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Holmgang Challengers 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ha Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Kesselring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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184 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ha Satan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Kesselring!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kesselring misses with a low kick.
Rocco Kesselring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kesselring fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Satan gets a clinch.
Satan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kesselring's jab looks to have found its range, popping Satan under the eye.
Satan has closed the distance and engaged Kesselring in a clinch.
Satan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kesselring.
Kesselring wants to stall.
Kesselring managing to block the knees to the body from Satan.
Kesselring wants to get back to striking at distance but Satan won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Satan obliges.
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!
Satan tries to land a knee to the head but Kesselring blocks with his arms.
Kesselring tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Satan avoids it.
Kesselring looking to stall.
Satan'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.
Kesselring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kesselring is defending well for now.
Satan crunches a lovely knee into Kesselring's ribcage.
Kesselring trying to control the position but instead, Satan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kesselring into the cage.
Satan lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Satan.
Kesselring takes an elbow to the temple.
Satan scores a nice knee to the body.
Satan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kesselring takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kesselring looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satan lands a damaging elbow.
Kesselring wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Satan connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan working Kesselring over with knees to the body.
Satan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Satan.
Kesselring avoiding damage as Satan throws knees to the body.
Satan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kesselring takes a knee to the side of the body.
Satan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kesselring's defenses.
Satan crunches a lovely knee into Kesselring's ribcage.
Kesselring avoiding damage as Satan throws knees to the body.
Satan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satan stalling.
Kesselring wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Satan has him pressed against the cage.
Satan scores with a knee to the head.
Kesselring is trying to push Satan away but Satan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kesselring tries to circle away but Satan has him pinned against the cage.
Satan lands a nice knee to the body.
Satan tries to land knees in the clinch but Kesselring avoids the damage to the body.
Satan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Satan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kesselring up against the cage.
Satan tries a knee to the head but Kesselring blocks it.
Satan lands a knee to the head.
Satan lands a good knee to the midsection. Kesselring won't want to take too many of those.
Satan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kesselring lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Satan wants to clinch up but Kesselring keeps it at a distance.
Satan closes the distance and pushes Kesselring back into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Satan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kesselring lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Satan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Satan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kesselring swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kesselring gets tackled into the cage by Satan. Satan maintains the clinch.
Satan lands an elbow inside that Kesselring shrugs off.
Satan lands a knee to the body.
Satan lands a nice elbow.
Satan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Satan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Satan lands a knee to the body.
Satan lands an elbow inside that Kesselring shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Satan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ha Satan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Satan moves into range and clinches up with Kesselring.
Satan crunches a lovely knee into Kesselring's ribcage.
Kesselring is trying to break free.
Satan is struggling to control the position.
Kesselring wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Satan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Satan closes the distance and pushes Kesselring back into the cage.
Kesselring pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Satan landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Satan obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Satan.
Kesselring takes a knee right on the jaw!
Satan with a knee to the head.
Kesselring is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Satan.
Satan lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan working Kesselring over with knees to the body.
Satan lands a nice knee to the body.
Satan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Satan missing with knees to the body.
Kesselring is looking to control Satan's arms but Satan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kesselring has his back to the cage.
Satan lands a nice elbow.
Satan breaks from the clinch.
Satan clinches with his opponent.
Satan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Satan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kesselring can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kesselring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ha Satan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Satan landing knees to the body.
Satan lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Satan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Satan is struggling to control the position.
Satan looking to throw knees to the head but Kesselring is blocking nicely.
Satan missing with knees to the body.
Satan lands a knee to the head.
Satan lands a damaging elbow.
Satan landing knees to the head.
Kesselring is rocked!
Satan has Kesselring pressed against the cage.
Kesselring is still on wobbly legs! Can Satan finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Satan.
Satan landing knees to the head.
Satan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Satan working Kesselring over with knees to the body.
Satan connects with a knee to the head.
Satan lands a damaging elbow.
Satan lands an elbow inside that Kesselring shrugs off.
Satan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kesselring leaves his chin hanging out and Satan seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kesselring crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ha Satan!
Ha Satan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Cee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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255 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Avery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dee Cee!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avery lands a slapping body shot.
Cee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Avery counters by clinching up.
Avery taking a breather.
Cee is trying to drag Avery to the mat but Avery just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cee looks winded!
Avery lands a body shot.
Avery scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dee Cee has been cut.
Cee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avery crunches a lovely knee into Cee's ribcage.
Avery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Avery obliges.
A knee to the head by Avery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery scores a nice knee to the body.
Avery dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Avery working Cee over with knees to the body.
Avery scores with a nice hook to the head.
Avery landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avery scores with a hook to the body.
A knee to the head by Avery.
That has opened up Dee Cee's cut even more.
Avery using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Avery.
Avery has Cee pushed against the cage.
Avery lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery lands a good knee to the midsection. Cee won't want to take too many of those.
Avery jerks Cee's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Cee drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Avery goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Avery because Cee was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Marcus Avery!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmed Salidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Symptom of the Universe - by Sepultura kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mahmed Salidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JD Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Salidov's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hopkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Salidov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hopkins has eaten all the pies!
Salidov keeping full guard, as Hopkins tries to pass.
Hopkins prevents Salidov from getting back to his feet.
Salidov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hopkins closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hopkins lands in his opponent's guard.
Salidov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salidov keeping moving, preventing Hopkins from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hopkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Salidov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Salidov wants to stand but Hopkins is controlling the position.
Salidov looking to control.
Hopkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salidov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mahmed Salidov just wasn't active enough.
Hopkins gets the takedown into side control.
Salidov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Salidov to see if he's OK.
Hopkins takes a little break here. Salidov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Salidov pushes Hopkins away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hopkins gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hopkins working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hopkins lands an elbow.
Hopkins working the body and head with strikes.
Hopkins wants to control but Salidov is keeping him busy.
Salidov seems a little lost for a moment, as Hopkins dominates the positioning.
Salidov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Salidov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hopkins is controlling him well.
Salidov is breathing heavily.
Salidov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Salidov is pushing Hopkins's head away, looking to escape. Hopkins manages to hold on to the position though.
Hopkins in side control lands a decent elbow.
Salidov is rocked!
A big shot lands for Hopkins! That's hurt Salidov! Will he recover? Hopkins fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JD Hopkins!
Our winner, JD Hopkins, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Yunus Abshir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samu Sand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abshir's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, On Fire. Yunus Abshir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yunus Abshir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samu Sand!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abshir lands an overhand right.
Abshir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sand closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abshir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abshir keeps the fight on the outside.
Abshir closes the distance and pushes Sand back into the cage.
Sand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abshir avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abshir stalling against the cage.
Abshir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abshir lands with a left to the head.
Abshir lands with a short shot to the head.
Sand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abshir blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sand - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Abshir has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sand is trying to keep an underhook but Abshir manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, if Abshir is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abshir has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Abshir moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abshir throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Abshir 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.
Abshir has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sand!
Abshir takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abshir in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Abshir controlling from mount.
Sand really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abshir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sand's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Abshir scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abshir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Abshir lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abshir lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Abshir raining down shots from the mount!
Abshir dominating with strikes here.
Sand is rocked!
Abshir looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sand is still in real trouble! Can Abshir finish him?
Abshir looking to control and managing it successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sand seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sand is looking to improve his position but Abshir isn't that keen on the idea.
Abshir dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abshir 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.
Yunus Abshir 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.
Sand tries to keep at a distance but Abshir has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sand misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sand misses with a punch to the body.
Sand misses with a knee strike.
Abshir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abshir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abshir manages to break the clinch.
Abshir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sand was well out of range. Poor timing from Abshir.
Abshir works the jab nicely.
Abshir shoots in looking for a takedown. Sand tries to sprawl out of it but Abshir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sand manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sand darts in trying to clinch
enabling Abshir to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Sand does no damage.
Abshir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abshir taking a breather here.
Abshir working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sand is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abshir controlling from side mount.
Sand is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abshir looks up at the clock and then as Sand takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Abshir smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The referee asks Abshir politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Abshir prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sand taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sand being controlled for a moment.
An elbow from Abshir crashes against the mat.
Abshir is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abshir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sand can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abshir cracks Sand with a big elbow.
Abshir controls the position.
Abshir'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.
Abshir lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sand stops Abshir from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abshir landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Abshir is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Abshir tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sand's legs.
Abshir connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sand some visible discomfort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abshir controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abshir misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Abshir controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yunus Abshir dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Abshir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abshir works the jab nicely.
Sand takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abshir takes a swing at Sand's ribcage but misses.
Sand pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abshir lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sand tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abshir lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sand avoids the body shot from Abshir.
Sand scores with a spinning back kick!
Sand is looking to clinch but Abshir is avoiding it.
Sand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abshir keeps the fight on the outside.
Sand closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abshir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sand tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abshir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abshir misses with a straight left.
Abshir changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sand tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Abshir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abshir throws a right hand that Sand ducks under and follows up with a left that Sand also avoids with ease.
Samu Sand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Abshir - just one landing.
Abshir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sand tries to close the distance and clinch but Abshir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abshir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abshir takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abshir lands an overhand right.
Samu Sand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Sand. No joy for Abshir on that attempt.
Yunus Abshir is winning the standup battle so far.
Abshir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abshir counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sand ducks under a wild hook from Abshir.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sand on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abshir lands a nice shot to the body.
Sand takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abshir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sand gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Sand misses its intended target.
Abshir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sand on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Sand.
Sand takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abshir cracks Sand with a hook to the temple - Sand is on wobbly legs here! Abshir swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Sand falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Abshir wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yunus Abshir!
A relieved looking Yunus Abshir thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brice Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Szulc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Szulc's choice of entrance music: Trio Latino - Viva La España . Piotr Szulc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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251 lbs
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259 lbs
3 - 2 - 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brice Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Szulc!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Szulc on his heels. He'll look to pass Szulc's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Szulc is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Benoit trying to control the position from guard on top but Szulc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benoit tries to free his leg and advance position but Szulc is retaining full guard.
Szulc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Benoit is fighting to break Szulc's control of his arms but Szulc is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Benoit closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benoit stands up from half guard.
Szulc shoots in and gets a takedown into Benoit's 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!
Benoit controls Szulc momentarily but Szulc frees himself.
Benoit on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Benoit tries to get out of the position.
Szulc pushing down on Benoit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Benoit is trying to maintain the position but Szulc is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szulc thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Benoit's head.
Szulc trying to pass the guard but Benoit defending well.
Szulc 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.
Szulc not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Benoit tries to roll over but Szulc keeps him under control.
Szulc uses his free foot to push down on Benoit's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Benoit.
Szulc can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Benoit is looking to escape.
Szulc pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Szulc controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Szulc throws some wild stikes that Benoit manages to avoid easily.
Szulc raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szulc with shots to the head and body - Benoit looks very uncomfortable down there.
Szulc 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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Szulc cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Szulc lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Benoit is rocked!
Szulc drops a big elbow. That's hurt Benoit! More shots from Szulc and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Szulc!
Piotr Szulc thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Snell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sikkila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikkila has chosen Choke by Kittie as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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26
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylvester Snell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Sikkila!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikkila lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Snell scores with a leg kick.
Sikkila circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sikkila dives in and scores a takedown into Snell's guard.
Sikkila throwing strikes from guard but Snell blocks nicely.
Sikkila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sikkila with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sikkila postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sikkila controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Snell keeping moving, preventing Sikkila from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikkila in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snell seems keen to control Sikkila's posture.
Sikkila throwing strikes but missing.
Sikkila advances to half guard.
Sikkila is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Snell still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Snell has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Sikkila tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Snell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikkila manages to work his way to half guard, despite Snell's best efforts.
Snell tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sikkila controls his leg.
Sikkila gets back to full guard.
Sikkila working a defensive guard here.
Sikkila has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sikkila looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sikkila had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snell defends it easily.
Sikkila had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snell defends it easily.
Snell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sikkila on the ground.
Snell postures up in Sikkila's guard and throws a big left but Sikkila blocks it.
Sikkila thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sikkila avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snell won't allow Sikkila to sweep him here.
Sikkila looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Snell wants to get up but he can't break Sikkila's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sikkila looking for a guillotine here but Snell defends easily.
Sikkila is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Snell is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sikkila is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Snell is aware though and is defending well.
Snell throws a big elbow that misses.
Snell wants to stand but Sikkila is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sikkila looking for a triangle here. Snell is fighting it but it looks tight! Sikkila pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Snell is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mark Sikkila!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mark Sikkila waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lev Tolstoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolstoy comes to the cage accompanied by AWOLNATION - SAIL. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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20
205 lbs
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24
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lev Tolstoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Almasy.
Almasy tries to clinch up
and Almasy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tolstoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Almasy.
Tolstoy catches Almasy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Almasy, right into the meat.
Almasy throws a leg kick but Tolstoy moved away.
Almasy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Almasy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tolstoy.
Almasy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tolstoy up against the cage.
Tolstoy is trying to push Almasy away but Almasy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstoy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Almasy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tolstoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Almasy.
Tolstoy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Almasy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Almasy misses with a knee to the head.
Almasy looking to throw knees to the head but Tolstoy is blocking nicely.
Almasy landing knees to the head.
Tolstoy is trying to drag Almasy to the mat but Almasy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lev Tolstoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tolstoy looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Tolstoy is trying to drag Almasy to the mat but Almasy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Almasy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tolstoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almasy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Almasy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Almasy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Almasy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolstoy wants a takedown but no success here.
Tolstoy is trying to drag Almasy to the mat but Almasy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tolstoy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Almasy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Tolstoy blocks with his arms.
Almasy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tolstoy blocks it with crossed arms.
Almasy landing knees to the head.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tolstoy wants a takedown.
Tolstoy tries to score a body lock takedown but Almasy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Almasy with a knee to the head.
It looks like Lev Tolstoy has been cut.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Tolstoy blocks it.
Almasy working Tolstoy over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tolstoy wants a takedown but no success here.
Tolstoy is breathing heavily.
Almasy crunches a lovely knee into Tolstoy's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Almasy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Almasy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tolstoy has had enough of the clinch but Almasy keeps him there for the moment.
Tolstoy tries to score a body lock takedown but Almasy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Almasy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almasy slows down the pace here.
Almasy scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Almasy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lev Tolstoy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - Almasy scores with a four punch combination!
Almasy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tolstoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tolstoy slips a jab and a cross from Almasy.
Tolstoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Almasy.
Seifer Almasy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almasy lands a jab to the head.
Almasy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Almasy is looking to clinch.
Almasy rushes Tolstoy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Almasy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tolstoy.
Tolstoy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Almasy after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Almasy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almasy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Almasy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tolstoy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tolstoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tolstoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almasy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tolstoy throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolstoy throws an elbow that misses. Almasy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tolstoy's guard. Nice move by Almasy!
Almasy trying to control but Tolstoy is working from the bottom.
Tolstoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almasy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tolstoy 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolstoy looking for a sweep. Not yet Tolstoy, not yet.
Tolstoy working a defensive guard but Almasy passes into half guard.
Tolstoy tries to get to full guard but Almasy has control of the leg.
Almasy decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tolstoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Almasy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tolstoy looks to throw the jab but Almasy is out of range.
Almasy moves in looking to clinch but Tolstoy pushes him off.
Almasy tries to clinch there but Tolstoy circles away.
Almasy tries to clinch but Tolstoy is having none of it.
Tolstoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Almasy rushes Tolstoy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Almasy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tolstoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Almasy.
Almasy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tolstoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Almasy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tolstoy's face.
Tolstoy tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lev Tolstoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almasy landing knees to the head.
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!
Almasy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolstoy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seifer Almasy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Almasy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Almasy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolstoy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Almasy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Almasy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almasy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Almasy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lev Tolstoy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Almasy tries to clinch up but Tolstoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Almasy tries to clinch but Tolstoy moves out of range.
Almasy throws a jab when Tolstoy was well out of range.
Almasy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tolstoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Almasy tries to clinch but Tolstoy moves out of range.
Tolstoy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Almasy pinned against the cage. Almasy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Seifer Almasy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almasy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tolstoy, pushing him back against the cage.
Almasy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Almasy looking to throw knees to the head but Tolstoy is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Tolstoy blocks it.
Tolstoy working hard to break the clinch.
Almasy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Almasy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Almasy lands a knee to the head.
Almasy jerks Tolstoy's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Tolstoy drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Almasy goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Almasy because Tolstoy was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Seifer Almasy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sheng Chung Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Falk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falk has chosen Bane - Ante Up as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Johan Falk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sheng Chung Lin's chin.
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20
198 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sheng Chung Lin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Falk!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falk defending well as Lin loads up on a big left hand.
Lin pushes Falk up against the cage in a clinch.
Lin misses with a knee strike.
Lin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Falk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lin leaning against his opponent.
Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lin scores a nice knee to the body.
Lin has Falk pressed against the cage, preventing Falk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Lin.
A body shot lands from Lin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Falk avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Falk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lin lands a knee to the head.
Falk wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Lin on the inside.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lin with a knee to the head.
Lin lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Johan Falk has been cut.
Falk letting Lin take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falk trying to control the position but instead, Lin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Falk into the cage.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Falk is trying to break the clinch but Lin has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lin.
Lin landing knees to the head.
Lin scores with a knee to the head.
Lin misses with a body punch.
Falk working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin can't find room to land a body shot as Falk controls the action.
Falk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Falk wants to get back to striking at distance but Lin won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Lin.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Falk avoids it.
Lin is stalling here.
Lin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Falk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lin has him pressed against the cage.
Lin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Falk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Falk's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Falk wants to break free but Lin has control.
Lin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Falk tries to break the clinch but Lin is controlling the position.
Lin can't find room to land a body shot as Falk controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lin misses with a knee strike.
Falk trying to stall but Lin improves his position.
Lin pushes Falk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheng Chung Lin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Falk's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lin has Falk up against the cage in a clinch.
Lin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Falk's efforts to push away.
Falk managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Lin misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Lin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lin pushes Falk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lin presses Falk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Falk is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lin.
Lin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Falk is rocked!
Lin has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Falk - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Lin, and another! Falk is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sheng Chung Lin!
Sheng Chung Lin retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voitto Vekkiotsamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipponen comes into the arena with Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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209 lbs
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Voitto Vekkiotsamo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vekkiotsamo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lipponen. Vekkiotsamo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lipponen connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Lipponen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vekkiotsamo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lipponen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lipponen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vekkiotsamo pinned against the cage. Vekkiotsamo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lipponen is looking to chop away at Vekkiotsamo's legs.
Vekkiotsamo delivers a nice body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vekkiotsamo!
It looks like Pekka Lipponen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lipponen punishes Vekkiotsamo's body with a nice straight punch.
Vekkiotsamo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lipponen moves away.
Vekkiotsamo wants to clinch up but Lipponen keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen fails with the takedown.
Vekkiotsamo wants to clinch up but Lipponen keeps it at a distance.
Vekkiotsamo rushes Lipponen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a light punch inside.
Vekkiotsamo prevents a body shot from Lipponen.
Lipponen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vekkiotsamo is defending well for now.
Lipponen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vekkiotsamo prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Lipponen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a knee strike.
Vekkiotsamo lands a hook that snaps the head of Lipponen backwards.
Lipponen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vekkiotsamo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vekkiotsamo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lipponen's elbow.
Vekkiotsamo tries to throw a body punch but Lipponen avoids it by throwing Vekkiotsamo back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lipponen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vekkiotsamo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Vekkiotsamo.
Lipponen is breathing heavily.
Vekkiotsamo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lipponen backwards.
Lipponen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vekkiotsamo tries to work over Lipponen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vekkiotsamo tries to land knees in the clinch but Lipponen avoids the damage to the body.
Vekkiotsamo lands a nice uppercut.
Vekkiotsamo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vekkiotsamo looking to stall.
Lipponen missing with knees to the body.
Vekkiotsamo tries to throw a body punch but Lipponen avoids it by throwing Vekkiotsamo back against the cage.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vekkiotsamo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vekkiotsamo pushes Lipponen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vekkiotsamo lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo lands a shoulder strike.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lipponen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vekkiotsamo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a body punch.
Vekkiotsamo presses Lipponen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a punch to the body.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a body punch.
Vekkiotsamo tries to work over Lipponen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vekkiotsamo taking a breather.
A short right from Lipponen.
A short uppercut from Vekkiotsamo.
Lipponen struggles to land a body shot inside as Vekkiotsamo controls his hands.
Vekkiotsamo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lipponen misses with a punch to the body.
Vekkiotsamo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lipponen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vekkiotsamo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lipponen trying to control the position but instead, Vekkiotsamo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lipponen into the cage.
Vekkiotsamo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a punch on the inside.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vekkiotsamo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lipponen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vekkiotsamo is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vekkiotsamo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lipponen stalling against the cage.
A knee to the head by Vekkiotsamo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Voitto Vekkiotsamo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Lipponen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lipponen lands a leg kick that knocks Vekkiotsamo off balance momentarily.
Lipponen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vekkiotsamo circles away.
Lipponen checks a leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Vekkiotsamo.
Lipponen misses with a punch to the body.
Vekkiotsamo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vekkiotsamo pushes Lipponen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vekkiotsamo can't find room to land a body shot as Lipponen controls the action.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lipponen throws a punch but it's blocked by Vekkiotsamo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen blocks a body shot from Vekkiotsamo.
Lipponen tries a knee to the head but Vekkiotsamo blocks it.
Lipponen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo lands a right hand.
Pekka Lipponen's cut is getting worse.
Vekkiotsamo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lipponen controls his hands.
Vekkiotsamo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lipponen.
Lipponen looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Lipponen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vekkiotsamo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vekkiotsamo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vekkiotsamo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vekkiotsamo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vekkiotsamo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vekkiotsamo tries to throw a body punch but Lipponen avoids it by throwing Vekkiotsamo back against the cage.
Lipponen is trying to drag Vekkiotsamo to the mat but Vekkiotsamo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lipponen blocks a body shot from Vekkiotsamo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Vekkiotsamo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vekkiotsamo tries to work over Lipponen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vekkiotsamo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lipponen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vekkiotsamo blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Vekkiotsamo.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vekkiotsamo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vekkiotsamo lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Vekkiotsamo - that landed with a thud.
Vekkiotsamo misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vekkiotsamo.
Lipponen tries to pull guard but Vekkiotsamo won't allow it.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vekkiotsamo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vekkiotsamo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lipponen seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Vekkiotsamo is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Vekkiotsamo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lipponen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lipponens head.
Vekkiotsamo lands a good knee to the midsection. Lipponen won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vekkiotsamo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vekkiotsamo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lipponens head.
Pekka Lipponen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Voitto Vekkiotsamo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vekkiotsamo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a right to the head.
Lipponen is rocked!
Vekkiotsamo is stalling here.
Oh Lipponen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vekkiotsamo is working Lipponen over against the cage.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a shoulder strike.
Vekkiotsamo lands a big knee! That's hurt Lipponen! Oh, he's all over the place! Vekkiotsamo lands another knee that sends Lipponen to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Voitto Vekkiotsamo!
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