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WFL 22- Rogers vs Slammer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oruku Saki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Rock (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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220 lbs
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207 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oruku Saki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trent Rock!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Saki.
Saki wants to clinch.
Rock swings widly with a right hand
and Saki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rock misses with a wild combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Saki lands an elbow inside that Rock shrugs off.
Saki working Rock over with knees to the body.
Saki lands a right hand.
Saki lands an elbow just above Rock 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saki is working for takedown but Rock is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saki swings wildly with an uppercut but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rock tries a body shot but Saki blocks it.
Saki lands a right hand.
Saki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rock managing to block the knees to the body from Saki.
Saki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saki.
Saki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock takes an elbow to the temple.
Saki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Saki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saki manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle, before Saki throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Rock's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Saki lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Oruku Saki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cesys Kazlauskas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Milnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
163 lbs
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160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cesys Kazlauskas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Milnes!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Kazlauskas. No joy for Milnes on that attempt.
Milnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Milnes lands with a nice combination. Kazlauskas backs away looking to recover.
Kazlauskas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Milnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kazlauskas somewhat.
Milnes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kazlauskas's waist but Kazlauskas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Milnes off to one side.
Kazlauskas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Milnes gets a takedown into half guard.
Kazlauskas is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kazlauskas tries to roll over but Milnes keeps him under control.
Milnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kazlauskas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Milnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kazlauskas's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazlauskas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Milnes working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kazlauskas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Milnes has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kazlauskas to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Milnes is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kazlauskas pulls down on the head and he's put Milnes to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cesys Kazlauskas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Satanae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Biscuits & Gravy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brutus Satanae looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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237 lbs
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272 lbs
9 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutus Satanae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba James!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satanae closes the distance and lands a one-two.
James closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Satanae quickly recovers to half guard.
Satanae is breathing heavily.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Satanae blocking the ground and pound attempt from James.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James throwing shots but Satanae is blocking nicely.
James thows a huge punch but Satanae dodges it nicely.
Satanae keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James thows a huge punch but Satanae dodges it nicely.
Satanae blocking the ground and pound attempt from James.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Satanae avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Satanae's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satanae blocking the ground and pound attempt from James.
James missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
James thows a huge punch but Satanae dodges it nicely.
James looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Satanae with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
James is keen to just control but Satanae is a slippery customer.
James thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
James looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
James is keen to just control but Satanae is a slippery customer.
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Satanae's head.
James drops an elbow to the side of Satanae's head.
Satanae blocking the ground and pound attempt from James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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!
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Satanae's head.
James missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
James thows a huge punch but Satanae dodges it nicely.
James throwing shots but Satanae is blocking nicely.
James throwing shots but Satanae is blocking nicely.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Satanae avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
James thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
James is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satanae avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
James throwing shots but Satanae is blocking nicely.
Satanae keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
James missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
James thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
James thows a huge punch but Satanae dodges it nicely.
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Satanae's head.
James wants to pass the guard but Satanae is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Satanae avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
James 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.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James throwing shots but Satanae is blocking nicely.
James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba James dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
James motions for Satanae to come forward. James throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Satanae defends it nicely.
James shoots in for a takedown but Satanae shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Satanae as James shoots in.
Brutus Satanae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba James.
Satanae misses with a jab, cross combination.
Satanae gets caught flat footed, as James shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Satanae working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
James throwing strikes from guard but Satanae blocks nicely.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Satanae has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
James is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Satanae utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James landing with the ground and pound.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Satanae is keeping the position for now.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James throwing strikes from guard but Satanae blocks nicely.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James trying to control but Satanae is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satanae avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James throws a big elbow that misses.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Satanae works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satanae utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Satanae keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
James working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Satanae has wrist control.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James lands a couple of digs.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Satanae is trying to control the position from the bottom.
James throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Satanae preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James landing with the ground and pound.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Satanae is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Satanae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
James connects with a good right hand that stumbles Satanae. Satanae circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
James tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Satanae defends well and James ends up having to push Satanae into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James shoots in for a takedown but Satanae shows good takedown defense.
James darts in and clinches Satanae up against the cage.
James lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Satanae is rocked!
It looks like Brutus Satanae has been cut.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Satanae is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James lands a shoulder strike.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James lands a huge takedown. Satanae is out but the ref is slow to react and James lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Satanae lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Hovimaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Talentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talentti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Ecstasy Of Gold. 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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23
163 lbs
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164 lbs
9 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter fighter
Powerful |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Hovimaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Talentti!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talentti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Talentti shoots in for a double leg but Hovimaki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Talentti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hovimaki is fending him off so far but Talentti persists. Nope, Hovimaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Mikko Hovimaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Talentti.
Talentti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hovimaki.
Talentti slips a jab from Hovimaki.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown but Hovimaki shows good takedown defense.
Talentti shoots in but Hovimaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Talentti shoots in looking for a takedown. Hovimaki tries to sprawl out of it but Talentti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hovimaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovimaki missing with a left hand there. Talentti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Talentti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hovimaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hovimaki misses with a looping right.
Hovimaki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Talentti.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown but Hovimaki shows good takedown defense.
Hovimaki lands the left hand.
Talentti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hovimaki to the mat! Hovimaki manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talentti drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hovimaki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hovimaki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hovimaki!
Talentti is looking to reverse the position.
Talentti sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hovimaki is thwarting Talentti's attempts to control the position.
Talentti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hovimaki pulls his head out easily.
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!
Talentti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Talentti has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Hovimaki escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Hovimaki!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talentti is trying to get back to half guard.
Hovimaki avoids the strikes from the bottom by Talentti.
Talentti is trying to get back to half guard.
Talentti misses with a strike from the bottom.
Hovimaki has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talentti shoots in looking for a takedown but Hovimaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Talentti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Talentti shoots in but Hovimaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hovimaki throws an off balance right hand
and Talentti counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hovimaki's guard now.
Talentti drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hovimaki dives on top into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talentti is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talentti working for submissions but it's allowed Hovimaki to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Talentti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hovimaki throws a shot from downtown. Talentti moves away and avoids it.
Talentti fails to land the takedown.
Talentti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hovimaki tries to avoid it but Talentti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hovimaki to the ground. Hovimaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovimaki throws a jab when Talentti was well out of range.
Talentti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hovimaki tries to avoid it but Talentti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hovimaki to the ground. Hovimaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mikko Hovimaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Talentti.
Hovimaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Talentti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovimaki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hovimaki wants it to stay on the feet.
Talentti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Talentti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tommi Talentti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talentti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hovimaki avoids it really well and circles away.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hovimaki sprawls well. Hovimaki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Talentti gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talentti slips a straight right by Hovimaki.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hovimaki sprawls well. Hovimaki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Talentti gets slowly back to his feet.
Talentti shoots in but Hovimaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Talentti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hovimaki is fending him off so far but Talentti persists. Nope, Hovimaki circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talentti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Talentti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hovimaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Talentti goes for a double leg but Hovimaki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hovimaki continues to drive forward.
Talentti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hovimaki's efforts to push away.
Hovimaki manages to break the clinch.
Talentti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hovimaki circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talentti shoots in looking for a takedown but Hovimaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Talentti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hovimaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Talentti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Talentti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Talentti shoots in looking for a takedown but Hovimaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Talentti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hovimaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talentti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hovimaki is fending him off so far but Talentti persists. Nope, Hovimaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Talentti with a poor takedown
and Hovimaki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Talentti thinking.
Talentti is breathing heavily.
Talentti shoots for a double leg takedown but Hovimaki sprawls well. He's pushed Talentti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Hovimaki dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Talentti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovimaki.
Hovimaki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hovimaki throws a big shot that misses.
Hovimaki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Talentti.
Tommi Talentti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talentti fails with a takedown attempt.
Talentti goes for a double leg but Hovimaki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hovimaki continues to drive forward.
Mikko Hovimaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Talentti.
Hovimaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Talentti has Hovimaki pressed against the cage, preventing Hovimaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovimaki has had enough of the clinch but Talentti keeps him there for the moment.
Hovimaki is trying to force a seperation but Talentti has the dominant position.
Hovimaki breaks the clinch.
Hovimaki throws a hook but Talentti avoids it easily.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hovimaki but Hovimaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mikko Hovimaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Talentti darts in looking for a takedown but Hovimaki gets double underhooks and turns Talentti into the cage.
Hovimaki prevents the takedown attempt.
Hovimaki stops a takedown attempt from Talentti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki working hard to break the clinch.
Talentti is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Talentti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hovimaki breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hovimaki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hovimaki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Talentti's head backwards.
Hovimaki throws out a powerful jab.
Talentti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hovimaki tries to avoid it but Talentti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hovimaki to the ground. Hovimaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hovimaki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talentti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Hovimaki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hovimaki.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown but Hovimaki shows good takedown defense.
Hovimaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Talentti's head.
Hovimaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown but Hovimaki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hovimaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hovimaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talentti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hovimaki lands with a nice body punch.
Mikko Hovimaki is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Talentti.
Hovimaki misses with an uppercut. Talentti saw that one coming.
Hovimaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talentti.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talentti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hovimaki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talentti goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hovimaki rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Talentti's guard! Nice work there by Hovimaki!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikko Hovimaki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hovimaki 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Hovimaki!
Mikko Hovimaki bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thompson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oasis - Fuckin' In The Bushes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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19
200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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26
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson lands a jab to Stevens's midsection.
We've been told by Thompson's head coaches at Qube Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stevens instigates a clinch.
Stevens is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Thompson can't fight it off and eventually Stevens manages to take the fight to the floor. Thompson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thompson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Stevens isn't so interested in that idea.
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but Stevens is proving a slippery customer.
Thompson wants to stand but Stevens is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stevens prevents Thompson from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thompson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thompson wants it to stay on the feet.
Thompson lands a nice looking body shot.
Thompson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Kevin Stevens has been cut.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Thompson enables Stevens to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thompson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stevens.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stevens passes Thompson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stevens is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thompson wants to get back to full guard.
Thompson trying to control here.
Stevens is looking to advance position but Thompson won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens prevents Thompson from improving his position.
Stevens controlling the action here.
Stevens wants to work for an arm triangle but Thompson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Thompson tries to roll over but Stevens keeps him under control.
Stevens working the head and body with strikes.
Stevens seems to be looking for submissions.
Stevens stops Thompson from getting back to his feet.
Thompson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to control but Stevens is keeping busy.
Stevens is looking for a kimura here.
Stevens is trying to work for a kimura but Thompson is defending well.
Stevens is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Stevens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Stevens's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stevens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thompson as he jumps to the side.
David Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Stevens.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens clinches up against the cage.
Stevens keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Stevens is controlling the position.
Stevens has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stevens pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Stevens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson is trying to stall.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Stevens's head.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stevens has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Stevens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stevens wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stevens has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thompson scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thompson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
David Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
Stevens clinches with his opponent.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Thompson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Stevens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Stevens misses with a left hand
and Thompson counters with a three punch combo that has Stevens backing up. Stevens nods at Thompson to acknowledge the strikes.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stevens circles away quickly and effectively.
Stevens darts in looking for a takedown but Thompson gets double underhooks and turns Stevens into the cage.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson wants to break free but Stevens has control.
Thompson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stevens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Thompson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Stevens's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thompson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thompson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevens.
Stevens takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
David Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Stevens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens feints and as Thompson raises his hands in defense, Stevens changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Thompson wants to stand up but Stevens is controlling him.
Thompson being controlled here, momentarily.
Stevens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson is looking to sweep but instead, Stevens has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Stevens.
Kevin Stevens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Stevens is controlling him
Stevens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stevens wants to work for an arm triangle but Thompson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stevens seems to be working for a kimura but Thompson defends the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stevens drops an elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
Stevens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thompson defending well though.
Thompson tries to kick Stevens off in order to stand up. Stevens Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Stevens landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Thompson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Thompson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stevens wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
Thompson is pushing Stevens's head away, looking to escape. Stevens manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stevens looks up at the clock and then as Thompson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stevens smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stevens scoring with punches and elbows.
Thompson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stevens has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Stevens cracks Thompson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stevens trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens cracks Thompson with a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stevens has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Stevens!
In defeat, David Thompson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Even if I lost no one can take away from me the courage and the heart to fight. I'll come back stronger and show everyone that this is not my end.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shen Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Schmidt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to cult of personality. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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25
204 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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26
214 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shen Woo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Woo misses.
A cross from Schmidt lands.
Schmidt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woo just misses with a punch to the body.
Woo throws a hook but Schmidt blocks it.
Schmidt misses with a looping right.
Woo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Schmidt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a right and a left that Woo avoids nicely.
Woo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Schmidt eats them both and turns towards Woo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woo connects with a body shot that sends Schmidt's belly button to the back.
A jab from Schmidt misses.
Shen Woo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A cross from Woo lands.
Schmidt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woo lands a lovely overhand right.
Woo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Woo. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Schmidt.
Schmidt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schmidt cracks Woo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Schmidt has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Woo to stand back up!
Woo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt avoids the body shot from Woo.
Woo is still on wobbly legs! Can Schmidt finish him?
A left lands for Woo.
Woo seems to have recovered his senses.
Woo just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schmidt, as that shot connected.
Schmidt sends Woo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Schmidt is motioning to the referee to let Woo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Schmidt throws a wild body kick that Woo sees coming a mile off.
Woo scores with a decent looking hook.
Schmidt throws a jab when Woo was well out of range.
Schmidt feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Woo sprawling to the canvas! Woo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Schmidt finish him?!
Schmidt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Joe to Pro in the buildup to the fight.
Woo jabs Schmidt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schmidt looks to throw the jab but Woo is out of range.
Schmidt connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Woo out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Schmidt!
Don Schmidt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Risto Haeyhae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joakim Akterhall (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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19
165 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Haeyhae!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joakim Akterhall!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Haeyhae as he checks the leg kick.
Akterhall throws a head kick but Haeyhae moves out of range.
Akterhall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Akterhall wants it to stay on the feet.
Haeyhae takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Akterhall. Haeyhae shrugs it off though.
Akterhall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akterhall keeps the fight on the outside.
Haeyhae tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haeyhae definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Haeyhae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haeyhae fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haeyhae avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akterhall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akterhall throws a head kick that misses.
Haeyhae on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Akterhall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haeyhae's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haeyhae checks a leg kick.
Akterhall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haeyhae moves out of range of the body kick from Akterhall.
Akterhall slaps away a takedown attempt from Haeyhae, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haeyhae tries for a takedown but Akterhall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Risto Haeyhae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akterhall.
Haeyhae fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haeyhae scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Haeyhae working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Haeyhae remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akterhall stops Haeyhae from passing to mount.
Akterhall trying to remain calm as Haeyhae controls from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Akterhall can do anything to dispel that myth.
Haeyhae throws an elbow but Akterhall slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haeyhae misses with the ground and pound.
Haeyhae moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Akterhall is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Haeyhae is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haeyhae looking to control and managing it successfully.
Haeyhae thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Akterhall is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haeyhae sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Haeyhae controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Haeyhae dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Akterhall scores with a head kick.
Akterhall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haeyhae looks for a takedown but Akterhall sprawls well.
Haeyhae tries to clinch up but Akterhall circles away and keeps his distance.
Akterhall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haeyhae closes the distance and clinches.
Haeyhae scores with a shoulder strike.
Haeyhae throws a punch but it's blocked by Akterhall.
Akterhall is trying to break the clinch but Haeyhae has him pressed against the cage.
Haeyhae misses with a body punch.
Akterhall is trying to break the clinch but Haeyhae is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haeyhae throws a punch but it's blocked by Akterhall.
Haeyhae jumps guard but Akterhall stands there with Haeyhae around his waist. Haeyhae gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Haeyhae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akterhall is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akterhall.
Haeyhae misses with some punches.
Akterhall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haeyhae looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Risto Haeyhae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haeyhae tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akterhall just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akterhall is pressed up against the cage. Haeyhae has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Akterhall down to the mat. Akterhall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Haeyhae fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joakim Akterhall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akterhall throws a leg kick but Haeyhae sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Akterhall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Haeyhae.
Haeyhae takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haeyhae closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Akterhall did well to prevent Haeyhae getting side control.
Haeyhae trying to control from half guard but Akterhall is working away.
Akterhall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haeyhae. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haeyhae controlling the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haeyhae not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akterhall is looking for a sweep. Haeyhae is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haeyhae has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Akterhall defend it? Haeyhae steps over the head and cranks it - Akterhall is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Haeyhae!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Risto Haeyhae!
Risto Haeyhae retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Risto Haeyhae, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lange comes into the arena with ACDC-You Shook Me(All Night Long) blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artie Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Ward!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lange looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ward is looking to slow Lange down with leg kicks.
Ward swinging wildly here.
Ward lands a head kick. Lange smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ward shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lange is trying to defend but Ward finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ward is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ward is trying to control. Lange wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lange really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ward is looking to advance position but Lange won't allow it.
Ward is trying to control. Lange wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lange gets back to full guard.
Ward must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lange keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tommy Ward wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ward has closed the distance and engaged Lange in a clinch.
Lange tries to break the clinch but Ward is controlling the position.
Ward lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ward gets control of Lange's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ward will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lange trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lange won't allow Ward to get back to his feet.
Lange wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
Ward wants to stand up but Lange is controlling him.
Lange gets to his feet. Ward looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ward shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lange is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward wants to stand and escape but Lange is having none of it.
Lange is fighting to break Ward's control of his arms but Ward is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ward keeping full guard, as Lange tries to pass.
Lange won't allow Ward to sweep him here.
Lange gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ward lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ward moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ward turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ward manages to end up in side control.
Ward decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Good leg kick by Ward there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from Ward does no damage.
Lange gets tackled into the cage by Ward. Ward maintains the clinch.
Lange manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Lange is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ward engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ward stopping the sweep attempt from Lange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Ward was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lange tries to close the distance and clinch but Ward swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lange throws a sloppy head kick and Ward moves out of range easily.
Ward clinches.
Lange tries to score a body lock takedown but Ward shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lange wants to break free but Ward has control.
Ward jumps guard and drags Lange to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ward is trying to control the position but Lange postures up.
Ward looking for a sweep. Not yet Ward, not yet.
Ward is pulling down on Lange's head. It's preventing any offense from Lange, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Ward dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lange misses with a takedown attempt
and Ward counters with a nice leg kick.
Ward has closed the distance and engaged Lange in a clinch.
Ward is pressed up against the cage. Lange has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ward down to the mat. Ward avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ward drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ward is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ward passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ward looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ward in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ward trying to control the position but Lange is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange is being controlled here.
Lange is looking for a sweep.
Ward wants to control for a moment but Lange uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ward keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tommy Ward has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lange fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lange is defended easily by Ward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artie Lange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ward works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ward is trying to defend but Lange finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ward is refusing to be controlled, as Lange sits in half guard.
Ward desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ward moves into full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Ward manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ward breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ward throws out a powerful jab.
Ward fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lange, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward works on Lange's body with a couple of short punches.
Ward escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ward with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ward 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.
Ward showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lange looking for a guillotine here but Ward defends easily.
Ward stands up from Lange's guard - Ward perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ward quickly recovers to half guard.
Ward tries to get to full guard but Lange has control of the leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ward pushes Lange off looking to stand but Lange dives back in and keeps control.
Ward wants to get back to full guard.
Ward has his hands clasped together around Lange's back. He's all about the action.
Ward's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tommy Ward hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lange darts in looking for a takedown but Ward gets double underhooks and turns Lange into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Ward showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ward dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lange. That did some damage!
Ward scores with a three punch combo!
Ward throws a head kick that Lange semi-blocks.
Lange closes the distance and pushes Ward back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ward.
Ward has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lange clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lange prevents Ward from getting a body triangle.
You can see the frustration on Lange's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ward is looking to control Lange but Lange is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lange.
Ward tries to keep control of the position but Lange is staying busy.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tommy Ward hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lange takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ward closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lange pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lange drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tommy Ward has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ward controls Lange momentarily but Lange frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ward is on top in guard.
Ward forces his way into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lange keeps working.
Ward 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.
Ward wants to take a breather but Lange is having none of it.
Ward tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ward with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ward throwing shots but Lange is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Ward was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lange tries to clinch up but Ward circles away and keeps his distance.
Artie Lange has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lange swinging wildly here.
Lange gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ward counters with a leg kick.
Tommy Ward seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lange tries to keep at a distance but Ward has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ward has picked Lange up - he's going for a ride! Ward dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange tries to roll over but Ward keeps him under control.
Ward stalling away here and it's allowed Lange to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lange looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ward is one step ahead there.
Ward wants to stand but Lange has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ward stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ward moves into the clinch.
Ward prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ward lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Ward comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ward has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Ward!
Tommy Ward made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'First off thank you God. To my sponsers Vandal Fight Boutique and Fury Nutrition. And to all my fans Your Welcome'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leather Slammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leather Slammer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Rogers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leather Slammer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers stuffs the takedown attempt from Slammer. Slammer gets slowly back to his feet.
Slammer misses with a takedown attempt - Rogers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Slammer dives in for a single leg takedown but Rogers sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jason Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leather Slammer.
Slammer has Rogers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rogers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
I was talking to Rogers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Slammer is working for takedown but Rogers is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rogers ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rogers no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Slammer from controlling successfully.
Rogers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Slammer wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Slammer looking to sit in guard and control but Rogers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slammer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Slammer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rogers decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Slammer, up you get!
Slammer shoots in looking for a takedown but Rogers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Slammer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leather Slammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slammer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rogers quickly recovers to half guard.
Rogers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slammer on the ground.
Slammer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rogers looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rogers trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Slammer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rogers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Slammer.
Slammer is looking for a kimura but Rogers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Slammer to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slammer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rogers is just riding it out for now. Slammer eventually gives up the hold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers is refusing to be controlled, as Slammer sits in half guard.
Slammer is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slammer is keen to just control but Rogers is a slippery customer.
Slammer moves into full mount! Rogers won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slammer trying to control but Rogers is having none of it.
Slammer controlling his opponent.
My spies in DanceClub inform me that Slammer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rogers's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is in a horrible position here. Slammer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Jason Rogers has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slammer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Slammer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Slammer throwing strikes here but Rogers is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Slammer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rogers manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Slammer has hold of Rogers's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Rogers seems comfortable defending it but Slammer has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Rogers is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Rogers is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Slammer couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leather Slammer!
Leather Slammer is the new heavyweight champion!
Leather Slammer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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