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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wild Boy by Machine Gun Kelly. Gregory has chosen Chumbawamba - English Rebel Songs as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesse Dirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregory forces Dirk back against the cage and clinches.
Gregory holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dirk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gregory up against the cage.
Gregory looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dirk blocks a body shot from Gregory.
Dirk lands with a light punch inside.
Gregory with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dirk wants to get back to striking at distance but Gregory won't allow it.
Gregory misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dirk.
Dirk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory closes the distance but Dirk moves to the side
and Dirk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gregory stuffs the takedown attempt from Dirk. Dirk gets slowly back to his feet.
Gregory scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dirk throws a hook to the side of Gregory's head but Gregory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gregory takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gregory moves to clinch but Dirk breaks away
and Dirk counters with a leg kick.
Dirk throws a body punch but Gregory moves out of range.
Gregory tries to clinch there but Dirk circles away.
Dirk throws a lazy uppercut
and Gregory counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gregory.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dirk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gregory with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gregory misses with an elbow strike.
Gregory tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dirk avoids it.
Come on Dirk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dirk misses with a body punch.
Dirk misses with some punches.
Gregory tries to land knees in the clinch but Dirk avoids the damage to the body.
Dirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirk dodges the punch combination from Gregory.
A low kick from Dirk misses
and Gregory counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gregory.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gregory taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dirk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gregory pushes off an throws an elbow but Dirk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dirk managing to block the knees to the body from Gregory.
Dirk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gregory is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dirk is defending well for now.
Dirk has a couple of punches blocked by Gregory.
Dirk stalls.
Dirk is working Gregory over against the cage.
Dirk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gregory's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk jumps guard but Gregory turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dirk tightens his grip and picks Gregory up, before dumping him to the ground. Gregory manages to land in guard.
Gregory lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dirk!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dirk is looking to get to half guard.
Dirk tries to hold on but Gregory pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dirk can't escape the position.
Gregory controlling the position easily from mount.
Dirk wants to hold on but Gregory pushes him away.
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 Jesse Dirk will probably get the nod.
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.
Good shot there by Dirk.
Dirk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gregory tries to avoid it but Dirk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gregory to the ground. Gregory escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dirk connects with a body shot.
Gregory fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gregory tries to clinch but Dirk moves out of range.
Dirk with a jab.
Gregory doesn't manage to clinch there - Dirk circles away.
Gregory tries to clinch up but Dirk circles away and keeps his distance.
Dirk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gregory defends it nicely.
Gregory moves to clinch but Dirk breaks away
and Dirk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dirk misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paul Gregory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gregory rushes Dirk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gregory wants to clinch.
Gregory throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dirk counters with a left to the body.
Gregory darts in trying to clinch
and Dirk counters with a leg kick.
Dirk scores with a nice right hand.
Gregory has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dirk.
Nice cross by Dirk.
Gregory avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregory lands a shoulder strike.
Paul Gregory seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dirk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gregory walks away with a smile on his face. Dirk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Dirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gregory walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dirk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dirk stuns Gregory with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gregory wants to clinch.
Dirk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gregory wants to clinch but Dirk slips to the side
and Dirk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dirk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dirk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dirk clinches with his opponent.
Gregory blocks a body shot from Dirk.
Dirk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gregory.
Dirk stalling in the clinch but Gregory improves position.
Gregory is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dirk is defending well for now.
Dirk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gregory or not.
Dirk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gregory lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dirk has had enough of the clinch but Gregory keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk misses with a body punch.
Dirk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gregory has him pressed against the cage.
Dirk tries to work over Gregory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gregory looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gregory controlling the action here for a moment.
Gregory tries to land knees in the clinch but Dirk avoids the damage to the body.
Dirk tries to throw a body punch but Gregory avoids it by throwing Dirk back against the cage.
Gregory softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Gregory lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dirk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dirk trying to stall but Gregory improves his position.
Dirk is looking to break free of the clinch but Gregory has double underhooks.
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 Jesse Dirk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dirk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A big left from Dirk misses.
Gregory fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dirk lands a jab to Gregory's midsection.
Dirk throws a lazy right hand but Gregory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gregory tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dirk counters with a three punch combo that has Gregory backing up. Gregory nods at Dirk to acknowledge the strikes.
Dirk throws a hook but Gregory blocks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dirk.
Gregory tries to clinch but Dirk moves out of range.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch but Dirk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk scores with a jab to the body.
Dirk just misses with a punch to the body.
Dirk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gregory's head.
Dirk misses with a body shot.
Dirk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gregory has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gregory avoids the body shot from Dirk.
Horrible takedown by Dirk or perhaps it was just good defense by Gregory which made him look bad.
Paul Gregory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gregory tries to clinch but Dirk is having none of it.
Dirk gets tackled into the cage by Gregory. Gregory maintains the clinch.
Dirk breaks from the clinch.
Dirk is looking to wear down Gregory with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dirk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gregory defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Dirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk closes the distance and clinches.
Dirk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gregory backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dirk is trying to trip Gregory. He has hold of a leg but Gregory is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dirk persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dirk is looking to work some ground and pound but Gregory has wrist control.
Dirk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gregory trying to control the position.
Dirk trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dirk with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gregory being controlled here, momentarily.
Gregory wants to sweep here but Dirk controlling him for the moment.
Dirk looking to sit in guard and control but Gregory gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gregory stopping the sweep attempt from Dirk.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory postures up.
Gregory wanted to stand there but Dirk had control of the position.
Dirk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gregory manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dirk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Dirk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dirk, 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 for Jesse Dirk!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Jesse Dirk!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Jesse Dirk!
Jesse Dirk wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Falcon Falconowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Allister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Allister has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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268 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Falcon Falconowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba Allister!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falconowski throws out a loose jab but Allister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falconowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allister has his takedown stuffed
letting Falconowski counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Allister misses
and Allister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Falconowski misses.
Falconowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Allister is just out of range.
Falconowski is looking to land body kicks.
Falconowski thumps Allister with a low kick.
Allister tries to score a power double leg takedown but Falconowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Allister somewhat.
Allister ducks right into an uppercut from Falconowski.
Allister fails with a takedown attempt.
Falcon Falconowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Allister.
Falconowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allister misses with a takedown
and Falconowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Allister is looking to clinch but Falconowski is avoiding it.
Allister is trying hard to land a takedown here. Falconowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Falconowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Allister counters by moving into the clinch.
Allister tries to score a body lock takedown but Falconowski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Allister throws a punch but it's blocked by Falconowski.
Falconowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Allister takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Allister has his takedown stuffed
and Falconowski counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allister ducks under a wild hook from Falconowski.
Falconowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Allister.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falconowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allister's calf.
Falconowski swinging wildly here.
Nice cross by Falconowski.
Falconowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice defenses there by Allister.
Falconowski misses with a looping left.
Allister misses with the combination.
Falconowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Allister counters with a shoot takedown. Falconowski fights it but they end up in guard.
Allister wants to get up but he can't break Falconowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Falconowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allister trying to control but Falconowski is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bubba Allister hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Falconowski jabs Allister right on the nose. Allister blinks but takes it well.
Allister misses with a takedown
and Falconowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Falconowski loads up on a big right hand but Allister slips the punch.
Allister fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Allister.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Falconowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Allister shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Falconowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Falconowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falconowski cracks a nice hook into Allister's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falconowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Allister.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falconowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Falconowski connects with a crisp jab.
Allister fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falcon Falconowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Allister.
Allister has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Allister gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Falconowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Allister darts in trying to clinch
letting Falconowski counter with a right hand.
Allister is looking to clinch but Falconowski is avoiding it.
Allister moves away from the strike by Falconowski.
Donk. Falconowski catches Allister right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Falconowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allister takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Allister tries to clinch
and Falconowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Falconowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Allister momentarily.
Allister checks a low kick from Falconowski.
Falcon Falconowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Allister tries to score a power double leg takedown but Falconowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Allister somewhat.
Allister is breathing heavily.
Falconowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falconowski lands a jab.
Allister misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Falcon Falconowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Allister.
Allister looks up at the clock. Bad move! Falconowski lands a right hand from hell, dropping Allister. Falconowski pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Falcon Falconowski!
Falcon Falconowski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Before I Forget by Slipknot kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Roy Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Roy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
It looks like Roy Brown has been cut.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones lands an uppercut, right on the button! Brown tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Jones!
A victorious Brian Jones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lerba Schmeizel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murray Esson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmeizel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Zorba the Greek. Esson has chosen Amy MacDonald - This Is The Life as his entrance music. Murray Esson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lerba Schmeizel's chin.
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162 lbs
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156 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lerba Schmeizel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Murray Esson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Esson is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Schmeizel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schmeizel trying to keep a closed guard but Esson is proving a slippery customer.
Schmeizel keeping moving, preventing Esson from controlling successfully.
Esson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schmeizel is keeping the position for now.
Esson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Esson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schmeizel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schmeizel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schmeizel tries to get out of the position.
Esson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Schmeizel's guard.
Esson is trying to work for a kimura but Schmeizel is defending well.
Esson is trying to control the action in half guard but Schmeizel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Esson lands strikes from half guard.
Schmeizel is looking to improve his position.
Esson working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esson wants to pass the guard but Schmeizel is defending well.
Schmeizel is looking for a sweep. Esson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schmeizel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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!
Esson looking to pass the guard.
Esson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schmeizel keeping full guard, as Esson tries to pass.
Schmeizel being controlled here, momentarily.
Schmeizel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esson 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.
Essonis looking to pass into half guard but Schmeizel pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Schmeizel is in guard.
Schmeizel looking to sit in guard and control but Esson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Schmeizel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schmeizel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Schmeizel looking for a sweep. Not yet Schmeizel, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esson passes Schmeizel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Schmeizel won't allow Esson to pass to mount.
Esson winds up and cracks Schmeizel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Esson slips a nice elbow through Schmeizel's hands, connecting with Schmeizel's forehead.
Esson stops Schmeizel from getting back to his feet.
Esson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Esson wants to control but Schmeizel is keeping him busy.
Esson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schmeizel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmeizel has hold of Esson's hands but Esson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Esson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esson is working for a kimura but Schmeizel is defending it quite comfortably.
Esson is trying for a kimura here. Schmeizel looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Esson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Murray Esson!
In his post fight interview, Murray Esson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Tasalakki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Reyes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tauno Tasalakki's chin.
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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
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Tasalakki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasalakki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tasalakki lands in his opponent's guard.
Reyes trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tasalakki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tasalakki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reyes is keeping the position for now.
Reyes wants to get back to his feet but Tasalakki passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reyes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tasalakki controlling from the top position.
Tasalakki preventing the sweep.
Tasalakki trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Reyes wants to get back to his feet but Tasalakki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reyes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tasalakki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wants to sweep but no luck.
Reyes managing to control the position.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Tasalakki from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
Reyes throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Reyes.
Reyes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tasalakki's head backwards.
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!
Reyes throws out a loose jab but Tasalakki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tasalakki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws out a loose jab but Tasalakki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes scores with a shot to the body.
Paulo Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tasalakki blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Paulo Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tasalakki ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Reyes moves out of range of the strikes.
Reyes scores with a nice strike.
Tasalakki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tasalakki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Tasalakki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reyes won't allow Tasalakki to pass to mount.
Tasalakki wants to take a breather but Reyes is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tasalakki wants to work for an arm triangle but Reyes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes has his hands clasped together around Tasalakki's back. He's all about the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Reyes 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.
Reyes throws a shot from downtown. Tasalakki moves away and avoids it.
Reyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reyes scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tasalakki.
Reyes blocks a jab.
Reyes sizes up Tasalakki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reyes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reyes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes throws a jab when Tasalakki was well out of range.
Tasalakki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tasalakki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reyes works over Tasalakki's head and body with a nice combination.
Tasalakki is rocked!
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!
Reyes throws a shot from downtown. Tasalakki moves away and avoids it.
Tasalakki is still on wobbly legs! Can Reyes finish him?
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Reyes does it's job there.
Tasalakki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reyes controlling Tasalakki's posture.
Tasalakki seems to have recovered his senses.
Reyes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tasalakki trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reyes wants to sweep here but Tasalakki controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Tasalakki from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tasalakki controlling from the top position.
Tauno Tasalakki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Reyes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tasalakki.
Reyes throws a jab when Tasalakki was well out of range.
Reyes scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tasalakki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reyes circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Tasalakki.
Reyes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tasalakki misses with a hook.
Tasalakki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reyes with a nice cross.
Reyes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reyes lands with a straight right. Tasalakki didn't see that one coming.
Reyes throws a shot from downtown. Tasalakki moves away and avoids it.
Reyes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tasalakki lands with a nice body punch.
Reyes lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
and Reyes counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tasalakki! He's just covering up as Reyes starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Reyes!
After winning the bout, Paulo Reyes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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