtomaki is looking to escape.
Murtomaki bucks up and throws Romita to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Murtomaki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Murtomaki is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murtomaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romita blocks a head kick by Murtomaki.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romita is defended easily by Murtomaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Romita will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Murtomaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romita.
Romita shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murtomaki pinned against the cage. Murtomaki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murtomaki misses with a double jab
and Romita counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Murtomaki!
Romita thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Murtomaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Romita there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Murtomaki really wants to buck Romita off and get back to his feet.
Murtomaki wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Romita.
Murtomaki is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Frank Romita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romita thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Murtomaki blocking the ground and pound.
Murtomaki is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Romita misses with a head shot.
Murtomaki wants to get back to his feet.
Romita misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Romita throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murtomaki because Romita loaded up on that one.
You get the feeling that Murtomaki really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Murtomaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romita thowing shots but they're missing.
Romita throwing strikes here but Murtomaki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murtomaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Romita misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romita thowing shots but they're missing.
Romita trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Romita has hold of Murtomaki's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Murtomaki manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Romita misses with a head shot.
Romita is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Murtomaki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romita lands with some strikes.
Murtomaki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Romita tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Murtomaki is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murtomaki is squirming around, avoiding Romita's attempts to control the action.
Romita throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murtomaki because Romita loaded up on that one.
Murtomaki blocking the ground and pound.
Murtomaki tries to buck Romita off but he can't manage it.
Romita sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Romita throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Murtomaki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Romita tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Murtomaki is desperately trying to improve his position but Romita has a good base and remains in mount.
Murtomaki is trying to stand.
Romita trying to control but Murtomaki is having none of it.
Murtomaki blocking the ground and pound.
Romita landing strikes from the mount and Murtomaki is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romita misses with a head shot.
Romita moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Murtomaki has worked his arm free - good work by Murtomaki!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murtomaki wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Romita thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Romita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Murtomaki sneaks out the side door and pushes Romita away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murtomaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Romita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Romita showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Romita 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Frank Romita!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Frank Romita!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Frank Romita!
Frank Romita wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toni Touhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alacrity Fitzhugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touhu comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - TNT. Fitzhugh comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Master of Puppets kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
165 lbs
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166 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Touhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alacrity Fitzhugh!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fitzhugh.
Touhu gets a takedown into half guard.
Touhu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fitzhugh defends it well.
Touhu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Touhu is trying for a kimura here. Fitzhugh looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Touhu wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Toni Touhu!
A victorious Toni Touhu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen Open The Floodgate as his entrance music. Steven Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Henderson.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Henderson scores with a nice head shot.
Stone fails to land the takedown.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Stone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Stone seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Henderson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stone in side control, throwing shots but Henderson defends.
Stone throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Henderson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Henderson is trying to stand.
Stone throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Henderson to regain full guard.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone prevents Henderson from getting back to his feet.
Stone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stone looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stone.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henderson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Stone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henderson's waist but Henderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stone off to one side.
Stone lands a head shot.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Henderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Henderson looks gassed!
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but Stone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stone throws a big elbow that misses.
Stone postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Henderson is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a strike but Henderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henderson stops Stone from standing up.
Henderson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stone tries for a takedown but Henderson circles away easily
and Henderson counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Andy Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson slips a straight right by Stone.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Stone. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
and Stone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Henderson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Stone fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stone is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stone somewhat.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stone.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stone is defended easily by Henderson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a double jab
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
Andy Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stone.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Stone dives in and scores a takedown into Henderson's guard.
Stone postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone works over Henderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone scoring with some ground and pound.
Stone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steven Stone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stone postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Stone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stone.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stone throws a big elbow that misses.
Stone chips away with some ground and pound.
Stone postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Stone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stone is controlling him.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stone.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stone dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson throws a combination. Stone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stone.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Henderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stone. Stone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Henderson!
Henderson blocking the ground and pound.
Henderson can't escape the position.
Stone is landing with some decent strikes but Henderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stone throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henderson's face.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henderson is rocked!
Stone landing strikes from the mount and Henderson is in trouble!
Henderson is still in real trouble! Can Stone finish him?
Stone landing punches.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Stone! Henderson is hurt baaadly! Stone is firing away with more strikes - Henderson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Stone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Sheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bibiano Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Sheldon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Sheldon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bibiano Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fernandes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sheldon lands a really nice looking cross but Fernandes seems unphased.
Sheldon misses with a takedown attempt
and Fernandes counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sheldon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sheldon defending against the ground and pound.
Sheldon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernandes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fernandes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sheldon taking a bit of punishment here - Fernandes scoring with strikes.
Fernandes scores with punches from side control.
Fernandes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sheldon down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes working away.
Sheldon tries to improve position but can't.
Fernandes lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheldon is looking for a sweep.
Sheldon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fernandes on the ground.
Sheldon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fernandes scoring with punches from side control.
Fernandes lands an elbow.
Fernandes scoring with punches and elbows.
Fernandes landing a few strikes.
Sheldon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheldon tries to bench press Fernandes off him but Fernandes keeps the position.
Fernandes cracks Sheldon with a big elbow.
Fernandes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sheldon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sheldon is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Fernandes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fernandes lands some shots froms side control.
Fernandes working the head with strikes.
Sheldon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fernandes working the ground and pound.
Sheldon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fernandes cracks Sheldon with a big elbow.
Fernandes is working Sheldon over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fernandes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sheldon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sheldon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fernandes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fernandes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sheldon has hold of Fernandes's hands but Fernandes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fernandes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fernandes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fernandes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fernandes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sheldon has hold of Fernandes's hands but Fernandes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sheldon has hold of Fernandes's hands but Fernandes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fernandes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fernandes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sheldon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fernandes 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.
Sheldon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandes 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.
Fernandes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon trying to control but Fernandes postures up.
Sheldon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fernandes is trying to work for a kimura but Sheldon is defending well.
Fernandes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fernandes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fernandes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fernandes maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sheldon could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Fernandes has cracked it and Sheldon is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Fernandes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bibiano Fernandes!
Our winner, Bibiano Fernandes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wojciech Fons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasva Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fons comes to the cage accompanied by Ajron Men. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wojciech Fons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasva Jorma!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fons slips under a jab.
Jorma misses with a body kick.
Fons lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A leg kick checked by Fons.
Fons explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jorma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rasva Jorma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jorma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jorma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jorma is looking to land body kicks.
Jorma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jorma has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fons goes for a takedown attempt but Jorma pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma stops a takedown attempt from Fons.
Jorma prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wojciech Fons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorma misses with a body punch.
Jorma is working Fons over against the cage.
Jorma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fons tries to score a body lock takedown but Jorma shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A hook to the body from Jorma.
Fons tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fons has Jorma pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jorma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fons changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jorma fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jorma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jorma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fons moves away from the strike by Jorma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jorma takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jorma connects with the punch.
Fons thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jorma if he has to take too many more of those.
Jorma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jorma looks to score with a jab to the body but Fons is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Jorma there.
Fons has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fons there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jorma explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jorma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jorma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fons throws a nice head kick!
A cross from Jorma lands.
Fons is rocked!
Jorma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh Fons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fons is breathing heavily.
Fons is holding his hands too far apart here. Jorma throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Fons is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rasva Jorma!
As Rasva Jorma got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Fairley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer's entrance music is Amon Amarth - The Pursuit of Vikings. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Fairley!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer clinches with his opponent.
Fairley blocks a body shot from Hammer.
Hammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fairleys head.
Fairley breaks the clinch.
Hammer gets caught napping as Fairley dives in and scores a takedown. Hammer manages to retain guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hammer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fairley pushes down on Hammer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fairley on the ground.
Fairley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.
Fairley throwing shots but Hammer is blocking nicely.
Fairley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fairley is looking for a kimura here.
Fairley trying to control the action but Hammer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammer's head.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet.
Fairley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hammer defends it well.
Hammer misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Fairley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fairley thows a huge punch but Hammer dodges it nicely.
Fairley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hammer is trying to get back to full guard.
Fairley is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairley controlling the pace.
Hammer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hammer tries to get to full guard but Fairley has control of the leg.
Fairley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hammer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fairley passes to side control.
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!
Fairley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.
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.
Fairley landing a few strikes.
Fairley tries to score with some ground and pound. Hammer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fairley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fairley prevents Hammer from escaping the position.
Hammer is trying to escape the position but Fairley is controlling the position.
Hammer gets back to half guard.
Fairley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fairley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hammer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fairley.
Fairley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hammer defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairley is trying to work for a kimura but Hammer is defending well.
Ground and pound from Fairley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer tries to kick Fairley off but Fairley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fairley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fairley is keen to just control but Hammer is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer trying to control from the bottom.
Hammer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fairley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Fairley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hammer moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fairley is defended easily by Hammer.
Fairley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fairley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hammer sees it coming and defends easily.
Fairley uses his free foot to push down on Hammer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hammer.
Fairley punching from mount but Hammer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fairley thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hammer wants to control but Fairley is having none of it.
Hammer's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairley with a couple of short strikes.
Hammer tries to improve his position but instead Fairley has taken his back!
Fairley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammer is really stuck here.
Hammer trying to control the action but Fairley just sinks the hooks in.
Fairley lands shots from the back.
Fairley is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Hammer has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Fairley has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Hammer taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Fairley doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nick Fairley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esoj Aicrag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Slither by Velvet Revolver as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
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24
221 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esoj Aicrag!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Jones!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aicrag avoids the body shot from Jones.
Aicrag moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aicrag moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aicrag misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aicrag misses the shot to the body.
Aicrag tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Aicrag steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
A jab lands there for Aicrag.
Aicrag scoring well with a low kick there.
Aicrag misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aicrag lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aicrag thows a body shot but no joy.
Aicrag looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aicrag attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aicrag.
Aicrag throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aicrag fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aicrag is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Aicrag displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Aicrag connects with a single shot there.
Aicrag drives through with a takedown into Jones's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Aicrag won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aicrag postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aicrag looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aicrag is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aicrag.
Aicrag won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Aicrag advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Aicrag working the ground and pound.
Aicrag in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Aicrag throws an elbow but Jones slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jones parries the strikes from Aicrag easily there. Aicrag is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jones to escape.
Aicrag is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jones tries to buck Aicrag off but Aicrag is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aicrag landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jones is rocked!
Aicrag lands a strong strike to the head of Jones. That's dazed him! Aicrag looking to finish here. Jones is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Aicrag lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esoj Aicrag!
Esoj Aicrag retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Esoj Aicrag, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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