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CEC 87 : Bleed It Out PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matias Eskelinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Rupponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rupponen has chosen SMC Hoodrats as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matias Eskelinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Rupponen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Rupponen.
Rupponen digs a good body shot into Eskelinen's ribs.
Eskelinen misses with an uppercut.
Eskelinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rupponen sprawls well. Rupponen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Eskelinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Rupponen there.
Eskelinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rupponen is fending him off so far but Eskelinen persists. Nope, Rupponen circles away and we're back to standing.
Rupponen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Rupponen.
Eskelinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Rupponen tries to sprawl out of it but Eskelinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rupponen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matias Eskelinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rupponen misses with a straight right.
Eskelinen loads up on a big right hand but Rupponen slips the punch.
Niko Rupponen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eskelinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rupponen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eskelinen.
Eskelinen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eskelinen showed some decent athleticism there.
Rupponen is concentrating on defense, preventing Eskelinen from advancing position.
Eskelinen is looking for a kimura but Rupponen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Eskelinen to get the leverage.
Rupponen is defending against the submission attempts here by Eskelinen.
Rupponen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Eskelinen is looking for a kimura but Rupponen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Eskelinen to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rupponen tries to roll over but Eskelinen keeps him under control.
Rupponen trying to control but Eskelinen postures up.
Eskelinen is looking for submissions but instead, Rupponen has regained full guard.
Rupponen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Eskelinen!
Rupponen content just to control the position here.
Eskelinen working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rupponen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rupponen lands a big shot there that rocks Eskelinen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Eskelinen is trying desperately to improve position.
Rupponen raining down shots from the mount!
Eskelinen gets back to half guard.
Eskelinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Eskelinen is breathing heavily.
Eskelinen actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rupponen connects with a nice short shot to Eskelinen's temple.
Eskelinen has hold of Rupponen's hands but Rupponen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rupponen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rupponen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Eskelinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Eskelinen looking for submissions off his back.
Eskelinen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rupponen uses his free foot to push down on Eskelinen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Eskelinen.
Eskelinen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rupponen controlling the position easily from mount.
Rupponen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Eskelinen turns into him and now he's in Rupponen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Rupponen dominated that round.
That's time! Eskelinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rupponen misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Rupponen.
Rupponen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Eskelinen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rupponen trying to mount his opponent but Eskelinen defends it.
Rupponen is looking to take a break and control but Eskelinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eskelinen is looking for a sweep. Rupponen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Eskelinen has hold of Rupponen's hands but Rupponen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Eskelinen actively working from the bottom here.
Eskelinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rupponen working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Rupponen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Eskelinen is refusing to be controlled, as Rupponen sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rupponen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Eskelinen sees it coming and defends easily.
Rupponen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Eskelinen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eskelinen trying to hold on to Rupponen's head to control him but Rupponen postures up.
Rupponen wants to control but Eskelinen is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Eskelinen fails with the takedown
and Rupponen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eskelinen thinking.
Eskelinen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rupponen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Eskelinen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rupponen 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eskelinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rupponen trying to control the position from guard on top but Eskelinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rupponen connects with a couple of short punches.
Rupponen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Eskelinen looking for a guillotine here but Rupponen defends easily.
Rupponen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eskelinen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rupponen is in close to Eskelinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rupponen content to stall in guard here.
Rupponen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Eskelinen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rupponen has managed to get both his arms back between Eskelinen's legs - danger averted.
Rupponen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rupponen works over Eskelinen with some ground and pound from guard.
Eskelinen has his foot on Rupponen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rupponen works his way back into a safe position though.
Rupponen is stalling in the full guard.
Rupponen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rupponen controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Rupponen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rupponen throws a front kick aimed at Eskelinen's knee but Eskelinen avoids it well.
Rupponen swings for the body but Eskelinen moves out of range.
Rupponen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eskelinen.
Rupponen misses with a low kick as Eskelinen jumps back.
Rupponen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rupponen has control of an arm but Eskelinen manages to advance to Rupponen's back!
Eskelinen is persistently looking for the submission but Rupponen is defending it well.
Eskelinen is trying to stick to Rupponen's back but Rupponen is turning into Eskelinen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Eskelinen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rupponen.
Rupponen drops back looking for a leg! Eskelinen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Eskelinen manages to kick Rupponen off! Rupponen jumps back into Eskelinen's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eskelinen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rupponen defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eskelinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rupponen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Eskelinen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rupponen defends it easily.
Eskelinen is looking for a triangle but Rupponen pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rupponen lands a couple of elbows.
Rupponen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Eskelinen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rupponen is aware though and is defending well.
Eskelinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rupponen lands a couple of elbows.
Niko Rupponen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rupponen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Eskelinen keeping moving, preventing Rupponen from controlling successfully.
Rupponen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rupponen drops back looking for a leg! Eskelinen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Eskelinen manages to kick Rupponen off! Rupponen jumps back into Eskelinen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rupponen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Eskelinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rupponen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Eskelinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matias Eskelinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Eskelinen has his foot on Rupponen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rupponen works his way back into a safe position though.
Eskelinen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rupponen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Eskelinen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rupponen controls the pace.
Eskelinen has his foot on Rupponen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rupponen works his way back into a safe position though.
Rupponen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rupponen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Eskelinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rupponen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rupponen lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Rupponen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rupponen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Rupponen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenho Hagert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes into the arena with La Roux - In For The Kill blaring out of the sound system. Hagert has chosen Sunglasses At Night as his entrance music. Mike Carter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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215 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tenho Hagert!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagert fails to land with a series of punches.
Hagert fails with the takedown.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Tenho Hagert has been cut.
Hagert scores with a hook.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hagert throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter throws a combination that misses
and Hagert counters with a three punch combo that has Carter backing up. Carter nods at Hagert to acknowledge the strikes.
Hagert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hagert doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Hagert chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carter can pounce on him.
Carter is looking to score with low kicks.
Hagert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
Hagert blocks a low kick nicely.
Hagert scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carter throws a right hand that Hagert ducks under and follows up with a left that Hagert also avoids with ease.
Hagert throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Hagert throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Hagert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oooh a lovely combination from Carter sends Hagert down but not out. Carter dives into side control looking to finish.
Hagert is rocked!
Carter is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hagert is trying to escape and Carter transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hagert is forced to tap! Nice work there by Carter! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Carter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kivi Kasvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killer Heat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kivi Kasvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Killer Heat!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heat closes the distance and clinches up with Kasvo, looking for a takedown. Heat pushes Kasvo against the cage but Kasvo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Kasvo.
Heat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kasvo defends it nicely.
Kasvo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasvo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvo misses with a looping left.
Kasvo swinging wildly here.
Kasvo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heat circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice combination there by Kasvo.
It looks like Killer Heat has been cut.
A punch combination from Kasvo misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo misses with a few strikes there.
Kasvo throws a series of punches but Heat avoids them all with ease.
Kasvo leaves Heat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kivi Kasvo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killer Heat.
Kasvo lands with a nice combination. Heat backs away looking to recover.
Kasvo stuffs the takedown attempt from Heat. Heat gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo misses the jab.
Kasvo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heat. Heat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kasvo swings for the body but Heat moves out of range.
Heat misses with a takedown attempt - Kasvo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Heat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kasvo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heat somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heat checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kasvo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kasvo tries to bum rush Heat with a series of wild strikes but Heat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kasvo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heat circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kivi Kasvo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Killer Heat's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kasvo loads up on a big right hand but Heat slips the punch.
Heat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kasvo pinned against the cage. Kasvo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Heat shoots in and bounces Kasvo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Heat postures up in Kasvo's guard and throws a big left but Kasvo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kasvo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heat throwing strikes from guard but Kasvo blocks nicely.
Heat content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kasvo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Heat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Heat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heat throws a strike but Kasvo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kasvo thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kasvo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kasvo throws and elbow that misses. Heat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kasvo's guard. Nice move by Heat!
Kasvo wants to stand up but Heat is controlling him.
Heat wants to control from the top but Kasvo keeps moving.
Heat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heat scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kasvo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kasvo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kasvo tries to get out of the position.
Heat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heat wants to control from the top but Kasvo keeps moving.
Heat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Heat's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kasvo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kasvo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heat is looking to work some ground and pound but Kasvo has wrist control.
Kasvo wants to get back to his feet but Heat is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Heat trying to control but Kasvo is working from the bottom.
Heat landing some decent shots from guard.
Heat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Heat passes Kasvo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Heat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kasvo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Heat.
Heat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Heat seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Heat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Killer Heat's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kasvo throws a hook to the side of Heat's head but Heat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heat shoots in and drives through. Kasvo sprawls well.
Kasvo thumps Heat with a low kick.
Heat dives in and grabs Kasvo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kasvo pushes down on Heat's head and hops out.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kasvo but Kasvo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kivi Kasvo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killer Heat.
Heat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heat checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvo misses the shot to the body.
Kivi Kasvo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Heat is defended easily by Kasvo.
No joy there for Kasvo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Heat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kasvo pinned against the cage. Kasvo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kivi Kasvo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kasvo throws a looping overhand right but Heat ducks down to avoid it.
Kasvo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kasvo wants it to stay on the feet.
Kasvo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Heat's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Heat looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kivi Kasvo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo throws a series of punches but Heat moves out of range.
Kasvo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kasvo takes a swing at Heat's ribcage but misses.
Heat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kasvo pinned against the cage. Kasvo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kasvo misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kasvo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heat circles away quickly and effectively.
Heat has a takedown stuffed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heat has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kivi Kasvo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kasvo 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kivi Kasvo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matto Monni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monni has chosen Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive as his entrance music. Chris Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matto Monni!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Monni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Monni is struggling to control the position.
Monni manages to break the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Monni wants a takedown but no success here.
Monni tries for a takedown. No joy.
Monni tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Chris Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matto Monni.
Monni drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Monni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones trying to control but Monni is working from the bottom.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Monni is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones wants to control from the top but Monni keeps moving.
Monni wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monni closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Monni looking for a takedown.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Monni avoids the damage to the body.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Monni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Monni managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Monni is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jones can't fight it off and eventually Monni manages to take the fight to the floor. Jones looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Monni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monni is working to get back to half guard.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Monni tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Monni is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones trying to control but Monni is having none of it.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Monni keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to take his opponent's back but Monni doesn't allow it.
Jones looking to control but Monni is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Monni slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Monni tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Monni is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Monni wants to get back to full guard.
Jones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to take his opponent's back.
Monni is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Monni is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Monni tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matto Monni will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Monni is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Monni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Monni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Monni.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Monni.
Monni is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Monni has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Monni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Monni avoids the damage to the body.
Monni avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Monni gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Monni is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Monni forces his way into half guard.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Monni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Monni is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monni is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Monni is breathing heavily.
Monni seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Monni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Monni tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Jones gets full guard.
Monni drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Monni off! Monni jumps back into Jones's guard.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Monni defends it easily.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Monni manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Monni is working from the bottom.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Monni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Monni lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Jones fending off the submission attempt from Monni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fending off the submission attempt from Monni.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Monni. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Monni working for the choke.
Jones tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Monni wants to finish this one by submission but Jones is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Monni.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jones wants to improve his position but Monni is controlling well.
Monni is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Monni.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Monni frees his head nicely. Oh but Jones has switched to an armbar! Monni is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Chris Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Bhuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Worsely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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165 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Bhuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Worsely!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhuda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Worsely checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bhuda misses with a low kick as Worsely jumps back.
Bhuda tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bhuda shoots in for a takedown but Worsely shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A solid body kick from Bhuda.
Bhuda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Worsely avoids the head kick by Bhuda.
Bhuda looks to land a left hand but Worsely moved out of range nicely.
Worsely throws the left hand but Bhuda avoids the punch easily.
Bhuda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Worsely throws a shot to the body.
Worsely tests Bhuda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bhuda, right into the meat.
Worsely checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Worsely throws an overhand right that lands on Bhuda's shoulder, as Bhuda tries to avoid the shot.
Bhuda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Worsely makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Worsely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bhuda.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bhuda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsely scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Bhuda misses
and Worsely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bhuda tries to land a leg kick but Worsely saw it coming and moves away.
Worsely bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bhuda's head.
Worsely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bhuda moves away.
Bhuda drives through with a takedown into guard.
Worsely manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Worsely is landing with some decent strikes but Bhuda is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Worsely lands a big shot there that rocks Bhuda but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bhuda is in a horrible position here. Worsely smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bhuda is rocked!
Bhuda wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Oh Bhuda is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Worsely scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bhuda?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big strike lands for Worsely! That's really hurt Bhuda and he's turned his back - Worsely keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Worsely jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Worsely!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Urho Kekkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Tasalakki (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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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Kekkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Tasalakki!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasalakki 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.
Tasalakki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tasalakki looking to pass the guard.
Tasalakki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tasalakki won't allow Kekkonen to get back to his feet.
Tasalakki looking to pass the guard.
Tasalakki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tasalakki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tasalakki looking to sit in guard and control but Kekkonen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekkonen being controlled here momentarily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tasalakki keeps the fight on the outside.
Tasalakki is looking to land body kicks.
Tasalakki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kekkonen finds it's way round the side to connect with Tasalakki's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tasalakki. Kekkonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tasalakki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kekkonen throws a leg kick which misses Tasalakki's front leg but catches the back leg as Tasalakki tries to avoid it.
Kekkonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kekkonen misses with a hook to the body
and Tasalakki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kekkonen's knee momentarily.
Tasalakki shoots in for a double leg but Kekkonen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasalakki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tasalakki unloads with some shots from mount but Kekkonen bucks and avoids them well.
Tasalakki throwing strikes here but Kekkonen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tasalakki throws some wild stikes that Kekkonen manages to avoid easily.
Tasalakki looking to finish with strikes here!
Tasalakki can't control as he wanted to and Kekkonen manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tasalakki in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasalakki working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kekkonen's thigh. Kekkonen counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Tasalakkiis looking to pass into half guard but Kekkonen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kekkonen is in guard.
Tasalakki working a defensive guard here.
Kekkonen tries to stand but Tasalakki is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kekkonen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Urho Kekkonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tasalakki avoids the head kick by Kekkonen.
Tasalakki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kekkonen avoids it really well and circles away.
Urho Kekkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tauno Tasalakki.
Tasalakki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kekkonen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tasalakki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tasalakki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tasalakki thuds a left hand into Kekkonen's body.
Kekkonen lands with a right hand.
Kekkonen tries to clinch up but Tasalakki circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Urho Kekkonen will probably get the nod.
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.
Tasalakki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kekkonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Tasalakki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tasalakki slips under a jab from Kekkonen.
Urho Kekkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Tasalakki.
Urho Kekkonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tasalakki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kekkonen counters with a left to the body.
Kekkonen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tasalakki tries to clinch up.
Tasalakki drops his hands momentarily and Kekkonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kekkonen throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from Tasalakki.
Kekkonen throws a right and a left that Tasalakki avoids nicely.
Kekkonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tasalakki throws a lazy body kick
enabling Kekkonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Kekkonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kekkonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Tasalakki.
Tasalakki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tasalakki keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasalakki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tasalakki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tasalakki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen throws a wild body kick that Tasalakki sees coming a mile off.
Tasalakki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kekkonen can pounce on him.
Tasalakki misses with a double jab.
Kekkonen throws a head kick but Tasalakki moves out of range.
Tasalakki throws a low kick, looking for Kekkonen's leg but Kekkonen calmly moves out of range.
Kekkonen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kekkonen wants it to stay on the feet.
Tasalakki works Kekkonen's body with a nice hook.
Kekkonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tasalakki has Kekkonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kekkonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Tasalakki backwards.
Kekkonen breaks from the clinch.
Tasalakki misses with a series of wild punches.
Kekkonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tasalakki lands a jab to Kekkonen's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasalakki misses with a head kick.
Tasalakki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kekkonen.
Nice cross by Tasalakki.
Kekkonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kekkonen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tasalakki tries to clinch but Kekkonen is having none of it.
Tasalakki instigates a clinch.
Tasalakki looking to stall.
Kekkonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kekkonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kekkonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tasalakki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tasalakki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kekkonen ducks under a wild hook from Tasalakki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen dodges the punch combination from Tasalakki.
Tasalakki swats away the attempt to clinch by Kekkonen.
Kekkonen jabs at Tasalakki's body.
Kekkonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tasalakki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kekkonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tasalakki. Tasalakki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick misses from Tasalakki.
Kekkonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Tasalakki circles away.
A good leg kick by Kekkonen.
Kekkonen lands with a nice body punch.
Kekkonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tasalakki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tasalakki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kekkonen is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen forces Tasalakki back against the cage and clinches.
Tasalakki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kekkonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Tasalakki catches Kekkonen right on the button with a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tasalakki, right into the meat.
Good exchange - Kekkonen coming out on top.
Tasalakki swats away the attempt to clinch by Kekkonen.
Tasalakki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kekkonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tasalakki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kekkonen lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tasalakki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kekkonen connects with the punch.
Kekkonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kekkonen scores with a hook to the body. Tasalakki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urho Kekkonen 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!
Tasalakki blocks the body kick.
Kekkonen misses with a looping right.
Urho Kekkonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kekkonen throws a looping overhand right but Tasalakki ducks down to avoid it.
Kekkonen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tasalakki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kekkonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kekkonen tests Tasalakki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tasalakki misses with a few strikes there.
Tasalakki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kekkonen lands with a kick to the temple. Tasalakki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kekkonen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tasalakki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tasalakki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kekkonen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tasalakki misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasalakki sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kekkonen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tasalakki misses with the ground and pound.
Tasalakki wants to control but Kekkonen is keeping him busy.
Tasalakki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tauno Tasalakki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tasalakki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tasalakki throws a strike aimed at the side of Kekkonen's head but Kekkonen avoids it well.
Tasalakki tries for a kimura but Kekkonen is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tasalakki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kekkonen, who protects the arm well.
Tasalakki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen parries the strikes from Tasalakki easily there. Tasalakki is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kekkonen to escape.
Tasalakki trying to control the action but Kekkonen is working from the bottom.
Tasalakki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Urho Kekkonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tasalakki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kekkonen keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kekkonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kekkonen throws a combination that misses
and Tasalakki counters with a series of strikes. Kekkonen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kekkonen throws a sloppy head kick and Tasalakki moves out of range easily.
Tasalakki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Urho Kekkonen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kekkonen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Urho Kekkonen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seventies Blackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomson has chosen If I cant as his entrance music. Craig Thomson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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260 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seventies Blackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Thomson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackman misses with a wild combination.
Thomson takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Craig Thomson has been cut.
Thomson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blackman throws a hook to the side of Thomson's head but Thomson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blackman throws a right hand that Thomson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomson also avoids with ease.
Blackman tries to bum rush Thomson with a series of wild strikes but Thomson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomson slips a jab and a cross from Blackman.
Thomson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blackman checks it well.
Blackman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thomson counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blackman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomson.
Blackman throws a sloppy body shot
and Thomson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Blackman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomson catches Blackman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blackman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman walks into a straight right hand from Thomson.
Blackman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomson.
Blackman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thomson counters with a big right hand! Oh Blackman is in trouble here! Thomson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Thomson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Ramis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voitto Vekkiotsamo (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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222 lbs
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cain Ramis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Voitto Vekkiotsamo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vekkiotsamo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramis.
Vekkiotsamo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramis was well out of range. Poor timing from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vekkiotsamo throws a sloppy head kick and Ramis moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramis.
Ramis avoids the head kick by Vekkiotsamo.
Ramis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramis throws a hook to the side of Vekkiotsamo's head but Vekkiotsamo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ramis swings for the body but Vekkiotsamo moves out of range.
Vekkiotsamo throws a looping overhand right but Ramis ducks down to avoid it.
Vekkiotsamo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vekkiotsamo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramis.
Vekkiotsamo throws a right hand that Ramis ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramis also avoids with ease.
Ramis looks to land a combination but Vekkiotsamo avoids it well.
Vekkiotsamo misses with the combination.
Ramis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vekkiotsamo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vekkiotsamo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vekkiotsamo.
Ramis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramis cracks a nice hook into Vekkiotsamo's ribs.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a jab. Ramis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramis is looking to wear down Vekkiotsamo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ramis looks to land a combination but Vekkiotsamo avoids it well.
Vekkiotsamo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramis counters with a nice body shot.
Ramis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vekkiotsamo manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vekkiotsamo throws a hook but Ramis blocks it.
Ramis cracks Vekkiotsamo with a good jab.
Vekkiotsamo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramis moves away.
Vekkiotsamo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Vekkiotsamo misses its intended target.
Ramis throws a hook but Vekkiotsamo avoids it easily.
Vekkiotsamo blocks a jab.
Vekkiotsamo doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramis circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ramis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vekkiotsamo thuds a left hand into Ramis's body.
Vekkiotsamo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vekkiotsamo throws a head kick that misses
and Ramis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramis ducks under a wild hook from Vekkiotsamo.
Ramis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a nice strike.
Vekkiotsamo lands a nice shot that snaps Ramis's head back.
Vekkiotsamo connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vekkiotsamo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Ramis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramis.
Ramis thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vekkiotsamo. Ramis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch up.
Ramis throws a hook to the side of Vekkiotsamo's head but Vekkiotsamo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramis punishes Vekkiotsamo's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramis throws a body punch but Vekkiotsamo moves out of range.
Ramis thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo is looking to clinch.
Ramis lands with a cross.
Vekkiotsamo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vekkiotsamo swings for the body but Ramis moves out of range.
Ramis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vekkiotsamo.
Ramis thuds a left hand into Vekkiotsamo's body.
Vekkiotsamo dodges the punch combination from Ramis.
Ramis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ramis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vekkiotsamo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vekkiotsamo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramis.
A solid body kick from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo works the jab nicely.
Ramis throws a hook but Vekkiotsamo blocks it.
Ramis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vekkiotsamo. That one must have hurt.
Ramis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vekkiotsamo finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramis's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramis throws a right and a left that Vekkiotsamo avoids nicely.
A combination from Vekkiotsamo does no damage.
Ramis throws out a loose jab but Vekkiotsamo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a looping right.
Ramis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vekkiotsamo instigates a clinch.
Vekkiotsamo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vekkiotsamo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramis can't break the clinch.
Vekkiotsamo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ramis is breathing heavily.
Vekkiotsamo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramis tries to break the clinch but Vekkiotsamo is controlling the position.
Vekkiotsamo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vekkiotsamo presses Ramis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ramis stalling in the clinch but Vekkiotsamo improves position.
A short right from Vekkiotsamo on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Vekkiotsamo - that landed with a thud.
Vekkiotsamo lands a body punch.
Vekkiotsamo working aggressively here.
Vekkiotsamo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramis avoids the damage to the body.
Vekkiotsamo lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Voitto Vekkiotsamo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a series of wild punches.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vekkiotsamo throws a right hand that Ramis ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramis also avoids with ease.
A combination from Vekkiotsamo does no damage.
Vekkiotsamo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vekkiotsamo thows a body kick. Ramis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ramis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vekkiotsamo digs a good hook to Ramis's body.
Nice uppercut there from Ramis.
Voitto Vekkiotsamo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vekkiotsamo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ramis moves forwards but Vekkiotsamo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vekkiotsamo. That's going to slow Ramis down.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a nice body punch.
Vekkiotsamo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramis throws a body punch but Vekkiotsamo moves out of range.
Ramis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vekkiotsamo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramis.
Vekkiotsamo with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vekkiotsamo lunges at Ramis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramis's hand.
Ramis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a double jab.
Cain Ramis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vekkiotsamo moves into range and clinches up with Ramis.
Vekkiotsamo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramis backwards.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vekkiotsamo misses with some punches.
Ramis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vekkiotsamo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vekkiotsamo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ramis avoids the head kick by Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vekkiotsamo misses with an uppercut.
Ramis scores with a jab to the body.
Ramis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramis looks to land a combination but Vekkiotsamo avoids it well.
Vekkiotsamo punishes Ramis's body with a nice straight punch.
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch up.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vekkiotsamo thows a body shot but no joy.
Vekkiotsamo moves away from the strike by Ramis.
A head kick misses from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a wild combination.
Ramis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ramis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramis takes a swing at Vekkiotsamo's ribcage but misses.
Vekkiotsamo throws a body punch but Ramis moves out of range.
Vekkiotsamo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramis. That did some damage!
Vekkiotsamo scores with a hook to the body. Ramis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vekkiotsamo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramis.
Vekkiotsamo looks to land a combination. Ramis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vekkiotsamo lands a nice looking body shot.
Crunch! Vekkiotsamo slams his shin into Ramis's torso.
Vekkiotsamo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ramis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vekkiotsamo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a jab to the body
and Vekkiotsamo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vekkiotsamo thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ramis ducks under a wild hook from Vekkiotsamo.
Jab, jab by Vekkiotsamo - just one landing.
Vekkiotsamo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a jab to the body.
Vekkiotsamo throws a front kick that sends Ramis stumbling back into the cage.
Vekkiotsamo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vekkiotsamo feints and then cracks Ramis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramis down.
Vekkiotsamo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vekkiotsamo connects with a solid leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramis is just out of range.
Vekkiotsamo throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ramis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Vekkiotsamo.
Ramis throws a shot from downtown. Vekkiotsamo moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a nice combination. Ramis backs away looking to recover.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a jab to the body.
Vekkiotsamo catches Ramis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vekkiotsamo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vekkiotsamo throws a body punch but Ramis moves out of range.
Ramis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vekkiotsamo has Ramis up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ramis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vekkiotsamo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vekkiotsamo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vekkiotsamo gets through Ramis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramis is rocked!
Vekkiotsamo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Ramis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vekkiotsamo works on Ramis's body with a couple of short punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vekkiotsamo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vekkiotsamo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vekkiotsamo digs a right hand underneath Ramis's ribcage. Ramis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ramis seems to have got his legs back now.
A right handed body shot lands from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo pushes Ramis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vekkiotsamo presses Ramis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vekkiotsamo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Voitto Vekkiotsamo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramis looks up at the clock. Bad move! Vekkiotsamo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Ramis. Vekkiotsamo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Voitto Vekkiotsamo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jones Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Niinivaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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219 lbs
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jones Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Niinivaara!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A swing and a miss from Niinivaara.
Nice straight punches there by Niinivaara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Niinivaara.
Niinivaara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Junior circles away quickly and effectively.
Niinivaara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Niinivaara defends it nicely.
Niinivaara scores with a body shot.
Niinivaara lands a big right hand that sends Junior crashing to the mat! Niinivaara stays standing though and waves Junior back to his feet!
Junior is rocked!
Junior shoots in for a takedown but Niinivaara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Junior is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Niinivaara's half guard.
Niinivaara makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Niinivaara.
Niinivaara is trying to keep Junior in close.
Niinivaara is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Junior wants to control from the top but Niinivaara keeps moving.
Junior throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior throwing strikes but missing.
Junior throwing strikes but missing.
Niinivaara is trying to keep Junior in close.
Niinivaara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Junior. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Niinivaara is controlling Junior's posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Niinivaara. No joy for Junior on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jones Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niinivaara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Niinivaara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Junior checks a leg kick.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but Niinivaara shows good takedown defense.
Niinivaara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niinivaara throws a body punch but Junior moves out of range.
Niinivaara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Junior doesn't seem bothered though.
Junior is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinivaara lands a jab.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but Niinivaara shows good takedown defense.
Niinivaara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Niinivaara jabs at Junior's body.
Hannu Niinivaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niinivaara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niinivaara works Junior's body with a nice hook.
Niinivaara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Junior uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niinivaara.
Junior drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Niinivaara lands a really nice looking cross but Junior seems unphased.
Oh Junior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niinivaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior seems to have got his legs back now.
Niinivaara walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Junior drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Niinivaara swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Junior's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannu Niinivaara!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes into the arena with Εξομολογεισθ blaring out of the sound system. Vihtala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pohjois-Karjala. Joshua Drake has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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289 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joshua Drake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Vihtala misses.
Vihtala lands a jab.
It looks like Joshua Drake has been cut.
Vihtala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drake momentarily.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihtala manages to avoid it.
Vihtala looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vihtala tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vihtala.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vihtala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vihtala tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake avoids the head kick by Vihtala.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vihtala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtala scores with a hook.
Vihtala takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Vihtala is just out of range.
Vihtala misses with a wild body shot.
Vihtala connects with a body shot.
Drake misses with a leg kick
and Vihtala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake throws a jab when Vihtala was well out of range.
Drake slips a straight right by Vihtala.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Vihtala.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vihtala.
Vihtala throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vihtala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drake momentarily.
Joshua Drake's cut is getting worse.
No joy there for Vihtala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vihtala clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vihtala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Vihtala scores with a nice strike.
Vihtala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vihtala plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kaarlo Vihtala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vihtala throws a combination that misses
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Vihtala.
Drake moves out of range as Vihtala throws a body kick.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Kaarlo Vihtala has been cut.
Drake throws a hook but Vihtala avoids it easily.
Drake throws a hook but Vihtala blocks it.
Vihtala misses with the combination.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vihtala swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Vihtala.
Joshua Drake's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head kick misses from Vihtala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Vihtala throws a body kick the misses
and Drake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vihtala thinking.
Vihtala looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Drake scores with a sloppy right hand. Vihtala should have avoided that one.
Vihtala throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Vihtala looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Vihtala takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake blocks a head kick by Vihtala.
Vihtala throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Drake moves out of range as Vihtala throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Vihtala dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vihtala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vihtala throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vihtala. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Vihtala.
Drake connects with a nice looking jab.
A clash of legs there as Drake blocks the low kick.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Vihtala.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drake staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Vihtala saw that one coming.
Vihtala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaarlo Vihtala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vihtala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vihtala is breathing heavily.
Vihtala ducks straight into an uppercut from Drake and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Vihtala manages to regain guard straight away.
Vihtala is rocked!
That has opened up Kaarlo Vihtala's cut even more.
Drake not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vihtala is still in real trouble! Can Drake finish him?
Drake thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vihtala seems to have recovered his senses.
Drake's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vihtala keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vihtala trying to keep a closed guard but Drake is proving a slippery customer.
Drake sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vihtala's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drake trying to pass the guard but Vihtala defending well.
Vihtala wants to control but Drake is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big right from Vihtala misses.
Vihtala throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Vihtala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Drake connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vihtala tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Drake misses.
Drake cracks a nice hook into Vihtala's ribs.
Drake throws a series of punches but Vihtala moves out of range.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vihtala keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drake avoids a kick to the body.
Vihtala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The cut above Kaarlo Vihtala's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vihtala 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 Drake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vihtala throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
Drake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vihtala wants to clinch
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
Kaarlo Vihtala's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Vihtala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vihtala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vihtala throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Vihtala doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Vihtala throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Drake dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vihtala tries to clinch but Drake moves away
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Vihtala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
Vihtala tried to score with a low kick but Drake checks it.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Vihtala moved out of range.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Vihtala slips the punch.
Vihtala tries to clinch up.
Drake scores with a nice right hand.
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kaarlo Vihtala's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joshua Drake!
Joshua Drake retains his heavyweight title!
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