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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between raul hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silver Surfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver Surfer 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, raul hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Silver Surfer!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch but Surfer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
hernandez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
hernandez misses with a knee strike.
Surfer has clasped his hands together around hernandez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
hernandez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like raul hernandez has been cut.
hernandez wants to control but Surfer postures up.
Surfer cracks hernandez with a big right hand but hernandez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
hernandez tries to improve position but can't.
hernandez is not content to let Surfer control the position.
hernandez wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on hernandez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hernandez tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Surfer thuds a left hand into hernandez's body.
hernandez wants to clinch.
Silver Surfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Surfer circles away from the clinch attempt.
hernandez moves into the clinch.
hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Surfer has double underhooks.
Surfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
hernandez is breathing heavily.
Surfer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Surfer forces hernandez back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from hernandez.
Surfer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Surfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Surfer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surfer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Surfer lands a body shot.
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!
hernandez takes a shot to the head.
Surfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Surfer.
A short uppercut from Surfer.
A short left from Surfer.
hernandez is rocked!
Surfer lands with a light punch inside.
Oh hernandez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Surfer lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops hernandez to his knees! Surfer keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silver Surfer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turo Naama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Turo Naama!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naama clinches up with Hoffman and pushes him back against the cage.
Hoffman manages to break the clinch.
Hoffman throws a nice looking combination but Naama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Naama throws a series of punches but Hoffman avoids them all with ease.
Naama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hoffman but Hoffman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slow jab from Hoffman misses its intended target.
Naama walks into a straight right hand from Hoffman.
A solid leg kick lands there for Naama.
Naama doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoffman circles away.
Hoffman tests Naama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoffman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hoffman throws a combination that misses
and Naama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hoffman.
Hoffman lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffman digs a good hook to Naama's body.
A leg kick checked by Hoffman.
Naama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naama takes one on the button.
Naama lands with a nice combination. Hoffman backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Gunnar Hoffman has been cut.
Naama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoffman, pushing him back against the cage.
Naama tries for a takedown but Hoffman manages to get underhooks.
Naama drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoffman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gunnar Hoffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turo Naama.
Naama looks gassed!
Hoffman lands a left hand.
Hoffman tries to break the clinch but Naama is controlling the position.
Naama wants a takedown.
Hoffman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Naama defending well as Hoffman loads up on a big left hand.
Hoffman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hoffman digs a good hook to Naama's body.
Gunnar Hoffman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naama throws a series of punches but Hoffman moves out of range.
Hoffman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoffman instigates a clinch.
Hoffman is trying to break free.
Hoffman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoffman closes the distance but Naama moves to the side
and Naama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman throws a series of strikes that have Naama backpedaling.
Hoffman throws a series of punches but Naama moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoffman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoffman lands a jab-cross combination.
Hoffman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Naama takes one to the chin there.
Naama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoffman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Naama thinking.
Hoffman closes the distance and clinches.
Hoffman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Naama has Hoffman pressed against the cage, preventing Hoffman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoffman is trying to force a seperation but Naama has the dominant position.
Naama is trying to drag Hoffman to the mat but Hoffman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hoffman lands a right hand.
Naama is trying to drag Hoffman to the mat but Hoffman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naama has Hoffman pressed against the cage, preventing Hoffman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoffman tries to break the clinch but Naama is controlling the position.
Naama can't find room to land a body shot as Hoffman controls the action.
Naama has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hoffman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hoffman can't break the clinch.
Hoffman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naamas head.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoffman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoffman is trying to force a seperation but Naama has the dominant position.
Hoffman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hoffman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Naama has Hoffman pressed against the cage, preventing Hoffman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoffman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Hoffman.
Hoffman pushes Naama up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoffman can't break the clinch.
Hoffman blocks a body shot from Naama.
Naama goes for a takedown attempt but Hoffman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hoffman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman lands with a good body shot.
Hoffman scores with a hook to the body. Naama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hoffman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoffman lands with an uppercut that bounces Naama off the cage and back into rage.
Naama keeps the fight on the outside.
Naama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Naama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hoffman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Naama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hoffman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoffman pushes Naama up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoffman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Naama has him pressed against the cage.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch but Naama keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Hoffman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Hoffman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Hoffman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoffman throws out a powerful jab.
Hoffman thuds his right hand into Naama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hoffman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gunnar Hoffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Naama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoffman swats away the attempt to clinch by Naama.
Hoffman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Naama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoffman lands with a cross.
Hoffman lands a slapping body shot.
Hoffman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoffman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hoffman tries to bum rush Naama with a series of wild strikes but Naama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Naama is breathing heavily.
Hoffman misses with a wild combination.
Naama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoffman to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoffman is fending him off so far but Naama persists. Nope, Hoffman circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoffman lands a body shot.
Gunnar Hoffman is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoffman lands a right hook to the body.
Hoffman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Naama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoffman tries to bum rush Naama with a series of wild strikes but Naama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoffman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hoffman throws a series of strikes that have Naama backpedaling.
Hoffman scores with a nice right hand.
Hoffman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoffman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hoffman punishes Naama's body with a nice straight punch.
Naama tries to move into range but Hoffman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gunnar Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman tries to clinch up.
Hoffman lands with a hook. Naama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hoffman wants to clinch but Naama slips to the side
and Naama counters with a two punch combo.
Naama ducks right into an uppercut from Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoffman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Naama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoffman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Naama in his tracks.
Hoffman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A left lands for Hoffman.
Hoffman works over Naama's head and body with a nice combination.
Hoffman is working the combinations to good effect here.
A cross from Hoffman lands.
Hoffman darts in and clinches Naama up against the cage.
Hoffman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoffman works the jab nicely.
Naama tries to clinch up
and Hoffman counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naama takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hoffman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Naama dodges the punch combination from Hoffman.
A right-left combo lands from Hoffman.
Naama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hoffman digs a good body shot into Naama's ribs.
Hoffman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch but Naama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hoffman.
Naama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoffman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Naama. Naama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hoffman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Naama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a wild combination.
Naama keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoffman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoffman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoffman's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoffman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves 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!
Hoffman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Naama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Naama clinches with his opponent.
Hoffman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Naama is working for takedown but Hoffman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Naama prevents Hoffman from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoffman breaks the clinch.
Hoffman doesn't manage to clinch there - Naama circles away.
Hoffman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoffman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Hoffman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Hoffman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hoffman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Naama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Naama moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoffman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoffman misses with a wild body shot.
Hoffman 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.
Hoffman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naama takes one to the chin there.
Hoffman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naama can do to turn this around?
Hoffman with a jab.
Naama slips a jab and a cross from Hoffman.
Naama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoffman.
Hoffman closes the distance and clinches.
Hoffman working hard to break the clinch.
Naama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Naama.
Still in the clinch, Hoffman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoffman breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from Hoffman.
Hoffman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoffman scores with the left hand. Naama knows he should have avoided that one.
Naama slips a jab and a cross from Hoffman.
Naama lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Naama wants to clinch
and Hoffman counters with a stiff right hand.
Naama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoffman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoffman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Hoffman blocks the low kick.
Hoffman's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoffman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoffman punishes Naama's body with a nice straight punch.
Hoffman wants to clinch but Naama slips to the side
and Naama counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoffman defending well though.
Hoffman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Naama's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Naama's back!
Hoffman is punishing Naama with strikes - can he finish him?!
Hoffman lands punches and elbows.
Hoffman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee is taking a good look at Naama as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hoffman!
Hoffman thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Hoffman misses with a punch to the head.
Naama is trying to get back to his feet but Hoffman has full control of the position and if anything, Naama has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Naama is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Hoffman off. It looks like it's working - Hoffman slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Naama displaying calm under pressure there.
Naama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Naama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoffman throws a series of punches but Naama avoids them all with ease.
Hoffman lands with a nice combination. Naama backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naama is looking to clinch but Hoffman is avoiding it.
Naama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Naama counters with an inside leg kick.
Hoffman fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoffman scores with a sloppy right hand. Naama should have avoided that one.
Naama tries to clinch but Hoffman is having none of it.
Naama on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Naama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Naama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoffman scores with a shot to the body.
Hoffman swats away the attempt to clinch by Naama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Naama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Naama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hoffman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoffman is looking to clinch.
Naama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hoffman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Hoffman lands.
Naama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hoffman tries to clinch but Naama moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffman throws a series of punches but Naama avoids them all with ease.
Naama swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoffman.
Hoffman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Gunnar Hoffman.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoffman, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Gunnar Hoffman!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Gunnar Hoffman!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Gunnar Hoffman!
Gunnar Hoffman 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 Travis Wickline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Miller will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Wickline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Miller!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wickline with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
Wickline drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wickline trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Wickline is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wickline slips nicely into half guard.
Wickline wants to free his trapped foot but Miller is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Miller is trying to stand back up but Wickline is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickline is pressing down on Miller's thigh, looking to free his foot. Miller is holding on for now.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wickline is keen to just control but Miller is a slippery customer.
Wickline lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wickline looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wickline. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Travis Wickline has been cut.
Wickline fails with the takedown.
Wickline is breathing heavily.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice straight punches there by Miller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miller.
Miller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Miller throws an overhand right that drops Wickline like a sack of potatoes! Miller dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Miller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janne Uusitalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tays (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Uusitalo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Tays!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tays scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tays cracks Uusitalo with an open hand slap.
It looks like Janne Uusitalo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uusitalo takes a swing at Tays's ribcage but misses.
Tays stalks Uusitalo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Uusitalo's face. Uusitalo staggers backwards, shaken.
Tays cracks Uusitalo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Uusitalo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tays finish him?
Janne Uusitalo's cut is getting worse.
Uusitalo is breathing heavily.
Tays drops Uusitalo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Uusitalo looks back up at him and smiles so Tays waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Uusitalo is rocked!
Tays punishes Uusitalo's body with a nice straight punch.
Tays with a nice cross.
Janne Uusitalo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tays throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uusitalo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tays drops Uusitalo with a beautiful combination! Uusitalo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tays is looking for the KO!
Oh Uusitalo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tays fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Uusitalo to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Uusitalo looks to clinch but Tays throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Uusitalo taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Tays! John Tays retains his light heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Vargas (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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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Puukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enrico Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puukko misses with the combination.
Vargas throws a combination that misses
and Puukko counters with an outside leg kick.
Vargas misses with a combination
and Puukko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vargas thinking.
Vargas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puukko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vargas counters with a left and a right that stings Puukko.
Vargas lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puukko with a hook.
Puukko throws a leg kick but Vargas moved away.
A head kick misses from Vargas.
Puukko lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Vargas sprawling to the canvas. Puukko follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Vargas hang on?
It looks like Enrico Vargas has been cut.
Puukko looks to land a strike but Vargas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Puukko is looking to stand up but Vargas won't let him.
Puukko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Puukko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puukko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puukko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vargas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Puukko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vargas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vargas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puukko.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vargas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puukko.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses.
Lauri Puukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puukko misses with a low kick as Vargas jumps back.
Puukko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vargas counters with a three punch combo that has Puukko backing up. Puukko nods at Vargas to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puukko just misses with a punch to the body.
Vargas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Puukko.
Puukko is looking to slow Vargas down with leg kicks.
Puukko stalks Vargas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vargas's face. Vargas staggers backwards, shaken.
Vargas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puukko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Puukko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puukko is looking to score with low kicks.
Vargas walks into a left hand.
Puukko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vargas misses with a combination
and Puukko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vargas's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Puukko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrico Vargas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vargas misses with a double jab
and Puukko counters with a left and a right that hurts Vargas! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Puukko jumps into full mount!
Vargas is rocked!
Puukko looking to finish with strikes here!
Puukko throwing strikes here but Vargas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Puukko throwing strikes here but Vargas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Puukko unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vargas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Puukko unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Puukko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
You get the feeling that Vargas really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Puukko throwing strikes here but Vargas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Puukko punching from mount but Vargas doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vargas is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Vargas is breathing heavily.
Puukko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vargas looks a forlorn figure.
Puukko with shots to the head and body - Vargas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Puukko with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas wants to get back to his feet.
Vargas blocking the ground and pound.
Vargas is in a horrible position here. Puukko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Puukko throws a strike there. Vargas manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Puukko throwing shots but Vargas is blocking nicely.
Puukko is nestled in close to Vargas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Puukko decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puukko misses with a two punch combination.
Puukko misses the shot to the body.
Puukko throws a low kick but Vargas avoids it.
Lauri Puukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puukko scores with a hook to the body. Vargas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lauri Puukko is winning the standup battle so far.
Vargas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puukko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vargas's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puukko misses with a double jab
and Vargas counters with a three punch combo that has Puukko backing up. Puukko nods at Vargas to acknowledge the strikes.
Puukko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Puukko.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puukko misses the shot to the body.
Puukko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Puukko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enrico Vargas's cut.
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!
Puukko tries to bum rush Vargas with a series of wild strikes but Vargas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the body from Puukko misses
and Vargas counters with a left and a right that stings Puukko.
Puukko throws a right hand that Vargas ducks under and follows up with a left that Vargas also avoids with ease.
Puukko scores with a three punch combo!
Vargas throws a head kick that misses
and Puukko counters with a right hand to the body.
Puukko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vargas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puukko counters with a thumping low kick.
Vargas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puukko counters with a nice leg kick.
Vargas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Puukko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puukko.
Puukko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vargas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Puukko is looking to wear down Vargas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vargas throws a combination that misses
and Puukko counters with a low kick, right behind Vargas 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Puukko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puukko throws a combination that misses
and Vargas counters with a series of strikes. Puukko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Puukko misses with a double jab
and Vargas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vargas misses with a double jab
and Puukko counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puukko counters with a good low kick that Vargas was not able to check.
Vargas avoids the body shot from Puukko.
Vargas misses with a double jab
and Puukko counters with a good low kick that Vargas was not able to check.
Puukko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vargas counters with a three punch combo that has Puukko backing up. Puukko nods at Vargas to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Puukko misses.
Puukko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Puukko is predictable there
and Vargas counters with a three punch combo that has Puukko backing up. Puukko nods at Vargas to acknowledge the strikes.
Lauri Puukko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puukko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puukko stalks Vargas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vargas's face. Vargas staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Puukko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puukko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Lauri Puukko!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Lauri Puukko!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Lauri Puukko!
Lauri Puukko wins by unanimous decision!
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FIGHT
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