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EMMA 9: Jenson vs Haskins PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Seri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Seri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 44 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaromir Jag!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nick Seri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seri throws a right hand that Jag ducks under and follows up with a left that Jag also avoids with ease.
Jag tries to clinch up.
Seri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jag circles away quickly and effectively.
Jag lands the left hand.
Jag doesn't manage to clinch there - Seri circles away.
Seri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jag stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Seri pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Seri.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Seri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Seri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jag moves away.
Seri is breathing heavily.
Seri fails to land with a series of punches.
Jag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seri swinging wildly here.
Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seri keeps the fight on the outside.
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Seri pushes him off.
Jag wants to clinch.
Seri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jag fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seri blocks a head kick by Jag.
Jag tries to clinch but Seri moves out of range.
Jag throws a nice head kick!
Jag cracks Seri with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Seri misses with a series of wild punches.
Seri looks to score with a jab to the body but Jag is just out of range.
Jag throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Seri.
Jag forces Seri back against the cage and clinches.
Jag throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Seri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jag tries to clinch but Seri moves out of range.
Jag tries to clinch but Seri is having none of it.
Jag tries to clinch there but Seri circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seri. Jag does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jag lands a high kick!
Jag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seri throws a hook but Jag avoids it easily.
Jag uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seri.
Seri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jag explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Seri misses the shot to the body.
Jag doesn't manage to clinch there - Seri circles away.
Seri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jag was well out of range. Poor timing from Seri.
Seri takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jag tries to clinch but Seri is having none of it.
Jag gets a clinch.
Jag prevents Seri from breaking the clinch.
Jag keeps control of Seri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seri wants to get back to striking at distance but Jag won't allow it.
Jag breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Seri.
Jag doesn't manage to clinch there - Seri circles away.
Seri misses with a hook
and Jag counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jag doesn't manage to clinch there - Seri circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jag.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jag counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Seri is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seri throws a jab but it's blocked by Jag.
Seri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jag fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jag moves out of range of the strikes.
Jag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Seri both land. Nice combination.
Jag tries to clinch but Seri is having none of it.
Jag tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jag is looking to clinch but Seri is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seri throws a big shot that misses.
Jag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seri takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jag fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jag wants to clinch up but Seri keeps it at a distance.
Seri tries to keep at a distance but Jag has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jag lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seri backwards.
Seri is trying to break free.
Jag has Seri pressed against the cage, preventing Seri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seri working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seri blocking some punches.
Jag breaks from the clinch.
Seri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jag.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaromir Jag dominated that round.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seri swats away the attempt to clinch by Jag.
Seri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Seri is looking to wear down Jag with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Seri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jag.
Seri takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jag tries to clinch up.
Seri keeps the fight on the outside.
Seri moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jag steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seri.
Seri throws a lazy right hand but Jag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seri looks to land a right hand but Jag moved out of range.
Jag darts in and clinches Seri up against the cage.
Jag prevents Seri from breaking the clinch.
Seri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seri wants to get back to striking at distance but Jag won't allow it.
Jag breaks the clinch.
Seri is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jag wants to clinch up but Seri keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Seri misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jag counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jag.
Jag utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jag unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Seri misses with a punch to the body.
Jag is trying to push Seri away but Seri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Seri slowing the pace effectively.
Seri is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Seri is trying to break free.
Jag missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seri has had enough of the clinch but Jag keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaromir Jag seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jag tries to clinch but Seri moves out of range.
Seri throws a lazy right hand but Jag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nick Seri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jag fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jag throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seri. Jag does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seri throws a right hand that Jag ducks under and follows up with a left that Jag also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jag has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seri blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jag lands an elbow that stopped Seri in his tracks for a moment.
Seri managing to block the knees to the body from Jag.
Seri tries to break the clinch but Jag is controlling the position.
Jag missing with knees to the body.
Seri blocks an elbow strike.
Jag lands a nice knee to the body.
Seri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jag is trying to stall.
Good body shot from Seri.
Seri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jag's efforts to push away.
Seri tries to break the clinch but Jag is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jag scores a nice knee to the body.
Jag manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Seri can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Seri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jag is looking to break free of the clinch but Seri has double underhooks.
Seri tries to break free but Jag pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seri wants to get back to striking at distance but Jag won't allow it.
Seri is trying to push Jag away but Jag has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jaromir Jag will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jag has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jag is trying to break the clinch but Seri is controlling him.
Seri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaromir Jag seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Seri avoiding damage as Jag throws knees to the body.
Seri can't break the clinch.
Jag throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Seri looking to stall.
Seri tries to break free but Jag pushes him back against the cage.
Jag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seri.
Jag trying to land knees to the body.
Seri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jag breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jag sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Seri. Those never looked like landing.
Jag tries to clinch but Seri is having none of it.
Jag closes the distance and clinches.
Seri wants to get back to striking at distance but Jag won't allow it.
Jag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seri.
Jag is trying to break the clinch but Seri is controlling him.
Seri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Seri wants to break free but Jag has control.
Jag escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seri misses with a body shot.
Seri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jag gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Seri can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seri.
Jag crunches a lovely knee into Seri's ribcage.
Seri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jag has him pressed against the cage.
Jag breaks from the clinch.
Jag doesn't manage to clinch there - Seri circles away.
Seri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jag counters with a big head kick but Seri shrugs it off.
Seri fails to land with a series of punches.
Jag tries to clinch up but Seri circles away and keeps his distance.
Seri takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jag tries to clinch but Seri is having none of it.
Jag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jag wants to clinch.
Jag fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seri, pushing him back against the cage.
Jag looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seri tries to stall but Jag uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jag stalling in the clinch.
Seri can't break the clinch.
Jag prevents a body shot from Seri.
Jag creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jag trying to control the position but instead, Seri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jag into the cage.
Seri is trying to maintain a safe position but Jag gets an underhook and turns Seri into the cage.
Jag wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jag leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seri.
Jag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seri avoids it.
Jag unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jag comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Seri tries to circle away but Jag has him pinned against the cage.
Seri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nick Seri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seri is trying to maintain a safe position but Jag gets an underhook and turns Seri into the cage.
Seri tries to circle away but Jag has him pinned against the cage.
Jag breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jag tries to clinch there but Seri circles away.
Jag lands with a slapping head kick.
Jag catches Seri with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jag slips a jab and a cross from Seri.
Jag fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaromir Jag comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jag has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaromir Jag!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noa Therm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into the arena with Biscuits & Gravy blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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272 lbs
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280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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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
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noa Therm!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Therm throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Therm slaps away a takedown attempt from James, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some wild striking there from James.
Therm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
Therm throws a knee to the head but misses.
James avoiding damage as Therm throws knees to the body.
James throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that James has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
James throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees to the body from Therm.
Therm landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Therm is trying to stall.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Therm.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James closes the distance and clinches.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Therm won't allow it.
Therm stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Therm's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Therm tries to land knees in the clinch but James avoids the damage to the body.
Therm holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Therm blocking some punches.
Therm taking a breather.
Therm lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
James is breathing heavily.
Therm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Therm pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Noa Therm.
Therm darts in and clinches James up against the cage.
Therm is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Therm tries to stall but James uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James trying to land knees to the body.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James lands a shoulder strike.
Therm displaying some good clinch control by pressing James up against the cage.
Therm taking a breather.
Therm has James pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Noa Therm.
James closes the distance and clinches.
Therm tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
James wants to break free but Therm has control.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
James wants to break free but Therm has control.
James being controlled against the cage.
James lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Therm trying to stall but James improves his position.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Therm has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Therm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
James is trying to break the clinch but Therm is controlling him.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James is trying to push Therm away but Therm has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Therm dodges an elbow strike from James.
Therm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Therm taking a breather.
Therm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've been informed that Therm has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Therm trying to land knees to the body.
James pushes off an throws an elbow but Therm leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Therm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Therm misses with an elbow over the top.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bubba James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from James.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Therm circles away.
Therm throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Therm closes the distance 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!
Therm is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
James lands with a short shot to the head.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Therm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Therm's elbow.
James throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Therm taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Therm blocks a body shot from James.
Therm unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noa Therm dominated that round.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Therm just leaning against James, taking a breather.
Therm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
Therm lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
It looks like Bubba James has been cut.
Therm scores a nice knee to the body.
Therm looking to stall.
Therm effectively controlling the action here.
Therm looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
Therm working James over with knees to the body.
Therm avoids a wild elbow strike from James.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Therm controls his hands.
Therm is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Therm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Therm is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for James.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James moves into the clinch.
Therm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
James lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James working Therm over with strikes.
Therm is trying to stand back up but James is controlling him
James has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Noa Therm has been cut.
James landing strikes from the mount.
James looking to finish Therm with some ground and pound. This is bad for Therm!
Therm is bucking up trying to escape but James cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Therm is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Therm is desperately trying to improve his position but James has a good base and remains in mount.
Therm is still in real trouble! Can James finish him?
James lands a big shot to the head and Therm winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bubba James!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Secondo Vjadenek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouni Rytkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Secondo Vjadenek could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jouni Rytkonen's chin.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Secondo Vjadenek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouni Rytkonen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vjadenek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rytkonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Rytkonen throws a series of punches but Vjadenek avoids them all with ease.
Rytkonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rytkonen gets in close and tags Vjadenek with a short punch that almost sends Vjadenek to the mat! Oh Vjadenek is in big trouble! He turns his back on Rytkonen, trying to create some distance but Rytkonen rushes him, striking wildly and Vjadenek goes down! The referee tackles Rytkonen into the cage to end the fight! Rytkonen is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jouni Rytkonen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mirco Bonn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speedy Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirco Bonn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Speedy Light!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Light throws a right and a left that Bonn avoids nicely.
Bonn throws a series of punches but Light avoids them all with ease.
Bonn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Light counters with a right hand to the body.
Light ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bonn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Light feints a jab promting Bonn to slip. Light then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bonn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bonn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bonn throws a poor cross that misses
letting Light counter with a right hand.
Bonn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonn throws a big shot that misses.
Bonn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Light under the eye.
Bonn gets tackled into the cage by Light. Light maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Light as the two fighters clinch.
Light misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonn is trying to break the clinch but Light has him pressed against the cage.
Light pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Light there.
Light moves into range and clinches up with Bonn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Light as the two fighters clinch.
Light taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bonn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Light as the two fighters clinch.
Bonn is breathing heavily.
Light scores with a hook to the body.
Light escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Light counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Light connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonn momentarily.
Light misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Light.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Light throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonn misses with an uppercut.
Bonn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bonn throws a right hand that misses
and Light counters with a series of strikes. Bonn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Light lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonn misses with a double jab.
Light has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Light is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from Bonn.
Bonn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Light counters with a left and a right that stings Bonn.
Bonn is rocked!
No joy there for Bonn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Light jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oh Bonn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Light throws a series of punches but Bonn avoids them all with ease.
Bonn misses with a left hand
and Light counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Light misses with a few strikes there.
Light has taken the fight to the clinch.
Light controlling the action here for a moment.
Bonn seems to have got his legs back now.
Light breaks from the clinch.
Bonn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Light counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Light thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Light stalks Bonn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bonn's face. Bonn staggers backwards, shaken.
Bonn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Light is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sloppy strikes from Light. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Bonn misses.
Bonn misses with an uppercut. Light saw that one coming.
Bonn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bonn.
Jab from Light.
Bonn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Light counters with a crisp one two that drops Bonn! Light thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bonn to his feet! Bonn is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonn misses with a lunging right hand
and Light counters with a right hand to the body.
Light listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bonn misses with a lunging right hand
and Light counters with a huge left! Bonn is in big trouble! He's backing up but Light isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bonn from any more damage. A dominating finish by Light!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Speedy Light!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Friman's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Damage Inc.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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160 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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lewis Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Friman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Lewis Lee has been cut.
Friman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee takes a swing at Friman's ribcage but misses.
Friman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lee connects with a right hand. Friman shakes it off.
Friman throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Friman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Friman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Friman.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Friman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Friman lands with a right to the head.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Friman's elbow.
Lee tries to pull guard but Friman won't allow it.
Friman misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Friman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Friman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Friman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee is leaning against Friman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Friman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Lee.
Friman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Friman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Friman blocking some punches.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee tries to work over Friman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Friman backwards.
Lee gets through Friman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee working aggressively here.
Friman dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Friman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman scores with a shoulder strike.
Friman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Friman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Friman's coach down at Nordic Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Friman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Friman avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Friman lands a shoulder strike.
Friman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Friman looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Friman.
Friman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Friman tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Friman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Friman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Friman blocks the elbow strike.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Friman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Friman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Friman.
Friman avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Lee avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Friman avoids the damage to the body.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Friman.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Friman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Friman blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Friman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Friman lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Friman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Friman works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Friman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Friman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Friman is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Friman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Friman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Friman tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Friman trying to land knees to the body.
Friman misses with a knee strike.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Friman backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valdemar Friman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lewis Lee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Friman lands a jab-cross combination.
Friman is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Friman throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Friman throws a head kick that misses.
Friman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Friman misses with an uppercut.
Friman swinging wildly here.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Friman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Friman throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Friman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friman scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Friman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws a leg kick but Friman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Friman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Friman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friman tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Friman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee moves out of range as Friman throws a body kick.
Lewis Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Friman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friman staying out of range there.
Lee jabs Friman right on the nose. Friman blinks but takes it well.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Friman's leg but Friman calmly moves out of range.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Friman tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Friman moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Lee catches Friman right on the button with a cross.
Friman throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Friman scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valdemar Friman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Friman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Friman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee clobbers Friman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Friman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Valdemar Friman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Friman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
Lewis Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Friman is breathing heavily.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Friman manages to avoid it.
Friman drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Friman throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Friman misses with a series of wild punches.
Friman misses with a wild combination.
Friman throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Friman is out of range.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee cracks Friman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee moves to clinch but Friman breaks away
and Friman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Friman moved out of range.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Friman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Friman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friman keeps Lee at a distance using the push kick.
Friman tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Friman misses with a two punch combination.
Lee scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Friman under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lewis Lee's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Friman seems unphased.
Lee punishes Friman's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Friman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Friman.
Friman misses with a head kick.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Friman's shoulder, as Friman tries to avoid the shot.
Friman lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Friman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Friman has time to react.
Friman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Friman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Friman.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Friman.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Friman.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Lee lands an overhand right.
A nice combination there by Friman.
Friman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Friman's head.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Friman.
Jab by Friman.
Friman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friman checks a low kick from Lee.
Friman looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Friman cracks Lee with a good jab.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Friman moves away.
A head kick from Friman lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Friman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Friman misses with a series of wild punches.
Friman throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Friman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Friman is just out of range.
Friman misses with the combination.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Friman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Friman's calf.
Lee with a nice cross.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Friman is rocked!
Friman misses the shot to the body.
Friman is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Friman misses with a head kick.
Friman seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Friman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee 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.
Lee drops Friman with a straight right hand, right on the button! Lee 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 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Lee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tes Ghter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tes Ghter was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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24
250 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Kantola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tes Ghter!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kantola lands a head kick!
It looks like Tes Ghter has been cut.
Kantola circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kantola makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ghter really felt that one!
Ghter looks winded!
Kantola circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ghter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kantola lands with an overhand left.
Ghter darts in trying to clinch
and Kantola counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ghter darts in trying to clinch
and Kantola counters with a thumping low kick.
Kantola dives in and scores a takedown into Ghter's guard.
Kantola stands up over Ghter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That has opened up Tes Ghter's cut even more.
Kantola controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kantola stands up and waves to Ghter to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola lands a big head kick that sends Ghter to the canvas! Kantola follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ari Kantola!
Ari Kantola spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erkki Rimppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahti Ahven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahti Ahven has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Rimppi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahti Ahven!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ahven misses with a head kick.
Ahven will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Rimppi misses.
Rimppi moves out of range of the leg kick from Ahven.
Ahven throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ahven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ahven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ahven walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ahven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rimppi checks a leg kick.
Rimppi misses the shot to the body.
Rimppi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ahven moves out of range of the strikes.
Rimppi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been told by Rimppi's head coaches at Rough House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ahven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rimppi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rimppi.
Rimppi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ahven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ahven throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimppi lands a nice hook to Ahven's body. Ahven takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ahven scores with a push kick.
Ahven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rimppi.
Rimppi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahven.
Ahven lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ahven defending well as Rimppi loads up on a big left hand.
Ahven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ahven staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ahven. That's going to slow Rimppi down.
Ahven throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rimppi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahven.
Rimppi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahven misses with a head kick.
Ahven misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Rimppi blocks the leg kick.
Rimppi misses the shot to the body.
Ahven scores with a head kick. Rimppi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahven ducks under a wild hook from Rimppi.
Rimppi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahven.
Ahven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rimppi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ahven.
Ahven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahven walks into a stiff left hand from Rimppi.
Ahven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahven takes one to the chin there.
Rimppi's corner calls for a 1-2. Rimppi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rimppi connects with a single shot there.
Ahven is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Ahven. Those never looked like landing.
Rimppi blocks a head kick by Ahven.
Rimppi lands a nice hook to Ahven's body. Ahven takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ahven looks winded!
Rimppi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rimppi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ahven takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ahven is still on wobbly legs! Can Rimppi finish him?
Rimppi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahven.
Ahven scoring well with a low kick there.
Ahven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rimppi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rimppi.
Ahven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahven tries to land a leg kick but Rimppi saw it coming and moves away.
Ahven throws a series of punches but Rimppi moves out of range.
Ahven slips a jab from Rimppi.
Rimppi fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Ahven out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Erkki Rimppi!
In defeat, Ahti Ahven stepped up to the mic, saying 'Lucky'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Jenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Haskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haskins has chosen Kid Rock - Bawitdaba as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kirk Jenson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Todd Haskins!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haskins gets a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Haskins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jenson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Haskins seems to be working for a kimura but Jenson defends the submission attempt.
Jenson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haskins pulls his head out easily.
Haskins slows the pace down in half guard.
Haskins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haskins is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenson is pressing down on Haskins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Haskins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jenson's head.
Haskins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Haskins is pushing down on Jenson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jenson is fighting to maintain full guard but Haskins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Haskins tries to pass to full mount but Jenson defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haskins is working for a submission of some sort.
Jenson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haskins pulls his head out easily.
Haskins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jenson trying to control from the bottom.
Haskins is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jenson is just riding it out for now. Haskins eventually gives up the hold.
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!
Jenson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jenson is breathing heavily.
Haskins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Haskins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Haskins seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Haskins lands strikes from half guard.
Jenson is defending against the submission attempts here by Haskins.
Haskins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jenson actively working from the bottom here.
Haskins is nestled in close to Jenson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Haskins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Haskins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jenson has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haskins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jenson is working to get back to half guard.
Haskins wants to take Jenson's back here but Jenson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Haskins controlling from mount.
Haskins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Haskins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haskins controlling from mount.
Haskins working the ground and pound effectively.
Haskins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jenson's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Haskins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jenson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haskins counters with a single leg into guard. Jenson didn't expect that.
Haskins drops back looking for a leg! Jenson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jenson manages to kick Haskins off! Haskins jumps back into Jenson's guard.
Haskins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Haskins looking to pass the guard.
Jenson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haskins defends well.
Haskins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Haskins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Haskins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haskins passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haskins lands a nice short elbow.
Haskins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jenson wants to control but Haskins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haskins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Haskins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haskins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jenson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haskins lands a nice short elbow.
Haskins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Haskins moves nicely into side control.
Jenson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Haskins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jenson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jenson seems a little lost for a moment, as Haskins dominates the positioning.
Haskins working the head with strikes.
Jenson is looking for a sweep.
Haskins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haskins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Haskins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jenson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jenson is trying to work for a sweep but Haskins has mounted him!
Haskins looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Haskins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jenson has given up his back here. Will Haskins look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Haskins lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haskins is landing with strikes from the back.
Haskins scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Jenson is looking for a way out.
Haskins has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Jenson is in real trouble here. Haskins gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Jenson is tapping out! Haskins wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Todd Haskins!
Todd Haskins is the new middleweight champion!
Todd Haskins decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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