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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brand Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Przemyslaw Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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138 lbs
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Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brand Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Przemyslaw Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nowak holding on.
Pound in side control, throwing shots but Nowak defends.
Pound lands some shots froms side control.
Nowak taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pound working the head and body with strikes.
Pound working away.
Nowak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pound really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pound scores with punches from side control.
Pound taking a breather here.
Pound is looking to take a break and control but Nowak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nowak being controlled for a moment.
Pound in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pound scoring with punches from side control.
Nowak taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nowak gets back to half guard.
Pound landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nowak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pound lands a nice short elbow.
Pound lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pound takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nowak wants to improve his position but Pound is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Pound there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nowak taking some punishment here, with Pound in his half guard.
Pound working the head and body with strikes.
Pound is trying to control. Nowak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pound lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nowak looks gassed!
Pound looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pound 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pound connects with a nice short shot to Nowak's temple.
Pound is nestled in close to Nowak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pound lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pound looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pound scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pound looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pound lands a nice short elbow.
Pound scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pound lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pound controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound working over Nowak with some ground and pound. Nowak looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nowak taking some punishment here, with Pound in his half guard.
Pound perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pound drops an elbow to the side of Nowak's head.
Pound slips a nice elbow through Nowak's hands, connecting with Nowak's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pound working over Nowak with some ground and pound. Nowak looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pound is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pound passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nowak!
Nowak wants to hold on but Pound pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brand Pound dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pound changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nowak looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pound wants to control but Nowak is keeping him busy.
Pound grinds an elbow into Nowak's temple.
Nowak wants to control but Pound postures up.
Pound scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nowak to see if he's OK.
Pound is working Nowak over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pound connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nowak some visible discomfort.
Pound lands an elbow.
Pound lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nowak down.
Nowak wants to get back to his feet.
Nowak is breathing heavily.
The referee asks Pound politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pound prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound lands a few punches from side control.
Nowak takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pound creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pound working the ground and pound.
Pound scoring with punches and elbows.
Pound lands a few punches from side control.
Nowak looks to move to half guard but instead Pound has passed into mount! Damn!
Pound with shots to the head and body - Nowak looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pound lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pound connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nowak takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pound raining down shots from the mount!
Pound has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nowak's face.
Brand Pound overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pound lands a big elbow.
Pound raining down shots from the mount!
Pound landing strikes from the mount and Nowak is in trouble!
Nowak is looking to improve his position but Pound isn't that keen on the idea.
Nowak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound working Nowak over with strikes here.
Pound lands with some strikes.
Pound fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pound lands a big elbow.
Pound landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nowak takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pound putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pound raining down shots from the mount!
Nowak in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak tries to lock up and control but Pound gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pound with shots to the head and body - Nowak looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pound controlling from the full mount.
Pound with good strikes from the mount here!
Pound is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nowak can do to turn this around?
Pound working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pound lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pound lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nowak hang on?
Pound looking to finish Nowak with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nowak!
Pound fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brand Pound dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pound shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nowak is trying to defend but Pound finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nowak is trying to control but Pound passes into side control!
Pound scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Nowak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pound works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nowak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nowak can't do much from the bottom here.
Nowak is not content to let Pound control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound is chipping away with strikes.
Nowak is being controlled here.
Pound is putting a hurting on Nowak here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pound lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pound scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pound lands an elbow.
Pound scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pound lands an elbow.
Nowak tries to bench press Pound off him but Pound keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak struggling a bit here.
Nowak takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pound scores with punches from side control.
Pound scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nowak to see if he's OK.
Pound lands an elbow.
Pound controlling the position.
Pound is working Nowak over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound looks up at the clock and then as Nowak takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pound smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nowak tries to buck Pound off but Pound is having none of it.
Nowak takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nowak takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nowak on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pound content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pound seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nowak for as long as he can get away with.
Nowak tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound landing a few strikes.
Nowak is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nowak is trying to get back to half guard.
Pound works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nowak takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pound scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nowak is trying to control Pound's posture but Pound avoids it.
Pound taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brand Pound showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pound 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brand Pound!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patryk Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Aspenia (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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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patryk Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspenia drops Kowalski with a right and a left! Aspenia comes rushing in but Kowalski regains his composure and manages to keep Aspenia in guard.
It looks like Patryk Kowalski has been cut.
Aspenia throwing strikes but missing.
Aspenia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aspenia gets to his feet - Kowalski follows without any prompting.
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!
Aspenia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kowalski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aspenia fails to land with a series of punches.
Aspenia cracks Kowalski on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kowalski falls backwards against the cage. Aspenia follows up with more strikes that drop Kowalski to his knees. Aspenia keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kowalski! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kato Aspenia!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Tall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Burneika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burneika has chosen Not Impressed Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Tall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Tall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Burneika!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tall misses with a takedown attempt - Burneika sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burneika stuffs the takedown.
Tall closes the distance and clinches up with Burneika, looking for a takedown. Tall pushes Burneika against the cage but Burneika circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Tall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burneika tries to close the distance and clinch but Tall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burneika clinches.
Burneika tries to land knees in the clinch but Tall avoids the damage to the body.
Tall managing to block the knees to the body from Burneika.
Burneika lands an elbow just above Tall 's eye.
Burneika using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burneika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tall avoids it.
Tall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burneika stalling the fight.
Tall tries to pull guard but Burneika won't allow it.
Tall trying to stall but Burneika improves his position.
Tall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burneika just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tall fails to pull guard.
Burneika tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Burneika is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Burneika utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burneika leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burneika is trying to maintain a safe position but Tall gets an underhook and turns Burneika into the cage.
Burneika lands a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burneika comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Burneika tries to land a knee to the head but Tall blocks with his arms.
Burneika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tall.
Tall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burneika smiles and moves away.
Tall closes the distance but Burneika moves to the side
and Burneika counters by clinching up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Burneika.
Burneika receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robert Burneika.
Burneika gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burneika.
Burneika looks gassed!
Tall ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tall no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Burneika is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tall passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tall content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burneika is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tall throwing strikes here but Burneika is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tall tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Tall tries to control but Burneika wriggling away.
That's four 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.
Tall content just to control the position here.
Burneika is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Burneika has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Tall's lack of action.
Tall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Burneika dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burneika tries to clinch but fails miserably
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Tall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A right-left combo lands from Tall.
It looks like Robert Burneika has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tall closes the distance and clinches up with Burneika, looking for a takedown. Tall pushes Burneika against the cage but Burneika circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burneika swats away the attempt to clinch by Tall.
Tall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tall throws a push kick but Burneika slaps the foot to one side.
Burneika drops his hands momentarily and Tall needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Burneika just on the top of the head. Burneika drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Burneika - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Tall!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Radcliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Radcliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Juarez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Radcliff.
Juarez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Radcliff's guard.
Radcliff is looking to sinch up a triangle. Juarez throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Radcliff's body to avoid the submission. Radcliff has instead reached around Juarez's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Radcliff arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bruno Radcliff!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sol Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Filipovic struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sol Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Filipovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Filipovic shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Filipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Filipovic is having none of it.
Dos Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks it.
Filipovic working hard to break the clinch.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dos Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Filipovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Filipovic stalling in the clinch.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Dos Santos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike.
Filipovic working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filipovic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sol Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Filipovic.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Filipovic keeps him there for the moment.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Filipovic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Filipovic is struggling to control the position.
Dos Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filipovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Filipovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Dos Santos as Filipovic shoots in.
Sol Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filipovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos Santos clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Filipovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Dos Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
Filipovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Filipovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Dos Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Filipovic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Filipovic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dos Santos swivels and escapes.
Filipovic has a takedown stuffed.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Filipovic misses
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos throws an elbow that misses.
Dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Filipovic wants to stall.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Filipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Dos Santos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Filipovic misses with a straight left.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
Sol Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Filipovic keeps it at a distance.
Filipovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Filipovic moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Filipovic.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Filipovic managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Filipovic is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Dos Santos slips a straight right by Filipovic.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Filipovic thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Filipovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dos Santos looks to clinch
and Filipovic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dos Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Filipovic clinches up with Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Filipovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks it.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Filipovic rushes Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks it.
Filipovic manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos looks to clinch
and Filipovic counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Filipovic decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Sol Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Filipovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Dos Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dos Santos landing knees to the body.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Filipovic.
Dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
Filipovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dos Santos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up
and Filipovic counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dos Santos!
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos is squirming around, avoiding Filipovic's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Filipovic trying to control but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Dos Santos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Filipovic wants to control the pace but Dos Santos is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos pushes Filipovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Filipovic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dos Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic jumps into guard, dragging Dos Santos to the mat.
Filipovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dos Santos is one step ahead there.
Filipovic looking for a guillotine here but Dos Santos defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Filipovic keeps moving.
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.
Dos Santos passes Filipovic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dos Santos throwing shots but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Filipovic keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Filipovic's head.
Dos Santos tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos is trying to control. Filipovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Filipovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Sol Dos Santos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
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.
Filipovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dos Santos. Dos Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Dos Santos moves to clinch but Filipovic breaks away
and Filipovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Santos lands an elbow that stopped Filipovic in his tracks for a moment.
Dos Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos lands an elbow that stopped Filipovic in his tracks for a moment.
Filipovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Filipovic's face.
A knee to the head by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks with his arms.
Filipovic blocks the elbow strike.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Dos Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Filipovic won't want to take too many of those.
Filipovic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dos Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sol Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dos Santos 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sol Dos Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Egov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasha Egov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Morgan Brand's chin.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sasha Egov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Brand!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egov shoots in for a takedown but Brand shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brand looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Egov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Egov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Egov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brand avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Egov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brand really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Egov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brand lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Egov!
Egov can't escape the position.
Brand lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Brand with shots to the head and body - Egov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Egov 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.
Brand blocks Egov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Egov wants to get back to his feet.
Brand avoids the attempt from Egov to control.
Egov is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
It looks like Sasha Egov has been cut.
Brand in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Egov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Egov is looking to improve his position but Brand isn't that keen on the idea.
Brand is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Egov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sasha Egov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Egov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brand goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Egov turns into him and now he's in Brand's guard.
Brand avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Egov throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egov is fighting to break Brand's control of his arms but Brand is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egov wants to control from the top but Brand keeps moving.
Egov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Egov is fighting to break Brand's control of his arms but Brand is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Egov trying to control but Brand is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sasha Egov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Egov shoots for a takedown but Brand saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Egov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brand avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Egov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Egov shoots for a double leg takedown but Brand sprawls well. He's pushed Egov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Egov is breathing heavily.
Brand throws the kick towards the body but Egov avoids it.
Egov drives through and clinches with Brand against the cage.
Brand lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jeez, Sasha Egov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand lands an elbow inside.
Egov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Egov takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sasha Egov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Morgan Brand!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Phillips won't allow it.
Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Phillips has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Phillips is working away.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Phillips defends it.
Phillips is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
Silva tries to control but Phillips wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips blocking the ground and pound.
Phillips avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva throwing strikes here but Phillips is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Phillips is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Phillips and Silva has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Silva goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Phillips has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Silva but great work by Phillips.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Phillips's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Phillips's back!
Silva looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Phillips taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anderson Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingdom Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temujin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Darkthrone - Under a Funeral Moon. Black has chosen Dropkick murphys - drink and fight as his entrance music. Kingdom Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kingdom Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Temujin Black!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Black moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Jackson defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson jabs Black to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson lands with a right that hurts Black. Black looks to clinch but Jackson throws a short knee that drops Black. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Kingdom Jackson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulric Hallestrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallestrom comes to the cage accompanied by With Oden On Our Side - Amon Amarth. Ulric Hallestrom has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulric Hallestrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob Ford!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallestrom throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.
Hallestrom looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.
Hallestrom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ford circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Hallestrom misses its intended target.
Ford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hallestrom.
Ford blocks a head kick by Hallestrom.
Ford connects with a looping right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Ford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ford moves into the clinch.
Hallestrom takes a shot to the head.
Ford scores with a hook to the body.
Hallestrom trying to control the position but instead, Ford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hallestrom into the cage.
Hallestrom is breathing heavily.
Ford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hallestrom backwards.
Hallestrom looking to slow down the pace here.
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hallestrom wants to get back to striking at distance but Ford won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Ford.
Ford has Hallestrom pressed against the cage.
Ford has Hallestrom pressed against the cage, preventing Hallestrom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Ford.
Ford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hallestrom backwards.
Hallestrom tries to stall but Ford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ford lands a right hand.
Ford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Ford.
Nice body punch from Ford - that landed with a thud.
Ford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hallestrom backwards.
Ford scores with a shot to the side of Hallestrom's head.
Ford lands a right hand.
Hallestrom is rocked!
Ford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
and Ford counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Hallestrom! He's just covering up as Ford starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Ford!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Rymy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Jenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rymy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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189 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Rymy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Jenson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rymy has time to react.
Jenson throws a hook but Rymy avoids it easily.
Jenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rymy.
Rymy throws a hook to the side of Jenson's head but Jenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jenson throws a shot from downtown. Rymy moves away and avoids it.
Rymy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jenson is fending him off so far but Rymy persists. Nope, Jenson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jenson thows a body shot but no joy.
Rymy looks to land a right hand but Jenson moved out of range.
Jenson takes a swing at Rymy's ribcage but misses.
Jenson lands a slapping body shot.
Rymy staying out of range there.
Jenson misses with a looping right.
Jenson throws out a loose jab but Rymy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rymy connects with a body shot that sends Jenson's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Jenson misses the target.
Jenson jabs Rymy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jenson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rymy.
A punch combination from Jenson misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenson. Rymy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lars Jenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenson scores with a hook.
Rymy forces Jenson back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Jenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jenson can't break the clinch.
Rymy has clasped his hands together around Jenson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rymy is looking to take a break and control but Jenson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jenson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rymy advances to mount.
Rymy landing punches.
It looks like Lars Jenson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenson is desperately trying to improve his position but Rymy has a good base and remains in mount.
Jenson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jenson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That has opened up Lars Jenson's cut even more.
Rymy won't let Jenson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rymy working Jenson over with strikes here.
Lars Jenson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lars Jenson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Reijo Rymy!
Reijo Rymy retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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