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Infinity 116: Zak vs Tero PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arse Bag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Stilies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arse Bag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Stilies!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stilies throws out a leg kick but Bag moves out of range and Stilies only half commits.
Stilies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Stilies misses.
A head kick by Bag - that's a beauty! Stilies is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Bag can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arse Bag!
In defeat, Gary Stilies stepped up to the mic, saying 'C'est une perte que je peux passer de & revenir plus fort. Merci à tous les fans pour leur soutien. (This is a loss I can grow from & come back stronger. Thanks to the fans for their support.)'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Veljanovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenkka Kahva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kahva's choice of entrance music: The Prodigy - Firestarter . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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222 lbs
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280 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Veljanovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jenkka Kahva!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kahva wants it to stay on the feet.
And Kahva tries to counter it with a takedown but Veljanovski pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kahva shoots in for a takedown but Veljanovski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circling - Veljanovski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kahva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Veljanovski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kahva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Veljanovski keeping moving, preventing Kahva from controlling successfully.
Kahva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kahva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kahva lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahva throws a big right hand that misses.
Kahva looking to pass the guard.
Kahva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kahva trying to control but Veljanovski is working from the bottom.
Veljanovski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kahva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kahva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kahva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahva is looking to work some ground and pound but Veljanovski has wrist control.
Kahva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Veljanovski's head.
Kahva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Veljanovski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kahva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Veljanovski has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kahva should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Veljanovski has tightened it up now! Kahva should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nikola Veljanovski!
Jenkka Kahva spoke after the fight, saying 'Now I'm hungry'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claus Clausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sum Yung Gai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sum Yung Gai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Clausen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sum Yung Gai!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clausen moves out of range of the body kick.
Gai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Clausen.
Clausen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gai tries for a takedown but Clausen circles away easily
and Clausen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Clausen misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clausen. Gai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clausen misses with the combination.
Gai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gai misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clausen scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Gai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clausen scores with a jab. Gai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gai misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai misses with a head kick.
Gai wants to clinch up but Clausen keeps it at a distance.
Gai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clausen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gai's head.
Clausen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Clausen misses with a looping left.
Clausen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gai manages to avoid it.
Clausen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Clausen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gai.
Gai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clausen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clausen scores with a body shot.
A combination from Gai does no damage.
Clausen misses the jab.
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!
Gai tries a head kick but it misses.
Gai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gai dodges the punch combination from Clausen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clausen throwing a counter right hand but Gai manages to avoid it.
Clausen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clausen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gai was well out of range. Poor timing from Clausen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clausen.
Claus Clausen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clausen misses the shot to the body.
Gai avoids the body shot from Clausen.
A little jabbing left from Gai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Clausen misses with a looping left.
Gai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clausen finds it's way round the side to connect with Gai's head.
Gai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gai swings widly with a right hand
and Clausen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Clausen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gai misses with a left hand
and Clausen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clausen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Clausen throws the left hand but Gai avoids the punch easily.
Gai looks to land a right hand but Clausen moved out of range.
Clausen blocks a head kick by Gai.
Gai is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Clausen lands a slapping body shot.
Gai misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clausen misses with a straight left.
Gai misses the jab.
Clausen throws a body punch but Gai moves out of range.
Gai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clausen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Gai.
Gai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clausen at a distance.
Clausen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clausen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clausen with a hook.
Clausen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clausen.
Clausen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gai on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clausen throws a body shot but no joy.
Gai thumps Clausen with a low kick.
Clausen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A good leg kick by Gai.
Gai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clausen's hands.
Gai throws a right and a left that Clausen avoids nicely.
Gai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clausen.
A lazy left from Gai finds it's target.
Gai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gai or perhaps it was just good defense by Clausen, which made it look bad.
Clausen takes a swing at Gai's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clausen scores with a shot to the body.
Clausen with a hook.
Clausen misses with a wild body shot.
Clausen thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claus Clausen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice body punch from Clausen.
Clausen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gai tries to land a front kick but Clausen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Clausen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gai.
Clausen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gai misses with a head kick.
Clausen lands with an uppercut that bounces Gai off the cage and back into range.
A shot to the liver by Clausen. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Gai misses.
Clausen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Clausen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gai on the side of the head.
Gai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gai avoids the body shot from Clausen.
Clausen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gai.
Gai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gai throws a leg kick which misses Clausen's front leg but catches the back leg as Clausen tries to avoid it.
Claus Clausen is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clausen scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gai, right into the meat.
Clausen lands a nice looking body shot.
Gai throws a low kick, looking for Clausen's leg but Clausen calmly moves out of range.
Gai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clausen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gai. Gai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gai is rocked!
Clausen sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Gai's defenses. It connects perfectly with Gai's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Claus Clausen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Good Bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elenor Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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267 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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243 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Good Bad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elenor Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter wants to clinch up but Bad keeps it at a distance.
Nice jab there from Bad.
Carpenter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carpenter darts in and clinches Bad up against the cage.
Carpenter tries to land knees in the clinch but Bad avoids the damage to the body.
Carpenter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bad.
Bad tries to pull guard but Carpenter won't allow it.
Bad takes a shot to the head.
Carpenter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bad takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpenter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carpenter tries a body shot but Bad blocks it.
Bad managing to block the knees to the body from Carpenter.
Carpenter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bad's efforts to push away.
Carpenter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Carpenter.
Carpenter scores a nice knee to the body.
Bad is breathing heavily.
Bad fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carpenter.
Bad blocking some punches.
Carpenter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bad struggles to land a body shot inside as Carpenter controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carpenter.
Stalling in the clinch from Carpenter.
Carpenter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bad avoids it.
Bad takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carpenter lands with a light punch inside.
Carpenter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter lands a nice knee to the body.
Carpenter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Carpenter.
Carpenter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carpenter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bad up against the cage.
Bad has been working on his balance at Ice&Fire, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Carpenter.
Carpenter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bad avoids it.
Carpenter effectively controlling the action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carpenter.
Carpenter lands a nice uppercut.
Carpenter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carpenter can't find room to land a body shot as Bad controls the action.
Carpenter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bad tries to pull guard but Carpenter holds him up against the cage and eventually Bad drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Good Bad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Carpenter fails to land.
Carpenter lands a nice knee to the body.
Carpenter lands a hook that snaps the head of Bad backwards.
Carpenter working Bad over with knees to the body.
Carpenter tries a body shot but Bad blocks it.
Carpenter stalling in the clinch.
Carpenter tries a knee to the head but Bad blocks it.
Carpenter lands a body punch.
Carpenter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carpenter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bad up against the cage.
Carpenter stalling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carpenter.
Carpenter blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Carpenter to work.
Carpenter slows down the pace here.
Carpenter pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Elenor Carpenter.
Carpenter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bad!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elenor Carpenter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Carpenter.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Carpenter. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bad prevents Carpenter from moving into mount.
Bad is looking for a sweep.
Bad is working hard here to advance position.
Bad prevents Carpenter from moving into mount.
Bad being controlled for a moment.
Carpenter throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpenter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bad keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bad is trying desperately to improve position.
Carpenter is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bad to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bad shrugs it off.
Carpenter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Carpenter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carpenter tries to control but Bad wriggling away.
My spies in MMA Sanok Training Center inform me that Carpenter has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Carpenter misses with a head shot.
Bad on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bad tries to get out of the position.
Carpenter wants to finish this one by submission but Bad is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Carpenter.
Bad wants to hold on but Carpenter pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter looking to ground and pound but Bad is blocking nicely.
Carpenter wants to finish this one by submission but Bad is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Carpenter.
Carpenter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carpenter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bad haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Carpenter looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Carpenter is working for a guillotine from mount but Bad frees his head quite easily.
Elenor Carpenter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carpenter pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Bad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carpenter fails to take his opponent's back.
Bad holds on for dear life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bad is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bad and Carpenter has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Carpenter just content to control the position.
Bad dodges the ground and pound from Carpenter.
Carpenter is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bad looks calm but he's in trouble here. Carpenter gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bad is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Carpenter lets go of the hold and Bad can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Elenor Carpenter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kisame Hoshigaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoshigaki comes to the cage accompanied by HMMM!. Rausku has chosen Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju as his entrance music. Arvi Rausku looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kisame Hoshigaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 48 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshigaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crunch! Hoshigaki slams his shin into Rausku's torso.
Rausku looks winded!
Hoshigaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hoshigaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hoshigaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hoshigaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Hoshigaki.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hoshigaki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hoshigaki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshigaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hoshigaki lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rausku changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hoshigaki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hoshigaki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hoshigaki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Arvi Rausku has been cut.
Hoshigaki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hoshigaki has managed to clinch.
Rausku wants a takedown but no success here.
Hoshigaki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hoshigaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rausku backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hoshigaki misses with an elbow strike.
Hoshigaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshigaki lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoshigaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rausku is defending well for now.
Hoshigaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hoshigaki missing with knees to the body.
Hoshigaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoshigaki.
Rausku takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Hoshigaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoshigaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hoshigaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Hoshigaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rausku's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshigaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Rausku won't want to take too many of those.
Hoshigaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rausku's defenses.
Hoshigaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hoshigaki's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow inside.
Hoshigaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoshigaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rausku's defenses.
That has opened up Arvi Rausku's cut even more.
Hoshigaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hoshigaki stalling the fight.
Hoshigaki'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.
Hoshigaki lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshigaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rausku.
Hoshigaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rausku's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow that stopped Rausku in his tracks for a moment.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow inside that Rausku shrugs off.
Hoshigaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rausku takes a knee right on the jaw!
The cut above Arvi Rausku's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hoshigaki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hoshigaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoshigaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hoshigaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hoshigaki misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kisame Hoshigaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvi Rausku's cut.
That's time! Hoshigaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rausku steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hoshigaki. That one must have hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoshigaki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Whack! Hoshigaki lands a heavy head kick that drops Rausku. The ref tackles Hoshigaki to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Rausku was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kisame Hoshigaki!
During a confident post fight interview, Kisame Hoshigaki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donald Gaskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Las Mambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Gaskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Las Mambo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mambo looks for a takedown but Gaskins sprawls well.
Mambo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mambo gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaskins sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gaskins is looking for a sweep. Mambo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gaskins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gaskins is looking for a sweep. Mambo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gaskins is working hard here to advance position.
Gaskins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mambo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mambo working the head and body with strikes.
Gaskins is looking for a sweep. Mambo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaskins trying to control here.
Mambo trying to pass the guard but Gaskins defending well.
Gaskins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gaskins looking for submissions off his back.
Mambo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mambo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gaskins taking shots to the head.
Gaskins is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Zero Tolerance, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins wants to control but Mambo is having none of it.
Mambo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gaskins is trying to escape the mount.
Mambo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gaskins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gaskins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Mambo.
Gaskins manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gaskins tries to roll over but Mambo keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaskins is not content to let Mambo control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins is trying to get back to full guard.
Gaskins is refusing to be controlled, as Mambo sits in half guard.
Gaskins wants to improve his position but Mambo is controlling well.
Mambo slips a nice elbow through Gaskins's hands, connecting with Gaskins's forehead.
Gaskins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mambo trying to control the action but Gaskins is working from the bottom.
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.
Gaskins is defending against the submission attempts here by Mambo.
Gaskins is trying to get back to full guard.
Gaskins actively working from the bottom here.
Mambo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gaskins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaskins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mambo trying to control the action but Gaskins is working from the bottom.
Mambo prevents Gaskins from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Las Mambo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mambo tries to clinch up.
Gaskins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gaskins prevents Mambo from escaping the position.
Gaskins is trying to get an arm triangle but Mambo is defending well.
Mambo is trying to improve his position.
Las Mambo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gaskins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mambo has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaskins taking a break here but Mambo is having none of it and regains half guard.
Mambo is defending against the submission attempts here by Gaskins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo is trying to control but can't.
Mambo wants to get back to full guard.
Gaskins is looking for a kimura here.
Gaskins is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gaskins works his way into full mount!
Mambo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gaskins takes Mambo's back.
Gaskins patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaskins is not going to allow Mambo to sit and survive in this position.
Gaskins patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mambo can't escape the position.
Mambo is still trying to improve position.
Mambo is trying to get back to his feet but Gaskins has full control of the position and if anything, Mambo has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gaskins is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mambo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mambo for a finish.
Gaskins controlling well, preventing Mambo from escaping the position.
Mambo fending off the submission attempt from Gaskins.
Mambo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins is persistently looking for the submission but Mambo is defending it well.
Mambo is trying to break free.
Mambo has hold of Gaskins's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Mambo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Gaskins gets his way!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mambo is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Gaskins dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gaskins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gaskins fails with a takedown attempt.
Gaskins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Gaskins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mambo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gaskins as he jumps to the side.
Gaskins stuffs the takedown.
Mambo forces Gaskins back against the cage and clinches.
Mambo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gaskins.
Gaskins drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mambo lands a couple of elbows.
Gaskins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mambo working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaskins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gaskins wants to control from the top but Mambo keeps moving.
Mambo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mambo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mambo wants to stand but Gaskins is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mambo trying to keep a closed guard but Gaskins is proving a slippery customer.
Mambo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gaskins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gaskins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gaskins wants to control from the top but Mambo keeps moving.
Gaskins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gaskins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gaskins passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins is looking for a kimura but Mambo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gaskins to get the leverage.
Gaskins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mambo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gaskins.
Mambo trying to control from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gaskins is looking for a kimura here.
Mambo is defending against the submission attempts here by Gaskins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mambo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mambo wants to stand but Gaskins is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gaskins trying to control but Mambo is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mambo tries to clinch there but Gaskins circles away.
Mambo stuffs the takedown attempt from Gaskins. Gaskins gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Gaskins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gaskins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Gaskins!
Our winner, Donald Gaskins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amis Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Kannas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
255 lbs
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amis Pelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Kannas!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kannas trying to control but Pelle is working from the bottom.
Kannas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pelle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pelle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kannas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kannas is working Pelle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kannas with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kannas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pelle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle throws a looping overhand right but Kannas ducks down to avoid it.
Pelle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kannas circles away quickly and effectively.
Kannas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pelle with a nice cross.
It looks like Antero Kannas has been cut.
Kannas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pelle cracks Kannas with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kannas looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pelle finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelle throws a series of punches but Kannas moves out of range.
Kannas shoots and misses
and Pelle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kannas thinking.
Amis Pelle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antero Kannas.
Pelle staying out of range there.
Pelle feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kannas sprawling to the canvas! Kannas rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pelle finish him?!
Kannas is rocked!
Pelle fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Kannas out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Amis Pelle!
Amis Pelle bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bregan Union (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
183 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bregan Union!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Union checks a leg kick.
Union lands a head shot.
Union misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Lang misses the target.
Union slips a jab from Lang.
Lang connects with the punch.
Union throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Union throws a shot to the body.
Lang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Union checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Union dips to his left and cracks Lang with an uppercut!
Lang jabs Union right on the nose. Union blinks but takes it well.
Union displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lang throws out the jab.
Lang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Union swings widly with a right hand
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bregan Union seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Union blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Union.
Lang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab lands there for Lang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Union ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bregan Union is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Union ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lang throws a poor cross that misses
and Union counters with a low kick, right behind Lang 's knee.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Union moves away.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Union was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
Union is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lang rather than just go for the knockout.
A clash of legs there as Union blocks the low kick.
Lang lands an overhand right.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang misses with a leg kick.
Union gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Union misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Union.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Union controls the action.
Lang scores with a shoulder strike.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Union.
Lang missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Union fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Union gets through Lang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Union.
Lang misses with a body punch.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Union takes a knee to the side of the body.
Union swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang is looking to break free of the clinch but Union has double underhooks.
Lang misses with a knee to the head.
Union throws a punch but it's blocked by Lang.
Lang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Lang lands with a right to the head.
Union lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Union blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lang misses with a knee to the head.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Lang.
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Union uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Union is leaning against Lang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Union.
Union blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Union taking a breather.
Union is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Lang has denied him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Union tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Union has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Union blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Union.
Lang thows a body kick. Union tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang throws a leg kick
and Union counters with a straight right hand.
Lang connects with the punch.
Lang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Union throws a series of punches but Lang moves out of range.
Union misses with a body shot
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
Union misses with a wild body shot.
Lang throws a leg kick that misses.
Lang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lang throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Union 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lang lands a jab.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Union moves away and avoids it.
Union keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clubber Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
Union throws a body punch but Lang moves out of range.
Lang with a nice cross.
Lang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lang looks for the body kick but Union saw that one coming.
Lang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Union fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lang misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Union was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Union misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Union thuds a left hand into Lang's body.
Lang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Union's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Union avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Union has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Union and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Union rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Union manages to avoid it.
Union takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Union fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lang looks to land a combination but Union avoids it well.
Lang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Union takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Union slips a jab from Lang.
Union scores with a jab to the jaw.
Union misses with a looping right.
Union displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lang.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Union, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang misses with a low kick.
Lang connects with a solid leg kick.
Lang throws a leg kick which misses Union's front leg but catches the back leg as Union tries to avoid it.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Union moves away and avoids it.
Lang misses with a two punch combination.
Lang misses with an uppercut.
Union rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lang blocks a jab.
Union throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lang counters with a nice leg kick.
Lang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Union throws a shot to the body.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lang misses with a looping right.
Union now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lang cracks Union with an open hand slap.
Lang throws a hook but Union avoids it easily.
Union swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lang tests Union's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Union connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Union fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lang manages to avoid it.
Union closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lang is rocked!
A clash of legs there as Union blocks the low kick.
Union looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang scores with a hook.
Lang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Union let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Union staying out of range there.
Union moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lang misses with a low kick.
Lang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lang misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Lang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Union with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Union cracks Lang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Union fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Lang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Union thuds a left hand into Lang's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lang leaves his chin hanging out and Union seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Lang crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bregan Union!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikitin comes to the cage accompanied by Smack My Bitch Up . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexandr Nikitin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpaa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarenpaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saarenpaa misses with a leg kick.
Nikitin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saarenpaa. Saarenpaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Saarenpaa stuffs the takedown attempt from Nikitin. Nikitin gets slowly back to his feet.
Saarenpaa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nikitin if he has to take too many more of those.
A solid body kick from Saarenpaa.
Mika Saarenpaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikitin takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikitin misses with a right hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nikitin sizes up Saarenpaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nikitin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saarenpaa.
Nikitin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nikitin misses its intended target.
Saarenpaa is looking to slow Nikitin down with leg kicks.
Saarenpaa scores with a body shot.
Saarenpaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nikitin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mika Saarenpaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saarenpaa walks into a jab.
Saarenpaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nikitin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nikitin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nikitin avoids a kick to the body.
Nikitin swings for the body but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Saarenpaa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nikitin if he has to take too many more of those.
Nikitin misses with a wild body shot.
Saarenpaa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikitin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarenpaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Nikitin.
Crunch! Saarenpaa slams his shin into Nikitin's torso.
Saarenpaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Saarenpaa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nikitin's head.
Nikitin looks to land a right hand but Saarenpaa moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Saarenpaa misses.
Saarenpaa lands a leg kick that knocks Nikitin off balance momentarily.
Nikitin defending well as Saarenpaa loads up on a big left hand.
Nikitin throwing a counter right hand but Saarenpaa manages to avoid it.
Saarenpaa thuds his right hand into Nikitin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nikitin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saarenpaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nikitin has his takedown stuffed
enabling Saarenpaa to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Saarenpaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saarenpaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Nikitin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saarenpaa as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandr Nikitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nikitin throws out a loose jab but Saarenpaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikitin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saarenpaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nikitin with a body shot.
Nikitin throws a right hand that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a leg kick.
Nikitin swings widly with a right hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nikitin thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saarenpaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nikitin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saarenpaa. Nikitin shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick from Saarenpaa.
Nikitin clobbers Saarenpaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saarenpaa misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Nikitin misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nikitin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikitin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saarenpaa throws a body punch but Nikitin moves out of range.
Nikitin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Saarenpaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saarenpaa lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Saarenpaa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nikitin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saarenpaa moves away.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick but Nikitin moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Nikitin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nikitin has a takedown stuffed.
Saarenpaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saarenpaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nikitin with a body shot.
Saarenpaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Saarenpaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saarenpaa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nikitin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saarenpaa thumps Nikitin with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Nikitin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saarenpaa's hands.
Saarenpaa has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Saarenpaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nikitin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nikitin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mika Saarenpaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nikitin missing with a left hand there. Saarenpaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saarenpaa wants to land a leg kick but Nikitin is out of range.
Saarenpaa missing with a left hand there. Nikitin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saarenpaa scores with a nice right hand.
Saarenpaa wants to clinch up but Nikitin keeps it at a distance.
Nikitin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saarenpaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nikitin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nikitin just misses with a punch to the body.
Saarenpaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Nikitin is wise to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saarenpaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nikitin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nikitin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nikitin trying to control but Saarenpaa is working from the bottom.
Saarenpaa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nikitin is one step ahead there.
Saarenpaa has momentary wrist control but Nikitin slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin drops back looking for a leg! Saarenpaa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Saarenpaa manages to kick Nikitin off! Nikitin jumps back into Saarenpaa's guard.
Nikitin trying to control but Saarenpaa is working from the bottom.
Nikitin preventing the sweep.
Saarenpaa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nikitin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nikitin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nikitin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Saarenpaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nikitin digs a good body shot into Saarenpaa's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nikitin misses with a straight left.
Nikitin misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Saarenpaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saarenpaa throws a big shot that misses.
Nikitin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nikitin shoots in but no luck this time.
Saarenpaa tries to clinch
and Nikitin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saarenpaa keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Nikitin is looking to advance position but Saarenpaa won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Nikitin 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nikitin tests Saarenpaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saarenpaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saarenpaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Nikitin's head.
Saarenpaa cracks the inside of Nikitin's front leg.
Nikitin misses the shot to the body.
Saarenpaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikitin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saarenpaa but Saarenpaa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nikitin scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nikitin.
Saarenpaa lands a jab to Nikitin's midsection.
Saarenpaa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Saarenpaa swings for the body but Nikitin moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nikitin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saarenpaa ducks under a wild hook from Nikitin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saarenpaa. That's going to slow Nikitin down.
Nikitin misses the body punch
and Saarenpaa counters with a good low kick that Nikitin was not able to check.
Saarenpaa delivers a nice body kick.
Nikitin lands a jab.
Saarenpaa slips a jab from Nikitin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikitin swings for the body but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Saarenpaa works Nikitin's body with a nice hook.
Nikitin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saarenpaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nikitin avoids the body shot from Saarenpaa.
Nikitin throws a big counter combination but Saarenpaa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nikitin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saarenpaa avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Saarenpaa as Nikitin shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandr Nikitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saarenpaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa lands a nice hook to Nikitin's body. Nikitin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saarenpaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nikitin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nikitin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nikitin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nikitin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa keeps Nikitin at a distance using the push kick.
Saarenpaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nikitin is out of range and Saarenpaa settles back down.
Nikitin misses with an uppercut.
Nikitin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saarenpaa tries to avoid it but Nikitin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saarenpaa to the ground. Saarenpaa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Saarenpaa wants to slow Nikitin down by chopping away at his legs.
Nikitin throws a hook to the side of Saarenpaa's head but Saarenpaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Nikitin.
Saarenpaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nikitin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Saarenpaa is looking to land body kicks.
Saarenpaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saarenpaa.
Nikitin blocks a head kick by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saarenpaa lands a leg kick that knocks Nikitin off balance momentarily.
Nikitin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saarenpaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Saarenpaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saarenpaa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mika Saarenpaa!
A victorious Mika Saarenpaa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zak Drezner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Karhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drezner comes to the cage accompanied by Champions. Karhula has chosen Will Smith - Men In Black as his entrance music. Tero Karhula has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 15 - 4, fighting out of London, Zak Drezner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Karhula!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drezner ducks under a wild hook from Karhula.
Drezner misses with a two punch combination.
Drezner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karhula lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karhula connects with the punch.
Karhula lands a body shot.
Drezner misses with an uppercut.
Drezner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karhula on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Drezner fails to land with a series of punches.
Karhula lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karhula, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drezner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karhula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karhula with the counter takedown but Drezner avoids it easily.
Karhula misses with a takedown attempt - Drezner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drezner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karhula.
Drezner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drezner swinging wildly here.
Drezner misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Karhula throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drezner wants to clinch up but Karhula keeps it at a distance.
Karhula throws a shot to the body.
Drezner moves into the clinch successfully.
Drezner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karhula stalling against the cage.
Drezner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karhula drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Karhula.
Karhula manages to pull guard.
Karhula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhula has a closed guard, preventing Drezner from standing up.
Karhula wants to sweep here but Drezner controlling him for the moment.
Drezner is looking to advance position but Karhula has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Drezner is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
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!
Karhula throws some wild stikes that Drezner manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhula sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Karhula there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Karhula lands a nice shot to the head.
Drezner'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.
Karhula is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drezner blocking the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Karhula working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Karhula connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Drezner is rocked!
A big strike lands for Karhula! That's really hurt Drezner and he's turned his back - Karhula keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Karhula jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tero Karhula!
Tero Karhula is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Tero Karhula thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Zak Drezner stepped up to the mic, saying 'Would like to congratulate my opponent for an amazing fight he's a warrior and he deserved to win tonight i have no excuses i lost so im just going to have to suck it up and come back more focused and stronger for my next fight thank you '.
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