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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Beltere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donovan Beltere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Steele!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beltere.
Steele gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steele is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Beltere is aware though and is defending well.
Beltere is looking to work some ground and pound but Steele has wrist control.
Beltere knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steele on the ground.
Beltere throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steele is trying to keep Beltere in close.
Steele might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Beltere kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Steele manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Beltere is working to get back to half guard.
Steele wants to control the pace but Beltere is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele has control of Beltere's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Beltere regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Beltere can't escape the position.
Steele tries to control but Beltere wriggling away.
Steele is working for a guillotine from mount but Beltere frees his head quite easily.
Steele is working for a guillotine from mount but Beltere frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beltere throwing hammer fists to the chest of Steele. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beltere is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beltere is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steele is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Beltere can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Steele working for a guillotine from mount but Beltere is in no mood to give up.
Steele swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Beltere is now in Steele's guard. A big mistake from Steele there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltere advances to half guard.
Beltere not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Beltere there.
Beltere is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Steele manages to get to full guard.
Steele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beltere.
Steele has his foot on Beltere's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beltere works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beltere stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steele is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beltere defends well.
Steele is trying to control the position but Beltere postures up.
Beltere throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beltere working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beltere accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beltere.
Steele lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Beltere!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Steele dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beltere closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Steele quickly recovers to half guard.
Steele keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Steele manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Steele preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beltere missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beltere got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steele has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beltere has managed to get both his arms back between Steele's legs - danger averted.
Steele 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.
Beltere throwing strikes but missing.
Beltere stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steele avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steele has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beltere can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steele is on top in guard.
Steele drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Steele as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Beltere screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Steele! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Logan Steele!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lance Rock!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto cracks the inside of Rock's front leg.
Pinto fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pinto cracks the inside of Rock's front leg.
Pinto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rock's half guard.
Rock is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pinto trying to control from Rock's half guard. Rock has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rock seems keen to control Pinto's posture.
Rock keeping moving, preventing Pinto from controlling successfully.
Rock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pinto throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto tries to free his leg and advance position but Rock is retaining full guard.
Pinto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pinto has gone for a leg lock! Rock slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pinto's guard.
Pinto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pinto is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rock, into his guard.
Pinto thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pinto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rock is adopting a defensive guard.
Pinto thows a big elbow that misses.
Rock pulls Pinto in close to prevent any damage.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lance Rock wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pinto stuffs the takedown.
Lance Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries for a takedown but Pinto circles away easily
and Pinto counters with a leg kick.
Rock looks gassed!
Rock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pinto.
Pinto tries to clinch up.
Pinto lands with a slapping head kick.
Pinto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rock if he has to take too many more of those.
Pinto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinto tries to clinch up.
Rock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pinto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pinto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pinto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pinto shoots in for a double leg but Rock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinto scores with a head kick. Rock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pinto lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock stuffs the takedown.
Rock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinto shoots in but Rock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pinto quickly recovers to half guard.
Rock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rock is looking to advance position but Pinto won't allow it.
Pinto tries to kick Rock off but Rock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rock tries to stand and escape but Pinto is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rock.
Rock 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.
Thiago Pinto 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.
Rock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinto can pounce on him.
Rock shoots in and bounces Pinto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rock is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pinto is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pinto has escaped and now he's on top!
Pinto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rock is breathing heavily.
Pinto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pinto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rock is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock keeping moving, preventing Pinto from controlling successfully.
Pinto landing some decent shots from guard.
Pinto wants to control from the top but Rock keeps moving.
Pinto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pinto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pinto landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pinto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pinto looking to pass the guard.
Pinto throws and elbow that misses. Rock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pinto's guard. Nice move by Rock!
Pinto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rock's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pinto wants to control from the top but Rock keeps moving.
Pinto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rock is keeping the position for now.
Pinto preventing the sweep.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thiago Pinto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rock shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pinto is trying to defend but Rock finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Rock is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pinto punching from the bottom.
Rock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pinto's head.
Pinto is looking for a sweep. Rock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rock trying to pass the guard but Pinto defending well.
Pinto wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thiago Pinto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinto lands a head kick!
Pinto lands a leg kick that knocks Rock off balance momentarily.
Pinto thuds his shin into the meat of Rock's side.
Thiago Pinto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pinto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rock.
Rock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pinto shoots in looking for a takedown but Rock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pinto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pinto is looking to slow Rock down with leg kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pinto - that will leave a mark!
Pinto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rock's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thiago Pinto is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinto tries to clinch up.
Pinto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rock sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pinto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Pinto or perhaps it was just good defense by Rock which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rock takes a step back to recover.
Pinto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pinto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pinto in side control, throwing shots but Rock defends.
Pinto misses with the ground and pound.
Rock dodges the ground and pound from Pinto.
Rock tries to escape but Pinto is in control.
Pinto throws a strike aimed at the side of Rock's head but Rock avoids it well.
Pinto scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto wants to control but Rock is keeping him busy.
Pinto landing a few strikes.
Rock is not content to let Pinto control the position.
Rock is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Rock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rock defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pinto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rock keeps working.
Pinto lands an elbow.
An elbow from Pinto crashes against the mat.
Pinto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rock down.
Pinto tries for a kimura but Rock is defending well.
Pinto is looking to take a break and control but Rock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rock takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lance Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thiago Pinto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock is trying to control Pinto's posture but Pinto avoids it.
Pinto tries to score with some ground and pound. Rock controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Pinto crashes against the mat.
Rock regains half guard, as Pinto was trying to land strikes.
Pinto thows a huge punch but Rock dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Pinto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pinto 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Pinto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quint Bingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bilbo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quint Bingham is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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173 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quint Bingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bilbo Baggins!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baggins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Bingham.
Bingham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baggins.
Baggins avoids the head kick by Bingham.
Baggins misses with a two punch combination.
Bingham drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bingham with a nice head shot there.
Bingham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baggins is keeping the position for now.
Bingham passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bingham thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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!
Bingham looks up at the clock and then as Baggins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bingham smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bingham has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Baggins wants to hold on but Bingham pushes him away.
Baggins looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bingham raining down shots from the mount!
Bingham working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Baggins turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Bingham off and cradles Baggins's limp body as Bingham celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Quint Bingham!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valky Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valky Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Locke II!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke II keeps the fight on the outside.
Locke II moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Black.
Locke II lands a takedown into guard.
Locke II trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Locke II got a little sloppy there for a moment and Black has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Locke II has managed to get both his arms back between Black's legs - danger averted.
Locke II throws a strike but Black rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Locke II is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Locke II has escaped and now he's on top!
Locke II postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke II cracks Black with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Locke II pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Locke II is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Black 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.
Locke II wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Locke II trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Locke II passes Black's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Locke II lands with a punch from half guard.
Locke II stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Black to get to his feet.
Locke II throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke II tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Locke II fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Locke II lands a big head kick that sends Black tumbling to the mat! Locke II takes a step backwards and waves Black back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Valky Black has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Locke II tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.
Locke II fails to land with a series of punches.
Locke II looks gassed!
Locke II on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Locke II fails with a takedown attempt.
Valky Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Locke II.
Locke II swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Locke II slaps away a takedown attempt from Black, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Locke II as he avoids it easily.
Black scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Locke II closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Locke II lands in his opponent's guard.
Locke II looking to pass the guard.
Locke II must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Locke II makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Locke II chips away with some ground and pound.
Locke II is pushing down on Black's leg trying to pass to half guard. Black is fighting to maintain full guard but Locke II has managed to sneak the leg through.
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Locke II scores with a couple of nice shots.
Black won't allow Locke II to pass to mount.
Black tries to get to full guard but Locke II has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke II working Black over with strikes.
Locke II lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Locke II there.
Locke II is looking to advance position but Black won't allow it.
Locke II moves into full mount! Black won't be happy about that!
Locke II is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Black can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Locke II scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Black?
A nice elbow there by Locke II.
Locke II looking to finish Black with some ground and pound. This is bad for Black!
Locke II trying to control but Black is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke II dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valky Black's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Locke II misses with a series of wild punches.
Locke II is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Locke II gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Locke II escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black closes the distance but Locke II moves to the side
and Locke II counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Black is not content to let Locke II control the position.
Locke II thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Locke II trying to mount his opponent but Black defends it.
Locke II trying to control from half guard but Black is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Locke II looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke II working the head and body with strikes.
John Locke II has got the better of the ground game so far.
Locke II slips a nice elbow through Black's hands, connecting with Black's forehead.
Locke II missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Locke II is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Black defends it well.
Locke II is pressing down on Black's thigh, looking to free his foot. Black is holding on for now.
Black pushes Locke II off looking to stand but Locke II dives back in and keeps control.
Locke II passes into side control, despite Black's attempt to control the position.
Black is working to avoid the ground and pound but Locke II connects with a decent elbow.
Locke II in side control lands a decent elbow.
Locke II in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke II grinds an elbow into Black's temple.
Locke II lands a decent elbow from side control.
Locke II decides to stand back up. Locke II steps back and let's Black get back to his feet.
Black tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Locke II counters with a flying knee that drops Black! Locke II dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Locke II!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasta Madafaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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26
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasta Madafaka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madafaka lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Madafaka cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Madafaka.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madafaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab lands there for Madafaka.
Madafaka throws out a powerful jab.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Madafaka throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a series of punches but Madafaka moves out of range.
Madafaka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Madafaka lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madafaka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Madafaka scores with a shot to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Madafaka lands with an overhand left.
Madafaka sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Madafaka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Madafaka lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Madafaka.
Madafaka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like James Smith has been cut.
Nice shot by Madafaka.
Madafaka tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith is rocked!
Rasta Madafaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madafaka drops Smith with a naaaaasty hook - Smith is in real trouble here! Madafaka dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rasta Madafaka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Held (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Held has chosen pantera - walk as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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173 lbs
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175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Held!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Held manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gruber is looking to clinch but Held is avoiding it.
Gruber moves out of range as Held throws a body kick.
Gruber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gruber is looking to clinch but Held is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gruber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Held drives through with a takedown into guard.
Held postures up and lands a big shot to Gruber's brow.
Held gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gruber tries to clinch there but Held circles away.
Gruber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gruber wants it to stay on the feet.
Gruber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Held swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Held misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gruber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Held closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Held lands in his opponent's guard.
Held gets to his feet. Gruber looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A solid body kick from Gruber.
Gruber moves out of range as Held throws a body kick.
Gruber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gruber wants to clinch up but Held keeps it at a distance.
Gruber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Held manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gruber wants to clinch up but Held keeps it at a distance.
Gruber lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber tries to clinch up.
Gruber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Held manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gruber throws a body kick the misses
and Held counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Held lands a left hand.
Held manages to pull guard.
Gruber trying to control but Held is working from the bottom.
Held pushes Gruber off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gruber closes the distance but Held moves to the side
so Held counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Held content to stall in guard here.
Gruber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Held on the ground.
Held stops Gruber from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Held sitting in guard here, content to control.
Held stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gruber closes the distance but Held moves to the side
and Held counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gruber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gruber stalling in the clinch but Held improves position.
Held turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Held stands up.
Held stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber looks to clinch
and Held holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Held has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gruber uses from the top position.
Gruber would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Held controlling the position.
Gruber wants to stand and escape but instead Held has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gruber keeping full guard, as Held tries to pass.
Gruber is working an open guard so Held takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Held misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gruber dodges the punch combination from Held.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Held dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gruber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gruber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Held's calf.
Gruber looks to clinch
and Held counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Held stands up from Gruber's guard - Held perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hans Gruber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Held circles away from the clinch attempt
and Held counters with a big head kick but Gruber shrugs it off.
Gruber moves to clinch but Held breaks away
and Held holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gruber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gruber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gruber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gruber looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Held decides to pull guard.
Gruber trying to stand up but can't free himself from Held's guard.
Held pushes Gruber off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Held.
Gruber avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Held.
Held throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Held stands up and beckons Gruber to his feet.
Held scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Held working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gruber wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Held scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Held working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gruber is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Held trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Held punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Held controlling the position easily from mount.
Held is landing with some decent strikes but Gruber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Held lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gruber hang on?
Held sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Held lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Held lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gruber taking shots to the head.
Held scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Held looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Held working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Held.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Held scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gruber?
Held tries to control but Gruber wriggling away.
Held landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Held showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Held circles away from the clinch attempt
and Held holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Held.
Stalling in the clinch from Held.
Gruber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gruber is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gruber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Held avoids a wild elbow strike from Gruber.
Gruber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Held tries to score a body lock takedown but Gruber shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gruber throws an elbow but misses.
Held breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gruber instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Held avoiding damage.
Gruber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Held breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gruber wants to clinch
and Held counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gruber!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Held scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gruber is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Held looking for a guillotine from mount but Gruber is having none of it.
Held scoring with strikes but Gruber is staying in there.
Held sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Held won't let Gruber get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
A nice elbow there by Held.
Held won't let Gruber get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Held has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Held scoring with strikes but Gruber is staying in there.
Held lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gruber hang on?
Held looking to control but Gruber is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Held is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Held controlling the pace for now.
Held landing strikes, looking to finish!
Held fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Held looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Held with good strikes from the mount here!
Held has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Held scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gruber?
Held lands a big shot there that rocks Gruber but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Held raining down shots from the mount!
Held landing shots from mount.
Hans Gruber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BOOM! Held connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gruber is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Held scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gruber?
Held with good strikes from the mount here!
Held scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gruber?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Held landing punches.
Held scoring with strikes but Gruber is staying in there.
Held controlling his opponent.
Held scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gruber?
Bill Held has got the better of the ground game so far.
Held punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gruber tries to buck Held off but he can't manage it.
Held postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gruber looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Held with shots to the head and body - Gruber looks very uncomfortable down there.
Held landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Held comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Held winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Held!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Inge Koll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koll's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Burn in hell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
147 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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23
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Inge Koll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Corey Williams!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Koll slips the punch.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Koll slips the punch.
Williams tries to sprawl but Koll drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Koll has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Williams defend it? Koll steps over the head and cranks it - Williams is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Koll!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Inge Koll!
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