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MMA HELSINKI 68 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kivi Kasvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heimo Vesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasvo comes to the cage accompanied by Danzig Mother. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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300 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
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270 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kivi Kasvo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heimo Vesa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vesa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kasvo throws a jab but it's blocked by Vesa.
Vesa misses with a takedown attempt
and Kasvo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasvo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasvo looks to land a right hand but Vesa moved out of range.
Kasvo clinches with his opponent.
Vesa breaks from the clinch.
Kasvo misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kasvo.
Vesa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kasvo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vesa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kasvo counters with a nice uppercut.
Kivi Kasvo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heimo Vesa.
Vesa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kivi Kasvo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vesa rushes Kasvo and presses him up against the cage.
Vesa jumps guard.
Kasvo looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kasvo is one step ahead there.
Vesa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vesa keeping full guard, as Kasvo tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo trying to control the position from guard on top but Vesa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vesa is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kasvo has his hands clasped together but Vesa extends an breaks Kasvo's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Vesa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Heimo Vesa!
Heimo Vesa is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krzysiek Jawor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jawor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Analogs - Miejskie Opowieści. Slim Star has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Krzysiek Jawor's chin.
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172 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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180 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysiek Jawor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Star!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star just misses with a punch to the body.
Jawor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jawor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jawor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jawor lands a glancing blow to the side of Star's head.
Jawor pushes Star up against the cage in a clinch.
Star leaning against his opponent.
Star prevents Jawor from breaking the clinch.
Star blocks the elbow strike.
Star keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jawor's efforts to push away.
A hook to the body from Star.
A frustrated look appears on Jawor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jawor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jawor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jawor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Star fails to land with a series of punches.
Jawor moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jawor tries to break the clinch but Star is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star slowing the pace effectively.
Jawor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Star struggles to land a body shot inside as Jawor controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jawor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Star prevents Jawor from breaking the clinch.
Star can't find room to land a body shot as Jawor controls the action.
Jawor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Star escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jawor throws a series of punches but Star avoids them all with ease.
Star tries to keep at a distance but Jawor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jawor is trying to maintain a safe position but Star gets an underhook and turns Jawor into the cage.
Star blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Star.
Star escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jawor tries to land a front kick but Star steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jawor throws a head kick but Star moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jawor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Star, pushing him back against the cage.
Jawor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Star lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jawor backwards.
Jawor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Star stalling the fight.
Jawor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Star is keeping busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Star misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Star.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Star creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jawor tries to circle away but Star has him pinned against the cage.
Jawor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Star breaks from the clinch.
Jawor throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Star counter with a right hand.
Star misses with a series of wild punches.
Star throws a right and a left that Jawor avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Star gets tackled into the cage by Jawor. Jawor maintains the clinch.
Star keeps control of Jawor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jawor stalling in the clinch but Star improves position.
Jawor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Star backwards.
Jawor breaks the clinch.
Jawor misses with a low kick.
Jawor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jawor lands with a shot to the body.
Star fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jawor takes one to the chin there.
A combination from Star does no damage.
Jawor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Jawor.
Jawor throws a push kick but Star slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star takes a swing at Jawor's ribcage but misses.
Star moves out of range of the body kick.
Jawor clinches up with Star and pushes him back against the cage.
Star has Jawor pressed against the cage, preventing Jawor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jawor is trying to break the clinch but Star is controlling him.
Jawor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jawor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Star's defenses.
Jawor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Star pushes Jawor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Star breaks the clinch.
Jawor pushes Star up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Star.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jawor is trying to break the clinch but Star has him pressed against the cage.
Star cracks Jawor with a nice body shot.
Star prevents Jawor from breaking the clinch.
Star misses with a punch to the body.
Star cracks Jawor with a nice body shot.
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 Krzysiek Jawor will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jawor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Star's head.
Star fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jawor manages to avoid it.
Krzysiek Jawor is winning the standup battle so far.
Jawor instigates a clinch.
Krzysiek Jawor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Star blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Star lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jawor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Star fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krzysiek Jawor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jawor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jawor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jawor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jawor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Star to score with a decent uppercut.
Jawor rushes Star and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Star blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Star looking to stall.
Star leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Star's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jawor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jawor is trying to break free.
Star slowing the pace effectively.
Jawor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Star has him pressed against the cage.
Star breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Star rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jawor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jawor thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Star if he has to take too many more of those.
Jawor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jawor is rocked!
Jawor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh Jawor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Star is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jawor rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jawor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
BOOM! Star lands a beautiful left hook that drops Jawor. Jawor tries to recover but Star is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Jawor lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Star!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Hollinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halme comes to the cage accompanied by patriot. Hollinger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by WILD BOYS. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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167 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan Hollinger!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halme walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hollinger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Halme misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hollinger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hollinger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab by Hollinger.
Hollinger tests Halme's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hollinger misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Hollinger. That snapped Halme's head back.
Halme slips a straight right by Hollinger.
Halme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hollinger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hollinger clobbers Halme with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Halme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollinger connects with an inside leg kick.
Hollinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pekka Halme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halme's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hollinger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halme scrambles back to his feet.
Halme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hollinger throws out a loose jab but Halme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halme throws a hook but Hollinger blocks it.
Hollinger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halme throws a head kick that misses.
Hollinger looks to land a right hand but Halme moved out of range.
Halme on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hollinger throws a leg kick but Halme sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hollinger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hollinger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme moves out of range as Hollinger strikes.
Halme ducks under a wild hook from Hollinger.
Halme drops his hands momentarily and Hollinger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halme is rocked!
Hollinger lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Halme falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hollinger dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Hollinger!
A relieved looking Dylan Hollinger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maurice McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hois Kreisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kreisi has chosen Ella ja Aleksi - Kakkaa lumella as his entrance music. 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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184 lbs
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178 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hois Kreisi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
Kreisi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kreisi misses the jab.
McDonald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McDonald pushes Kreisi away with a front kick.
McDonald connects with a high kick.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kreisi avoids the head kick by McDonald.
McDonald misses with a leg kick.
McDonald connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kreisi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick misses from McDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald slaps away a takedown attempt from Kreisi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McDonald thuds a left hand into Kreisi's body.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
Kreisi drops his hands momentarily and McDonald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McDonald thows a body shot but no joy.
Kreisi takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
McDonald tries to land a front kick but Kreisi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Kreisi avoids them all with ease.
Kreisi misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
Kreisi shoots in and bounces McDonald off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kreisi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McDonald's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kreisi trying to pass the guard but McDonald defending well.
Kreisi throwing shots but McDonald is blocking nicely.
Kreisi is looking to stall here but McDonald recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreisi looking to pass the guard.
Kreisi throws a strike but McDonald rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McDonald pushes down on Kreisi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kreisi tries to roll over but McDonald keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreisi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McDonald.
McDonald looks to land a strike but Kreisi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
McDonald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kreisi on the ground.
Kreisi wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonald looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice McDonald dominated that round.
That's time! McDonald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kreisi shoots for a double leg takedown but McDonald sprawls well. He's pushed Kreisi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McDonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by McDonald.
Kreisi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kreisi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
McDonald scores with a leg kick.
Kreisi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kreisi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McDonald - the referee stops the clock and Kreisi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McDonald. Kreisi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target.
Kreisi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McDonald misses with a low kick as Kreisi jumps back.
McDonald misses with a hook.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kreisi looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range.
McDonald scores with a kick to the midsection.
McDonald wants to land a leg kick but Kreisi is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreisi blocks a head kick by McDonald.
McDonald tests Kreisi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDonald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald scores with a kick to the midsection.
McDonald connects with a solid leg kick.
McDonald throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kreisi misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McDonald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kreisi on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a nice shot to the body.
McDonald clobbers Kreisi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Kreisi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McDonald cracks Kreisi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McDonald walks into a jab.
McDonald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonald misses with a kick to the body.
McDonald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kreisi digs a good hook to McDonald's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kreisi. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kreisi avoids the head kick by McDonald.
Kreisi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McDonald lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McDonald feints and then cracks Kreisi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kreisi down.
McDonald looks to land a combination but Kreisi avoids it well.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maurice McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonald cracks Kreisi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McDonald lands with a nice body kick.
McDonald throws a head kick but Kreisi moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice McDonald dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McDonald lands a slapping body shot.
McDonald motions for Kreisi to come forward. McDonald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald misses with a shot to the body
letting Kreisi counter with a right hand.
McDonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald throws a nice head kick!
Kreisi checks a low kick from McDonald.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Kreisi misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
Kreisi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
Kreisi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McDonald walks away with a smile on his face. Kreisi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald lands with a kick to the temple. Kreisi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McDonald lands with a slapping head kick.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald throws a head kick that half lands.
Kreisi is rocked!
McDonald throws a lazy head kick
and Kreisi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kreisi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kreisi can do to turn this around?
McDonald tries to score with a low kick but Kreisi moves his leg out of the way.
Maurice McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Kreisi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonald.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kreisi throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreisi blocks a jab.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Kreisi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McDonald lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kreisi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kreisi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McDonald throws out a loose jab but Kreisi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kreisi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McDonald.
McDonald attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald throws a low kick but Kreisi avoids it.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreisi throws out a loose jab but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maurice McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kreisi lands a body shot.
McDonald throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maurice McDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McDonald wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kreisi looking to pass the guard.
Kreisi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreisi forces his way into half guard.
Kreisi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kreisi raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Maurice McDonald has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kreisi throws some wild stikes that McDonald manages to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kreisi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hois Kreisi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kreisi throws some wild stikes that McDonald manages to avoid easily.
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 Maurice McDonald.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McDonald, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurice McDonald!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Neponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basti Haddl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommi Neponen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Basti Haddl's chin.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Neponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Basti Haddl!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haddl rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Neponen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haddl keeps the fight on the outside.
Haddl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neponen has managed to clinch.
Neponen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haddl misses with a hook
and Neponen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Haddl.
Haddl jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Neponen blocks a jab.
Neponen looks for the body kick but Haddl saw that one coming.
Neponen misses with a series of wild punches.
Neponen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haddl. Haddl circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haddl throws a right and a left that Neponen avoids nicely.
Basti Haddl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neponen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Neponen ducks under a wild hook from Haddl.
Haddl throws a big shot that misses.
Neponen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haddl takes a step back to recover.
Haddl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neponen.
Haddl takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Neponen throws a nice looking combination but Haddl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haddl throws a series of punches but Neponen moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neponen.
Neponen misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neponen fails with a takedown attempt.
Haddl tests Neponen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neponen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haddl works on Neponen's body with a couple of short punches.
Neponen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neponen is trying to force a seperation but Haddl has the dominant position.
Neponen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neponen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haddl.
Haddl misses with a right hand
and Neponen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Neponen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommi Neponen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Neponen.
Haddl displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Neponen.
Haddl lands with a shot to the body.
Haddl missing with a left hand there. Neponen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Haddl.
Haddl misses with a series of wild punches.
Neponen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Neponen ducks right into an uppercut from Haddl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haddl closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Neponen out cold! Neponen corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Basti Haddl!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blood Wizard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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202 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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blood Wizard!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wizard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Patterson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wizard takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Blood Wizard has been cut.
Wizard lands with a light punch inside.
Wizard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patterson.
Wizard breaks the clinch.
Wizard moves out of range of the body kick from Patterson.
Wizard avoids the head kick by Patterson.
Wizard lands with a shot to the body.
Blood Wizard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson rushes Wizard and presses him up against the cage.
Patterson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Patterson misses with a knee strike.
Wizard works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wizard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patterson is keeping the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wizard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patterson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Patterson wants to get back to his feet but Wizard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Patterson wants to stand but Wizard is controlling the position.
Wizard postures up in Patterson's guard and throws a big left but Patterson blocks it.
Patterson wants to stand up but Wizard is controlling him.
Wizard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Patterson has momentary wrist control but Wizard slips an elbow through the middle.
Wizard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Patterson's head.
Patterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wizard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Patterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wizard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wizard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wizard throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wizard distracts Patterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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!
Patterson wants to stand but Wizard is controlling the position.
Wizard is working Patterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wizard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wizard throwing strikes from guard but Patterson blocks nicely.
Wizard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wizard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wizard slips nicely into half guard.
Patterson pushes Wizard off and gets back to his feet.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Wizard.
A punch combination from Wizard misses.
Patterson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson darts in and clinches Wizard up against the cage.
Patterson lands a nice knee to the body.
Patterson missing with knees to the body.
Wizard lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wizard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Patterson sees it coming and defends easily.
Wizard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wizard trying to control from half guard but Patterson is working away.
Wizard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wizard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patterson's head.
Patterson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Patterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wizard on the ground.
Nice strikes from Wizard there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is breathing heavily.
Wizard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wizard is trying to control. Patterson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wizard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wizard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patterson defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wizard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wizard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wizard connects with a nice short shot to Patterson's temple.
Wizard passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Patterson!
Patterson is bucking up trying to escape but Wizard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Wizard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blood Wizard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blood Wizard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wizard with a hook.
Wizard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Patterson's calf.
Wizard connects with an inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wizard in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wizard gets tackled into the cage by Patterson. Patterson maintains the clinch.
Patterson crunches a lovely knee into Wizard's ribcage.
Wizard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patterson lands a knee to the head.
Patterson scores with a knee to the head.
Wizard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Patterson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Patterson landing knees to the head.
Patterson landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wizard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wizard is rocked!
Wizard misses with some punches.
Patterson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wizard is still on wobbly legs! Can Patterson finish him?
Patterson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wizard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Patterson.
Patterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wizard's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wizard has a couple of punches blocked by Patterson.
Patterson has Wizard pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Wizard is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Patterson - that's hurt Wizard badly! Oh, another knee lands and Wizard is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Wizard doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Donald Patterson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Jyytti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Uther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jyytti comes to the cage accompanied by Mass Destruction (Reincarnation). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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238 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Jyytti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franz Uther!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uther dodges the punch combination from Jyytti.
Uther throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jyytti to counter with a crisp jab.
Jyytti throws the left hand but Uther avoids the punch easily.
Jyytti is looking to clinch but Uther is avoiding it.
Uther lands a nice hook to Jyytti's body. Jyytti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Uther throws a jab but it's blocked by Jyytti.
Jyytti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uther counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Uther works the jab nicely.
Jyytti fails with the takedown.
Jyytti throws a series of punches but Uther moves out of range.
Jyytti misses with a few strikes there.
Uther has Jyytti up against the cage in a clinch.
Jyytti is trying to pull guard but Uther has him pressed against the cage.
Jyytti jumps guard but Uther stands there with Jyytti around his waist. Jyytti gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jyrki Jyytti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jyytti is trying to maintain a safe position but Uther gets an underhook and turns Jyytti into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jyytti misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uther lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jyytti.
Uther slows down the pace here.
Uther lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uther scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Uther.
Jyytti is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uther is stalling here.
Uther pushes Jyytti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Uther stalling.
Uther lands a nice uppercut.
Uther lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jyytti backwards.
Uther scores with a shot to the side of Jyytti's head.
Uther lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uther scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uther lands a hook that snaps the head of Jyytti backwards.
Uther working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uther is leaning against Jyytti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jyytti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uther lands with a right to the head.
Uther lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jyytti is rocked!
Uther lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Jyytti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uther creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Jyytti with a big uppercut! Jyytti tries to clinch up but Uther pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Jyytti to the mat! Jyytti covers up and Uther unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Franz Uther!
Franz Uther really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hilo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tin Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Hammer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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24
151 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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153 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tin Lau!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer throws a right hand that misses
and Lau counters with a straight right hand.
Hammer looks to land a left hand but Lau moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Hammer.
Hammer cracks Lau with an open hand slap.
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lau.
Hammer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hammer moves out of range as Lau strikes.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Lau slips a straight right by Hammer.
No joy there for Lau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammer lands a nice looking body shot.
Hammer scores with a hook.
Jack Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lau throws an overhand right that lands on Hammer's shoulder, as Hammer tries to avoid the shot.
Hammer scores with a jab. Lau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hammer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lau scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Hammer misses its intended target.
Hammer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hammer throws a looping overhand right but Lau ducks down to avoid it.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lau moves away.
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lau.
Hammer punishes Lau's body with a nice straight punch.
Lau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Lau.
Hammer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Lau is just out of range.
Lau throws a big shot that misses.
Hammer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hammer.
Lau thows a body shot but no joy.
Lau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lau with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hammer to score with a decent uppercut.
Lau thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau throws a body punch but Hammer moves out of range.
Lau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hammer rather than just go for the knockout.
Lau tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
A big right from Hammer misses.
Hammer misses with a wild combination.
Lau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer slips a straight right by Lau.
Lau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Hammer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lau is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammer moves away.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.
Hammer connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Lau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hammer connects with a jab.
Hammer throws out a loose jab but Lau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lau looks to land a left hand but Hammer moved out of range nicely.
Hammer jabs Lau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hammer lands a jab.
Lau throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
Lau moves away from the strike by Hammer.
Hammer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lau has time to react.
Hammer throws out a loose jab but Lau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lau thows a body shot but no joy.
Lau misses with a straight right.
Lau lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Hammer scores with a four punch combination!
Lau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lau's head.
Hammer misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lau moves out of range as Hammer strikes.
Lau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Hammer finds it's target.
Hammer lands a jab to the nose.
Hammer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lau on the side of the head.
Hammer throws out a loose jab but Lau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer swings for the body but Lau moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for Hammer. That snapped Lau's head back.
Lau defending well as Hammer loads up on a big left hand.
Hammer misses with a hook.
Hammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lau counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hammer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lau lands with a good body shot.
Lau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lau wants to clinch up but Hammer keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Lau misses.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Lau's head but Lau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammer cracks Lau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hammer thows a body shot but no joy.
Lau throws an off balance right hand
and Hammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lau.
Lau throws a right hand that Hammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammer also avoids with ease.
Hammer lands with a cross.
Hammer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lau on the side of the head.
Hammer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau misses with a wild body shot.
Hammer thows a body shot but no joy.
Lau swings for the body but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lau.
Jack Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammer takes a swing at Lau's ribcage but misses.
Hammer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Lau.
Hammer connects with a single shot there.
Lau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammer digs a good body shot into Lau's ribs.
Hammer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hammer scrambles back to his feet.
Hammer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lau takes a swing at Hammer's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hammer misses.
Hammer lands a jab to the nose.
Lau has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab from Hammer.
Hammer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lau momentarily.
Hammer misses with a shot to the body
and Lau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lau takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lau thuds a left hand into Hammer's body.
Lau tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lau misses with an uppercut.
Lau throws a series of punches but Hammer avoids them all with ease.
Hammer defending well as Lau loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lau on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lau slips under a jab.
Lau digs a good body shot into Hammer's ribs.
Hammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lau misses with a wild body shot.
Lau just misses with a punch to the body.
Lau staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Hammer. Beautiful body shot.
Lau tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Lau throws a body punch but Hammer moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lau takes one to the side of the head.
Hammer looks to land a right hand but Lau moved out of range.
Lau misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lau throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Lau avoids them all with ease.
Lau avoids the body shot from Hammer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer lands a jab to the nose.
Lau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lau was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hammer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hammer slips under a jab from Lau.
Lau listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammer stuns Lau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.
Lau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lau tries to move into range but Hammer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lau throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer looks to land a combination. Lau sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lau misses with a left hand
and Lau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lau walks into a jab.
Lau slips under a jab from Hammer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer digs a good hook to Lau's body.
Lau moves away from the strike by Hammer.
Lau misses the shot to the body.
Lau misses with a wild body shot.
Lau tries to clinch there but Hammer circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Hammer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hammer.
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lau.
Hammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hammer lands with a shot to the body.
Hammer scores with a nice head shot.
Lau thows a body shot but no joy.
Lau misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Lau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hammer there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammer lands a nice hook to Lau's body. Lau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hammer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lau momentarily.
Hammer scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lau swings for the body but Hammer moves out of range.
Lau blocks a jab.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lau manages to avoid it.
Hammer lands a nice hook to Lau's body. Lau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tin Lau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammer moves away from the strike by Lau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lau manages to avoid it.
Hammer connects with a jab.
Lau looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
Hammer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hammer staying out of range there.
Lau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lau swings for the body but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer slips under a jab.
Hammer scores with a hook.
Lau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hammer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer defending well as Lau loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Hammer catches Lau right on the button with a cross.
Lau ducks right into an uppercut from Hammer.
Lau looks to land a left hand but Hammer moved out of range nicely.
Hammer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hammer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lau in his tracks.
Nice straight punches there by Hammer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hammer.
Lau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lau throws an off balance right hand
and Hammer counters with a three punch combo that has Lau backing up. Lau nods at Hammer to acknowledge the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hammer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hammer throws a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer connects with a body shot that sends Lau's belly button to the back.
Hammer digs a good body shot into Lau's ribs.
Lau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A right-left combo lands from Hammer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hammer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hammer!
Jack Hammer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tappin Datass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pain Statement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Statement is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Statement of Pain. Tappin Datass has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tappin Datass!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pain Statement!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Statement thows a body shot but no joy.
Datass takes a swing at Statement's ribcage but misses.
Datass shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Statement as he jumps to the side.
Datass throws a big shot that misses.
Datass throws a jab when Statement was well out of range.
Statement throws out a loose jab but Datass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Statement ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Datass moves away.
Datass fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Statement slips a straight right by Datass.
Datass misses with a kick to the body.
Statement uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Datass.
Statement pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Datass misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Statement darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Statement avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Statement takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Datass catches Statement with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Statement throws a poor cross that misses
and Datass counters with a nice uppercut.
Datass swings for the body but Statement moves out of range.
Datass gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Datass happy to just control the position for now.
Datass creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Statement sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statement prevents Datass from improving position.
Statement defending against the ground and pound.
Datass 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Datass advances to mount.
Statement is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Datass lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Statement can do anything to dispel that myth.
Datass is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Datass extends the arm and Statement is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tappin Datass!
Tappin Datass retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrki Katainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calvin Duran could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jyrki Katainen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Duran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Katainen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Katainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katainen loads up on a big right hand but Duran slips the punch.
Katainen scores with a jab. Duran acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Calvin Duran has been cut.
A left and a right from Katainen both land. Nice combination.
Katainen throws a lazy right hand but Duran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katainen lands a leg kick that knocks Duran off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Katainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duran.
Katainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katainen's sensitive parts.
Katainen moves into the clinch successfully.
Duran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Katainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duran backwards.
Katainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Duran.
Katainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duran is defending well for now.
Katainen throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Katainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Katainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duran connects with a crisp jab.
Duran looks to land a right hand but Katainen moved out of range.
Katainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katainen.
Katainen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duran.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duran thuds his right hand into Katainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duran wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katainen.
Katainen with a nice cross.
Calvin Duran's cut is getting worse.
Katainen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Katainen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duran on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Katainen misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Duran.
A big left from Katainen misses.
Katainen defending well as Duran loads up on a big left hand.
Katainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katainen throws a lazy right hand but Duran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katainen darts in trying to clinch
and Duran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duran tries to clinch up.
Katainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duran.
Katainen takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses.
Duran misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran throws a shot from downtown. Katainen moves away and avoids it.
Duran scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Katainen misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Katainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duran connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duran misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duran lands with a kick to the temple. Katainen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Katainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duran moves away.
Duran wants to clinch up but Katainen keeps it at a distance.
Duran scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duran slips under a jab.
Katainen swings widly with a right hand
and Duran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katainen blocks a head kick by Duran.
Katainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jyrki Katainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran defending well as Katainen loads up on a big left hand.
Katainen misses with a hook.
Katainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Katainen.
Calvin Duran's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Katainen closes the distance and pushes Duran back into the cage.
Duran blocks the elbow strike.
Duran works on Katainen's body with a couple of short punches.
Duran wants to break the clinch but can't.
Katainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katainen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Katainen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Calvin Duran's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Duran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Katainen backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Katainen lands an elbow just above Duran 's eye.
Katainen misses with an elbow over the top.
Duran misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jyrki Katainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Duran's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Katainen avoids the body shot from Duran.
Duran keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Katainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Katainen.
Duran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Katainen.
Katainen scores with a jab to the body.
Katainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
Katainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duran lands a nice shot that snaps Katainen's head back.
Duran misses with a few strikes there.
Katainen misses with a body shot.
Duran on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duran. That's going to slow Katainen down.
Sloppy strikes from Duran. Those never looked like landing.
Katainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran connects with an inside leg kick.
Duran misses with a body shot.
Jyrki Katainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katainen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katainen connects with a jab.
Duran slips under a jab.
Katainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duran misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duran.
Duran moves into the clinch successfully.
Duran working hard to break the clinch.
Katainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duran is defending well for now.
Duran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Katainen trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duran lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jyrki Katainen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran blocks the elbow strike.
Katainen trying to control the position but instead, Duran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Katainen into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Duran.
Duran breaks the clinch.
Katainen misses with an uppercut.
Katainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Duran counters with an inside leg kick.
Katainen misses with a looping right.
Duran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katainen.
Katainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Duran blocks a jab.
Katainen misses with a double jab.
Duran lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran tries to clinch but Katainen is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Katainen.
Duran wants to land a leg kick but Katainen is out of range.
Nice jab there from Katainen.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Calvin Duran's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jyrki Katainen!
Jyrki Katainen is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Jyrki Katainen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Adrenaline and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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