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Holmgang Challengers 22 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaak Chekhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Zeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Isaak Chekhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Zeller!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Zeller.
Zeller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chekhov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Zeller to the ground. Chekhov is now in Zeller's guard.
Chekhov trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chekhov manages to get himself to full guard.
Zeller trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chekhov's guard.
Chekhov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chekhov is on top in guard.
Zeller is trying to control the position but Chekhov postures up.
Chekhov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chekhov won't allow Zeller to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekhov passes Zeller's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chekhov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zeller is trying to get back to full guard.
Chekhov wants to take a breather but Zeller is having none of it.
Chekhov trying to mount his opponent but Zeller defends it.
Chekhov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Zeller wants to get back to full guard but Chekhov has mounted him!
Chekhov controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov wants to control the pace but Zeller is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chekhov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zeller is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chekhov working Zeller over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chekhov prevents Zeller from getting the reversal.
Chekhov controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeller can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chekhov controlling his opponent.
Zeller is looking to get to half guard.
Zeller is squirming around, avoiding Chekhov's attempts to control the action.
Zeller tries to lock up and control but Chekhov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chekhov controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Zeller has worked his arm free - good work by Zeller!
Chekhov is trying to get an arm triangle but Zeller is defending well.
Chekhov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zeller is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeller is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaak Chekhov 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.
Zeller throws a body punch but Chekhov moves out of range.
Zeller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chekhov on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Zeller.
Chekhov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chekhov taking a breather here.
Chekhov tries for a kimura but Zeller is defending well.
Zeller is looking to reverse the position.
Zeller is not content to let Chekhov control the position.
Chekhov just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekhov laying and praying for a moment but Zeller takes advantage and regains half guard.
Chekhov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chekhov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov is working for a submission of some sort.
Chekhov controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov is looking to take a break and control but Zeller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zeller works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chekhov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chekhov'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.
Chekhov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Isaak Chekhov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeller is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chekhov pulls his head out easily.
Chekhov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chekhov wants to take a breather but Zeller is having none of it.
Chekhov controlling the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chekhov 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chekhov working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Zeller's thigh. Zeller counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Zeller lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chekhov!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaak Chekhov dominated that second round.
That's time! Chekhov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Chekhov takes a swing at Zeller's ribcage but misses.
Zeller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chekhov. That did some damage!
Chekhov fails with a takedown attempt.
Chekhov connects with a jab.
Chekhov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chekhov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Zeller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Zeller there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zeller. That's going to slow Chekhov down.
Zeller lands a jab.
Chekhov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zeller sprawls well. Zeller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chekhov gets slowly back to his feet.
Zeller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekhov swings for the body but Zeller moves out of range.
Chekhov fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaak Chekhov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zeller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chekhov slaps away a takedown attempt from Zeller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chekhov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zeller.
Zeller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chekhov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zeller sprawls well. Zeller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chekhov gets slowly back to his feet.
Cody Zeller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeller cracks the inside of Chekhov's front leg.
Cody Zeller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zeller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chekhov under the eye.
Zeller with a jab.
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!
Chekhov throws a hook but Zeller avoids it easily.
Chekhov looking to score a takedown here. Zeller is defending well but Chekhov drives through and ends up in Zeller's guard.
Zeller wants to stand but Chekhov is controlling the position.
Zeller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chekhov wants to control from the top but Zeller keeps moving.
Chekhov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zeller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chekhov manages to get himself to full guard.
Chekhov controlling the position.
Chekhov has a closed guard, preventing Zeller from standing up.
Zeller looking to sit in guard and control but Chekhov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chekhov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov wants to control from the top but Zeller keeps moving.
Chekhov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zeller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chekhov defends it easily.
Chekhov slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chekhov wants to pass to mount but Zeller is defending the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Zeller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chekhov 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 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaak Chekhov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Label (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan MuttaFukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Label kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Godsmak, I stand alone. Dan MuttaFukka will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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189 lbs
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, Red Label!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan MuttaFukka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Label fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
MuttaFukka takes a swing at Label's ribcage but misses.
Label gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and MuttaFukka counters with a nice body shot.
Label moves forwards but MuttaFukka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
MuttaFukka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Label shoots in but MuttaFukka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Label. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by MuttaFukka - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Label has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Label there as he acknowledges the shot.
MuttaFukka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
MuttaFukka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dan MuttaFukka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MuttaFukka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Label is rocked!
MuttaFukka pounces like a tiger and cracks Label with a vicious hook! Label is down but not out! MuttaFukka follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dan MuttaFukka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brabada Bango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brabada Bango!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bango gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bango slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Bango does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bango tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miller swivels and escapes.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Bango ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bango takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bango uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bango momentarily.
Horrible takedown by Bango or perhaps it was just good defense by Miller which made him look bad.
Miller sends Bango crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Miller is motioning to the referee to let Bango up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bango is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bango looks winded!
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bango counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bango.
Dave Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brabada Bango.
Bango throws a wild hook but Miller just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Bango gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Miller raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Miller!
During a confident post fight interview, Dave Miller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chalky White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Snell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chalky White is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chalky White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylvester Snell!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Snell!
White tries to score with some ground and pound. Snell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Snell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
White cracks Snell with a big right hand but Snell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Snell can't do much from the bottom here.
White is putting a hurting on Snell here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snell tries to bench press White off him but White keeps the position.
White misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Snell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by White.
Snell takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
White working the ground and pound but Snell is defending the strikes.
White scoring with punches and elbows.
Snell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of White.
White landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snell is looking for a sweep.
White has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Snell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White landing shots from mount.
Snell taking shots to the head.
White lands a nice shot to the head.
White looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
White landing shots from mount.
Snell is rocked!
Snell looks winded!
White raining down shots from the mount!
Snell is still in real trouble! Can White finish him?
White postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Snell looks a forlorn figure.
White postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Snell bigstyle! Two more strikes land for White and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chalky White!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Epping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Cobretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cobretti's choice of entrance music: White Zombie - Black Sunshine . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 Amsterdam, Jake Epping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcello Cobretti!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epping tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Epping dodges the punch combination from Cobretti.
Epping takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Epping throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobretti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Epping takes a swing at Cobretti's ribcage but misses.
Cobretti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epping manages to avoid it.
Epping lands with a nice body punch.
Epping takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cobretti tries for a takedown but Epping sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Epping.
It looks like Marcello Cobretti has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Epping looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobretti is just out of range.
Cobretti misses with a hook
and Epping cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Epping delivers a nice body kick.
Cobretti looks winded!
Epping lands a leg kick that knocks Cobretti off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epping digs a good hook to Cobretti's body.
Cobretti tries to move into range but Epping moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Epping tried to score with a low kick but Cobretti checks it.
Epping sends Cobretti crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Epping is motioning to the referee to let Cobretti up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epping lands a nice shot to the body.
Epping thuds his shin into the meat of Cobretti's side.
Epping fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cobretti.
Cobretti misses with a straight right.
Cobretti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Epping moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Epping misses with a jab, cross combination.
Epping defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cobretti.
Epping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Epping throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cobretti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epping lands a slapping body shot.
Epping connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That has opened up Marcello Cobretti's cut even more.
Cobretti avoids the head kick by Epping.
The fighters circle momentarily. Epping darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Epping throws a half hearted mid kick.
Epping changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Epping fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Epping throws a half hearted mid kick.
Epping sends Cobretti crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Epping is motioning to the referee to let Cobretti up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Cobretti is rocked!
The cut above Marcello Cobretti's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cobretti leaves his chin hanging out and Epping seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Cobretti crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Epping!
Jake Epping 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 Fabolous Fjodor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Jr Pentele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjodor comes to the cage accompanied by Era - Enea Vollare Mezzo. Pentele has chosen Push it to the limit 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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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabolous Fjodor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pentti Jr Pentele!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjodor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pentele lands a jab to the head.
Pentele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fjodor throws a nice looking combination but Pentele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pentele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fjodor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pentele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fjodor.
Fjodor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pentele lands with a right hand.
Pentele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pentele slips a straight right by Fjodor.
Fjodor lands with an uppercut that bounces Pentele off the cage and back into range.
Fjodor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjodor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pentele.
Pentele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fjodor was well out of range. Poor timing from Pentele.
Fjodor lands a nice shot to the body.
Pentele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fjodor.
Danga de danga de dang - Fjodor scores with a four punch combination!
Fjodor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab from Fjodor.
A big right from Fjodor misses.
Fjodor throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fjodor was well out of range. Poor timing from Pentele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentele thuds his right hand into Fjodor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fjodor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fjodor stuffs the takedown.
Pentele blocks a jab.
Fabolous Fjodor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fjodor misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Pentele or perhaps it was just good defense by Fjodor which made him look bad.
Fjodor lands a slapping body shot.
Fjodor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fjodor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjodor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut lands for Fjodor. That snapped Pentele's head back.
Pentele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pentele tries to clinch there but Fjodor circles away.
Pentele swings for the body but Fjodor moves out of range.
Fjodor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fjodor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pentele shoots for a takedown but Fjodor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fabolous Fjodor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pentti Jr Pentele.
Fjodor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pentele misses with a lunging right hand
and Fjodor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fjodor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fjodor works over Pentele's head and body with a nice combination.
Pentele is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fjodor is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pentele.
Fjodor scores with a shot to the body.
Fjodor lands with a right hand.
Fjodor scores with a nice strike.
Pentele takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pentele is rocked!
Fjodor drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Pentele right on the button. Pentele goes down! Fjodor follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Fjodor gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabolous Fjodor!
After winning the bout, Fabolous Fjodor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luta Livre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clive Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Churchill has chosen Australian National Anthem as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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27
158 lbs
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20
162 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luta Livre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clive Churchill!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Livre does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Livre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Livre.
Churchill staying out of range there.
Livre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Churchill.
Livre throws a series of punches but Churchill avoids them all with ease.
Livre throws a looping overhand right but Churchill ducks down to avoid it.
Luta Livre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Livre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Livre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Churchill lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Luta Livre has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Livre.
Churchill throws a front kick aimed at Livre's knee but Livre avoids it well.
Livre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Churchill.
Churchill scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Livre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Livre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Livre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Livre misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livre scores with the left hand. Churchill knows he should have avoided that one.
Churchill throws a front kick that sends Livre stumbling back into the cage.
Livre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Churchill.
Churchill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Churchill ducks under a wild hook from Livre.
Livre steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Churchill. That one must have hurt.
Livre throws a nice looking combination but Churchill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Livre misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Churchill plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Livre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Churchill circles away quickly and effectively.
Churchill delivers a nice body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Livre.
Livre is breathing heavily.
Churchill throws a leg kick which misses Livre's front leg but catches the back leg as Livre tries to avoid it.
Churchill lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livre swings for the body but Churchill moves out of range.
Churchill scores with a leg kick.
Churchill moves out of range as Livre strikes.
Livre throws a hook but Churchill blocks it.
Livre misses with a looping right.
Livre on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Livre throws a right hand that Churchill ducks under and follows up with a left that Churchill also avoids with ease.
Churchill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Livre throws a nice looking combination but Churchill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Churchill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Livre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Churchill throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Livre.
Livre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Churchill's hands.
Livre is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That kick from Churchill tenderised Livre's leg. Livre is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill lands with a slapping head kick.
Churchill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Livre.
An inside leg kick lands from Churchill.
Livre throws a series of punches but Churchill moves out of range.
Livre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Churchill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Livre throws a lazy right hand but Churchill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Churchill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Livre. That did some damage!
Livre throws a combination. Churchill tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Livre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Churchill.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Livre crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Churchill - the referee stops the clock and Livre gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Churchill. Livre manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Churchill connects with a leg kick. Livre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Churchill avoids the body shot from Livre.
Livre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Livre throws a body punch but Churchill moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Churchill throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Churchill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Churchill - that will leave a mark!
A slapping leg kick lands for Churchill.
Livre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Livre walks forward, straight into a front kick from Churchill.
A good leg kick by Churchill.
Livre looks to throw a body kick
and Churchill makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Livre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Churchill scores with a nice body kick.
Livre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Luta Livre's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Churchill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Livre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Churchill connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Churchill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Churchill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luta Livre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Livre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Churchill can pounce on him.
Livre misses with a wild combination.
Livre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Churchill feints and then cracks Livre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Livre down.
A head kick from Churchill lands but Livre takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Churchill.
Churchill throws a head kick that half lands.
Churchill lands a big head kick that sends Livre tumbling to the mat! Churchill takes a step backwards and waves Livre back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Livre is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Churchill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Livre.
Oh Livre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Livre throws a hook to the side of Churchill's head but Churchill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Livre misses with a double jab.
A big left from Livre misses.
Livre seems to have got his legs back now.
Livre throws a shot from downtown. Churchill moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Livre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Churchill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Livre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill lands a nice looking body kick.
Livre tries to bum rush Churchill with a series of wild strikes but Churchill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Churchill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Livre misses with a wild combination.
Livre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Churchill connects with a leg kick. Livre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Churchill! Livre is out on his feet! Churchill rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Livre is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Livre is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clive Churchill!
Clive Churchill decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jai Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . Tomi Koski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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37
234 lbs
34 - 16 - 1 |
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28
260 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai Malek!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Malek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Koski cracks Malek with a good jab.
Koski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malek manages to avoid it.
Malek moves into range and connects with a jab.
Malek checks a leg kick.
Malek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Koski lands with a cross.
Koski throws a right hand that Malek ducks under and follows up with a left that Malek also avoids with ease.
Koski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Malek throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek clinches up with Koski and pushes him back against the cage.
Koski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malek scores with a shot to the body.
Koski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malek looks to score with a jab to the body but Koski is just out of range.
Koski lands a high kick!
Nice uppercut there from Malek.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski avoids the head kick by Malek.
Koski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malek lands with a shot to the body.
Koski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koski is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tomi Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski loads up on a big right hand but Malek slips the punch.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malek's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koski.
Malek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koski thows a body shot but no joy.
Koski thows a body shot but no joy.
Koski throws a lazy right hand but Malek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski misses with the combination.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek wants to clinch up but Koski keeps it at a distance.
Koski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Malek lands a right hook to the body.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koski throws a sloppy head kick and Malek moves out of range easily.
Koski swats away the attempt to clinch by Malek.
Koski tries to land a front kick but Malek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malek counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Tomi Koski has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koski misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Malek is out of range.
Malek takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Malek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koski.
Malek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malek misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malek checks a leg kick.
Koski cracks the inside of Malek's front leg.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malek.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malek is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koski rather than just go for the knockout.
Malek checks a leg kick.
Malek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Malek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomi Koski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Koski scores with a nice head shot.
Koski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koski scores with a head kick.
Koski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malek checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Koski. Malek shrugs it off though.
Koski blocks a head kick by Malek.
Koski with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Malek. That's going to slow Koski down.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malek moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski takes a swing at Malek's ribcage but misses.
Malek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koski misses with a left hand
and Malek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malek connects with a leg kick. Koski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malek connects with a high kick.
Malek misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Malek misses
and Koski counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Malek.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malek was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Malek is looking to land body kicks.
Koski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Malek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Malek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malek slips a jab from Koski.
Malek takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Malek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Malek throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski throws a poor cross that misses
and Malek counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Malek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Malek.
Malek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malek throws a chopping leg kick but Koski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koski checks a low kick from Malek.
Koski is looking to land body kicks.
Malek throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malek moves out of range as Koski strikes.
Malek throws out a loose jab but Koski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malek throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
Koski throws out a loose jab but Malek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koski throws out the jab.
Malek has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Malek there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jai Malek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koski.
Koski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Koski checks a leg kick nicely.
Koski lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malek scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koski.
Malek blocks a low kick nicely.
Koski connects with a crisp jab.
Koski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malek tries to clinch up.
Koski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malek is out of range and Koski settles back down.
Malek Throws a clean left jab. Malek Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Koski's chin! Koski crumbles to the ground and Malek follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Malek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jai Malek!
Jai Malek spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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