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Holmgang Challengers: 11 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Morimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Roy Williams was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Morimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Williams!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams dodges the punch combination from Morimoto.
Morimoto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Morimoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morimoto dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Morimoto's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Morimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morimoto shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morimoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Morimoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Morimoto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morimoto tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morimoto is breathing heavily.
Williams wants to clinch up but Morimoto keeps it at a distance.
Morimoto instigates a clinch.
Williams wants a takedown.
Morimoto prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Morimoto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morimoto preventing the sweep.
Morimoto gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morimoto pinned against the cage. Morimoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morimoto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williams somewhat.
Morimoto closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morimoto.
Morimoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morimoto.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Morimoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Morimoto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Williams tightens his grip and picks Morimoto up, before dumping him to the ground. Morimoto manages to land in guard.
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!
Morimoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morimoto is pulling down on Williams's head to control his posture.
Morimoto has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has gone for a leg lock! Morimoto slips out almost immediately though and dives into Williams's guard.
Williams is looking to sweep but instead, Morimoto has passed into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morimoto in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto seems to be looking for submissions.
Morimoto is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Morimoto has hold of Williams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Williams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Morimoto punching from mount but Williams doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morimoto looking to secure an arm triangle but Williams defends it well.
Morimoto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Morimoto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morimoto has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Morimoto is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morimoto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morimoto sprawls well. Morimoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Morimoto clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Morimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Morimoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morimoto breaks the clinch.
Morimoto has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Morimoto fights it but they end up in guard.
Williams is looking to stand up but Morimoto won't let him.
Morimoto is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Morimoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Morimoto postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Morimoto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams is looking for a triangle but Morimoto pushes his legs off easily.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morimoto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Morimoto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Williams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Williams is trying to escape the position but Morimoto is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Morimoto easily slips into full mount!
Morimoto controlling from the full mount.
Williams wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Morimoto looking for the choke from the back.
Morimoto has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Williams for as long as he can get away with.
Morimoto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Morimoto patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Morimoto dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Morimoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morimoto missing with knees to the body.
Williams is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morimoto.
Morimoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morimoto avoiding damage.
Morimoto taking a breather.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Morimoto has the dominant position.
Morimoto wants to take the fight to the mat but Williams manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Morimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morimoto after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams has Morimoto pressed against the cage, preventing Morimoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morimoto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Morimoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Morimoto sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams shoots in but Morimoto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morimoto but Morimoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morimoto sprawls well. Morimoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Morimoto goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morimoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morimoto closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morimoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morimoto wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to take the fight to the mat but Morimoto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Morimoto pulls guard.
Morimoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morimoto is adopting a defensive guard.
Morimoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morimoto's guard.
Morimoto pushes Williams off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morimoto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morimoto tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams looks for a takedown but Morimoto sprawls well.
Morimoto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morimoto manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Morimoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morimoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Morimoto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Jr Pentele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Hertz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pentele comes into the arena with Push it to the limit blaring out of the sound system. Hertz has chosen PORN MUZIK as his entrance music. Pentti Jr Pentele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pentti Jr Pentele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Hertz!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hertz lands a jab to the nose.
Dick Hertz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hertz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pentele napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pentele is looking for a sweep.
Pentele is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hertz grinds an elbow into Pentele's temple.
Hertz is looking to take a break and control but Pentele is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hertz is working to tighten is grip on Pentele's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Pentele has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hertz is really squeezing tight and eventually Pentele passes out! Hertz breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dick Hertz!
After the fight, Dick Hertz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Jacarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goku Joz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joz has chosen Honor-Pełni Nienawiści as his entrance music. Anthony Jacarson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Jacarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goku Joz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacarson throws out a leg kick but Joz moves out of range and Jacarson only half commits.
Joz moves into the clinch successfully.
Jacarson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jacarson tries to break the clinch but Joz is controlling the position.
Joz tries to throw a body punch but Jacarson avoids it by throwing Joz back against the cage.
Jacarson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joz keeps control of Jacarson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jacarson pushes Joz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jacarson misses with a head kick.
Jacarson scores with a hook to the body. Joz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jacarson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joz misses the jab.
Jacarson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacarson tries to keep at a distance but Joz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joz avoiding damage as Jacarson throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joz is trying to force a seperation but Jacarson has the dominant position.
Joz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacarson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jacarson lands a nice shot to the body.
Crunch! Jacarson slams his shin into Joz's torso.
Joz throws a hook to the side of Jacarson's head but Jacarson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joz avoids the head kick by Jacarson.
Joz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jacarson can pounce on him.
Jacarson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joz looks winded!
Joz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Jacarson.
Jacarson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jacarson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jacarson.
Jacarson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jacarson. Jacarson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jacarson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacarson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jacarson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jacarson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Joz's head backwards.
Oooooh!!! Jacarson has knocked Joz down with a huge combo! Jacarson steps away and waves a wobbly Joz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Goku Joz has been cut.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Jacarson! Joz is out on his feet! Jacarson rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Joz is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Joz is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Jacarson!
Our winner, Anthony Jacarson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Kontiovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Beam has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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280 lbs
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267 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Kontiovaara!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kontiovaara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beam leaves Kontiovaara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kontiovaara lands a left and a right that send Beam crashing to the mat, dazed. Kontiovaara thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Beam is rocked!
It looks like Jim Beam has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beam fails with the takedown
and Kontiovaara counters with a big slam followed by a series of strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Juhani Kontiovaara!
Juhani Kontiovaara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Hatemorning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maniek Krol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorenzo Hatemorning looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lorenzo Hatemorning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maniek Krol!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatemorning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatemorning circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hatemorning counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hatemorning stops Krol from getting back to his feet.
Hatemorning passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hatemorning trying to control but Krol is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatemorning in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Hatemorning connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Krol is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatemorning is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Hatemorning!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lorenzo Hatemorning!
Lorenzo Hatemorning decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Szulc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Szulc might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Trio Latino - Viva La España . Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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259 lbs
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280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Szulc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kukkonen sizes up Szulc with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Piotr Szulc has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kukkonen cracks Szulc with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Szulc looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kukkonen finish him?
Kukkonen missing with a left hand there. Szulc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kukkonen cracks Szulc on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Szulc falls backwards against the cage. Kukkonen follows up with more strikes that drop Szulc to his knees. Kukkonen keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Szulc! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen!
A very excited looking Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mattia Nicoletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Comeback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Comeback's choice of entrance music: 2PAC - Changes. Kid Comeback has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mattia Nicoletti's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mattia Nicoletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kid Comeback!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Comeback lands an overhand right.
Comeback closes the distance and clinches up with Nicoletti, looking for a takedown. Comeback pushes Nicoletti against the cage but Nicoletti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Comeback just misses with a punch to the body.
Comeback throws a hook but Nicoletti blocks it.
Nice cross by Comeback.
Nicoletti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nicoletti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Comeback throws a series of punches but Nicoletti moves out of range.
Comeback misses with a body shot.
Nicoletti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicoletti tried to score with a low kick but Comeback checks it.
Nicoletti fails with a takedown attempt.
Comeback shoots in and drives through. Nicoletti sprawls well.
Comeback gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nicoletti to score an easy takedown into full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nicoletti looking to sit in guard and control but Comeback gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicoletti trying to control the position.
Nicoletti keeping full guard, as Comeback tries to pass.
Nicoletti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nicoletti keeping full guard, as Comeback tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nicoletti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nicoletti lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Comeback!
Comeback is squirming around, avoiding Nicoletti's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Comeback turns into him and now he's in Nicoletti's guard.
Nicoletti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nicoletti is trying to keep Comeback in close.
Comeback pushes down on Nicoletti's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nicoletti tries to get to full guard but Comeback has control of the leg.
Comeback is trying to work for a kimura but Nicoletti is defending well.
Nicoletti gets back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Comeback drops back looking for a leg! Nicoletti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nicoletti manages to kick Comeback off! Comeback jumps back into Nicoletti's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comeback stands up and waves to Nicoletti to follow him.
Nicoletti darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nicoletti is looking for a kimura here.
Nicoletti is looking for a kimura but Comeback is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nicoletti to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comeback is staying active underneath Nicoletti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nicoletti wants to pass to mount but Comeback is defending the position.
Comeback is in trouble now - Nicoletti has advanced to mount!
Nicoletti goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Comeback turns into him and now he's in Nicoletti's guard.
Nicoletti manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nicoletti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mattia Nicoletti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Comeback closes the distance and pushes Nicoletti back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Nicoletti.
Comeback dodges an elbow strike from Nicoletti.
Nicoletti is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Comeback can't fight it off and eventually Nicoletti manages to take the fight to the floor. Comeback looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Comeback keeping full guard, as Nicoletti tries to pass.
Nicoletti looking to sit in guard and control but Comeback gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Comeback stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nicoletti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nicoletti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Comeback manages to get himself to full guard.
Nicoletti passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicoletti advances to mount.
Nicoletti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nicoletti is really struggling to control Comeback but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Comeback is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Nicoletti has taken his back.
Comeback is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comeback defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Nicoletti sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Comeback taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mattia Nicoletti!
In his post fight interview, Mattia Nicoletti started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luta Livre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anabolinen Steroidi Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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158 lbs
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166 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luta Livre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steroidi Jr misses the shot to the body.
Livre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Livre!
Steroidi Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
Livre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Steroidi Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
Steroidi Jr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Livre is desperately trying to improve his position but Steroidi Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Steroidi Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steroidi Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
Livre tries to reverse the position but Steroidi Jr maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Livre looks a forlorn figure.
Steroidi Jr raining down shots from the mount!
Steroidi Jr controlling his opponent.
Livre is trying to escape the mount.
Steroidi Jr is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Livre is surviving well by controlling Steroidi Jr's body position as best he can.
Steroidi Jr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Steroidi Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steroidi Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Livre is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Livre is looking to get to half guard.
Steroidi Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Livre?
Steroidi Jr wants to control the pace but Livre is squirming around nicely.
Steroidi Jr postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Livre looks a forlorn figure.
Livre is desperately trying to improve his position but Steroidi Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Steroidi Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Livre is working hard here to advance position.
Steroidi Jr has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Livre's face.
Steroidi Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
Steroidi Jr is landing with some decent strikes but Livre is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Steroidi Jr working the ground and pound effectively.
Steroidi Jr with a couple of short strikes.
Steroidi Jr lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steroidi Jr has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Livre's face.
Livre is bucking up trying to escape but Steroidi Jr cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Livre is rocked!
Steroidi Jr lands a big elbow - Livre is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Livre is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishyrun Thalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thalis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Swerve City - Deftones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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208 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishyrun Thalis!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almasy slips a straight right by Thalis.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thalis.
Thalis lands with an uppercut that bounces Almasy off the cage and back into range.
Thalis throws a jab when Almasy was well out of range.
Almasy takes one to the side of the head.
Thalis moves out of range of the leg kick from Almasy.
Almasy misses with a wild combination.
Almasy staying out of range there.
Thalis connects with a body shot that sends Almasy's belly button to the back.
Almasy tries to close the distance and clinch but Thalis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Thalis blocks the leg kick.
Thalis lands a two punch combo.
Thalis connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thalis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Almasy.
Thalis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Almasy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thalis looks to land a left hand but Almasy moved out of range nicely.
Thalis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thalis misses with an uppercut
and Almasy counters with an outside leg kick.
Thalis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Almasy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thalis.
Thalis missing with a left hand there. Almasy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Almasy closes the distance and pushes Thalis back into the cage.
Thalis can't find room to land a body shot as Almasy controls the action.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Almasy landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thalis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Almasy missing with knees to the body.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Almasy taking a breather.
Almasy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ishyrun Thalis has been cut.
Almasy has Thalis pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almasy controlling the action here for a moment.
Thalis is trying to break free.
Thalis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Almasy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Almasy with a knee to the head.
Almasy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Almasy misses with a knee to the head.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Almasy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thalis blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almasy looking to throw knees to the head but Thalis is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ishyrun Thalis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ishyrun Thalis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thalis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Thalis misses.
Seifer Almasy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thalis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thalis catches Almasy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thalis scores with a punch to the head.
Almasy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Almasy missing with knees to the body.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Almasy throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thalis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Almasy backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy pushes Thalis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Almasy leaning against his opponent.
Almasy trying to land knees to the body.
Thalis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Almasy prevents Thalis from breaking the clinch.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thalis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Thalis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thalis is trying to push Almasy away but Almasy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Almasy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thalis is defending well for now.
Almasy leaning against his opponent.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Thalis blocks with his arms.
Almasy is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thalis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Almasy backwards.
Thalis lands with a right to the head.
The referee calls for Almasy to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Almasy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Seifer Almasy.
Thalis throws a shot from downtown. Almasy moves away and avoids it.
Thalis scores with a jab to the head.
Thalis misses with a lunging right hand
and Almasy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Almasy.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Thalis blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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 Seifer Almasy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ishyrun Thalis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thalis loads up on a big right hand but Almasy slips the punch.
Thalis lands with a hook. Almasy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Almasy closes the distance and clinches.
Almasy blocking some punches.
Thalis blocks the elbow strike.
Almasy has Thalis pressed against the cage, preventing Thalis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Almasy avoiding damage.
Thalis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thalis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy pushes off an throws an elbow but Thalis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Almasy stalling.
Almasy misses with a knee to the head.
Almasy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Seifer Almasy.
Thalis connects with a right hand. Almasy shakes it off.
Thalis throws the left hand but Almasy avoids the punch easily.
Thalis misses with an uppercut. Almasy saw that one coming.
Thalis digs a good hook to Almasy's body.
Thalis lands a jab to Almasy's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thalis tries to keep at a distance but Almasy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Almasy looking to throw knees to the head but Thalis is blocking nicely.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Almasy misses with a knee to the head.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thalis swings wildly with an uppercut but Almasy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Almasy lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thalis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thalis is trying to break free.
Almasy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thalis up against the cage.
Almasy throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 Seifer Almasy.
I think Almasy 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ishyrun Thalis!
In his post fight interview, Ishyrun Thalis gave a big smile as he said 'This guy wanted to just hold me in the clinch and bloody me up, but I came to fight.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
234 lbs
31 - 15 - 1 |
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32
255 lbs
20 - 24 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Do!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski tries to land a front kick but Do steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koski ducks under a wild hook from Do.
A leg kick checked by Koski.
Koski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Do on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Jonny Do has been cut.
That kick from Koski tenderised Do's leg. Do is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koski throws a shot to the body.
No luck for Do with that takedown attempt.
Do throws a low kick but Koski moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Do's calf.
Koski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Do's head.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Koski checks a leg kick.
Koski scores with a head kick.
Do walks forward, straight into a front kick from Koski.
A jab from Koski finds it's way through Do's defenses.
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Do throws a leg kick
and Koski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do moves away.
Koski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Do has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donk. Koski catches Do right on the button with a cross.
Do turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Do closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Do lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Koski is trying to keep Do in close.
Koski is looking for a triangle here but Do uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
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!
Do working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do wants to take a breather but Koski manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Do.
Koski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Koski has wrist control.
Koski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koski has control of Do's left arm, preventing Do from doing any damage.
Do in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Do lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Koski is trying to control the position but Do postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Koski holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koski trying to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Tomi Koski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice jab there from Koski.
Koski scores with a shot to the body.
Do misses the shot to the body.
Koski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Do tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Do.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Do misses with a body kick.
Koski scores with a sloppy right hand. Do should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Jonny Do's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski tries to work over Do's front leg with a kick but Do checks it.
Do avoids the head kick by Koski.
Do with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tomi Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koski tests Do's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koski stuffs the takedown.
Koski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Do scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Koski checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koski lands with a nice body kick.
Do looks to land a left hand but Koski moved out of range nicely.
Koski lands with a kick to the temple. Do shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Koski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Koski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Do's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Koski enables Do to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Koski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Koski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Do works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Do thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koski's head.
Koski is looking to control Do's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Koski avoid being mounted?
Do is working for a submission of some sort.
Koski trying to hold on to Do's head to control him but Do postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do working Koski over with strikes.
Do throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Do lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Do not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Do is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Koski reverses the position - he's now on top in Do's guard.
Koski trying to control the position from guard on top but Do is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Do is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tomi Koski.
Do bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Do misses with a right hand
and Koski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Do thinking.
Koski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Koski!
Do scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Koski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Do on the side of the head.
Koski misses with an uppercut.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Jonny Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Do finds it's way round the side to connect with Koski's head.
Koski slips a jab from Do.
An inside leg kick from Koski misses.
Do misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koski misses with a looping right.
Koski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do throws out a loose jab but Koski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Do stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Do misses with a wild body shot.
Koski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koski digs a good body shot into Do's ribs.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Do is breathing heavily.
Do throws a head kick that misses.
Koski throws a hook to the side of Do's head but Do sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koski throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice defenses there by Koski.
Do blocks a low kick nicely.
Tomi Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Do fails with the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Koski.
The cut above Jonny Do's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Do misses the jab.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Koski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Do's cut.
That's time! Koski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Koski.
A good leg kick by Koski.
Koski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Do.
A shot to the liver by Do. Beautiful body shot.
Koski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Do looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koski throws a body kick that misses.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Koski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski scores with a leg kick.
Koski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Do's sensitive parts.
Koski fakes the leg kick and cracks Do in the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Koski.
That kick from Koski tenderised Do's leg. Do is trying to keep his angry face on.
Do takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Koski throws a shot to the body.
Koski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Do throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Do if he has to take too many more of those.
Koski lands a nice shot to the body.
Koski scores with a nice body kick.
Do takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koski.
Koski throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
Koski scores with a jab to the body.
Koski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koski.
Koski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tomi Koski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Do's sensitive parts.
Koski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Do will feel that in the morning.
Koski connects with a solid leg kick.
Koski scores with a push kick.
Koski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Do tried to score with a low kick but Koski checks it.
Koski scoring well with a low kick there.
Koski scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Do. Beautiful body shot.
Do throws a sloppy head kick and Koski moves out of range easily.
Koski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Do waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koski.
Koski throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
Koski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a push kick but Do slaps the foot to one side.
Koski tries to sprawl but Do drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Koski is looking to control Do's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Koski avoid being mounted?
Koski is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Koski gets back to full guard.
Koski 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.
Koski trying to keep a closed guard but Do is proving a slippery customer.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski being controlled here, momentarily.
Koski looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Do has picked Koski up and slammed him! Koski can't keep hold of the triangle and Do manages to pass to side control!
Koski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Do can do to turn this around?
Do working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Do swings around for an armbar but Koski sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Do's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do being controlled here, momentarily.
Jonny Do has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomi Koski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Koski!
Our winner, Tomi Koski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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