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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between WIlliam Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Sun Ju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, WIlliam Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Sun Ju!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ju connects with a solid leg kick.
Ju misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kim Sun Ju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ju throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Ju gets a double leg takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Ju tries to pass.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ju accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ju scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ju stands up and waves to Jackson to follow him.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Ju.
Ju fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Ju throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ju defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Ju.
Ju lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Ju throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ju darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Ju tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nice strikes from Ju there.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Ju in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ju seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ju stands up from half guard.
Ju scoring well with a low kick there.
Ju throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ju throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Ju throws a nice head kick!
Ju fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ju.
Ju pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ju walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for WIlliam Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ju keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
Ju scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ju lands with a slapping head kick.
Ju closes the distance and clinches.
Ju jumps guard and drags Jackson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ju is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ju has his feet on Jackson's thighs here. He's pushed Jackson off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jackson screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kim Sun Ju!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels lands a glancing blow to the side of Robinson's head.
Daniels catches Robinson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Daniels looks to land a combination but Robinson avoids it well.
Robinson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Daniels ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robinson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Daniels on his heels. He'll look to pass Daniels's guard now, I'm sure.
Daniels wants to stand but Robinson is controlling the position.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Daniels kicks Robinson off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Robinson! But no joy.
Robinson walks into a stiff left hand from Daniels.
Robinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson looking to score a takedown here. Daniels is defending well but Robinson drives through and ends up in Daniels's guard.
Daniels pushes Robinson off and gets back to his feet.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Robinson has time to react.
Daniels has managed to clinch.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Daniels misses with some punches.
Daniels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
A body shot lands from Daniels.
Daniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daniels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels has Robinson pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daniels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Daniels to keep the fight standing.
Daniels lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Daniels.
Robinson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daniels is keeping busy.
Robinson looking to stall.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels digs a right hand into Robinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robinson's gas tank.
Daniels gets through Robinson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daniels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Robinson has Daniels pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daniels manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jerome Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Robinson.
Daniels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daniels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daniels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Daniels scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson looking to stall.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Daniels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Daniels.
Daniels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
A body shot lands from Daniels.
Good body shot from Daniels.
Daniels lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daniels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daniels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Daniels.
Daniels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robinson takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels has Robinson pushed against the cage.
Daniels pushes Robinson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Daniels dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Daniels tests Robinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robinson moves forwards but Daniels connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Robinson is rocked!
Daniels scores with the left hand. Robinson knows he should have avoided that one.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Robinson walks into a left hand.
Jerome Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels has managed to clinch.
Daniels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Daniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Daniels.
Robinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniels pushes Robinson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daniels lands with a right to the head.
Daniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robinson blocks a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daniels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daniels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Daniels back against the cage.
Daniels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daniels tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Daniels back against the cage.
Daniels lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daniels misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Daniels lands a shot to the body.
Daniels lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Daniels.
Daniels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Daniels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daniels lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Daniels digs a right hand into Robinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robinson's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Daniels.
Daniels tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Daniels back against the cage.
Daniels can't find room to land a body shot as Robinson controls the action.
Daniels lands a body shot in the clinch.
Daniels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Nice body punch from Daniels.
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Daniels back against the cage.
Daniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jerome Daniels has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Daniels lands a shot to the body.
Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daniels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daniels throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Daniels lands with a short shot to the head.
Daniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daniels throws a big uppercut that drops Robinson! More strikes from Daniels and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Robinson lies dazed against the cage as Daniels celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Daniels!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Faction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kacperos Drygalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Max Faction has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Faction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kacperos Drygalos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drygalos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drygalos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Drygalos throws an elbow that misses.
Faction tries to pull guard but Drygalos won't allow it.
Drygalos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Faction on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faction breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Faction avoiding damage as Drygalos throws knees to the body.
Drygalos trying to land knees to the body.
Drygalos lands with a short shot to the head.
Faction working hard to break the clinch.
Faction is trying to break the clinch but Drygalos has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faction blocks an elbow strike.
Come on Drygalos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Faction on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drygalos throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drygalos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faction blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faction is trying to push Drygalos away but Drygalos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Faction on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drygalos throws an elbow but it misses.
Drygalos leaning against his opponent.
Faction is trying to force a seperation but Drygalos has the dominant position.
Drygalos has Faction pressed against the cage.
Drygalos trying to land knees to the body.
Drygalos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drygalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drygalos prevents the takedown attempt.
Drygalos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Drygalos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Faction managing to block the knees to the body from Drygalos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drygalos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faction tries to break the clinch but Drygalos is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drygalos.
Faction is looking to break free of the clinch but Drygalos has double underhooks.
Drygalos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drygalos.
Faction works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Faction wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drygalos has him pressed against the cage.
Drygalos tries to throw a body punch but Faction avoids it by throwing Drygalos back against the cage.
Faction looking to stall.
Faction is trying to break the clinch but Drygalos is controlling him.
Drygalos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Faction has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Faction can't break the clinch.
Faction jumps guard but Drygalos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Faction. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drygalos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faction.
Faction avoiding damage as Drygalos throws knees to the body.
Faction landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Faction wants a takedown.
Drygalos trying to land knees to the body.
Drygalos slowing the pace effectively.
Faction lands with a light punch inside.
Drygalos tries to land knees in the clinch but Faction avoids the damage to the body.
Faction managing to block the knees to the body from Drygalos.
Faction wants to break free but Drygalos has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drygalos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Faction avoiding damage as Drygalos throws knees to the body.
Drygalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drygalos has Faction pressed against the cage.
Drygalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Faction controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faction has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drygalos after a bit of a struggle.
Faction tries to pull guard but Drygalos holds him up against the cage and eventually Faction drops back down to his feet.
Faction pulls guard effortlessly.
Faction keeping full guard, as Drygalos tries to pass.
Drygalos wants to get up but he can't break Faction's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Faction might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drygalos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Faction manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Drygalos has Faction in his guard.
Faction content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faction throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drygalos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kacperos Drygalos 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.
Drygalos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faction looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Faction misses with a head kick.
Faction's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Faction duly obliges.
Faction lands the left hand.
Drygalos is rocked!
Faction shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drygalos but Drygalos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drygalos is still on wobbly legs! Can Faction finish him?
Faction gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Faction breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faction steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Drygalos is out on his feet! Faction sets himself and nearly takes Drygalos's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Max Faction!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kullervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil White!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kullervo!
Kullervo 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 in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kullervo is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Phil White!
Phil White seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alla Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jameson Laphroaig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alla Akbar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 lbs
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194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alla Akbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jameson Laphroaig!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akbar wants to clinch.
Laphroaig takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Akbar scores with a jab. Laphroaig acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akbar misses with a double jab
and Laphroaig counters with a shoot takedown. Akbar fights it but they end up in guard.
Laphroaig trying to control but Akbar is working from the bottom.
Laphroaig preventing the sweep.
Laphroaig stands up over Akbar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Laphroaig throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laphroaig thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laphroaig accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Laphroaig stopping the sweep attempt from Akbar.
Laphroaig postures up.
Laphroaig won't allow Akbar to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laphroaig won't allow Akbar to sweep him here.
Laphroaig throwing strikes but missing.
Akbar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laphroaig on the ground.
Laphroaig postures up.
Laphroaig thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laphroaig throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laphroaig passes Akbar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Akbar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laphroaig.
Laphroaig is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Akbar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laphroaig wants to control but Akbar is keeping him busy.
Laphroaig is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Laphroaig is keen to just control but Akbar is a slippery customer.
Laphroaig prevents Akbar from improving his position.
Akbar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Akbar tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laphroaig trying to control the action but Akbar is working from the bottom.
Laphroaig throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Akbar is trying to get back to full guard.
Laphroaig wants to take a breather but Akbar is having none of it.
Laphroaig is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Akbar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Akbar is trying to maintain the position but Laphroaig is very close to passing his half guard.
Laphroaig seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Akbar is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jameson Laphroaig!
After the big win, Jameson Laphroaig made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pitt Nutrition 160Q@$149 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ukrit Uffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Kauranen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ukrit Uffe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ukrit Uffe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Kauranen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uffe clinches up against the cage.
Uffe lands an elbow inside that Kauranen shrugs off.
It looks like Mika Kauranen has been cut.
Uffe lands an elbow that stopped Kauranen in his tracks for a moment.
Uffe lands an elbow just above Kauranen 's eye.
Kauranen is trying to drag Uffe to the mat but Uffe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Uffe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Uffe lands an elbow that stopped Kauranen in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Uffe as Kauranen tries to tie him up.
Kauranen throws an elbow but it misses.
Kauranen tries to circle away but Uffe has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uffe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kauranen's defenses.
Kauranen avoids a wild elbow strike from Uffe.
Uffe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Uffe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Uffe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Uffe stalling.
Uffe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kauranen's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uffe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Uffe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kauranen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Uffe scores with a shot to the side of Kauranen's head.
Kauranen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kauranen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Uffe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kauranen can turn it around.
Kauranen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Uffe cracks Kauranen with a nice body shot.
Uffe prevents the takedown attempt.
Uffe lands a nice elbow.
Uffe lands a nice elbow.
Kauranen jumps guard but Uffe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ukrit Uffe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mika Kauranen.
Uffe lands an elbow that stopped Kauranen in his tracks for a moment.
Uffe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kauranen looks winded!
Kauranen takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uffe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Uffe lands a damaging elbow.
A short body shot lands from Uffe as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uffe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kauranen's defenses.
Kauranen misses with a body punch.
Uffe lands an elbow just above Kauranen 's eye.
Kauranen takes an elbow to the temple.
Uffe lands a damaging elbow.
Uffe lands an elbow that stopped Kauranen in his tracks for a moment.
Uffe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kauranen's defenses.
Uffe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kauranen is rocked!
Uffe misses with a knee to the head.
Kauranen trying to stall but Uffe improves his position.
Uffe lands a body shot.
Uffe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Uffe.
Uffe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kauranen is still on wobbly legs! Can Uffe finish him?
Uffe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kauranen seems to have recovered his senses.
Kauranen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uffe lands an elbow just above Kauranen 's eye.
Uffe lands an elbow inside that Kauranen shrugs off.
Uffe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kauranen's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Uffe as the two fighters clinch.
Uffe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Uffe lands an elbow just above Kauranen 's eye.
Kauranen takes an elbow to the temple.
Uffe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kauranen takes an elbow to the temple.
Uffe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kauranen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Uffe gets through Kauranen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Uffe lands an elbow that stopped Kauranen in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Uffe.
Uffe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uffe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kauranen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kauranen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Uffe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Uffe lands with a left to the head.
Uffe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uffe pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Kauranen! Uffe unloads with more strikes and Kauranen sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ukrit Uffe!
Ukrit Uffe is the new welterweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rob Mugabe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rob Mugabe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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300 lbs
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26
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Mugabe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mugabe has clasped his hands together around Nelson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nelson tries to buck Mugabe off but Mugabe is having none of it.
Mugabe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nelson down.
Mugabe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nelson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Mugabe tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mugabe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Mugabe's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Nelson is looking to regain half guard here but Mugabe keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mugabe is chipping away with strikes.
Mugabe staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nelson some visible discomfort.
Nelson wants to control but Mugabe postures up.
Nelson tries to buck Mugabe off but Mugabe is having none of it.
Mugabe tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mugabe is staying tight to Nelson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mugabe wants to take a breather but Nelson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mugabe.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Mugabe tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mugabe is in close to Nelson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Mugabe from controlling successfully.
Nelson being controlled here, momentarily.
Mugabe lands a couple of digs.
Mugabe trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Mugabe looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe stands and throws Nelson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nelson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mugabe trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mugabe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nelson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nelson is trying to improve his position.
Mugabe lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe cracks Nelson with a big elbow.
Mugabe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
Mugabe lands an elbow.
Mugabe in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Nelson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Mugabe turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Mugabe!
Rob Mugabe is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Because I Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Sodeman (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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19
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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20
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Because I Can!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Sodeman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodeman throws a hook but I Can blocks it.
I Can displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sodeman throws out the jab.
I Can shoots in and drives through. Sodeman sprawls well.
Danga de danga de dang - Sodeman scores with a four punch combination!
Sodeman lands the left hand.
I Can ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like I Can wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sodeman looks to land a left hand but I Can moved out of range nicely.
I Can wants to clinch up but Sodeman keeps it at a distance.
I Can drives through and clinches with Sodeman against the cage.
Sodeman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sodeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sodeman fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodeman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sodeman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sodeman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but I Can has him pressed against the cage.
Sodeman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sodeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from I Can.
I Can drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sodeman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
I Can is looking to sweep but instead, Sodeman has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodeman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sodeman wants to pass the guard but I Can is defending well.
I Can tries to roll over but Sodeman keeps him under control.
Sodeman stalling.
Sodeman is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I Can is looking for a sweep. Sodeman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sodeman slows the pace down in half guard.
I Can is trying to get back to full guard.
Sodeman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
I Can wants to control but Sodeman is keeping busy.
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.
Sodeman tries to pass to full mount but I Can defends it.
Sodeman content to control rather than advance.
I Can is looking to control Sodeman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can I Can avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sodeman prevents I Can from improving his position.
I Can is looking to control Sodeman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can I Can avoid being mounted?
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Sodeman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
I Can closes the distance but Sodeman moves to the side
enabling Sodeman to counter with a crisp jab.
Sodeman throws a hook but I Can avoids it easily.
I Can tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sodeman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Sodeman misses the target.
I Can misses with an uppercut.
Because I Can is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
I Can tries to clinch but Sodeman is having none of it.
It seemed like Sodeman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sodeman gets caught napping as I Can dives in and scores a takedown. Sodeman manages to retain guard.
Sodeman trying to control the position.
I Can looking to sit in guard and control but Sodeman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodeman has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing I Can to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sodeman is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - I Can pulls down on the head and he's put Sodeman to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Because I Can!
Because I Can retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Because I Can started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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