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QFC Tournament 409 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Hoztiem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Hoztiem!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoztiem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoztiem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Snow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Snow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snow lands a lovely overhand right.
Hoztiem needs to keep his hands up - Snow had a free shot at his head there.
Hoztiem is rocked!
Snow flashes Hoztiem a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Hoztiem's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Hoztiem crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Snow punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edward Snow!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wojtek Jel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Gor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wojtek Jel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bartek Gor!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jel misses with a two punch combination.
Gor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jel as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Jel does no damage.
Jel just misses with a punch to the body.
Gor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gor walks into a jab.
Gor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jel circles away.
Jel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Bartek Gor has been cut.
Gor fails with the takedown.
Wojtek Jel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartek Gor.
Jel fails to land with a series of punches.
Jel looks to score with a jab to the body but Gor is just out of range.
Jel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gor is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jel misses with a wild combination.
Gor is still on wobbly legs! Can Jel finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jel throws a right hand that Gor ducks under and follows up with a left that Gor also avoids with ease.
Gor seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Jel misses.
Jel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gor looking to pass the guard.
Gor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gor has hold of Jel's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Jel tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gor cranks the arm and Jel screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Jel, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bartek Gor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stowall Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stowall Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Louis Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barnett.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Barnett.
Barnett scores with a head kick. Jackson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Louis Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
Barnett throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Barnett scores with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnett. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Barnett lands with a slapping head kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnett counters with a nice leg kick.
Barnett moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Barnett misses with a head kick.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Barnett.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jackson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barnett - the referee stops the clock and Jackson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barnett. Jackson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Barnett moves out of range easily.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Barnett slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Barnett avoids it well.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Barnett ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Barnett throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnett can pounce on him.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Barnett counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Barnett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barnett looks winded!
Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett scores with a head kick.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson Throws a clean left jab. Jackson Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Barnett's chin! Barnett crumbles to the ground and Jackson follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stowall Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keefe Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keefe Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Masters!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair takes the fight into the clinch.
Sinclair is looking for a takedown.
Masters avoids a wild elbow strike from Sinclair.
Sinclair lands a nice elbow.
Masters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sinclair misses with an elbow strike.
Sinclair comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sinclair gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Masters.
Masters is trying to maintain a safe position but Sinclair gets an underhook and turns Masters into the cage.
Sinclair misses with an elbow over the top.
Masters has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sinclair after a bit of a struggle.
Sinclair has Masters pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Masters manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Masters is working for takedown but Sinclair is calmly controlling the position for now.
Keefe Sinclair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Masters.
Sinclair is working for takedown but Masters is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sinclair lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair pushes off an throws an elbow but Masters leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sinclair comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masters dodges an elbow strike from Sinclair.
Sinclair gets control of Masters's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sinclair will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masters stands and throws Sinclair's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sinclair on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sinclair tries to get out of the position.
Sinclair is looking for a sweep.
Masters wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sinclair, who protects the arm well.
Masters is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Sinclair is trying to escape and Masters transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Sinclair is forced to tap! Nice work there by Masters! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Masters!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micheal Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but John is avoiding it.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A shot to the liver by John. Beautiful body shot.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but John pushes him off.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but John sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horrible takedown by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by John which made him look bad.
John throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but John circles away.
Alvarez throws a head kick but John moves out of range.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown. John tries to sprawl out of it but Alvarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. John manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bob John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Alvarez.
John tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John lands a jab to Alvarez's midsection.
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from John.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John misses with a few strikes there.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says John as he avoids it easily.
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donk. John catches Alvarez right on the button with a cross.
John swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
John stalks Alvarez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alvarez's face. Alvarez staggers backwards, shaken.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
John tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. John sprawls well.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez dives in for a single leg takedown but John sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alvarez looks winded!
John is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alvarez keeps control of John as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to score a power double leg takedown but John sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alvarez somewhat.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
John throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alvarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but John sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Alvarez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Alvarez lands an elbow.
Alvarez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez working the ground and pound but John is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Alvarez crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Alvarez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Alvarez working the ground and pound.
Alvarez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John defending against the ground and pound.
John on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if John tries to get out of the position.
Alvarez in side control, throwing shots but John defends.
John knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alvarez on the ground.
John takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but John sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Alvarez throws a strike aimed at the side of John's head but John avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Alvarez working the head with strikes.
Alvarez trying to control the action but John is working from the bottom.
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Alvarez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Alvarez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
John ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
Alvarez swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but John shows good takedown defense.
John works over Alvarez's head and body with a nice combination.
Alvarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with John, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
John misses with a wild combination.
John displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.
Alvarez instigates a clinch.
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and John moves out of range easily.
John throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
John tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown. John tries to sprawl out of it but Alvarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. John manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bob John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Alvarez.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez wants to clinch up but John keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
John tries to break the clinch but Alvarez is controlling the position.
John stalling in the clinch but Alvarez improves position.
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John swinging wildly here.
Alvarez shoots in for a double leg but John sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alvarez tries to clinch up but John circles away and keeps his distance.
John throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Micheal Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from John does no damage.
Alvarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez tries to score with some ground and pound. John controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Alvarez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Alvarez trying to control the action but John is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with the ground and pound.
Alvarez in side control, throwing shots but John defends.
Alvarez cracks John with a big elbow.
John dodges the ground and pound from Alvarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez working the head with strikes.
Alvarez working the head and body with strikes.
Alvarez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown but John sprawls well. He's pushed Alvarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
Alvarez tries to clinch but John moves out of range.
Alvarez moves into range and clinches up with John.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown but John sprawls well. He's pushed Alvarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bob John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but John avoids it really well and circles away.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
John misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
John slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. John sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from John as Alvarez shoots in.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
John lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by John.
Nice uppercut lands for John. That snapped Alvarez's head back.
John avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. John manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez controlling from the top position.
Alvarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
John preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alvarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alvarez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alvarez has worked his way into a potential kimura here. John is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Alvarez yanks on the arm and John is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Alvarez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Micheal Alvarez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antti Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Goeload (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Goeload!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goeload closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goeload crunches a lovely knee into Koistinen's ribcage.
Goeload wants a takedown.
Koistinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koistinen has had enough of the clinch but Goeload keeps him there for the moment.
Goeload gets through Koistinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koistinen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Koistinen manages to break the clinch.
Goeload tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koistinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koistinen leaves Goeload with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Antti Koistinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Goeload.
Goeload goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A solid body kick from Koistinen.
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!
Goeload throws a sloppy head kick and Koistinen moves out of range easily.
Goeload misses with a series of wild punches.
Koistinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Carlos Goeload has been cut.
Goeload throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koistinen.
Goeload fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goeload throws a low kick, looking for Koistinen's leg but Koistinen calmly moves out of range.
Koistinen drives through and clinches with Goeload against the cage.
Koistinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Koistinen breaks the clinch.
Koistinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Goeload gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Goeload stops Koistinen from getting back to his feet.
Goeload stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Koistinen to get to his feet.
Goeload throws a head kick that misses.
Goeload misses with a combination
and Koistinen counters with a series of strikes. Goeload will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goeload avoids the head kick by Koistinen.
Koistinen instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koistinen.
Koistinen working hard to break the clinch.
Goeload goes for a takedown in the clinch but Koistinen prevents it.
Knees to the body from Goeload.
Goeload manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Koistinen.
Koistinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goeload pushes Koistinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Goeload gets through Koistinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goeload escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koistinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Goeload tries to keep at a distance but Koistinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goeload has Koistinen pressed against the cage, preventing Koistinen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Goeload gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Koistinen.
Goeload keeps control of Koistinen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goeload throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goeload.
Come on Goeload - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koistinen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Goeload is defending well.
A frustrated look appears on Koistinen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Koistinen wants to get back to striking at distance but Goeload won't allow it.
Koistinen breaks from the clinch.
Koistinen is breathing heavily.
Goeload swinging wildly here.
Goeload throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goeload misses with a low kick.
Koistinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goeload moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koistinen closes the distance and pushes Goeload back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Koistinen as Goeload tries to tie him up.
Goeload is looking to take this one to the mat.
Koistinen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koistinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koistinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koistinen blocks a head kick by Goeload.
Koistinen closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goeload lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koistinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goeload connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koistinen's face.
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 Antti Koistinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlos Goeload's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goeload pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koistinen clinches up with Goeload and pushes him back against the cage.
Goeload landing knees to the head.
Goeload is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Koistinen can't fight it off and eventually Goeload manages to take the fight to the floor. Koistinen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Goeload trying to control the position from guard on top but Koistinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Goeload decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Koistinen, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goeload shoots in and gets a takedown into Koistinen's guard.
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.
Koistinen has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Goeload is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Koistinen pushes Goeload back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Goeload.
Koistinen can't break the clinch.
Goeload escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goeload dives in for a single leg takedown but Koistinen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Koistinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Goeload scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goeload trying to stall but Koistinen improves his position.
Goeload using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koistinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koistinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goeload tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen can't break the clinch.
Goeload is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koistinen is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goeload trying to land knees to the body.
Koistinen is trying to break free.
Koistinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goeload takes one to the chin there.
Antti Koistinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Koistinen.
Goeload with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koistinen counters with a good low kick that Goeload was not able to check.
Koistinen looks to land a combination but Goeload avoids it well.
Goeload misses with a wild combination.
Koistinen throws a right hand that Goeload ducks under and follows up with a left that Goeload also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koistinen throws a head kick but Goeload moves out of range.
Goeload fails with the takedown
and Koistinen counters with a big head kick but Goeload shrugs it off.
Antti Koistinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Goeload.
Goeload throws a head kick but Koistinen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen dodges the punch combination from Goeload.
Koistinen scores with a three punch combo!
Goeload avoids a kick to the body.
Koistinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koistinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koistinen throws the left hand but Goeload avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Goeload does no damage.
Goeload fails with the takedown
and Koistinen counters with a low kick, right behind Goeload 's knee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goeload.
Koistinen rushes Goeload and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Goeload is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koistinen is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen manages to break the clinch.
Koistinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koistinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goeload tries to pull guard but Koistinen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Koistinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Koistinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goeload lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koistinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goeload fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Goeload!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koistinen obliges.
Koistinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koistinen slows down the pace here.
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 Antti Koistinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlos Goeload's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Goeload throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koistinen counters with a straight right hand.
Goeload fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koistinen, pushing him back against the cage.
Koistinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Koistinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goeload is defending well for now.
Koistinen tries to stall but Goeload uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koistinen is trying to break the clinch but Goeload is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Goeload.
Koistinen breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Goeload misses
and Koistinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Goeload takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Koistinen goes for a double leg but Goeload avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Goeload continues to drive forward.
Antti Koistinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goeload is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Koistinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Goeload misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goeload tries to score a body lock takedown but Koistinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Goeload creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koistinen's defenses.
Goeload using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goeload avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goeload avoids the head kick by Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a lazy head kick
and Goeload counters with a head kick.
Koistinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Goeload looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koistinen stuffs the takedown attempt from Goeload. Goeload gets slowly back to his feet.
Antti Koistinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Goeload.
Koistinen leaves Goeload with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Koistinen throws a sloppy head kick and Goeload moves out of range easily.
Koistinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goeload goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Goeload misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goeload but Goeload pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goeload throws a head kick that Koistinen semi-blocks.
Goeload throws a head kick that misses.
Goeload tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koistinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Antti Koistinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Koistinen motions for Goeload to come forward. Koistinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goeload misses with a body kick.
Goeload throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koistinen.
Goeload wants to clinch but Koistinen slips to the side
letting Koistinen counter with a right hand.
Goeload throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Koistinen.
Koistinen clinches up with Goeload and pushes him back against the cage.
Koistinen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koistinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koistinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Goeload. Those never looked like landing.
Koistinen misses with a kick to the body.
Goeload throws a series of punches but Koistinen avoids them all with ease.
Koistinen clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koistinen wants to get back to striking at distance but Goeload won't allow it.
Goeload is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Koistinen to keep the fight standing.
Koistinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Goeload fails to pull guard.
Koistinen misses with a punch to the body.
Koistinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Koistinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Goeload tries to pull guard but Koistinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Goeload drops back down to his feet.
Koistinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goeload misses with a knee strike.
Koistinen is trying to stall.
Goeload breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koistinen misses with the body kick
and Goeload counters with a head kick.
Koistinen stuffs the takedown.
Goeload shoots in for a double leg but Koistinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Koistinen scores with a three punch combo!
Koistinen lands a leg kick that knocks Goeload off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koistinen misses with a head kick.
Goeload looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koistinen clinches up with Goeload and pushes him back against the cage.
Goeload breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Antti Koistinen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koistinen, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Antti Koistinen!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Carlos Goeload!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Antti Koistinen!
Antti Koistinen wins by split decision!
Antti Koistinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Oswald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Honda Housey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Oswald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honda Housey!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Housey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Housey looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Oswald is avoiding damage well.
Housey throws an elbow but Oswald slips to the side and avoids it well.
Housey tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Oswald defending against the ground and pound.
Housey is staying tight to Oswald's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ground and pound from Housey seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Housey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oswald keeps working.
Housey lands an elbow.
Oswald taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oswald can't do much from the bottom here.
Housey cracks Oswald with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Housey immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Oswald is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Housey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Honda Housey!
Honda Housey took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Everyone ducking Honda, bro'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendrick Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Blast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kendrick Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dj Blast!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blast throws a right hand that Payne ducks under and follows up with a left that Payne also avoids with ease.
Payne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blast sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blast lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Payne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dj Blast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blast misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Payne with that takedown attempt.
Blast throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blast throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Payne's head.
It looks like Kendrick Payne has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blast darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blast lands with a shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Blast enables Payne to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blast manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Blast wants to stand up but Payne is controlling him.
Payne slips nicely into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blast can do anything to dispel that myth.
Payne wants to control but Blast is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blast is looking to escape.
Payne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blast is just riding it out for now. Payne eventually gives up the hold.
Payne seems to be looking for submissions.
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!
Blast wants to get back to his feet.
Payne passes to full mount!
Blast really wants to buck Payne off and get back to his feet.
Payne is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Payne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kendrick Payne!
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