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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kujansuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Padilha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Padilha is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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255 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kujansuu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustavo Padilha!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kujansuu throws a right hand that Padilha ducks under and follows up with a left that Padilha also avoids with ease.
Padilha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kujansuu misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kujansuu.
Padilha tries to clinch but Kujansuu moves out of range.
Kujansuu cracks Padilha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Gustavo Padilha has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Padilha looks for a takedown but Kujansuu sprawls well.
Padilha throws a wild body kick that Kujansuu sees coming a mile off.
Kujansuu throws a leg kick but Padilha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kalle Kujansuu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kujansuu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Padilha looks gassed!
Padilha loses concentration momentarily and Kujansuu pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Padilha crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Kujansuu finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kalle Kujansuu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakuka Kunaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nakuka Kunaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randal Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Roberts was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kunaka is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Roberts with a couple of short strikes.
Kunaka is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kunaka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kunaka is rocked!
It looks like Nakuka Kunaka has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kunaka in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kunaka to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randal Roberts!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny McCarthy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus Evans's chin.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McCarthy is in close to Evans's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McCarthy tries to free his leg and advance position but Evans is retaining full guard.
Evans seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Evans looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Evans 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.
McCarthy sitting in guard here, content to control.
McCarthy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Evans tries to clinch there but McCarthy circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy clinches with his opponent.
McCarthy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Evans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCarthy is trying to break the clinch but Evans has him pressed against the cage.
McCarthy is trying to drag Evans to the mat but Evans just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McCarthy goes for a takedown attempt but Evans pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Evans is working to get back to half guard.
McCarthy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McCarthy breaks from Evans's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Evans wants to control but McCarthy is having none of it.
McCarthy stands up from mount. Strange move.
Marcus Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCarthy counters with a shoot takedown. Evans fights it but they end up in guard.
McCarthy looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy content to stall in guard here.
Evans is looking for a triangle but McCarthy pushes his legs off easily.
McCarthy stands up and waves to Evans to follow him.
McCarthy feints and as Evans raises his hands in defense, McCarthy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McCarthy is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to stand but Evans has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Evans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCarthy is controlling him.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McCarthy won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
Evans keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
McCarthy wanted to stand there but Evans had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny McCarthy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Evans tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McCarthy counters with a takedown into side control.
McCarthy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Evans to his feet.
Evans wants to clinch but McCarthy slips to the side
and McCarthy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Evans!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarthy stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Evans clinches but McCarthy breaks the clinch
and McCarthy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Evans!
McCarthy is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans is squirming around, avoiding McCarthy's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy is looking to stand but McCarthy has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Evans wants to hold on but McCarthy pushes him away.
McCarthy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Evans is now in McCarthy's guard. A big mistake from McCarthy there, giving up the dominant position!
McCarthy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Evans manages to pass to side control.
Evans stops McCarthy from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Evans trying to control from half guard but McCarthy is working away.
Evans tries to stand but his hand is stuck under McCarthy.
McCarthy has one foot on Evans's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Evans closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCarthy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Evans's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy stands up from Evans's guard - McCarthy perhaps looking for a knockout.
McCarthy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Evans!
McCarthy prevents Evans from getting the reversal.
McCarthy get's back to his feet.
Evans moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans prevents McCarthy from breaking the clinch.
McCarthy tries to circle away but Evans has him pinned against the cage.
McCarthy wants a takedown but no success here.
Evans misses with a knee to the head.
McCarthy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans tries a knee to the head but McCarthy blocks it.
Evans lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny McCarthy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Evans tries to clinch
and McCarthy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McCarthy stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Evans to get to his feet.
McCarthy closes the distance but Evans moves to the side
and Evans counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but McCarthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but McCarthy is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCarthy seems keen to control Evans's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Evans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Evans throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCarthy tries to circle away but Evans has him pinned against the cage.
That's two 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.
McCarthy tries to pull guard but Evans won't allow it.
Evans misses with a knee strike.
Evans with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Evans lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Evans landing knees to the head.
Evans with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Evans tries to land a knee to the head but McCarthy blocks with his arms.
Evans misses with a knee strike.
Evans tries to land a knee to the head but McCarthy blocks with his arms.
McCarthy misses with a body punch.
Evans connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCarthy's face.
McCarthy lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Evans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCarthy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Evans just stands there and leans against the cage.
Evans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Evans with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCarthy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Evans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marcus Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCarthy trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny McCarthy.
I've got McCarthy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Danny McCarthy!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Danny McCarthy!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Danny McCarthy!
Danny McCarthy wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dzon Balbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Decrusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Decrusher told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dzon Balbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Decrusher!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balbo scores with a decent looking hook.
Decrusher shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Balbo defends it nicely.
Balbo digs a good hook to Decrusher's body.
Balbo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Balbo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Balbo scores with a one two! Decrusher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Decrusher lands a big head kick that sends Balbo tumbling to the mat! Decrusher takes a step backwards and waves Balbo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Balbo is rocked!
It looks like Dzon Balbo has been cut.
Dzon Balbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Balbo misses.
Oh Balbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balbo misses with the combination.
Decrusher dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Balbo has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mike Decrusher!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chester Kerlinko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Vantinnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chester Kerlinko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Vantinnen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vantinnen stuffs the takedown.
Vantinnen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Chester Kerlinko has been cut.
Vantinnen moves into range and clinches up with Kerlinko.
Kerlinko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vantinnen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kerlinko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vantinnen prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chester Kerlinko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vantinnen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kerlinko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vantinnen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vantinnen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vantinnen tries to land a knee to the head but Kerlinko blocks with his arms.
Vantinnen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerlinko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vantinnen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kerlinko blocks the elbow strike.
Kerlinko goes for a takedown attempt but Vantinnen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kerlinko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vantinnen to the mat! Vantinnen manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerlinko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kerlinko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vantinnen trying to strike off his back.
Vantinnen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kerlinko advances position into side control!
Kerlinko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kerlinko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kerlinko swings around for an armbar but Vantinnen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kerlinko's guard.
Vantinnen wanted to stand there but Kerlinko had control of the position.
Kerlinko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerlinko is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Vantinnen frees his head nicely. Oh but Kerlinko has switched to an armbar! Vantinnen is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Chester Kerlinko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Grey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Puukko!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Grey.
Grey lands a nice shot to the body.
Puukko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puukko looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey is looking to clinch but Puukko is avoiding it.
Grey forces Puukko back against the cage and clinches.
Grey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Lauri Puukko has been cut.
Grey lands a nice elbow.
Grey is struggling to control the position.
Grey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Puukko's defenses.
Grey lands an elbow just above Puukko 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Puukko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grey lands an elbow just above Puukko 's eye.
Grey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grey - that will leave a mark!
Grey connects with a solid leg kick.
Grey tries a head kick but it misses.
Puukko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grey. Grey obviously looking to wear him down.
Grey lands a nice hook to Puukko's body. Puukko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grey lands a big head kick that sends Puukko tumbling to the mat! Grey takes a step backwards and waves Puukko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Puukko is rocked!
That has opened up Lauri Puukko's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Puukko is predictable there
and Grey counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Puukko is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tony Grey!
Tony Grey retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dimitrios Pantagiota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pantagiota comes into the arena with Troy Music Video blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dimitrios Pantagiota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kala!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kala scores with a hook to the body. Pantagiota takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pantagiota has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kala scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Kala lands with a good body shot.
Pantagiota is breathing heavily.
Kala tries to clinch there but Pantagiota circles away.
Kala tries to clinch but Pantagiota moves away
and Pantagiota counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kala changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pantagiota looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kala slows the pace down.
Kala works to advance to full mount. Pantagiota defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kala sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kala is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Pantagiota is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Pantagiota flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Kala anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Pantagiota and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Kala slips an arm under Pantagiota chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Kala has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Kala is squeezing on Pantagiota like an anaconda would it's prey. Pantagiota fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kalle Kala!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarno Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarno Puukko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Tays's chin.
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209 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarno Puukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Tays!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puukko dives in and grabs Tays's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tays pushes down on Puukko's head and hops out.
Puukko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Jarno Puukko has been cut.
Puukko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tays misses with a body shot.
Puukko defending well as Tays loads up on a big left hand.
Tays throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tays's corner calls for a 1-2. Tays obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Tays misses.
Tays throws an overhand right that lands on Puukko's shoulder, as Puukko tries to avoid the shot.
Puukko tries for a takedown but Tays sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tays tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puukko was well out of range. Poor timing from Tays.
Tays throws out a loose jab but Puukko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tays throws a shot to the body.
Puukko is breathing heavily.
Puukko throws a nice looking combination but Tays bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tays fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puukko manages to avoid it.
Puukko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tays cracks Puukko with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tays digs a good body shot into Puukko's ribs.
Tays misses with a wild combination.
Tays misses with a jab, cross combination.
Puukko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarno Puukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tays changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tays misses with a few strikes there.
John Tays seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tays thows a body shot but no joy.
Puukko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tays sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Puukko somewhat.
A right-left combo lands from Tays.
Jarno Puukko's cut is getting worse.
Tays lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puukko at a distance.
Puukko drops his hands momentarily and Tays takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tays cracks Puukko with a good jab.
Tays swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tays with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tays wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good shot there by Tays.
Tays scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to de liver by Tays. Beautiful body shot.
A punch combination from Tays misses.
The crowd cheers as Tays lands an impressive looking overhand right. Puukko doesn't seem phased though.
Jarno Puukko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Puukko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tays connects with a body shot.
Puukko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tays scores with a three punch combo!
Jeez, Jarno Puukko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tays lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puukko slips a jab and a cross from Tays.
Tays works Puukko's body with a nice hook.
Tays lands a slapping body shot.
Tays keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tays digs a good hook to Puukko's body.
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!
Tays tries to bum rush Puukko with a series of wild strikes but Puukko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Tays.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jarno Puukko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Tays!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asser Toropainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petter Wettermark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asser Toropainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petter Wettermark!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Toropainen.
Toropainen lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Petter Wettermark has been cut.
Toropainen throws a shot to the body.
Wettermark tries to score with a low kick but Toropainen moves his leg out of the way.
A shot to de liver by Toropainen. Beautiful body shot.
Wettermark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Toropainen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wettermark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wettermark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wettermark looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Wettermark.
Toropainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Toropainen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Toropainen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Toropainen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Toropainen is trying to get an arm triangle but Wettermark is defending well.
Toropainen trying to control the position but Wettermark is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toropainen controls the position.
Wettermark is looking for a sweep.
Toropainen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Wettermark is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Asser Toropainen!
Asser Toropainen is the new light heavyweight champion!
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