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MMA Helsinki - 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morris might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Clique . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Musta Surma was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leroy Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris dodges the punch combination from Surma.
The fight stays on the outside here - Surma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut there from Morris.
Surma throws a combination. Morris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Leroy Morris has been cut.
Surma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Surma is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morris.
Surma throws a good cross that connects.
Morris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Surma enables Morris to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Surma manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Morris wants to pass the guard but Surma is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morris looking to sit in guard and control but Surma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morris looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Surma passes into side control.
Morris gets back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Surma working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Morris tries to roll over but Surma keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris gets back to full guard.
Morris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morris wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Surma is now in half guard.
Morris moves into full guard.
Morris isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Surma stacks Morris 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 Surma!
Surma stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses with a series of wild punches.
Surma tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surma moves away.
Morris throws a looping overhand right but Surma ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Surma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surma jabs Morris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Surma slips under a jab from Morris.
Morris stuffs the takedown attempt from Surma. Surma gets slowly back to his feet.
Surma swinging wildly here.
A jab from Morris finds it's way through Surma's defenses.
Morris scores with a nice right hand.
Surma throws an overhand right that lands on Morris's shoulder, as Morris tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Surma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morris counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Morris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Morris's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morris missing with a left hand there. Surma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Surma is looking to clinch.
Morris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Surma looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Morris lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Musta Surma has been cut.
Morris lands with a straight right. Surma didn't see that one coming.
Surma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Surma tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Surma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Surma moves to clinch but Morris breaks away
and Morris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Surma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris works the jab nicely.
Morris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morris lands in his opponent's guard.
Morris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris looking to pass the guard.
Morris trying to control but Surma is working from the bottom.
Surma working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Surma keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Morris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice uppercut lands for Morris. That snapped Surma's head back.
Morris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Surma can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Surma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morris.
Surma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Surma.
Morris misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Surma.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surma moves away.
Surma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Surma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Surma.
Surma scores with a sloppy right hand. Morris should have avoided that one.
Surma closes the distance and clinches.
Surma throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morris avoids it.
Morris gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Morris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Surma keeps working.
Surma is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Morris off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Morris dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Surma moves into the clinch.
Morris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Surma avoiding damage as Morris throws knees to the body.
Morris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Surma is defending well for now.
Morris managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
With the fighters up against the cage, Surma throws an elbow but misses.
Morris taking a breather.
Morris manages to break the clinch.
Morris lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Morris avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris swings for the body but Surma moves out of range.
Morris misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma tries to clinch up but Morris circles away and keeps his distance.
Surma misses with a looping left.
Morris closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch but Morris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Surma connects with a jab.
Surma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Surma is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
Surma doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
Morris swats away the attempt to clinch by Surma.
Surma shoots in looking for a takedown but Morris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Surma's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morris works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Surma is looking to clinch.
Morris lands a really nice looking cross but Surma seems unphased.
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!
Morris misses with a series of wild punches.
Morris scores with a three punch combo!
Morris lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Surma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Surma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Surma doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Surma scores with a four punch combination!
Morris is rocked!
Surma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oh Morris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Surma darts in and clinches Morris up against the cage.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Morris with a big uppercut! Morris tries to clinch up but Surma pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Morris to the mat! Morris covers up and Surma unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Musta Surma!
After the fight, Musta Surma was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maurice McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Penaali's choice of entrance music: Immortal Technique - Obnoxius. 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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178 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice McDonald!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvo Penaali!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald gets caught flat footed, as Penaali shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Penaali is fighting to break McDonald's control of his arms but McDonald is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Penaali controls from within his opponent's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Penaali working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penaali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penaali chips away with some ground and pound.
Penaali pushing down on McDonald's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penaali content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Penaali throwing shots but McDonald is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McDonald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penaali on the ground.
McDonald trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Penaali manages to pass to mount!
McDonald tries to hold on but Penaali postures up.
Penaali throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McDonald because Penaali loaded up on that one.
Penaali avoids the attempt from McDonald to control.
Penaali raining down shots from the mount!
Penaali throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penaali lands a heavy elbow.
Penaali is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Penaali throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McDonald because Penaali loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penaali content just to control the position here.
McDonald wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Penaali.
McDonald tries to lock up and control but Penaali gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penaali unloading with bombs!
McDonald wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Penaali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Penaali.
Penaali thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Penaali with the ground and pound from mount.
Penaali looking to finish with strikes here!
Penaali putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McDonald is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Penaali controlling from the full mount.
McDonald blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is wriggling around trying to escape.
McDonald is squirming around, avoiding Penaali's attempts to control the action.
Penaali can't control as he wanted to and McDonald manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Penaali wants to work for an arm triangle but McDonald is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McDonald moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Penaali has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Penaali throws a strike but McDonald rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Penaali dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McDonald misses the body punch
and Penaali counters with a takedown into side control.
Penaali working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Penaali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penaali controlling the position from side mount.
Penaali thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Penaali wants to control but McDonald is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Penaali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Penaali throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McDonald takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Penaali with the ground and pound but McDonald regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Penaali is stalling here. McDonald is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Penaali seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and McDonald has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Penaali tries to buck McDonald off but McDonald is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penaali can't do much from the bottom here.
Penaali manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McDonald content to control rather than advance.
Penaali is trying to stand back up but McDonald is controlling him
Penaali is looking for a sweep. McDonald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penaali moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali wants to control but McDonald passes easily into half guard.
Penaali is looking to get back to is feet but McDonald passes into side control.
Penaali is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McDonald's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Penaali looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Penaali is looking for a sweep. McDonald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penaali is trying to maintain the position but McDonald is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McDonald is keen to just control but Penaali is a slippery customer.
Penaali has a hand on McDonald's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. McDonald takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Penaali is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Penaali is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Penaali slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penaali looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Penaali tries to get to full guard but McDonald has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Penaali 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.
Penaali looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A cross from McDonald lands.
It looks like Arvo Penaali has been cut.
McDonald scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Penaali throws a series of punches but McDonald avoids them all with ease.
Penaali shoots in looking for a takedown. McDonald tries to sprawl out of it but Penaali keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McDonald manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McDonald stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McDonald wants it to stay on the feet.
Maurice McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvo Penaali.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald misses with a lunging right hand
and Penaali counters with a straight right hand.
Penaali throws a body shot but no joy.
Penaali looking to score a takedown here. McDonald is defending well but Penaali drives through and ends up in McDonald's guard.
Penaali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali passes McDonald's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Penaali scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McDonald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penaali.
Penaali working over McDonald with some ground and pound. McDonald looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McDonald pushes Penaali off looking to stand but Penaali dives back in and keeps control.
Penaali is pressing down on McDonald's thigh, looking to free his foot. McDonald is holding on for now.
Penaali is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McDonald defends it well.
Well, if Penaali is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penaali not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Penaali not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McDonald makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McDonald.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Penaali from controlling successfully.
Penaali throws an elbow that misses. McDonald uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Penaali's guard. Nice move by McDonald!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McDonald defends well.
McDonald got a little sloppy there for a moment and Penaali has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McDonald has managed to get both his arms back between Penaali's legs - danger averted.
McDonald has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McDonald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Penaali keeps moving.
McDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penaali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McDonald slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Penaali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A punch combination from Penaali misses.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Penaali avoids them all with ease.
McDonald misses with a hook.
McDonald misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penaali counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McDonald moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penaali prevents McDonald from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Penaali really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Penaali's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice shot lands for Penaali.
McDonald throws a body punch but Penaali moves out of range.
Penaali misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - McDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penaali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penaali stalks McDonald and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McDonald's face. McDonald staggers backwards, shaken.
McDonald takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penaali moves away.
McDonald lands a slapping body shot.
McDonald misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penaali!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald feints and then cracks Penaali's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penaali down.
Penaali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penaali.
Penaali shoots in looking for a takedown but McDonald manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Penaali's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Penaali keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Penaali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
Penaali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arvo Penaali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penaali falls off balance throwing a combination
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Penaali is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for McDonald.
Arvo Penaali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Penaali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penaali misses with a right hand
and McDonald counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Penaali is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Penaali jabs at McDonald's body.
Penaali dodges the punch combination from McDonald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penaali on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penaali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Penaali takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maurice McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Penaali is out of range.
Penaali throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
Penaali thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald misses with a left hand
and Penaali counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Penaali moves out of range easily.
Penaali cracks a nice hook into McDonald's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penaali misses with a looping left.
Penaali misses with a series of wild punches.
Penaali shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McDonald counters with a slapping leg kick.
McDonald throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McDonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Penaali circles away.
Penaali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
McDonald is looking to wear down Penaali with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Penaali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonald throws a body punch but Penaali moves out of range.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penaali misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penaali just misses with a punch to the body.
Penaali throws a combination. McDonald tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Penaali there.
Penaali avoids a kick to the body.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penaali moves away.
Penaali lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penaali moves away.
Penaali throws a looping overhand right but McDonald ducks down to avoid it.
Penaali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penaali takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Penaali keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Penaali dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Penaali's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from McDonald.
Penaali misses with a body shot.
A jab from Penaali does it's job there.
Penaali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Penaali.
Penaali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonald scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maurice McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penaali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Penaali or perhaps it was just good defense by McDonald, which made it look bad.
Penaali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
Penaali throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
Penaali misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penaali is defended easily by McDonald.
McDonald uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Penaali has time to react.
Penaali misses with a body shot
and McDonald counters with a good low kick that Penaali was not able to check.
Penaali looks to land a combination but McDonald avoids it well.
Penaali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penaali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penaali gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penaali misses with a hook.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald moves out of range as Penaali strikes.
Penaali throws a combination that misses
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Arvo Penaali's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penaali feints a jab promting McDonald to slip. Penaali then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McDonald slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Penaali misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Penaali is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Penaali just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald throws a shot from downtown. Penaali moves away and avoids it.
Penaali avoids the head kick by McDonald.
Penaali closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McDonald quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is controlling Penaali's trapped leg to prevent Penaali from advancing to side control.
Penaali missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maurice McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald is looking to improve his position.
McDonald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penaali.
Penaali drops an elbow to the side of McDonald's head.
Penaali tries to pass to full mount but McDonald defends it.
Penaali is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Penaali maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! McDonald could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Penaali has cracked it and McDonald is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Penaali!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arvo Penaali!
Arvo Penaali is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Arvo Penaali thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brah At Hammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royston De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Noteboom's choice of entrance music: Rotting Christ - Snowing Still. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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33
265 lbs
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41
233 lbs
38 - 19 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brah At Hammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Royston De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
At Hammed darts in trying to clinch
and De Noteboom counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Brah At Hammed has been cut.
De Noteboom avoids the head kick by At Hammed.
De Noteboom takes a head kick and keeps coming.
At Hammed misses with a straight right.
At Hammed tries to close the distance and clinch but De Noteboom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
At Hammed tries a low kick but De Noteboom avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
At Hammed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
At Hammed fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Noteboom sprawls well initially but At Hammed persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
At Hammed wants to take a breather but De Noteboom is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
At Hammed is trying to work for a kimura but De Noteboom is defending well.
At Hammed wants to work for an arm triangle but De Noteboom is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
At Hammed is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Noteboom defends it well.
At Hammed is looking for a kimura but De Noteboom is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for At Hammed to get the leverage.
At Hammed 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 two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
At Hammed is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed De Noteboom to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
De Noteboom keeping full guard, as At Hammed tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Noteboom holds on and takes a little breather.
At Hammed trying to control the position from guard on top but De Noteboom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Noteboom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Noteboom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
At Hammed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
At Hammed is looking to clinch.
At Hammed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Noteboom slips under a jab from At Hammed.
At Hammed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Noteboom checks a leg kick.
At Hammed looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
At Hammed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
At Hammed wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
At Hammed moves in looking to clinch but De Noteboom pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brah At Hammed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brah At Hammed's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
At Hammed connects with the punch.
At Hammed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
At Hammed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Noteboom can do to turn this around?
At Hammed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
At Hammed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Noteboom's waist but De Noteboom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing At Hammed off to one side.
At Hammed throws a head kick that De Noteboom semi-blocks.
At Hammed throws a big shot that misses.
At Hammed throws a low kick but De Noteboom moves out of range easily.
Brah At Hammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Noteboom circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
At Hammed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
At Hammed tries to clinch there but De Noteboom circles away.
Brah At Hammed is winning the standup battle so far.
De Noteboom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from At Hammed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
At Hammed closes the distance but De Noteboom moves to the side
and De Noteboom decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in At Hammed's guard.
De Noteboom connects with a couple of short punches.
At Hammed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Noteboom postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
At Hammed looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Noteboom is one step ahead there.
At Hammed has his hands on De Noteboom's head, controlling the position.
De Noteboom scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed is trying to control the position but De Noteboom postures up.
At Hammed wants to sweep but no luck.
At Hammed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
At Hammed throws a push kick but De Noteboom slaps the foot to one side.
At Hammed explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Noteboom avoids the head kick by At Hammed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by At Hammed.
At Hammed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom tries to keep at a distance but At Hammed has taken the fight into the clinch.
At Hammed tries to work over De Noteboom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
At Hammed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
At Hammed connects with a crisp jab.
At Hammed has De Noteboom up against the cage in a clinch.
At Hammed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Royston De Noteboom has been cut.
De Noteboom stalling the fight.
De Noteboom blocks an uppercut.
De Noteboom breaks from the clinch.
At Hammed doesn't manage to clinch there - De Noteboom circles away.
Royston De Noteboom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from At Hammed. De Noteboom does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Noteboom tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
At Hammed misses with a takedown attempt - De Noteboom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from At Hammed is defended easily by De Noteboom.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brah At Hammed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
At Hammed tries to score with a low kick but De Noteboom moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Noteboom swats away the attempt to clinch by At Hammed.
De Noteboom keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brah At Hammed dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
At Hammed tries to clinch up.
At Hammed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
At Hammed looks to score with a jab to the body but De Noteboom is just out of range.
At Hammed explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by At Hammed.
At Hammed misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Noteboom checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
At Hammed misses with a head kick.
No luck for At Hammed with that takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from At Hammed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from At Hammed.
At Hammed pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Noteboom is out of range and At Hammed settles back down.
At Hammed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
At Hammed tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Noteboom sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten At Hammed somewhat.
At Hammed tries to clinch up.
At Hammed lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
At Hammed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
At Hammed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
At Hammed wants to clinch
and De Noteboom counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Noteboom with a flurry of punches that miss.
At Hammed has an active guard here but De Noteboom has managed to pass into half guard.
At Hammed is looking to control De Noteboom's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can At Hammed avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
At Hammed is staying active underneath De Noteboom, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
At Hammed wants to control but De Noteboom is keeping busy.
Royston De Noteboom has got the better of the ground game so far.
At Hammed is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
At Hammed wants to improve his position but De Noteboom is controlling well.
At Hammed is trying to control but De Noteboom passes into side control!
De Noteboom working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
At Hammed is trying to improve his position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw De Noteboom working his ground and pound in the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
At Hammed is trying to control De Noteboom's posture but De Noteboom avoids it.
At Hammed manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
De Noteboom is concentrating on defense, preventing At Hammed from advancing position.
At Hammed is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but De Noteboom still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, De Noteboom has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
De Noteboom is putting a hurting on At Hammed here, landing some big shots from side control.
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 Brah At Hammed.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for At Hammed, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brah At Hammed!
After winning the bout, Brah At Hammed thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Trasseli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen comes into the arena with Funker Vogt "Arising Hero" blaring out of the sound system. Trasseli is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Look at my horse!. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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31
150 lbs
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31
150 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Trasseli!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Allen.
Horrible takedown attempt by Allen or perhaps it was just good defense by Trasseli, which made it look bad.
Nice straight punches there by Trasseli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trasseli.
Trasseli has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Trasseli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
Trasseli thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Trasseli throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen 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.
Trasseli stuffs the takedown attempt from Allen. Allen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trasseli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trasseli misses with a body kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Allen or perhaps it was just good defense by Trasseli, which made it look bad.
Allen shoots in and drives through. Trasseli sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Trasseli as he avoids it easily.
Allen with a poor takedown
and Trasseli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trasseli throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Allen is defended easily by Trasseli.
Trasseli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt
and Trasseli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trasseli throws the kick towards the body but Allen avoids it.
Allen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Trasseli defends well and Allen ends up having to push Trasseli into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Allen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trasseli prevents it.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Trasseli stops a takedown attempt from Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli stops a takedown attempt from Allen.
Allen pulls guard.
Trasseli working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Allen's head.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trasseli cracks Allen with a solid left hand.
Trasseli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Allen being controlled here, momentarily.
Trasseli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allen is keeping the position for now.
Trasseli throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Allen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Allen closes the distance and clinches up with Trasseli, looking for a takedown. Allen pushes Trasseli against the cage but Trasseli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trasseli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Allen shoots for a takedown but Trasseli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Trasseli lands with a good body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trasseli.
Allen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trasseli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trasseli, as that shot connected.
Allen darts in looking for a takedown but Trasseli gets double underhooks and turns Allen into the cage.
Trasseli lands a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli scoring with some ground and pound.
Trasseli scoring with some ground and pound.
Trasseli cracks Allen with a solid left hand.
Trasseli advances position into side control!
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!
Trasseli working away.
Trasseli wants to stand but Allen has his arm trapped.
Allen is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Trasseli dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Allen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trasseli avoids it really well and circles away.
Trasseli lands with a hook. Allen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trasseli. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trasseli throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Trasseli.
Trasseli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Allen rather than just go for the knockout.
Trasseli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Allen slips a jab from Trasseli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trasseli works the jab nicely.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barry Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen slips a straight right by Trasseli.
Allen shoots for a takedown but Trasseli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trasseli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Allen thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Allen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trasseli throws the kick towards the body but Allen avoids it.
Trasseli scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Trasseli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trasseli digs a good hook to Allen's body.
No joy there for Trasseli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trasseli leaves Allen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Trasseli throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Trasseli
and Allen counters with a single leg into guard. Trasseli didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen 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.
Trasseli looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Allen is defending well. Trasseli quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Allen has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Trasseli celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pena Trasseli!
Pena Trasseli very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamil Koltun will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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280 lbs
24 - 17 - 1 |
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259 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Beam misses with a lunging right hand
and Koltun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koltun.
Beam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Beam misses its intended target.
Koltun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beam.
Beam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Beam misses with a looping left.
Beam is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Koltun's half guard.
We've been hearing that Beam has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Beam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koltun gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beam throws a big right hand that misses.
Beam throwing strikes but missing.
Beam works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Beam wants to take a breather but Koltun is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beam tries to pass the half guard into mount. Koltun knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beam working Koltun over with strikes.
Beam has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Beam is nestled in close to Koltun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Beam takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Beam passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Koltun!
Beam throws some wild stikes that Koltun manages to avoid easily.
Beam is landing with some decent strikes but Koltun is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Kamil Koltun has been cut.
Beam is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That has opened up Kamil Koltun's cut even more.
Koltun keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam is landing with some decent strikes but Koltun is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Koltun is rocked!
The cut above Kamil Koltun's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Beam lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Koltun! Beam sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Koltun and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jim Beam!
As Jim Beam got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Yu'st got grappl'd'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vviktung Bolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ric Flair will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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243 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vviktung Bolski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ric Flair!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flair lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Flair thows a leg kick but Bolski checks it
and Bolski counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Flair!
Bolski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bolski in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Flair is trying to control Bolski's posture but Bolski avoids it.
We've been hearing good reports from Bolski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Check out the look on Bolski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Flair is trying to improve his position.
Bolski tries to score with some ground and pound. Flair controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Bolski crashes against the mat.
Bolski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bolski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair defending against the ground and pound.
Flair takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bolski throws a strike aimed at the side of Flair's head but Flair avoids it well.
Bolski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bolski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Flair takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Flair is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Flair's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Flair avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bolski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolski wants to control but Flair is keeping him busy.
Bolski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Flair will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bolski throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Flair works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bolski trying to pass the guard but Flair defending well.
Flair is refusing to be controlled, as Bolski sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolski throwing shots but Flair is blocking nicely.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bolski trying to pass the guard but Flair defending well.
Bolski throwing shots but Flair is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flair misses with a straight right.
Flair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolski.
Ric Flair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Flair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolski. Flair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flair tries to work over Bolski's front leg with a kick but Bolski checks it.
Flair avoids the body shot from Bolski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Flair thows a leg kick but Bolski checks it
and Bolski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bolski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bolski is stalling in the full guard.
Bolski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bolski wants to control from the top but Flair keeps moving.
Bolski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolski has gone for a leg lock! Flair slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bolski's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vviktung Bolski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Flair connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bolski lands a really nice looking cross but Flair seems unphased.
Flair throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bolski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Flair blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bolski.
Bolski with the ground and pound but Flair uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bolski looking to sit in guard and control but Flair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bolski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bolski keeping moving, preventing Flair from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair preventing the sweep.
Flair slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bolski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Flair gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bolski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bolski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two 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.
Bolski keeping moving, preventing Flair from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flair is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Flair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bolski is keeping the position for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bolski is trying to keep Flair in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Flair staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flair.
Flair lands the left hand.
Bolski throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Bolski as he checks the leg kick.
Bolski darts in looking for a takedown but Flair gets double underhooks and turns Bolski into the cage.
A short right from Flair.
Bolski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bolski has a couple of punches blocked by Flair.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bolski scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Flair.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolski tries to work over Flair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flair swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flair stalling.
Bolski struggles to land a body shot inside as Flair controls his hands.
Flair is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bolski is keeping busy.
Bolski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bolski as Flair tries to tie him up.
Bolski struggles to land a body shot inside as Flair controls his hands.
Bolski tries to throw a body punch but Flair avoids it by throwing Bolski back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Bolski fails to land.
Flair lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flair misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Bolski.
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 Vviktung Bolski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bolski just misses with a punch to the body.
Flair throws a head kick that misses.
Flair misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flair, right into the meat.
Bolski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flair can do to turn this around?
Bolski takes a swing at Flair's ribcage but misses.
Bolski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Flair avoids it really well and circles away.
Bolski lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Flair.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolski connects with a jab.
A low kick from Flair is predictable there
and Bolski counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Flair!
Bolski lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flair keeps working.
Bolski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolski working the ground and pound but Flair is defending the strikes.
Bolski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flair taking a bit of punishment here - Bolski scoring with strikes.
Flair struggling a bit here.
Flair really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bolski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bolski tries to score with some ground and pound. Flair controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bolski lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Bolski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ric Flair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolski with the ground and pound but Flair regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bolski misses with a head shot. Flair uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bolski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flair swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bolski trying to control but Flair is working from the bottom.
Bolski stands and throws Flair's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolski working the strikes but Flair uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Flair is defending against the submission attempts here by Bolski.
Bolski wants to pass to mount but Flair is defending the position.
Bolski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vviktung Bolski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Bolski controlling the pace.
Bolski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flair throws a sloppy head kick and Bolski moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolski. Flair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flair takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flair connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Flair misses.
Bolski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flair throws a leg kick
and Bolski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bolski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vviktung Bolski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bolski, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vviktung Bolski!
Vviktung Bolski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Ric Flair was interviewed post fight and said 'To be the man, you have to beat the man.... and you just beat the man. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kantola has chosen Teräskehä as his entrance music. Ari Kantola has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jari Juntta's chin.
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24
275 lbs
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250 lbs
19 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Juntta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Kantola!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kantola swings for the body but Juntta moves out of range.
Kantola throws a nice looking combination but Juntta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juntta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Juntta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Juntta.
Juntta connects with a jab.
Kantola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juntta circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Juntta misses
and Kantola counters with a three punch combo that has Juntta backing up. Juntta nods at Kantola to acknowledge the strikes.
Jari Juntta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kantola lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Juntta tries to bum rush Kantola with a series of wild strikes but Kantola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Juntta lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kantola.
Kantola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kantola slips a jab from Juntta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola throws a series of punches but Juntta avoids them all with ease.
Kantola tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Juntta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kantola works over Juntta's head and body with a nice combination.
Kantola throws a hook but Juntta blocks it.
Kantola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juntta.
Kantola tries a head kick but it misses.
Juntta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Ari Kantola has been cut.
Juntta misses with a hook.
Kantola tries to bum rush Juntta with a series of wild strikes but Juntta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Juntta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kantola.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kantola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juntta manages to avoid it.
Juntta throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Juntta throws a leg kick but Kantola moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta misses with a two punch combination.
Kantola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Juntta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Juntta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kantola.
Kantola cracks the inside of Juntta's front leg.
Juntta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kantola throws a sloppy head kick and Juntta moves out of range easily.
Kantola throws a left and a right that both miss
and Juntta counters with a stiff right hand.
Kantola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kantola throws a series of punches but Juntta moves out of range.
Kantola tries to bum rush Juntta with a series of wild strikes but Juntta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kantola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Juntta. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Juntta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kantola throws a head kick but Juntta moves out of range.
Kantola goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kantola fails to land with a series of punches.
Juntta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Juntta misses with a few strikes there.
Juntta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Juntta misses with a jab to the body
and Kantola counters with a stiff right hand.
Juntta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Juntta looks to throw the jab but Kantola is out of range.
Juntta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kantola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juntta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kantola misses with a combination
and Juntta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta moves out of range of the strikes.
Kantola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kantola throws a leg kick but Juntta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Juntta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kantola in his tracks.
Kantola throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Juntta counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Kantola! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jari Juntta!
During a confident post fight interview, Jari Juntta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yang Terbaik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Las Mambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terbaik kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Motörhead - Ace Of Spades. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
15 - 1 - 0 |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Terbaik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Las Mambo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mambo slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Terbaik.
Mambo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Terbaik is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A head kick misses from Mambo.
Mambo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Mambo.
Mambo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mambo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Terbaik stuffs the takedown attempt from Mambo. Mambo gets slowly back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Terbaik blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Terbaik misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terbaik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terbaik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mambo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mambo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yang Terbaik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Las Mambo.
Terbaik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terbaik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mambo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Terbaik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terbaik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mambo fails with a takedown attempt.
Mambo slips under a jab from Terbaik.
Mambo closes the distance and clinches up with Terbaik, looking for a takedown. Mambo pushes Terbaik against the cage but Terbaik circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mambo misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Terbaik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mambo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mambo throws a chopping leg kick but Terbaik manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mambo looks to land a combination but Terbaik avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mambo misses with a wild combination.
Terbaik lands a big head kick that sends Mambo tumbling to the mat! Terbaik takes a step backwards and waves Mambo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mambo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mambo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Terbaik defends it nicely.
Las Mambo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terbaik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Terbaik wants it to stay on the feet.
Mambo wants to stay close but Terbaik steps back to make room for something. Mambo seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Terbaik and Mambo drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yang Terbaik!
Yang Terbaik took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerjalainen comes to the cage accompanied by krolithika. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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34
168 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keijo Kerjalainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Virgil Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kerjalainen quickly recovers to half guard.
Kerjalainen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Morgan controlling the pace.
Morgan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morgan trying to control from half guard but Kerjalainen is working away.
Morgan seems to be looking for submissions.
Morgan is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerjalainen is trying to maintain the position but Morgan is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kerjalainen is controlling Morgan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Morgan is just content to waste time from the top position. Kerjalainen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Morgan works over Kerjalainen with some ground and pound from guard.
Morgan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kerjalainen is trying to keep Morgan in close.
Morgan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kerjalainen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kerjalainen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kerjalainen!
Morgan is not content to let Kerjalainen control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Morgan tries to escape but Kerjalainen is in control.
Morgan is looking to reverse the position.
Kerjalainen trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to work for a sweep but Kerjalainen has mounted him!
Kerjalainen content just to control the position here.
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morgan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan drops back looking for a leg! Kerjalainen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kerjalainen manages to kick Morgan off! Morgan jumps back into Kerjalainen's guard.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Kerjalainen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Morgan working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morgan lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Morgan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morgan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morgan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kerjalainen lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
Morgan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kerjalainen's head backwards.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Kerjalainen avoids it well.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab by Morgan.
Morgan lands a glancing blow to the side of Kerjalainen's head.
Kerjalainen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kerjalainen scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kerjalainen blocks a jab.
Morgan slips a jab from Kerjalainen.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keijo Kerjalainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kerjalainen is looking to clinch.
Morgan scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kerjalainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Kerjalainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kerjalainen 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 Morgan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morgan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morgan misses with a takedown
and Kerjalainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morgan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kerjalainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morgan 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 Kerjalainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kerjalainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kerjalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Kerjalainen lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Kerjalainen misses.
Kerjalainen misses with a straight right.
Virgil Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan shoots in for a double leg but Kerjalainen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan defending well as Kerjalainen loads up on a big left hand.
Kerjalainen blocks a low kick nicely.
Kerjalainen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kerjalainen moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Morgan scores with a nice strike.
Kerjalainen misses with a head kick.
Kerjalainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Kerjalainen misses with a looping right.
Kerjalainen throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Kerjalainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keijo Kerjalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerjalainen manages to avoid it.
Kerjalainen wants to clinch.
Kerjalainen misses with an uppercut
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Kerjalainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kerjalainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morgan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kerjalainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan scores with a nice right hand.
Morgan lands a jab to the nose.
Kerjalainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morgan.
Morgan lands a really nice looking cross but Kerjalainen seems unphased.
Morgan looks for a takedown but Kerjalainen sprawls well.
Keijo Kerjalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Virgil Morgan.
Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Kerjalainen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kerjalainen throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerjalainen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a right hand that Kerjalainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerjalainen also avoids with ease.
Kerjalainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kerjalainen slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerjalainen manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Kerjalainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kerjalainen quickly recovers to half guard.
Morgan is working for a kimura but Kerjalainen is defending it quite comfortably.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan is trying to control the action in half guard but Kerjalainen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morgan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Virgil Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kerjalainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Kerjalainen's ribs.
Morgan lands with a right hand.
Kerjalainen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Morgan. That one must have hurt.
Morgan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kerjalainen on the side of the head.
Kerjalainen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kerjalainen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kerjalainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kerjalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerjalainen.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerjalainen scores with a body shot.
Morgan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kerjalainen.
Morgan tried to score with a low kick but Kerjalainen checks it.
Kerjalainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan slips a straight right by Kerjalainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen cracks Morgan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kerjalainen stuffs the takedown attempt from Morgan. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerjalainen.
A head kick misses from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morgan is able to avoid easily.
Morgan moves out of range as Kerjalainen throws a body kick.
Kerjalainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Kerjalainen lunges at Morgan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morgan's hand.
Morgan staying out of range there.
Kerjalainen scores with a nice right hand.
Kerjalainen tries to clinch up.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan slips a straight right by Kerjalainen.
A big left from Kerjalainen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kerjalainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan throws a leg kick that misses.
Kerjalainen missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kerjalainen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Morgan motions for Kerjalainen to come forward. Morgan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kerjalainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Kerjalainen moved out of range.
Kerjalainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kerjalainen slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Kerjalainen missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Kerjalainen misses its intended target.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Morgan slips a straight right by Kerjalainen.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Kerjalainen's body.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Kerjalainen shakes it off.
Kerjalainen misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Kerjalainen throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan tries to land a leg kick but Kerjalainen saw it coming and moves away.
Morgan throws a head kick but Kerjalainen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kerjalainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerjalainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Kerjalainen lands a glancing blow to the side of Morgan's head.
Kerjalainen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morgan.
Morgan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kerjalainen misses with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a takedown into side control.
Kerjalainen tries to improve position but can't.
Morgan working the body and head with strikes.
Morgan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kerjalainen has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Morgan but great work by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerjalainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Morgan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kerjalainen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Virgil Morgan just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morgan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kerjalainen's half guard.
Kerjalainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morgan is working away from the top position though.
Morgan is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kerjalainen is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Virgil Morgan!
Virgil Morgan is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Virgil Morgan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Keijo Kerjalainen was interviewed post fight and said 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mctanned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randolph Turpin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mctanned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpin misses with a hook
and Mctanned decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turpin's guard.
Mctanned trying to control but Turpin is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turpin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mctanned missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mctanned being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Turpin 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mctanned shoots in and gets a takedown into Turpin's guard.
Turpin keeping full guard, as Mctanned tries to pass.
Mctanned sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Turpin's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned working over Turpin with some ground and pound. Turpin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mctanned thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mctanned is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mctanned throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mctanned has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Turpin tries to get to full guard but Mctanned has control of the leg.
Mctanned tries to pass to full mount but Turpin defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin is looking to improve his position.
Mctanned trying to control the action but Turpin is working from the bottom.
Mctanned wants to free his trapped foot but Turpin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mctanned works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mctanned punching from mount but Turpin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin tries to hold on but Mctanned pushes him away.
Turpin gets back to half guard.
Turpin is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Mctanned has latched onto it... Big trouble! Mctanned pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Turpin is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Mctanned!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Mctanned!
A relieved looking Paul Mctanned thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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