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MMA HELSINKI 124 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Broberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Schweidler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Broberg comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO-Sexy and I know it. Schweidler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by IZ. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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255 lbs
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260 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakob Broberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rene Schweidler!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broberg moves in looking to clinch but Schweidler pushes him off.
Broberg looks to land a left hand but Schweidler moved out of range nicely.
Schweidler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Broberg does no damage.
Schweidler digs a good body shot into Broberg's ribs.
Broberg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schweidler counters with a body kick that stops Broberg in his tracks momentarily.
Schweidler feints a jab promting Broberg to slip. Schweidler then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Broberg slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jakob Broberg has been cut.
Broberg is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schweidler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Broberg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schweidler.
Schweidler thows a body kick. Broberg tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Broberg drops his hands for a split second and Schweidler immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Broberg face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Schweidler follows up with a right hand that knocks Broberg into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rene Schweidler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Snitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Wulff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Snitch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Wulff's chin.
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Snitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Wulff!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snitch throws a head kick that misses.
Snitch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wulff dives in and grabs Snitch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Snitch pushes down on Wulff's head and hops out.
Wulff connects with a nice looking jab.
Snitch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wulff. Wulff circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wulff takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Snitch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snitch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wulff has time to react.
Wulff slips under a jab from Snitch.
Nice takedown defense from Snitch. No joy for Wulff on that attempt.
Wulff goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Rob Snitch has been cut.
Wulff throws a head kick that misses.
Snitch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wulff moves away.
Snitch tries to bum rush Wulff with a series of wild strikes but Wulff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wulff throws a head kick that misses
letting Snitch counter with a right hand.
Snitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wulff was well out of range. Poor timing from Snitch.
Wulff connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulff clobbers Snitch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wulff looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Snitch manages to get to full guard.
Wulff is fighting to break Snitch's control of his arms but Snitch is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Snitch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wulff!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulff is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Snitch there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snitch scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wulff?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snitch throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wulff because Snitch loaded up on that one.
Snitch looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wulff is rocked!
Wulff is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Snitch landing punches.
Wulff is still in real trouble! Can Snitch finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulff is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wulff seems to have recovered his senses.
Snitch misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Snitch is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wulff can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wulff is trying to stand.
Snitch throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wulff because Snitch loaded up on that one.
Snitch breaks from Wulff's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Snitch postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Wulff badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Snitch around the waist but Snitch pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Snitch is the winner by TKO! Snitch jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Snitch!
Rob Snitch decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Turma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Friman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Damage Inc.. Turma comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slipknot - Psychosocial kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Teppo Turma is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160 lbs
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182 lbs
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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
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Turma!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman misses with a leg kick.
Friman gets a clinch.
Turma lands an elbow inside.
Turma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Friman.
Friman digs a right hand into Turma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turma's gas tank.
Turma misses with the head strike.
Turma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Friman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Friman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turma lands with a short shot to the head.
Friman is looking to control Turma's arms but Turma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Friman has his back to the cage.
Turma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Turma prevents a body shot from Friman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friman dodges an elbow strike from Turma.
Turma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turma lands a damaging elbow.
Friman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Friman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turma avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman pushes Turma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turma tries to land knees in the clinch but Friman avoids the damage to the body.
Turma lands an uppercut.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turma is defending well for now.
Friman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Friman struggles to land a body shot inside as Turma controls his hands.
Friman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Friman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turma lands an elbow inside that Friman shrugs off.
Turma has a couple of punches blocked by Friman.
Turma misses with a punch on the inside.
Friman dodges an elbow strike from Turma.
Turma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turma blocks a body shot from Friman.
Turma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Turma misses with an elbow over the top.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turma is defending well for now.
Friman misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Turma throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Turma fails to land.
Friman trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Friman misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Turma.
Turma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Turma avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Friman.
Friman trying to land knees to the body.
Friman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Friman tries a body shot but Turma blocks it.
Friman swings wildly with an uppercut but Turma uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Friman avoids the elbow strike from Turma, against the cage.
Friman misses with a knee strike.
Turma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Friman backwards.
Turma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Friman tries to land knees in the clinch but Turma avoids the damage to the body.
Friman misses with a punch to the body.
Friman blocks the elbow strike.
Turma managing to block the knees to the body from Friman.
Friman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Turma.
Turma managing to block the knees to the body from Friman.
Turma tries a body shot but Friman blocks it.
Turma lands with a left to the head.
Turma avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
Turma avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turma is defending well for now.
Friman managing to block the knees to the body from Turma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turma is defending well for now.
Friman blocks an elbow strike from Turma.
Friman misses with an elbow over the top.
Friman misses with a punch to the body.
Turma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turma blocks a body shot from Friman.
Turma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Friman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Turma.
Friman blocks an elbow strike from Turma.
Friman misses with a knee to the head.
Turma misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Friman.
Friman swings wildly with an uppercut but Turma uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turma misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Turma fails to land.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turma is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Valdemar Friman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Friman shoots in for a takedown but Turma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turma tries to clinch up but Friman circles away and keeps his distance.
Friman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turma ducks under a wild hook from Friman.
Friman checks a low kick from Turma.
Friman throws an overhand right that lands on Turma's shoulder, as Turma tries to avoid the shot.
Turma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turma is looking to clinch but Friman is avoiding it.
Friman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Friman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turma tries to avoid it but Friman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turma to the ground. Turma escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Teppo Turma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Turma bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Friman.
Turma tries to clinch but Friman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Turma misses
and Friman counters with a left and a right that stings Turma.
Friman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turma.
Turma lands a leg kick that knocks Friman off balance momentarily.
Friman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Friman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turma rushes Friman and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Turma.
Turma has a couple of punches blocked by Friman.
Friman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Friman avoids the elbow strike from Turma, against the cage.
Friman can't break the clinch.
Friman tries to land a knee to the head but Turma blocks with his arms.
Teppo Turma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turma trying to land knees to the body.
Turma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Friman backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Friman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Friman.
Turma tries to land knees in the clinch but Friman avoids the damage to the body.
Turma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turma lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Friman.
Friman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Friman tries to throw a body punch but Turma avoids it by throwing Friman back against the cage.
Turma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Friman misses with a punch to the body.
Turma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Friman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Friman tries a body shot but Turma blocks it.
Turma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Friman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turma blocks an elbow strike from Friman.
Friman lands a body punch.
Turma lands an elbow inside.
Turma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Friman avoids it.
Turma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Friman's defenses.
Friman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turma.
Good body shot from Friman.
Friman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turma blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Turma.
Turma pushes off an throws an elbow but Friman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Friman lands a knee to the body.
Friman dodges an elbow strike from Turma.
Turma misses with an elbow strike.
Friman connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turma misses with some punches.
Turma misses with the head strike.
Turma managing to block the knees to the body from Friman.
Turma lands an elbow inside that Friman shrugs off.
Friman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turma lands a nice shot to the body.
Friman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turma manages to avoid it.
Turma punishes Friman's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turma tried to score with a low kick but Friman checks it.
Turma lands a jab.
Friman throws a nice looking combination but Turma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teppo Turma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Friman.
A jab from Turma does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Turma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Turma throws a hook but Friman avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turma.
Turma slips under a jab from Friman.
Turma thows a leg kick but Friman checks it
and Friman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Friman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Friman tries to clinch but Turma moves away
and Turma counters with a stiff right hand.
Friman shoots in for a double leg but Turma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Turma throws a leg kick but Friman checks it.
Turma is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turma.
Turma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Turma as he connects with a hook.
Friman throws a head kick but Turma moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turma moves away from the strike by Friman.
Friman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Friman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Friman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Friman throws a head kick but Turma moves out of range.
Turma tries to score with a low kick but Friman moves his leg out of the way.
Friman throws a sloppy head kick and Turma moves out of range easily.
Friman checks a leg kick nicely.
Turma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Turma.
Turma thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Turma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turma.
Valdemar Friman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turma counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turma scores with a jab to the head.
Turma throws out a loose jab but Friman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turma with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Friman. That did some damage!
Turma defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Friman.
Turma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Friman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Friman managing to block the knees to the body from Turma.
Friman throws a punch but it's blocked by Turma.
Friman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turma lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Turma on the inside.
Friman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turma.
Friman blocks an elbow strike from Turma.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Turma.
Turma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Friman dodges an elbow strike from Turma.
Friman blocks an elbow strike from Turma.
Nice elbow from Turma.
Turma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Friman misses with some punches.
Turma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Friman lands a right hand.
Friman blocking some punches.
Turma lands an elbow just above Friman 's eye.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turma is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Turma scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman trying to control the position but instead, Turma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Friman into the cage.
Turma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Turma on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turma lands an elbow just above Friman 's eye.
Friman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turma avoids it.
Turma avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
Friman blocks an elbow strike from Turma.
Turma blocks a body shot from Friman.
Turma lands an elbow that stopped Friman in his tracks for a moment.
Friman blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turma.
Turma struggles to land a body shot inside as Friman controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Turma throws an elbow but misses.
Turma blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teppo Turma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teppo Turma!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulric Hallestrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurico Hates Decisions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallestrom comes to the cage accompanied by With Oden On Our Side - Amon Amarth. Hates Decisions is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Defqon Ending!. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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270 lbs
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255 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulric Hallestrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurico Hates Decisions!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallestrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hallestrom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hates Decisions. That did some damage!
Hates Decisions misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hallestrom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hallestrom fakes the leg kick and cracks Hates Decisions in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hallestrom explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hates Decisions looks winded!
Hallestrom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hallestrom lands with an uppercut that bounces Hates Decisions off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Maurico Hates Decisions has been cut.
Hallestrom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hallestrom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hates Decisions. That did some damage!
Hallestrom fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hates Decisions to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hates Decisions looks to clinch but Hallestrom throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hates Decisions taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ulric Hallestrom!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kari Peippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peippo comes into the arena with Public Enemy - Terminator X to the Edge of Panic blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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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
24 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Peippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Collins!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Collins.
A swing and a miss from Collins.
Peippo cracks a nice hook into Collins's ribs.
Peippo throws out a loose jab but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peippo ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
Peippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peippo scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. Peippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peippo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Collins can pounce on him.
Collins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins scoring well with a low kick there.
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
Collins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Collins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Peippo tests Collins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peippo lands a nice looking body shot.
Peippo blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peippo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peippo throws a lazy right hand but Collins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peippo throws a poor cross that misses
and Peippo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peippo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Collins.
No joy there for Collins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Collins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peippo lands with an overhand left.
Peippo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peippo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Collins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Collins throws a sloppy head kick and Peippo moves out of range easily.
Peippo shoots in looking for a takedown. Collins tries to sprawl out of it but Peippo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Collins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Collins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins tests Peippo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peippo throws out a loose jab but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peippo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Collins misses with a series of wild punches.
Collins connects with a solid leg kick.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
Peippo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Peippo cracks Collins with an open hand slap.
Peippo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Collins.
Collins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peippo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Collins tries a head kick but it misses.
Peippo connects with a nice looking jab.
Peippo throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peippo misses with a wild body shot.
Peippo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peippo showed some decent athleticism there.
Collins is rocked!
Collins is defending against the submission attempts here by Peippo.
Peippo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Collins is not content to let Peippo control the position.
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
Peippo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peippo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Peippo trying to mount his opponent but Collins defends it.
Collins is looking to control Peippo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Collins avoid being mounted?
Peippo wants to control but Collins is keeping him busy.
Peippo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Collins defending well though.
Collins is trying to control but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Collins throws a hook but Peippo blocks it.
Collins connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Collins connects with a leg kick. Peippo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Peippo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Peippo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Collins lands a really nice looking cross but Peippo seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Collins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peippo misses with a straight right.
Collins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Peippo misses with a body shot.
Collins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Peippo checks the leg kick.
Peippo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steve Collins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Collins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Collins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Peippo throws a body punch but Collins moves out of range.
Collins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peippo.
Collins jabs at Peippo's body.
That kick from Collins tenderised Peippo's leg. Peippo is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins tries a head kick but it misses.
Collins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peippo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Collins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peippo.
Peippo misses with a jab to the body
and Collins counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from Peippo.
Collins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Collins wants it to stay on the feet.
Collins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peippo manages to avoid it.
Collins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peippo.
Peippo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peippo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Collins thumps Peippo with a low kick.
Steve Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peippo throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peippo.
Collins throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Peippo misses.
Peippo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Collins throws a looping overhand right but Peippo ducks down to avoid it.
Peippo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Collins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the liver by Collins. Beautiful body shot.
Collins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peippo throws a body punch but Collins moves out of range.
Collins scores with a leg kick.
Peippo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Collins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peippo misses with a looping left.
Collins cracks Peippo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Collins has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Peippo to stand back up!
Peippo is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Peippo crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Steve Collins!
In his post fight interview, Steve Collins gave a big smile as he said 'You just got your ass whipped by an old man!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Baginski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baginski comes to the cage accompanied by WALECZNE SERCE. James Eastman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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32
170 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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180 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Baginski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Eastman!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baginski takes a swing at Eastman's ribcage but misses.
Baginski throws a hook to the side of Eastman's head but Eastman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eastman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Baginski to the mat! Baginski manages to get full guard.
Eastman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Eastman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baginski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eastman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Baginski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eastman trying to control here.
Baginski trying to control the pace.
Eastman tries to get to full guard but Baginski has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baginski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baginski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eastman defending well though.
Baginski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baginski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baginski is looking to advance position but Eastman won't allow it.
Baginski is looking to stall here but Eastman recovers full guard.
Baginski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baginski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baginski postures up in Eastman's guard and throws a big left but Eastman blocks it.
Baginski scoring with some ground and pound.
Baginski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Eastman keeping moving, preventing Baginski from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baginski postures up in Eastman's guard and throws a big left but Eastman blocks it.
Baginski throwing strikes but missing.
Eastman keeping full guard, as Baginski tries to pass.
Eastman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baginski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baginski trying to control the position from guard on top but Eastman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baginski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Eastman keeping moving, preventing Baginski from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eastman is trying to control the position but Baginski postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Piotr Baginski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Baginski lands a nice shot to the body.
Piotr Baginski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baginski thuds his right hand into Eastman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baginski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eastman throws out the jab.
Baginski cracks Eastman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eastman tries to clinch but Baginski moves out of range.
Eastman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastman shoots in but no luck this time.
Baginski throws a front kick that sends Eastman stumbling back into the cage.
Eastman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baginski scores with a punch to the head.
Baginski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eastman's head.
Eastman is rocked!
Eastman ducks under a wild hook from Baginski.
Eastman is still on wobbly legs! Can Baginski finish him?
Baginski throws a shot from downtown. Eastman moves away and avoids it.
Eastman seems to have recovered his senses.
Baginski lands a nice looking body shot.
Eastman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Piotr Baginski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Eastman.
Baginski connects with the punch.
Baginski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baginski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eastman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eastman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baginski's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Baginski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Baginski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baginski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baginski throws the left hand but Eastman avoids the punch easily.
Baginski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baginski wants to take a breather but Eastman is having none of it.
Baginski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Eastman is looking to control Baginski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eastman avoid being mounted?
Eastman is defending against the submission attempts here by Baginski.
Eastman trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baginski thows a huge punch but Eastman dodges it nicely.
Eastman is refusing to be controlled, as Baginski sits in half guard.
Piotr Baginski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baginski is really struggling to control Eastman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Piotr Baginski.
Baginski lands with a right hand.
Eastman looks for a takedown but Baginski sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eastman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baginski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Eastman somewhat.
Baginski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Eastman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Baginski is in Eastman's guard.
Eastman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Eastman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baginski is looking to improve his position but Eastman isn't that keen on the idea.
Eastman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Baginski is just holding on here. Eastman manages to take his back.
Baginski trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baginski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Eastman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Baginski turns into Eastman and is now in his guard.
Baginski pushes down on Eastman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Baginski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Eastman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baginski is working for a submission of some sort.
Eastman is looking for a sweep. Baginski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baginski trying to control the action but Eastman is working from the bottom.
Baginski trying to pass the guard but Eastman defending well.
Baginski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baginski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baginski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Eastman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baginski.
Eastman wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baginski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Eastman won't allow Baginski to pass to mount.
Eastman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Baginski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Baginski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eastman's head backwards.
Donk. Baginski catches Eastman right on the button with a cross.
Baginski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baginski scores with a jab to the body.
Baginski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Eastman misses.
Baginski lands a body shot.
Baginski ducks right into an uppercut from Eastman.
Baginski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eastman as he avoids it easily.
Eastman moves forwards but Baginski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eastman drops his hands momentarily and Baginski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Baginski misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eastman.
Baginski moves into the clinch.
Eastman avoiding damage as Baginski throws knees to the body.
Baginski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eastman can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baginski trying to control the position but instead, Eastman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baginski into the cage.
Eastman tries a body shot but Baginski blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Baginski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Baginski slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eastman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eastman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eastman letting Baginski take a breather here.
Eastman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baginski is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastman tries a knee to the head but Baginski blocks it.
Baginski tries for a takedown but Eastman manages to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baginski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Baginski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piotr Baginski is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Baginski as he connects with a hook.
Baginski throws a good cross that connects.
A good leg kick by Baginski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eastman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Eastman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baginski throws an off balance right hand
and Eastman counters with a nice uppercut.
Baginski looks to score with a jab to the body but Eastman is just out of range.
Eastman fails with a takedown attempt.
Baginski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baginski as he jumps to the side.
Piotr Baginski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Eastman.
Eastman closes the distance and clinches up with Baginski, looking for a takedown. Eastman pushes Baginski against the cage but Baginski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eastman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eastman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baginski.
An inside leg kick lands from Baginski.
Eastman scores with a nice strike.
Baginski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baginski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eastman.
Eastman looks to land a right hand but Baginski moved out of range.
Baginski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baginski lands a right hook to the body.
Baginski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eastman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eastman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Baginski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baginski lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastman tries to clinch up but Baginski circles away and keeps his distance.
Piotr Baginski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baginski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Eastman did well to prevent Baginski getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baginski is controlling the pace.
Baginski moves into full mount! Eastman won't be happy about that!
A nice elbow there by Baginski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baginski content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Baginski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baginski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Baginski!
After winning the bout, Piotr Baginski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sluggo Brott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onanias Runkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brott comes to the cage accompanied by So What. Runkman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Anderson Silva DANCING Justin Bieber SONG. Sluggo Brott had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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34
219 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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25
217 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sluggo Brott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Onanias Runkman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runkman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Runkman with the ground and pound but Brott uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Runkman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brott controls Runkman momentarily but Runkman frees himself.
Runkman wants to control from the top but Brott keeps moving.
Runkman postures up.
Brott is pulling down on Runkman's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brott has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sluggo Brott has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Runkman misses with an uppercut. Brott saw that one coming.
Runkman lands a leg kick that knocks Brott off balance momentarily.
Brott closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Runkman quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Runkman looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Runkman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brott stays in close to Runkman's body and controls the position.
Brott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Runkman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brott has managed to get both his arms back between Runkman's legs - danger averted.
Brott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Runkman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brott has managed to get both his arms back between Runkman's legs - danger averted.
Brott stands and throws Runkman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Runkman prevents Brott from improving position.
Runkman tries to improve position but can't.
Runkman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brott grinds an elbow into Runkman's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runkman tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brott lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Runkman down.
Runkman sneaks back into half guard.
Nice strikes from Brott there.
Runkman tries to roll over but Brott keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brott lands a nice short elbow.
Brott landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Runkman wants to get back to full guard.
Brott 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.
Brott working over Runkman with some ground and pound. Runkman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Runkman tries to roll over but Brott keeps him under control.
Runkman is staying active underneath Brott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Runkman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brott wants to control from the top but Runkman keeps moving.
Runkman is looking to sweep but instead, Brott has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brott won't allow Runkman to sweep him here.
Brott wants to control from the top but Runkman keeps moving.
Runkman keeping full guard, as Brott tries to pass.
Runkman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Runkman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Runkman 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.
Runkman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brott puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Runkman wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brott is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brott passes to full mount!
Brott 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.
BOOM! Brott connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Runkman regains half guard.
Runkman is trying to get back to full guard.
Brott is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brott seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Runkman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brott with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Runkman wants to improve his position but Brott is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sluggo Brott dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brott defending well as Runkman loads up on a big left hand.
Onanias Runkman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brott.
Nice jab there from Runkman.
Nice cross by Runkman.
Runkman checks a leg kick.
Runkman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Runkman wants it to stay on the feet.
Runkman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Runkman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Runkman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Runkman tries to avoid it but Brott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Runkman to the ground. Runkman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Runkman sprawls well. Runkman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brott gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sluggo Brott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brott wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A leg kick checked by Brott.
Runkman lands a leg kick that knocks Brott off balance momentarily.
Brott connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Runkman misses with a body shot.
Brott thumps Runkman with a low kick.
Brott takes one on the button.
Runkman dips to his left and cracks Brott with an uppercut!
Brott lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brott looks to throw the jab but Runkman is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brott is looking to chop away at Runkman's legs.
Brott throws a leg kick
and Runkman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Runkman dips to his left and cracks Brott with an uppercut!
Runkman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brott avoids it really well and circles away.
Brott feints and then cracks Runkman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Runkman down.
Runkman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Runkman shoots in for a takedown but Brott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brott with a hook.
Brott misses with a low kick.
Brott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brott connects with a leg kick. Runkman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brott.
Brott scoring well with a low kick there.
Runkman is breathing heavily.
Brott shoots in for a takedown but Runkman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brott throws a big shot that misses.
Brott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good shot there by Brott.
Brott moves away from the strike by Runkman.
Brott pushes Runkman away with a front kick.
Brott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brott throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runkman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brott.
Runkman throws a right and a left that Brott avoids nicely.
Brott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Runkman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brott moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Runkman throws a body punch but Brott moves out of range.
Runkman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brott ducks under a wild hook from Runkman.
Brott throws a wild body kick that Runkman sees coming a mile off.
Brott rushes Runkman and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Runkman is trying to trip Brott. He has hold of a leg but Brott is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Runkman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Brott is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brott is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Runkman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sluggo Brott dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brott throws a leg kick which misses Runkman's front leg but catches the back leg as Runkman tries to avoid it.
Runkman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Runkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runkman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brott swivels and escapes.
Runkman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Brott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brott jabs Runkman right on the nose. Runkman blinks but takes it well.
No joy there for Runkman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Runkman misses with a body punch
and Brott counters with a nice low kick that buckles Runkman's knee momentarily.
Runkman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brott scores with a nice body kick.
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!
Runkman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brott fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Runkman sprawls well initially but Brott persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brott lands with a punch from half guard.
Brott is trying to control the action in half guard but Runkman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Runkman has a hand on Brott's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Brott takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Runkman is working to get back to half guard.
Brott lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Runkman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brott lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Runkman hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brott with the ground and pound from mount.
Brott drops a big elbow. That's hurt Runkman! More shots from Brott and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sluggo Brott!
Sluggo Brott 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daigon Kins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse - Eminem. Kins has chosen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daigon Kins!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kins moves out of range of the strikes.
Key throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kins just misses with a punch to the body.
Kins looks to throw the jab but Key is out of range.
Kins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Key closes the distance and clinches.
Kins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Key backwards.
A short uppercut from Kins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kins.
Kins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
Key lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kins throws an elbow that misses.
Kins has a couple of punches blocked by Key.
Kins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Key avoids a wild elbow strike from Kins.
Key lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kins backwards.
Kins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Key backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kins lands with a light punch inside.
Kins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kins.
A nice left hand lands by Kins.
Kins takes a shot to the head.
Kins throws an elbow that misses.
Kins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Key lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Key takes an elbow to the temple.
Key throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Key tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kins's elbow.
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!
Kins missing with knees to the body.
Kins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kins throws an elbow that misses.
Kins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short left from Key.
Kins gets through Key's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kins.
Kins blocks a body shot from Key.
Kins lands with a light punch inside.
Key throws a head punch that misses.
Kins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kins throws an elbow but it misses.
Kins working aggressively here.
Key lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kins backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Key fails to land.
Key avoids a wild elbow strike from Kins.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kins.
Key has a couple of punches blocked by Kins.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Kins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Key lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kins backwards.
Kins misses with an elbow strike.
Kins working aggressively here.
Kins pushes off an throws an elbow but Key leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Key blocks an elbow strike.
Key dodges an elbow strike from Kins.
Key lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Key.
Key tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Key backwards.
Key struggles to land a body shot inside as Kins controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Key.
Key throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kins fails to land.
Key has a couple of punches blocked by Kins.
Key creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Key breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Key tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kins was well out of range. Poor timing from Key.
Kins misses with a body shot.
Key gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Key.
Kins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Key blocking some punches.
Key softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Key dodges an elbow strike from Kins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key dodges an elbow strike from Kins.
Kins swings wildly with an uppercut but Key uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Key tries to throw a body punch but Kins avoids it by throwing Key back against the cage.
Kins working aggressively here.
Key misses with a punch on the inside.
Key throws a punch but it's blocked by Kins.
A short right from Kins on the inside.
Kins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Key misses with some punches.
Kins blocking some punches.
Key misses with some punches.
Kins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Key stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kins lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Key is defending well for now.
Kins misses with an elbow strike.
Kins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kins throws a punch but it's blocked by Key.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daigon Kins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Key bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Key misses with a looping left.
Kins misses with a wild body shot.
Key moves out of range of the strikes.
Key swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kins misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Key.
Key scores with a nice head shot.
Key checks a low kick from Kins.
Key has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Key throws a big shot that misses.
Key just misses with a punch to the body.
Kins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Key moves away from the strike by Kins.
Key fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kins on the side of the head.
A big right from Kins misses.
Key wants to clinch.
Kins closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key avoids a wild elbow strike from Kins.
Key has a couple of punches blocked by Kins.
Kins lands an elbow inside that Key shrugs off.
Key misses with a short punch on the inside.
Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kins avoids the elbow strike from Key, against the cage.
Kins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Key misses with a body punch.
Kins throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Key.
Kins lands an elbow just above Key 's eye.
Kins blocking some punches.
Key lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Key fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Key misses with the head strike.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Kins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Key backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Key scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kins lands with a left to the head.
Kins misses with some punches.
Kins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kins lands a left hand.
Kins pushes off an throws an elbow but Key leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Key misses with the head strike.
Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
Key working aggressively here.
Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kins missing with knees to the body.
Key misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kins.
Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kins throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kins throws an elbow but misses.
Kins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Key lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kins swings wildly with an uppercut but Key uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kins throws a punch but it's blocked by Key.
Key misses with an elbow strike.
Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kins blocking some punches.
Kins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Kins.
Kins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Key backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Key's brow.
Key blocking some punches.
Kins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kins fails to land.
Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kins blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kins.
Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
Key tries to throw a body punch but Kins avoids it by throwing Key back against the cage.
Key tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kins swings wildly with an uppercut but Key uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kins blocking some punches.
Key lands a body shot.
Key throws a punch but it's blocked by Kins.
Key lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kins tries to land knees in the clinch but Key avoids the damage to the body.
Kins throws an elbow that misses.
Key blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Key lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Key misses with a body punch.
Key takes an elbow to the forehead.
Key lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kins scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Key will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kins misses with a low kick as Key jumps back.
The fighters circling - Key throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kins tries to clinch but Key is having none of it.
Kins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Key paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kins throws a leg kick which misses Key's front leg but catches the back leg as Key tries to avoid it.
Key throws a body punch but Kins moves out of range.
Kins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Key.
Kins throws a hook but Key avoids it easily.
Key takes a swing at Kins's ribcage but misses.
Kins throws out a loose jab but Key uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kins missing with a left hand there. Key was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Key catches Kins right on the button with a cross.
Kins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kins. Key does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Key staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kins misses with a straight right.
Kins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Kins misses.
Key closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Key misses with the head strike.
Kins blocking some punches.
Key throws a punch but it's blocked by Kins.
Key dodges an elbow strike from Kins.
Key lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kins backwards.
Kins throws an elbow but it misses.
Key tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Key presses Kins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Key scores with a shot to the side of Kins's head.
Kins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Key fails to land.
Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Key misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key tries a body shot but Kins blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Key working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kins.
Kins lands with a right to the head.
Kins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Key.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Kins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Key lands an uppercut.
Kins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kins throws an elbow but misses.
Kins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kins throws an elbow but misses.
Key tries to work over Kins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kins scores with a shot to the side of Key's head.
Kins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Key tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kins's elbow.
Key's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kins moves in looking to clinch but Key pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Key uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kins.
Key takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Key moves into the clinch.
Kins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kins misses with the head strike.
Key misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kins misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Key.
Key throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Key fails to land.
Key lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kins blocking some punches.
Key avoids a wild elbow strike from Kins.
Kins throws an elbow that misses.
Key dodges an elbow strike from Kins.
Kins lands a damaging elbow.
Key blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Key misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kins lands an uppercut.
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!
Kins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Key's defenses.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Kins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Key.
Kins misses with an elbow strike.
Kins misses with some punches.
Key tries a body shot but Kins blocks it.
Key creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kins's defenses.
Key doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Key.
Kins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Key's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Kins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kins.
Key throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kins blocks it with crossed arms.
Key lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kins lands an elbow that stopped Key in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tim Key.
I think Key has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tim Key!
A very excited looking Tim Key made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Guillerdo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes to the cage accompanied by Mama said knock you out. Guillerdo has chosen Digital Animal as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Couture!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Guillerdo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Couture, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guillerdo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guillerdo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guillerdo moves into range and clinches up with Couture.
Couture can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Guillerdo.
Guillerdo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guillerdo tries to throw a body punch but Couture avoids it by throwing Guillerdo back against the cage.
Couture has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Guillerdo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Guillerdo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Couture or not.
Guillerdo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guillerdo misses with a punch on the inside.
Couture is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Guillerdo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Guillerdo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Couture is working for takedown but Guillerdo is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couture lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guillerdo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Couture fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Couture tries to pull guard but Guillerdo holds him up against the cage and eventually Couture drops back down to his feet.
Guillerdo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Guillerdo.
Couture tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Guillerdo smiles and moves away.
Guillerdo blocks the body kick.
A combination from Couture does no damage.
Guillerdo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guillerdo moves out of range as Couture throws a body kick.
Guillerdo throws a solid leg kick but Couture takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Guillerdo.
Francisco Guillerdo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Guillerdo.
A lazy left from Guillerdo finds it's target.
Guillerdo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guillerdo avoids a kick to the body.
Couture takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guillerdo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guillerdo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guillerdo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Couture counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo defending well as Couture loads up on a big left hand.
Guillerdo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Guillerdo.
Guillerdo staying out of range there.
Couture slips under a jab.
Couture takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guillerdo throws a nice looking combination but Couture bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guillerdo swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Guillerdo throws a low kick but Couture avoids it.
Guillerdo pushes Couture up against the cage in a clinch.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Guillerdo is controlling him.
Guillerdo misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo lands a shot to the body.
Couture blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Couture can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couture.
Couture struggles to land a body shot inside as Guillerdo controls his hands.
Couture tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Guillerdo smiles and moves away.
Couture throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Couture.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Guillerdo misses.
Guillerdo tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guillerdo cracks Couture with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Guillerdo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Couture slips under a jab.
Guillerdo checks a leg kick nicely.
Couture scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Couture looks to score with a jab to the body but Guillerdo is just out of range.
Couture motions for Guillerdo to come forward. Couture throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guillerdo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Couture tries to keep at a distance but Guillerdo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Couture.
Guillerdo lands a shot to the body.
Guillerdo digs a right hand into Couture's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Couture's gas tank.
Guillerdo just leaning against Couture, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillerdo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Guillerdo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guillerdo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Guillerdo prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guillerdo.
Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guillerdo is looking to chop away at Couture's legs.
Guillerdo connects with a single shot there.
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by Guillerdo.
A slow jab from Couture misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo tries to work over Couture's front leg with a kick but Couture checks it.
Couture on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guillerdo is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Couture throws a solid leg kick but Guillerdo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Couture.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Guillerdo.
Guillerdo wants to clinch
and Couture cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guillerdo scores with a jab to the body.
Guillerdo catches Couture with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the body from Guillerdo misses
and Couture counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guillerdo thinking.
A jab from Couture misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guillerdo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guillerdo misses with a body shot.
Guillerdo ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Guillerdo thows a body kick. Couture tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Guillerdo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Guillerdo looks to clinch
and Couture counters with a big head kick but Guillerdo shrugs it off.
Guillerdo has Couture up against the cage in a clinch.
Guillerdo tries to stall but Couture uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Guillerdo - that landed with a thud.
Couture lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Guillerdo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Couture is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Guillerdo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guillerdo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Couture tries to break free but Guillerdo pushes him back against the cage.
Guillerdo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Couture.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couture jumps guard but Guillerdo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture wants to break free but Guillerdo has control.
Guillerdo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Guillerdo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Guillerdo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Couture's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Couture throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guillerdo wants to clinch.
Couture takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Guillerdo has closed the distance and engaged Couture in a clinch.
Guillerdo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guillerdo is leaning against Couture and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Couture breaks the clinch.
Guillerdo misses with a straight right.
Couture misses with a straight left.
Guillerdo rushes Couture and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Francisco Guillerdo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillerdo lands a shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Couture's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Couture is trying to push Guillerdo away but Guillerdo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Come on Guillerdo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Guillerdo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guillerdo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Couture goes for a takedown in the clinch but Guillerdo prevents it.
Guillerdo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guillerdo working aggressively here.
Couture has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Guillerdo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Guillerdo stalling the fight.
Guillerdo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo has a couple of punches blocked by Couture.
Guillerdo lands a shot to the body.
Guillerdo keeps control of Couture as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guillerdo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couture tries to score a body lock takedown but Guillerdo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guillerdo has him pressed against the cage.
Couture misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Couture.
Guillerdo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couture's efforts to push away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guillerdo is pushing Couture up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Guillerdo struggles to land a body shot inside as Couture controls his hands.
Guillerdo prevents Couture from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture blocking some punches.
Couture wants to break free but Guillerdo has control.
Couture successfully pulls guard.
Guillerdo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Couture defending well as Guillerdo loads up on a big left hand.
Couture bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guillerdo's head.
Guillerdo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guillerdo cracks the inside of Couture's front leg.
Guillerdo connects with an inside leg kick.
Couture tests Guillerdo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Guillerdo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guillerdo misses with a hook.
Guillerdo has closed the distance and engaged Couture in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Guillerdo fails to land.
Guillerdo throws a punch but it's blocked by Couture.
Couture has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Guillerdo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Guillerdo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coutures head.
Guillerdo leaning his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Guillerdo.
Couture tries to pull guard but Guillerdo won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Guillerdo really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Guillerdo digs a good hook to Couture's body.
Guillerdo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guillerdo tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
Guillerdo just misses with a punch to the body.
Couture tries to keep at a distance but Guillerdo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Guillerdo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Guillerdo receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Couture jumps guard but Guillerdo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Couture tries to circle away but Guillerdo has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillerdo tries to throw a body punch but Couture avoids it by throwing Guillerdo back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Guillerdo fails to land.
Couture gets control of Guillerdo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Couture will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Guillerdo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Couture swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Guillerdo counter with a right hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The fighters circling - Guillerdo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guillerdo rushes Couture and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Couture tries for a takedown. No joy.
Guillerdo lands a nice shot to the body.
Couture jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guillerdo walks away with a smile on his face. Couture gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guillerdo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture moves forwards but Guillerdo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Couture 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Guillerdo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guillerdo gets a clinch.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Guillerdo has him pressed against the cage.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Guillerdo is controlling him.
Couture is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short body shot lands from Guillerdo as the two fighters clinch.
Guillerdo avoiding damage.
Guillerdo lands an uppercut.
Guillerdo stalling against the cage.
Guillerdo lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Guillerdo.
Couture takes a shot to the head.
Couture can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Guillerdo fails to land.
Guillerdo tries a body shot but Couture blocks it.
Guillerdo presses Couture against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Couture is trying to break free.
Couture lands a body shot.
Couture being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guillerdo has him pressed against the cage.
Couture fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Couture.
Guillerdo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couture jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guillerdo walks away with a smile on his face. Couture gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Couture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Couture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guillerdo was well out of range. Poor timing from Couture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guillerdo connects with a leg kick. Couture looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guillerdo, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Guillerdo dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Guillerdo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Couture lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Guillerdo.
Guillerdo wants to clinch.
Guillerdo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Couture takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Guillerdo throws the left hand but Couture avoids the punch easily.
Couture throws a leg kick but Guillerdo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Couture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guillerdo was well out of range. Poor timing from Couture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillerdo lands the left hand.
Guillerdo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guillerdo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Couture takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Guillerdo ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guillerdo.
Guillerdo scores with a decent looking hook.
Couture tries to land a front kick but Guillerdo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Couture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guillerdo manages to avoid it.
Guillerdo wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Guillerdo.
Couture tries to circle away but Guillerdo has him pinned against the cage.
Guillerdo prevents Couture from breaking the clinch.
Couture misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guillerdo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandon Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guillerdo tries a body shot but Couture blocks it.
Couture struggles to land a body shot inside as Guillerdo controls his hands.
Couture breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Couture staying out of range there.
Couture throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Guillerdo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Couture rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guillerdo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Guillerdo misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Couture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guillerdo scores with a nice right hand.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
Guillerdo tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Guillerdo.
Guillerdo ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Guillerdo throws a sloppy head kick and Couture moves out of range easily.
Couture tries to land a front kick but Guillerdo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guillerdo misses with a body shot.
Couture chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guillerdo can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo throws a body punch but Couture moves out of range.
Guillerdo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Guillerdo.
Couture wants to take the fight to the mat but Guillerdo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Couture tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guillerdo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Guillerdo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Couture as Guillerdo tries to tie him up.
Guillerdo has Couture pushed against the cage.
Couture ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Couture no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guillerdo gets to his feet. Couture looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Guillerdo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco Guillerdo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Guillerdo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco Guillerdo!
Francisco Guillerdo is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Francisco Guillerdo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ukobach Hasmal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski has chosen Kto Cię Obroni Polsko as his entrance music. Ukobach Hasmal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jan Sobieski's chin.
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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
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ukobach Hasmal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasmal throws a sloppy head kick
and Sobieski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hasmal is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice takedown defense from Hasmal. No joy for Sobieski on that attempt.
Sobieski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobieski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hasmal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hasmal clinches with his opponent.
Hasmal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hasmal misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hasmal throws an elbow but misses.
Sobieski blocks a body shot from Hasmal.
Hasmal lands a right hand.
Hasmal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hasmal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski effectively controlling the action here.
Hasmal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Sobieski.
Sobieski controlling the action here for a moment.
Hasmal tries to land a knee to the head but Sobieski blocks with his arms.
Hasmal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hasmal swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hasmal throws an elbow but it misses.
Sobieski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hasmal is defending well for now.
Hasmal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sobieski slows down the pace here.
Sobieski has Hasmal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hasmal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Sobieski.
Hasmal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hasmal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sobieski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hasmal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ukobach Hasmal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.
Hasmal working hard to break the clinch.
Sobieski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sobieski blocking some punches.
Hasmal lands an elbow that stopped Sobieski in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski looking for a takedown.
Sobieski blocks a body shot from Hasmal.
Hasmal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sobieski backwards.
Sobieski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hasmal taking a breather.
Hasmal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sobieski looks winded!
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!
Hasmal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hasmal tries to work over Sobieski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hasmal.
Sobieski being controlled against the cage.
Hasmal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sobieski backwards.
Hasmal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sobieski wants to take the fight to the mat but Hasmal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sobieski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Hasmal fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hasmal swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hasmal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukobach Hasmal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sobieski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hasmal throws a leg kick
and Sobieski counters with a thumping low kick.
Hasmal lands with a nice body punch.
Hasmal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sobieski counters with a takedown into side control.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Hasmal is working from the bottom.
Sobieski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sobieski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sobieski tries to score with some ground and pound. Hasmal controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sobieski swings around for an armbar but Hasmal sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sobieski's guard.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasmal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobieski is keeping the position for now.
Hasmal stopping the sweep attempt from Sobieski.
Sobieski looking to control.
Sobieski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hasmal manages to get himself to full guard.
Sobieski preventing the sweep.
Hasmal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobieski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Hasmal keeps moving.
Sobieski forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sobieski throws a strike but Hasmal avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobieski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sobieski throws an elbow that misses. Hasmal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobieski's guard. Nice move by Hasmal!
Hasmal preventing the sweep.
Sobieski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hasmal wants to control from the top but Sobieski keeps moving.
Sobieski trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal looking to pass the guard.
Sobieski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hasmal wants to control from the top but Sobieski keeps moving.
Hasmal stays in close to Sobieski's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ukobach Hasmal wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hasmal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobieski misses with a low kick as Hasmal jumps back.
Hasmal throws a leg kick
and Hasmal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hasmal tries to clinch up
and Sobieski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sobieski is working away from the top position though.
Sobieski is working for a submission of some sort.
Sobieski wants to pass to mount but Hasmal is defending the position.
Hasmal is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hasmal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobieski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hasmal is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sobieski jumps into side control!
Sobieski throws an elbow but Hasmal slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hasmal swings for the body but Sobieski moves out of range.
Hasmal stuns Sobieski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Hasmal misses.
Sobieski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sobieski thuds a left hand into Hasmal's body.
Sobieski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hasmal on his heels. He'll look to pass Hasmal's guard now, I'm sure.
Hasmal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobieski.
Sobieski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hasmal looking for a sweep. Not yet Hasmal, not yet.
Sobieski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hasmal is looking to stand up but Sobieski isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sobieski tries to free his leg and advance position but Hasmal is retaining full guard.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Hasmal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sobieski postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hasmal leaves Sobieski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hasmal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hasmal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sobieski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
Hasmal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobieski throws an elbow that misses. Hasmal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobieski's guard. Nice move by Hasmal!
Sobieski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hasmal is one step ahead there.
Hasmal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sobieski looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobieski, not yet.
Hasmal tries to stand but Sobieski is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobieski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sobieski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sobieski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hasmal hang on?
Hasmal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Sobieski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sobieski throws some wild stikes that Hasmal manages to avoid easily.
Sobieski looking to finish Hasmal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hasmal!
Hasmal avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sobieski.
Sobieski lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobieski landing strikes from the mount.
Sobieski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hasmal can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sobieski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hasmal's face.
Sobieski prevents Hasmal from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hasmal wants to control but Sobieski is having none of it.
Sobieski prevents Hasmal from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sobieski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
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