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BS:H 17 - Napoleon Escapes! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uzumaki Naruto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banka Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uzumaki Naruto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Banka Jansson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jansson slips a jab from Naruto.
Jansson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Naruto's head backwards.
Jansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naruto moves away.
Naruto keeps the fight on the outside.
Naruto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Naruto.
Jansson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Naruto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Naruto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naruto scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naruto avoids a kick to the body.
Naruto throws a right hand that Jansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jansson also avoids with ease.
Jansson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jansson throws a head kick that misses.
Jansson looks gassed!
Naruto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jansson lands with a hook. Naruto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jansson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Naruto cracks Jansson with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body punch from Naruto.
Jansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Naruto throws out a loose jab but Jansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naruto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naruto. Jansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naruto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Naruto cracks a nice hook into Jansson's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Naruto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Naruto.
Jansson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naruto circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Jansson tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Naruto wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uzumaki Naruto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocko Itleri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Mingee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocko Itleri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dale Mingee!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mingee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mingee showed some decent athleticism there.
Mingee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Itleri knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mingee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Itleri controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingee is trying to control the action in half guard but Itleri is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mingee wants to stand up but Itleri is controlling the position.
Mingee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Itleri keeps working.
Itleri works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mingee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mingee preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mingee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Itleri is on top in guard.
Itleri looking to pass the guard.
Itleri controlling from the top position.
Itleri wants to pass the guard but Mingee is keeping the position.
Itleri thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itleri trying to control but Mingee is working from the bottom.
Itleri advances position into side control!
Itleri scores with a couple of short elbows.
Itleri landing a few strikes.
Itleri creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Itleri works to advance to full mount. Mingee defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Mingee wants to hold on but Itleri pushes him away.
Mingee really wants to buck Itleri off and get back to his feet.
Itleri is landing with some decent strikes but Mingee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Itleri raining down shots from the mount!
Itleri raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itleri prevents Mingee from getting the reversal.
Itleri is working for a guillotine from mount but Mingee frees his head quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mingee can't escape the position.
Mingee looks gassed!
Mingee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Itleri connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Itleri lands a nice shot to the head.
Itleri 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.
Itleri lands a heavy elbow.
Mingee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Itleri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mingee can't escape the position.
Itleri scoring with strikes but Mingee is staying in there.
Itleri lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mingee hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocko Itleri dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mingee tries to close the distance and clinch but Itleri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mingee is rocked!
Itleri shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! Mingee is unconscious as Itleri celebrates over his stricken foe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Rocko Itleri!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistar Parker 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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169 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alistar Parker!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parker checks a low kick from Garcia.
Parker feints and as Garcia raises his hands in defense, Parker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Parker is aware though and is defending well.
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Parker passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia looking for a kimura from the bottom but Parker passes into side control!
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
Parker blocks the strikes from Garcia.
Parker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garcia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Parker's best efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker trying to control from half guard but Garcia is working away.
Garcia looking for subs from the bottom but Parker mounts him!
Garcia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garcia bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Garcia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Parker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Parker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Parker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Parker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Parker!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia gets back to half guard.
Garcia 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.
Parker is working for a submission of some sort.
Garcia misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Parker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Parker defends well.
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Parker is aware though and is defending well.
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Parker defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Parker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Parker trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia has his foot on Parker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Parker works his way back into a safe position though.
Parker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Parker has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.
Parker wants to get up but he can't break Garcia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Garcia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marcelo Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia jabs at Parker's body.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parker as he jumps to the side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Garcia!
Parker gets a clinch.
Parker is looking to control Garcia's arms but Garcia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parker has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker prevents Garcia from breaking the clinch.
Garcia is pressed up against the cage. Parker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garcia down to the mat. Garcia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marcelo Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistar Parker.
Parker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garcia is striking from the bottom but Parker uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Garcia flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Parker prevents Garcia from standing back up.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parker pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Parker wants to pass the guard but Garcia is keeping the position.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Parker 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.
Marcelo Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia has an active guard here but Parker has managed to pass into half guard.
Garcia landing small, sideways elbows.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking for a kimura here.
Garcia trying to control here.
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia working for a triangle but Parker defends it easily.
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Parker pushes his legs off easily.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Parker defends well.
Parker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parker manages to get himself to full guard.
Garcia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Garcia dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Garcia tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Parker shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Garcia gets to his feet - Parker follows without any prompting.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Parker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Parker controls the pace.
Garcia thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Garcia looking for subs off his back but Parker has passed one foot through into half guard.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia pushes Parker off looking to stand but Parker dives back in and keeps control.
Garcia has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Parker. Oh but Garcia has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Parker goes limp - he's gone! Garcia jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcelo Garcia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hirsch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Hirsch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Stevens's chin.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Hirsch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirsch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hirsch is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stevens's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirsch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hirsch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stevens's head.
Stevens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hirsch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hirsch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stevens defending well though.
Hirsch is working for a submission of some sort.
Stevens is trying to stand.
Hirsch trying to control the pace.
Stevens keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirsch working Stevens over with strikes.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Hirsch.
Stevens is refusing to be controlled, as Hirsch sits in half guard.
Hirsch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hirsch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stevens's head.
Hirsch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hirsch thows a huge punch but Stevens dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch thows a huge punch but Stevens dodges it nicely.
Stevens keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hirsch is looking to take a break and control but Stevens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hirsch wants to pass the guard but Stevens is defending well.
Hirsch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stevens is staying active underneath Hirsch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stevens is trying to stand up here but Hirsch is controlling him well.
Hirsch thows a huge punch but Stevens dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch throwing shots but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Stevens is not content to let Hirsch control the position.
Hirsch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stevens is looking to escape.
Stevens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hirsch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hirsch passes to side control.
Hirsch creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stevens sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hirsch landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hirsch 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.
Hirsch scoring with punches from side control.
Hirsch lands a nice forearm strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Hirsch.
Hirsch throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hirsch tries to advance to mount but Stevens denies him.
Stevens is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hirsch connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hirsch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stevens is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hirsch 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.
Hirsch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stevens sprawls well. Stevens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hirsch gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hirsch. Stevens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevens looks for a takedown but Hirsch sprawls well.
Hirsch misses with a hook.
Hirsch is looking to land body kicks.
Harry Hirsch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevens moves out of range of the body kick.
Stevens fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches up with Hirsch, looking for a takedown. Stevens pushes Hirsch against the cage but Hirsch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harry Hirsch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Stevens.
Hirsch just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stevens.
Hirsch misses with a hook. Stevens ducked under it nicely.
John Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hirsch misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Stevens.
Hirsch looks to throw the jab but Stevens is out of range.
Stevens tries for a takedown but Hirsch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stevens tries for a takedown but Hirsch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hirsch.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Hirsch lands a jab to Stevens's midsection.
Hirsch throws the left hand but Stevens avoids the punch easily.
Stevens takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hirsch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hirsch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stevens sprawls well. Stevens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hirsch gets slowly back to his feet.
Hirsch with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirsch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch looks to land a right hand but Stevens moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Hirsch.
Hirsch misses with a combination
and Stevens counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hirsch!
Hirsch wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hirsch gets back to half guard.
Hirsch punching from the bottom.
Stevens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stevens is trying to control the action in half guard but Hirsch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hirsch moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stevens manages to get himself to full guard.
Stevens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevens wants to stand but Hirsch is controlling the position.
Stevens keeping full guard, as Hirsch tries to pass.
Stevens wants to stand but Hirsch is controlling the position.
Hirsch wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
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.
Hirsch pushes down on Stevens's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hirsch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hirsch working Stevens over with strikes.
Hirsch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hirsch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hirsch is trying to control the action in half guard but Stevens is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hirsch dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Hirsch. No joy for Stevens on that attempt.
Stevens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hirsch.
Stevens moves out of range as Hirsch strikes.
A head kick misses from Hirsch.
Stevens fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stevens shoots and misses
and Hirsch counters with a nice body kick.
Harry Hirsch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Stevens.
Stevens avoids the head kick by Hirsch.
Hirsch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hirsch showed some decent athleticism there.
Hirsch thows a huge punch but Stevens dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hirsch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirsch wants to free his trapped foot but Stevens is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hirsch moves nicely into side control.
Hirsch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hirsch working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
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.
Hirsch lands a nice forearm strike.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but Hirsch drags him back down.
Stevens takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hirsch lands a nice forearm strike.
Hirsch is working to tighten is grip on Stevens's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Stevens has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hirsch is really squeezing tight and eventually Stevens passes out! Hirsch breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Harry Hirsch!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Kaszionov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stig Tuuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavel Kaszionov had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. This should be a great matchup!
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25
213 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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26
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pavel Kaszionov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stig Tuuri!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuuri misses with a straight left.
Tuuri throws a right and a left that Kaszionov avoids nicely.
Kaszionov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tuuri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaszionov throws out the jab.
Tuuri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Pavel Kaszionov has been cut.
Kaszionov misses with a wild body shot.
Tuuri has managed to clinch.
Kaszionov tries to throw a body punch but Tuuri avoids it by throwing Kaszionov back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kaszionov fails to land.
Kaszionov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuuri has him pressed against the cage.
Kaszionov tries a body shot but Tuuri blocks it.
Tuuri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Tuuri misses the target.
Kaszionov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tuuri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaszionov is breathing heavily.
Kaszionov dodges the punch combination from Tuuri.
Tuuri misses with a combination
and Kaszionov counters with a three punch combo that has Tuuri backing up. Tuuri nods at Kaszionov to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuuri misses with a wild combination.
Tuuri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tuuri cracks Kaszionov with a good jab.
Tuuri lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Kaszionov falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stig Tuuri!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pencil Neck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins comes to the cage accompanied by Beginning of the End. Neck has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it black as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pencil Neck!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins connects with the punch.
Collins lands a lovely overhand right.
Neck walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Neck changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Collins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Neck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collins keeps working.
Neck fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Collins is not content to let Neck control the position.
Collins wants to control but Neck postures up.
Collins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Collins tries to get out of the position.
Neck decides to stand back up. Neck steps back and let's Collins get back to his feet.
Neck connects with an inside leg kick.
Neck shoots in and gets a takedown into Collins's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neck tries to stand but Collins is controlling from the bottom.
Neck preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neck trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neck tries to free his leg and advance position but Collins is retaining full guard.
Neck prevents Collins from getting back to his feet.
Collins 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.
Neck tries to free his leg and advance position but Collins is retaining full guard.
Collins controlling Neck's posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Neck walks into a left hand.
Neck slips a jab from Collins.
Neck shoots in for a double leg but Collins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A big right from Collins misses.
Neck fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Collins avoids it really well and circles away.
Dave Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Collins blocks a head kick by Neck.
Collins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neck just misses with a punch to the body.
Collins keeps the fight on the outside.
Neck shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Collins's guard.
Collins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neck trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Collins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Neck's guard.
Neck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Collins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Neck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins has one foot on Neck's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Neck fails with a takedown attempt.
Dave Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pencil Neck.
Collins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Neck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Neck breaks the clinch.
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
Neck lands a two punch combo.
Horrible takedown by Neck or perhaps it was just good defense by Collins which made him look bad.
Neck looks gassed!
Neck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Collins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neck.
Neck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins looks to throw the jab but Neck is out of range.
Neck moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
Collins swats away the attempt to clinch by Neck.
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Collins misses with a hook.
Collins throws a series of strikes that have Neck backpedaling.
Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neck walks into a jab.
Collins throws out a loose jab but Neck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neck wants to control but Collins is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins is keen to just control but Neck is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dave Collins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Neck fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Collins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Collins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neck tries to close the distance and clinch but Collins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
Pencil Neck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins lands with a straight right. Neck didn't see that one coming.
Neck is looking to clinch but Collins is avoiding it.
Collins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Neck or perhaps it was just good defense by Collins which made him look bad.
Neck tries to clinch up.
Collins missing with a left hand there. Neck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neck is looking to clinch.
Neck closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Neck on the inside.
Neck breaks the clinch.
Collins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Collins misses with a wild combination.
Neck tries for a takedown but Collins circles away easily
and Collins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Neck won't be happy with that.
Neck is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins working the body and head with strikes.
Collins trying to control the action but Neck is working from the bottom.
Collins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Collins lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Neck down.
Collins is putting a hurting on Neck here, landing some big shots from side control.
Collins controlling from side mount.
Neck tries to control but Collins manages to take his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Neck breaks Collins's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Neck postures up.
Neck wants to stand but Collins is controlling his posture from full guard.
Neck wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Neck wants to get up but he can't break Collins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Collins controlling Neck's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dave Collins.
Neck gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Collins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neck strikes from his own guard.
Neck 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.
Dave Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neck is looking for a triangle but Collins pushes his legs off easily.
Collins sitting in guard here, content to control.
Neck is looking for a triangle but Collins pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Neck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neck being controlled here, momentarily.
Neck working a defensive guard but Collins passes into half guard.
Neck is not content to let Collins control the position.
Neck looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Collins not doing much here.
Neck wants to control but Collins is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Collins dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Neck moves out of range as Collins strikes.
Neck looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Collins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Neck napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Collins working away.
Neck is looking for a sweep.
Neck is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Collins is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Collins with shots to the head and body - Neck looks very uncomfortable down there.
Neck working to try and regain half guard.
Collins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Neck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Collins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Neck?
Neck takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Neck tries to lock up and control but Collins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins wants to control the pace but Neck is squirming around nicely.
Collins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Collins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Collins has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Collins landing shots from mount.
Collins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Neck hang on?
Neck flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Neck regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Collins seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins wants to pass the guard but Neck is defending well.
Collins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Neck defending well though.
Collins stops Neck from getting back to his feet.
Collins with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Collins trying to mount his opponent but Neck defends it.
Neck wants to get back to full guard.
Neck trying to control here.
Neck is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins wants to control but Neck is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neck has his takedown stuffed
and Collins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Collins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Collins throws a shot to the body.
Collins scores a takedown into full mount!
Collins punishing his opponent with strikes.
Collins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Collins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Collins lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neck is in all sorts of trouble here.
Collins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Neck working to try and regain half guard.
Neck is trying to stand.
Pencil Neck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Collins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Neck can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Neck tries to hold on but Collins postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Collins landing strikes from the mount.
Collins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Collins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Collins, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Collins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thane Ostergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magne Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostergaard comes to the cage accompanied by Combichrist - Sent to Destroy. Magne Bruno is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thane Ostergaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magne Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno throws a jab when Ostergaard was well out of range.
Ostergaard shoots in and drives through. Bruno sprawls well.
Bruno misses with a body shot.
Bruno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ostergaard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bruno finds it's way round the side to connect with Ostergaard's head.
Ostergaard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ostergaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruno takes a swing at Ostergaard's ribcage but misses.
Bruno throws a shot to the body.
Bruno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ostergaard moves away.
Bruno throws out a loose jab but Ostergaard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruno throws a body punch but Ostergaard moves out of range.
Ostergaard 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.
Ostergaard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bruno wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ostergaard manages to pass to side control.
Ostergaard is stalling here. Bruno is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ostergaard seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bruno has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ostergaard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bruno wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bruno controlling the position from side mount.
Ostergaard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ostergaard wants to control but Bruno postures up.
Bruno content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bruno trying to control the position but Ostergaard is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Magne Bruno.
Bruno misses with a looping right.
Ostergaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruno lands a right hook to the body.
Bruno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ostergaard.
Ostergaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruno manages to avoid it.
Ostergaard tries to move into range but Bruno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ostergaard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bruno jabs Ostergaard right on the nose. Ostergaard blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard moves out of range as Bruno strikes.
Ostergaard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bruno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ostergaard manages to avoid it.
Ostergaard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruno.
Bruno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ostergaard.
Bruno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ostergaard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bruno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bruno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ostergaard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bruno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bruno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ostergaard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ostergaard working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno tries to buck Ostergaard off but Ostergaard is having none of it.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Ostergaard 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.
Ostergaard works to advance to full mount. Bruno defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ostergaard wants to take Bruno's back here but Bruno is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Ostergaard misses with a head shot.
Ostergaard throwing strikes but Bruno bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Ostergaard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruno is keeping the position for now.
Ostergaard stopping the sweep attempt from Bruno.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ostergaard is looking to work some ground and pound but Bruno has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Magne Bruno will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ostergaard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ostergaard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ostergaard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bruno wants to sweep but Ostergaard has passed to side control!
Ostergaard is looking to take a break and control but Bruno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ostergaard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bruno, who protects the arm well.
Ostergaard is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostergaard throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bruno tries to buck Ostergaard off but Ostergaard is having none of it.
Ostergaard is putting a hurting on Bruno here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Ostergaard.
Bruno taking a bit of punishment here - Ostergaard scoring with strikes.
Bruno is trying to buck Ostergaard off.
The ground and pound from Ostergaard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ostergaard trying to control the action but Bruno is working from the bottom.
Ostergaard landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno trying to control but Ostergaard flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Ostergaard thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Ostergaard is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bruno defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bruno 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 Ostergaard gets his way!
Ostergaard thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Ostergaard is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bruno has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ostergaard tightening his grip on Bruno, looking for the choke.
Thane Ostergaard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ostergaard.
Bruno showing good submission defense here.
Ostergaard looking to break Bruno's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bruno remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ostergaard will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Bruno tries to roll but Ostergaard sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard punches the canvas rather than the man.
Ostergaard has managed to slip his arm under Bruno's chin. This could be all over... yep, Bruno is tapping out! Submission win for Ostergaard.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thane Ostergaard!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miki Thron (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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25
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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, Bryan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miki Thron!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Thron looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Thron jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Johnson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Johnson and Thron has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Thron misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Thron tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thron has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Thron working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Thron is controlling him well.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Thron is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thron looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ground and pound from Thron seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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.
Thron tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Thron working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Thron works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Thron misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thron scores with punches from side control.
Thron creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Johnson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thron working the strikes but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Thron thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thron misses with a head shot. Johnson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Thron has gone for a leg lock! Johnson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thron's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thron working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Thron keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Thron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thron is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thron throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miki Thron dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thron shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thron's guard now.
Johnson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Thron manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Johnson has Thron in his guard.
Thron tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thron drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Johnson dives on top into guard.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thron has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thron has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thron is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thron postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thron accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thron trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Thron is having none of it.
Thron trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
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.
Thron looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thron wants to sweep but no luck.
Thron working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thron escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thron is breathing heavily.
Johnson trying to control but Thron is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Thron blocks nicely.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Thron keeps moving.
Thron keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Thron has his feet on Johnson's thighs here. He's pushed Johnson off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Johnson screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miki Thron!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phillip McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preston Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver has chosen Candy Paint as his entrance music. Preston Driver is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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22
141 lbs
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157 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Phillip McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Preston Driver!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee slips under a jab.
McGee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Driver.
McGee slips under a jab.
McGee misses with a looping right.
McGee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slow jab from McGee misses its intended target.
McGee misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Driver checks it well.
Driver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Driver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver misses with a hook.
McGee closes the distance and clinches.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Driver changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McGee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Driver misses with a looping right.
McGee lands a body shot.
Driver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phillip McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver loads up on a big right hand but McGee slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Driver misses the target.
McGee lands with a straight right. Driver didn't see that one coming.
Driver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Driver napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McGee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
An elbow from McGee crashes against the mat.
Driver pushes McGee away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, McGee gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
McGee working away.
Driver manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee is nestled in close to Driver, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McGee is trying to control the action in half guard but Driver is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McGee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Driver defending well though.
Driver tries to kick McGee off but McGee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McGee is looking to stall here but Driver recovers full guard.
McGee throwing strikes from guard but Driver blocks nicely.
Driver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McGee trying to control the position from guard on top but Driver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Driver looking to control.
McGee trying to control the position from guard on top but Driver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We're going to have a standup here because Phillip McGee wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A big left from Driver misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip McGee dominated that 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.
Driver throws a shot from downtown. McGee moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by McGee.
Driver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Driver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGee.
Driver loads up on a big right hand but McGee slips the punch.
McGee tests Driver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Driver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee throws the left hand but Driver avoids the punch easily.
Driver misses with a hook. McGee ducked under it nicely.
McGee avoids the body shot from Driver.
McGee throws a solid leg kick but Driver takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGee.
McGee throws an overhand right that lands on Driver's shoulder, as Driver tries to avoid the shot.
Driver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGee.
Driver might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Driver takes a swing at McGee's ribcage but misses.
McGee throws the left hand but Driver avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Driver misses the target.
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.
McGee lands a nice shot to the body.
McGee shoots in and bounces Driver off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Driver is looking to stand up but McGee isn't so interested in that idea.
McGee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Driver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Driver pushes McGee off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
McGee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver misses with a hook.
Driver throws a jab when McGee was well out of range.
Preston Driver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McGee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Driver.
Driver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGee scores with a jab. Driver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGee digs a good hook to Driver's body.
Driver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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.
Driver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Driver.
McGee misses with an uppercut.
McGee misses the body punch
and Driver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Driver blocks a jab.
Driver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGee's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGee misses with an uppercut. Driver saw that one coming.
Driver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip McGee dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Driver looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Driver, as that shot connected.
Driver looks to throw the jab but McGee is out of range.
McGee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Driver on the side of the head.
McGee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGee punishes Driver's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee swings for the body but Driver moves out of range.
McGee lands with a kick to the ribs.
McGee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Driver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGee doesn't seem bothered though.
McGee cracks a nice hook into Driver's ribs.
Driver throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.
McGee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Driver.
Driver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGee.
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
McGee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Driver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Driver takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Driver.
McGee slips a jab from Driver.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGee.
Driver lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Driver looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range.
Driver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGee.
Driver throws a looping overhand right but McGee ducks down to avoid it.
McGee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Driver misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee misses with a body punch
and Driver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Preston Driver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Driver looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range.
Driver takes one to the chin there.
McGee dips to his left and cracks Driver with an uppercut!
Driver throws a hook but McGee avoids it easily.
Driver takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Driver.
Driver takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from McGee misses.
Driver throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Driver.
McGee misses with a body kick.
McGee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Driver looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range.
Driver misses with the body kick
and McGee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Driver gets full guard.
Driver is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McGee defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Preston Driver.
I think McGee 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip McGee!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Emelianenko had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
188 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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24
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Duane Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Emelianenko slips under a jab from Jackson.
Emelianenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Emelianenko can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Jackson and Emelianenko drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Jackson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duane Jackson!
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