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CEC 79 : Tear It Up PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uzumati Mictantecle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edilson Rubiera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubiera has chosen ratamahatta as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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290 lbs
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285 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Uzumati Mictantecle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edilson Rubiera!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Mictantecle or perhaps it was just good defense by Rubiera which made him look bad.
Mictantecle slaps away a takedown attempt from Rubiera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rubiera shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mictantecle napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mictantecle gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mictantecle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mictantecle tries to get out of the position.
Rubiera scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mictantecle wants to get back to his feet.
Rubiera wants to pass the guard but Mictantecle is defending well.
Mictantecle wants to get back to full guard but Rubiera has mounted him!
Mictantecle working to try and regain half guard.
Rubiera with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Mictantecle is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mictantecle really wants to buck Rubiera off and get back to his feet.
Mictantecle working to try and regain half guard.
Rubiera controlling the position easily from mount.
Rubiera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mictantecle is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubiera looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mictantecle gets back to half guard.
Rubiera trying to control the action but Mictantecle is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mictantecle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rubiera is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mictantecle is adopting a defensive guard.
Rubiera content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Edilson Rubiera just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mictantecle fails with the takedown
and Rubiera decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mictantecle's guard.
Mictantecle is trying to keep Rubiera in close.
Mictantecle keeping moving, preventing Rubiera from controlling successfully.
Mictantecle has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rubiera has passed into side control.
Rubiera in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mictantecle is looking for a sweep.
Rubiera is staying tight to Mictantecle's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mictantecle is not content to let Rubiera control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mictantecle is trying to control Rubiera's posture but Rubiera avoids it.
Mictantecle trying to remain calm as Rubiera controls from the top position.
Who's going to make the next move?
Mictantecle is looking to regain half guard here but Rubiera keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mictantecle is not content to let Rubiera control the position.
Rubiera working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edilson Rubiera dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mictantecle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mictantecle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mictantecle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mictantecle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rubiera lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mictantecle!
Rubiera trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rubiera with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mictantecle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rubiera takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubiera landing punches.
Rubiera controlling from mount.
Rubiera moves to take his opponent's back.
Rubiera is hanging on to Mictantecle's back as he tries to escape.
Rubiera is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Rubiera trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Edilson Rubiera just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rubiera tries to clinch but Mictantecle moves out of range.
Rubiera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mictantecle avoids it really well and circles away.
Rubiera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mictantecle!
Rubiera looking to control but Mictantecle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mictantecle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rubiera.
Rubiera with good strikes from the mount here!
Rubiera prevents Mictantecle from getting the reversal.
Mictantecle is working hard here to advance position.
Rubiera is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mictantecle has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mictantecle!
Mictantecle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rubiera looking for a sweep. Not yet Rubiera, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mictantecle trying to control but Rubiera is working from the bottom.
Mictantecle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mictantecle trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubiera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rubiera manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mictantecle can't escape the position.
That's four 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.
Rubiera wants to control the pace but Mictantecle is squirming around nicely.
Mictantecle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rubiera landing strikes from the mount.
Rubiera working for a guillotine from mount but Mictantecle is in no mood to give up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubiera avoids the attempt from Mictantecle to control.
Mictantecle regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edilson Rubiera 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!
Rubiera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mictantecle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rubiera fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mictantecle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mictantecle is trying to reverse the position but instead Rubiera has taken his back - oops!
Mictantecle trying to control the hands but Rubiera breaks the grip.
Mictantecle has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Rubiera.
Rubiera is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mictantecle defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mictantecle tries to escape but Rubiera has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Rubiera lands punches and elbows.
Mictantecle tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubiera is landing with strikes from the back.
Rubiera working for a choke but Mictantecle is defending well.
Can Mictantecle hold on?! Rubiera is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Rubiera is hanging on to Mictantecle's back as he tries to escape.
Rubiera is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Mictantecle with him. Mictantecle is trying to defend but Rubiera has an arm under the chin now! Mictantecle grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Edilson Rubiera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Speedos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osmond Schwartz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schwartz has chosen Hell March as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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210 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple 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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Speedos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osmond Schwartz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speedos lands a nice looking body shot.
Schwartz moves in looking to clinch but Speedos pushes him off.
Schwartz throws a low kick, looking for Speedos's leg but Speedos calmly moves out of range.
Speedos lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Osmond Schwartz has been cut.
Speedos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schwartz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schwartz misses with a combination
letting Speedos counter with a right hand.
Speedos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Speedos showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speedos trying to control from half guard but Schwartz is working away.
Schwartz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Speedos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schwartz sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Speedos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Schwartz defends it well.
Speedos is working for a submission of some sort.
Schwartz wants to control but Speedos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Speedos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Schwartz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Speedos.
Schwartz looking for submissions off his back.
Speedos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Speedos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Schwartz is just riding it out for now. Speedos eventually gives up the hold.
Schwartz is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedos in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Schwartz tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Speedos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ken Speedos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Head comes to the cage accompanied by I'm an Asshole - Dennis Leary. 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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217 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob White!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head misses with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
Head wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White throws a good cross that connects.
Head tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Head blocks a head kick by White.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Head blocks a head kick by White.
Head is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Head bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
White throws a right hand that Head ducks under and follows up with a left that Head also avoids with ease.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Head throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Head is looking to chop away at White's legs.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Head has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
Head lands an elbow just above White 's eye.
Head lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Head prevents White from breaking the clinch.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White throws a hook but Head blocks it.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Head.
Head fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Head lands a jab to the head.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a right hand that Head ducks under and follows up with a left that Head also avoids with ease.
Bob White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White avoids the head kick by Head.
Head checks a low kick from White.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bob White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from White.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Head misses with a head kick.
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Head slips a jab and a cross from White.
White tries to keep at a distance but Head has taken the fight into the clinch.
Head with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Head lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Head looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White stalling in the clinch but Head improves position.
Head has White pushed against the cage.
Head blocks a body shot from White.
Head prevents a body shot from White.
White tries to throw a body punch but Head avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Head throws an elbow but it misses.
Head prevents a body shot from White.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Head avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Head stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Head throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Head tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
Head checks a leg kick.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Head has managed to clinch.
Head breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from White misses.
Head avoids a punch combination nicely.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Head avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Head throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White misses with a looping left.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Head moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tried to score with a low kick but Head checks it.
White cracks Head with an open hand slap.
White scores with a leg kick.
Head tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Head was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
A lazy left from Head finds it's target.
Head on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Head doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Head tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Head misses with a leg kick
and White counters with an inside leg kick.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Head takes a body punch but keeps moving.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Head misses with a wild body shot.
White is looking to slow Head down with leg kicks.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Head.
Head gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to de liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Head to counter with a crisp jab.
White throws a low kick but Head avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Head lands a two punch combo.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Head.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White throws a quick inside leg kick.
Head on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Head misses with a kick to the body.
Head fails in his attempt to clinch.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Head lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
Head fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White swings for the body but Head moves out of range.
White with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
White scores with a jab to the jaw.
White is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Head had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Head on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
Head tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White lands with a slapping head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob White will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Head.
White takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White lands a body shot.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Head sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
White bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
White throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Head fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.
Head throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Head misses.
Head looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White scores with a nice right hand.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Head throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Head.
White throws a body kick that misses.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Head.
A combination from White does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White swings for the body but Head moves out of range.
White scores with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Head down.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
White connects with a single shot there.
Head takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Head tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice jab there from White.
Jab from White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from White - that will leave a mark!
White cracks Head with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Head doesn't seem bothered though.
Richard Head is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White cracks Head with a right hand to the side of the head.
Head chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
White lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by White.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Head gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White digs a good body shot into Head's ribs.
White thuds his right hand into Head's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Head is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
White misses with a head kick.
Bob White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Head takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for White.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
White lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Head looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
White misses with a body kick.
White works Head's body with a nice hook.
White scores with a three punch combo!
Head tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for White.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.
White scores with a leg kick.
White connects with the punch.
White throws a leg kick which misses Head's front leg but catches the back leg as Head tries to avoid it.
Head takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
White digs a good hook to Head's body.
Head takes a kick to the side of the head.
Head walks into a jab.
Head avoids the head kick by White.
White scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Head takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White misses with a double jab.
White lands with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
White punishes Head's body with a nice straight punch.
White cracks Head with a right hand to the side of the head.
White lands a jab.
White lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
White lands a nice looking body shot.
White cracks Head with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for White.
White jabs at Head's body.
White connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head takes one to the side of the head.
White cracks Head with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White throws a head kick that half lands.
White cracks the inside of Head's front leg.
Head takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
White feints and then cracks Head's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Head down.
White lands with a shot to the body.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Head at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
Head on the wrong end of a nice jab.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Head down.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
White lands a jab to Head's midsection.
White throws a nice head kick!
White cracks Head with a right hand to the side of the head.
White scores with a leg kick.
White cracks Head with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
White jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Head slips a jab and a cross from White.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice cross by White.
Head looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for White!
Head jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… White is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by White and Head has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
White is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Head has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Head throwing strikes but White manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
White lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Head down.
Head is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but White has just dragged him back down to the mat.
White gets to mount! Head was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Head taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looking to control but Head is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Head is bucking up trying to escape but White cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Head takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Head to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Head shrugs it off.
White throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
White scoring with strikes but Head is staying in there.
White punching from mount but Head doing a good job of avoiding damage.
White sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Head's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Head is bucking up trying to escape but White cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head can't escape the position.
White unloads with some shots from mount but Head bucks and avoids them well.
Head is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Head tries to hold on but White pushes him away.
White landing strikes, looking to finish!
Head is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
White wants to control the pace but Head is squirming around nicely.
White might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Head kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
White scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Head?
White throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
You get the feeling that Head really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head is looking to improve his position but White isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Head is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
White with the ground and pound from mount.
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
White looking to finish with strikes here!
Head can't escape the position.
White looking to ground and pound but Head is blocking nicely.
Head keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
White looking to control but Head is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White throwing strikes here but Head is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Richard Head has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
White lands a big elbow.
Head slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Still in half guard, White seems content to control.
Head is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Head avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
White is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Head looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White 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 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob White!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herman Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Worsely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herman Franks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Worsely's chin.
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herman Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Worsely!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worsely moves away from the strike by Franks.
Franks shoots in but no luck this time.
Worsely throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franks.
Franks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Franks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Franks ducks under a wild hook from Worsely.
Franks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Worsely uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Franks has time to react.
It looks like Herman Franks has been cut.
Worsely blocks a head kick by Franks.
Franks misses with the combination.
Worsely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Worsely digs a good hook to Franks's body.
Worsely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Worsely scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Worsely misses.
Worsely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franks manages to avoid it.
Franks slips a jab from Worsely.
Worsely scores with a three punch combo!
Worsely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Franks.
Mark Worsely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worsely ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Franks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Worsely misses with a double jab
and Franks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Worsely jabs Franks right on the nose. Franks blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks moves out of range as Worsely strikes.
Franks tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Worsely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Worsely. Franks does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Franks with that takedown attempt.
Worsely throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Franks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Worsely lands a jab to the nose.
Worsely cracks Franks with a good jab.
Worsely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franks.
Worsely misses with a body shot
letting Franks counter with a right hand.
Franks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worsely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks loads up on a big right hand but Worsely slips the punch.
Franks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Worsely's waist but Worsely gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Franks off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herman Franks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worsely changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Franks throws a combination that misses
and Franks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Worsely lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Worsely scores with a shot to the body.
Worsely with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Franks is breathing heavily.
A jab-cross combination lands for Worsely and sends Franks crashing to the mat! Worsely follows him down to the mat - Franks regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Franks is rocked!
Franks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Franks tries to get out of the position.
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!
Worsely lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Franks quite badly. Franks pulls Worsely in close trying to recover. Worsely postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Franks on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Franks doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Worsely!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Dmitrejv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ostias Comopanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Comopanes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Plush. Aleksandr Dmitrejv has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksandr Dmitrejv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ostias Comopanes!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Dmitrejv misses.
Dmitrejv misses with a wild combination.
Comopanes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Ostias Comopanes has been cut.
Dmitrejv misses with a few strikes there.
Comopanes avoids the body shot from Dmitrejv.
Dmitrejv throws a right and a left that Comopanes avoids nicely.
Comopanes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Comopanes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Comopanes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dmitrejv sprawls well initially but Comopanes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Comopanes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dmitrejv defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dmitrejv makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dmitrejv throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Comopanes.
Dmitrejv looks to land a combination but Comopanes avoids it well.
Dmitrejv throws a nice looking combination but Comopanes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dmitrejv throws a nice looking combination but Comopanes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comopanes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Comopanes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dmitrejv.
A combination from Dmitrejv does no damage.
Comopanes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dmitrejv tries to avoid it but Comopanes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dmitrejv to the ground. Dmitrejv escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dmitrejv throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dmitrejv throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dmitrejv rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Comopanes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dmitrejv really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dmitrejv is breathing heavily.
Comopanes shoots for a takedown but Dmitrejv saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aleksandr Dmitrejv has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ostias Comopanes.
Comopanes dodges the punch combination from Dmitrejv.
Dmitrejv misses with a series of wild punches.
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.
Some wild striking there from Dmitrejv.
Comopanes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dmitrejv swivels and escapes.
Comopanes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dmitrejv throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dmitrejv throws a right and a left that Comopanes avoids nicely.
Dmitrejv just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Dmitrejv as Comopanes shoots in.
Dmitrejv works over Comopanes's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrejv lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Comopanes circles away quickly and effectively.
Dmitrejv throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Comopanes.
Dmitrejv throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dmitrejv scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Comopanes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dmitrejv misses with a body shot.
Comopanes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dmitrejv looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Comopanes has closed the distance and engaged Dmitrejv in a clinch.
Dmitrejv breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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.
A combination from Dmitrejv does no damage.
Dmitrejv misses with a series of wild punches.
Comopanes dodges the punch combination from Dmitrejv.
Dmitrejv throws a body punch but Comopanes moves out of range.
Dmitrejv is looking to wear down Comopanes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dmitrejv looks to land a combination but Comopanes avoids it well.
Comopanes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dmitrejv misses with a few strikes there.
Comopanes tries for a takedown but Dmitrejv sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dmitrejv misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Dmitrejv dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ostias Comopanes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Comopanes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dmitrejv.
A shot to de liver by Dmitrejv. Beautiful body shot.
Dmitrejv throws a series of punches but Comopanes moves out of range.
Aleksandr Dmitrejv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dmitrejv lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dmitrejv throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dmitrejv scores with a body shot.
Dmitrejv tries to bum rush Comopanes with a series of wild strikes but Comopanes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Dmitrejv, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dmitrejv connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dmitrejv lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Comopanes circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comopanes misses with a takedown attempt - Dmitrejv sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dmitrejv looks to land a combination. Comopanes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Comopanes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dmitrejv.
Dmitrejv throws a series of punches but Comopanes avoids them all with ease.
Dmitrejv will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dmitrejv here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dmitrejv lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Comopanes circles away quickly and effectively.
Aleksandr Dmitrejv is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dmitrejv fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Comopanes manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Dmitrejv, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comopanes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dmitrejv misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dmitrejv works over Comopanes's head and body with a nice combination.
Comopanes instigates a clinch.
Dmitrejv decides to pull guard.
Dmitrejv wants to sweep but no luck.
Dmitrejv has a closed guard, preventing Comopanes from standing up.
Dmitrejv manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Comopanes manages to get himself to full guard.
Dmitrejv decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dmitrejv, as that shot connected.
Dmitrejv throws a right and a left that Comopanes avoids nicely.
A combination from Dmitrejv does no damage.
Dmitrejv lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Comopanes dodges the punch combination from Dmitrejv.
Comopanes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dmitrejv avoids it really well and circles away.
Dmitrejv lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrejv lands the left hand.
Dmitrejv lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That has opened up Ostias Comopanes's cut even more.
Dmitrejv rushes Comopanes with punches - Comopanes moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Comopanes goes down! Dmitrejv follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandr Dmitrejv!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biot Savart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kuusela might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Promentory. Savart comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alice in Chains - Check My Brain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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23
198 lbs
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198 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Biot Savart!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusela moves into the clinch successfully.
Savart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuusela works Savart's body with a nice hook.
Kuusela stuns Savart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Savart misses with a body kick.
Kuusela just misses with a punch to the body.
Savart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savart throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savart.
Kuusela throws a head kick that misses.
Kuusela lands with a straight right. Savart didn't see that one coming.
Savart misses with a body kick.
Savart staying out of range there.
Savart lands a front kick.
Savart misses with a leg kick.
Savart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biot Savart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savart tries to keep at a distance but Kuusela has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kuusela trying to control the position but instead, Savart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kuusela into the cage.
Savart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuusela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savart swings for the body but Kuusela moves out of range.
Kuusela scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuusela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savart.
Savart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Savart.
Kuusela feints and then cracks Savart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Savart down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Savart.
Kuusela catches Savart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Savart throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuusela counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Savart is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Savart looks gassed!
A lazy body kick from Savart
and Kuusela counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kuusela has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Savart.
Kuusela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savart.
Savart misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Savart misses.
Kuusela thumps Savart with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savart tries to land a front kick but Kuusela steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Savart gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kuusela makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuusela lands the left hand.
Kuusela clinches up with Savart and pushes him back against the cage.
Savart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuusela digs a right hand into Savart's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Savart's gas tank.
Kuusela pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kuusela.
Kuusela controlling the action here for a moment.
Savart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Savart trying to stall but Kuusela improves his position.
Kuusela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Savart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Savart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuusela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Savart. That did some damage!
Savart misses with a head kick.
Kuusela connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuusela takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela scores with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuusela.
Kuusela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Savart shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuusela lands the left hand.
Kuusela fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kuusela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuusela with a jab.
A big right from Savart misses.
Savart throws a lazy head kick
and Savart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuusela connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Kuusela misses.
Savart misses with a wild body shot.
Savart misses with a leg kick.
Kuusela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuusela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Savart wants to clinch up but Kuusela keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Savart misses
enabling Kuusela to counter with a crisp jab.
Savart tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuusela, right into the meat.
Donk. Kuusela catches Savart right on the button with a cross.
Kuusela displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kuusela is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kuusela throws a head kick that half lands.
Savart tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuusela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab lands there for Kuusela.
Savart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A cross from Kuusela lands.
Savart walks into a jab.
Kuusela connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusela moves out of range of the body kick from Savart.
Kuusela scores with a sloppy right hand. Savart should have avoided that one.
Savart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuusela paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armo Kuusela dominated that round.
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.
Kuusela tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuusela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuusela thuds a left hand into Savart's body.
Kuusela throws a sloppy head kick and Savart moves out of range easily.
Savart throws a head kick that misses
and Kuusela counters with a low kick, right behind Savart 's knee.
Kuusela with a hook.
Biot Savart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuusela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Savart misses with a few strikes there.
Kuusela tests Savart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Kuusela does it's job there.
Kuusela moves into the clinch successfully.
Kuusela cracks Savart with a nice body shot.
Savart is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Kuusela as the two fighters clinch.
Savart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuusela scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuusela misses with a knee strike.
Kuusela landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Kuusela.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kuusela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuusela slows down the pace here.
Kuusela misses with a knee strike.
Kuusela's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kuusela keeps control of Savart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Savart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Savart lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuusela throws a head punch that misses.
Kuusela throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kuusela lands a right hand.
Savart breaks the clinch.
Kuusela scores with a hook to the body. Savart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Savart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Savart.
Savart gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuusela lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savart throws a lazy head kick
and Kuusela makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Savart really felt that one!
Kuusela throws a head kick but Savart moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Savart takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kuusela connects with a body shot.
Savart throws a head kick that misses
and Kuusela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuusela feints and then cracks Savart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Savart down.
Kuusela thows a body kick. Savart tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kuusela lands a jab to Savart's midsection.
Kuusela throws a right hand that Savart ducks under and follows up with a left that Savart also avoids with ease.
Armo Kuusela is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuusela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Savart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuusela counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuusela.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuusela ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kuusela connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savart slips a jab and a cross from Kuusela.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuusela.
Kuusela scores with a nice head shot.
Savart throws a head kick that misses
and Kuusela counters with an inside leg kick.
Savart throws a lazy head kick
and Kuusela counters with a low kick, right behind Savart 's knee.
Kuusela clinches up with Savart and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuusela will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Savart up against the cage.
Kuusela with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuusela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savart can do to turn this around?
Savart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuusela is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kuusela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savart is defending well for now.
Kuusela tries to work over Savart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kuusela tries a knee to the head but Savart blocks it.
Savart breaks the clinch.
Savart avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savart moves out of range as Kuusela strikes.
Savart throws the kick towards the body but Kuusela avoids it.
Savart throws a one two combo.
Savart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kuusela makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Savart throws a head kick that misses
and Kuusela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Savart gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuusela fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Kuusela.
Savart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuusela misses the jab.
Savart throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kuusela counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Savart thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savart takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kuusela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuusela moves away from the strike by Savart.
Savart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuusela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armo Kuusela dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kuusela blocks a head kick by Savart.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuusela takes a swing at Savart's ribcage but misses.
Kuusela moves into the clinch successfully.
Savart avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuusela.
Kuusela is looking to control Savart's arms but Savart gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kuusela has his back to the cage.
Savart blocks the elbow strike.
Savart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savart breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Kuusela.
Kuusela scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuusela moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kuusela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Savart throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuusela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuusela connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuusela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kuusela there.
Savart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kuusela scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Savart ducks right into an uppercut from Kuusela.
Kuusela scores with a body shot.
Kuusela scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kuusela lands a body shot.
Kuusela has managed to clinch.
Savart letting Kuusela take a breather here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuusela.
Savart working aggressively here.
Kuusela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuusela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuusela lands a left hand.
Kuusela throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuusela lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuusela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savart avoids it.
Kuusela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuusela lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuusela looking to stall.
Savart wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kuusela stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Savart tries to land a knee to the head but Kuusela blocks with his arms.
Savart manages to break the clinch.
Savart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savart walks into a left hand.
Kuusela tests Savart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Kuusela.
Armo Kuusela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuusela stuns Savart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Savart looks to throw a body kick
and Kuusela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Savart looks to throw a body kick
and Kuusela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuusela scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuusela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Savart swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Kuusela counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Savart misses
and Kuusela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Savart throws a lazy body kick
letting Kuusela counter with a right hand.
Kuusela slips a straight right by Savart.
Kuusela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Kuusela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuusela throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Savart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuusela lands a nice hook to Savart's body. Savart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuusela scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuusela throws a shot to the body.
Kuusela looks to land a combination. Savart sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kuusela lands a jab to Savart's midsection.
Kuusela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot by Kuusela.
Kuusela takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Savart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuusela jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuusela lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Savart misses.
Savart throws a lazy head kick
and Kuusela counters with a nice low kick that buckles Savart's knee momentarily.
Kuusela moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kuusela goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Biot Savart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savart takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kuusela drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kuusela controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savart is looking for a sweep.
Kuusela slows the pace down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armo Kuusela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuusela has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armo Kuusela!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beltran has chosen Big Poppa as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
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183 cm
25
174 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Beltran!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alavaara slips under a jab from Beltran.
Beltran throws a body punch but Alavaara moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beltran. Alavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alavaara.
Alavaara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beltran has time to react.
Alavaara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beltran takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beltran throws a series of punches but Alavaara avoids them all with ease.
Beltran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beltran. Alavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beltran takes a swing at Alavaara's ribcage but misses.
Beltran looks to score with a jab to the body but Alavaara is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Beltran misses
and Alavaara counters with a right hand to the body.
Alavaara connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beltran. Beltran circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Beltran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beltran misses with an uppercut.
Beltran misses the shot to the body.
Alavaara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Beltran looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alavaara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beltran will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alavaara with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara punishes Beltran's body with a nice straight punch.
Alavaara moves into range and clinches up with Beltran.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alavaara.
Alavaara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Max Beltran has been cut.
Alavaara lands with a right to the head.
Alavaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beltran's defenses.
Beltran takes an elbow to the forehead.
Beltran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alavaara lands a knee to the head.
Alavaara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alavaara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alavaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beltran's defenses.
Alavaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alavaara lands with a left to the head.
Alavaara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beltran has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alavaara avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Beltran managing to block the knees to the body from Alavaara.
Alavaara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Alavaara.
Alavaara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beltran backwards.
Alavaara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beltran takes an elbow to the temple.
Alavaara lands an elbow inside.
Alavaara scores with a shot to the side of Beltran's head.
Alavaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beltran avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara crunches a lovely knee into Beltran's ribcage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alavaara.
Alavaara working Beltran over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alavaara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Beltran working aggressively here.
Alavaara scores a nice knee to the body.
Alavaara lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Alavaara.
Alavaara lands an elbow inside.
Alavaara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beltrans head.
Alavaara misses with a knee to the head.
Beltran is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alavaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beltran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alavaara's elbow.
Alavaara trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Beltran's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alavaara trying to land knees to the body.
Alavaara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alavaara lands a hook that snaps the head of Beltran backwards.
Beltran is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mauri Alavaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Beltran.
Alavaara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beltran's face.
Alavaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Beltran won't want to take too many of those.
Alavaara throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltran can't get the takedown.
Beltran takes a knee to the side of the body.
Beltran takes a shot to the head.
Alavaara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Beltran misses with a punch on the inside.
Alavaara presses Beltran against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice elbow from Alavaara.
Alavaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alavaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A hook to the body from Alavaara.
Beltran looking to slow down the pace here.
Beltran is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alavaara pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alavaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beltran looking for a takedown.
Alavaara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alavaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alavaara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alavaara lands with a short shot to the head.
Alavaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beltran avoids it.
Alavaara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alavaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Beltran avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Alavaara as the two fighters clinch.
Alavaara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alavaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alavaara pushes Beltran back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alavaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beltran tries for a takedown but Alavaara manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Alavaara.
Beltran takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alavaara landing knees to the head.
Alavaara scores with a hook to the body.
Alavaara pushes Beltran back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alavaara lands with a short shot to the head.
Alavaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beltran is defending well for now.
Beltran takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alavaara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alavaara lands a shot to the body.
Alavaara scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alavaara landing knees to the body.
Alavaara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alavaara lands an elbow inside that Beltran shrugs off.
Beltran manages to break the clinch.
Alavaara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Alavaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Beltran'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.
Beltran throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alavaara counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Beltran misses its intended target.
Alavaara throws a body punch but Beltran moves out of range.
Alavaara lands a really nice looking cross but Beltran seems unphased.
Alavaara blocks a low kick nicely.
Beltran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alavaara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Beltran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beltran throws a combination that misses
and Alavaara counters with a nice uppercut.
Alavaara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beltran can do to turn this around?
Beltran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alavaara.
Beltran misses with a double jab
and Alavaara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beltran thinking.
Alavaara avoids the body shot from Beltran.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alavaara. That's going to slow Beltran down.
Alavaara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Beltran shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alavaara as he jumps to the side.
Beltran is breathing heavily.
Beltran tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mauri Alavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alavaara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mauri Alavaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Alavaara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beltran on the side of the head.
Alavaara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alavaara sizes up Beltran with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alavaara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beltran tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alavaara scores with a jab.
Alavaara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beltran's calf.
Alavaara cracks a nice hook into Beltran's ribs.
Alavaara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alavaara scores with a hook.
Max Beltran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alavaara feints and then cracks Beltran's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beltran down.
Beltran takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alavaara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alavaara lands a nice hook to Beltran's body. Beltran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alavaara connects with a looping right hand.
Alavaara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beltran stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beltran is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alavaara rather than just go for the knockout.
Beltran gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alavaara throws a head kick that Beltran semi-blocks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alavaara.
Alavaara clinches up with Beltran and pushes him back against the cage.
Beltran throws a head punch that misses.
Alavaara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mauri Alavaara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alavaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alavaara landing knees to the body.
Alavaara scores with a knee to the head.
Alavaara presses Beltran against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alavaara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alavaara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beltran.
Alavaara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Alavaara.
Still in the clinch, Alavaara scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Alavaara.
Alavaara lands a damaging elbow.
Alavaara gets through Beltran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alavaara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Beltran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alavaara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alavaara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alavaara works on Beltran's body with a couple of short punches.
Alavaara lands a hook that snaps the head of Beltran backwards.
Beltran takes an elbow to the temple.
Beltran takes an elbow to the temple.
Alavaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beltran throws an elbow but misses.
Alavaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alavaara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beltran backwards.
Alavaara tries a knee to the head but Beltran blocks it.
Alavaara lands a knee to the body.
Beltran working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alavaara lands with a right to the head.
Alavaara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beltran struggles to land a body shot inside as Alavaara controls his hands.
Alavaara with a knee to the head.
Alavaara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alavaara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beltran takes an elbow to the temple.
Beltran is trying to force a seperation but Alavaara has the dominant position.
Alavaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beltran takes an elbow to the temple.
Beltran wants a takedown.
Alavaara lands with a short shot to the head.
Alavaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beltran's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alavaara crunches a lovely knee into Beltran's ribcage.
Beltran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alavaara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alavaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Beltran won't want to take too many of those.
Beltran gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Alavaara regains guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beltran is fighting to break Alavaara's control of his arms but Alavaara is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Beltran pushing down on Alavaara's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Alavaara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Beltran's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Alavaara.
Beltran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beltran throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alavaara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alavaara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beltran avoids the body shot from Alavaara.
Alavaara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alavaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beltran.
Alavaara misses with a looping right.
Alavaara lands with an uppercut that bounces Beltran off the cage and back into rage.
Alavaara slips a jab and a cross from Beltran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beltran moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beltran throws a sloppy body shot
and Alavaara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alavaara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beltran throws a body punch but Alavaara moves out of range.
Beltran throws an overhand right that lands on Alavaara's shoulder, as Alavaara tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alavaara.
Alavaara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beltran drops his hands momentarily and Alavaara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alavaara lands with a shot to the body.
Beltran sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alavaara dips to his left and cracks Beltran with an uppercut!
A slapping body kick lands there for Alavaara.
Alavaara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alavaara clinches up with Beltran and pushes him back against the cage.
Alavaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Beltran avoids the damage to the body.
Alavaara lands a nice uppercut.
Alavaara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alavaara cracks Beltran with a nice body shot.
Beltran has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Beltran is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alavaara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alavaara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beltran or not.
Alavaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alavaara is working Beltran over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beltran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alavaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alavaara lands a damaging elbow.
Alavaara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beltran backwards.
Beltran takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alavaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Alavaara.
Alavaara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alavaara scores a nice knee to the body.
Beltran takes an elbow to the temple.
Beltran tries to score a body lock takedown but Alavaara shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alavaara lands an elbow inside that Beltran shrugs off.
Beltran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alavaara blocks an uppercut.
Alavaara scores with a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alavaara obliges.
Nice body punch from Alavaara - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Alavaara.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alavaara.
Alavaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alavaara lands an elbow that stopped Beltran in his tracks for a moment.
Mauri Alavaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beltran wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltran is working for takedown but Alavaara is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mauri Alavaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Beltran.
Beltran tries to land knees in the clinch but Alavaara avoids the damage to the body.
Beltran is working for takedown but Alavaara is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alavaara cracks Beltran with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alavaara.
Alavaara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Beltran has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alavaara avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alavaara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alavaara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alavaara lands an elbow inside that Beltran shrugs off.
Alavaara lands an elbow inside.
Max Beltran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beltran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beltran avoiding damage as Alavaara throws knees to the body.
Beltran drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alavaara pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alavaara connects with a single shot there.
Beltran throws a sloppy body shot
and Alavaara counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alavaara.
Alavaara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alavaara moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Beltran misses.
Alavaara moves into the clinch.
Beltran wants a takedown.
Beltran managing to block the knees to the body from Alavaara.
Alavaara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beltran backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Alavaara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alavaara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Alavaara!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Peitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peitsi comes to the cage accompanied by Seitsemän kertaa seitsemän. Pekka Peitsi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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212 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Peitsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jones Junior!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Peitsi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Peitsi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Junior wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Junior grinds an elbow into Peitsi's temple.
Junior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peitsi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Junior has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Peitsi is looking to reverse the position.
Peitsi tries to escape but Junior is in control.
Junior working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Pekka Peitsi has been cut.
Peitsi wants to get back to his feet but Junior drags him back down.
Junior in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pekka Peitsi's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peitsi pushes Junior away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Junior gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior cracks Peitsi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Peitsi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Junior wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Junior cracks Peitsi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Peitsi is rocked!
Pekka Peitsi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Peitsi is letting Junior control him for a moment.
Peitsi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oh Peitsi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Pekka Peitsi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pekka Peitsi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jones Junior!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seventies Blackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihtala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pohjois-Karjala kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seventies Blackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala clinches.
Blackman tries to circle away but Vihtala has him pinned against the cage.
Blackman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vihtala connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Seventies Blackman has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vihtala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vihtala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blackman is trying to break the clinch but Vihtala is controlling him.
Vihtala is pushing Blackman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vihtala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blackman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blackman can't break the clinch.
Vihtala keeps control of Blackman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vihtala presses Blackman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vihtala using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blackman wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vihtala.
Blackman is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vihtala works on Blackman's body with a couple of short punches.
Vihtala lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vihtala scores a nice knee to the body.
Vihtala manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vihtala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blackman takes a knee right on the jaw!
A bit of stalling here from Vihtala.
Vihtala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vihtala landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtala lands a hook that snaps the head of Blackman backwards.
Vihtala scores with a knee to the head.
Vihtala crunches a lovely knee into Blackman's ribcage.
Vihtala scores with a shot to the side of Blackman's head.
Vihtala scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vihtala.
Vihtala lands a knee to the body.
Vihtala lands a knee to the body.
Vihtala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vihtala.
Vihtala is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blackman breaks from the clinch.
Vihtala sizes up Blackman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blackman scores with a hook to the body. Vihtala takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vihtala lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blackman takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Vihtala.
Blackman works over Vihtala's head and body with a nice combination.
Blackman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vihtala.
Blackman misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala scores with a jab to the head.
Vihtala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blackman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A left lands for Vihtala.
Blackman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blackman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blackman misses with a wild combination.
Vihtala closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vihtala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vihtala lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vihtala slows down the pace here.
Blackman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vihtala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vihtala landing knees to the body.
Vihtala scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vihtala scores with a shoulder strike.
Blackman is trying to break the clinch but Vihtala has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Vihtala.
Vihtala lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Vihtala.
Vihtala cracks Blackman with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vihtala.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Blackman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackman is trying to force a seperation but Vihtala has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Vihtala.
Blackman gets through Vihtala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vihtala - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vihtala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blackman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blackman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackman tries to break free but Vihtala pushes him back against the cage.
Vihtala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vihtala missing with knees to the body.
Blackman can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vihtala avoids it.
Blackman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vihtala backwards.
Vihtala prevents Blackman from breaking the clinch.
Blackman has a couple of punches blocked by Vihtala.
Blackman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blackman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vihtala connects with a knee to the head.
Blackman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vihtala lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vihtala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackman's efforts to push away.
Vihtala presses Blackman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Blackman fails to land.
Vihtala taking a breather.
Blackman tries to break the clinch but Vihtala is controlling the position.
Blackman wants to get back to striking at distance but Vihtala won't allow it.
Vihtala putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihtala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blackman's face.
Vihtala pushes Blackman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blackman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackman throws a jab but it's blocked by Vihtala.
Vihtala tests Blackman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Vihtala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seventies Blackman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blackman misses with a straight left.
Vihtala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blackman throws a body punch but Vihtala moves out of range.
Blackman throws a series of punches but Vihtala moves out of range.
Blackman looks to land a combination. Vihtala sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Kaarlo Vihtala has been cut.
Blackman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vihtala.
Vihtala lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vihtala blocks a jab.
Vihtala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vihtala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blackman misses with a hook. Vihtala ducked under it nicely.
Vihtala slips a jab and a cross from Blackman.
Blackman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vihtala scores with a three punch combo!
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackman. Vihtala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackman swings for the body but Vihtala moves out of range.
Blackman misses with a double jab
and Vihtala counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blackman's sensitive parts.
Vihtala scoring well with a low kick there.
Seventies Blackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vihtala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Blackman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blackman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab from Vihtala.
Vihtala thows a body kick. Blackman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vihtala lands a nice shot to the body.
Vihtala lands with a cross.
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!
Vihtala scores with a head kick.
Blackman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vihtala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vihtala throws a leg kick which misses Blackman's front leg but catches the back leg as Blackman tries to avoid it.
Vihtala is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vihtala darts in and clinches Blackman up against the cage.
Blackman has had enough of the clinch but Vihtala keeps him there for the moment.
Blackman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vihtala's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Vihtala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Vihtala.
Vihtala using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blackman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vihtala lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Vihtala.
Vihtala is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vihtala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blackman's face.
Vihtala crunches a lovely knee into Blackman's ribcage.
Blackman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vihtala backwards.
Vihtala scores with a knee to the head.
Vihtala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blackman's face.
Blackman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackman misses with a combination
and Vihtala makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blackman looks to land a left hand but Vihtala moved out of range nicely.
Blackman looks to land a combination. Vihtala sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blackman throws a combination that misses
and Vihtala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vihtala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vihtala with a hook.
Vihtala pushes Blackman up against the cage in a clinch.
Vihtala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blackman is looking to break free of the clinch but Vihtala has double underhooks.
Vihtala connects with a knee to the head.
Vihtala connects with a knee to the head.
Blackman wants to break free but Vihtala has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala lands with a right to the head.
A knee to the head by Vihtala.
Blackman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blackman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seventies Blackman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vihtala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blackman misses with a double jab.
Vihtala takes the fight into the clinch.
Vihtala lands a nice knee to the body.
Vihtala connects with a knee to the head.
Blackman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackman misses the target.
Blackman throws a lazy right hand but Vihtala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vihtala.
Blackman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vihtala has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blackman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vihtala throws a shot to the body.
Vihtala has closed the distance and engaged Blackman in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala prevents Blackman from breaking the clinch.
Blackman is trying to break the clinch but Vihtala has him pressed against the cage.
Vihtala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vihtala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blackman can't break the clinch.
Blackman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blackman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vihtala with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vihtala lands a shot to the body.
Vihtala crunches a lovely knee into Blackman's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from Vihtala.
Vihtala is trying to stall.
Blackman is looking to break free of the clinch but Vihtala has double underhooks.
Vihtala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackman is trying to break the clinch but Vihtala has him pressed against the cage.
Vihtala scores with a knee to the head.
Vihtala misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackman misses with a punch on the inside.
Vihtala has Blackman pressed against the cage, preventing Blackman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vihtala misses with a knee strike.
Blackman wants to get back to striking at distance but Vihtala won't allow it.
Vihtala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Vihtala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blackman misses with a straight left.
Blackman cracks Vihtala with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blackman missing with a left hand there. Vihtala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vihtala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blackman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vihtala displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Blackman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vihtala misses with a wild body shot.
Blackman scores with a nice strike.
Vihtala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackman.
Vihtala slips under a jab from Blackman.
Blackman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vihtala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vihtala gets a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vihtala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blackman's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihtala has Blackman pressed against the cage, preventing Blackman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Vihtala - that landed with a thud.
Vihtala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackman's efforts to push away.
Kaarlo Vihtala seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vihtala taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtala pushes Blackman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vihtala works on Blackman's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees to the body from Vihtala.
Blackman is trying to force a seperation but Vihtala has the dominant position.
Vihtala lands a right hand.
Blackman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vihtala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackman.
A jab from Blackman misses.
The fighters circling - Blackman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vihtala misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Blackman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaarlo Vihtala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vihtala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blackman's knee momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Vihtala scores with a four punch combination!
Blackman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vihtala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blackman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vihtala counters with a left to the body.
Blackman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vihtala.
Vihtala dips to his left and cracks Blackman with an uppercut!
Blackman misses the body punch
and Vihtala counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackman misses with a double jab
and Vihtala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackman misses with a double jab
and Vihtala counters with a body kick that stops Blackman in his tracks momentarily.
Vihtala moves into range and clinches up with Blackman.
Vihtala lands a knee to the body.
Vihtala lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blackman has had enough of the clinch but Vihtala keeps him there for the moment.
Vihtala lands a knee to the head.
Vihtala lands a body shot.
Vihtala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Blackman on the inside.
Blackman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vihtala with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vihtala landing knees to the body.
Vihtala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackman's efforts to push away.
Blackman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vihtala landing knees to the head.
Vihtala is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blackman gets through Vihtala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blackman working hard to break the clinch.
Kaarlo Vihtala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackman's efforts to push away.
Vihtala lands a shot to the body.
Blackman misses with some punches.
Blackman working hard to break the clinch.
Blackman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blackman wants to break free but Vihtala has control.
Blackman is trying to break free.
Blackman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short right from Vihtala.
Blackman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vihtala will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blackman up against the cage.
Blackman tries to break free but Vihtala pushes him back against the cage.
Blackman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vihtala prevents Blackman from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vihtala connects with a knee to the head.
Blackman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blackman is trying to break the clinch but Vihtala has him pressed against the cage.
Blackman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vihtala has Blackman pressed against the cage, preventing Blackman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vihtala works on Blackman's body with a couple of short punches.
Blackman has a couple of punches blocked by Vihtala.
Blackman tries to break free but Vihtala pushes him back against the cage.
Blackman working aggressively here.
Blackman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Seventies Blackman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackman.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vihtala.
Vihtala lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vihtala prevents Blackman from breaking the clinch.
Blackman has a couple of punches blocked by Vihtala.
Blackman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blackman lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaarlo Vihtala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vihtala has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaarlo Vihtala!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Niinivaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kid Rock - American Bad Ass. The key to victory for Viiksi Tolonen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viiksi Tolonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Niinivaara!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niinivaara throws a hook but Tolonen blocks it.
Niinivaara throws a hook to the side of Tolonen's head but Tolonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niinivaara avoids the head kick by Tolonen.
Tolonen misses with a body kick.
Tolonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Niinivaara misses with a body shot.
Tolonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niinivaara.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niinivaara. Tolonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niinivaara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tolonen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Niinivaara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Niinivaara moves forwards but Tolonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tolonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice straight punches there by Tolonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tolonen.
Tolonen scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolonen connects with a single shot there.
Tolonen connects with a single shot there.
Niinivaara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tolonen.
A low kick from Niinivaara is predictable there
and Tolonen counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tolonen. That's going to slow Niinivaara down.
Tolonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Viiksi Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Niinivaara.
Niinivaara looks gassed!
Tolonen blocks a jab.
Niinivaara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tolonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Niinivaara is rocked!
Tolonen throws a quick head kick that knocks Niinivaara silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Tolonen is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Viiksi Tolonen!
Viiksi Tolonen retains his light heavyweight title!
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