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SFF 23: Turning Point PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sauli Heilimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Joy Division - Atmosphere. Bobby Bruce could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sauli Heilimo's chin.
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164 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sauli Heilimo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce instigates a clinch.
Heilimo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bruce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heilimo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Heilimo being controlled here, momentarily.
Bruce wanted to stand there but Heilimo had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruce forces his way into half guard.
Bruce decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce moves into the clinch.
Heilimo wants to break free but Bruce has control.
Bruce works on Heilimo's body with a couple of short punches.
Heilimo is trying to force a seperation but Bruce has the dominant position.
Heilimo looks gassed!
Bruce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
Bruce is working Heilimo over against the cage.
Bruce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bruce lands a nice elbow.
Heilimo is rocked!
It looks like Sauli Heilimo has been cut.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heilimo backwards.
Heilimo is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruce finish him?
Bruce lands a big right hand that drops Heilimo! The killer instinct kicks in and Bruce finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bruce!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Bruce!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Victorino (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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275 lbs
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255 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitor Victorino!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger is looking to clinch.
Victorino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hans Burger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Victorino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Hans Burger has been cut.
Burger looks to land a combination but Victorino avoids it well.
Victorino lands with an uppercut that bounces Burger off the cage and back into rage.
Burger avoids the head kick by Victorino.
Victorino is looking to land body kicks.
Victorino throws a lazy right hand but Burger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Victorino blocks a head kick by Burger.
Burger looks to land a combination but Victorino avoids it well.
Victorino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Burger
and Victorino counters with a body kick.
Burger is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victorino lands a jab to the nose.
Burger avoids the head kick by Victorino.
Victorino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Victorino gets a clinch.
Victorino using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Victorino lands a big knee! That's hurt Burger! Oh, he's all over the place! Victorino lands another knee that sends Burger to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Victorino!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Filikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Valhala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko Filikovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
Powerful |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Filikovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Valhala!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valhala takes a swing at Filikovic's ribcage but misses.
Filikovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Filikovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valhala.
Valhala misses the shot to the body.
Valhala blocks a head kick by Filikovic.
A head kick misses from Filikovic.
Valhala gets the takedown into side control.
Filikovic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valhala working the ground and pound.
Valhala lands some shots froms side control.
Valhala is chipping away with strikes.
Valhala working the ground and pound from side control.
Valhala tries to advance to mount but Filikovic denies him.
Filikovic is breathing heavily.
Filikovic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valhala works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valhala scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Filikovic to see if he's OK.
Valhala working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valhala is putting a hurting on Filikovic here, landing some big shots from side control.
It looks like Marko Filikovic has been cut.
Check out the look on Valhala's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Marko Filikovic's cut is getting worse.
Valhala lands a few punches from side control.
Valhala scoring with punches from side control.
Jeez, Marko Filikovic's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marko Filikovic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jake Valhala!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Tryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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173 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Guida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Tryant!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tryant looks for a takedown but Guida sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tryant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tryant misses with a head kick.
Tryant closes the distance and clinches.
Tryant missing with knees to the body.
Guida avoiding damage as Tryant throws knees to the body.
Tryant looking for a takedown.
Tryant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tryant gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Guida to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tryant is trying to control the position but Guida postures up.
Guida lands a couple of digs.
Guida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida postures up.
Guida advances position into side control!
Guida is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tryant will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Tryant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Guida wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Guida scores with punches from side control.
Tryant gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Guida throwing shots but Tryant is blocking nicely.
Guida is working for a kimura but Tryant is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida thows a huge punch but Tryant dodges it nicely.
Tryant is looking to control Guida's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tryant avoid being mounted?
Tryant is looking for a sweep. Guida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Guida lands a nice short elbow.
Tryant is refusing to be controlled, as Guida sits in half guard.
Tryant preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida is trying to control. Tryant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Guida thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tryant's head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guida drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tryant wants to stand up but Guida is controlling him.
Tryant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tryant is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Guida is just riding it out for now. Tryant eventually gives up the hold.
Tryant looks gassed!
Tryant decides to stand and escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tryant stuffs the takedown.
Tryant tries to close the distance and clinch but Guida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guida swats away the attempt to clinch by Tryant.
Tryant is looking to clinch.
Tryant wants to clinch up but Guida keeps it at a distance.
Tryant tries to clinch there but Guida circles away.
Guida throws a head kick but Tryant moves out of range.
Guida doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tryant counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Guida is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Guida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tryant tries to clinch but Guida moves out of range.
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 Julius Guida will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tryant tries to clinch up but Guida circles away and keeps his distance.
Tryant throws a head kick but Guida moves out of range.
Tryant tries to close the distance and clinch but Guida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Julius Guida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guida closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tryant is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Guida is controlling him well.
Tryant defending against the ground and pound.
Tryant regains half guard.
Guida is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Tryant still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Tryant has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Tryant stands up.
Tryant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Guida lands in his opponent's guard.
Guida prevents Tryant from getting back to his feet.
Tryant is pulling down on Guida's head. It's preventing any offense from Guida, at least for the moment.
Tryant wants to get back to his feet but Guida is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tryant wants to sweep here but Guida controlling him for the moment.
Guida passes Tryant's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Guida's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Guida's back!
Tryant wants to control but Guida is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tryant looking for the choke from the back.
Guida just trying to survive but Tryant is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Tryant is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Tryant gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Tryant gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Tryant apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Guida looks for a takedown but Tryant sprawls well.
Tryant is looking to clinch.
Guida shoots and misses
and Tryant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tryant.
Tryant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tryant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guida's face.
Tryant is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Guida can't fight it off and eventually Tryant manages to take the fight to the floor. Guida looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tryant defends well.
Tryant wants to get up but he can't break Guida's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Guida wants to sweep here but Tryant controlling him for the moment.
Tryant wants to control from the top but Guida keeps moving.
Tryant lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tryant wants to control from the top but Guida keeps moving.
Tryant throws and elbow that misses. Guida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tryant's guard. Nice move by Guida!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Guida is looking to work some ground and pound but Tryant has wrist control.
Tryant keeping full guard, as Guida tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tryant is looking to clinch but Guida is avoiding it.
Tryant wants to clinch.
Tryant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guida blocks a head kick by Tryant.
Tryant clinches.
Guida misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shawn Tryant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Tryant tries to clinch up.
Tryant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tryant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guida closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tryant to the mat! Tryant manages to get full guard.
Guida wants to control from the top but Tryant keeps moving.
Tryant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Guida defends well.
Tryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guida looking to pass the guard.
Tryant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guida.
Tryant controls Guida momentarily but Guida frees himself.
Tryant has his hands on Guida's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guida shoots and misses
and Tryant counters by moving into the clinch.
Tryant tries to circle away but Guida has him pinned against the cage.
Tryant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guida slips a straight right by Tryant.
Tryant tries to clinch but Guida is having none of it.
Tryant throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Guida was covering up waiting for the punch and Tryant finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tryant gets to his feet - Guida follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guida.
Guida is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tryant sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tryant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tryant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guida shoots for a double leg takedown but Tryant sprawls well. He's pushed Guida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Guida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tryant throws a head kick that misses.
Guida is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tryant sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tryant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tryant wants to clinch.
Tryant scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryant moves in looking to clinch but Guida pushes him off.
Tryant misses with a head kick.
Guida fails with the takedown
and Tryant counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Guida gets back to full guard.
Tryant wants to stand but Guida has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tryant decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Guida, up you get!
Tryant throws a sloppy head kick and Guida moves out of range easily.
Tryant closes the distance and pushes Guida back into the cage.
Guida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tryant misses with a knee strike.
Tryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tryant has his takedown stuffed
and Guida counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tryant won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guida wants to control but Tryant is keeping him busy.
Tryant wants to control but Guida postures up.
The strikes coming from Guida are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Guida prevents Tryant from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guida throws a strike aimed at the side of Tryant's head but Tryant avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Julius Guida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tryant tries to buck Guida off but Guida is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Tryant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tryant 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Tryant!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mazaman man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibe Kong (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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162 lbs
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166 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, mazaman man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ibe Kong!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
man has a takedown stuffed.
man gets the takedown into side control.
Kong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kong is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kong looking for submissions off his back.
Kong is refusing to be controlled, as man sits in half guard.
man works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
man looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kong is avoiding damage well.
Kong gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
man controlling the pace.
Kong trying to control from the bottom.
Kong is looking to get back to full guard here but man has managed to pass to side control instead.
man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kong is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Kong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
man content just to control the position here.
man looking to ground and pound but Kong is blocking nicely.
Kong sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
man is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kong is trying to maintain the position but man is very close to passing his half guard.
man trying to pass the guard but Kong defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with man in particular looking to stall.
Kong wants to control but man is keeping busy.
man is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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.
Kong is trying to get back to full guard.
man stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
man has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mazaman man dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kong defends it nicely.
man misses with a head kick.
man scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kong tries to buck man off but man is having none of it.
Kong wants to control but man postures up.
man is looking to take a break and control but Kong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kong trying to control but man flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
man is not going to allow Kong to sit and survive in this position.
man is riding his opponent, not letting Kong buck him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. mazaman man just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
man forces Kong back against the cage and clinches.
Kong gets underhooks to prevent man's takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kong.
man ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. man no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
man manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kong manages to get himself to full guard.
man wants to pass the guard but Kong is keeping the position.
man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kong on the ground.
man trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.
man has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kong trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong wants to get back to his feet but man is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
man is looking to work some ground and pound but Kong has wrist control.
man controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong working for submissions but it's allowed man to get to half guard.
man tries to pass to full mount but Kong defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong is trying to get back to full guard.
man slows the pace down in half guard.
Kong actively working from the bottom here.
Kong is breathing heavily.
man is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kong wants to control but man is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
man is taking a breather. Kong says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
man stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kong blocking the ground and pound attempt from man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mazaman man dominated that second round.
That's time! man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
man moves into the clinch.
Kong has had enough of the clinch but man keeps him there for the moment.
man blocks a body shot from Kong.
man is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kong wants to break free but man has control.
man can't get the takedown.
Kong tightens his grip and picks man up, before dumping him to the ground. man manages to land in guard.
Kong stands and throws man's legs to the side, diving into side control.
man is looking for a sweep.
Kong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kong working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
man is looking for a sweep.
Kong postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
man bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
man shoots in and drives through. Kong sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mazaman man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kong to score with a decent uppercut.
man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kong tries to avoid it but man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kong to the ground. Kong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong misses with the combination.
Kong throws a nice looking combination but man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
man shoots in and bounces Kong off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
man stays in close to Kong's body and controls the position.
Kong keeping moving, preventing man from controlling successfully.
man is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kong is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
man passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
man not doing much here.
mazaman man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
man's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
man looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
man performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
Kong moves into full guard.
Kong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ibe Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
man controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 mazaman man.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for man, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mazaman man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olav Klint (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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140 lbs
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22
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Story!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olav Klint!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Story slips a jab from Klint.
Klint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klint shoots in for a takedown but Story shows good takedown defense.
Story is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Klint's half guard.
Story thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Klint's head.
Klint really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Story. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Story is pressing down on Klint's thigh, looking to free his foot. Klint is holding on for now.
Klint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Story landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Story is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Story throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Story tries to control but Klint wriggling away.
Klint in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klint is squirming around, avoiding Story's attempts to control the action.
Story landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Story.
Klint tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Story lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Story can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Klint is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Klint can do anything to dispel that myth.
Story working Klint over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story wants to control the pace but Klint is squirming around nicely.
Story avoids the attempt from Klint to control.
Story punching from mount but Klint doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Klint swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Story throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Story trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Story misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story working the ground and pound effectively.
Klint is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Story prevents Klint from getting the reversal.
Story lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Klint hang on?
Story landing strikes from the mount.
Story punishing his opponent with strikes.
Story avoids the attempt from Klint to control.
Story working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Klint is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story throwing strikes here but Klint is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Story thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Klint is in a horrible position here. Story smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Story lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Story is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Klint can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Story lands a nice shot to the head.
Story throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Klint wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Story dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Story drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Klint keeping full guard, as Story tries to pass.
Klint pulls Story in close to his closed guard and prevents Story from doing any damage or advancing position.
Klint has momentary wrist control but Story slips an elbow through the middle.
Story trying to control the position from guard on top but Klint is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Story thows a big elbow that misses.
Story cracks Klint with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story postures up in Klint's guard and throws a big left but Klint blocks it.
Klint pulls Story in close to prevent any damage.
Story trying to control but Klint is working from the bottom.
Story postures up in Klint's guard and throws a big left but Klint blocks it.
Story might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Story is looking to work some ground and pound but Klint has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Klint.
Klint thows a body shot but no joy.
Story closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Klint did well to prevent Story getting side control.
Story 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.
Story is keen to just control but Klint is a slippery customer.
Story is thwarting Klint's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nick Story overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Story is looking to advance position but Klint won't allow it.
Klint trying to control from the bottom.
Story seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Klint trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Klint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Story manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klint misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Klint.
Story throws a jab but it's blocked by Klint.
Olav Klint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klint with a poor takedown
and Story counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Story won't allow Klint to sweep him here.
Story postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Story accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Klint tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Story connects with a couple of short punches.
Klint looking to control.
Story forces his way into half guard.
Story lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story is looking to advance position but Klint won't allow it.
Klint is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Story jumps into side control!
Klint taking a bit of punishment here - Story scoring with strikes.
Klint tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Story lands a decent elbow from side control.
Story advances nicely into full mount.
Story lands a big shot there that rocks Klint but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Story dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Klint slips under a jab.
Story looks to land a right hand but Klint moved out of range.
Klint scores with a one two! Story had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Klint throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Story stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Klint throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Story counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Klint!
Klint is working to get back to half guard.
Klint tries to hold on but Story pushes him away.
Story connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Story looking to finish Klint with some ground and pound. This is bad for Klint!
Klint wants to hold on but Story pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Story there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Story working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klint tries to hold on but Story pushes him away.
Story controlling the pace for now.
Klint holds on to Story around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
BOOM! Story connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Story lands a nice shot to the head.
Story punching from mount but Klint doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Olav Klint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klint is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Klint that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Story breaks from Klint's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Klint tries to hold on but Story postures up.
Story has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Klint's face.
Klint tries to hold on but Story pushes him away.
Story looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klint takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Klint wants to hold on but Story pushes him away.
Story scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Klint?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klint is wriggling around trying to escape.
Story in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Story controlling the position easily from mount.
Klint is working to get back to half guard.
Story lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klint tries to lock up and control but Story gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Story landing strikes from the mount and Klint is in trouble!
Klint in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Klint in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Story is landing with some decent strikes but Klint is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Klint tries to hold on but Story pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Story.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Story putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nick Story is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Story takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Story showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Story, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Story!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blake McClintic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter O Hanrahahanrahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Hanrahahanrahan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gorilla Biscuits - New Direction. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Peter O Hanrahahanrahan enters the cage!
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake McClintic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter O Hanrahahanrahan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Hanrahahanrahan has closed the distance and engaged McClintic in a clinch.
McClintic working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from McClintic.
O Hanrahahanrahan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McClintic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McClintic.
A body shot lands from McClintic.
McClintic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from McClintic on the inside.
McClintic throws a head punch that misses.
O Hanrahahanrahan tries for a takedown. No joy.
O Hanrahahanrahan has McClintic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McClintic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blake McClintic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter O Hanrahahanrahan.
McClintic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McClintic is working O Hanrahahanrahan over against the cage.
O Hanrahahanrahan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
O Hanrahahanrahan is looking for a kimura here.
O Hanrahahanrahan looks gassed!
McClintic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McClintic.
O Hanrahahanrahan trying to control the position from guard on top but McClintic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClintic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
O Hanrahahanrahan throwing strikes from guard but McClintic blocks nicely.
McClintic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Hanrahahanrahan on the ground.
O Hanrahahanrahan wants to pass the guard but McClintic is keeping the position.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McClintic is looking to stand up but O Hanrahahanrahan isn't so interested in that idea.
O Hanrahahanrahan forces his way into half guard.
O Hanrahahanrahan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Hanrahahanrahan wants to lay and pray for a moment but McClintic keeps working.
McClintic is looking to control O Hanrahahanrahan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McClintic avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McClintic closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Hanrahahanrahan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McClintic darts in trying to clinch
and O Hanrahahanrahan counters with a head kick.
McClintic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McClintic tries to clinch up
and O Hanrahahanrahan counters with a head kick.
McClintic instigates a clinch.
McClintic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McClintic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McClintic throws a punch but it's blocked by O Hanrahahanrahan.
McClintic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Hanrahahanrahan is trying to maintain a safe position but McClintic gets an underhook and turns O Hanrahahanrahan into the cage.
McClintic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McClintic prevents a takedown attempt there.
O Hanrahahanrahan manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Hanrahahanrahan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
O Hanrahahanrahan seems to be looking for submissions.
McClintic is trying to get back to full guard.
O Hanrahahanrahan wants to lay and pray for a moment but McClintic keeps working.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with a head shot. McClintic uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter O Hanrahahanrahan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Hanrahahanrahan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from O Hanrahahanrahan.
O Hanrahahanrahan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McClintic tries to throw a body punch but O Hanrahahanrahan avoids it by throwing McClintic back against the cage.
O Hanrahahanrahan is trying to trip McClintic. He has hold of a leg but McClintic is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. O Hanrahahanrahan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
McClintic is looking to stand up but O Hanrahahanrahan isn't so interested in that idea.
McClintic keeping full guard, as O Hanrahahanrahan tries to pass.
O Hanrahahanrahan wants to control from the top but McClintic keeps moving.
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.
O Hanrahahanrahan with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Hanrahahanrahan throwing strikes but missing.
O Hanrahahanrahan wants to control from the top but McClintic keeps moving.
O Hanrahahanrahan wants to get up but he can't break McClintic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McClintic wants to clinch
and O Hanrahahanrahan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McClintic scores with a shot to the side of O Hanrahahanrahan's head.
O Hanrahahanrahan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
McClintic 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.
McClintic can't keep his opponent in guard - O Hanrahahanrahan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
O Hanrahahanrahan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McClintic wants to get back to full guard.
O Hanrahahanrahan wants to work for an arm triangle but McClintic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClintic is concentrating on defense, preventing O Hanrahahanrahan from advancing position.
McClintic is looking for a sweep. O Hanrahahanrahan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Hanrahahanrahan is working for a kimura but McClintic is defending it quite comfortably.
McClintic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McClintic wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McClintic closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Hanrahahanrahan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McClintic's guard now.
O Hanrahahanrahan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McClintic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McClintic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst O Hanrahahanrahan is controlling him.
O Hanrahahanrahan tries to free his leg and advance position but McClintic is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McClintic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
O Hanrahahanrahan has McClintic up against the cage in a clinch.
McClintic misses with a punch on the inside.
O Hanrahahanrahan blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from McClintic fails to land.
O Hanrahahanrahan tries for a takedown but McClintic manages to get underhooks.
McClintic lands a body shot.
McClintic avoids a wild elbow strike from O Hanrahahanrahan.
O Hanrahahanrahan avoids a wild elbow strike from McClintic.
O Hanrahahanrahan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McClintic scores with a hook to the body.
O Hanrahahanrahan can't get the takedown.
O Hanrahahanrahan goes for a takedown in the clinch but McClintic prevents it.
Blake McClintic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter O Hanrahahanrahan.
McClintic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Hanrahahanrahan backwards.
McClintic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McClintic tries a body shot but O Hanrahahanrahan blocks it.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a knee to the head but misses.
McClintic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Hanrahahanrahan.
Nice body punch from McClintic - that landed with a thud.
O Hanrahahanrahan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McClintic is leaning against O Hanrahahanrahan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McClintic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Hanrahahanrahan is working for takedown but McClintic is calmly controlling the position for now.
McClintic is working O Hanrahahanrahan over against the cage.
McClintic misses with a knee to the head.
McClintic is leaning against O Hanrahahanrahan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McClintic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
O Hanrahahanrahan tries to stall but McClintic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McClintic struggles to land a body shot inside as O Hanrahahanrahan controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClintic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McClintic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McClintic works on O Hanrahahanrahan's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for McClintic.
McClintic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Hanrahahanrahan avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Hanrahahanrahan.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from McClintic.
A short left from McClintic.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with an elbow over the top.
McClintic tries a body shot but O Hanrahahanrahan blocks it.
McClintic misses with a punch on the inside.
McClintic gets underhooks to prevent O Hanrahahanrahan's takedown attempt.
A short right from McClintic on the inside.
McClintic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Hanrahahanrahans head.
McClintic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws an elbow but it misses.
O Hanrahahanrahan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McClintic.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McClintic lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Hanrahahanrahan backwards.
McClintic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McClintic.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with an elbow over the top.
O Hanrahahanrahan blocks an uppercut.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with an elbow over the top.
Blake McClintic 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.
McClintic misses with some punches.
McClintic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Hanrahahanrahan blocking some punches.
McClintic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Hanrahahanrahan wants the takedown. McClintic is fighting it off but O Hanrahahanrahan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in McClintic's guard against the cage.
O Hanrahahanrahan postures up in McClintic's guard and throws a big left but McClintic blocks it.
O Hanrahahanrahan wants to control from the top but McClintic keeps moving.
O Hanrahahanrahan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan wants to pass the guard but McClintic is keeping the position.
O Hanrahahanrahan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Hanrahahanrahan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Hanrahahanrahan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
O Hanrahahanrahan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McClintic looks to clinch
and O Hanrahahanrahan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Blake McClintic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Hanrahahanrahan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McClintic closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Hanrahahanrahan counters with a single leg into guard. McClintic didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a strike aimed at the side of McClintic's head but McClintic avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Hanrahahanrahan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with the ground and pound.
O Hanrahahanrahan in side control, throwing shots but McClintic defends.
O Hanrahahanrahan is looking to take a break and control but McClintic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 Blake McClintic.
I think O Hanrahahanrahan 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter O Hanrahahanrahan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Instant Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Silvason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders Silvason is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Instant Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Silvason!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fighter slips a straight right by Silvason.
Fighter lunges at Silvason with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silvason's hand.
Fighter scores with a nice strike.
Silvason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fighter thuds his right hand into Silvason's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Fighter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fighter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silvason tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fighter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fighter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silvason doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fighter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Instant Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fighter, as that shot connected.
It looks like Anders Silvason has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fighter.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fighter.
Fighter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silvason misses with an uppercut.
Fighter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fighter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silvason looks gassed!
Fighter tests Silvason's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fighter cracks Silvason with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fighter lands the left hand.
Silvason takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silvason walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silvason is rocked!
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!
Fighter throws a right hand that Silvason ducks under and follows up with a left that Silvason also avoids with ease.
Silvason ducks right into an uppercut from Fighter.
Silvason is still on wobbly legs! Can Fighter finish him?
Jab by Fighter.
Silvason takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That has opened up Anders Silvason's cut even more.
Fighter drops Silvason with a naaaaasty hook - Silvason is in real trouble here! Fighter dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Instant Fighter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jumi Karka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragunov comes into the arena with Respirar você - Capital Inicial blaring out of the sound system. Karka has chosen Warriors of the world as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Dragunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumi Karka!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragunov checks a low kick from Karka.
Karka throws and low kick but Dragunov moves out of range easily.
Dragunov has closed the distance and engaged Karka in a clinch.
Dragunov presses Karka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dragunov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karka stops a takedown attempt from Dragunov.
Karka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dragunov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dragunov jumps guard.
Dragunov working for a triangle but Karka defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karka trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragunov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragunov has his foot on Karka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karka works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dragunov is keeping the position for now.
Dragunov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dragunov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dragunov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dragunov looking for a triangle here. Karka is fighting it but it looks tight! Dragunov pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Karka is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ivan Dragunov!
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