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IFT31 - Hot in here PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between ben dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Nweave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Bob Nweave enters the cage!
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282 lbs
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275 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, ben dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Nweave!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nweave scores with a kick to the body.
Nweave closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
dover wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Nweave working away.
dover is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
dover trying his best to control but Nweave has mounted him.
dover throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
dover tries to reverse the position but Nweave maintains control.
Nweave controlling the pace for now.
dover is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nweave controlling from the full mount.
dover is trying desperately to improve position.
dover tries to lock up and control but Nweave gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
dover keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
dover is breathing heavily.
Nweave looking to finish dover with some ground and pound. This is bad for dover!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nweave controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dover really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nweave controlling from the full mount.
Nweave blocks dover's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nweave takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dover keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nweave tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four 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.
Nweave unloading with bombs!
Nweave controlling from the full mount.
dover working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nweave controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Nweave dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nweave scores with a takedown into dover's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bob Nweave.
dover misses with a takedown attempt
and Nweave counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in dover's guard now.
dover is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nweave is aware though and is defending well.
Nweave not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nweave forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nweave content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
dover actively working from the bottom here.
dover actively working from the bottom here.
dover wants to stand back up but Nweave manages to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
dover tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
dover is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nweave avoids the attempt from dover to control.
Nweave controlling his opponent.
dover is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dover is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
dover keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nweave tries to control but dover wriggling away.
dover manages to regain half guard. Good work.
dover is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nweave pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
dover tries to get to full guard but Nweave has control of the leg.
Nweave blocks the strikes from dover.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dover gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Nweave showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
dover shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nweave counters with a single leg into guard. dover didn't expect that.
dover is looking to sweep but instead, Nweave has passed into half guard.
Nweave not doing much here.
dover trying to control but Nweave postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dover is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nweave is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dover is trying to get back to full guard.
dover punching from the bottom.
Nweave seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
dover is looking to control Nweave's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can dover avoid being mounted?
Nweave takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nweave frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
dover tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nweave controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nweave looking to control but dover is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nweave tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
ben dover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nweave in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
dover wants to control but Nweave is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
dover wants to try and get back to his feet.
dover is looking to get to half guard.
dover flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nweave can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as dover is looking to escape.
Nweave stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Nweave comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nweave has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Bob Nweave!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Bob Nweave!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Bob Nweave!
Bob Nweave wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iron Ispa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Ooka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ispa has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
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185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Ispa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Ooka!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooka moves into the clinch.
Ooka jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ooka trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ooka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ooka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ispa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ispa is breathing heavily.
Ooka will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ooka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ooka 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ooka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ooka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ispa!
Ooka looking to finish Ispa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ispa!
Ooka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ooka throwing strikes here but Ispa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooka looking to isolate an arm here. Ispa doesn't see it coming and as Ooka extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Ooka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Ooka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Olle Matsdottir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Turner is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Olle Matsdottir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Turner!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner tries to clinch up but Matsdottir circles away and keeps his distance.
Matsdottir has closed the distance and engaged Turner in a clinch.
Matsdottir stops a takedown attempt from Turner.
The referee is keeping an eye on Matsdottir - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Matsdottir blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Matsdottir to work.
Matsdottir taking a breather.
Matsdottir keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner closes the distance but Matsdottir moves to the side
and Matsdottir counters with a series of strikes. Turner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Turner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Matsdottir pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matsdottir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Turner wants to stand but Matsdottir is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner trying to control the position here.
Turner is trying to control the position but Matsdottir postures up.
Matsdottir is fighting to break Turner's control of his arms but Turner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Matsdottir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Matsdottir wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Matsdottir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Matsdottir is stalling in the full guard.
Matsdottir trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Turner pushes Matsdottir off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Matsdottir instigates a clinch.
Matsdottir wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Matsdottir.
Turner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Matsdottir gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsdottir.
Matsdottir leaning his opponent against the cage.
Turner tries to pull guard but Matsdottir holds him up against the cage and eventually Turner drops back down to his feet.
Sven Olle Matsdottir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Turner.
Matsdottir is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
Turner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Turner.
Matsdottir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matsdottir avoids the elbow strike from Turner, against the cage.
Matsdottir successfully pulls guard.
Turner is fighting to break Matsdottir's control of his arms but Matsdottir is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsdottir is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turner is controlling him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Matsdottir holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner looking to pass the guard.
Matsdottir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matsdottir wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Matsdottir looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Turner will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turner tries to clinch but Matsdottir moves away
and Matsdottir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Matsdottir.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Matsdottir from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sven Olle Matsdottir.
Turner wants to clinch but Matsdottir slips to the side
and Matsdottir counters with a single leg into guard. Turner didn't expect that.
Turner is pulling down on Matsdottir's head to control his posture.
Matsdottir throws a big right hand that misses.
Matsdottir looking to sit in guard and control but Turner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matsdottir is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsdottir trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner is working an open guard so Matsdottir takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Turner wants to clinch but Matsdottir slips to the side
and Matsdottir decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turner's guard.
Matsdottir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsdottir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matsdottir decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Turner, up you get!
Matsdottir moves into the clinch successfully.
Matsdottir's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Matsdottir goes for a takedown in the clinch but Turner prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsdottir drops down looking for an ankle pick but Turner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice shot by Turner.
Turner with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner tries to clinch up but Matsdottir circles away and keeps his distance.
Turner closes the distance but Matsdottir moves to the side
and Matsdottir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Matsdottir prevents Turner from standing back up.
Turner is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsdottir is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Turner is looking to improve his position.
Matsdottir sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Turner is refusing to be controlled, as Matsdottir sits in half guard.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Matsdottir.
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.
Matsdottir passes the guard and advances to mount!
Matsdottir trying to control but Turner is having none of it.
Matsdottir jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Turner is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Turner and Matsdottir has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner prevents Matsdottir from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Olle Matsdottir dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matsdottir instigates a clinch.
Matsdottir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Turner up against the cage.
Matsdottir jumps guard and drags Turner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Matsdottir working a defensive guard here.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner tries to free his leg and advance position but Matsdottir is retaining full guard.
Matsdottir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matsdottir trying to keep a closed guard but Turner is proving a slippery customer.
Matsdottir has his hands on Turner's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsdottir'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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matsdottir is on top in guard.
Matsdottir has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Matsdottir trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matsdottir might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Matsdottir postures up in Turner's guard and throws a big left but Turner blocks it.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Matsdottir from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sven Olle Matsdottir.
Turner sizes up Matsdottir with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsdottir.
An inside leg kick from Turner misses.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Matsdottir's head but Matsdottir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner throws a series of punches but Matsdottir moves out of range.
Matsdottir fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turner checks it well.
Turner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turner closes the distance but Matsdottir moves to the side
and Matsdottir counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Turner's guard now.
Matsdottir won't allow Turner to get back to his feet.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matsdottir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matsdottir wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsdottir throws a big right hand that misses.
Turner manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Matsdottir rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Matsdottir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Turner tries to pull guard but Matsdottir won't allow it.
Turner trying to control the position but instead, Matsdottir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Turner into the cage.
Matsdottir has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matsdottir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matsdottir pulls his leg out and moves away.
Matsdottir clinches up against the cage.
Matsdottir keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matsdottir jumps into guard, dragging Turner to the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Matsdottir holds on and takes a little breather.
Sven Olle Matsdottir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Olle Matsdottir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matsdottir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Sven Olle Matsdottir!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Sven Olle Matsdottir!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Sven Olle Matsdottir!
Sven Olle Matsdottir wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan de Madrid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerma Pekoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan de Madrid has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan de Madrid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kerma Pekoni!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Madrid stuffs the takedown attempt from Pekoni. Pekoni gets slowly back to his feet.
de Madrid fails to land with a series of punches.
de Madrid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pekoni moves away.
de Madrid misses with a hook. Pekoni ducked under it nicely.
Pekoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juan de Madrid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from de Madrid.
Pekoni changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. de Madrid tries to avoid it but Pekoni manages to keep hold of a leg and drag de Madrid to the ground. de Madrid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
de Madrid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
de Madrid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pekoni.
Pekoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
de Madrid misses with a looping right.
A big left from de Madrid misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from de Madrid.
Danga de danga de dang - de Madrid scores with a four punch combination!
de Madrid tries to bum rush Pekoni with a series of wild strikes but Pekoni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
de Madrid throws a series of punches but Pekoni moves out of range.
de Madrid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from de Madrid. Pekoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekoni fails to land the takedown.
Juan de Madrid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kerma Pekoni.
de Madrid misses with a few strikes there.
de Madrid misses with a series of wild punches.
de Madrid scores with a jab to the head.
de Madrid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
de Madrid misses with an uppercut. Pekoni saw that one coming.
de Madrid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de Madrid misses with a straight right.
A jab from de Madrid misses.
de Madrid throws a series of punches but Pekoni moves out of range.
Pekoni scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
de Madrid is staying active underneath Pekoni, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekoni is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, de Madrid has managed to free his arm - good work.
de Madrid is defending against the submission attempts here by Pekoni.
de Madrid is staying active underneath Pekoni, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Madrid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
de Madrid is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pekoni's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pekoni's back!
Pekoni is trying to get back to his feet but de Madrid has full control of the position and if anything, Pekoni has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Pekoni rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pekoni wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Well, if de Madrid is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pekoni wants to get back to his feet.
de Madrid is keen to just control but Pekoni is a slippery customer.
de Madrid slows the pace down in half guard.
de Madrid passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pekoni!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan de Madrid 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.
de Madrid misses with a few strikes there.
de Madrid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pekoni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
de Madrid takes a swing at Pekoni's ribcage but misses.
Pekoni dodges the punch combination from de Madrid.
de Madrid looks to land a right hand but Pekoni moved out of range.
Pekoni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
de Madrid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pekoni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekoni blocks a jab.
Pekoni tries to move into range but de Madrid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
de Madrid throws a hook but Pekoni avoids it easily.
Pekoni looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pekoni trying to control the position from guard on top but de Madrid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekoni takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Pekoni passes de Madrid's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
de Madrid trying to control but Pekoni postures up.
de Madrid is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
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.
Pekoni is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
de Madrid is trying to control but can't.
Pekoni is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pekoni is sneakily working for an arm triangle but de Madrid sees it coming and defends easily.
Pekoni is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Madrid is controlling Pekoni's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de Madrid misses with a two punch combination.
de Madrid throws a nice looking combination but Pekoni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from de Madrid does it's job there.
de Madrid throws a series of punches but Pekoni avoids them all with ease.
Juan de Madrid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de Madrid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pekoni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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.
de Madrid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
de Madrid misses with a two punch combination.
Pekoni shoots in for a takedown but de Madrid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pekoni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pekoni fails with the takedown.
Pekoni shoots in looking for a takedown. de Madrid tries to sprawl out of it but Pekoni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. de Madrid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Juan de Madrid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kerma Pekoni.
No joy there for de Madrid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
de Madrid swinging wildly here.
de Madrid missing with a left hand there. Pekoni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from de Madrid does no damage.
de Madrid connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan de Madrid dominated that second round.
That's time! de Madrid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pekoni defending well as de Madrid loads up on a big left hand.
de Madrid misses with a wild body shot.
de Madrid throws out a loose jab but Pekoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
de Madrid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pekoni.
Pekoni slips under a jab.
Pekoni moves out of range as de Madrid strikes.
de Madrid lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
de Madrid throws a right and a left that Pekoni avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from de Madrid misses the target.
de Madrid throws out a powerful jab.
de Madrid fails to land with a series of punches.
de Madrid just misses with a punch to the body.
Pekoni moves away from the strike by de Madrid.
de Madrid moves into range and connects with a jab.
de Madrid throws a right hand that Pekoni ducks under and follows up with a left that Pekoni also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Madrid just misses with a punch to the body.
de Madrid throws a big shot that misses.
de Madrid fails to land with a series of punches.
Pekoni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but de Madrid avoids it really well and circles away.
A punch combination from de Madrid misses.
de Madrid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
de Madrid throws a jab but it's blocked by Pekoni.
Pekoni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pekoni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around de Madrid's waist but de Madrid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pekoni off to one side.
de Madrid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pekoni.
Pekoni scores with a takedown into de Madrid's guard.
de Madrid is trying to control the position but Pekoni postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekoni pushes down on de Madrid's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pekoni working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on de Madrid's thigh. de Madrid counters though and makes it back to full guard.
de Madrid manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pekoni manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Madrid works over Pekoni with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pekoni scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pekoni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
de Madrid lands with a cross.
Pekoni looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pekoni is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so de Madrid is just riding it out for now. Pekoni eventually gives up the hold.
Pekoni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Madrid keeping control of the position.
de Madrid actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan de Madrid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for de Madrid, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Juan de Madrid!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Juan de Madrid!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Juan de Madrid!
Juan de Madrid wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between bolbolito bayagosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pieru Haisee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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131 lbs
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140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Solid 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, bolbolito bayagosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pieru Haisee!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Haisee finds it's way through bayagosa's defenses.
Nice takedown defense from bayagosa. No joy for Haisee on that attempt.
bayagosa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
bayagosa trying to control the position but Haisee is working away.
Haisee wants to control but bayagosa postures up.
bayagosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haisee keeps working.
bayagosa misses with the ground and pound.
Haisee wants to control but bayagosa postures up.
Haisee is not content to let bayagosa control the position.
bayagosa has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bayagosa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
bayagosa controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haisee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haisee 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.
bayagosa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Haisee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bayagosa pushing down on Haisee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
bayagosa decides to stand and escape the position.
bayagosa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Haisee blocks a head kick by bayagosa.
bayagosa throws a right and a left that Haisee avoids nicely.
bayagosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
bayagosa prevents Haisee from getting the reversal.
Haisee squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Haisee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haisee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
bayagosa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
bayagosa wants to control the pace but Haisee is squirming around nicely.
bayagosa controlling from the full mount.
Haisee is desperately trying to improve his position but bayagosa has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Haisee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Haisee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with bayagosa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
bayagosa tries to control but Haisee wriggling away.
bayagosa is breathing heavily.
Haisee can't escape the position.
Haisee avoids a strike by bayagosa and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in bayagosa's guard! Fantastic escape!
bayagosa working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
bayagosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bolbolito bayagosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
bayagosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haisee, pushing him back against the cage.
Haisee tries to stall but bayagosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haisee tries to land knees in the clinch but bayagosa avoids the damage to the body.
bayagosa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Haisee regains guard immediately.
Haisee keeping full guard, as bayagosa tries to pass.
bayagosa gets to his feet. Haisee looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice takedown defense from bayagosa. No joy for Haisee on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from bayagosa as Haisee shoots in.
bayagosa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haisee did well to prevent bayagosa getting side control.
Well, if bayagosa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haisee is controlling bayagosa's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bayagosa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haisee wants to get back to full guard.
bayagosa passes to side control.
bayagosa is staying tight to Haisee's torso, preventing him from escaping.
bayagosa working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
bayagosa advances to mount.
Haisee can't escape the position.
Haisee is just holding on here. bayagosa manages to take his back.
bayagosa controlling from the back.
bayagosa controlling well, preventing Haisee from escaping the position.
Haisee is covering up but some of the strikes from bayagosa are getting through and doing damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bayagosa biding his time, controlling Haisee.
bayagosa avoiding Haisee 's attempts to control his hands.
bayagosa thows a strike but Haisee uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Haisee as he ends up in bayagosa 's guard!
Haisee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
bayagosa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
bayagosa is trying to control the action in half guard but Haisee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
bayagosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haisee is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
bayagosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haisee wants to get back to full guard.
bayagosa drops an elbow to the side of Haisee's head.
Haisee is looking for a sweep. bayagosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
bayagosa could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Haisee trying to hold on to bayagosa's head to control him but bayagosa postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Haisee or perhaps it was just good defense by bayagosa which made him look bad.
bolbolito bayagosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pieru Haisee.
bayagosa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
bayagosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haisee's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bolbolito bayagosa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Haisee moves out of range of the body kick.
Haisee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and bayagosa counters by moving into the clinch.
bayagosa turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
bayagosa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Haisee trying to control but bayagosa flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
bayagosa is hanging on to Haisee's back as he tries to escape.
bayagosa gets his hands free as Haisee looks to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bayagosa struggling to keep hold of the position.
bayagosa gets his hands free as Haisee looks to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bayagosa wants to control but Haisee is keeping busy.
bayagosa lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by bayagosa.
A lull in the action here.
Haisee is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if bayagosa gets his way!
bayagosa wants to control but Haisee is keeping busy.
bayagosa is hanging on to Haisee's back as he tries to escape.
bayagosa is not going to allow Haisee to sit and survive in this position.
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.
Haisee is in bad spot here.
bayagosa throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Haisee breaks bayagosa's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
bayagosa wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haisee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
bayagosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Haisee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
bolbolito bayagosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pieru Haisee.
Haisee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haisee wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haisee shoots in but no luck this time.
Haisee wants to clinch
and bayagosa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
bayagosa is working Haisee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haisee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
bayagosa trying to control but Haisee is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as bayagosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haisee keeping moving, preventing bayagosa from controlling successfully.
bolbolito bayagosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bayagosa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
bayagosa looking to sit in guard and control but Haisee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
bayagosa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haisee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. bayagosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pieru Haisee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haisee misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
bolbolito bayagosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for bayagosa, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for bolbolito bayagosa!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for bolbolito bayagosa!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for bolbolito bayagosa!
bolbolito bayagosa wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Jake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryce Dixon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
242 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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23
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Jake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryce Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon stuffs the takedown attempt from Jake. Jake gets slowly back to his feet.
Dixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jake.
Dixon stuffs the takedown.
Dixon drops Jake with a left right combo! Dixon follows him down to the ground into side control.
Dixon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jake is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dixon is controlling him well.
Dixon throws a strike aimed at the side of Jake's head but Jake avoids it well.
Dixon scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Dixon.
Jake wants to get back to his feet.
Jake tries to improve position but can't.
Dixon working the ground and pound but Jake is defending the strikes.
Check out the look on Dixon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jake is rocked!
Dixon cracks Jake with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Dixon immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Jake is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Dixon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryce Dixon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Another Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy has chosen New york as his entrance music. Jussi Virtanen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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217 lbs
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272 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Virtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Another Guy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy shoots for a takedown but Virtanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guy fails with a takedown attempt.
Guy misses with a takedown attempt - Virtanen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jussi Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Another Guy.
Guy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Guy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Virtanen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Virtanen is trying desperately to improve position.
Virtanen is working hard here to advance position.
Guy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Virtanen because Guy loaded up on that one.
Virtanen wants to hold on but Guy pushes him away.
Guy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Guy breaks from Virtanen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Virtanen tries to hold on but Guy pushes him away.
Guy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Virtanen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ground and pound from Guy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Virtanen struggling a bit here.
Guy in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from Guy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Guy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Virtanen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Virtanen taking a bit of punishment here - Guy scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Virtanen struggling a bit here.
Virtanen is breathing heavily.
Guy cracks Virtanen with a big elbow.
Guy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Virtanen is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy controlling the position from side mount.
Guy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Guy throws a strike aimed at the side of Virtanen's head but Virtanen avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Virtanen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Guy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Another Guy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Guy shoots in for a double leg but Virtanen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Virtanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Virtanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Guy distracts Virtanen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guy working some strikes from top position.
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.
Guy controlling from the top position.
Virtanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Guy scoring with some ground and pound.
Guy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Guy with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guy wants to pass the guard but Virtanen is keeping the position.
Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Virtanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guy connects with a couple of short punches.
Guy wants to pass the guard but Virtanen is keeping the position.
Guy distracts Virtanen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy slips nicely into half guard.
Guy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Virtanen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Guy.
Virtanen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Guy is taking a breather. Virtanen 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.
Guy is trying to control. Virtanen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Guy is controlling the pace.
Guy wants to take a breather but Virtanen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Another Guy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Virtanen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Guy or perhaps it was just good defense by Virtanen which made him look bad.
Virtanen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guy's guard.
Virtanen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Guy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Virtanen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jussi Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Another Guy.
Virtanen wants a takedown.
Virtanen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Virtanen regains guard.
Guy slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy working over Virtanen with some ground and pound. Virtanen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Virtanen won't allow Guy to pass to mount.
Guy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Guy lands a nice short elbow.
Virtanen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Virtanen punching from the bottom.
Guy working Virtanen over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen taking some punishment here, with Guy in his half guard.
Guy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Guy controlling the action here.
Virtanen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Guy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Virtanen has hold of Guy's hands but Guy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Guy maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Virtanen could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Guy has cracked it and Virtanen is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Guy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Another Guy!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Cyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pehr Erik Liljestrand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheal Cyde has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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Counter striker
Good 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micheal Cyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pehr Erik Liljestrand!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liljestrand tries to clinch there but Cyde circles away.
Cyde tries for a takedown but Liljestrand sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liljestrand misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liljestrand tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Liljestrand lands but Cyde takes it in his stride.
Liljestrand scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cyde shoots for a double leg takedown but Liljestrand sprawls well. He's pushed Cyde's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cyde changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liljestrand tries to avoid it but Cyde manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liljestrand to the ground. Liljestrand escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Cyde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liljestrand is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyde shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liljestrand as he jumps to the side.
Liljestrand tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Liljestrand thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cyde if he has to take too many more of those.
Liljestrand wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Liljestrand leaves Cyde with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pehr Erik Liljestrand dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cyde avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyde shoots in for a takedown but Liljestrand shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liljestrand misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cyde will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cyde looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Liljestrand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liljestrand squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Liljestrand is controlling an arm, preventing Cyde from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Cyde won't let Liljestrand get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liljestrand prevents Cyde from taking his back.
Cyde has control of Liljestrand's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Liljestrand regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cyde is trying to take his opponent's back.
Liljestrand is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyde looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Liljestrand wants to get back to his feet.
Liljestrand wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Cyde has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Liljestrand taps furiously! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Micheal Cyde!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Liriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumina Sato told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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27
158 lbs
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169 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nelson Liriano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato thows a body kick. Liriano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sato tries to clinch up but Liriano circles away and keeps his distance.
Liriano tries to clinch but Sato moves away
and Sato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liriano throws a one two combo.
Liriano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
A slow jab from Liriano misses its intended target.
Sato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sato feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Liriano pulls Sato in close to prevent any damage.
Sato advances to half guard.
Liriano keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Liriano wants to control but Sato is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Liriano keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sato trying to control the pace.
Liriano is staying active underneath Sato, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sato is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sato looking to finish with strikes here!
Sato can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Liriano is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato moves to the back.
Sato wants to control the position but Liriano frees himself and scrambles - Sato manages to regain control in side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kumina Sato.
Liriano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sato feints and then cracks Liriano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liriano down.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Liriano wants to clinch.
Nelson Liriano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liriano.
Sato lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Liriano misses.
Sato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Liriano misses the target.
Liriano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Liriano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liriano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liriano lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liriano closes the distance but Sato moves to the side
and Sato counters with a head kick. That will keep Liriano thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Liriano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liriano drops Sato with a straight right hand, right on the button! Liriano follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Liriano!
Nelson Liriano retains his lightweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uolevi Kaipainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaipainen has chosen Fredi - Puhu hiljaa rakkaudesta as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
260 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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270 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uolevi Kaipainen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kaipainen.
Kaipainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dos Santos cracks Kaipainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Dos Santos. That snapped Kaipainen's head back.
Kaipainen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaipainen throws a looping overhand right but Dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaipainen. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos thuds his right hand into Kaipainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kaipainen throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Santos's shoulder, as Dos Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Kaipainen slips the punch.
Dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Kaipainen ducks down to avoid it.
Kaipainen misses the shot to the body.
Kaipainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaipainen misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dos Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kaipainen with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Kaipainen avoids it easily.
Kaipainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Kaipainen misses with a straight right.
Kaipainen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaipainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaipainen defending well as Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Dos Santos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dos Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dos Santos cracks Kaipainen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Kaipainen.
Kaipainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Kaipainen.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Kaipainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Kaipainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaipainen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaipainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaipainen misses with a double jab
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Dos Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dos Santos punishes Kaipainen's body with a nice straight punch.
Kaipainen lands with a straight right. Dos Santos didn't see that one coming.
Kaipainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaipainen counters with a left and a right that hurts Dos Santos! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Kaipainen jumps into full mount!
Dos Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dos Santos tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos is trying to escape the mount.
Kaipainen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dos Santos because Kaipainen loaded up on that one.
Kaipainen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dos Santos because Kaipainen loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Kaipainen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dos Santos blocking the ground and pound.
Kaipainen landing punches.
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Kaipainen postures up.
Kaipainen looking to ground and pound but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaipainen unloads with some shots from mount but Dos Santos bucks and avoids them well.
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Kaipainen postures up.
Kaipainen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dos Santos looks a forlorn figure.
Kaipainen unloading with bombs!
Kaipainen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Kaipainen postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Dos Santos is out cold - huge knockout for Kaipainen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Uolevi Kaipainen!
Uolevi Kaipainen is the new heavyweight champion!
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