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MMA Helsinki - 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Jarvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Dahlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jarvela might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Real American. Juhani Jarvela had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
20 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Jarvela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Dahlin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahlin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jarvela swings for the body but Dahlin moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jarvela, as that shot connected.
Dahlin moves in looking to clinch but Jarvela pushes him off.
Dahlin lands with a nice combination. Jarvela backs away looking to recover.
Jarvela lands a left and a right that send Dahlin crashing to the mat, dazed. Jarvela thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarvela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Dahlin misses.
Dahlin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jarvela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dahlin manages to avoid it.
Dahlin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jarvela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dahlin is rocked!
Dahlin has his takedown stuffed
and Jarvela counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Dahlin badly! Jarvela follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Dahlin out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Jarvela finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Juhani Jarvela!
Juhani Jarvela made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I fight anyman, any animal.. And if Jesus were here i'd fight him too.. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murska Puro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Shin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Shin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Murska Puro!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puro throws a leg kick but Shin checks it.
Shin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shin throws a low kick, looking for Puro's leg but Puro calmly moves out of range.
Puro throws a leg kick
and Shin counters with an inside leg kick.
Puro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shin throws a head kick but Puro moves out of range.
Puro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puro throws a hook but Shin avoids it easily.
Puro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Puro is looking to slow Shin down with leg kicks.
Shin is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Puro.
Shin throws a sloppy head kick and Puro moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Puro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Puro throws a body kick that misses
and Shin counters with a head kick. That will keep Puro thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Puro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro lands with a kick to the temple. Shin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Bill Shin has been cut.
Shin looks to land a left hand but Puro moved out of range nicely.
Shin scores with a head kick.
Puro misses with a kick to the body.
Shin slips a jab from Puro.
Puro throws a leg kick
and Shin counters with a good low kick that Puro was not able to check.
Shin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puro. That did some damage!
Shin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shin's sensitive parts.
Puro lands with a cross.
Murska Puro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin throws a body kick that misses.
Puro instigates a clinch.
Puro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shin is trying to break the clinch but Puro has him pressed against the cage.
Puro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shin is breathing heavily.
Puro blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin prevents a body shot from Puro.
Puro lands a hook that snaps the head of Shin backwards.
Puro works on Shin's body with a couple of short punches.
Puro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Puro.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puro.
A short right from Puro.
Puro pushes Shin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Puro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puro lands a body punch.
Puro presses Shin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shin or not.
Puro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puro slowing the pace effectively.
Puro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shins head.
Puro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puro lands a right hand.
Shin is rocked!
Puro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shin backwards.
Oh Shin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puro pushes Shin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shin seems to have got his legs back now.
Puro presses Shin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puro.
Good body shot from Puro.
Puro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Puro lands a body punch.
Puro digs a right hand into Shin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shin's gas tank.
Puro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puro cracks Shin with a nice body shot.
Puro lands a body shot.
Puro lands a hook that snaps the head of Shin backwards.
Puro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Puro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puro digs a right hand underneath Shin's ribcage. Shin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puro lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shin backwards.
Nice body punch from Puro - that landed with a thud.
Puro is struggling to control the position.
Puro gets through Shin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puro'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.
Puro lands a body shot.
Puro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Puro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Puro.
Puro lands with a right to the head.
Puro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murska Puro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Shin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Puro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Puro misses with a body kick.
That kick from Puro tenderised Shin's leg. Shin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Puro.
Shin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puro can pounce on him.
Shin throws the kick towards the body but Puro avoids it.
Puro closes the distance and pushes Shin back into the cage.
Puro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shin backwards.
Puro just leaning against Shin, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Puro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Puro lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Puro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Puro as the two fighters clinch.
Puro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puro presses Shin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puro digs a right hand underneath Shin's ribcage. Shin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Puro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Puro lands a body shot.
Shin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puro lands with a light punch inside.
Puro scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Puro digs a right hand into Shin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shin's gas tank.
Puro lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puro.
Puro lands a shot to the body.
Puro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puro lands a big right hand that drops Shin! The killer instinct kicks in and Puro finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Puro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murska Puro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Kakkipylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Piltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piltz has chosen Don't Stop Me Now as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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31
192 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Kakkipylly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Piltz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakkipylly avoids the body shot from Piltz.
Piltz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kakkipylly backs up against the cage.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Piltz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kakkipylly.
Left hook, right uppercut from Piltz.
Piltz throws a combination. Kakkipylly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piltz is looking to land body kicks.
Some wild striking there from Piltz.
Piltz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Piltz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kakkipylly is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Kakkipylly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Piltz blocks a head kick by Kakkipylly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kakkipylly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakkipylly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Piltz to score with a decent uppercut.
Crunch! Kakkipylly slams his shin into Piltz's torso.
Piltz throws a hook but Kakkipylly avoids it easily.
Kakkipylly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Piltz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick but Piltz moves out of range.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch up but Piltz circles away and keeps his distance.
Kakkipylly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piltz.
Piltz swats away the attempt to clinch by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly forces Piltz back against the cage and clinches.
Piltz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly scores with a leg kick.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch but Piltz is having none of it.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch there but Piltz circles away.
Piltz misses with a head kick.
Kakkipylly slips a jab and a cross from Piltz.
Kakkipylly blocks a head kick by Piltz.
Piltz throws a nice looking combination but Kakkipylly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piltz throws a leg kick but Kakkipylly moved away.
Kakkipylly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kakkipylly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piltz misses with a wild combination.
Piltz fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piltz.
Kakkipylly lands a head kick. Piltz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Mark Piltz has been cut.
Kakkipylly moves into range and clinches up with Piltz.
Piltz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kakkipylly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow that stopped Piltz in his tracks for a moment.
Kakkipylly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Piltz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kakkipylly's brow.
Piltz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Piltz.
Piltz tries a body shot but Kakkipylly blocks it.
Piltz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kakkipylly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Piltz tries to work over Kakkipylly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kakkipylly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakkipylly throws an elbow that misses.
Piltz has a couple of punches blocked by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly wants to stall.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside that Piltz shrugs off.
Piltz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Piltz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Piltz tries a body shot but Kakkipylly blocks it.
Piltz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kakkipylly backwards.
Kakkipylly trying to land knees to the body.
Kakkipylly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it misses.
Kakkipylly avoiding damage as Piltz throws knees to the body.
Piltz leaning against his opponent.
Piltz takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Piltz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Piltz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Piltz throws a nice looking combination but Kakkipylly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piltz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Piltz pushes Kakkipylly away with a front kick.
Kakkipylly moves out of range of the body kick.
Kakkipylly doesn't manage to clinch there - Piltz circles away.
Piltz misses with a double jab.
Piltz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Piltz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Piltz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Kakkipylly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakkipylly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Piltz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mark Piltz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piltz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Piltz fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakkipylly is looking to clinch.
Piltz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid body kick from Kakkipylly.
A head kick misses from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses.
Piltz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kakkipylly. Piltz shrugs it off though.
Mark Piltz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Piltz misses with a series of wild punches.
Kakkipylly throws a front kick that sends Piltz stumbling back into the cage.
Piltz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kakkipylly fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kakkipylly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kakkipylly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Piltz's head.
Piltz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kakkipylly.
Some wild striking there from Piltz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakkipylly is looking to clinch.
Piltz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kakkipylly thows a body kick. Piltz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Piltz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kakkipylly.
Piltz throws the kick towards the body but Kakkipylly avoids it.
Piltz blocks a head kick by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly cracks the inside of Piltz's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kakkipylly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakkipylly lands a leg kick that knocks Piltz off balance momentarily.
Piltz throws a front kick that sends Kakkipylly stumbling back into the cage.
Kakkipylly is looking to clinch.
Piltz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kakkipylly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kakkipylly misses with a body kick.
Kakkipylly misses with a kick to the body.
Piltz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piltz blocks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kakkipylly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kakkipylly.
Piltz throws a nice looking combination but Kakkipylly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch but Piltz moves out of range.
Kakkipylly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Piltz drives through and clinches with Kakkipylly against the cage.
Kakkipylly has Piltz pressed against the cage, preventing Piltz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Piltz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kakkipylly lands an elbow that stopped Piltz in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Piltz throws an elbow but misses.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow that misses.
Kakkipylly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Piltz working aggressively 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 Pikku Kakkipylly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Piltz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kakkipylly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakkipylly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow just above Piltz 's eye.
Kakkipylly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Piltz.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
Piltz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Piltz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Piltz trying to stall but Kakkipylly improves his position.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Piltz misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside that Piltz shrugs off.
Kakkipylly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Piltz is pushing Kakkipylly up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Piltz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kakkipylly is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Piltz working aggressively here.
Piltz can't find room to land a body shot as Kakkipylly controls the action.
Kakkipylly blocks a body shot from Piltz.
Piltz is trying to maintain a safe position but Kakkipylly gets an underhook and turns Piltz into the cage.
Kakkipylly has Piltz pressed against the cage.
Piltz trying to land knees to the body.
Piltz misses with a body punch.
Kakkipylly prevents Piltz from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Piltz misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kakkipylly!
Kakkipylly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piltz's calf.
Piltz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kakkipylly doesn't manage to clinch there - Piltz circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Piltz throws a head kick that misses.
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch but Piltz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Piltz throws a body punch but Kakkipylly moves out of range.
Kakkipylly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakkipylly throws a wild body kick that Piltz sees coming a mile off.
Kakkipylly avoids the body shot from Piltz.
Kakkipylly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piltz's calf.
Kakkipylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piltz throws a push kick but Kakkipylly slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakkipylly cracks the inside of Piltz's front leg.
Kakkipylly closes the distance and pushes Piltz back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kakkipylly is trying to stall.
Kakkipylly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Piltz takes an elbow to the temple.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Piltz misses with the combination.
Kakkipylly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Piltz. That did some damage!
Kakkipylly scores with a nice body kick.
Piltz moves out of range of the body kick from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly closes the distance and clinches.
Piltz misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kakkipylly is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kakkipylly.
Piltz managing to block the knees to the body from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Piltz misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Piltz throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piltz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakkipylly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Piltz checks a low kick from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kakkipylly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kakkipylly lands with a kick to the temple. Piltz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up Mark Piltz's cut even more.
Piltz gets tackled into the cage by Kakkipylly. Kakkipylly maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pikku Kakkipylly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kakkipylly 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pikku Kakkipylly!
The defeated Mark Piltz had this to say: 'It's a hard lot of fighters out here in Steel Penn. I'll be back in a ring soon enough.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between VinniJay Acunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puska has chosen You Ain't Stoppin Me !!!! as his entrance music. VinniJay Acunia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
38 - 17 - 1 |
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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
37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, VinniJay Acunia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Puska!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puska takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Acunia with a jab.
Puska fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puska swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Acunia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Acunia cracks the inside of Puska's front leg.
Acunia lands a body shot.
Acunia moves out of range as Puska strikes.
Puska throws a lazy body kick
and Acunia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puska wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Acunia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puska is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Acunia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Acunia trying to move into half guard but instead Puska has managed to sweep!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puska stopping the sweep attempt from Acunia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska trying to control the position from guard on top but Acunia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puska might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Acunia haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Puska forces his way into half guard.
Puska is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Acunia is just riding it out for now. Puska eventually gives up the hold.
Acunia is defending against the submission attempts here by Puska.
Puska wants to pass the guard but Acunia is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Acunia gets back to full guard.
Acunia wants to sweep here but Puska controlling him for the moment.
Acunia keeping moving, preventing Puska from controlling successfully.
Acunia working for a triangle but Puska defends it easily.
Acunia isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Puska stacks Acunia on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Puska!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia is not content to let Puska control the position.
Acunia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Puska is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Acunia sees it coming and defends easily.
Puska 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Puska is trying to control. Acunia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Acunia is pressing down on Puska's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Puska looking to sit in guard and control but Acunia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Acunia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
VinniJay Acunia dominated that round.
That's time! Acunia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Puska goes for a double leg but Acunia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Acunia continues to drive forward.
Acunia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puska's elbow.
Puska can't break the clinch.
Puska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Acunia lands with a left to the head.
Puska misses with a punch on the inside.
Acunia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Acunia is trying to drag Puska to the mat but Puska just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Puska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puska working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Acunia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puska lands a nice uppercut.
Puska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puska throws a head punch that misses.
Acunia is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Acunia for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A head punch on the inside from Acunia fails to land.
Puska throws a punch but it's blocked by Acunia.
Puska throws a punch but it's blocked by Acunia.
Acunia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puska scores with a shoulder strike.
Acunia tries to work over Puska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Acunia struggles to land a body shot inside as Puska controls his hands.
Acunia letting Puska take a breather here.
Acunia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puska tries a body shot but Acunia blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acunia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Acunia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puska wants a takedown.
Puska lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Acunia stops a takedown attempt from Puska.
VinniJay Acunia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Puska.
Acunia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puska tries a body shot but Acunia blocks it.
Puska scores with a shoulder strike.
Acunia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Acunia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puska misses with a punch to the body.
Puska wants to break the clinch but can't.
Acunia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puska is looking to control Acunia's arms but Acunia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Puska has his back to the cage.
Puska misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Puska fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Acunia scores with a shoulder strike.
Puska can't get the takedown.
Acunia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puska blocks an uppercut.
VinniJay Acunia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puska.
Acunia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Acunia blocks an uppercut.
Acunia lands a nice shot to the body.
Acunia looking for a takedown.
Acunia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Acunia.
Acunia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Puska up against the cage.
Acunia manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acunia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Acunia.
Acunia moves out of range as Puska strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acunia throws a leg kick which misses Puska's front leg but catches the back leg as Puska tries to avoid it.
Puska misses with the combination.
Acunia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puska. Puska circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Puska throws a body shot but no joy.
Acunia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Acunia connects with an inside leg kick.
Puska throws out a loose jab but Acunia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acunia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Puska misses the jab.
Acunia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Puska finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Acunia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sloppy strikes from Acunia. Those never looked like landing.
Acunia throws a low kick, looking for Puska's leg but Puska calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
VinniJay Acunia dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Acunia. Puska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Acunia misses with a leg kick.
Puska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Acunia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Acunia, right into the meat.
Puska takes a jab right on the kisser.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puska tries to clinch up but Acunia circles away and keeps his distance.
Puska lands a right hook to the body.
Acunia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Acunia is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Puska.
Puska cracks Acunia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Acunia ducks under a wild hook from Puska.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Acunia here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Puska lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acunia blocks a head kick by Puska.
Puska wants to clinch up but Acunia keeps it at a distance.
Acunia cracks Puska with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Puska lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
VinniJay Acunia is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia looks to land a body kick but Puska moved away.
Acunia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puska throws a leg kick but Acunia checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Acunia.
A solid leg kick lands there for Acunia.
A big left from Puska misses.
Acunia gets caught napping as Puska dives in and scores a takedown. Acunia manages to retain guard.
Puska drops back, looking for a kneebar! Acunia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Acunia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Acunia!
Acunia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Acunia looks up at the clock and then as Puska takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Acunia smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acunia goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Puska has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Acunia but great work by Puska.
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!
Puska looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Acunia tries to buck Puska off but Puska is having none of it.
Puska goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Acunia has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Puska but great work by Acunia.
Acunia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Puska, who protects the arm well.
VinniJay Acunia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Acunia misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska is trying to control Acunia's posture but Acunia avoids it.
The strikes coming from Acunia are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mike Puska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puska dodges the ground and pound from Acunia.
Acunia working the body and head with strikes.
Puska tries to improve position but can't.
Puska takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Puska defending against the ground and pound.
Acunia throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Acunia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puska can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acunia lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Puska down.
Puska managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Acunia.
Puska on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Puska wants to control but Acunia postures up.
Puska regains half guard there - taking advantage of Acunia's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Acunia lands with a punch from half guard.
Puska regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Acunia.
Puska can't keep his opponent in guard - Acunia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
VinniJay Acunia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Acunia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... VinniJay Acunia!
VinniJay Acunia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pate Perhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dire Rhea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Perhana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dire Rhea!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perhana scores with a jab. Rhea acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Perhana 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.
Rhea gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Perhana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Perhana.
Perhana shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rhea eats them both and turns towards Perhana to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Perhana scores with a decent looking hook.
Perhana is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Perhana misses with an uppercut. Rhea saw that one coming.
Rhea looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Perhana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perhana throws a chopping leg kick but Rhea manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perhana misses with the body kick
and Rhea makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Perhana really felt that one!
Rhea misses with a kick to the body.
Perhana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rhea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perhana lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perhana.
Rhea tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhea shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Perhana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perhana lands a lovely overhand right.
Rhea looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rhea takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Perhana avoids the head kick by Rhea.
Perhana avoids the head kick by Rhea.
Perhana throws a series of punches but Rhea moves out of range.
Rhea moves forwards but Perhana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Perhana throws a body punch but Rhea moves out of range.
Rhea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rhea checks a leg kick nicely.
Perhana blocks a head kick by Rhea.
Perhana is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Perhana lands with a straight right. Rhea didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhea has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Perhana throws a good cross that connects.
Perhana looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhea is just out of range.
Perhana throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Perhana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rhea doesn't seem bothered though.
Rhea moves forwards but Perhana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rhea on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perhana blocks a head kick by Rhea.
Perhana works over Rhea's head and body with a nice combination.
Rhea shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Perhana manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rhea is posturing up here but Perhana has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Rhea tries to roll out but it's too tight and Rhea has to tap! Slick submission there by Perhana!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pate Perhana!
Pate Perhana was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Firmly Grasping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Silava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Firmly Grasping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Silava!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grasping slips a straight right by Silava.
Silava throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silava moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silava tries to score with a low kick but Grasping moves his leg out of the way.
Silava feints and then cracks Grasping's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grasping down.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Silava enables Grasping to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silava manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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.
Grasping throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silava works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silava can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grasping controls the pace.
Grasping throws a big elbow that misses.
Grasping trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silava being controlled here, momentarily.
Grasping throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasping is looking to work some ground and pound but Silava has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grasping looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Grasping throws a right and a left that Silava avoids nicely.
Silava lands a really nice looking cross but Grasping seems unphased.
Silava throws a sloppy head kick and Grasping moves out of range easily.
Grasping on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silava. Silava obviously looking to wear him down.
Grasping misses with a few strikes there.
Grasping throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silava jabs Grasping to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silava's coach down at Bad Pluto! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Silava's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silava feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grasping's calf.
Grasping walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silava.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasping throws out a loose jab but Silava uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silava misses with a body kick.
Silava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grasping.
Silava connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silava scores with a nice body kick.
Grasping fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silava manages to avoid it.
Silava buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silava connects with a leg kick. Grasping looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grasping lands with an uppercut that bounces Silava off the cage and back into range.
Antti Silava is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grasping misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silava.
Silava misses with a body kick.
Grasping throws a body punch but Silava moves out of range.
Grasping tests Silava's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grasping is looking to wear down Silava with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silava throws a wild body kick that Grasping sees coming a mile off.
A clash of legs there as Grasping blocks the low kick.
Silava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grasping.
Grasping swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silava fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silava ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silava chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grasping misses with a wild body shot.
Silava keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grasping takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grasping misses with a hook. Silava ducked under it nicely.
Grasping lands with a good body shot.
Silava throws a body kick that misses.
Grasping throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silava thumps Grasping with a low kick.
A jab from Grasping misses.
Grasping gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silava feints and then cracks Grasping's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grasping down.
Grasping throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grasping keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grasping moves out of range of the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silava.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silava. Grasping does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silava lands a slapping body shot.
Grasping throws a combination that misses
and Silava counters with a big head kick but Grasping shrugs it off.
Grasping throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silava tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grasping swings for the body but Silava moves out of range.
Silava takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A combination from Grasping does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silava 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 Grasping has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grasping and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silava scores with a kick to the body.
Grasping checks a low kick from Silava.
Grasping misses with a body shot.
Silava tries to close the distance and clinch but Grasping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grasping walks into a straight right hand from Silava.
Silava throws a leg kick but Grasping sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Silava dominated that round.
That's time! Grasping's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silava fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silava throws a head kick that misses
and Grasping counters with a shoot takedown. Silava fights it but they end up in guard.
Silava preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grasping content to stall in guard here.
Grasping missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silava trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grasping trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silava working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silava utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silava is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Grasping blocks the body kick.
Grasping on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silava lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grasping takes a step back to recover.
Antti Silava seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silava goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slow jab from Grasping misses its intended target.
Grasping lands a nice shot to the body.
Grasping misses with a body shot.
Silava clinches.
Silava prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Grasping.
Grasping blocks the elbow strike.
Silava prevents Grasping from breaking the clinch.
Silava connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grasping's face.
Grasping takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silava lands an elbow that stopped Grasping in his tracks for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Grasping.
A knee to the head by Silava.
Grasping wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grasping is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A hook to the body from Grasping.
Grasping throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silavas head.
Grasping can't find room to land a body shot as Silava controls the action.
Grasping manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silava tries to stall but Grasping uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grasping lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grasping pulls Silava into guard.
Grasping keeping moving, preventing Silava from controlling successfully.
Silava has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Grasping to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Silava is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Grasping pulls down on the head and he's put Silava to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Firmly Grasping!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by The Last Dragon. Kurokawa Kenji has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
180 lbs
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurokawa Kenji!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson misses with a double jab.
Kenji lands a high kick!
Wilson slips a jab from Kenji.
Kenji with a hook.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson stuns Kenji with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at T's Private Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Kenji. That snapped Wilson's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson checks a low kick from Kenji.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kenji manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenji scores with a hook to the body. Wilson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kenji lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Kenji was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Wilson misses.
Kenji uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilson has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Kenji takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenji softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kenji looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kenji.
Kenji lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilson is rocked!
Kenji leaning against his opponent.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kenji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenji throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Kenji throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Kenji misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenji misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenji.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wilson is trying to force a seperation but Kenji has the dominant position.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kenji misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kenji.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson misses with an elbow over the top.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Kurokawa Kenji has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Kenji.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Kenji takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Kenji.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Kenji avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Wilson presses Kenji against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wilson lands an elbow inside that Kenji shrugs off.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenji misses with some punches.
Wilson tries a body shot but Kenji blocks it.
Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenji.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Kenji is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Wilson.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kenji bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wilson's head backwards.
Kenji keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kenji manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenji throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Kenji there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wilson scores with a three punch combo!
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
Kurokawa Kenji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That has opened up Kurokawa Kenji's cut even more.
Kenji cracks Wilson with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kenji 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 Wilson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wilson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wilson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kenji thows a body kick. Wilson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Kenji keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Kenji ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kenji will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji scores with a leg kick.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenji moves away.
Kenji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson pushes Kenji up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenji blocking some punches.
Kenji blocking some punches.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Kenji misses with the head strike.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson digs a right hand underneath Kenji's ribcage. Kenji let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kenji pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenji misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenji.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Kenji leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kenji breaks the clinch.
Wilson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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 Don Wilson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wilson stalks Kenji and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kenji's face. Kenji staggers backwards, shaken.
Kenji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Kenji moves out of range.
Good exchange - Wilson coming out on top.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenji moves away.
Kenji fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilson.
Kenji throws a front kick aimed at Wilson's knee but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson dips to his left and cracks Kenji with an uppercut!
Don Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kenji.
Kenji throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilson cracks Kenji with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The cut above Kurokawa Kenji's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Don Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenji throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenji moves away.
Wilson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kenji bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wilson's head backwards.
Kenji swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Kenji throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a body shot.
Wilson clobbers Kenji with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kenji will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kenji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Kenji circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenji manages to avoid it.
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kenji's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenji. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Kenji is out of range.
Kenji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Nice straight punches there by Kenji. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kenji.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenji was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenji is just out of range.
Kenji dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenji throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Kenji walks into a straight right hand from Wilson.
Kenji moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wilson punishes Kenji's body with a nice straight punch.
Kenji misses with a looping right.
Kenji cracks the inside of Wilson's front leg.
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kurokawa Kenji's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Kenji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
An inside leg kick from Kenji misses.
Kenji takes one on the button.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenji moves away.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Kenji misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenji.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kenji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wilson.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kurokawa Kenji's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Don Wilson!
Don Wilson made sure to mention his sponsor, xXx - Voodoo Labs - MONEY LAUNDER in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Draugovich Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Rothstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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28
145 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Draugovich Ii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Rothstein!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draugovich Ii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rothstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draugovich Ii manages to avoid it.
Rothstein lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Draugovich Ii is rocked!
Rothstein gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Draugovich Ii to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Oh Draugovich Ii is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rothstein is controlling Draugovich Ii's posture.
Draugovich Ii seems to have got his legs back now.
Draugovich Ii stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rothstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Draugovich Ii looking to sit in guard and control but Rothstein gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rothstein engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii keeping moving, preventing Rothstein from controlling successfully.
Draugovich Ii being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Rothstein has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rothstein must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draugovich Ii wants to sweep here but Rothstein controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rothstein wants to control from the top but Draugovich Ii keeps moving.
Draugovich Ii pulls Rothstein in close to his closed guard and prevents Rothstein from doing any damage or advancing position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Draugovich Ii being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Draugovich Ii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Draugovich Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothstein.
Draugovich Ii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Draugovich Ii throws a body punch but Rothstein moves out of range.
Draugovich Ii lands a nice shot to the body.
Draugovich Ii throws a series of punches but Rothstein moves out of range.
Rothstein stuns Draugovich Ii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rothstein delivers a nice body kick.
Rothstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draugovich Ii moves away.
Draugovich Ii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothstein tries to land a leg kick but Draugovich Ii saw it coming and moves away.
Draugovich Ii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rothstein.
A lazy body kick from Rothstein
and Draugovich Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draugovich Ii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rothstein checks a leg kick nicely.
Rothstein fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Draugovich Ii as he checks the leg kick.
Draugovich Ii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Draugovich Ii does no damage.
Rothstein misses with a double jab
and Draugovich Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
Rothstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Draugovich Ii is just out of range.
Rothstein lands with a nice body punch.
Rothstein is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Draugovich Ii rather than just go for the knockout.
Rothstein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Draugovich Ii's sensitive parts.
Rothstein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rothstein misses with a body shot.
Rothstein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draugovich Ii circles away quickly and effectively.
Rothstein looks for the body kick but Draugovich Ii saw that one coming.
Rothstein looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Draugovich Ii keeping moving, preventing Rothstein from controlling successfully.
Draugovich Ii trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Rothstein dominated that round.
That's time! Draugovich Ii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the liver by Rothstein. Beautiful body shot.
Draugovich Ii scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rothstein is rocked!
Draugovich Ii lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Rothstein is looking to close the distance but Draugovich Ii sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Rothstein crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Rothstein is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Grigori Draugovich Ii!
Grigori Draugovich Ii is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Grigori Draugovich Ii thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matty Redert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaime Lannister has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matty Redert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaime Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Redert lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Redert lands with a slapping head kick.
Redert lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lannister scores with a body shot.
Lannister throws a looping overhand right but Redert ducks down to avoid it.
Redert connects with an inside leg kick.
Redert takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lannister has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Redert.
Lannister checks the leg kick.
Redert feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lannister's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lannister takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lannister lands an overhand right.
Redert lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Redert! Lannister is out on his feet! Redert rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Lannister is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Lannister is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matty Redert!
A victorious Matty Redert 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gus Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael MacRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacRoberts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: God Save the Queen by The Sex Pistols. Michael MacRoberts has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gus Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MacRoberts!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley wants to clinch
and MacRoberts counters with a nice body shot.
Bradley misses with a head kick.
MacRoberts darts in and clinches Bradley up against the cage.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that MacRoberts shrugs off.
Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MacRoberts.
Bradley scores with a shot to the side of MacRoberts's head.
MacRoberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacRoberts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
MacRoberts lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by MacRoberts.
MacRoberts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gus Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley takes a swing at MacRoberts's ribcage but misses.
Bradley doesn't manage to clinch there - MacRoberts circles away.
MacRoberts clinches with his opponent.
Bradley lands a right hand that snaps the head of MacRoberts backwards.
Bradley trying to stall but MacRoberts improves his position.
Bradley is stalling here.
MacRoberts blocks an elbow strike from Bradley.
MacRoberts is trying to force a seperation but Bradley has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MacRoberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bradley just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacRoberts's brow.
MacRoberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bradley throws a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MacRoberts, right into the meat.
MacRoberts keeps the fight on the outside.
MacRoberts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bradley.
Bradley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley takes one on the button.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacRoberts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bradley throws out a leg kick but MacRoberts moves out of range and Bradley only half commits.
That kick from Bradley tenderised MacRoberts's leg. MacRoberts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bradley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bradley.
MacRoberts gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacRoberts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacRoberts avoids the elbow strike from Bradley, against the cage.
MacRoberts blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacRoberts.
Bradley lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley keeps control of MacRoberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bradley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
MacRoberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
MacRoberts blocks a head kick by Bradley.
A good leg kick by Bradley.
Bradley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradley clinches with his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
MacRoberts breaks from the clinch.
MacRoberts clinches.
MacRoberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradley checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from MacRoberts. Those never looked like landing.
Bradley throws a low kick, looking for MacRoberts's leg but MacRoberts calmly moves out of range.
Bradley lands a big head kick that sends MacRoberts tumbling to the mat! Bradley takes a step backwards and waves MacRoberts back to his feet - he wants the finish!
MacRoberts is rocked!
Bradley gets a clinch.
MacRoberts is still on wobbly legs! Can Bradley finish him?
MacRoberts breaks from the clinch.
Bradley tries a head kick but it misses.
MacRoberts connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts moves out of range of the leg kick from Bradley.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts MacRoberts, as that shot connected.
MacRoberts tries to clinch up.
MacRoberts throws a head kick that misses.
Bradley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bradley lands a big head kick that sends MacRoberts tumbling to the mat! Bradley takes a step backwards and waves MacRoberts back to his feet - he wants the finish!
MacRoberts has managed to clinch.
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!
MacRoberts blocks the elbow strike.
Bradley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that MacRoberts shrugs off.
Bradley lands an elbow that stopped MacRoberts in his tracks for a moment.
MacRoberts breaks the clinch.
Bradley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradley throws a body kick that misses
and MacRoberts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MacRoberts gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bradley gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! MacRoberts is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gus Bradley!
Gus Bradley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Michael MacRoberts was interviewed post fight and said 'Where's my Guinness, yo bitches'.
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