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Challenge 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Potnoir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Augusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Potnoir!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potnoir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Augusto counters with a nice body kick.
Augusto manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Potnoir on his heels. He'll look to pass Potnoir's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Augusto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Potnoir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Potnoir looking to control.
Augusto lands a couple of digs.
Potnoir manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Potnoir throws a series of punches but Augusto moves out of range.
Augusto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Potnoir's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augusto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Augusto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Potnoir misses with a straight right.
Potnoir misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Potnoir misses its intended target.
Potnoir avoids the head kick by Augusto.
An inside leg kick lands from Augusto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potnoir throws a lazy uppercut
and Augusto counters with a good low kick that Potnoir was not able to check.
Potnoir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Augusto under the eye.
Augusto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Augusto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Augusto lands with a slapping head kick.
Augusto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Potnoir is rocked!
Potnoir misses with a right hand
and Augusto counters with a big right hand! Oh Potnoir is in trouble here! Augusto follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Augusto!
Antonio Augusto very nearly forgot to thank Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eloni Fauatea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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291 lbs
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300 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eloni Fauatea!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a two punch combination.
Fauatea pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces James back to the cage. Fauatea follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Richard James has been cut.
Fauatea takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
James throws a right hand that Fauatea ducks under and follows up with a left that Fauatea also avoids with ease.
Fauatea slips a jab and a cross from James.
James swinging wildly here.
Fauatea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
James throws a series of punches but Fauatea avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Fauatea throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to bum rush Fauatea with a series of wild strikes but Fauatea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James misses with a wild combination.
James shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fauatea eats them both and turns towards James to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Eloni Fauatea has been cut.
James paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
James throws a series of punches but Fauatea moves out of range.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fauatea backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with the combination.
James tries to bum rush Fauatea with a series of wild strikes but Fauatea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fauatea.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fauatea.
Fauatea takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
James looks to land a combination but Fauatea avoids it well.
Fauatea swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from James misses.
Fauatea throws a hook but James blocks it.
Richard James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fauatea.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James throws a right hand that Fauatea ducks under and follows up with a left that Fauatea also avoids with ease.
Fauatea misses with a wild combination.
James throws a nice looking combination but Fauatea bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from James does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from James.
James throws a right and a left that Fauatea avoids nicely.
Fauatea throws a combination that misses
and James counters with a two punch combo.
Fauatea looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James misses with the combination.
James looks to land a combination but Fauatea avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for James.
Fauatea takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fauatea slips a jab and a cross from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard James dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab lands there for James.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Fauatea.
A left and a right from James both land. Nice combination.
A combination from James does no damage.
James stalks Fauatea and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fauatea's face. Fauatea staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James throws a combination that misses
and Fauatea counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fauatea backs up against the cage.
A shot to the liver by Fauatea. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James looks to land a combination. Fauatea sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fauatea can do to turn this around?
Fauatea dodges the punch combination from James.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James misses with a combination
and Fauatea counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Fauatea to acknowledge the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Fauatea.
James misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from James does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fauatea moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James slips a jab and a cross from Fauatea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fauatea avoids a punch combination nicely.
James is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fauatea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from James does no damage.
James avoids the body shot from Fauatea.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James throws a right hand that Fauatea ducks under and follows up with a left that Fauatea also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fauatea moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from James misses.
James lands a really nice looking cross but Fauatea seems unphased.
Richard James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fauatea misses with a straight right.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea lands with a right hand.
James lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fauatea. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James looks to land a combination but Fauatea avoids it well.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
James lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fauatea throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James misses with a double jab
and Fauatea counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard James dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fauatea stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice cross by James.
Fauatea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James throws a nice looking combination but Fauatea bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
James swinging wildly here.
Fauatea is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down James rather than just go for the knockout.
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James misses with a wild combination.
James misses with a double jab
and Fauatea counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a combination
and Fauatea counters with a left to the body.
Fauatea slips a jab and a cross from James.
Fauatea misses with a double jab.
Fauatea misses with the combination.
Fauatea dodges the punch combination from James.
Fauatea slips a jab and a cross from James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from James does no damage.
Fauatea dodges the punch combination from James.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richard James is winning the standup battle so far.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Fauatea dodges the punch combination from James.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea misses with a body shot.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Fauatea throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James misses with a double jab.
Fauatea slips a jab and a cross from James.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fauatea avoids a punch combination nicely.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fauatea counters with a one-two to the body.
Fauatea misses with the combination.
Richard James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from James.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fauatea.
Fauatea misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fauatea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard James!
Richard James spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lapy Jpoytine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Ciasak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapy Jpoytine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lapy Jpoytine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Ciasak!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jpoytine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ciasak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jpoytine's head.
Jpoytine closes the distance and clinches.
Ciasak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jpoytines head.
Jpoytine turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ciasak is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciasak is trying to control Jpoytine's posture but Jpoytine avoids it.
Jpoytine takes a little break here. Ciasak wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ciasak is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jpoytine is working to tighten is grip on Ciasak's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ciasak has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Jpoytine is really squeezing tight and eventually Ciasak passes out! Jpoytine breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lapy Jpoytine!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zmxncbv Alskdjfhg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdzislaw Konopka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zmxncbv Alskdjfhg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zdzislaw Konopka!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konopka lands a slapping body shot.
Alskdjfhg avoids the body shot from Konopka.
Konopka scores with a one two! Alskdjfhg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Konopka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alskdjfhg manages to avoid it.
Alskdjfhg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Konopka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Konopka.
Alskdjfhg tries to clinch up but Konopka circles away and keeps his distance.
Konopka throws a nice looking combination but Alskdjfhg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Konopka thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alskdjfhg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alskdjfhg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Konopka tries to bum rush Alskdjfhg with a series of wild strikes but Alskdjfhg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Konopka looks to land a left hand but Alskdjfhg moved out of range nicely.
Alskdjfhg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alskdjfhg is looking to clinch but Konopka is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alskdjfhg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alskdjfhg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Konopka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konopka swinging wildly here.
Alskdjfhg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Konopka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Konopka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alskdjfhg rather than just go for the knockout.
Konopka throws a one two combo.
Alskdjfhg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alskdjfhg wants to clinch.
Alskdjfhg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Konopka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alskdjfhg moves in looking to clinch but Konopka pushes him off.
Konopka looks to land a combination but Alskdjfhg avoids it well.
Konopka misses with the combination.
Konopka misses with a two punch combination.
Alskdjfhg tries to clinch there but Konopka circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alskdjfhg wants to clinch.
Alskdjfhg tries to close the distance and clinch but Konopka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Konopka lands with a nice combination. Alskdjfhg backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Zmxncbv Alskdjfhg has been cut.
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!
Konopka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alskdjfhg doesn't manage to clinch there - Konopka circles away.
Konopka lands with a shot to the body.
Alskdjfhg closes the distance but Konopka moves to the side
and Konopka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alskdjfhg defending well as Konopka loads up on a big left hand.
Konopka misses with a body shot.
Konopka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alskdjfhg. Alskdjfhg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alskdjfhg tries to clinch but Konopka is having none of it.
Konopka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Konopka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Konopka feints a jab promting Alskdjfhg to slip. Konopka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alskdjfhg slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Konopka throws a nice looking combination but Alskdjfhg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konopka looks to land a combination but Alskdjfhg avoids it well.
Konopka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alskdjfhg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Konopka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alskdjfhg wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Konopka.
Alskdjfhg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alskdjfhg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Konopka is trying to break free.
Alskdjfhg has Konopka pressed against the cage, preventing Konopka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alskdjfhg taking a breather.
Alskdjfhg misses with a knee to the head.
Konopka tries to break the clinch but Alskdjfhg is controlling the position.
Konopka tries to break the clinch but Alskdjfhg is controlling the position.
Alskdjfhg prevents Konopka from breaking the clinch.
Konopka is trying to break free.
Konopka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alskdjfhg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Konopka up against the cage.
Alskdjfhg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Come on Alskdjfhg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alskdjfhg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Konopka's face.
It looks like Zdzislaw Konopka has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konopka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alskdjfhg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Konopka is keeping busy.
Konopka tries to break free but Alskdjfhg pushes him back against the cage.
Konopka tries to circle away but Alskdjfhg has him pinned against the cage.
Konopka has had enough of the clinch but Alskdjfhg keeps him there for the moment.
Alskdjfhg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Konopka is trying to break the clinch but Alskdjfhg has him pressed against the cage.
Alskdjfhg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alskdjfhg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Konopka blocks it with crossed arms.
Alskdjfhg misses with a knee strike.
Alskdjfhg has Konopka pressed against the cage, preventing Konopka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zdzislaw Konopka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Konopka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alskdjfhg tries to clinch but Konopka is having none of it.
Konopka throws a right and a left that Alskdjfhg avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Konopka misses.
Konopka misses with a wild body shot.
Alskdjfhg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alskdjfhg moves into range and clinches up with Konopka.
Konopka is trying to push Alskdjfhg away but Alskdjfhg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alskdjfhg keeps control of Konopka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Konopka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alskdjfhg has him pressed against the cage.
Alskdjfhg just leaning against Konopka, taking a breather.
Konopka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Konopka wants to break free but Alskdjfhg has control.
A knee to the head by Alskdjfhg.
Alskdjfhg scores with a knee to the head.
Alskdjfhg stalling the fight.
Konopka is trying to push Alskdjfhg away but Alskdjfhg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alskdjfhg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alskdjfhg slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alskdjfhg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alskdjfhg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Konopka up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alskdjfhg taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zmxncbv Alskdjfhg.
Konopka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alskdjfhg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alskdjfhg wants to clinch up but Konopka keeps it at a distance.
Alskdjfhg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Konopka.
Konopka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alskdjfhg.
Alskdjfhg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zdzislaw Konopka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Konopka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alskdjfhg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Konopka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Konopka throws a series of punches but Alskdjfhg moves out of range.
Alskdjfhg tries to clinch but Konopka is having none of it.
Konopka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alskdjfhg tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alskdjfhg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Konopka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Konopka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alskdjfhg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Konopka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Konopka keeps the fight on the outside.
Konopka cracks Alskdjfhg with an open hand slap.
Alskdjfhg tries to close the distance and clinch but Konopka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Konopka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Konopka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Konopka scores with a body shot.
Konopka misses with an uppercut.
Alskdjfhg instigates a clinch.
Konopka is trying to push Alskdjfhg away but Alskdjfhg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Konopka letting Alskdjfhg take a breather here.
Alskdjfhg gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Alskdjfhg lands a knee to the head.
Alskdjfhg looking to stall.
Konopka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alskdjfhg pressing his opponent against the cage.
Konopka can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Konopka wants to break free but Alskdjfhg has control.
Alskdjfhg misses with a knee strike.
Konopka is trying to break free.
Konopka is looking to break free of the clinch but Alskdjfhg has double underhooks.
Alskdjfhg lands a knee to the head.
Alskdjfhg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Konopka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zmxncbv Alskdjfhg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Konopka is trying to break the clinch but Alskdjfhg is controlling him.
Alskdjfhg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Konopka up against the cage.
Konopka can't break the clinch.
Alskdjfhg prevents Konopka from breaking the clinch.
Konopka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Konopka takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Alskdjfhg.
Alskdjfhg keeps control of Konopka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Konopka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Konopka is looking to break free of the clinch but Alskdjfhg has double underhooks.
Alskdjfhg looking to stall.
Konopka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alskdjfhg is trying to stall.
Alskdjfhg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Konopka's efforts to push away.
Alskdjfhg tries to land a knee to the head but Konopka blocks with his arms.
Alskdjfhg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Konopka's efforts to push away.
Konopka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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.
Konopka is looking to break free of the clinch but Alskdjfhg has double underhooks.
Konopka tries to break the clinch but Alskdjfhg is controlling the position.
Alskdjfhg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alskdjfhg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Konopka wants to break free but Alskdjfhg has control.
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 Zmxncbv Alskdjfhg will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Alskdjfhg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Konopka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zmxncbv Alskdjfhg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Konopka looks to land a combination but Alskdjfhg avoids it well.
Konopka scores with a nice strike.
Alskdjfhg tries to clinch up.
Alskdjfhg tries to close the distance and clinch but Konopka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alskdjfhg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Konopka swats away the attempt to clinch by Alskdjfhg.
Konopka throws a lazy right hand but Alskdjfhg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Konopka lands with a nice body punch.
Konopka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alskdjfhg circles away quickly and effectively.
Alskdjfhg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Konopka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alskdjfhg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Konopka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alskdjfhg tries to clinch but Konopka moves out of range.
Konopka lands a nice hook to Alskdjfhg's body. Alskdjfhg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Konopka throws a right hand that Alskdjfhg ducks under and follows up with a left that Alskdjfhg also avoids with ease.
Konopka throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alskdjfhg slips a jab and a cross from Konopka.
Alskdjfhg fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Konopka misses.
Konopka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Konopka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Konopka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Konopka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alskdjfhg back to the cage. Konopka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alskdjfhg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Konopka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Konopka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alskdjfhg in his tracks.
A punch combination from Konopka misses.
Konopka swings for the body but Alskdjfhg moves out of range.
Alskdjfhg tries to clinch up.
Konopka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alskdjfhg on the side of the head.
Konopka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alskdjfhg circles away quickly and effectively.
Alskdjfhg gets a clinch.
Alskdjfhg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Konopka as Alskdjfhg tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konopka is trying to push Alskdjfhg away but Alskdjfhg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alskdjfhg looking to slow down the pace here.
Alskdjfhg stalling in the clinch.
Konopka wants to get back to striking at distance but Alskdjfhg won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alskdjfhg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Konopka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alskdjfhg connects with a knee to the head.
Konopka is trying to force a seperation but Alskdjfhg has the dominant position.
Alskdjfhg connects with a knee to the head.
Konopka is trying to break the clinch but Alskdjfhg is controlling him.
Alskdjfhg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Konopka blocks it with crossed arms.
Konopka is trying to break the clinch but Alskdjfhg has him pressed against the cage.
Alskdjfhg lands a knee to the head.
Konopka can't break the clinch.
Konopka tries to circle away but Alskdjfhg has him pinned against the cage.
Alskdjfhg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Konopka up against the cage.
Konopka wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konopka can't break the clinch.
Alskdjfhg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alskdjfhg seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Konopka is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Konopka tries to circle away but Alskdjfhg has him pinned against the cage.
Alskdjfhg landing knees to the head.
Alskdjfhg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Konopka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Konopka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alskdjfhg misses with a knee strike.
Konopka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alskdjfhg is looking to control Konopka's arms but Konopka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alskdjfhg has his back to the cage.
Alskdjfhg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Konopka's efforts to push away.
Konopka is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Konopka as Alskdjfhg tries to tie him up.
Konopka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alskdjfhg has him pressed against the cage.
Alskdjfhg misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alskdjfhg looking to slow down the pace here.
Konopka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Konopka wants to get back to striking at distance but Alskdjfhg won't allow it.
Alskdjfhg is trying to maintain a safe position but Konopka gets an underhook and turns Alskdjfhg into the cage.
Alskdjfhg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Konopka is trying to break the clinch but Alskdjfhg has him pressed against the cage.
Alskdjfhg keeps control of Konopka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alskdjfhg is trying to maintain a safe position but Konopka gets an underhook and turns Alskdjfhg into the cage.
Konopka is trying to break the clinch but Alskdjfhg has him pressed against the cage.
Konopka tries to circle away but Alskdjfhg has him pinned against the cage.
Konopka working hard to break the clinch.
Alskdjfhg tries a knee to the head but Konopka blocks it.
Alskdjfhg is looking to control Konopka's arms but Konopka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alskdjfhg has his back to the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alskdjfhg pressing his opponent against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Konopka is trying to push Alskdjfhg away but Alskdjfhg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Konopka is trying to push Alskdjfhg away but Alskdjfhg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zdzislaw Konopka.
I think Konopka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Zdzislaw Konopka!
Zdzislaw Konopka 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Daigon Kins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marionetka Pudzianowska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kins comes to the cage accompanied by . Marionetka Pudzianowska acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daigon Kins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marionetka Pudzianowska!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Pudzianowska.
Pudzianowska slips under a jab from Kins.
Kins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kins.
Pudzianowska has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pudzianowska there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pudzianowska is rocked!
Kins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pudzianowska is still on wobbly legs! Can Kins finish him?
Kins lands with a short shot to the head.
Kins lands an elbow that stopped Pudzianowska in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Marionetka Pudzianowska has been cut.
Kins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pudzianowska has a couple of punches blocked by Kins.
Pudzianowska is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kins dips a shoulder and cracks Pudzianowska with a mighty uppercut! Pudzianowska falls back against the cage and Kins unloads with a barrage of strikes! Pudzianowska is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kins screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daigon Kins!
Daigon Kins is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Daigon Kins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Baran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen The champ is here as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Adam Baran has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Baran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baran misses the shot to the body.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Baran avoids it well.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baran throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baran.
Good standup being displayed there by Baran as he connects with a hook.
Baran misses with a few strikes there.
Baran fails to land with a series of punches.
Baran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Baran slips under a jab from Johnson.
Baran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baran throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baran misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Baran as Johnson shoots in.
Baran misses with a double jab.
Baran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Baran.
A combination from Baran does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Baran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Baran misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adam Baran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Johnson.
Johnson prevents Baran from breaking the clinch.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Baran prevents a takedown attempt there.
Baran wants to break free but Johnson has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baran is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baran throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baran.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baran was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Baran scores with a nice strike.
Baran lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice combination there by Baran.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Baran which made him look bad.
Baran goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baran tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Baran is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Johnson.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baran.
Baran misses with a few strikes there.
Baran misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Baran as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Baran shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Baran feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Baran then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Baran lands the left hand.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baran is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Baran circles away and we're back to standing.
Baran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baran throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Baran manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson looks gassed!
Baran stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baran sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Baran is defending well.
Baran is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Johnson stops Baran from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Baran 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.
Baran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Baran throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baran's waist but Baran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Baran connects with a crisp jab.
Baran is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Baran, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Baran against the cage but Baran circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baran is out of range.
Adam Baran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baran circles away.
Adam Baran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Johnson.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Baran does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baran throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Baran lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some wild striking there from Baran.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baran sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
Baran on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baran tries to get out of the position.
Johnson trying to control the action but Baran is working from the bottom.
Baran knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Baran is trying to stand.
Baran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baran is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Baran wants to stand back up but Johnson manages to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Baran is trying to buck Johnson off.
Johnson wants to control but Baran is keeping him busy.
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stands up.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baran defends it nicely.
Baran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam Baran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baran's waist but Baran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Baran misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Baran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Baran misses.
Baran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Baran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baran smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baran tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baran misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Baran punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baran misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baran misses with a wild body shot.
Baran fails to land with a series of punches.
Baran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Baran takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Baran.
Baran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baran as he avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Baran. Beautiful body shot.
Baran throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baran swinging wildly here.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Baran has him pressed against the cage.
Adam Baran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Johnson.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Baran smiles and moves away.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Baran stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Baran misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Baran misses with a wild combination.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Baran sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Baran. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baran but Baran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Baran swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body punch but Baran moves out of range.
Baran moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Baran is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Baran does no damage.
Baran sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adam Baran is winning the standup battle so far.
Baran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baran scores with a body shot.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baran circles away.
A jab from Baran finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Baran feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Baran then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baran's waist but Baran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Baran connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baran lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baran digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson tries to move into range but Baran moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baran lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baran lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Baran misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Baran showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baran 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Baran!
Adam Baran 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Ali Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Aldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahmed Ali Baba!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali Baba tries for a takedown but Aldo circles away easily
and Aldo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aldo drops back looking for a leg! Ali Baba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ali Baba manages to kick Aldo off! Aldo jumps back into Ali Baba's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali Baba keeping full guard, as Aldo tries to pass.
Aldo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ali Baba working a defensive guard here.
Aldo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ali Baba manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aldo has Ali Baba in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aldo is looking for a triangle but Ali Baba pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ali Baba is aware though and is defending well.
Aldo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ali Baba defends it easily.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Ali Baba from controlling successfully.
Aldo 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.
Ali Baba 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.
Aldo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ali Baba defends well.
Aldo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ali Baba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ali Baba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ali Baba trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo pushes a forearm under Ali Baba's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ali Baba is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Aldo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ash Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hero Tasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berry comes to the cage accompanied by Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Clocks. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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216 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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ash Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hero Tasaki!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tasaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Tasaki throws a shot from downtown. Berry moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Tasaki misses.
Berry avoids the body shot from Tasaki.
Berry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Berry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Berry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Berry lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Hero Tasaki has been cut.
Berry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tasaki is rocked!
Berry lands an elbow inside.
Tasaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Berry finish him?
A short right from Berry on the inside.
Berry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tasaki backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berry dips a shoulder and cracks Tasaki with a mighty uppercut! Tasaki falls back against the cage and Berry unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tasaki is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Berry screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ash Berry!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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164 lbs
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182 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rudy Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Kantola!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fernandez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kantola counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fernandez won't be happy with that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kantola advances nicely into full mount.
Fernandez is looking to improve his position but Kantola isn't that keen on the idea.
Kantola working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fernandez stops Kantola from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
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!
Kantola is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fernandez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fernandez!
Kantola 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.
Fernandez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fernandez throws an elbow that misses. Kantola uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fernandez's guard. Nice move by Kantola!
Kantola slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandez wants to stand and escape but Kantola is having none of it.
Kantola has gone for a leg lock! Fernandez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kantola's guard.
Fernandez looking to sit in guard and control but Kantola gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kantola sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fernandez's guard.
Fernandez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez is not content to let Kantola control the position.
Fernandez tries to get to full guard but Kantola has control of the leg.
Fernandez wants to get back to his feet.
Kantola is working for a submission of some sort.
Fernandez trying to control from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kantola content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kantola is keen to just control but Fernandez is a slippery customer.
Fernandez wants to improve his position but Kantola is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kantola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kantola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fernandez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kantola's guard.
Fernandez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fernandez throws a strike but Kantola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fernandez seems keen to control Kantola's posture.
Fernandez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fernandez is thwarting Kantola's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kantola is looking to improve his position.
Kantola is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kantola looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kantola is pressing down on Fernandez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fernandez cracks Kantola with a solid left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandez throws an elbow that misses. Kantola uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fernandez's guard. Nice move by Kantola!
Kantola pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fernandez is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antti Kantola will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kantola feints and then cracks Fernandez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fernandez down.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown but Kantola shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fernandez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Fernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Kantola.
Fernandez tries to clinch but Kantola moves away
and Kantola counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Rudy Fernandez has been cut.
Kantola shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fernandez has his hands clasped together around Kantola's back. He's all about the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernandez is trying to stand back up but Kantola is controlling him
Kantola wants to pass the guard but Fernandez is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez trying to hold on to Kantola's head to control him but Kantola postures up.
Kantola trying to control the action but Fernandez is working from the bottom.
Kantola has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fernandez can't escape the position.
Kantola looking to control but Fernandez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kantola has hold of Fernandez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fernandez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fernandez tries to hold on but Kantola postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantola looking to control but Fernandez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kantola moves to back control.
Fernandez just trying to survive but Kantola is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kantola is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Fernandez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Fernandez for a finish.
Kantola is trying to stick to Fernandez's back but Fernandez is turning into Kantola. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kantola's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fernandez.
Antti Kantola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kantola is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Fernandez frees his head nicely. Oh but Kantola has switched to an armbar! Fernandez is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Antti Kantola!
A relieved looking Antti Kantola 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins comes to the cage accompanied by Bloc Party - The Prayer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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275 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinnie Collins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Collins as he connects with a hook.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferrari scores with a takedown into Collins's guard.
Ferrari trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Collins controlling Ferrari's posture.
Ferrari preventing the sweep.
Ferrari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Collins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferrari is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Collins is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Collins has escaped and now he's on top!
Collins lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Collins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ferrari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Collins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ferrari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Collins sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ferrari seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Collins has recovered full guard.
Ferrari wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins trying to control the position here.
Ferrari wants to pass the guard but Collins is keeping the position.
Ferrari trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins keeping full guard, as Ferrari tries to pass.
Collins has control of Ferrari's left arm, preventing Ferrari from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ferrari throws a hook but Collins avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands with a right hand.
Ferrari tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Collins swivels and escapes.
A jab from Collins finds it's way through Ferrari's defenses.
Ferrari gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Collins counters with a head kick. That will keep Ferrari thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrari fails with the takedown
and Collins counters with a nice leg kick.
Vinnie Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Ferrari.
Ferrari looks gassed!
Collins pounces like a tiger and cracks Ferrari with a vicious hook! Ferrari is down but not out! Collins follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vinnie Collins!
Vinnie Collins retains his super heavyweight title!
Vinnie Collins took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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