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Duel: Down With the Sickness PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between huikko haliikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). huikko haliikka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Randall Hope's chin.
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280 lbs
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321 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, huikko haliikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randall Hope!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Hope! haliikka is backing up but he can't get away as Hope lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops haliikka and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Randall Hope!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Fingers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrei Dragunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Fingers!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fingers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fingers lands a jab.
It looks like Andrei Dragunov has been cut.
Fingers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bobby Fingers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fingers throws a shot from downtown. Dragunov moves away and avoids it.
Dragunov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fingers squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dragunov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dragunov won't let Fingers get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dragunov working for a guillotine from mount but Fingers is in no mood to give up.
Fingers trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dragunov looking for a guillotine from mount but Fingers is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dragunov is breathing heavily.
Fingers tries to buck Dragunov off but he can't manage it.
Dragunov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fingers is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fingers trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dragunov trying to control but Fingers is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dragunov goes for an armbar but Fingers turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fingers.
Fingers trying to control but Dragunov is working from the bottom.
Dragunov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fingers defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fingers looking to pass the guard.
Fingers trying to control but Dragunov is working from the bottom.
Dragunov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dragunov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fingers is aware though and is defending well.
Dragunov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fingers wants to stand but Dragunov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fingers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragunov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
No joy there for Fingers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fingers scores with a nice right hand.
Fingers lands with a big left! Dragunov is wobbled badly! Fingers comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Dragunov to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bobby Fingers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dincht's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fanfare. Ruutu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by YMCA. Jarkko Ruutu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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179 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zell Dincht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Ruutu!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruutu shoots in but no luck this time.
Dincht clinches up against the cage.
Dincht tries to break free but Ruutu pushes him back against the cage.
Dincht lands a nice uppercut.
Ruutu has Dincht pressed against the cage, preventing Dincht from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dincht tries to circle away but Ruutu has him pinned against the cage.
Ruutu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dincht fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ruutu is defended easily by Dincht.
Zell Dincht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarkko Ruutu.
Dincht misses with the combination.
Dincht swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dincht throws a right hand that Ruutu ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruutu also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dincht moves into the clinch.
Ruutu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dincht's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Dincht's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruutu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dincht gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruutu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dincht is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruutu has double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dincht takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ruutu pulls guard.
Ruutu can't keep his opponent in guard - Dincht advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dincht is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dincht trying to control but Ruutu is having none of it.
Dincht jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ruutu is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ruutu and Dincht has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dincht wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruutu keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu wants to control but Dincht postures up.
Dincht controlling the position from side mount.
Ruutu regains half guard.
Dincht wants to pass to mount but Ruutu is defending the position.
Ruutu tries to roll over but Dincht keeps him under control.
Dincht looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dincht wants to control but Ruutu is keeping him busy.
Ruutu wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Dincht is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ruutu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ruutu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dincht trying to control but Ruutu is working from the bottom.
Ruutu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dincht trying to control but Ruutu is working from the bottom.
Ruutu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dincht can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ruutu looks gassed!
Ruutu keeping full guard, as Dincht tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dincht trying to control but Ruutu is working from the bottom.
Ruutu keeping full guard, as Dincht tries to pass.
Dincht has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dincht misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dincht throws the left hand but Ruutu avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Dincht finds it's way through Ruutu's defenses.
Dincht misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruutu scores a takedown into full mount!
Dincht is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Dincht dominated that round.
That's time! Dincht's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruutu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dincht is fending him off so far but Ruutu persists. Nope, Dincht circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruutu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ruutu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ruutu looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dincht can't escape the position.
Ruutu is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Dincht digs a good body shot into Ruutu's ribs.
Dincht connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dincht lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ruutu is rocked!
Ruutu loses concentration momentarily and Dincht pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Ruutu crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Dincht finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zell Dincht!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Hanska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanska's entrance music is Rytmihäiriö - Pakko Tappaa Ihminen . A fine choice. Maynard has chosen Roy Jones - Can't Be Stopped as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Hanska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maynard looks for a takedown but Hanska sprawls well.
Hanska takes a swing at Maynard's ribcage but misses.
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Hanska.
Hanska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanska.
Hanska cracks a nice hook into Maynard's ribs.
Hanska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Hanska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanska lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Maynard is looking to close the distance but Hanska sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Maynard crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Maynard is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Seppo Hanska!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caden Akergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Haapasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haapasalo has chosen Korpiklaani - Let's Drink as his entrance music. Caden Akergaard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caden Akergaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Haapasalo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akergaard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Haapasalo.
Akergaard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Akergaard tries to free his leg and advance position but Haapasalo is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Akergaard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akergaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Haapasalo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akergaard is really struggling to control Haapasalo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akergaard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haapasalo is keeping the position for now.
Akergaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Haapasalo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haapasalo can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Akergaard.
Akergaard takes a little break here. Haapasalo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Haapasalo can't do much from the bottom here.
Akergaard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Akergaard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Akergaard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Akergaard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Akergaard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Akergaard content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akergaard tries for a kimura but Haapasalo is defending well.
Akergaard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Haapasalo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Haapasalo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akergaard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haapasalo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Akergaard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haapasalo keeps working.
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.
Haapasalo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Haapasalo tries to escape but Akergaard is in control.
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.
Haapasalo sneaks back into half guard.
Akergaard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Akergaard is looking to take a break and control but Haapasalo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Akergaard moves into full mount! Haapasalo won't be happy about that!
Akergaard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Haapasalo looks a forlorn figure.
Akergaard moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Haapasalo has worked his arm free - good work by Haapasalo!
Akergaard in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caden Akergaard 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.
Akergaard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akergaard gets the takedown into side control.
Akergaard trying to control the action but Haapasalo is working from the bottom.
Haapasalo is trying to improve his position.
Haapasalo is trying to escape the position but Akergaard is controlling the position.
Akergaard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haapasalo keeps working.
Akergaard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Haapasalo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Haapasalo seems a little lost for a moment, as Akergaard dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Caden Akergaard just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akergaard.
Akergaard misses with a body kick.
Haapasalo looks to land a combination but Akergaard avoids it well.
Akergaard shoots in and bounces Haapasalo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Akergaard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Akergaard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Akergaard forces his way into half guard.
Haapasalo wants to control but Akergaard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akergaard works his foot free and advances to mount.
Akergaard looking for a guillotine from mount but Haapasalo is having none of it.
Akergaard tries to control but Haapasalo wriggling away.
Akergaard is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Haapasalo is surviving well by controlling Akergaard's body position as best he can.
Haapasalo wants to control but Akergaard is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akergaard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Caden Akergaard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haapasalo tries to hold on but Akergaard postures up.
Akergaard content just to control the position here.
Akergaard wants to control the pace but Haapasalo is squirming around nicely.
Akergaard moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Haapasalo has worked his arm free - good work by Haapasalo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Akergaard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Haapasalo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Haapasalo is looking for a sweep.
Akergaard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Haapasalo, who protects the arm well.
Akergaard trying to control the action but Haapasalo is working from the bottom.
Haapasalo is pushing Akergaard's head away, looking to escape. Akergaard manages to hold on to the position though.
Akergaard is trying to get an arm triangle but Haapasalo is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caden Akergaard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Akergaard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Akergaard throws a leg kick but Haapasalo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haapasalo moves out of range as Akergaard throws a body kick.
Caden Akergaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akergaard throws a push kick but Haapasalo slaps the foot to one side.
No joy there for Haapasalo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haapasalo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Akergaard.
Akergaard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Haapasalo!
Akergaard swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Haapasalo is now in Akergaard's guard. A big mistake from Akergaard there, giving up the dominant position!
Haapasalo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Haapasalo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Akergaard wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapasalo wanted to stand there but Akergaard had control of the position.
Akergaard keeping moving, preventing Haapasalo from controlling successfully.
Akergaard has his hands on Haapasalo's head, controlling the position.
Haapasalo wants to get up but he can't break Akergaard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Haapasalo trying to control but Akergaard is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some bone on bone action there as Haapasalo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Akergaard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Antti Haapasalo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akergaard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haapasalo.
Both fighters circling a little - Akergaard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Haapasalo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akergaard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akergaard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Haapasalo leaves Akergaard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caden Akergaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akergaard connects with a solid leg kick.
Akergaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo misses with a series of wild punches.
Akergaard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Haapasalo is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akergaard seems to be looking for submissions.
Akergaard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haapasalo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Akergaard.
Akergaard wants to control but Haapasalo is keeping him busy.
Antti Haapasalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caden Akergaard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Akergaard controlling the pace.
Haapasalo is in trouble now - Akergaard has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akergaard controlling his opponent.
Akergaard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Haapasalo for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haapasalo is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caden Akergaard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akergaard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caden Akergaard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fransico Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man-Black Sabbath. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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179 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucio Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fransico Junior!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vera misses the shot to the body.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Junior throws out a powerful jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vera.
Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Junior keeps the fight on the outside.
Vera throws a leg kick that misses.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Vera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Vera does no damage.
Junior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vera.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vera. Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Junior pushes him off.
Vera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Vera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but Vera shows good takedown defense.
Vera cracks Junior with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Junior pushes him off.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Junior wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Junior lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vera tries to move into range but Junior moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Junior shoots in but Vera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Junior throws a series of punches but Vera avoids them all with ease.
Lucio Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Junior is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vera moves away from the strike by Junior.
Vera is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Junior.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vera looks to land a left hand but Junior moved out of range nicely.
Vera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Junior throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vera was covering up waiting for the punch and Junior finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior passes Vera's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vera is trying to control but can't.
Vera controlling the position well.
Junior is looking to advance position but Vera won't allow it.
Junior is stalling here. Vera is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Junior seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vera has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Junior is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Junior tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Junior takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Junior takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Junior's face as Vera controls the position.
Vera lands some shots froms side control.
Vera is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Junior's shoulder. That is not cool.
Vera laying and praying for a moment but Junior takes advantage and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Vera dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Junior ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vera wants to clinch.
Junior checks a leg kick nicely.
Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vera.
Junior avoids the head kick by Vera.
Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior scores with a hook.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vera misses with a shot to the body
and Junior counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Junior is thwarting Vera's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera tries to get to full guard but Junior has control of the leg.
Junior trying to advance position but Vera counters by regaining guard.
Junior wants to control from the top but Vera keeps moving.
Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vera is keeping the position for now.
Vera is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vera keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. Vera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vera tries to clinch there but Junior circles away.
Vera misses with the body kick
and Junior counters with a nice body shot.
Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vera misses with a double jab.
Vera is looking to clinch.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Junior counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Junior shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vera pinned against the cage. Vera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vera has closed the distance and engaged Junior in a clinch.
Vera lands a knee to the body.
Vera looking to stall.
Vera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vera looking to throw knees to the head but Junior is blocking nicely.
Vera tries to land knees in the clinch but Junior avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Vera.
Vera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Junior fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Vera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Junior is able to avoid easily.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Junior pushes him off.
Vera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Junior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Junior throws a lazy body kick
and Vera counters with a good, hard body kick but Junior shrugs it off.
Vera misses the shot to the body.
Vera clinches but Junior breaks the clinch
and Junior counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Junior throws and elbow that misses. Vera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Junior's guard. Nice move by Vera!
Junior working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fransico Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Junior throws a looping overhand right but Vera ducks down to avoid it.
Junior gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Junior is keeping the position for now.
Vera throwing strikes but missing.
Junior working a defensive guard here.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Junior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vera is one step ahead there.
Vera trying to control but Junior is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vera slips under a jab from Junior.
Junior scores with a takedown into Vera's guard.
Vera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vera holds on and takes a little breather.
Junior won't allow Vera to sweep him here.
Vera has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Junior working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vera looking for a sweep. Not yet Vera, not yet.
Vera manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior wants to control but Vera is having none of it.
Vera with the ground and pound from mount.
Vera looking to control but Junior is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vera misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vera is landing with some decent strikes but Junior is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vera has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Junior's face.
Vera scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Junior?
Junior is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lucio Vera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Junior is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Junior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vera landing strikes from the mount and Junior is in trouble!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucio Vera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucio Vera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Mules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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24
197 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Mules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Koch!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mules uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koch.
Koch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koch tests Mules's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mules throws a combination. Koch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mules falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koch counters with a right hand to the body.
Koch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mules is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koch works Mules's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Koch.
Mules throws a shot from downtown. Koch moves away and avoids it.
Koch misses with a few strikes there.
Koch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mules counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koch scores with a nice right hand.
Mules gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koch.
Koch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mules is breathing heavily.
Mules misses with a body shot.
Michael Koch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koch misses with the combination.
Mules lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mules throws a right and a left that Koch avoids nicely.
Mules throws out a loose jab but Koch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mules sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koch throws a series of punches but Mules moves out of range.
Mules has managed to clinch.
Mules lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koch is leaning against Mules and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koch swings wildly with an uppercut but Mules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koch drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robert Mules has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Koch.
Mules throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koch tries to throw a body punch but Mules avoids it by throwing Koch back against the cage.
Mules cracks Koch with a nice body shot.
Mules prevents a body shot from Koch.
Koch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mules prevents a body shot from Koch.
Koch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mules misses with a punch to the body.
Koch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mules gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch misses with a punch to the body.
Mules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koch is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koch controlling the action here for a moment.
Koch trying to control the position but instead, Mules has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koch into the cage.
Mules lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mules is trying to maintain a safe position but Koch gets an underhook and turns Mules into the cage.
Koch lands a body shot.
Mules tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koch blocks an elbow strike from Mules.
Koch works on Mules's body with a couple of short punches.
Mules lands an elbow that stopped Koch in his tracks for a moment.
Mules lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Mules.
A right handed body shot lands from Mules.
Mules lands an elbow that stopped Koch in his tracks for a moment.
Mules lands a damaging elbow.
Mules looking to stall.
Koch tries to pull guard but Mules holds him up against the cage and eventually Koch drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mules prevents Koch from breaking the clinch.
Mules digs a right hand into Koch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koch's gas tank.
Mules misses with a punch on the inside.
Koch lands a shot to the body.
Mules works on Koch's body with a couple of short punches.
Koch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mules lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Mules.
Mules missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mules scores with a hook to the body.
Koch has had enough of the clinch but Mules keeps him there for the moment.
Mules works on Koch's body with a couple of short punches.
Koch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mules landing knees to the body.
Koch tries a body shot but Mules blocks it.
Nice body punch from Mules - that landed with a thud.
Mules misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Mules.
Mules gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koch can't find room to land a body shot as Mules controls the action.
Mules cracks Koch with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Mules.
Mules lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mules looking to throw knees to the head but Koch is blocking nicely.
Mules prevents a body shot from Koch.
Come on Mules - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mules lands an elbow inside that Koch shrugs off.
Mules lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mules blocks a body shot from Koch.
A right hand to the body from Mules.
A short left from Mules.
Mules lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koch or not.
Still in the clinch, Koch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mules gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Mules.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mules scores with a shot to the side of Koch's head.
Mules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koch.
Koch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mules scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Mules.
Mules lands an elbow that stopped Koch in his tracks for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Mules.
Mules scores with a shot to the side of Koch's head.
Koch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Koch will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mules misses with a wild combination.
Koch misses with a wild combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Mules scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Koch does no damage.
Mules's corner calls for a 1-2. Mules obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mules throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Koch counters with a shoot takedown. Mules fights it but they end up in guard.
Mules wants to get back to his feet but Koch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mules looking for a sweep. Not yet Mules, not yet.
Mules is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koch is looking to improve his position.
Koch is breathing heavily.
Koch regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mules stopping the sweep attempt from Koch.
Mules wants to control from the top but Koch keeps moving.
Koch trying to control the position.
Mules got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mules has managed to get both his arms back between Koch's legs - danger averted.
Mules wants to stand but Koch has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mules won't allow Koch to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Koch working for a triangle but Mules defends it easily.
Mules has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mules trying to control but Koch is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mules has Koch up against the cage in a clinch.
Mules working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koch avoiding damage as Mules throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Mules.
Koch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koch lands a shot to the body.
Mules lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Mules.
Koch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mules lands a nice uppercut.
Robert Mules has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mules throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Mules.
Mules lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Mules.
Mules creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koch's defenses.
Koch struggles to land a body shot inside as Mules controls his hands.
Good body shot from Mules.
Mules lands a shoulder strike.
Mules lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koch backwards.
A hook to the body from Mules.
Mules lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koch or not.
Mules lands a body punch.
Mules is working Koch over against the cage.
Mules stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mules.
Mules lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koch.
A hook to the body from Mules.
Mules pushes Koch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mules comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mules lands a hook that snaps the head of Koch backwards.
Mules pushes off an throws an elbow but Koch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mules is leaning against Koch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mules works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mules softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mules.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mules displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koch up against the cage.
Koch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mules's elbow.
Koch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mules smiles and moves away.
Mules lands with a good body shot.
Mules scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robert Mules is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mules throws a combination. Koch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Koch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mules lands a nice shot to the body.
Mules looks to land a combination but Koch avoids it well.
Mules paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koch swings for the body but Mules moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mules closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mules blocks a body shot from Koch.
Mules prevents Koch from breaking the clinch.
Mules lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Mules dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mules throws the kick towards the body but Koch avoids it.
Koch misses with a wild combination.
Koch throws a sloppy body shot
and Mules counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mules.
Koch has a couple of punches blocked by Mules.
Koch wants to stall.
Mules lands an uppercut.
Mules gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mules gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mules lands an uppercut.
Mules lands a hook that snaps the head of Koch backwards.
Koch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Mules.
Koch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mules lands with a right to the head.
Mules lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Koch is trying to maintain a safe position but Mules gets an underhook and turns Koch into the cage.
A short uppercut from Mules.
Mules lands a body shot.
Koch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koch is defending well for now.
Mules scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mules scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mules lands an elbow inside that Koch shrugs off.
Mules presses Koch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mules lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mules - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Koch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mules working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mules pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mules lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koch backwards.
Mules is leaning against Koch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mules lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koch backwards.
Mules missing with knees to the body.
Mules missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mules.
Mules trying to control the position but instead, Koch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mules into the cage.
Koch can't get the takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mules misses with an elbow over the top.
Koch breaks from the clinch.
Koch lands with a nice combination. Mules backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Mules.
Koch misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch misses with an uppercut. Mules saw that one coming.
Koch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koch there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mules throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mules dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mules tries to clinch up.
Mules keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koch takes a swing at Mules's ribcage but misses.
Mules showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koch.
Mules lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mules closes the distance and pushes Koch back into the cage.
Mules pushes Koch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koch blocks an elbow strike.
Mules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koch avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Mules scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koch misses with a punch to the body.
Koch has hold of one of Mules's legs. Mules is fighting the takedown attempt but Koch gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mules wants to stand and escape but Koch is having none of it.
Mules wants to sweep here but Koch controlling him for the moment.
Koch is looking to work some ground and pound but Mules has wrist control.
Koch wants to control from the top but Mules keeps moving.
Koch sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mules's guard.
Koch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mules trying to hold on to Koch's head to control him but Koch postures up.
Mules wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koch tries to keep at a distance but Mules has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mules prevents a body shot from Koch.
Koch lands a body shot.
Mules stops a takedown attempt from Koch.
A shot in the inside from Mules.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mules.
Mules lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koch is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Robert Mules has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Koch.
Mules tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koch avoids it.
Koch tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mules presses Koch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mules's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Mules scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mules landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mules is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mules working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Mules.
Mules lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mules pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mules throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Mules showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mules has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Mules!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aarre Voutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aarre Voutilainen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
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188 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimbo Lice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aarre Voutilainen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voutilainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lice tries to clinch up.
Voutilainen throws a looping overhand right but Lice ducks down to avoid it.
Voutilainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lice, pushing him back against the cage.
Voutilainen is trying to break free.
Voutilainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lice takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Voutilainen throws a nice looking combination but Lice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lice darts in trying to clinch
and Voutilainen counters with a crisp one two that drops Lice! Voutilainen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lice to his feet! Lice is in big trouble!
Lice is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voutilainen misses with an uppercut.
Voutilainen throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Lice stumbling backwards into the cage! Lice bounces back off the cage towards Voutilainen, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Voutilainen lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Voutilainen celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aarre Voutilainen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Baller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veto Remmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Baller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Veto Remmi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Baller misses.
Baller clobbers Remmi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baller takes a swing at Remmi's ribcage but misses.
Remmi scores with the left hand. Baller knows he should have avoided that one.
Remmi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Baller blocks the low kick.
Remmi with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baller. Remmi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Remmi blocks a jab.
Remmi lands with an uppercut that bounces Baller off the cage and back into rage.
Remmi thuds his shin into the meat of Baller's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Remmi is looking to slow Baller down with leg kicks.
Remmi connects with a body shot.
Veto Remmi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Remmi.
Remmi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baller will feel that in the morning.
Baller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Paul Baller has been cut.
Baller is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remmi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Remmi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Baller trying to control but Remmi postures up.
Remmi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Remmi tries to pass to full mount but Baller defends it.
Baller is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Remmi jumps into side control!
Remmi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Remmi scoring with punches and elbows.
Baller is trying to control Remmi's posture but Remmi avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remmi stands up.
Remmi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Remmi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Remmi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baller throws a right hand that Remmi ducks under and follows up with a left that Remmi also avoids with ease.
Baller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baller. Remmi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Remmi counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Remmi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baller's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Remmi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Remmi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Remmi with a hook.
Remmi feints and then cracks Baller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baller down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remmi lands with a straight right. Baller didn't see that one coming.
Remmi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Remmi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baller had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A solid leg kick lands there for Remmi.
Remmi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Remmi lands a nice looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Remmi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Remmi. That one must have hurt.
Baller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Remmi throws a head kick that misses.
Baller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Remmi.
Remmi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baller's sensitive parts.
Remmi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Remmi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Remmi throws a front kick that sends Baller stumbling back into the cage.
Remmi clobbers Baller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Remmi - that will leave a mark!
Remmi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Remmi. Remmi obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Remmi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Remmi lands a jab.
Baller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Remmi.
Remmi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veto Remmi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Baller's cut.
That's time! Baller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A good leg kick by Remmi.
Remmi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Remmi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Remmi.
Remmi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Remmi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Remmi lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Remmi scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Remmi. That's going to slow Baller down.
Baller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Remmi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Remmi takes a swing at Baller's ribcage but misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Remmi.
Remmi is looking to slow Baller down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remmi cracks Baller with a good jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Remmi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baller has time to react.
Remmi fakes the leg kick and cracks Baller in the body.
Remmi connects with a crisp jab.
Baller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Remmi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Remmi thows a body kick. Baller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Remmi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Remmi, as that shot connected.
Remmi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baller will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Remmi throws a leg kick which misses Baller's front leg but catches the back leg as Baller tries to avoid it.
Paul Baller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Remmi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baller.
Nice body kick from Remmi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Remmi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Remmi. Baller shrugs it off though.
Remmi scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Remmi both land. Nice combination.
Remmi scoring well with a low kick there.
Remmi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Remmi throws a head kick but Baller moves out of range.
Remmi lands a jab.
Veto Remmi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Remmi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Remmi lands a head shot.
Baller throws a hook but Remmi blocks it.
Baller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remmi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Remmi.
Remmi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baller if he has to take too many more of those.
Baller moves out of range of the body kick from Remmi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Remmi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remmi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheers as Remmi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baller doesn't seem phased though.
Remmi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Remmi cracks the inside of Baller's front leg.
Baller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Remmi.
Baller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Remmi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baller.
Remmi throws a good cross that connects.
Remmi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paul Baller's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Remmi.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Remmi.
Remmi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baller, who protects the arm well.
Remmi tries for a kimura but Baller is defending well.
Remmi lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Remmi lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veto Remmi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Baller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baller misses with an uppercut.
Remmi throws a leg kick but Baller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Remmi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baller lands with a good body shot.
Baller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baller throws a looping overhand right but Remmi ducks down to avoid it.
Remmi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remmi.
Baller looks to land a right hand but Remmi moved out of range.
Baller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Remmi.
Baller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Remmi. That's going to slow Baller down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remmi scores with a nice head shot.
Remmi feints and then cracks Baller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baller down.
Baller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Remmi to score with a decent uppercut.
Remmi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paul Baller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Remmi.
Baller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Remmi.
Remmi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remmi connects with a looping right hand.
Remmi scores with a shot to the body.
Remmi lands a nice looking body shot.
Remmi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Remmi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Remmi. Beautiful body shot.
Remmi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Remmi thows a body kick. Baller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Remmi thuds a left hand into Baller's body.
Remmi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baller will feel that in the morning.
Remmi connects with a high kick.
Baller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Remmi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Remmi lands with a nice body punch.
Remmi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Remmi blocks a jab.
Remmi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baller.
Baller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Remmi lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Remmi.
Remmi scores with a spinning back kick!
Remmi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Remmi thumps Baller with a low kick.
Remmi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Remmi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Remmi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Remmi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baller.
Remmi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Remmi with shots to the head and body - Baller looks very uncomfortable down there.
Baller is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Remmi! Baller is hurt baaadly! Remmi is firing away with more strikes - Baller is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Veto Remmi!
Veto Remmi is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Keynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Itaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keynes comes to the cage accompanied by Concerto for Four Violins in B minor. Itaniemi has chosen Volbeat - Still Counting as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Keynes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Urho Itaniemi's chin.
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221 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Keynes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Itaniemi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itaniemi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Keynes.
Keynes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Itaniemi just misses with a punch to the body.
Itaniemi blocks a leg kick.
Keynes misses with a head kick.
Keynes takes a swing at Itaniemi's ribcage but misses.
Keynes misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keynes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Itaniemi.
Keynes misses with a double jab.
Keynes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Itaniemi throws out the jab.
John Keynes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keynes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Itaniemi lands a big head kick that sends Keynes tumbling to the mat! Itaniemi takes a step backwards and waves Keynes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like John Keynes has been cut.
Itaniemi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keynes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Itaniemi misses with a wild combination.
Keynes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Keynes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itaniemi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Itaniemi is just holding on here. Keynes manages to take his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi wants to escape the position.
Itaniemi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Keynes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Keynes working for a choke but Itaniemi is defending well.
Keynes looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keynes is persistently looking for the submission but Itaniemi is defending it well.
Keynes controlling well, preventing Itaniemi from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Itaniemi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keynes avoiding Itaniemi 's attempts to control his hands.
Itaniemi defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Keynes's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Keynes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Keynes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters circling - Keynes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keynes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Keynes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keynes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Itaniemi. That did some damage!
Keynes throws a push kick but Itaniemi slaps the foot to one side.
Keynes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Itaniemi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Itaniemi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Itaniemi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Itaniemi connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keynes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keynes misses with a combination
and Itaniemi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keynes misses the body punch
and Itaniemi counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi closes the distance but Keynes moves to the side
letting Keynes counter with a right hand.
Keynes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Itaniemi wants to control but Keynes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keynes works his way into side control.
An elbow from Keynes crashes against the mat.
Keynes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Itaniemi to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itaniemi is looking to regain half guard here but Keynes keeps moving and retains side control.
Keynes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Keynes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Keynes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Itaniemi tries to bench press Keynes off him but Keynes keeps the position.
Itaniemi struggling a bit here.
Itaniemi wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Keynes seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Itaniemi is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). John Keynes!
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pop
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