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MMAHelsinki - 43 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hello Bay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dump Mcdump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hello Bay has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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288 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hello Bay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dump Mcdump!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice combo by Bay! Oh, that's hurt him - Mcdump falls to the canvas and Bay follows him into side control.
It looks like Dump Mcdump has been cut.
Mcdump gets back to half guard.
Mcdump trying to hold on to Bay's head to control him but Bay postures up.
Mcdump works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bay throws a sloppy strike and Mcdump has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Bay is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Mcdump!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dump Mcdump!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Offord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Boyle has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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169 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liam Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Offord!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Boyle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Eric Offord has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyle misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Offord misses.
Boyle throws out a loose jab but Offord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyle misses with an uppercut.
We've been told by Boyle's head coaches at top gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Offord on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boyle with a hook.
Boyle cracks Offord with a big right hand and Offord goes down!
Offord is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Offord is still in real trouble! Can Boyle finish him?
Offord avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Offord tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boyle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Offord seems to have recovered his senses.
Offord controlling Boyle's posture.
Offord wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle throws an elbow that misses. Offord uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boyle's guard. Nice move by Offord!
Boyle wants to stand up but Offord is controlling him.
Boyle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Offord controls the pace.
Offord tries to free his leg and advance position but Boyle is retaining full guard.
Boyle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Offord is controlling him.
Offord is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Offord is continuing to stall.
Offord stops Boyle from standing up.
Offord controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Offord displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyle throws out the jab.
Boyle lands a nice hook to Offord's body. Offord takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boyle throws a jab when Offord was well out of range.
As Boyle backs off Offord throws a huge counter combo but Boyle manages to avoid it all.
Boyle tries to clinch but Offord is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offord blocks a jab.
Offord is looking for the big counter here.
Boyle throws a looping overhand right but Offord ducks down to avoid it.
Boyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Offord defending well as Boyle loads up on a big left hand.
Boyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Offord counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Offord misses with a two punch combination.
Offord works over Boyle's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Liam Boyle has been cut.
Boyle misses with an uppercut
and Offord counters with a crisp right that sends Boyle to the canvas! Offord follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Offord!
Eric Offord took some time post fight to say the following; 'Id like to give thanks to Arcticus University for their generous sponsorship, without them I would not be able to train with the fantastic coaches I have or look so good while entering the arena. Thank you Arcticus for all your help and support in getting my career off to a good start.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wallid Wallenda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Joukahainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallid Wallenda could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jorma Joukahainen's chin.
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260 lbs
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220 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wallid Wallenda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Joukahainen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallenda ducks under a wild hook from Joukahainen.
Wallenda misses with a body shot.
A jab from Joukahainen misses.
Wallenda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joukahainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wallenda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joukahainen to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Wallid Wallenda has been cut.
Wallenda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joukahainen throws out the jab.
Wallenda wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Joukahainen throws a hook but Wallenda blocks it.
Wallenda connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joukahainen. Joukahainen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joukahainen ducks under a wild hook from Wallenda.
Joukahainen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A lazy left from Joukahainen finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukahainen throws a looping overhand right but Wallenda ducks down to avoid it.
Joukahainen defending well as Wallenda loads up on a big left hand.
Wallenda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wallenda clinches up against the cage.
Joukahainen is trying to break the clinch but Wallenda has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallenda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wallenda has Joukahainen pressed against the cage, preventing Joukahainen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Wallenda as the two fighters clinch.
Wallenda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wallenda misses with a punch on the inside.
Wallenda misses with a punch on the inside.
Wallenda struggles to land a body shot inside as Joukahainen controls his hands.
Wallenda swings wildly with an uppercut but Joukahainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallenda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wallenda misses with some punches.
Joukahainen blocks a body shot from Wallenda.
Wallenda working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Wallenda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wallenda has Joukahainen pressed against the cage, preventing Joukahainen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joukahainen has Wallenda pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wallenda manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallenda presses Joukahainen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wallenda has a couple of punches blocked by Joukahainen.
Wallenda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joukahainen.
Wallenda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joukahainens head.
Wallenda could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Joukahainen prevents a body shot from Wallenda.
Joukahainen blocking some punches.
Joukahainen tries for a takedown but Wallenda manages to get underhooks.
Joukahainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joukahainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallenda misses with a right hand
and Joukahainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joukahainen has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Joukahainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joukahainen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallenda misses with a body shot.
Joukahainen avoids the body shot from Wallenda.
Joukahainen tries to keep at a distance but Wallenda has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallenda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wallenda prevents Joukahainen from breaking the clinch.
Joukahainen looking for a takedown.
Wallid Wallenda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorma Joukahainen.
Joukahainen blocking some punches.
Wallenda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Wallenda fails to land.
Wallenda has a couple of punches blocked by Joukahainen.
Joukahainen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wallenda has him pressed against the cage.
Wallenda has a couple of punches blocked by Joukahainen.
Wallenda lands with a right to the head.
Joukahainen is looking to break free of the clinch but Wallenda has double underhooks.
Wallenda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Wallenda's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Joukahainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joukahainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallenda manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallenda loads up on a big right hand but Joukahainen slips the punch.
Wallenda moves away from the strike by Joukahainen.
Wallenda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joukahainen.
Joukahainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wallenda. Wallenda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wallenda throws a lazy uppercut
and Joukahainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wallenda is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Joukahainen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A jab from Joukahainen misses.
Joukahainen cracks Wallenda with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Joukahainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joukahainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wallenda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Joukahainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wallenda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wallenda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallenda.
Wallenda 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.
Wallid Wallenda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wallid Wallenda's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wallenda tries to clinch up.
Joukahainen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wallenda throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Joukahainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joukahainen loads up on a big right hand but Wallenda slips the punch.
Wallenda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Joukahainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wallenda doesn't manage to clinch there - Joukahainen circles away.
Joukahainen swings for the body but Wallenda moves out of range.
Wallenda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joukahainen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wallenda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Joukahainen manages to get himself to full guard.
Wallenda trying to control but Joukahainen is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallenda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wallenda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joukahainen on the ground.
Wallenda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukahainen keeping moving, preventing Wallenda from controlling successfully.
Wallenda works over Joukahainen with some ground and pound from guard.
Wallenda trying to control but Joukahainen is working from the bottom.
Joukahainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wallenda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joukahainen can do to turn this around?
Wallenda trying to control but Joukahainen is working from the bottom.
Wallenda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wallenda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wallenda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joukahainen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wallenda has managed to get both his arms back between Joukahainen's legs - danger averted.
Wallenda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Joukahainen tries to strike from the bottom.
Wallenda advances position into side control!
Joukahainen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wallenda tries to advance to mount but Joukahainen denies him.
Wallenda lands some shots froms side control.
Wallenda scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Joukahainen to see if he's OK.
Wallenda cracks Joukahainen with a big elbow.
Joukahainen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallenda wants to control but Joukahainen is keeping him busy.
Wallenda landing a few strikes.
Wallenda working the head and body with strikes.
Joukahainen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wallenda creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wallenda working away.
Joukahainen is trying to improve his position.
Joukahainen is trying to control Wallenda's posture but Wallenda avoids it.
Joukahainen taking a bit of punishment here - Wallenda scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joukahainen struggling a bit here.
Wallenda throwing strikes but Joukahainen manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Wallenda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Joukahainen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Joukahainen scoring with punches from side control.
Joukahainen gets to mount! Wallenda was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Joukahainen wants to control the pace but Wallenda is squirming around nicely.
Wallenda is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wallid Wallenda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wallid Wallenda's cut.
That's time! Wallenda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Joukahainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Wallenda wants to clinch
and Joukahainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joukahainen lands the left hand.
Wallenda misses with a body shot.
Joukahainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joukahainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallenda is just out of range.
Wallid Wallenda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joukahainen cracks Wallenda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wallenda clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukahainen tries to break free but Wallenda pushes him back against the cage.
Joukahainen is trying to push Wallenda away but Wallenda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wallenda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wallenda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Wallenda - that landed with a thud.
Wallid Wallenda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukahainen is looking to break free of the clinch but Wallenda has double underhooks.
Joukahainen tries to break the clinch but Wallenda is controlling the position.
Wallenda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wallenda misses with a punch on the inside.
Wallenda swings wildly with an uppercut but Joukahainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallenda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joukahainen drags the fight down to the ground.
Wallenda throws a big right hand that misses.
Wallenda's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wallenda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joukahainen is keeping the position for now.
Joukahainen looking for a triangle here. Wallenda is fighting it but it looks tight! Joukahainen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Wallenda is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jorma Joukahainen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bjorkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pebbles OfCocoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Bjorkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pebbles OfCocoa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from OfCocoa misses.
OfCocoa jabs Bjorkman right on the nose. Bjorkman blinks but takes it well.
OfCocoa tries to clinch up
and Bjorkman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Pebbles OfCocoa has been cut.
OfCocoa misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Bjorkman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
OfCocoa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bjorkman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Bjorkman.
No joy there for OfCocoa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjorkman punishes OfCocoa's body with a nice straight punch.
Bjorkman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
OfCocoa lands with a hook. Bjorkman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bjorkman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed OfCocoa momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right-left combo lands from OfCocoa.
Bjorkman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OfCocoa tries to bum rush Bjorkman with a series of wild strikes but Bjorkman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bjorkman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
OfCocoa takes one on the button.
OfCocoa feints a jab promting Bjorkman to slip. OfCocoa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bjorkman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bjorkman lands a head shot.
Bjorkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
OfCocoa is looking for the big counter here.
OfCocoa is looking to clinch.
Bjorkman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bjorkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OfCocoa moves away.
OfCocoa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bjorkman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Bjorkman finds it's way through OfCocoa's defenses.
OfCocoa is rocked!
Donk. Bjorkman catches OfCocoa right on the button with a cross.
OfCocoa is still on wobbly legs! Can Bjorkman finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjorkman throws an uppercut from hell that sends OfCocoa clean off his feet! He's out cold! Bjorkman stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erik Bjorkman!
A relieved looking Erik Bjorkman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ikuhisa Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Corll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Corll!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corll was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsumoto.
It seemed like Corll was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matsumoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matsumoto slips a jab from Corll.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matsumoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Corll looks to throw the jab but Matsumoto is out of range.
Corll lands a left and a right that send Matsumoto crashing to the mat, dazed. Corll thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Matsumoto is rocked!
It looks like Ikuhisa Matsumoto has been cut.
Corll takes a swing at Matsumoto's ribcage but misses.
Matsumoto moves out of range as Corll strikes.
Corll throws a shot from downtown. Matsumoto moves away and avoids it.
Matsumoto loads up on a big right hand but Corll slips the punch.
Corll looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corll takes one to the side of the head.
Matsumoto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Matsumoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corll throws a jab when Matsumoto was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Matsumoto misses the target.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Corll! Matsumoto is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Corll!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dalvon Bz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paez Paez (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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27
168 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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25
169 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dalvon Bz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paez Paez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bz scoring well with a low kick there.
Bz cracks Paez with a good jab.
Paez moves in looking to clinch but Bz pushes him off.
Paez moves in looking to clinch but Bz pushes him off.
Dalvon Bz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paez shoots in but no luck this time.
Paez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paez shoots for a takedown but Bz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paez misses with a takedown attempt
and Bz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dalvon Bz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paez Paez.
Paez prevents Bz from breaking the clinch.
Bz trying to control the position but instead, Paez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bz into the cage.
Bz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paez needs to keep his hands up - Bz had a free shot at his head there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bz lands a jab.
Paez walks into a left hand.
Paez drops his hands momentarily and Bz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bz lands with an overhand left.
Paez is looking to clinch.
Bz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab, jab by Bz - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paez shoots in looking for a takedown but Bz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Paez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bz is fending him off so far but Paez persists. Nope, Bz circles away and we're back to standing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bz, as that shot connected.
Bz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bz as he connects with a hook.
Bz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bz but Bz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bz dips to his left and cracks Paez with an uppercut!
Paez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It looks like Bz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dalvon Bz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paez closes the distance and clinches up with Bz, looking for a takedown. Paez pushes Bz against the cage but Bz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bz checks the leg kick.
Paez fails to land the takedown.
Paez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paez somewhat.
Paez moves into range and clinches up with Bz.
Paez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bz works the jab nicely.
Paez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Paez manages to circle out of the way.
Paez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bz throws out a powerful jab.
Paez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bz avoids the head kick by Paez.
Bz connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paez. Paez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheers as Bz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paez doesn't seem phased though.
Paez shoots for a double leg takedown but Bz sprawls well. He's pushed Paez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bz scores with a nice head shot.
Bz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bz.
Paez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Bz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dalvon Bz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bz cracks the inside of Paez's front leg.
Jab, jab by Bz - just one landing.
Bz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paez can do to turn this around?
Paez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paez tries to close the distance and clinch but Bz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bz connects with a single shot there.
Paez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Paez.
Paez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paez trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Paez to work.
Bz is trying to force a seperation but Paez has the dominant position.
Bz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paez slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Paez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bz lands a jab.
A lazy left from Bz finds it's target.
Paez takes one to the chin there.
Paez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bz circles away.
Bz connects with the punch.
Paez dives in and grabs Bz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bz pushes down on Paez's head and hops out.
Dalvon Bz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paez Paez.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paez at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bz.
Bz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bz lands a jab to the nose.
Paez is rocked!
Jab from Bz.
Paez is still on wobbly legs! Can Bz finish him?
Bz drops Paez with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Paez! Bz dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dalvon Bz!
A relieved looking Dalvon Bz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Primicin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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27
188 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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20
192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenny Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Primicin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Primicin misses with a hook.
Primicin checks a low kick from Ramsey.
A big left from Primicin misses.
Primicin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramsey throws a jab when Primicin was well out of range.
Primicin throws out a counter right but Ramsey avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot by Primicin.
Primicin tries to clinch but Ramsey moves out of range.
Primicin misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramsey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ramsey scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Primicin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramsey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Primicin misses with an uppercut. Ramsey saw that one coming.
Primicin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Primicin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Primicin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramsey.
Primicin misses with a hook to the body
and Ramsey counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Primicin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramsey.
Ramsey throwing a counter right hand but Primicin manages to avoid it.
Primicin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Primicin throws the left hand but Ramsey avoids the punch easily.
Ivan Primicin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramsey throws a leg kick but Primicin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ramsey scores with the left hand. Primicin knows he should have avoided that one.
Primicin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Primicin misses with a looping left.
Ramsey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Primicin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ramsey throws a front kick aimed at Primicin's knee but Primicin avoids it well.
Primicin throws a series of punches but Ramsey moves out of range.
Ramsey scores with a body shot.
Primicin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ramsey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot by Ramsey.
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!
Primicin misses with a hook. Ramsey ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Primicin. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Primicin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramsey was well out of range. Poor timing from Primicin.
Ramsey misses with a leg kick.
Ramsey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Primicin digs a good hook to Ramsey's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Primicin. Ramsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramsey connects with a body shot.
Primicin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Primicin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramsey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramsey is looking to wear down Primicin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice cross by Ramsey.
Primicin throws a big shot that misses.
Primicin misses with a two punch combination.
Ramsey is looking to counter punch.
Ramsey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Primicin.
Primicin throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ramsey to counter with a crisp jab.
Primicin throws an overhand right that lands on Ramsey's shoulder, as Ramsey tries to avoid the shot.
Ramsey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Primicin is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Primicin both land. Nice combination.
Primicin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramsey misses with a body shot.
Ramsey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ramsey misses with a straight right.
Primicin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramsey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramsey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Primicin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramsey looks to land a combination but Primicin avoids it well.
Ramsey throws a head kick that misses.
Primicin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramsey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Primicin.
Ramsey is rocked!
Primicin Throws a clean left jab. Primicin Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Ramsey's chin! Ramsey crumbles to the ground and Primicin follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Primicin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Primicin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glossu Rabban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olson comes to the cage accompanied by Bleed It Out- Linkin Park. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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23
214 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Olson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glossu Rabban!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olson scores with a shot to the body.
Rabban will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Olson closes the distance and clinches.
Rabban manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rabban wants to stand up but Olson is controlling him.
Rabban working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Olson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Olson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rabban has his foot on Olson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olson works his way back into a safe position though.
Olson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rabban has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Olson doesn't defend quickly enough and Rabban has managed to lock this one up! Can Olson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rabban on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Glossu Rabban!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Glossu Rabban made sure he mentioned KnockOut, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Will Olson spoke after the fight, saying 'I Counted 37 times the dirty bastard cheated. The ref really needs to step up his game.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Nickal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannibal Lecter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Nickal !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Nickal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nickal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nickal moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Nickal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Lecter walks into a stiff left hand from Nickal .
Nickal lands a nice hook to Lecter's body. Lecter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickal counters with a nice uppercut.
Lecter clobbers Nickal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nickal blocks a jab.
Nickal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lecter defends it well.
Nickal slips a straight right by Lecter.
Nickal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Lecter throws a nice looking combination but Nickal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Nickal saw that one coming.
Lecter misses with an uppercut
and Nickal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been hearing reports that Lecter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nickal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lecter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Nickal moved out of range nicely.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Nickal is out of range.
Nickal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Nickal .
Hannibal Lecter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Nickal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Lecter lands with a right hand.
Nickal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Nickal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nickal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Lecter wants to clinch up but Nickal keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nickal 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
and Nickal counters with a three punch combo that has Lecter backing up. Lecter nods at Nickal to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickal staying out of range there.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickal connects with a jab.
Nickal staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nickal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nickal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Nickal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lecter thuds his right hand into Nickal 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nickal misses with a wild body shot.
Nickal takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lecter throws the left hand but Nickal avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Nickal .
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Nickal 's head but Nickal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nickal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lecter on the side of the head.
Nickal misses with an uppercut
and Lecter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nickal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nickal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lecter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nickal ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Nickal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nickal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for Nickal .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickal feints the counter takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Lecter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
Nickal missing with a left hand there. Lecter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickal lands with an uppercut that bounces Lecter off the cage and back into range.
Nickal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
and Nickal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lecter!
The ground and pound from Nickal seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nickal scores with punches from side control.
Nickal working away.
Nickal connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lecter some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bo Nickal will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nickal counters with a shoot takedown. Lecter fights it but they end up in guard.
Nickal forces his way into half guard.
Lecter is looking to improve his position.
Nickal lands strikes from half guard.
Nickal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nickal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nickal .
Lecter looking for submissions off his back.
Nickal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lecter is looking to improve his position.
Lecter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nickal 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nickal 's back!
Nickal wants to control his opponent's hands but Lecter gets his hands free.
Lecter patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
You can see the frustration on Nickal 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Nickal is keeping busy.
Lecter misses with an elbow to the head.
Nickal tries to roll but Lecter sticks to his back.
Nickal just trying to survive but Lecter is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Nickal wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter working for a choke but Nickal is defending well.
Nickal rolls, trying to escape but Lecter keeps control of the position.
Lecter working for a choke but Nickal is defending well.
Nickal wants to control his opponent's hands but Lecter gets his hands free.
Nickal can't escape the position.
Nickal tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Nickal felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lecter sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nickal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lecter with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal can't escape the position.
Lecter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nickal tries to hold on but Lecter postures up.
Nickal slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nickal is doing well to control the position and prevent Lecter from advancing to side control.
Lecter trying to control from Nickal 's half guard. Nickal has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lecter is looking to work some ground and pound but Nickal has wrist control.
Lecter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nickal wants to sweep here but Lecter controlling him for the moment.
Nickal seems keen to control Lecter's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lecter is one step ahead there.
Lecter trying to control but Nickal is working from the bottom.
Lecter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Nickal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickal misses with a body shot
and Lecter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nickal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bo Nickal has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Lecter is looking to control Nickal 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lecter avoid being mounted?
Nickal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hannibal Lecter will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lecter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
and Nickal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lecter manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Nickal slips the punch.
Nickal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Nickal staying out of range there.
Nickal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lecter throws the left hand but Nickal avoids the punch easily.
And Nickal tries to counter it with a takedown but Lecter pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Nickal 's shoulder, as Nickal tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Nickal misses.
Nickal punishes Lecter's body with a nice straight punch.
Nickal moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Nice jab there from Lecter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal lands a jab to the head.
Nickal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nickal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nickal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lecter throws a jab when Nickal was well out of range.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Nickal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nickal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nickal works over Lecter with some ground and pound from guard.
Lecter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nickal 's guard.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Nickal keeps moving.
Lecter stopping the sweep attempt from Nickal .
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.
Nickal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickal pulls Lecter in close to his closed guard and prevents Lecter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lecter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nickal is keeping the position for now.
Lecter is fighting to break Nickal 's control of his arms but Nickal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nickal 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.
Lecter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lecter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nickal seems keen to control Lecter's posture.
Nickal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lecter stopping the sweep attempt from Nickal .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is controlling Lecter's posture.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nickal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lecter's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nickal 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nickal throwing strikes from guard but Lecter blocks nicely.
Nickal chips away with some ground and pound.
Nickal working some strikes from top position.
Nickal throws a big right hand that misses.
Nickal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lecter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nickal .
Nickal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal preventing the sweep.
Lecter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nickal connects with a couple of short punches.
Lecter working a defensive guard here.
Lecter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nickal is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lecter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nickal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nickal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lecter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nickal moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Nickal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nickal lands a body shot.
Jab, jab by Nickal - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Nickal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nickal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Nickal !
Hannibal Lecter spoke after the fight, saying 'i think he put his finger up my bum'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Palmeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Palmeri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tank Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmeri misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Palmeri's head coaches at Holding Cell that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shamrock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palmeri.
Palmeri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Palmeri.
Shamrock tries to work over Palmeri's front leg with a kick but Palmeri checks it.
Palmeri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palmeri feinted with a counter takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Shamrock. Those never looked like landing.
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palmeri circles away quickly and effectively.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Palmeri moves out of range.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Tank Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmeri lands a leg kick that knocks Shamrock off balance momentarily.
Palmeri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shamrocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Tank Shamrock has been cut.
Shamrock throws a poor cross that misses
and Palmeri counters with a good, hard body kick but Shamrock shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmeri lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmeri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palmeri ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Palmeri throwing a counter right hand but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Palmeri defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shamrock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmeri.
Shamrock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palmeri.
Palmeri is looking to counter with head kicks.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palmeri throws a leg kick which misses Shamrock's front leg but catches the back leg as Shamrock tries to avoid it.
Shamrock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Palmeri doesn't seem bothered though.
Shamrock tried to score with a low kick but Palmeri checks it.
Palmeri appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Palmeri.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two 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!
Shamrock misses with a double jab
and Palmeri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shamrock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Palmeri 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 Shamrock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shamrock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Despite the aggression on Shamrock's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Palmeri avoids it well.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Palmeri connects with an inside leg kick.
Shamrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shamrock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Palmeri counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shamrock working a defensive guard here.
Palmeri landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock working a defensive guard but Palmeri passes into half guard.
Palmeri has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Palmeri lands a nice short elbow.
Shamrock has hold of Palmeri's hands but Palmeri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Palmeri uses his free foot to push down on Shamrock's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shamrock.
Palmeri postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shamrock looks a forlorn figure.
Palmeri lands a couple of good shots and Shamrock has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Palmeri landing with strikes.
That has opened up Tank Shamrock's cut even more.
Palmeri is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Shamrock just trying to survive but Palmeri is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmeri scores with punches to the body.
The cut above Tank Shamrock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock covers up after that shot from Palmeri.
Tank Shamrock's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tank Shamrock's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frankie Palmeri!
Frankie Palmeri retains his heavyweight title!
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