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HERO 37: Vihtala vs Peltola 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warmonger Sion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enrique Alvarez looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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243 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Warmonger Sion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enrique Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez tries to clinch but Sion moves away
and Sion counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alvarez!
Alvarez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sion with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sion has control of Alvarez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alvarez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sion wants to finish this one by submission but Alvarez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sion.
Sion working for a submission but Alvarez is keeping him at bay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sion has hold of Alvarez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Alvarez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sion looking to secure an arm triangle but Alvarez defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sion is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Alvarez is surviving well by controlling Sion's body position as best he can.
Sion working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sion looking for a guillotine from mount but Alvarez is having none of it.
Sion looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sion has control of Alvarez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alvarez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sion is working for a guillotine from mount but Alvarez frees his head quite easily.
Sion looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sion jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Alvarez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez is trying to improve his position.
Sion is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alvarez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sion tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sion has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sion is trying to get an arm triangle but Alvarez is defending well.
Sion is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alvarez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sion is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alvarez has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sion looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sion wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alvarez, who protects the arm well.
Sion is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alvarez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sion is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alvarez has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sion working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warmonger Sion dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sion shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sion is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alvarez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sion.
Sion wants to work for an arm triangle but Alvarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sion is looking for a kimura here.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez is defending against the submission attempts here by Sion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sion seems to be looking for submissions.
Sion is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alvarez defends it well.
Sion seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Alvarez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Warmonger Sion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin Huuhkaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Martin Huuhkaja has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Huuhkaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artie Lange!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huuhkaja throws a nice looking combination but Lange bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Lange.
Huuhkaja throws a combination. Lange tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lange is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lange takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Artie Lange has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lange.
Huuhkaja keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Huuhkaja lands a really nice looking cross but Lange seems unphased.
Huuhkaja displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lange.
Martin Huuhkaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artie Lange.
Huuhkaja connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huuhkaja darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Huuhkaja scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Huuhkaja bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lange's head backwards.
Lange is rocked!
Huuhkaja plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Lange to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Lange just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Martin Huuhkaja!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Martin Huuhkaja made sure he mentioned Outkast Clothing Line, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conor Heatrt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conor Heatrt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conor Heatrt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Dodson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heatrt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dodson is fending him off so far but Heatrt persists. Nope, Dodson circles away and we're back to standing.
Heatrt looking to score a takedown here. Dodson is defending well but Heatrt drives through and ends up in Dodson's guard.
Dodson seems keen to control Heatrt's posture.
Heatrt won't allow Dodson to get back to his feet.
Heatrt 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.
Heatrt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Heatrt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Heatrt drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dodson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Heatrt has Dodson in his guard.
Heatrt working for a triangle but Dodson defends it easily.
Dodson trying to control the position from guard on top but Heatrt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heatrt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heatrt looking for a guillotine here but Dodson defends easily.
Heatrt looking for a guillotine here but Dodson defends easily.
Dodson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Heatrt isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dodson stacks Heatrt on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dodson!
Heatrt is breathing heavily.
Dodson is looking to take a break and control but Heatrt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dodson controls the position from side control.
Dodson is looking to take a break and control but Heatrt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Heatrt tries to bench press Dodson off him but Dodson keeps the position.
Dodson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Heatrt leaves Dodson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Heatrt dives in and grabs Dodson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dodson pushes down on Heatrt's head and hops out.
Dodson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dodson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heatrt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dodson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Heatrt is working away from the top position though.
Dodson is looking for a sweep. Heatrt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Heatrt seems to be looking for submissions.
Heatrt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dodson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Heatrt.
Dodson trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson is trying to stand back up but Heatrt is controlling him
Dodson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Heatrt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Heatrt's back!
Heatrt is really stuck here.
Dodson throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Heatrt!
Heatrt turns into Dodson and is now in his guard.
Heatrt preventing the sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dodson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dodson pushes a forearm under Heatrt's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Heatrt is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Dodson!
John Dodson took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Being 2-2 in my pro career now I feel good ya no. This is a tuff industry and I plan on getting that belt one day. Ik that's far from what I want. So I'll need to rack up alot more.wins thank u all. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jango Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valko Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fett comes into the arena with Jango Fett Unleashed blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jango Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valko Hai!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fett scores with a jab to the head.
Hai shoots in for a double leg but Fett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fett lands a nice looking body shot.
Hai avoids the body shot from Fett.
Nice sprawl there from Hai as Fett shoots in.
Hai misses with a takedown attempt
and Fett counters with a nice uppercut.
Jango Fett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valko Hai.
Fett tries to bum rush Hai with a series of wild strikes but Hai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valko Hai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hai closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fett did well to prevent Hai getting side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fett regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fett is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hai with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hai advances position into side control!
Fett struggling a bit here.
Hai is looking to take a break and control but Fett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hai tries for a kimura but Fett is defending well.
Hai scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fett holds on to Hai's head and controls the position momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai working away.
Hai trying to control the action but Fett is working from the bottom.
Hai tries to move to mount but Fett blocks the move with his legs.
Fett wants to control but Hai postures up.
Hai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fett is looking for a sweep.
Hai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fett keeps working.
Hai tries for a kimura but Fett is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hai is looking to take a break and control but Fett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fett takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fett manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hai's best efforts.
Fett controlling the position well.
Hai trying to mount his opponent but Fett defends it.
Fett is looking to control Hai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fett avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ground and pound from Hai.
Hai sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fett defending well though.
Hai is stalling here. Fett is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hai seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fett has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fett trying to control the position but Hai is working away.
Hai sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hai is looking for a sweep. Fett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valko Hai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fett misses with a hook. Hai ducked under it nicely.
Fett lands a nice shot to the body.
Fett scores with a body shot.
Hai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fett circles away.
Hai misses with a takedown
and Fett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fett lands with a shot to the body.
Hai looks for a takedown but Fett sprawls well.
Jango Fett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valko Hai.
Fett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hai.
Hai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hai thinking.
Fett scores with a jab.
Fett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hai looks for a takedown but Fett sprawls well.
Good exchange - Fett coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hai trying to hold on to Fett's head to control him but Fett postures up.
Fett trying to control the pace.
Hai is not content to let Fett control the position.
Hai wants to control the action here but instead Fett manages to pass to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai tries to hold on but Fett postures up.
Fett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hai avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fett.
Fett working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Valko Hai has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett looking to ground and pound but Hai is blocking nicely.
Hai is desperately trying to improve his position but Fett has a good base and remains in mount.
Valko Hai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fett avoids the attempt from Hai to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hai is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fett is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hai can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fett throws some wild stikes that Hai manages to avoid easily.
Fett thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fett connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That has opened up Valko Hai's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Valko Hai's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jango Fett!
A relieved looking Jango Fett 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Byhenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byhenikov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Britney Spears - Piece Of Me. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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166 lbs
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Byhenikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byhenikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by West.
Byhenikov throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
A combination from Byhenikov does no damage.
Byhenikov moves out of range of the leg kick from West.
Byhenikov scores with a nice strike.
Byhenikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from West misses.
Byhenikov misses with a two punch combination.
West sizes up Byhenikov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Igor Byhenikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byhenikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Byhenikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
West throws a hook but Byhenikov blocks it.
Byhenikov moves forwards but West connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Byhenikov looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
Byhenikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West takes a swing at Byhenikov's ribcage but misses.
Byhenikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and West makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Byhenikov is able to avoid easily.
West slips a jab and a cross from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by West. West obviously looking to wear him down.
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
West swings for the body but Byhenikov moves out of range.
Byhenikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
West attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by West there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Byhenikov throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Byhenikov throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
Byhenikov moves away from the strike by West.
Byhenikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Byhenikov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Byhenikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
West connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Byhenikov momentarily.
Byhenikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
West is trying to pull guard but Byhenikov turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
West works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
West crunches a lovely knee into Byhenikov's ribcage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Byhenikov lands a hook to the side of the head.
West misses with a hook to the ribs.
West is trying to pull guard but Byhenikov has him pressed against the ropes.
West tries to work over Byhenikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Byhenikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Byhenikov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Byhenikov throws a head punch that misses.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Byhenikov.
A short right from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov scores with a shoulder strike.
West misses with a body punch.
Byhenikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov digs a right hand into West's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on West's gas tank.
West lands an uppercut.
Byhenikov swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byhenikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West is looking to control Byhenikov's arms but Byhenikov gets an underhook and turns him. Now West has his back to the ropes.
West misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byhenikov swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byhenikov is looking to break free of the clinch but West has double underhooks.
Byhenikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Byhenikov fails to land.
West digs a right hand into Byhenikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Byhenikov's gas tank.
A hook to the body from West.
West misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byhenikov blocks a body shot from West.
West tries to work over Byhenikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov lands with a right to the head.
Byhenikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West prevents Byhenikov from breaking the clinch.
Byhenikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
West digs a right hand underneath Byhenikov's ribcage. Byhenikov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Byhenikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byhenikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Byhenikov.
West tries to pull guard but Byhenikov forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Igor Byhenikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy West.
West tries to work over Byhenikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West misses with a punch to the body.
Byhenikov throws a head punch that misses.
West struggles to land a body shot inside as Byhenikov controls his hands.
West tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byhenikov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from West.
West looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy West will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
West moves out of range as Byhenikov strikes.
Byhenikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
Randy West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
West takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
West scores with a sloppy right hand. Byhenikov should have avoided that one.
West is looking to clinch.
Byhenikov misses with a wild combination.
Byhenikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Byhenikov. Those never looked like landing.
Byhenikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
West throws a big shot that misses.
Byhenikov works the jab nicely.
Byhenikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byhenikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Byhenikov tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West throws a leg kick but Byhenikov checks it.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by West there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Byhenikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byhenikov falls off balance throwing a combination
letting West counter with a right hand.
West misses with a hook.
Byhenikov throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
Byhenikov's corner calls for a 1-2. Byhenikov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Byhenikov takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
West fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Byhenikov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Byhenikov swinging wildly here.
Igor Byhenikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byhenikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byhenikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Byhenikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by West.
Byhenikov checks a leg kick.
Byhenikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Byhenikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract West.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Byhenikov's shoulder, as Byhenikov tries to avoid the shot.
Byhenikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Byhenikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
Byhenikov throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from West does no damage.
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
Byhenikov tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Byhenikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West looks to land a left hand but Byhenikov moved out of range nicely.
Byhenikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Byhenikov walks into a stiff left hand from West.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byhenikov was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
Byhenikov connects with the punch.
West dips to his left and cracks Byhenikov with an uppercut!
Byhenikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and West counters with a nice leg kick.
West motions for Byhenikov to come forward. West throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for West.
West takes one to the side of the head.
Byhenikov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Byhenikov misses with a combination
and West counters with a good low kick that Byhenikov was not able to check.
West swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
Donk. West catches Byhenikov right on the button with a cross.
Byhenikov misses with a double jab.
West connects with a right hand. Byhenikov shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byhenikov with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West lands a nice leg kick that just misses Byhenikov's sensitive parts.
West connects with an inside leg kick.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byhenikov was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
West cracks Byhenikov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Byhenikov misses with a hook
and West counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
West throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
West dodges the punch combination from Byhenikov.
West throws a nice outside leg kick.
West misses with a looping right.
A combination from Byhenikov does no damage.
West is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byhenikov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
West swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Byhenikov throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
West misses with a few strikes there.
Byhenikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West works Byhenikov's body with a nice hook.
West slips a straight right by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov swinging wildly here.
Byhenikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Byhenikov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Byhenikov cracks West with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Byhenikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byhenikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West.
Byhenikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West dodges the punch combination from Byhenikov.
West 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.
No joy there for Byhenikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. West catches Byhenikov right on the button with a cross.
Byhenikov lands a nice shot that snaps West's head back.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byhenikov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
West misses with a body shot.
West dodges the punch combination from Byhenikov.
A left and a right from Byhenikov both land. Nice combination.
West slips under a jab from Byhenikov.
West scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
West cracks the inside of Byhenikov's front leg.
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
Byhenikov blocks a jab.
Byhenikov blocks a jab.
West feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Byhenikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Igor Byhenikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov misses with a body punch
and West counters with a good low kick that Byhenikov was not able to check.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Byhenikov.
West lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Byhenikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Byhenikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and West counters with a nice low kick that buckles Byhenikov's knee momentarily.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byhenikov moves away.
West scores with a jab to the body.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Byhenikov.
West scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
West jabs at Byhenikov's body.
West misses with an uppercut. Byhenikov saw that one coming.
Byhenikov lands an overhand right.
Jab, jab by West - just one landing.
West takes a swing at Byhenikov's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov moves away from the strike by West.
West misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from West.
Byhenikov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
West chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Byhenikov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
West on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big left from West misses.
West connects with a leg kick. Byhenikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West throws a low kick but it's checked well by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
Byhenikov misses with a few strikes there.
West fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Byhenikov.
West connects with a body shot that sends Byhenikov's belly button to the back.
Byhenikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A combination from Byhenikov does no damage.
West throws a hook but Byhenikov avoids it easily.
West is looking to slow Byhenikov down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Byhenikov.
West lands a nice leg kick that just misses Byhenikov's sensitive parts.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
West lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
West slips a jab and a cross from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Byhenikov there.
West dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
West takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
West is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got West winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy West!
In his post fight interview, Randy West 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Ler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aku Juhtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rise of the fallen. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacky Ler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Juhtanen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juhtanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ler tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Juhtanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Juhtanen connects with a looping right hand.
Ler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ler doesn't manage to clinch there - Juhtanen circles away.
Ler blocks a low kick nicely.
Ler has closed the distance and engaged Juhtanen in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Juhtanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Ler avoids the damage to the body.
Ler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juhtanens head.
Ler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ler struggles to land a body shot inside as Juhtanen controls his hands.
Juhtanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ler has him pressed against the ropes.
Juhtanen being controlled against the ropes.
Ler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juhtanen backwards.
Juhtanen prevents a body shot from Ler.
Ler prevents Juhtanen from breaking the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ler can't find room to land a body shot as Juhtanen controls the action.
Ler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ler breaks from the clinch.
Juhtanen throws a front kick aimed at Ler's knee but Ler avoids it well.
Juhtanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ler moves into the clinch.
Ler avoiding damage as Juhtanen throws knees to the body.
Ler misses with some punches.
Ler misses with some punches.
Juhtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Juhtanen trying to stall but Ler improves his position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Juhtanen throws an elbow but misses.
Ler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ler managing to block the knees to the body from Juhtanen.
Ler lands a shoulder strike.
Ler tries to stall but Juhtanen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ler throws a head punch that misses.
Juhtanen lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Juhtanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juhtanen is trying to push Ler away but Ler has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Juhtanen lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ler misses with a body punch.
Juhtanen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Juhtanen manages to break the clinch.
Ler throws a lazy right hand but Juhtanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Juhtanen.
Ler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ler moves in looking to clinch but Juhtanen pushes him off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ler.
Juhtanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ler is looking to slow Juhtanen down with leg kicks.
Jab from Ler.
Ler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ler connects with a right hand. Juhtanen shakes it off.
Juhtanen dips to his left and cracks Ler with an uppercut!
Juhtanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ler connects with a leg kick. Juhtanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Juhtanen misses with a low kick as Ler jumps back.
Ler jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Juhtanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ler's head backwards.
Ler is rocked!
Juhtanen misses with a hook. Ler ducked under it nicely.
Oh Ler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juhtanen scores with a jab to the body.
Ler tries to clinch but Juhtanen moves out of range.
Ler seems to have got his legs back now.
Ler avoids the body shot from Juhtanen.
A lazy left from Ler finds it's target.
Ler throws a chopping leg kick but Juhtanen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Juhtanen tries to bum rush Ler with a series of wild strikes but Ler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Juhtanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ler.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Juhtanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juhtanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ler checks a low kick from Juhtanen.
Ler tries to close the distance and clinch but Juhtanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juhtanen throws the left hand but Ler avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ler connects with a crisp jab.
Ler moves into range and clinches up with Juhtanen.
Ler lands a shot to the body.
Ler misses with the head strike.
Juhtanen wants to stall.
Ler looking to slow down the pace here.
Ler can't find room to land a body shot as Juhtanen controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Ler.
Nice elbow from Juhtanen.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ler as Juhtanen tries to tie him up.
Juhtanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ler can't find room to land a body shot as Juhtanen controls the action.
Ler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ler blocks a body shot from Juhtanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aku Juhtanen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Juhtanen throws a right hand that Ler ducks under and follows up with a left that Ler also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Juhtanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ler on the side of the head.
Ler wants to clinch up but Juhtanen keeps it at a distance.
Ler throws a good cross that connects.
Juhtanen delivers a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Juhtanen. Those never looked like landing.
Ler tries to clinch but Juhtanen is having none of it.
Juhtanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Ler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ler moves into the clinch successfully.
Ler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Juhtanen prevents a body shot from Ler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Juhtanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Juhtanen tries a body shot but Ler blocks it.
Ler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Juhtanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ler.
Ler slips a jab and a cross from Juhtanen.
Ler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ler tries to clinch but Juhtanen is having none of it.
Ler has Juhtanen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ler gets through Juhtanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ler digs a right hand into Juhtanen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Juhtanen's gas tank.
Ler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juhtanen backwards.
Ler lands a right hand.
Juhtanen is trying to break free.
Juhtanen wants to break free but Ler has control.
Ler lands with a right to the head.
Ler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juhtanen backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juhtanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Ler has double underhooks.
Ler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juhtanen backwards.
Ler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Juhtanen's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juhtanens head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Juhtanen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ler's brow.
Ler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Juhtanen's efforts to push away.
Ler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ler avoiding damage as Juhtanen throws knees to the body.
Ler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ler tries to throw a body punch but Juhtanen avoids it by throwing Ler back against the ropes.
Ler works on Juhtanen's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ler moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Ler.
Ler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Juhtanen is rocked!
Ler lands with a short shot to the head.
Juhtanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Ler finish him?
Jacky Ler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Juhtanen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ler cracks Juhtanen with a good jab.
Ler moves in looking to clinch but Juhtanen pushes him off.
Juhtanen just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ler lands a left hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Juhtanen is trying to push Ler away but Ler has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ler digs a right hand into Juhtanen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Juhtanen's gas tank.
Ler prevents Juhtanen from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juhtanen is looking to control Ler's arms but Ler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Juhtanen has his back to the ropes.
Ler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ler slows down the pace here.
Ler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ler scores with a shot to the side of Juhtanen's head.
Juhtanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Ler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Juhtanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Ler scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Juhtanen backwards.
Juhtanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ler rushes Juhtanen and presses him up against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ler.
Juhtanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ler scores with a shot to the side of Juhtanen's head.
Juhtanen misses with the head strike.
Ler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juhtanens head.
Ler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ler tries to clinch up.
Juhtanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aku Juhtanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ler connects with a looping right hand.
A combination from Juhtanen does no damage.
Juhtanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juhtanen is breathing heavily.
Juhtanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ler.
Ler connects with a solid leg kick.
Ler tries to clinch there but Juhtanen circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Juhtanen.
Juhtanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Ler.
Juhtanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ler sizes up Juhtanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ler tries to clinch but Juhtanen moves out of range.
Ler tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Juhtanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Juhtanen takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacky Ler dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Juhtanen throws a wild body kick that Ler sees coming a mile off.
Juhtanen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Juhtanen.
Ler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Juhtanen tries to circle away but Ler has him pinned against the ropes.
Ler lands an uppercut.
Juhtanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Juhtanen.
It looks like Jacky Ler has been cut.
Ler scores with a shot to the side of Juhtanen's head.
Ler tries to land knees in the clinch but Juhtanen avoids the damage to the body.
Ler creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Juhtanen with a big uppercut! Juhtanen tries to clinch up but Ler pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Juhtanen to the mat! Juhtanen covers up and Ler unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jacky Ler!
Jacky Ler 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Usko Luttinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Natalie Renee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Luttinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Natalie Renee!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luttinen.
Luttinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renee.
Luttinen lands with a kick to the temple. Renee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Renee looks to land a left hand but Luttinen moved out of range nicely.
Renee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Luttinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Renee wants to clinch up but Luttinen keeps it at a distance.
Renee moves into range and clinches up with Luttinen.
Luttinen blocks an uppercut.
Luttinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Renee scores with a shoulder strike.
Luttinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Renee misses with the head strike.
Luttinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Luttinen cracks Renee with a nice body shot.
Luttinen tries a body shot but Renee blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Renee fails to land.
Renee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luttinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Renee throws a head punch that misses.
Renee misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Luttinen.
Renee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Renee swings wildly with an uppercut but Luttinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renee misses with the head strike.
Luttinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Renee is rocked!
Luttinen misses with the head strike.
Renee is still on wobbly legs! Can Luttinen finish him?
Luttinen misses with a knee strike.
Renee seems to have recovered his senses.
Renee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luttinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luttinen.
Renee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luttinen misses with a punch to the body.
Renee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Renee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Renee.
Luttinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Renee throws a punch but it's blocked by Luttinen.
Luttinen blocking some punches.
Renee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luttinen is trying to break the clinch but Renee has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen lands an uppercut.
Luttinen manages to break the clinch.
Luttinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Renee tries to clinch there but Luttinen circles away.
A lazy left from Luttinen finds it's target.
Renee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Natalie Renee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luttinen throws a looping overhand right but Renee ducks down to avoid it.
Luttinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Renee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Renee moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Renee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luttinen throws a leg kick which misses Renee's front leg but catches the back leg as Renee tries to avoid it.
Luttinen avoids the body shot from Renee.
Luttinen lands with a good body shot.
Renee tries to clinch up but Luttinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Renee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Luttinen misses with a double jab.
Renee scores with a nice strike.
Renee gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renee pushes Luttinen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luttinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Renee gets an underhook and turns Luttinen into the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Luttinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luttinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luttinen tries to throw a body punch but Renee avoids it by throwing Luttinen back against the ropes.
Renee misses with some punches.
Renee tries to work over Luttinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luttinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Renee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Renee can't find room to land a body shot as Luttinen controls the action.
Renee working aggressively here.
Luttinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Renee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luttinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luttinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Renee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Renee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Renee working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Renee.
Luttinen dips a shoulder and cracks Renee with a mighty uppercut! Renee falls back against the ropes and Luttinen unloads with a barrage of strikes! Renee is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Luttinen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Usko Luttinen!
Usko Luttinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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191 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Carneiro!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy thumps Carneiro with a low kick.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Carneiro in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Carneiro's head.
Carneiro wants a takedown.
Murphy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carneiro's face.
Carneiro is rocked!
It looks like Rafael Carneiro has been cut.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carneiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy dips a shoulder and cracks Carneiro with a mighty uppercut! Carneiro falls back against the ropes and Murphy unloads with a barrage of strikes! Carneiro is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Murphy screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Murphy!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jestem Trzezwy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trzezwy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Modest Mouse - Teeth Like God's Shoeshine . The key to victory for Tobias Larsson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobias Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jestem Trzezwy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trzezwy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Trzezwy.
Trzezwy looks for the body kick but Larsson saw that one coming.
Larsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trzezwy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Trzezwy throws a head kick but Larsson moves out of range.
Trzezwy throws a lazy uppercut
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larsson gets a clinch.
Larsson leaning against his opponent.
Larsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Larsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Larsson is working Trzezwy over against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Larsson.
Trzezwy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Larsson is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson tries a knee to the head but Trzezwy blocks it.
Larsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larsson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Larsson is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Larsson - that landed with a thud.
Larsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Trzezwy controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Larsson.
Trzezwy blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trzezwy is trying to stall.
Larsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Larsson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tobias Larsson.
Larsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trzezwy moves away.
Larsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larsson pushes Trzezwy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Larsson leaning his opponent against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trzezwy slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Larsson leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Larsson.
Larsson prevents Trzezwy from breaking the clinch.
Larsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trzezwy backwards.
A body shot lands from Larsson.
Trzezwy looks gassed!
Larsson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A shot in the inside from Larsson.
Larsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Larsson scores with a hook to the body.
Larsson scores with a shot to the side of Trzezwy's head.
Larsson has Trzezwy pushed against the ropes.
Larsson lands an uppercut.
Larsson avoiding damage.
A short right from Larsson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larsson drops Trzezwy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Trzezwy is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Trzezwy is rocked!
Larsson throws a big uppercut that drops Trzezwy! More strikes from Larsson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Trzezwy lies dazed against the ropes as Larsson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Larsson!
Tobias Larsson gave a mention to BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Biggest & The Best. Atte Peltola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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204 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Vihtala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peltola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vihtala.
Vihtala throws a shot to the body.
Peltola drives through with a takedown into Vihtala's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vihtala working a defensive guard here.
Peltola trying to control the position from guard on top but Vihtala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peltola tries to free his leg and advance position but Vihtala is retaining full guard.
Peltola is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like Peltola might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Atte Peltola has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Vihtala lands a nice hook to Peltola's body. Peltola takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Vihtala finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vihtala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peltola's calf.
Vihtala throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peltola's head.
It looks like Atte Peltola has been cut.
Peltola shoots in for a takedown but Vihtala shows good takedown defense.
Peltola throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vihtala counters with a good, hard body kick but Peltola shrugs it off.
Peltola looks gassed!
Vihtala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peltola on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vihtala. Vihtala obviously looking to wear him down.
Vihtala lands a jab to Peltola's midsection.
Peltola throws a big shot that misses.
Peltola takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vihtala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala connects with a looping right hand.
Vihtala scoring well with a low kick there.
Vihtala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Peltola has time to react.
Vihtala lands with a kick to the temple. Peltola shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Peltola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aleksi Vihtala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peltola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Vihtala. No joy for Peltola on that attempt.
Peltola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vihtala cracks Peltola with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Peltola throws a lazy uppercut
and Vihtala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vihtala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peltola's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peltola sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Vihtala as he connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vihtala.
Peltola is looking to chop away at Vihtala's legs.
Vihtala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vihtala throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vihtala stuns Peltola with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vihtala scores with a head kick. Peltola tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Vihtala scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vihtala lands a head kick!
That has opened up Atte Peltola's cut even more.
Vihtala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola throws a poor cross that misses
and Vihtala counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Vihtala tenderised Peltola's leg. Peltola is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vihtala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peltola.
Vihtala lands a big head kick that sends Peltola tumbling to the mat! Vihtala takes a step backwards and waves Peltola back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Peltola is rocked!
Vihtala lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Peltola can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Vihtala and Peltola drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Vihtala.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksi Vihtala!
Aleksi Vihtala retains his light heavyweight title!
Aleksi Vihtala managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Outkast Clothing Line, into his post fight interview.
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