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MMA HELSINKI 93 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janne Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leather Slammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leather Slammer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen thumps Slammer with a low kick.
Slammer shoots in and bounces Pulkkinen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Slammer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Slammer drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Slammer seems to have locked his on tight now - Pulkkinen screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Slammer, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Leather Slammer!
Leather Slammer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Jarvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's entrance music is AnSchanz. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Jarvela!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvela lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A combination from Jarvela does no damage.
Garcia clinches up with Jarvela and pushes him back against the cage.
Jarvela wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jarvela tries to pull guard but Garcia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jarvela looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garcia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jarvela is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garcia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jarvela takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Juhani Jarvela has been cut.
Jarvela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Garcia is stalling here.
Garcia lands an elbow that stopped Jarvela in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvela tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.
Garcia jumps guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jarvela got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jarvela has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.
Garcia working for a triangle but Jarvela defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jarvela defends well.
Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jarvela defends it easily.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvela wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jarvela gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Jarvela should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Garcia has tightened it up now! Jarvela should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Leon Garcia!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holy Diver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Rautuvaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toni Rautuvaara has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Holy Diver's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Holy Diver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Rautuvaara!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautuvaara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Holy Diver has been cut.
Diver closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rautuvaara wants to control but Diver postures up.
Diver scoring with punches and elbows.
Rautuvaara takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rautuvaara defending against the ground and pound.
Rautuvaara is not content to let Diver control the position.
Rautuvaara managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diver.
Rautuvaara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diver lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rautuvaara down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rautuvaara takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ground and pound from Diver seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Diver scoring with punches from side control.
Diver laying and praying for a moment but Rautuvaara takes advantage and regains half guard.
Diver has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diver throwing shots but Rautuvaara is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautuvaara has hold of Diver's hands but Diver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rautuvaara wants to control but Diver is keeping busy.
Diver trying to control from half guard but Rautuvaara is working away.
Rautuvaara has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diver is working away from the top position though.
Diver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rautuvaara's head.
Diver working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Diver is taking a breather. Rautuvaara says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rautuvaara wants to control but Diver is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diver trying to control the action but Rautuvaara is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rautuvaara's head.
Diver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rautuvaara has hold of Diver's hands but Diver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Diver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rautuvaara's head.
Diver looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rautuvaara is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diver scores with a couple of nice shots.
Diver passes to full mount!
Diver trying to control but Rautuvaara is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautuvaara is desperately trying to improve his position but Diver has a good base and remains in mount.
Diver with the ground and pound from mount.
Diver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Diver landing strikes from the mount and Rautuvaara is in trouble!
Rautuvaara tries to lock up and control but Diver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diver lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rautuvaara hang on?
Diver is landing with some decent strikes but Rautuvaara is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rautuvaara trying desperately to get to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Diver breaks from Rautuvaara's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rautuvaara is rocked!
Diver controlling the pace for now.
Diver seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rautuvaara for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diver wants to finish this one by submission but Rautuvaara is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Diver.
Diver with the ground and pound from mount.
Rautuvaara is squirming around, avoiding Diver's attempts to control the action.
Diver is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rautuvaara is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rautuvaara is in a horrible position here. Diver smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diver punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holy Diver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holy Diver's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rautuvaara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diver in his tracks.
Rautuvaara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rautuvaara stuffs the takedown.
Rautuvaara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diver's head backwards.
Rautuvaara cracks Diver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rautuvaara lands with a shot to the body.
Diver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diver closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rautuvaara did well to prevent Diver getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diver is working for a submission of some sort.
Diver controlling the action here.
Diver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautuvaara wants to control but Diver is keeping busy.
Diver decides to return to a standing position.
Rautuvaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diver shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rautuvaara defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holy Diver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rautuvaara connects with a crisp jab.
Rautuvaara stuns Diver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diver throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rautuvaara was covering up waiting for the punch and Diver finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautuvaara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diver.
Diver scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diver lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diver wants to control from the top but Rautuvaara keeps moving.
Diver lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holy Diver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rautuvaara working a defensive guard here.
Diver trying to control the position from guard on top but Rautuvaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rautuvaara's head.
Diver trying to control the position from guard on top but Rautuvaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rautuvaara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diver trying to control the position from guard on top but Rautuvaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diver with a nice head shot there.
Diver might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diver working the head and body with strikes.
Rautuvaara takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Diver sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rautuvaara is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Diver looks up at the clock and then as Rautuvaara takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Diver smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rautuvaara is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Diver lands a few punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Diver seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diver is looking to take a break and control but Rautuvaara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diver is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rautuvaara's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rautuvaara takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rautuvaara is trying to get back to half guard.
Diver landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Diver creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rautuvaara sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rautuvaara tries to improve position but can't.
Diver thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diver working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holy Diver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Holy Diver's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A left and a right from Rautuvaara both land. Nice combination.
Diver fails with a takedown attempt.
Rautuvaara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rautuvaara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diver looking to score a takedown here. Rautuvaara is defending well but Diver drives through and ends up in Rautuvaara's guard.
Diver working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rautuvaara's head.
Diver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rautuvaara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diver is in close to Rautuvaara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diver trying to control the position from guard on top but Rautuvaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diver is really struggling to control Rautuvaara but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rautuvaara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diver stands up over Rautuvaara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Diver preventing the sweep.
Diver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rautuvaara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diver is pushing down on Rautuvaara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rautuvaara is fighting to maintain full guard but Diver has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diver wants to take a breather but Rautuvaara is having none of it.
Diver is trying to work for a kimura but Rautuvaara is defending well.
Toni Rautuvaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diver in particular looking to stall.
Rautuvaara is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diver scores with a couple of nice shots.
Diver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Diver postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rautuvaara to stand up.
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!
Rautuvaara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rautuvaara but Rautuvaara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Holy Diver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diver is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rautuvaara's half guard.
Diver thows a huge punch but Rautuvaara dodges it nicely.
Rautuvaara keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautuvaara is looking for a sweep. Diver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diver working the head and body with strikes.
Diver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rautuvaara can do to turn this around?
Diver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rautuvaara tries to get to full guard but Diver has control of the leg.
Diver wants to free his trapped foot but Rautuvaara is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rautuvaara misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diver in particular looking to stall.
Diver not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diver seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Diver is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rautuvaara on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Diver is keen to just control but Rautuvaara is a slippery customer.
Rautuvaara tries to get to full guard but Diver has control of the leg.
Diver not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diver landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
Diver working over Rautuvaara with some ground and pound. Rautuvaara looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Holy Diver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diver looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holy Diver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diver, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holy Diver!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between No Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knoxville has chosen Big Ballz as his entrance music. No Name could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonny Knoxville's chin.
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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
14 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, No Name!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Knoxville!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoxville avoids a kick to the body.
Name misses with a body punch
and Knoxville counters with a leg kick.
Knoxville tries to clinch there but Name circles away.
Knoxville will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knoxville gets caught napping as Name dives in and scores a takedown. Knoxville manages to retain guard.
Name trying to control but Knoxville is working from the bottom.
Name advances position into side control!
Knoxville is looking to regain half guard here but Name keeps moving and retains side control.
Name just content to control the position.
Knoxville is trying to control Name's posture but Name avoids it.
Knoxville trying to remain calm as Name controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Name has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Knoxville gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Knoxville tries to get to full guard but Name has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knoxville looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Name seems content to control.
Name decides to return to a standing position.
Name throws a lazy uppercut
and Knoxville counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knoxville.
Knoxville is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Name throws a head punch that misses.
Name throws a punch but it's blocked by Knoxville.
Name gets underhooks to prevent Knoxville's takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Name fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Name lands a nice uppercut.
Name prevents a takedown attempt there.
No Name has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Knoxville.
Good body shot from Knoxville.
Name tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knoxville goes for a takedown attempt but Name pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No Name seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knoxville wants to clinch.
Knoxville checks a low kick from Name.
Name swats away the attempt to clinch by Knoxville.
Name lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knoxville with a poor takedown
and Name counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knoxville's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Name swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knoxville tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Name paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knoxville tries to close the distance and clinch up but Name swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Name misses with a straight right.
Knoxville fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Name comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knoxville tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Name manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Name keeps the fight on the outside.
Name leaves Knoxville with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Knoxville fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Name avoids it really well and circles away.
Knoxville moves in looking to clinch but Name pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Name throws a front kick aimed at Knoxville's knee but Knoxville avoids it well.
Name tried to score with a low kick but Knoxville checks it.
Knoxville tries to clinch up.
Good work by Knoxville as he checks the leg kick.
Knoxville misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Name drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Knoxville looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Knoxville looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Name seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Name passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
No Name dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Knoxville tries to clinch up but Name circles away and keeps his distance.
Knoxville clinches.
Knoxville drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Name gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knoxville is pressed up against the cage. Name has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Knoxville down to the mat. Knoxville avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Knoxville tries to close the distance and clinch but Name swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knoxville closes the distance and pushes Name back into the cage.
Knoxville manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Knoxville is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knoxville is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Name controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Name has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Name trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knoxville pulls Name in close to prevent any damage.
Name passes Knoxville's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Name slows the pace down in half guard.
Knoxville looking for submissions off his back.
Name is taking a breather. Knoxville says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Knoxville makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Knoxville.
Knoxville working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Name doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Name manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Name controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Name's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Name might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Knoxville throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knoxville looking for a guillotine here but Name defends easily.
No Name overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Name wants to stand but Knoxville is controlling his posture from full guard.
Knoxville working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Name.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Name sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Name stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knoxville swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knoxville throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knoxville had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Name defends it easily.
Name pushing down on Knoxville's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Name is taking a breather. Knoxville says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville looking for submissions off his back.
Knoxville actively working from the bottom here.
Name is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Name controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Name throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Knoxville has his hands clasped together but Name breaks the hold and Knoxville is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Name!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). No Name!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fleegle Bananasplits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Tannur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bananasplits comes into the arena with call to prayer blaring out of the sound system. Tannur is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Desert Rose. Evan Tannur has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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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
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fleegle Bananasplits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evan Tannur!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bananasplits keeps the fight on the outside.
Bananasplits shoots in and bounces Tannur off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tannur working for a triangle but Bananasplits defends it easily.
Bananasplits avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tannur looking for a guillotine here but Bananasplits defends easily.
Bananasplits drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bananasplits jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tannur bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bananasplits's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tannur is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tannur trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bananasplits working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tannur doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tannur manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tannur showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannur trying to control but Bananasplits is working from the bottom.
Bananasplits looking for a sweep. Not yet Bananasplits, not yet.
Tannur trying to control the position from guard on top but Bananasplits is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Evan Tannur hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tannur scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bananasplits wants to improve his position but Tannur is controlling well.
Tannur not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tannur content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tannur is keen to just control but Bananasplits is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bananasplits trying to control from the bottom.
Tannur thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bananasplits's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bananasplits trying to hold on to Tannur's head to control him but Tannur postures up.
Tannur is looking to take a break and control but Bananasplits is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bananasplits taking some punishment here, with Tannur in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tannur is controlling the pace.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tannur is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tannur thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tannur lands with a punch from half guard.
Tannur controlling the action here.
Tannur passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bananasplits really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tannur landing punches.
Tannur cracks Bananasplits with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tannur trying to control but Bananasplits is having none of it.
Tannur lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Bananasplits that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tannur has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bananasplits's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tannur can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bananasplits is looking to escape.
Bananasplits wants to hold on but Tannur pushes him away.
Tannur has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bananasplits is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tannur tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tannur with good strikes from the mount here!
Tannur in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tannur lands a big elbow.
Bananasplits is rocked!
Tannur raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Bananasplits is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bananasplits bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tannur is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tannur is trying to keep Bananasplits in close.
Tannur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bananasplits is aware though and is defending well.
Bananasplits seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bananasplits thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tannur escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bananasplits gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bananasplits stopping the sweep attempt from Tannur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Tannur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fleegle Bananasplits's cut.
That's time! Bananasplits's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bananasplits uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tannur shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bananasplits as he jumps to the side.
Bananasplits fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tannur.
Bananasplits listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bananasplits gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tannur makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tannur wants to control from the top but Bananasplits keeps moving.
Tannur is in close to Bananasplits's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tannur is stalling in the full guard.
Tannur preventing the sweep.
Tannur trying to control the position from guard on top but Bananasplits is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tannur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tannur trying to control the position from guard on top but Bananasplits is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Evan Tannur was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tannur cracks Bananasplits with an open hand slap.
Tannur will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bananasplits throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tannur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bananasplitss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tannur fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fleegle Bananasplits has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Tannur.
Bananasplits looks to score with a jab to the body but Tannur is just out of range.
Tannur tries to clinch up.
Bananasplits is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bananasplits misses with a double jab.
Tannur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bananasplits paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tannur misses with a hook.
Tannur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bananasplits gets a double leg takedown into Tannur's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bananasplits tries to free his leg and advance position but Tannur is retaining full guard.
Bananasplits trying to control but Tannur is working from the bottom.
Tannur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tannur looking for a guillotine here but Bananasplits defends easily.
Tannur wants to sweep but no luck.
Tannur working a defensive guard here.
Tannur keeping moving, preventing Bananasplits from controlling successfully.
Tannur wants to sweep but no luck.
Bananasplits trying to control but Tannur is working from the bottom.
Tannur manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bananasplits manages to get himself to full guard.
Bananasplits has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tannur can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bananasplits throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tannur wants to control from the top but Bananasplits keeps moving.
Tannur might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bananasplits kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tannur throws a big right hand that misses.
Bananasplits not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bananasplits isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tannur stacks Bananasplits 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 Tannur!
Bananasplits takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannur lands a nice forearm strike.
Tannur trying to control the action but Bananasplits is working from the bottom.
Tannur in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fleegle Bananasplits's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bananasplits struggling a bit here.
Bananasplits is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tannur looks up at the clock and then as Bananasplits takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tannur smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bananasplits can't do much from the bottom here.
Tannur connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bananasplits some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Tannur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fleegle Bananasplits's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tannur throws a lazy right hand but Bananasplits sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tannur tries to clinch but Bananasplits moves out of range.
Tannur swings for the body but Bananasplits moves out of range.
Bananasplits keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tannur.
Bananasplits scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bananasplits misses with a body shot.
Tannur slips a straight right by Bananasplits.
Tannur jabs Bananasplits to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bananasplits uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tannur.
Bananasplits leaves Tannur with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bananasplits lands the left hand.
Bananasplits uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tannur.
Tannur shoots in looking for a takedown but Bananasplits manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tannur's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bananasplits with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tannur to score with a decent uppercut.
Tannur ducks under a wild hook from Bananasplits.
Bananasplits chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good shot there by Bananasplits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tannur.
Tannur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tannur wants to clinch up but Bananasplits keeps it at a distance.
Tannur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bananasplits throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tannur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bananasplits closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bananasplits lands in his opponent's guard.
Tannur is trying to control the position but Bananasplits postures up.
Bananasplits looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tannur bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bananasplits's guard.
Bananasplits looking for a guillotine here but Tannur defends easily.
Bananasplits working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tannur has passed into half guard!
Fleegle Bananasplits has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bananasplits is staying active underneath Tannur, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bananasplits wants to control but Tannur is keeping busy.
Tannur moves nicely into side control.
Tannur wants to control but Bananasplits is keeping him busy.
Bananasplits is trying to control Tannur's posture but Tannur avoids it.
Tannur lands some shots froms side control.
Tannur trying to control the action but Bananasplits is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannur scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tannur content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bananasplits is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tannur connects with a decent elbow.
Tannur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bananasplits is trying to escape the position but Tannur is controlling the position.
Tannur is trying to get an arm triangle but Bananasplits is defending well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bananasplits tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Tannur tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tannur lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bananasplits down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bananasplits wants to control but Tannur postures up.
Tannur trying to control the action but Bananasplits is working from the bottom.
Evan Tannur has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tannur lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tannur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bananasplits keeps working.
Bananasplits tries to improve position but can't.
Evan Tannur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bananasplits taking a bit of punishment here - Tannur scoring with strikes.
Tannur wants to control but Bananasplits is keeping him busy.
Tannur working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bananasplits tries to bench press Tannur off him but Tannur keeps the position.
Bananasplits is not content to let Tannur control the position.
Tannur landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Tannur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tannur 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Tannur!
During a confident post fight interview, Evan Tannur thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jani Ketola Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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22
175 lbs
8 - 14 - 0 |
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28
148 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Ketola Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ketola Jr throws the left hand but Out avoids the punch easily.
Ketola Jr misses the shot to the body.
Out lands with a straight right. Ketola Jr didn't see that one coming.
Ketola Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Out.
Out smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Out throws a hook but Ketola Jr avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Out.
Ketola Jr misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Out.
Ketola Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Ketola Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ketola Jr is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ketola Jr throws out a loose jab but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Ketola Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Out throws a series of punches but Ketola Jr avoids them all with ease.
and Out counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ketola Jr! He's just covering up as Out starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knock Out!
Knock Out made sure to mention his sponsor, 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lukottaja Bart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Aspenia (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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130 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukottaja Bart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspenia misses with a series of wild punches.
Aspenia moves into range and clinches up with Bart.
Bart tries to score a body lock takedown but Aspenia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aspenia's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bart digs a right hand into Aspenia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aspenia's gas tank.
Bart tries to score a body lock takedown but Aspenia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aspenia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bart has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice uppercut there from Bart.
Aspenia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aspenia pushes Bart up against the cage in a clinch.
Bart cracks Aspenia with a nice body shot.
Aspenia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aspenia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bart moves in looking to clinch but Aspenia pushes him off.
Bart scores with a shot to the body.
Bart misses with an uppercut. Aspenia saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspenia rushes Bart and presses him up against the cage.
Bart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aspenia's elbow.
Aspenia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aspenia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aspenia swinging wildly here.
Bart tries to clinch up.
Bart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aspenia momentarily.
Bart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aspenia.
Kato Aspenia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Aspenia. No joy for Bart on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukottaja Bart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aspenia gets a clinch.
Aspenia wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bart.
Aspenia breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Bart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aspenia doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Aspenia.
Sloppy strikes from Aspenia. Those never looked like landing.
Bart throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aspenia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aspenia swings for the body but Bart moves out of range.
Bart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bart throws a hook but Aspenia avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aspenia takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bart keeps control of Aspenia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aspenia manages to break the clinch.
Bart sizes up Aspenia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bart ducks right into an uppercut from Aspenia.
Aspenia connects with a body shot that sends Bart's belly button to the back.
Aspenia clinches with his opponent.
Aspenia misses with a body punch.
Aspenia manages to break the clinch.
Bart misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bart misses with a body shot.
Bart looks to throw the jab but Aspenia is out of range.
Bart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Bart avoids them all with ease.
Aspenia blocks a jab.
Aspenia throws a right and a left that Bart avoids nicely.
Bart just misses with a punch to the body.
Bart lands a really nice looking cross but Aspenia seems unphased.
Aspenia lands with a nice combination. Bart backs away looking to recover.
Bart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bart has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bart manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bart is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bart wants to sweep but no luck.
Aspenia gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bart throws a jab when Aspenia was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aspenia throws out the jab.
Bart is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bart is looking to clinch but Aspenia is avoiding it.
Aspenia misses with a double jab
and Bart counters with a straight right hand.
Bart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aspenia's waist but Aspenia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bart off to one side.
A left and a right from Aspenia both land. Nice combination.
Bart throws a shot from downtown. Aspenia moves away and avoids it.
Bart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aspenia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bart throws a looping overhand right but Aspenia ducks down to avoid it.
Aspenia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bart misses with a looping left.
Bart looking to score a takedown here. Aspenia is defending well but Bart drives through and ends up in Aspenia's guard.
Bart looking to sit in guard and control but Aspenia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bart had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aspenia defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukottaja Bart dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aspenia slips under a jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aspenia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lukottaja Bart is winning the standup battle so far.
Aspenia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aspenia drops Bart with a nice combination! Aspenia dives into Bart's guard, looking to finish!
Bart is rocked!
It looks like Lukottaja Bart 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!
Aspenia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oh Bart is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aspenia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aspenia gets to his feet - Bart follows without any prompting.
Aspenia goes for a small jab and connects. Now Aspenia goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Bart stumbles back but Aspenia runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Bart to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Bart will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kato Aspenia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onanias Runkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mingan Napayshni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runkman comes to the cage accompanied by Anderson Silva DANCING Justin Bieber SONG. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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217 lbs
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220 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
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World class 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Onanias Runkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mingan Napayshni!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Runkman. Napayshni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Napayshni misses with a combination
and Runkman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Napayshni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Runkman scores with a sloppy right hand. Napayshni should have avoided that one.
Napayshni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Runkman feints and as Napayshni raises his hands in defense, Runkman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Napayshni has Runkman pulled in close to control his posture.
Napayshni manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mingan Napayshni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napayshni connects with a right hand. Runkman shakes it off.
Runkman looks to throw the jab but Napayshni is out of range.
Napayshni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Runkman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Napayshni is in trouble now - Runkman has advanced to mount!
Runkman misses with a head shot.
The referee warns Napayshni that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runkman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Runkman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Runkman lands a heavy elbow.
Napayshni taking shots to the head.
Runkman with the ground and pound from mount.
Runkman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Runkman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Napayshni?
Runkman wants to control the pace but Napayshni is squirming around nicely.
Napayshni takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Runkman lands a heavy elbow.
Runkman lands a big shot there that rocks Napayshni but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napayshni holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Runkman tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Runkman landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Runkman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Runkman connects with a bit shot that sees Napayshni covering up! More strikes from Runkman and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Runkman is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Onanias Runkman!
An intense looking Onanias Runkman took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Who can stop me?'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spede Jussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spede Jussi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Morris!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jussi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jussi somewhat.
Morris tries for a takedown but Jussi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spede Jussi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Morris.
Morris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jussi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Morris is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jussi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jussi lands strikes from half guard.
Morris wants to improve his position but Jussi is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jussi is working away from the top position though.
Morris pushes Jussi off looking to stand but Jussi dives back in and keeps control.
Jussi is nestled in close to Morris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jussi is just content to waste time from the top position. Morris takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Morris wants to get back to his feet but Jussi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jussi throws a big elbow that misses.
Jussi wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris has momentary wrist control but Jussi slips an elbow through the middle.
Morris managing to control the position.
Jussi lands a couple of digs.
Jussi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Jussi from controlling successfully.
Morris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jussi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jussi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jussi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morris manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jussi has Morris in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris stopping the sweep attempt from Jussi.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Jussi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris throwing strikes from guard but Jussi blocks nicely.
Jussi wants to sweep here but Morris controlling him for the moment.
Jussi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Morris has passed into side control.
Jussi is trying to buck Morris off.
Morris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Morris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morris wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morris misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Morris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jussi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jussi keeps working.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jussi is trying to escape and Morris transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jussi is forced to tap! Nice work there by Morris! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leroy Morris!
After the big win, Leroy Morris made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Grace Grappling Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basti Haddl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Turd Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Basti Haddl!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Haddl's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Anderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Anderson is trying for a kimura here. Haddl looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Anderson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Turd Anderson!
A victorious Turd Anderson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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