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MMA Helsinki - 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Red Forman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Krigare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forman comes to the cage accompanied by Ultimate. Krigare comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Achtung Pantzer by Raubtier kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Daniel Krigare has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Red Forman's chin.
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Red Forman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Krigare!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krigare lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krigare throws a right hand that misses
and Forman counters with a left to the body.
Forman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Forman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forman. Krigare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Red Forman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krigare throws a series of punches but Forman avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Forman misses.
Forman misses with a hook.
Forman takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krigare keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Forman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krigare on the side of the head.
Krigare takes a swing at Forman's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Krigare.
Forman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Krigare misses with an attempted mid kick.
Forman with a hook.
Krigare throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Forman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krigare misses with a wild body shot.
Krigare thows a left - swing and a miss!
Forman throws a hook to the side of Krigare's head but Krigare sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Forman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krigare takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Forman throws a wild body kick that Krigare sees coming a mile off.
Forman avoids the body shot from Krigare.
Forman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forman. Krigare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forman ducks under a wild hook from Krigare.
Forman moves out of range of the leg kick from Krigare.
Krigare walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krigare checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Forman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Krigare to the mat! Krigare manages to get full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Forman postures up.
Krigare controlling Forman's posture.
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!
Krigare is trying to keep Forman in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forman wants to pass the guard but Krigare is keeping the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Daniel Krigare wasn't active enough on the ground.
Krigare misses with a wild body shot.
Forman misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Krigare misses its intended target.
Forman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Krigare staying out of range there.
Krigare clobbers Forman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Forman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krigare jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krigare scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Forman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Forman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Forman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forman fails with the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Krigare.
Forman punishes Krigare's body with a nice straight punch.
Krigare avoids the body shot from Forman.
Forman takes a swing at Krigare's ribcage but misses.
Krigare listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Red Forman has been cut.
Forman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krigare as he avoids it easily.
Forman connects with a jab.
Forman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Forman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Forman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krigare.
Forman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Forman just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Krigare.
Krigare misses with a looping left.
Forman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krigare throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forman slips under a jab.
Krigare throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krigare throws a shot from downtown. Forman moves away and avoids it.
Krigare works Forman's body with a nice hook.
Krigare throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Forman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Forman scores with a punch to the head.
Krigare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Forman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krigare.
Nice jab there from Krigare.
Krigare throws a low kick, looking for Forman's leg but Forman calmly moves out of range.
Forman swings for the body but Krigare moves out of range.
Krigare slips a straight right by Forman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Forman misses with an uppercut. Krigare saw that one coming.
Forman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krigare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Forman moves away.
Krigare changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Krigare will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Red Forman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Krigare looks to throw the jab but Forman is out of range.
Krigare ducks under a wild hook from Forman.
A swing and a miss from Krigare.
Krigare takes a swing at Forman's ribcage but misses.
Forman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krigare misses with a body shot.
Krigare misses with an uppercut.
Krigare throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Forman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Forman digs a good hook to Krigare's body.
Krigare misses the shot to the body.
Forman takes a swing at Krigare's ribcage but misses.
Forman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Forman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Krigare blocks a jab.
Krigare slips a jab and a cross from Forman.
Forman lands a leg kick that knocks Krigare off balance momentarily.
Krigare fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krigare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Forman moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krigare misses with a wild body shot.
Forman slips under a jab from Krigare.
Forman defending well as Krigare loads up on a big left hand.
Krigare misses the shot to the body.
Krigare lands a body shot.
Forman misses with a wild body shot.
Krigare avoids the body shot from Forman.
Krigare ducks right into an uppercut from Forman.
Forman looks to score with a jab to the body but Krigare is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forman. Krigare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krigare buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krigare takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Krigare misses with an uppercut
enabling Forman to counter with a crisp jab.
Krigare misses with a straight left.
Krigare with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krigare has a takedown stuffed.
Red Forman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krigare keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krigare takes a swing at Forman's ribcage but misses.
Krigare throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Forman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Krigare stalks Forman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Forman's face. Forman staggers backwards, shaken.
Krigare on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krigare just misses with a punch to the body.
Forman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Forman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krigare bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Forman throws an overhand right that lands on Krigare's shoulder, as Krigare tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krigare blocks a leg kick.
Forman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Forman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krigare circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, jab by Krigare - just one landing.
Forman scores with a one two! Krigare had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Krigare misses with a looping right.
Forman stuns Krigare with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krigare throws out a loose jab but Forman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forman throws a nice looking combination but Krigare bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Forman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Forman tenderised Krigare's leg. Krigare is trying to keep his angry face on.
Forman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Forman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Forman throws the left hand but Krigare avoids the punch easily.
Krigare tries to move into range but Forman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krigare throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krigare walks into a left hand.
Forman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krigare scores with a nice strike.
Krigare drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Krigare misses with a looping right.
Krigare takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Forman ducks under a wild hook from Krigare.
A telegraphed right hand from Forman misses the target.
Krigare moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Krigare defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Forman.
Forman tests Krigare's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lazy left from Forman finds it's target.
Forman lunges at Krigare with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krigare's hand.
Krigare throws a jab when Forman was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Red Forman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Red Forman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Forman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krigare was well out of range. Poor timing from Forman.
Krigare tries for a takedown but Forman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Krigare scores with a shot to the body.
Krigare misses with a hook. Forman ducked under it nicely.
Forman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krigare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Forman moves away.
Krigare ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Forman looks to score with a jab to the body but Krigare is just out of range.
Krigare moves out of range as Forman strikes.
Krigare looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krigare has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Forman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Red Forman is winning the standup battle so far.
Forman misses with the combination.
Forman moves away from the strike by Krigare.
Forman cracks a nice hook into Krigare's ribs.
Forman throws a right and a left that Krigare avoids nicely.
Krigare comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krigare chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Forman can pounce on him.
Krigare avoids the body shot from Forman.
A punch combination from Forman misses.
Forman dives in for a single leg takedown but Krigare sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Forman misses with a body punch.
Forman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Forman fails to land.
Forman misses with a punch to the body.
Forman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krigare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Forman's elbow.
Krigare digs a right hand underneath Forman's ribcage. Forman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Krigare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Forman moves out of range as Krigare strikes.
A big left from Forman misses.
Forman looks to land a body kick but Krigare moved away.
Krigare has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forman tries to sprawl but Krigare drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Krigare missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Krigare misses with a head shot. Forman uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forman keeping moving, preventing Krigare from controlling successfully.
Forman is trying to control the position but Krigare postures up.
Krigare with a nice head shot there.
Krigare has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Forman can't keep his opponent in guard - Krigare advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Forman is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Krigare jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krigare is looking to take a break and control but Forman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krigare might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Forman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Forman can't do much from the bottom here.
Forman stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Krigare is working Forman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Krigare trying to control the position but Forman is working away.
Forman sneaks back into half guard.
Krigare is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Forman is just riding it out for now. Krigare eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krigare is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Krigare throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Krigare wants to work for an arm triangle but Forman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Forman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Daniel Krigare has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forman keeping moving, preventing Krigare from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Krigare comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krigare 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Daniel Krigare!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Daniel Krigare made sure he mentioned Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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184 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Virgil Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juho Pennanen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennanen lands with an uppercut that bounces Morgan off the cage and back into range.
Pennanen sizes up Morgan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Juho Pennanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pennanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan misses with a leg kick.
Pennanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pennanen tries to sprawl but Morgan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Morgan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pennanen is just riding it out for now. Morgan eventually gives up the hold.
Morgan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pennanen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a nice right hand.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pennanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan drops his hands momentarily and Pennanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Juho Pennanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pennanen.
A jab from Pennanen does it's job there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pennanen.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pennanen throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pennanen moves away.
Morgan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pennanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pennanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pennanen moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Pennanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Pennanen's body. Pennanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Pennanen throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan gets tackled into the cage by Pennanen. Pennanen maintains the clinch.
Pennanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Pennanen.
Pennanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morgan wants to stall.
Morgan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pennanens head.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Morgan jumps guard but Pennanen stands there with Morgan around his waist. Morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pennanen blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Pennanen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morgan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pennanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pennanen lands a body punch.
Pennanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to trip Pennanen. He has hold of a leg but Pennanen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Morgan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Morgan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pennanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Pennanen has wrist control.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Pennanen is keeping the position.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Pennanen keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Pennanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
Morgan throws a strike but Pennanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pennanen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pennanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pennanen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pennanen throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennanen postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pennanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pennanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juho Pennanen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pennanen throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Pennanen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morgan on the side of the head.
Pennanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pennanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pennanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pennanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan moves out of range as Pennanen strikes.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pennanen.
Pennanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pennanen throws out the jab.
Pennanen swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pennanen.
Pennanen lands a head shot.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pennanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice straight punches there by Morgan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morgan.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Pennanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Pennanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan tried to score with a low kick but Pennanen checks it.
Pennanen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Morgan defending well as Pennanen loads up on a big left hand.
Pennanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pennanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pennanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morgan.
A big right from Pennanen misses.
Morgan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pennanen's head.
Pennanen lands a slapping body shot.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Pennanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pennanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pennanen moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Pennanen does no damage.
A jab from Pennanen finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Pennanen's head back.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Pennanen avoids it well.
Pennanen avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Juho Pennanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pennanen but Pennanen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgil Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pennanen looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Pennanen cracks the inside of Morgan's front leg.
Morgan darts in looking for a takedown but Pennanen gets double underhooks and turns Morgan into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Pennanen.
Still in the clinch, Pennanen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morgan taking a breather.
Pennanen is pressed up against the cage. Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pennanen down to the mat. Pennanen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pennanen throws out the jab.
Pennanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pennanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pennanen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pennanen feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen with a hook.
Pennanen throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Morgan lands a front kick.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses Pennanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pennanen tries to avoid it.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pennanen.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Morgan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pennanen trying to hold on to Morgan's head to control him but Morgan postures up.
Pennanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morgan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pennanen tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morgan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pennanen defends it well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morgan connects with a nice short shot to Pennanen's temple.
Morgan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pennanen wants to get back to full guard but Morgan has passed into side control.
Morgan wants to control but Pennanen is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juho Pennanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Morgan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morgan moves out of range as Pennanen strikes.
Morgan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pennanen takes a step back to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Pennanen connects with a looping right hand.
Pennanen throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pennanen works over Morgan's head and body with a nice combination.
Pennanen misses with a left hand
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pennanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pennanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pennanen.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Pennanen.
A swing and a miss from Pennanen.
Pennanen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Pennanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pennanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morgan counters with a left to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pennanen. Morgan shrugs it off though.
Pennanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Pennanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Morgan connects with a body shot that sends Pennanen's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pennanen. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pennanen misses with a left hand
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Pennanen moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Pennanen's ribs.
Virgil Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Morgan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pennanen's head.
Morgan is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Pennanen has Morgan pulled in close to control his posture.
Juho Pennanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morgan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan postures up in Pennanen's guard and throws a big left but Pennanen blocks it.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Morgan throws a strike but Pennanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morgan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pennanen defends well.
Pennanen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morgan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pennanen has managed to get both his arms back between Morgan's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen postures up.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Pennanen from controlling successfully.
Pennanen postures up.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pennanen is controlling him.
Pennanen wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Pennanen won't allow Morgan to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pennanen misses with a looping left.
Pennanen throws a nice head kick!
Pennanen slips a straight right by Morgan.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morgan checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Virgil Morgan.
I think Pennanen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juho Pennanen!
A victorious Juho Pennanen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kato Aspenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassit Heiluu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heiluu has chosen Kerrankin Tarpeekseen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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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
17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cassit Heiluu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspenia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Heiluu lands a head shot.
Aspenia goes for a double leg but Heiluu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Heiluu continues to drive forward.
Heiluu pulls guard effortlessly.
Heiluu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aspenia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Heiluu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aspenia postures up in Heiluu's guard and throws a big left but Heiluu blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aspenia gets to his feet - Heiluu follows without any prompting.
Aspenia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aspenia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kato Aspenia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aspenia moves in looking to clinch but Heiluu pushes him off.
Aspenia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heiluu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aspenia throws out the jab.
Heiluu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heiluu lands with a straight right. Aspenia didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspenia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heiluu circles away quickly and effectively.
Aspenia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heiluu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aspenia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Heiluu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Aspenia thuds his right hand into Heiluu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Heiluu dodges the punch combination from Aspenia.
Aspenia doesn't manage to clinch there - Heiluu circles away.
That kick from Heiluu tenderised Aspenia's leg. Aspenia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aspenia is looking to clinch.
Aspenia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heiluu clinches with his opponent.
Aspenia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aspenia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Heiluu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Aspenia!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heiluu is trying to get an arm triangle but Aspenia is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Heiluu raining down shots from the mount!
Heiluu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Heiluu breaks from Aspenia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Heiluu looking for a guillotine from mount but Aspenia is having none of it.
Heiluu scoring with strikes but Aspenia is staying in there.
Aspenia can't escape the position.
Heiluu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aspenia looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Heiluu looking to land elbow strikes but Aspenia uses the position to regain half guard.
Heiluu tries to pass to full mount but Aspenia defends it.
Heiluu is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Heiluu wants to pass the guard but Aspenia is keeping the position.
Heiluu postures up in Aspenia's guard and throws a big left but Aspenia blocks it.
Heiluu postures up.
Aspenia keeping full guard, as Heiluu tries to pass.
Heiluu with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Heiluu throws a big right hand that misses.
Heiluu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aspenia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heiluu advances to half guard.
Heiluu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heiluu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heiluu passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aspenia is working to avoid the ground and pound but Heiluu connects with a decent elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Heiluu.
Aspenia prevents Heiluu from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassit Heiluu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aspenia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heiluu.
Aspenia darts in looking for a takedown but Heiluu gets double underhooks and turns Aspenia into the cage.
Aspenia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aspenia swings for the body but Heiluu moves out of range.
Kato Aspenia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aspenia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Heiluu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Heiluu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Heiluu looking for a sweep. Not yet Heiluu, not yet.
Aspenia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heiluu's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heiluu has his foot on Aspenia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aspenia works his way back into a safe position though.
Heiluu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aspenia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Heiluu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspenia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aspenia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Heiluu's guard.
Heiluu wants to sweep here but Aspenia controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Heiluu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aspenia defends well.
Heiluu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Heiluu is proving hard to escape from.
Heiluu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heiluu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Aspenia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Heiluu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Heiluu working for a guillotine from mount but Aspenia is in no mood to give up.
Heiluu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cassit Heiluu has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu dominating with strikes here.
Heiluu landing punches.
Heiluu breaks from Aspenia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Heiluu unloading with bombs!
Aspenia is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Heiluu! Aspenia is hurt baaadly! Heiluu is firing away with more strikes - Aspenia 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 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cassit Heiluu!
A victorious Cassit Heiluu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacinto Koutras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kin Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
9 - 18 - 0 |
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27
219 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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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
9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacinto Koutras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kin Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koutras circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Koutras napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sackett decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sackett moves into the clinch successfully.
Sackett has Koutras pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sackett pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Koutras tumbling to the mat - Sackett dives into Koutras's guard.
Sackett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koutras is keeping the position for now.
Sackett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sackett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Koutras is trying to keep Sackett in close.
Sackett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koutras is working an open guard so Sackett takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sackett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Koutras could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koutras can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sackett controls the pace.
Sackett postures up.
Sackett advances to half guard.
Sackett is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Koutras is just riding it out for now. Sackett eventually gives up the hold.
Sackett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sackett is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sackett looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koutras wants to improve his position but Sackett is controlling well.
Koutras on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Koutras tries to get out of the position.
Sackett wants to take a breather but Koutras is having none of it.
Sackett wants to work for an arm triangle but Koutras is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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!
Sackett seems to be working for a kimura but Koutras defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sackett is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Koutras defends it well.
Koutras is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sackett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Koutras has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sackett is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sackett seems to be working for a kimura but Koutras defends the submission attempt.
Koutras might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sackett looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sackett is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sackett is working for a kimura but Koutras is defending it quite comfortably.
Sackett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koutras does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sackett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Koutras makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Koutras.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kin Sackett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sackett is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Koutras's half guard.
Koutras trying to control here.
Koutras missing with punches from the bottom.
Sackett with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sackett stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Koutras closes the distance and clinches up with Sackett, looking for a takedown. Koutras pushes Sackett against the cage but Sackett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Koutras gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sackett to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sackett drops back looking for a leg! Koutras is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koutras manages to kick Sackett off! Sackett jumps back into Koutras's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett gets to his feet - Koutras follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sackett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sackett is keen to just control but Koutras is a slippery customer.
Koutras is trying to stand.
Sackett decides to return to a standing position.
Sackett looking to score a takedown here. Koutras is defending well but Sackett drives through and ends up in Koutras's guard.
Sackett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sackett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sackett preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett trying to control but Koutras is working from the bottom.
Koutras knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sackett on the ground.
Sackett gets to his feet. Koutras looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sackett looking to score a takedown here. Koutras is defending well but Sackett drives through and ends up in Koutras's guard.
Sackett gets to his feet - Koutras follows without any prompting.
Koutras circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kin Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Koutras!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koutras is trying to get back to half guard.
Sackett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kin Sackett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sackett stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koutras shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sackett as he avoids it easily.
Sackett fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Koutras to the ground. Sackett is now in Koutras's guard.
Sackett slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Koutras is looking for a sweep.
Sackett decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Koutras enables Sackett to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Koutras manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Koutras keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett stands up from Koutras's guard - Sackett perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sackett pushes Koutras up against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett pulls Koutras into guard.
Sackett has his foot on Koutras's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koutras works his way back into a safe position though.
Sackett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sackett has Koutras pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koutras defends well.
Koutras wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kin Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Koutras's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Koutras forces Sackett back against the cage and clinches.
Sackett tightens his grip and picks Koutras up, before dumping him to the ground. Koutras manages to land in guard.
Sackett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Koutras is looking to reverse the position.
Sackett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sackett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sackett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sackett tries for a kimura but Koutras is defending well.
Sackett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sackett working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Koutras holding on.
Sackett in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Koutras is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kin Sackett!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reinhart Vult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vult comes to the cage accompanied by War Machine by KISS. Reinhart Vult has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
16 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Reinhart Vult!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 36 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Vult.
Reinhart Vult seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim shoots in looking for a takedown. Vult tries to sprawl out of it but Kim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vult manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Vult shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vult is fending him off so far but Kim persists. Nope, Vult circles away and we're back to standing.
Reinhart Vult has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kim.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vult throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vult misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim walks into a left hand.
A shot to the liver by Vult. Beautiful body shot.
Vult gets a clinch.
Vult breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Vult's head coaches at Nordic Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vult has Kim up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vult has had enough of the clinch but Kim keeps him there for the moment.
Vult stalling in the clinch.
Vult tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim goes for a takedown attempt but Vult pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vult counters with a nice uppercut.
Reinhart Vult is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim tries to keep at a distance but Vult has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kim blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Kim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vult lands an elbow that stopped Kim in his tracks for a moment.
Vult struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
Kim breaks the clinch.
Kim drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a big right hand that misses.
Kim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim controlling from the top position.
Vult is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vult will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kim with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kim wants to control from the top but Vult keeps moving.
Kim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kim throwing strikes from guard but Vult blocks nicely.
Kim passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vult is not content to let Kim control the position.
Vult knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kim on the ground.
Kim advances to mount.
Kim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a couple of good shots and Vult has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kim lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vult trying to get back to his feet but Kim is in full control for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim struggling to land strikes to the head as Vult covers up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Vult's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vult tests Kim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vult tries to avoid it but Kim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vult to the ground. Vult escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vult cracks Kim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vult closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kim counters by clinching up.
Kim has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vult after a bit of a struggle.
Vult lands an elbow that stopped Kim in his tracks for a moment.
Kim wants to take the fight to the mat but Vult manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Reinhart Vult has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kim.
Vult stops a takedown attempt from Kim.
Vult tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kim pulls guard.
Vult wanted to stand there but Kim had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kim looking for a sweep. Not yet Kim, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Reinhart Vult just wasn't active enough.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vult.
Kim shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to pass the guard but Vult is defending well.
Vult kicks off Kim and gets to his feet.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Vult shows good takedown defense.
Vult throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim fails with the takedown.
Kim dives in for a single leg takedown but Vult sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vult really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kim is trying to break the clinch but Vult has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vult breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vult.
Kim gets tackled into the cage by Vult. Vult maintains the clinch.
Vult wants to break free but Kim has control.
Vult stops a takedown attempt from Kim.
Kim tries to score a body lock takedown but Vult shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vult stops a takedown attempt from Kim.
Vult lands an elbow inside that Kim shrugs off.
It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Vult trying to control the position but instead, Kim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vult into the cage.
A body shot lands from Vult.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Kim wants to take the fight to the mat but Vult manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vult lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vult's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reinhart Vult is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim goes for a double leg but Vult avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vult continues to drive forward.
Kim goes for a takedown attempt but Vult pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vult throws a right hand that Kim ducks under and follows up with a left that Kim also avoids with ease.
Vult is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vult feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kims jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vult uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kim has time to react.
Vult is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kim shoots in looking for a takedown but Vult manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vult is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vult throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vult throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reinhart Vult dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vult closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vult gets underhooks to prevent Kim's takedown attempt.
Vult scores with a hook to the body.
Vult stops a takedown attempt from Kim.
Vult slowing the pace effectively.
Vult breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Vult coming out on top.
Vult connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vult clinches up with Kim and pushes him back against the cage.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vult has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kim tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reinhart Vult has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kim.
Kim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vult lands a damaging elbow.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vult breaks from the clinch.
Kim looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kim trying to control but Vult is working from the bottom.
Kim controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vult preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vult on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vult tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a big right hand that misses.
Kim looking to sit in guard and control but Vult gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vult preventing the sweep.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Reinhart Vult.
Kim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kim throws a jab but it's blocked by Vult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vult closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vult digs a good body shot into Kim's ribs.
Kim looks to land a left hand but Vult moved out of range nicely.
Kim has a takedown stuffed.
Vult moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vult pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vult gets caught napping as Kim dives in and scores a takedown. Vult manages to retain guard.
Vult is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kim is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim wants to pass the guard but Vult is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reinhart Vult showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vult 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reinhart Vult!
Reinhart Vult really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Karlovsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davey Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Davey Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonas Karlovsson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlovsson has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Karlovsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karlovsson fails with the takedown
and Karlovsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jonas Karlovsson has been cut.
Davey Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Karlovsson.
Karlovsson looks winded!
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karlovsson backs up against the cage.
Karlovsson darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Karlovsson into the cage.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Karlovsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Karlovsson controls the action.
Jones looking to slow down the pace 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.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Karlovsson.
Karlovsson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jones clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jones covering up well under a series of strikes from Karlovsson.
Karlovsson misses with punches from the back.
Karlovsson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Jones could be in trouble here!
Jones rolls, trying to escape but Karlovsson keeps control of the position.
Karlovsson throwing sloppy strikes.
Karlovsson lands shots from the back.
Karlovsson missing with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlovsson lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Karlovsson throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlovsson punches the canvas rather than the man.
Jones wants to control his opponent's hands but Karlovsson gets his hands free.
Jones wants to escape the position.
Jones just trying to survive but Karlovsson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Jones covers up after that shot from Karlovsson.
Jones is in bad spot here.
Jones is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Allstars MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Karlovsson lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jones's head.
Jones trying to control but not successfully.
Karlovsson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Jones. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karlovsson punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlovsson missing with strikes.
Jones wants to control his opponent's hands but Karlovsson gets his hands free.
Jones avoids the strikes from Karlovsson.
Karlovsson struggling to land strikes to the head as Jones covers up.
Jones rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Karlovsson thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Karlovsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Karlovsson wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlovsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karlovsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karlovsson prevents Jones from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Karlovsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonas Karlovsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
That kick from Jones tenderised Karlovsson's leg. Karlovsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karlovsson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Karlovsson ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Karlovsson's ribcage. Karlovsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones trying to stall but Karlovsson improves his position.
Karlovsson is breathing heavily.
Jones seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Karlovsson is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Karlovsson wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Davey Jones.
Karlovsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davey Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Karlovsson.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right and a left that Karlovsson avoids nicely.
Jones scores with a jab.
Karlovsson misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Karlovsson backing up. Karlovsson nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Davey Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Davey Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Karlovsson with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Karlovsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karlovsson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a hook.
Karlovsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones clobbers Karlovsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Karlovsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Karlovsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Karlovsson dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Karlovsson's head.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karlovsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karlovsson tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Karlovsson! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davey Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piggy Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Tynkkynen (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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218 lbs
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215 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piggy Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Tynkkynen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tynkkynen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rick could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tynkkynen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rick misses with a right hand
and Tynkkynen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tynkkynen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rick missing with a left hand there. Tynkkynen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rick thows a body shot but no joy.
Rick lands a jab to the head.
Rick has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tynkkynen.
Rick throws out a loose jab but Tynkkynen uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tynkkynen misses the shot to the body.
Rick throws a right and a left that Tynkkynen avoids nicely.
Tynkkynen dives in for a single leg takedown but Rick sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tynkkynen stalling in the clinch.
Tynkkynen breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Rauno Tynkkynen has been cut.
Tynkkynen darts in looking for a takedown but Rick gets double underhooks and turns Tynkkynen into the cage.
Rick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tynkkynen is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Rick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tynkkynen breaks the clinch.
Piggy Rick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tynkkynen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rick misses with a jab to the body
and Tynkkynen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Tynkkynen misses.
Rick's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rick duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rick lands a jab to the nose.
Tynkkynen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tynkkynen just misses with a punch to the body.
Rick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tynkkynen counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tynkkynen trying to land knees to the body.
Rick is trying to break free.
Rick manages to break the clinch.
Rick misses with a right hand
and Tynkkynen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rick won't be happy with that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rick is looking to reverse the position.
Rick is trying to control Tynkkynen's posture but Tynkkynen avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Tynkkynen stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Rick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rick is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Tynkkynen stalls from top position.
Rick is looking for a sweep.
Rick is working hard here to advance position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tynkkynen.
Rick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tynkkynen forces Rick back against the cage and clinches.
Tynkkynen breaks the clinch.
Rick throws a body punch but Tynkkynen moves out of range.
Tynkkynen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rick lands a nice shot that snaps Tynkkynen's head back.
The crowd cheers as Rick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tynkkynen doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rick to score with a decent uppercut.
Piggy Rick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tynkkynen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rick is just out of range.
Tynkkynen clinches up with Rick and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tynkkynen as Rick tries to tie him up.
Tynkkynen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Piggy Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauno Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen is looking for a takedown.
Rick is pressed up against the cage. Tynkkynen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rick down to the mat. Rick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rick lands a body shot.
Rick throws an overhand right that lands on Tynkkynen's shoulder, as Tynkkynen tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the body from Tynkkynen misses
and Rick counters with a right hand to the body.
Tynkkynen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piggy Rick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Tynkkynen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rick swings widly with a right hand
and Tynkkynen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rick lands a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Tynkkynen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tynkkynen manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Rick. That snapped Tynkkynen's head back.
Tynkkynen shoots in for a takedown but Rick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rick looks to score with a jab to the body but Tynkkynen is just out of range.
Rick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tynkkynen moves away.
Tynkkynen rushes Rick and presses him up against the cage.
Tynkkynen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tynkkynen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Piggy Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauno Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen has Rick pressed against the cage, preventing Rick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rick tries to break the clinch but Tynkkynen is controlling the position.
Rick blocks a body shot from Tynkkynen.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Tynkkynen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rick is looking to break free of the clinch but Tynkkynen has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rick's efforts to push away.
Rick tries to break free but Tynkkynen pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tynkkynen manages to break the clinch.
Rauno Tynkkynen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rick misses with a hook
and Tynkkynen counters with a left to the body.
Rick connects with a body shot that sends Tynkkynen's belly button to the back.
A left lands for Rick.
Tynkkynen throws a hook but Rick blocks it.
Rick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tynkkynen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rick finds it's way round the side to connect with Tynkkynen's head.
Tynkkynen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tynkkynen moves into range and clinches up with Rick.
Tynkkynen breaks from the clinch.
Tynkkynen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rick rather than just go for the knockout.
Rick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tynkkynen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Piggy Rick is winning the standup battle so far.
Rick tries to move into range but Tynkkynen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rick looks to score with a jab to the body but Tynkkynen is just out of range.
Tynkkynen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rick tries to bum rush Tynkkynen with a series of wild strikes but Tynkkynen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Rick finds it's target.
Rick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tynkkynen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tynkkynen moves away.
Nice shot by Rick.
Tynkkynen throws a series of punches but Rick avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick jabs Tynkkynen right on the nose. Tynkkynen blinks but takes it well.
Rick misses with the combination.
Rick lands a lovely overhand right.
Tynkkynen moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Tynkkynen.
Rick is trying to push Tynkkynen away but Tynkkynen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tynkkynen presses Rick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Tynkkynen.
Rick misses with a punch to the body.
Tynkkynen manages to break the clinch.
Rick blocks the body kick.
A slow jab from Rick misses its intended target.
Tynkkynen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick connects with a body shot.
Tynkkynen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tynkkynen walks into a left hand.
Tynkkynen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rick defends it nicely.
Rick works Tynkkynen's body with a nice hook.
Tynkkynen is breathing heavily.
Rick jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tynkkynen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tynkkynen moves out of range of the strikes.
Tynkkynen throws a right and a left that Rick avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piggy Rick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Tynkkynen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rick scores with a jab. Tynkkynen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rick lands with a straight right. Tynkkynen didn't see that one coming.
Rick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tynkkynen misses with a hook
and Rick counters with a right hand to the body.
Tynkkynen has closed the distance and engaged Rick in a clinch.
Rick throws a head punch that misses.
Tynkkynen works on Rick's body with a couple of short punches.
Rick is trying to break the clinch but Tynkkynen has him pressed against the cage.
Rick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tynkkynen has Rick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tynkkynen scores with a shoulder strike.
Tynkkynen scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Tynkkynen - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tynkkynen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rick tries to circle away but Tynkkynen has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen keeps control of Rick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tynkkynen prevents a body shot from Rick.
Rauno Tynkkynen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tynkkynen pushes Rick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tynkkynen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tynkkynen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tynkkynen lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tynkkynen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rick was well out of range. Poor timing from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rick stuffs the takedown.
Piggy Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauno Tynkkynen.
Rick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen lands a jab to Rick's midsection.
Tynkkynen misses with a combination
enabling Rick to counter with a crisp jab.
Rick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tynkkynen moves away.
Rick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tynkkynen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tynkkynen drops his hands momentarily and Rick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab lands there for Rick.
Tynkkynen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tynkkynen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tynkkynen slips a straight right by Rick.
Rick connects with a single shot there.
Rick connects with a body shot that sends Tynkkynen's belly button to the back.
Rick connects with a looping right hand.
Rick misses with a left hand
and Tynkkynen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tynkkynen.
Rick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tynkkynens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick scores with a body shot.
Tynkkynen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rick.
Rick misses with a combination
and Tynkkynen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rauno Tynkkynen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tynkkynen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rick looks to land a left hand but Tynkkynen moved out of range nicely.
Rick connects with a crisp jab.
Tynkkynen clinches up against the cage.
Tynkkynen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tynkkynen moves away.
Rick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Piggy Rick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rauno Tynkkynen.
I think Rick 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piggy Rick!
Rauno Tynkkynen was interviewed post fight and said 'Voi Per***e!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key has chosen Party and Bullshit - Biggie Smalls as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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245 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Allen Key!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher avoids the head kick by Key.
Gallagher checks a leg kick.
Gallagher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gallagher staying out of range there.
Key catches Gallagher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Frank Gallagher has been cut.
Key rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gallagher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Key looks to land a right hand but Gallagher moved out of range.
Key misses with a wild combination.
Gallagher digs a good hook to Key's body.
Key throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Key.
Gallagher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Key. That's going to slow Gallagher down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher jabs Key right on the nose. Key blinks but takes it well.
Gallagher misses with a right hand
and Key counters with an outside leg kick.
Key throws a right and a left that both miss.
Key throws a right and a left that both miss.
Key misses with a double jab
and Gallagher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher swings for the body but Key moves out of range.
Gallagher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gallagher lands with a hook. Key tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Key misses with a double jab.
Key throws a combination that misses
and Gallagher counters with a nice uppercut.
Key misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Key looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Key looks to land a combination but Gallagher avoids it well.
Allen Key seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Key looks winded!
Gallagher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gallagher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Key.
Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Key throws a right hand that Gallagher ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallagher also avoids with ease.
Gallagher thows a body shot but no joy.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Key was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
Key takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Key throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key avoids the body shot from Gallagher.
Key walks into a left hand.
Some wild striking there from Gallagher.
Gallagher swings for the body but Key moves out of range.
Gallagher throws an overhand right that lands on Key's shoulder, as Key tries to avoid the shot.
Key misses with an uppercut
and Gallagher counters with a three punch combo that has Key backing up. Key nods at Gallagher to acknowledge the strikes.
Gallagher cracks Key with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gallagher could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Key displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Key lands a body shot.
Key throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gallagher moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Key misses with a combination
and Gallagher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Key throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Key.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Key misses with a low kick.
Gallagher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Key throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Key throws a looping overhand right but Gallagher ducks down to avoid it.
Gallagher throws a looping overhand right but Key ducks down to avoid it.
Gallagher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Key scores with a head kick.
Key tries to move into range but Gallagher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gallagher throws a series of strikes that have Key backpedaling.
Gallagher checks a low kick from Key.
Gallagher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Key on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Key misses with a leg kick.
Key throws a series of punches but Gallagher avoids them all with ease.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher tests Key's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Key was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
Gallagher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That kick from Key tenderised Gallagher's leg. Gallagher is trying to keep his angry face on.
Key takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
Key throws a series of punches but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Key was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
A jab from Gallagher misses.
Key takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gallagher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Key lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallagher circles away quickly and effectively.
Key misses with a leg kick.
Gallagher scores with the left hand. Key knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Key misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gallagher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Gallagher'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.
Key swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gallagher blocks the body kick.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Key.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Key uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Gallagher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Key manages to avoid it.
Gallagher misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Key moves into the clinch.
Key manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher blocks a low kick nicely.
Key slips a jab and a cross from Gallagher.
Key misses with a series of wild punches.
Key misses with a double jab
and Gallagher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Key has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Key there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gallagher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Key just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gallagher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Key.
Gallagher connects with a body shot that sends Key's belly button to the back.
Gallagher cracks Key with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Key misses its intended target.
Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Key keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gallagher lands a right hook to the body.
Gallagher digs a good hook to Key's body.
Gallagher throws a combination. Key tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Key misses with an attempted mid kick.
Frank Gallagher is winning the standup battle so far.
Key slips a straight right by Gallagher.
Gallagher swings for the body but Key moves out of range.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Key.
Gallagher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Key misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Gallagher - just one landing.
Gallagher looks to score with a jab to the body but Key is just out of range.
Key slips a jab from Gallagher.
Gallagher cracks a nice hook into Key's ribs.
Key staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Key.
Key has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Key.
Key is breathing heavily.
Key misses with an uppercut. Gallagher saw that one coming.
Key takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Key ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
Key takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Key throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Key lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gallagher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gallagher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gallagher throws a hook but Key avoids it easily.
Key swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gallagher counters with a stiff right hand.
Gallagher throws a shot from downtown. Key moves away and avoids it.
Gallagher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gallagher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Key.
Gallagher dodges the punch combination from Key.
Gallagher misses with a straight right.
Key is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Key uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Key throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Key moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Key does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Key has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Key there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Key misses with a two punch combination.
Key throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallagher.
Key throws a series of punches but Gallagher moves out of range.
Key moves out of range as Gallagher strikes.
Gallagher lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gallagher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallagher scores with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gallagher.
Allen Key is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallagher throws a nice looking combination but Key bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Key does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gallagher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Gallagher'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. And we move into the final round!
Gallagher scores with a three punch combo!
Key throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gallagher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Key thinking.
Gallagher swings for the body but Key moves out of range.
Gallagher scores with a sloppy right hand. Key should have avoided that one.
Gallagher scores with a hook to the body. Key takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Key throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gallagher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Key checks the leg kick.
Key on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Key avoids the body shot from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a hook but Key avoids it easily.
Key lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallagher circles away quickly and effectively.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Key takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Key throws a series of punches but Gallagher avoids them all with ease.
Gallagher thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key moves out of range of the strikes.
Gallagher misses the shot to the body.
Gallagher is looking to wear down Key with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Key misses with a leg kick.
Gallagher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gallagher blocks a head kick by Key.
Gallagher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Key throws a head kick that misses.
Key throws a series of punches but Gallagher moves out of range.
Key tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gallagher takes a swing at Key's ribcage but misses.
Key scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Gallagher.
Gallagher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gallagher slips a jab and a cross from Key.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Gallagher both land. Nice combination.
Gallagher connects with a nice looking jab.
A left lands for Gallagher.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gallagher.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Key was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
Gallagher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Key can pounce on him.
Gallagher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Key's hands.
Gallagher swings for the body but Key moves out of range.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the body.
Key throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gallagher throws a shot to the body.
Gallagher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Key lands with a nice combination. Gallagher backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key misses the shot to the body.
Key slips under a jab from Gallagher.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Key does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallagher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gallagher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Key looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gallagher throws a series of strikes that have Key backpedaling.
Gallagher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Key lands with an uppercut that bounces Gallagher off the cage and back into range.
Gallagher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Key keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Key looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gallagher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Key manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallagher connects with a jab.
Gallagher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Key throws out the jab.
Key swinging wildly here.
A combination from Gallagher does no damage.
Nice shot lands for Gallagher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Key misses with a double jab
and Gallagher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Key takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gallagher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gallagher punishes Key's body with a nice straight punch.
Frank Gallagher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gallagher throws a body punch but Key moves out of range.
Allen Key has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gallagher looks to score with a jab to the body but Key is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Gallagher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gallagher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gallagher!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Ali Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (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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200 lbs
7 - 28 - 0 |
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223 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
7 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahmed Ali Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali Baba has a takedown stuffed.
Ali Baba dives in and grabs Escobar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Escobar pushes down on Ali Baba's head and hops out.
Escobar drops Ali Baba with a beautiful combination! Ali Baba stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Escobar is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ali Baba is rocked!
Ali Baba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Escobar swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahmed Ali Baba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Ali Baba ducks down to avoid it.
Ali Baba misses with a takedown
and Escobar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Escobar moves forwards but Ali Baba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ali Baba.
Escobar with a hook.
Escobar stuffs the takedown.
Ahmed Ali Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali Baba shoots in for a takedown but Escobar shows good takedown defense.
Ali Baba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ali Baba avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Oooooh!!! Escobar has knocked Ali Baba down with a huge combo! Escobar steps away and waves a wobbly Ali Baba back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Ali Baba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Escobar lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Ali Baba head around and knocks him out cold! Escobar hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Escobar!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Juntta (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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Kantola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Juntta!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kantola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juntta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kantola was well out of range. Poor timing from Juntta.
Kantola swinging wildly here.
Kantola lands a front kick.
Juntta shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kantola eats them both and turns towards Juntta to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Ari Kantola has been cut.
Kantola misses with a series of wild punches.
Juntta throws a lazy body kick
and Kantola counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kantola slaps away a takedown attempt from Juntta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kantola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juntta throws a hook but Kantola blocks it.
We've been told by Kantola's head coaches at LOD Gym Now with StandUP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kantola looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Juntta misses with a combination
and Kantola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola lands a leg kick that knocks Juntta off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kantola.
Kantola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Juntta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Juntta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Juntta has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Juntta takes one to the chin there.
Juntta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kantola counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Juntta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
No luck for Juntta with that takedown attempt.
Ari Kantola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jari Juntta.
Kantola throws a sloppy head kick and Juntta moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantola doesn't manage to clinch there - Juntta circles away.
Some wild striking there from Juntta.
Juntta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kantola controls Juntta momentarily but Juntta frees himself.
Juntta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kantola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Juntta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kantola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Juntta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Juntta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Juntta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juntta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juntta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Juntta passes Kantola's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kantola is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juntta pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta 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.
Juntta blocks the strikes from Kantola.
Juntta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Juntta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kantola flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kantola regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Juntta.
Juntta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Juntta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juntta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kantola's head.
Kantola working a defensive guard here.
Juntta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juntta stops Kantola from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kantola keeping moving, preventing Juntta from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juntta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juntta lands a couple of elbows.
Kantola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juntta.
Kantola is looking to stand up but Juntta isn't so interested in that idea.
Kantola throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kantola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Juntta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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 Ari Kantola will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ari Kantola's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Kantola.
Juntta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Juntta shoots in looking for a takedown but Kantola manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Juntta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ari Kantola is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Juntta.
Ari Kantola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jari Juntta.
Kantola misses with a series of wild punches.
Ari Kantola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juntta shoots in for a takedown but Kantola shows good takedown defense.
Juntta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kantola circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Juntta.
Juntta drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juntta.
Juntta is in close to Kantola's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Juntta is in close to Kantola's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kantola looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Juntta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juntta throws a strike but Kantola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kantola drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kantola jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kantola trying to stand up but can't free himself from Juntta's guard.
Kantola trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta wants to sweep but no luck.
Kantola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Juntta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kantola's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juntta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juntta landing with the ground and pound.
Juntta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Juntta landing with the ground and pound.
Juntta postures up.
Juntta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Juntta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Juntta advances position into side control!
Kantola tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kantola can't do much from the bottom here.
Kantola is looking to regain half guard here but Juntta keeps moving and retains side control.
Juntta creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kantola sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kantola manages to work his way to half guard, despite Juntta's best efforts.
Kantola is defending against the submission attempts here by Juntta.
Kantola trying to hold on to Juntta's head to control him but Juntta postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta trying to advance position but Kantola counters by regaining guard.
Kantola is looking for a triangle but Juntta pushes his legs off easily.
Juntta landing some decent shots from guard.
Juntta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kantola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juntta cracks Kantola with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kantola wants to sweep here but Juntta controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kantola has momentary wrist control but Juntta slips an elbow through the middle.
Juntta landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Juntta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ari Kantola's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Kantola.
Juntta throws the left hand but Kantola avoids the punch easily.
Juntta tries to score with a low kick but Kantola moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Kantola.
Kantola lands with a kick to the temple. Juntta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kantola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Juntta darts in looking for a takedown but Kantola gets double underhooks and turns Juntta into the cage.
Juntta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kantola is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Juntta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Juntta wants to break free but Kantola has control.
Kantola misses with an elbow over the top.
Juntta tries to break the clinch but Kantola is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta breaks the clinch.
Juntta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juntta drops Kantola with a big left hand and mounts him. Kantola is in big trouble!
Kantola is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juntta softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Kantola is out cold! Juntta jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jari Juntta!
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