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CFH 31: Pistoletov v Basher PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harald Bluetooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azamat Secoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Secoy has chosen Deftones - lhabia as his entrance music. Azamat Secoy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harald Bluetooth's chin.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harald Bluetooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Azamat Secoy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bluetooth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bluetooth takes a swing at Secoy's ribcage but misses.
Bluetooth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Secoy circles away quickly and effectively.
Bluetooth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bluetooth lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Azamat Secoy has been cut.
No joy there for Bluetooth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Secoy closes the distance and clinches.
Bluetooth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Secoy is keeping busy.
Secoy scores with a shot to the side of Bluetooth's head.
Secoy misses with the head strike.
Secoy prevents Bluetooth from breaking the clinch.
Secoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Secoy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Secoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Bluetooth 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Secoy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Secoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Bluetooth controls his hands.
Secoy misses with a body punch.
Secoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bluetooth lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice cross by Bluetooth.
Secoy thumps Bluetooth with a low kick.
Secoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bluetooth.
Bluetooth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bluetooth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harald Bluetooth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bluetooth throws a right and a left that Secoy avoids nicely.
Secoy lands a high kick!
It looks like Harald Bluetooth has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bluetooth throws a jab but it's blocked by Secoy.
Bluetooth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Secoy moves away.
Bluetooth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Secoy. Secoy obviously looking to wear him down.
Secoy scores with a spinning back kick!
Secoy lands a head kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bluetooth crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Secoy - the referee stops the clock and Bluetooth gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Secoy. Bluetooth manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Secoy throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Bluetooth crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Azamat Secoy!
Azamat Secoy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Hagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Nogueira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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217 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Hagen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira throws a head kick but Hagen moves out of range.
Michal Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hagen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nogueira.
Nogueira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hagen connects with a body shot that sends Nogueira's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira throws a lazy head kick
and Hagen counters with a good low kick that Nogueira was not able to check.
Nogueira looks winded!
Sloppy strikes from Nogueira. Those never looked like landing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nogueira has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hagen drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Nogueira right on the button. Nogueira goes down! Hagen follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hagen gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Hagen!
Lars Hagen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Opie River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perus Jamppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Skillet - Monster . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Powerful |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Opie River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perus Jamppa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamppa is looking to score with low kicks.
River shoots in looking for a takedown. Jamppa tries to sprawl out of it but River keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jamppa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jamppa fails to land with a series of punches.
River misses with a hook. Jamppa ducked under it nicely.
Jamppa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by River.
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jamppa.
River scores with a jab to the head.
River throws a series of punches but Jamppa avoids them all with ease.
Jamppa is looking to clinch.
River scores with a body shot.
River definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jamppa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jamppa blocking some punches.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jamppa's elbow.
River working hard to break the clinch.
River tries to work over Jamppa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River goes for a takedown attempt but Jamppa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
River misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Opie River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River darts in looking for a takedown but Jamppa gets double underhooks and turns River into the cage.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Jamppa.
Jamppa stalls.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jamppa leaning against his opponent.
River is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
River taking a breather.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Jamppa controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from River.
River manages to break the clinch.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jamppa checks a leg kick nicely.
River swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jamppa counters with a series of strikes. River will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jamppa tries to work over River's front leg with a kick but River checks it.
River misses with a body shot.
Perus Jamppa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River lands a body shot.
Jamppa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamppa manages to avoid it.
River dodges the punch combination from Jamppa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamppa fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamppa manages to avoid it.
River misses with a hook.
River avoids a kick to the body.
River is looking to wear down Jamppa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
River tests Jamppa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jamppa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
River misses the shot to the body.
River takes one on the chin but seems OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - River coming out on top.
River scores with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by River there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Opie River dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
River throws a lazy right hand but Jamppa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River lands with a right hand.
Perus Jamppa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
River misses with an uppercut. Jamppa saw that one coming.
Opie River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River throws a leg kick which misses Jamppa's front leg but catches the back leg as Jamppa tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Jamppa misses.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A combination from Jamppa does no damage.
River fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
River misses with a looping right.
Jamppa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by River.
Jamppa avoids the body shot from River.
Jamppa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jamppa duly obliges.
River misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a body kick that misses.
Jamppa throws a right and a left that River avoids nicely.
River swings for the body but Jamppa moves out of range.
Jamppa misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Jamppa. Those never looked like landing.
River throws out a loose jab but Jamppa uses good head movement to avoid it.
River throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from River.
River misses the shot to the body.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamppa was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jamppa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamppa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
Jamppa wants to clinch.
River throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jamppa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
River shoots in looking for a takedown. Jamppa tries to sprawl out of it but River keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jamppa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jamppa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
River bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jamppa has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
River is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jamppa has escaped the position, nice work there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamppa wants to control but River postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamppa wants to get back to his feet but River drags him back down.
Jamppa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
River is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jamppa wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Jamppa tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from River!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Opie River!
After winning the bout, Opie River thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulfrey Orcsblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulfrey Orcsblood!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Orcsblood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drago doesn't seem phased though.
Orcsblood clobbers Drago with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've been told by Drago's head coaches at LOD Gym Now with StandUP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orcsblood, pushing him back against the cage.
Drago takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orcsblood.
Orcsblood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Orcsblood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orcsblood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drago tries to land a knee to the head but Orcsblood blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Orcsblood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orcsblood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Orcsblood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Drago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orcsblood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orcsblood has managed to clinch.
Drago misses with some punches.
Orcsblood lands an elbow just above Drago 's eye.
Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orcsblood drives through and clinches with Drago against the cage.
Orcsblood effectively controlling the action here.
Drago avoids the elbow strike from Orcsblood, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Orcsblood.
Drago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orcsblood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drago blocks an elbow strike from Orcsblood.
A short right from Drago.
Orcsblood lands an elbow inside.
Ivan Drago's cut is getting worse.
Orcsblood is struggling to control the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orcsblood.
Ivan Drago's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Orcsblood lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Orcsblood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jeez, Ivan Drago's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Orcsblood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orcsblood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Drago's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ulfrey Orcsblood!
Ulfrey Orcsblood 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.
Ivan Drago spoke after the fight, saying 'I didn't preform my best tonight but I'll come back better than ever'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Kveldulfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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256 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnar Kveldulfson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Juntta!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kveldulfson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kveldulfson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juntta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kveldulfson defends it nicely.
A big left from Kveldulfson misses.
Kveldulfson moves in looking to clinch but Juntta pushes him off.
Kveldulfson fails with a takedown attempt.
Juntta has a takedown stuffed.
Juntta shoots in looking for a takedown but Kveldulfson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Juntta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ragnar Kveldulfson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaska Juntta.
Juntta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Jaska Juntta has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Juntta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kveldulfson is trying to defend but Juntta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kveldulfson trying to control here.
Juntta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Juntta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kveldulfson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Juntta.
Juntta moves into full mount! Kveldulfson won't be happy about that!
Kveldulfson's coaches at Nordic Top Team have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Juntta thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kveldulfson tries to reverse the position but Juntta maintains control.
Juntta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kveldulfson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Juntta throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kveldulfson because Juntta loaded up on that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juntta cracks Kveldulfson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Juntta cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Juntta cracks Kveldulfson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Juntta loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kveldulfson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Juntta land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Juntta stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaska Juntta!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Syatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Nabokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syatt comes to the cage accompanied by Tony Bennett - I wanna be around. Nabokov has chosen Sparks - The Who as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Syatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Nabokov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabokov misses with a double jab.
Syatt fails with the takedown
and Nabokov counters with a nice body shot.
Nabokov is looking to clinch.
Nabokov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Syatt pushes a forearm under Nabokov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Nabokov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lee Syatt!
Lee Syatt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sorbinian Potasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sorbinian Potasu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Gage!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potasu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Joe Gage has been cut.
Gage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Potasu misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gage just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Gage misses.
No joy there for Potasu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Potasu scores with a decent looking hook.
Potasu misses with the combination.
Potasu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gage moves out of range as Potasu strikes.
Gage misses with a straight right.
A solid body kick from Gage.
Gage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Potasu throws a jab when Gage was well out of range.
Potasu scores with a nice right hand.
Gage slips under a jab from Potasu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potasu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Potasu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Potasu connects with a crisp jab.
Potasu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Potasu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gage.
Potasu slips a jab and a cross from Gage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gage misses with a few strikes there.
Gage lands a jab to the head.
Potasu jabs at Gage's body.
Potasu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gage throws out the jab.
A big right from Gage misses.
Gage misses with a straight right.
Gage moves out of range as Potasu strikes.
Potasu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gage is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage is looking to clinch.
Gage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Potasu.
Gage throws a big shot that misses.
Gage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joe Gage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potasu throws a shot from downtown. Gage moves away and avoids it.
Gage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gage with a hook.
Gage throws out a powerful jab.
Gage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Potasu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Potasu misses.
Potasu cracks Gage with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potasu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gage.
Potasu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A combination from Gage does no damage.
A big right from Potasu misses.
Potasu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Potasu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gage missing with a left hand there. Potasu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Potasu lands a jab to the head.
Gage throws a front kick that sends Potasu stumbling back into the cage.
Potasu throws a nice looking combination but Gage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Potasu blocks a low kick nicely.
Gage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potasu manages to avoid it.
Potasu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gage throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Potasu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Potasu misses.
Potasu throws a lazy right hand but Gage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gage feints and then cracks Potasu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Potasu down.
A swing and a miss from Gage.
Potasu swings for the body but Gage moves out of range.
Potasu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Potasu checks a leg kick.
Potasu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gage.
Jab, jab by Potasu - just one landing.
Gage lands a jab.
Gage throws a lazy right hand but Potasu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potasu blocks a head kick by Gage.
Gage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sorbinian Potasu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Gage's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Potasu defending well as Gage loads up on a big left hand.
Gage lands a right hook to the body.
Gage connects with a leg kick. Potasu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gage.
A head kick misses from Gage.
A jab from Potasu misses.
Nice shot by Gage.
Potasu blocks a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Gage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Potasu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Potasu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gage does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slow jab from Potasu misses its intended target.
Gage feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Potasu sprawling to the canvas! Potasu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gage finish him?!
Potasu is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Potasu out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Gage!
A relieved looking Joe Gage thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Pistoletov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cranium Basher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pistoletov comes to the cage accompanied by Kita je spremna !. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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155 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksandr Pistoletov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cranium Basher!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basher tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pistoletov defends well and Basher ends up having to push Pistoletov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pistoletov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Basher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pistoletov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Basher manages to avoid it.
Pistoletov misses with a two punch combination.
Pistoletov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Basher back to the cage. Pistoletov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pistoletov gets caught flat footed, as Basher shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Basher lands a couple of elbows.
Basher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Basher stops Pistoletov from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Basher is working Pistoletov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Basher sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pistoletov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Basher throwing strikes from guard but Pistoletov blocks nicely.
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!
Pistoletov wants to sweep but no luck.
Basher lands a couple of digs.
Pistoletov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Basher is controlling him.
Basher with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Basher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Basher looking to pass the guard.
Basher passes into half guard.
Pistoletov taking some punishment here, with Basher in his half guard.
Pistoletov wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Basher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pistoletov keeps working.
Basher is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Basher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pistoletov is looking to improve his position.
Basher moves into full mount! Pistoletov won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Basher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Basher working Pistoletov over with strikes here.
Pistoletov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pistoletov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pistoletov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Basher landing strikes from the mount and Pistoletov is in trouble!
Basher lands a couple of good shots and Pistoletov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Basher lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pistoletov is rocked!
Pistoletov controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Basher tries to keep control of the position but Pistoletov is staying busy.
Pistoletov tries to break free.
Can Pistoletov hold on?! Basher is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Basher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basher lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Pistoletov.
Oh Pistoletov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Basher patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Can Pistoletov hold on?! Basher is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Basher looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Basher is raining down hard shots and and Pistoletov has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cranium Basher!
Cranium Basher decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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