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MMA HELSINKI 154 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claus Clausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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199 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class 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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Clausen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Riddle misses with a looping right.
Riddle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clausen was well out of range. Poor timing from Riddle.
Clausen throws a shot from downtown. Riddle moves away and avoids it.
Riddle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clausen.
Clausen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clausen misses with a hook. Riddle ducked under it nicely.
Riddle lands a leg kick that knocks Clausen off balance momentarily.
Clausen slips under a jab.
Riddle tries to bum rush Clausen with a series of wild strikes but Clausen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riddle 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.
Clausen misses with a looping right.
Clausen misses with a hook. Riddle ducked under it nicely.
Riddle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riddle blocks a jab.
Riddle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clausen.
Riddle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clausen manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Riddle.
Riddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle misses with a straight right.
Clausen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riddle manages to avoid it.
Riddle looks to score with a jab to the body but Clausen is just out of range.
Riddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clausen throws a hook to the side of Riddle's head but Riddle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Riddle!
Riddle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clausen at a distance.
Riddle scores with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riddle, right into the meat.
Riddle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clausen scores with the left hand. Riddle knows he should have avoided that one.
Clausen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riddle. Riddle obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clausen looks to score with a jab to the body but Riddle is just out of range.
Riddle tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Riddle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clausen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Riddle finds it's way through Clausen's defenses.
Clausen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clausen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riddle lands with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riddle.
Riddle throws a leg kick that misses.
Riddle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Riddle throws a front kick that sends Clausen stumbling back into the cage.
Clausen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riddle lands with a nice body kick.
Riddle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clausen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clausen is looking to wear down Riddle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riddle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clausen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clausen thows a body shot but no joy.
Riddle digs a good body shot into Clausen's ribs.
Riddle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riddle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riddle.
Clausen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riddle throws a body punch but Clausen moves out of range.
Riddle scores with a jab to the body.
Clausen missing with a left hand there. Riddle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clausen blocks a jab.
Riddle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clausen digs a good body shot into Riddle's ribs.
Riddle takes a swing at Clausen's ribcage but misses.
Riddle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clausen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clausen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Riddle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Riddle throws a body kick that misses.
Riddle swinging wildly here.
Clausen misses with a hook.
Riddle throws a jab but it's blocked by Clausen.
Riddle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clausen.
Clausen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clausen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Riddle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clausen lands with a hook. Riddle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A cross from Riddle lands.
Riddle scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Riddle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from Riddle misses.
A swing and a miss from Clausen.
Clausen takes a swing at Riddle's ribcage but misses.
Riddle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clausen throws a shot from downtown. Riddle moves away and avoids it.
Riddle ducks under a wild hook from Clausen.
Clausen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clausen misses the jab.
Riddle throws a leg kick which misses Clausen's front leg but catches the back leg as Clausen tries to avoid it.
Riddle scores with a push kick.
Riddle throws a leg kick but Clausen checks it.
Riddle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clausen momentarily.
Crunch! Riddle slams his shin into Clausen's torso.
Riddle misses with a looping left.
Riddle moves away from the strike by Clausen.
Riddle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brian Riddle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clausen takes a swing at Riddle's ribcage but misses.
Riddle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clausen throws out the jab.
Riddle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Riddle misses.
Riddle tries to clinch up but Clausen circles away and keeps his distance.
Riddle misses with a wild body shot.
Riddle ducks under a wild hook from Clausen.
Riddle scoring well with a low kick there.
Riddle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Riddle digs a good body shot into Clausen's ribs.
Clausen misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clausen.
Clausen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riddle.
Clausen keeps the fight on the outside.
Good shot there by Riddle.
A low kick from Riddle misses
and Clausen counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddle lands with a good body shot.
Clausen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clausen moves away from the strike by Riddle.
Riddle misses with a body kick.
Riddle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clausen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riddle wants to clinch.
Clausen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clausen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Riddle!
Riddle misses with an uppercut. Clausen saw that one coming.
Riddle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Riddle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clausen's head.
Clausen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clausen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clausen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Clausen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riddle in his tracks.
Clausen lands with a right hand.
Riddle lands a right hook to the body.
Riddle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riddle is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clausen lands an overhand right.
Riddle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clausen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riddle manages to avoid it.
Clausen looks to score with a jab to the body but Riddle is just out of range.
Clausen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle looks to land a body kick but Clausen moved away.
Clausen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riddle clinches up with Clausen and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Riddle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riddle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riddle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Riddle letting Clausen take a breather here.
Riddle throws a punch but it's blocked by Clausen.
Riddle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clausen is rocked!
Riddle pushes Clausen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oh Clausen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clausen throws a punch but it's blocked by Riddle.
Riddle is leaning against Clausen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riddle lands a big right hand that drops Clausen! The killer instinct kicks in and Riddle finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Riddle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Riddle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kato Aspenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevens is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In the Dark. 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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130 lbs
15 - 17 - 0 |
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30
138 lbs
17 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspenia looks to land a body kick but Stevens moved away.
Aspenia looks to land a combination but Stevens avoids it well.
Stevens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aspenia.
Aspenia throws a combination. Stevens tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stevens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aspenia did well to prevent Stevens getting side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Aspenia is concentrating on defense, preventing Stevens from advancing position.
Aspenia is looking for a sweep. Stevens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stevens is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aspenia's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens wants to take a breather but Aspenia is having none of it.
Jonny Stevens has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stevens closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspenia defending against the ground and pound.
Stevens is looking to take a break and control but Aspenia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aspenia can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aspenia keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jonny Stevens.
Aspenia lands with a right hand.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt.
Aspenia misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aspenia's half guard.
Aspenia is not content to let Stevens control the position.
Aspenia is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to control the action in half guard but Aspenia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stevens in particular looking to stall.
Jonny Stevens has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aspenia as he jumps to the side.
Aspenia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stevens backs up against the cage.
Stevens doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aspenia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aspenia.
Kato Aspenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Stevens.
Aspenia is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aspenia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia clinches.
Aspenia wants to get back to striking at distance but Stevens won't allow it.
Stevens tries to score a body lock takedown but Aspenia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aspenia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aspenia forces Stevens back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Aspenia can't break the clinch.
Stevens is trying to trip Aspenia. He has hold of a leg but Aspenia is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stevens persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Aspenia being controlled here, momentarily.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Aspenia keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aspenia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonny Stevens will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aspenia instigates a clinch.
Aspenia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aspenia prevents the takedown attempt.
Aspenia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aspenia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stevens is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stevens pulls guard successfully.
Aspenia trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aspenia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stevens looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevens, not yet.
Stevens looking to control.
Aspenia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stevens is proving hard to escape from.
Stevens controls Aspenia momentarily but Aspenia frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stevens throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Aspenia was covering up waiting for the punch and Stevens finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stevens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aspenia is keeping the position for now.
Aspenia looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stevens puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Well, if Stevens 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.
Aspenia wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia won't allow Stevens to pass to mount.
Aspenia is looking to escape.
Stevens is trying to control. Aspenia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stevens controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonny Stevens was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Aspenia scores with a hook.
Aspenia slaps away a takedown attempt from Stevens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kato Aspenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Stevens.
Aspenia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevens's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens shoots in and gets a takedown into Aspenia's guard.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Aspenia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Aspenia keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia wants to get back to his feet but Stevens is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aspenia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevens.
Stevens won't allow Aspenia to sweep him here.
Aspenia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stevens!
Aspenia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to hold on but Aspenia pushes him away.
Aspenia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aspenia is really struggling to control Stevens but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aspenia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kato Aspenia will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Aspenia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevens.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Stevens avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Aspenia does no damage.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Stevens avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Stevens or perhaps it was just good defense by Aspenia which made him look bad.
Aspenia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevens circles away.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt.
Kato Aspenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Stevens.
Stevens tries to keep at a distance but Aspenia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aspenia breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspenia pushes Stevens up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aspenia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aspenia rushes Stevens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aspenia working hard to break the clinch.
Aspenia manages to break the clinch.
Aspenia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Aspenia duly obliges.
Aspenia closes the distance and pushes Stevens back into the cage.
Stevens misses with an elbow over the top.
Stevens can't get the takedown.
Aspenia is trying to force a seperation but Stevens has the dominant position.
Stevens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aspenia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aspenia is looking to break free of the clinch but Stevens has double underhooks.
Aspenia can't break the clinch.
Stevens goes for a takedown attempt but Aspenia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stevens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aspenia wants to free his trapped foot but Stevens is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Aspenia is looking to take a break and control but Stevens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like Aspenia is going to stand back up.
Stevens avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aspenia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia wants to stand up but Stevens is controlling the position.
Aspenia decides to return to a standing position.
Kato Aspenia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevens shoots in looking for a takedown but Aspenia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stevens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kato Aspenia is winning the standup battle so far.
Aspenia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevens has a takedown stuffed.
Aspenia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Aspenia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stevens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aspenia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aspenia preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia wants to stand but Stevens has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stevens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevens throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Aspenia trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aspenia wants to stand but Stevens has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kato Aspenia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aspenia 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kato Aspenia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mieszko Grzmotojad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grzmotojad's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Power Metal . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brandon Grant enters the cage!
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200 lbs
15 - 17 - 0 |
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31
195 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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Good knees
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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
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mieszko Grzmotojad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Grant!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grzmotojad misses with a double jab.
Grant lands a two punch combo.
Grant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grant dives in and grabs Grzmotojad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grzmotojad pushes down on Grant's head and hops out.
Grant misses with a straight right.
Grant misses with a right hand
and Grzmotojad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Brandon Grant has been cut.
Grzmotojad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Grant throws a jab when Grzmotojad was well out of range.
Grzmotojad rushes Grant and presses him up against the cage.
Grant changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grzmotojad fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck for Grzmotojad with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzmotojad slips a jab and a cross from Grant.
Grant throws a one two combo.
Grant looks to land a combination but Grzmotojad avoids it well.
Grzmotojad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant keeps the fight on the outside.
Grant throws a series of punches but Grzmotojad avoids them all with ease.
Grant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mieszko Grzmotojad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Grant.
Grzmotojad lands with an uppercut that bounces Grant off the cage and back into range.
Grant swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grzmotojad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grant's knee momentarily.
Grant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grzmotojad circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzmotojad throws a series of strikes that have Grant backpedaling.
Grant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grzmotojad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Grzmotojad moves away and avoids it.
Grzmotojad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grant shoots and misses
and Grzmotojad counters with an inside leg kick.
Grzmotojad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Grzmotojad.
Horrible takedown by Grant or perhaps it was just good defense by Grzmotojad which made him look bad.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandon Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grzmotojad scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant closes the distance but Grzmotojad moves to the side
and Grzmotojad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grant thinking.
Grant misses with a hook.
Grant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant tries to clinch up.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Grzmotojad missing with a left hand there. Grant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grant closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Grzmotojad's guard.
Grant stopping the sweep attempt from Grzmotojad.
Grant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grzmotojad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grzmotojad holds on and takes a little breather.
Grant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grant throws a strike but Grzmotojad rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grzmotojad wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Grzmotojad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grzmotojad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grzmotojad trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Grant'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.
Grant thows a leg kick but Grzmotojad checks it
and Grzmotojad counters by clinching up.
Grant blocks a body shot from Grzmotojad.
Grant is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Grzmotojad is defending well.
Grzmotojad taking a breather.
Grant goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grzmotojad prevents it.
Grzmotojad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mieszko Grzmotojad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grzmotojad circles away quickly and effectively.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Grzmotojad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grant takes a step back to recover.
Grant avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzmotojad moves out of range as Grant strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grant is defended easily by Grzmotojad.
Mieszko Grzmotojad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Grant.
Grant closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grzmotojad did well to prevent Grant getting side control.
Grant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grant stops Grzmotojad from getting back to his feet.
Grant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Grzmotojad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grant.
Grant winds up and cracks Grzmotojad with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzmotojad tries to get to full guard but Grant has control of the leg.
Brandon Grant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grant is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grant missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant 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.
Grant thows a huge punch but Grzmotojad dodges it nicely.
Grant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grant moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Grzmotojad tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Grzmotojad wants to get back to his feet.
Grzmotojad taking shots to the head.
Grant controlling from mount.
Grzmotojad taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grzmotojad is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grant is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Grzmotojad to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Grzmotojad shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grzmotojad is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grzmotojad defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Grant.
Grzmotojad tries to hold on but Grant postures up.
Grant scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grzmotojad?
Grant landing strikes from the mount.
Grant scoring with strikes but Grzmotojad is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grzmotojad knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grant on the ground.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grant cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Grant is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grzmotojad can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
A nice elbow there by Grant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Grant's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Grzmotojad avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grzmotojad manages to avoid it.
A jab from Grant misses.
Grzmotojad scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grzmotojad is fending him off so far but Grant persists. Nope, Grzmotojad circles away and we're back to standing.
Grzmotojad misses with a two punch combination.
Grzmotojad is looking to clinch.
No luck for Grant with that takedown attempt.
Grant keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grzmotojad tries to close the distance and clinch but Grant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Grzmotojad's head but Grzmotojad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant keeps the fight on the outside.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grzmotojad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grzmotojad's head backwards.
Grant tries to clinch but Grzmotojad is having none of it.
Grant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grant doesn't manage to clinch there - Grzmotojad circles away.
Grzmotojad thuds a left hand into Grant's body.
Grzmotojad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grzmotojad avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant dives in and scores a takedown into Grzmotojad's guard.
Grzmotojad wants to stand up but Grant is controlling him.
Grant drops back, looking for a kneebar! Grzmotojad looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Grzmotojad looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Grzmotojad!
Grzmotojad lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Grant is working to avoid the ground and pound but Grzmotojad connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Grant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grzmotojad cracks Grant with a big elbow.
Grzmotojad trying to control the position but Grant is working away.
Grant tries to buck Grzmotojad off but Grzmotojad is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Grzmotojad's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Grant looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grzmotojad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grzmotojad working over Grant with some ground and pound. Grant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grzmotojad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mieszko Grzmotojad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant wants to get back to full guard.
Grant looking for submissions off his back.
Grzmotojad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grant trying to hold on to Grzmotojad's head to control him but Grzmotojad postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grzmotojad blocks the strikes from Grant.
Brandon Grant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grzmotojad trying to control from Grant's half guard. Grant has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grzmotojad throwing strikes from guard but Grant blocks nicely.
Grant will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Grant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grzmotojad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grzmotojad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grzmotojad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mieszko Grzmotojad.
I think Grant has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Grant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatchakorn Yeerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanley Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeerum comes into the arena with The Thai Monk blaring out of the sound system. Ramirez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Take it in Blood -- Nas. This should be fireworks!
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28
180 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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179 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatchakorn Yeerum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Hanley Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeerum swings widly with a right hand
and Ramirez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yeerum's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ramirez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yeerum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.
Yeerum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramirez is one step ahead there.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Yeerum is keeping the position.
Yeerum wants to sweep here but Ramirez controlling him for the moment.
Ramirez won't allow Yeerum to get back to his feet.
Ramirez with a nice head shot there.
Ramirez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramirez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yeerum is keeping the position for now.
Yeerum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez throws a big elbow that misses.
Ramirez throws a big elbow that misses.
Ramirez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing.
Ramirez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yeerum looking to control.
Ramirez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramirez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yeerum is keeping the position for now.
Ramirez stopping the sweep attempt from Yeerum.
Ramirez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeerum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeerum trying to control the position.
Ramirez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yeerum is keeping the position for now.
Yeerum pulls Ramirez in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tatchakorn Yeerum wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeerum. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeerum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yeerum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yeerum.
Yeerum throws a right and a left that Ramirez avoids nicely.
Yeerum moves to clinch but Ramirez breaks away
and Ramirez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yeerum thinking.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a takedown but Yeerum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramirez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ramirez shoots for a double leg takedown but Yeerum sprawls well. He's pushed Ramirez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yeerum looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Tatchakorn Yeerum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Yeerum misses.
Yeerum swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramirez.
Yeerum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez.
A bone on bone clash there as Yeerum blocks the leg kick.
Tatchakorn Yeerum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez slips under a jab.
Yeerum misses the body punch
and Ramirez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramirez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that Yeerum avoids nicely.
Ramirez thows a body shot but no joy.
Yeerum looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ramirez. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum closes the distance and pushes Ramirez back into the cage.
Ramirez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeerum feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ramirezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ramirez looking to score a takedown here. Yeerum is defending well but Ramirez drives through and ends up in Yeerum'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!
Ramirez looking to pass the guard.
Yeerum managing to control the position.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeerum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeerum pulls Ramirez in close to his closed guard and prevents Ramirez from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ramirez preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hanley Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yeerum gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ramirez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeerum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yeerum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeerum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeerum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yeerum not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeerum has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tatchakorn Yeerum.
Yeerum throws a hook but Ramirez avoids it easily.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ramirez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yeerum is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yeerum defending against the ground and pound.
Ramirez scoring with punches and elbows.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Yeerum takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeerum tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Ramirez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yeerum manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Yeerum controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum wants to stand up but Ramirez has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tatchakorn Yeerum just wasn't active enough.
Some wild striking there from Yeerum.
Yeerum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramirez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeerum. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Yeerum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yeerum smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yeerum misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramirez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yeerum instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yeerum throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Yeerum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramirez lands a right hand.
Yeerum lands a right hand.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tatchakorn Yeerum will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yeerum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramirez counters with a straight right hand.
Yeerum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yeerum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramirez doesn't seem bothered though.
Yeerum takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the head.
Tatchakorn Yeerum is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yeerum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice combo by Yeerum! Oh, that's hurt him - Ramirez falls to the canvas and Yeerum follows him into side control.
Ramirez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yeerum content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ramirez is still in real trouble! Can Yeerum finish him?
Hanley Ramirez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatchakorn Yeerum has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ramirez staying out of range there.
Ramirez circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Yeerum. Ramirez falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Yeerum!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tatchakorn Yeerum!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tatchakorn Yeerum made sure he mentioned Untouchable Fight Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Bolda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolda kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fett's Vette. Josh Bolda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
203 lbs
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202 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Bolda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Bolda does no damage.
Materla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bolda counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Materla!
Bolda working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Bolda are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Materla struggling a bit here.
Bolda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bolda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sloppy strikes there by Bolda.
Bolda tries to score with some ground and pound. Materla controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Materla can't do much from the bottom here.
Bolda in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bolda 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materla is trying to control Bolda's posture but Bolda avoids it.
An elbow from Bolda crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolda advances nicely into full mount.
Bolda sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Materla holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bolda tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Materla is trying desperately to improve position.
Bolda trying to control but Materla is having none of it.
Bolda jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Materla is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Materla and Bolda has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materla tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bolda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bolda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Materla knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Materla can't do much from the bottom here.
Materla controls the position for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolda tries for a kimura but Materla is defending well.
Bolda taking a break here but Materla is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bolda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bolda is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Materla defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolda is looking for a kimura here.
Bolda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bolda trying to control the action but Materla is working from the bottom.
Bolda is stalling here. Materla is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bolda seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Materla has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolda is looking to reverse the position.
Bolda is trying to control Materla's posture but Materla avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Bolda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Materla keeps the fight on the outside.
Materla defending well as Bolda loads up on a big left hand.
Materla throws a hook but Bolda avoids it easily.
Materla keeps Bolda at a distance using the push kick.
Materla cracks Bolda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Materla misses.
Crunch! Materla slams his shin into Bolda's torso.
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!
Nice shot by Bolda.
Materla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolda.
Bolda throws an off balance right hand
and Materla counters with a solid body kick.
Michal Materla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolda throws an overhand right that lands on Materla's shoulder, as Materla tries to avoid the shot.
Bolda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Materla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolda moves out of range of the body kick.
Bolda blocks the body kick.
Bolda swinging wildly here.
Bolda slips a jab from Materla.
Bolda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bolda there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolda avoids a kick to the body.
Materla gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bolda swinging wildly here.
Materla throws a jab when Bolda was well out of range.
Materla takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Materla throws a shot from downtown. Bolda moves away and avoids it.
Bolda missing with a left hand there. Materla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Materla throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Materla throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolda moves out of range of the body kick from Materla.
Materla wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Materla lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Materla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bolda shoots in and bounces Materla off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bolda wants to control from the top but Materla keeps moving.
Bolda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolda works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Materla is controlling Bolda's trapped leg to prevent Bolda from advancing to side control.
Well, if Bolda 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Materla regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bolda.
Bolda trying to control but Materla is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bolda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Materla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bolda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bolda trying to control the position from guard on top but Materla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bolda wants to pass the guard but Materla is keeping the position.
Bolda throws a big elbow that misses.
Bolda trying to control the position from guard on top but Materla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Materla is controlling Bolda's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Materla keeping moving, preventing Bolda from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Bolda wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Materla missing with a left hand there. Bolda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michal Materla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Materla throws a push kick but Bolda slaps the foot to one side.
Materla listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Materla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bolda.
Sloppy strikes from Bolda. Those never looked like landing.
Bolda tests Materla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolda throws a series of punches but Materla moves out of range.
Bolda moves out of range of the body kick.
Materla throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bolda moves out of range of the body kick.
Materla keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Materla on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Materla connects with a jab.
Materla drops Bolda with a straight right hand, right on the button! Materla follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michal Materla!
Michal Materla 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Corpus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi has chosen Slayer - Angel of Death as his entrance music. Kurt Uzi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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295 lbs
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304 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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Corpus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Uzi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corpus throws a head kick that misses.
Uzi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Corpus swivels and escapes.
Corpus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uzi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Corpus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Corpus misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Corpus. Uzi shrugs it off though.
Corpus misses with a lunging right hand
and Uzi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Uzi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Corpus wants to stand and escape but Uzi is having none of it.
Corpus is wriggling around but Uzi manages to pass to half guard.
Corpus pushes Uzi off looking to stand but Uzi dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corpus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uzi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Uzi is keen to just control but Corpus is a slippery customer.
Corpus kicks off Uzi and gets to his feet.
Corpus looks to throw the jab but Uzi is out of range.
Corpus tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Corpus as Uzi shoots in.
John Corpus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Uzi.
Uzi sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Corpus to the ground! Uzi dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like John Corpus has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Uzi avoids the attempt from Corpus to control.
Corpus is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corpus slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Corpus trying to control here.
Corpus is pressing down on Uzi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Corpus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Uzi postures up in Corpus's guard and throws a big left but Corpus blocks it.
Corpus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Corpus wants to stand and escape but Uzi is having none of it.
Uzi wants to control from the top but Corpus keeps moving.
Uzi pushes down on Corpus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Corpus is trying to stand.
Uzi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi slows the pace down in half guard.
Uzi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Uzi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Uzi trying to control the action but Corpus is working from the bottom.
Corpus is concentrating on defense, preventing Uzi from advancing position.
Uzi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Corpus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Uzi.
Corpus wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi wants to control but Corpus is keeping him busy.
Uzi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Corpus defending well though.
Corpus wants to get back to his feet.
Uzi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Uzi lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corpus is squirming around, avoiding Uzi's attempts to control the action.
Uzi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Uzi drops a big elbow. That's hurt Corpus! More shots from Uzi and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Uzi!
During a confident post fight interview, Kurt Uzi 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sub Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Quetzalcoatl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quetzalcoatl has chosen J-Lo : On the Floor as his entrance music. Sub Artist is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sub Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armando Quetzalcoatl!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quetzalcoatl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Artist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quetzalcoatl on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Armando Quetzalcoatl has been cut.
Artist swats away the attempt to clinch by Quetzalcoatl.
Artist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quetzalcoatl.
Artist lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Quetzalcoatl is looking to clinch.
Quetzalcoatl wants to clinch
and Artist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quetzalcoatl moves into the clinch.
Quetzalcoatl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quetzalcoatl takes a shot to the head.
Quetzalcoatl unloads a knee to the mid-section. Artist lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Artist is trying to force a seperation but Quetzalcoatl has the dominant position.
Quetzalcoatl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Artist backwards.
Artist tries a body shot but Quetzalcoatl blocks it.
Quetzalcoatl with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Artist lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quetzalcoatl keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Artist's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quetzalcoatl scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sub Artist has been cut.
Quetzalcoatl tries to land a knee to the head but Artist blocks with his arms.
Quetzalcoatl tries a knee to the head but Artist blocks it.
Quetzalcoatl blocking some punches.
Quetzalcoatl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Artist lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Artist avoids a wild elbow strike from Quetzalcoatl.
Quetzalcoatl with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quetzalcoatl tries to land knees in the clinch but Artist avoids the damage to the body.
Quetzalcoatl keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Artist's efforts to push away.
Artist lands a body punch.
Quetzalcoatl looks winded!
Quetzalcoatl tries a knee to the head but Artist blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Artist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Artist wants to stall.
Quetzalcoatl throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artist looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quetzalcoatl connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Quetzalcoatl.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist lands an uppercut.
Quetzalcoatl tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Artist tries to work over Quetzalcoatl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quetzalcoatl misses with an elbow over the top.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Quetzalcoatl controls the action.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Quetzalcoatl controls his hands.
Quetzalcoatl lands a knee to the head.
Quetzalcoatl using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Artist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Artist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quetzalcoatl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Artist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quetzalcoatl with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quetzalcoatl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Artist avoids it.
Artist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quetzalcoatl has Artist pressed against the cage, preventing Artist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quetzalcoatl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quetzalcoatl with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quetzalcoatl prevents Artist from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quetzalcoatl.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quetzalcoatl is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Artist is defending well for now.
Quetzalcoatl connects with a knee to the head.
Quetzalcoatl misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Quetzalcoatl.
A nice left hand lands by Artist.
Quetzalcoatl using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Artist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artist has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quetzalcoatl blocks an uppercut.
Quetzalcoatl throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quetzalcoatl has Artist pressed against the cage, preventing Artist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quetzalcoatl misses with an elbow over the top.
Quetzalcoatl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Artist misses with a punch to the body.
Quetzalcoatl trying to land knees to the body.
Artist lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Artist takes an elbow to the forehead.
Artist tries to work over Quetzalcoatl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artist tries to work over Quetzalcoatl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quetzalcoatl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Artist.
Quetzalcoatl misses with a knee strike.
Artist is looking to break free of the clinch but Quetzalcoatl has double underhooks.
Artist lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sub Artist will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quetzalcoatl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quetzalcoatl gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quetzalcoatl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Artist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quetzalcoatl gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Artist.
That has opened up Armando Quetzalcoatl's cut even more.
Artist attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Quetzalcoatl misses with a kick to the body.
Artist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Artist misses with a straight left.
Artist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quetzalcoatl was well out of range. Poor timing from Artist.
Artist lands with a straight right. Quetzalcoatl didn't see that one coming.
Quetzalcoatl is rocked!
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!
Quetzalcoatl tries to close the distance and clinch but Artist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quetzalcoatl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quetzalcoatl moves out of range of the strikes.
Quetzalcoatl gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Artist gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Quetzalcoatl is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sub Artist!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laurens Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Van Der Sluijs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shutterbugg - Big Boi Feat. Cutty. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Laurens Van Der Sluijs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cristian Romero!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Romero wants to free his trapped foot but Van Der Sluijs is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control but Romero postures up.
Van Der Sluijs slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control the position here.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to stand up but Romero isn't so interested in that idea.
Romero trying to control but Van Der Sluijs is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero passes Van Der Sluijs's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to escape.
Van Der Sluijs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Der Sluijs manages to get to full guard.
Romero lands a couple of digs.
Van Der Sluijs wants to get back to his feet but Romero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Romero is working Van Der Sluijs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van Der Sluijs wants to stand up but Romero is controlling him.
Romero wants to control from the top but Van Der Sluijs keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romero stopping the sweep attempt from Van Der Sluijs.
Romero trying to control but Van Der Sluijs is working from the bottom.
Van Der Sluijs has Romero pulled in close to control his posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cristian Romero wasn't active enough on the ground.
Van Der Sluijs gets caught napping as Romero dives in and scores a takedown. Van Der Sluijs manages to retain guard.
Romero is fighting to break Van Der Sluijs's control of his arms but Van Der Sluijs is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Van Der Sluijs wants to stand up but Romero is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Romero throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Der Sluijs pulls Romero in close to prevent any damage.
Romero with a nice head shot there.
Van Der Sluijs working a defensive guard here.
Van Der Sluijs wants to get back to his feet but Romero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van Der Sluijs looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Laurens Van Der Sluijs just wasn't active enough.
Romero avoids the body shot from Van Der Sluijs.
Romero darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Der Sluijs trying to hold on to Romero's head to control him but Romero postures up.
Romero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Van Der Sluijs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Van Der Sluijs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Romero.
Romero is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Van Der Sluijs has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Sluijs wants to control but Romero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Van Der Sluijs looks like he's trying to stand up.
Romero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Der Sluijs's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristian Romero dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Romero walks into a left hand.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Van Der Sluijs leaves Romero with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Romero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristian Romero.
Van Der Sluijs changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Romero looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Van Der Sluijs working the ground and pound but Romero is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Romero's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Romero some visible discomfort.
Van Der Sluijs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romero keeps working.
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!
Van Der Sluijs looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Romero is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is looking for a sweep.
Romero defending against the ground and pound.
Van Der Sluijs cracks Romero with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Romero sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Romero is looking to control Van Der Sluijs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Romero avoid being mounted?
Van Der Sluijs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Romero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Romero has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Der Sluijs is working away from the top position though.
Van Der Sluijs thows a huge punch but Romero dodges it nicely.
Van Der Sluijs wants to pass the guard but Romero is defending well.
Romero wants to control the action here but instead Van Der Sluijs manages to pass to full mount!
Romero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romero is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs controlling the pace for now.
Van Der Sluijs prevents Romero from getting the reversal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Sluijs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Romero regains half guard.
Van Der Sluijs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control the pace.
Romero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Der Sluijs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Romero reverses the position - he's now on top in Van Der Sluijs's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Van Der Sluijs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romero is one step ahead there.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Van Der Sluijs blocks nicely.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to keep Romero in close.
Romero trying to control but Van Der Sluijs is working from the bottom.
Romero postures up in Van Der Sluijs's guard and throws a big left but Van Der Sluijs blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Romero as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Van Der Sluijs screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Romero! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Cristian Romero!
Cristian Romero took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brute for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russel Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jusma Siltanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards's entrance music is Meytal Cohen - Toxicity. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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276 lbs
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283 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Russel Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jusma Siltanen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Siltanen moves out of range as Richards strikes.
Richards thuds a left hand into Siltanen's body.
Siltanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Siltanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Richards missing with a left hand there. Siltanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Siltanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richards slips a jab from Siltanen.
Jab, jab by Richards - just one landing.
Siltanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Richards lands with an uppercut that bounces Siltanen off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siltanen throws a right hand that misses
and Richards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Siltanen blocking some punches.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Siltanen backwards.
Richards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Siltanen's efforts to push away.
Richards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siltanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richards missing with a left hand there. Siltanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richards loads up on a big right hand but Siltanen slips the punch.
Richards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Siltanen.
A big left from Siltanen misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Siltanen manages to break the clinch.
Siltanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siltanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siltanen slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Siltanen takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Siltanen misses the jab.
Richards connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Richards.
Siltanen misses with a body shot
and Richards counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Richards.
Richards digs a right hand underneath Siltanen's ribcage. Siltanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards pushes Siltanen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Siltanen controls the action.
Richards digs a right hand underneath Siltanen's ribcage. Siltanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Siltanen looks winded!
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Siltanen's head.
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Siltanen misses with a body punch.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
Siltanen is rocked!
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
Siltanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Richards finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Siltanen misses with a body punch.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richards pushes Siltanen against the cage and as Siltanen bounces back, Richards cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Richards follows up with more strikes but Siltanen was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Russel Richards!
An out of breath Russel Richards thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maurice McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keke Pummel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pummel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. renegades 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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184 lbs
25 - 15 - 1 |
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177 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keke Pummel!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald scoring well with a low kick there.
Pummel avoids the head kick by McDonald.
Pummel misses with a series of wild punches.
McDonald connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pummel. Pummel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Keke Pummel has been cut.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pummel misses with a straight right.
Pummel's corner calls for a 1-2. Pummel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McDonald looks to land a right hand but Pummel moved out of range.
McDonald lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pummel misses with a wild body shot.
Pummel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pummel swinging wildly here.
Pummel's corner calls for a 1-2. Pummel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pummel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald swings for the body but Pummel moves out of range.
Pummel lands a nice hook to McDonald's body. McDonald takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald checks the leg kick.
McDonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McDonald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pummel just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald swings for the body but Pummel moves out of range.
Pummel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pummel scores with a jab. McDonald acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Pummel misses the target.
McDonald throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pummel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pummel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Pummel thuds a left hand into McDonald's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McDonald checks a leg kick.
Pummel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pummel misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to move into range but Pummel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McDonald throws a leg kick which misses Pummel's front leg but catches the back leg as Pummel tries to avoid it.
McDonald thumps Pummel with a low kick.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
Pummel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
Pummel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pummel is looking to score with low kicks.
McDonald cracks Pummel with an open hand slap.
McDonald on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pummel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McDonald - the referee stops the clock and Pummel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McDonald. Pummel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pummel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McDonald is out of range.
McDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pummel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pummel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pummel misses with a head kick.
A head kick by McDonald misses
and Pummel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pummel tries a low kick but McDonald avoids it.
McDonald takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pummel scores with a hook to the body. McDonald takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDonald is looking to wear down Pummel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pummel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
Pummel has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
Stalling in the clinch from McDonald.
Pummel trying to control the position but instead, McDonald has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pummel into the cage.
Pummel tries to circle away but McDonald has him pinned against the cage.
Pummel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pummel misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pummel tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pummel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pummel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pummel lands a right hand.
It looks like Maurice McDonald has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Pummel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Pummel.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
McDonald lands a body punch.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pummel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from McDonald.
Pummel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pummel misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pummel working aggressively here.
Pummel working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maurice McDonald will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pummel motions for McDonald to come forward. Pummel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald lands a jab to the nose.
McDonald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pummel, right into the meat.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pummel misses with a few strikes there.
McDonald takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDonald with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald throws the left hand but Pummel avoids the punch easily.
McDonald misses with a shot to the body
and Pummel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Pummel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pummel.
McDonald throws a body punch but Pummel moves out of range.
McDonald checks a leg kick.
McDonald gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pummel throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from McDonald.
McDonald scores with a punch to the head.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
Pummel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Pummel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Pummel throws a low kick but McDonald avoids it.
McDonald takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McDonald throws a body punch but Pummel moves out of range.
Pummel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDonald takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pummel moves away.
Pummel digs a good body shot into McDonald's ribs.
A big left from McDonald misses.
Pummel lets loose with a powerful body kick. McDonald will feel that in the morning.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the liver by Pummel. Beautiful body shot.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
Pummel misses with a leg kick
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pummel is rocked!
McDonald will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McDonald fakes the body blow, causing Pummel to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Pummel goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurice McDonald!
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