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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sianleuka Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roky Erickson - Two Headed Dog (Red Temple Prayer). John Holmes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sianleuka Jack!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes fails to land the takedown.
Holmes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jack lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jack pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holmes is out of range and Jack settles back down.
Jack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
Holmes shoots in looking for a takedown. Jack tries to sprawl out of it but Holmes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jack manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jack moves in looking to clinch but Holmes pushes him off.
Jack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jack lands a nice looking body kick.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack feints and then cracks Holmes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holmes down.
Jack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jack clinches with his opponent.
Jack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Jack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jack.
Jack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Jack - that landed with a thud.
Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holmes's face.
It looks like John Holmes has been cut.
Jack cracks Holmes on the chin with a massive knee to the head! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sianleuka Jack!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Dragoslav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkka Mursu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dragoslav might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Disturbed - Indestructible. 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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265 lbs
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287 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Dragoslav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Mursu!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mursu shoots in and bounces Dragoslav off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mursu with a nice head shot there.
Dragoslav looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mursu is one step ahead there.
Dragoslav is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dragoslav controlling the position.
Mursu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mursu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dragoslav working a defensive guard here.
Mursu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dragoslav trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mursu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dragoslav is keeping the position for now.
Dragoslav knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mursu on the ground.
Dragoslav wants to stand but Mursu is controlling the position.
Dragoslav working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mursu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mursu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mursu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mursu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dragoslav working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mursu.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dragoslav fails to land the takedown.
Dragoslav throws a series of punches but Mursu avoids them all with ease.
Mursu throws a jab but it's blocked by Dragoslav.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters circling - Mursu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mursu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mursu slips a jab and a cross from Dragoslav.
Dragoslav throws a nice looking combination but Mursu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mursu throws a hook but Dragoslav avoids it easily.
Mursu misses the shot to the body.
Dragoslav misses with a wild combination.
Dragoslav misses with a two punch combination.
Mursu throws a hook but Dragoslav avoids it easily.
Dragoslav misses with a straight left.
Dragoslav decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dragoslav missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dragoslav is keen to just control but Mursu is a slippery customer.
Mursu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dragoslav's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dragoslav's back!
Dragoslav takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragoslav is breathing heavily.
Mursu lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Dragoslav rolls, trying to escape but Mursu keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mursu lands a shot to the body.
Mursu is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Dragoslav up.
Dragoslav is trapped and Mursu is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Dragoslav covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Mursu has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Dragoslav.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragoslav is covering up but some of the strikes from Mursu are getting through and doing damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mursu lands a good shot there. Dragoslav covers up! Mursu smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Dragoslav to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Mursu jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilkka Mursu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Isotalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antti Isotalo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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280 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Kala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Isotalo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Kala or perhaps it was just good defense by Isotalo which made him look bad.
Kala looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kala shoots in and bounces Isotalo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kala wants to control from the top but Isotalo keeps moving.
Isotalo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Isotalo wants to stand and escape but Kala is having none of it.
Kala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Isotalo wants to improve his position but instead Kala has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kala throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala is working for a submission of some sort.
Isotalo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kala fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keijo Kala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kala closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Isotalo did well to prevent Kala getting side control.
Isotalo keeping control of the position.
Kala prevents Isotalo from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kala with the ground and pound but Isotalo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Isotalo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kala off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kala has closed the distance and engaged Isotalo in a clinch.
Isotalo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kala fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Isotalo fails with the takedown
and Kala counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Isotalo's guard now.
Isotalo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kala takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Isotalo keeping full guard, as Kala tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Isotalo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Isotalo keeping moving, preventing Kala from controlling successfully.
Kala looking to pass the guard.
Kala trying to control the position from guard on top but Isotalo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Isotalo has momentary wrist control but Kala slips an elbow through the middle.
Kala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Isotalo is trying to keep Kala in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kala tries to clinch but Isotalo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kala misses with a takedown attempt
so Isotalo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Isotalo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kala wants to get back to his feet but Isotalo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Isotalo wants to control from the top but Kala keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kala 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.
Kala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Isotalo wants to clinch but Kala slips to the side
and Kala decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Isotalo's guard.
Kala has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Isotalo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kala wants to stand but Isotalo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kala with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kala throws and elbow that misses. Isotalo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kala's guard. Nice move by Isotalo!
Isotalo postures up.
Kala bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Isotalo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala is looking to work some ground and pound but Isotalo has wrist control.
Kala is looking to work some ground and pound but Isotalo has wrist control.
Isotalo has Kala pulled in close to control his posture.
Isotalo wants to sweep but no luck.
Isotalo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kala preventing the sweep.
Isotalo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Isotalo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kala is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Isotalo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Isotalo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Isotalo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Isotalo wants to free his trapped foot but Kala is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kala defending well though.
Isotalo is working for an americana but Kala has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Isotalo was thinking about the submission.
Isotalo stops Kala from standing up.
Isotalo is working Kala over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Isotalo thows a big elbow that misses.
Isotalo wants to control from the top but Kala keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Isotalo scoring with some ground and pound.
Isotalo postures up and lands a big shot to Kala's brow.
Isotalo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Isotalo is looking to work some ground and pound but Kala has wrist control.
Kala pushes Isotalo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Isotalo dives in and grabs Kala's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kala pushes down on Isotalo's head and hops out.
Isotalo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kala napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Isotalo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down 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.
Kala tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Isotalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kala shoots and misses
so Isotalo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Isotalo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Isotalo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Isotalo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Isotalo stands up from Kala's guard - Isotalo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kala shoots and misses
and Isotalo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kala's guard now.
Kala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kala utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Isotalo postures up in Kala's guard and throws a big left but Kala blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isotalo advances position into side control!
Isotalo landing a few strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kala is trying to control Isotalo's posture but Isotalo avoids it.
Kala is looking for a sweep.
Isotalo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kala takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Isotalo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Isotalo throwing strikes but Kala manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Isotalo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Isotalo dodges the ground and pound from Kala.
Isotalo looking for a sweep but Kala has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Isotalo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kala with the ground and pound from mount.
Isotalo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kala.
Kala lands a big shot there that rocks Isotalo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Isotalo wants to hold on but Kala pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala misses with a head shot.
Isotalo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kala is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Isotalo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kala is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Isotalo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Isotalo!
Kala wants to stand but Isotalo is controlling the position.
Isotalo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kala, up you get!
Kala shoots and misses
and Isotalo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Isotalo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keijo Kala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo wants to control from the top but Kala keeps moving.
Kala can't keep his opponent in guard - Isotalo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Isotalo lands strikes from half guard.
Isotalo lands with a punch from half guard.
Isotalo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Isotalo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Isotalo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Isotalo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kala sees it coming and defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Isotalo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Isotalo 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Isotalo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nomi Mae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominik Starr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nomi Mae!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mae fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Starr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Starr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Starr scores with a shot to the body.
Dominik Starr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mae dives in and grabs Starr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Starr pushes down on Mae's head and hops out.
Starr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Starr connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Nomi Mae has been cut.
Starr lands with an uppercut that bounces Mae off the cage and back into rage.
Mae is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starr finds Mae's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Mae flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Starr lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Mae will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dominik Starr!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between THE HAMMER (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Koloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, THE HAMMER!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Koloff!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HAMMER shoots in looking for a takedown. Koloff tries to sprawl out of it but HAMMER keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koloff manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Koloff throws a right and a left that HAMMER avoids nicely.
Koloff throws out a powerful jab.
Koloff connects with a superb combination that knocks HAMMER out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Koloff before he can land any more shots to the unconscious HAMMER!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vladimir Koloff!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Madsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnar Madsen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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234 lbs
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269 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Madsen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang misses the shot to the body.
Lang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Madsen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Clubber Lang has been cut.
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!
Lang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madsen.
Clubber Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Madsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lang.
Madsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lang misses with a body shot
and Madsen counters with a right hand to the body.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang lunges at Madsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Madsen's hand.
It looks like Gunnar Madsen has been cut.
Lang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Madsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madsen moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Madsen.
Madsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lang is breathing heavily.
Madsen pushes Lang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madsen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Madsen looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Madsen cracks Lang with a nice body shot.
Madsen lands a shot to the body.
Madsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Madsen breaks from the clinch.
Madsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clubber Lang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Madsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Lang should have avoided that one.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madsen moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Madsen, as that shot connected.
Lang tries to keep at a distance but Madsen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Madsen's efforts to push away.
Lang being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Madsen does no damage.
Lang swings for the body but Madsen moves out of range.
Lang misses the body punch
and Madsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clubber Lang's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang takes one on the button.
Madsen cracks Lang with a good jab.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madsen moves away.
Madsen pushes Lang up against the cage in a clinch.
Madsen has Lang pressed against the cage.
Madsen pushes Lang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clubber Lang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madsen lands a right hand.
Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madsen moves away.
Lang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Madsen has time to react.
Lang misses with a body punch
and Madsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Madsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Madsen clinches up with Lang and pushes him back against the cage.
Madsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Madsen as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Madsen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Madsen.
Madsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Madsen stalling.
Madsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Madsen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madsen controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madsen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Madsen trying to advance position but Lang counters by regaining guard.
Madsen wants to control from the top but Lang keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Madsen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Nice jab there from Madsen.
Madsen lands a body shot.
Lang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A shot to the body from Lang misses
and Madsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jeez, Clubber Lang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clubber Lang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gunnar Madsen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Junk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Payette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Junk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles Payette 's chin.
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22
130 lbs
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135 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Junk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Payette !
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payette shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Junk but Junk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Payette closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Payette jumps into guard, dragging Junk to the mat.
Payette is trying to keep Junk in close.
Payette looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junk postures up.
Payette looking to hit a scissor sweep but Junk is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junk postures up.
Payette wants to reverse the position here. Junk has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Payette is forced to tap! Payette looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jack Junk!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philip langlais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philip langlais has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philip langlais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens blocks the body kick.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch but langlais swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
langlais swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
langlais throws a leg kick but Stevens moved away.
langlais looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stevens moves in looking to clinch but langlais pushes him off.
Stevens tries to clinch up but langlais circles away and keeps his distance.
langlais throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.
langlais swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Stevens tries to clinch but langlais moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
langlais fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
langlais lands with a shot to the body.
Stevens looks gassed!
Stevens tries to clinch there but langlais circles away.
A swing and a miss from langlais.
langlais tries a head kick but it misses.
langlais circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens drops his hands momentarily and langlais takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
langlais misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
langlais throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot lands for langlais.
langlais misses with a two punch combination.
Stevens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stevens wants to clinch up but langlais keeps it at a distance.
langlais cracks the inside of Stevens's front leg.
langlais scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stevens is rocked!
Philip langlais seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
langlais cracks Stevens with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Stevens falls to his knees and langlais doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip langlais!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ougah Chimoine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Foley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ougah Chimoine!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley lands a nice shot that snaps Chimoine's head back.
Chimoine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chimoine stuns Foley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chimoine missing with a left hand there. Foley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chimoine misses with a two punch combination.
Foley misses with a series of wild punches.
Chimoine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chimoine keeps control of Foley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chimoine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chimoine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chimoine misses with a punch on the inside.
Foley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chimoine dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chimoine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foley's efforts to push away.
Chimoine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chimoine has him pressed against the cage.
Chimoine lands an uppercut.
Chimoine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Chimoine keeps control of Foley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chimoine lands a right hand.
Chimoine misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foley.
Foley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chimoine misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimoine has a couple of punches blocked by Foley.
A frustrated look appears on Foley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foley.
Chimoine scores with a shot to the side of Foley's head.
Chimoine prevents Foley from breaking the clinch.
Chimoine misses with the head strike.
Chimoine working aggressively here.
Foley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chimoine has him pressed against the cage.
Chimoine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foley's efforts to push away.
Foley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chimoine has him pressed against the cage.
Chimoine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Foley tries to break the clinch but Chimoine is controlling the position.
Chimoine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foley is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Chimoine.
Foley is breathing heavily.
Foley tries to break the clinch but Chimoine is controlling the position.
Chimoine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chimoine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Chimoine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foley.
A short uppercut from Chimoine.
Chimoine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Foley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Chimoine.
Chimoine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chimoine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley is looking to break free of the clinch but Chimoine has double underhooks.
Chimoine lands a right hand.
Foley is rocked!
Chimoine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chimoine working aggressively here.
Foley is trying to force a seperation but Chimoine has the dominant position.
Chimoine pushes Foley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chimoine unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Foley! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Chimoine is unloading with more strikes now! Foley drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ougah Chimoine!
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