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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Koral Grazie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Paska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Koral Grazie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Paska!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grazie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paska ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paska lands a glancing blow to the side of Grazie's head.
Paska shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grazie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paska accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grazie striking off his back but it's not causing Paska any problems.
Paska content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grazie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Paska's guard.
Paska lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grazie!
Grazie is trying desperately to improve position.
Paska fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grazie wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paska working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paska lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Paska unloading with bombs!
Grazie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paska avoids the attempt from Grazie to control.
A nice elbow there by Paska.
Paska landing shots from mount.
Paska postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grazie looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grazie tries to lock up and control but Paska gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Paska punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Paska is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Grazie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Grazie is looking to improve his position but Paska isn't that keen on the idea.
Paska landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paska avoids the attempt from Grazie to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paska connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Paska with good strikes from the mount here!
Paska with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grazie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paska jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Grazie is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Grazie and Paska has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Grazie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grazie is breathing heavily.
Paska decides to stand back up. Paska steps back and let's Grazie get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paska lands a jab to the nose.
Grazie with a poor takedown
and Paska counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paska.
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!
Paska stands up from Grazie's guard - Paska perhaps looking for a knockout.
Grazie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paska wants to stand and escape but instead Grazie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Grazie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grazie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Paska is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Grazie, into his guard.
Grazie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paska doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paska manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaska Paska dominated that round.
That's time! Grazie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paska drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Paska stands up over Grazie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Grazie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grazie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grazie has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Paska is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Grazie.
Paska stands up and beckons Grazie to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paska closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Paska lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paska trying to control the position from guard on top but Grazie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grazie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grazie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paska defends well.
Grazie controls Paska momentarily but Paska frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paska throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paska with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grazie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paska doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Grazie is tightening it up a little... Paska has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Paska reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Paska taps out! nice BJJ there by Grazie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Koral Grazie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bilbo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jocko Sakoreem (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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180 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bilbo Baggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jocko Sakoreem!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Baggins.
Baggins looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sakoreem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakoreem keeps Baggins at a distance using the push kick.
Sakoreem throws out a powerful jab.
Baggins misses the shot to the body.
Sakoreem just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakoreem is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Baggins's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, if Sakoreem 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.
Baggins wants to get back to his feet.
Sakoreem is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Sakoreem has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jocko Sakoreem has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A head kick misses from Sakoreem.
Sakoreem closes the distance and pushes Baggins back into the cage.
Sakoreem has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Baggins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sakoreem turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sakoreem is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Baggins has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sakoreem in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakoreem is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Baggins is trying to escape and Sakoreem transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Baggins is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sakoreem! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jocko Sakoreem!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucciano Becchio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Bear Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucciano Becchio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomas Bear Shield's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucciano Becchio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Bear Shield!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear Shield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Becchio.
Bear Shield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Becchio.
Bear Shield misses with the combination.
Bear Shield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Becchio throws out the jab.
Becchio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bear Shield's waist but Bear Shield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Becchio off to one side.
Becchio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Becchio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear Shield counters with a straight right hand.
Becchio throws a combination that misses
and Bear Shield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Becchio thinking.
Bear Shield swinging wildly here.
Becchio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear Shield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Becchio misses with a combination
and Bear Shield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Becchio misses.
Bear Shield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Becchio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bear Shield counters with a three punch combo that has Becchio backing up. Becchio nods at Bear Shield to acknowledge the strikes.
Becchio avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear Shield's corner calls for a 1-2. Bear Shield obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bear Shield scores with a hook.
Becchio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bear Shield counters with a two punch combo.
Becchio darts in trying to clinch
and Bear Shield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bear Shield throws a series of punches but Becchio moves out of range.
Becchio misses with a double jab
and Bear Shield counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Becchio misses with an uppercut.
Becchio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear Shield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Becchio is breathing heavily.
Bear Shield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Becchio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bear Shield counters with a series of strikes. Becchio will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Becchio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Becchio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bear Shield to counter with a crisp jab.
Bear Shield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Becchio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear Shield counters with a left and a right that stings Becchio.
Bear Shield jabs at Becchio's body.
Becchio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bear Shield throws a one two combo.
Bear Shield throws a series of punches but Becchio moves out of range.
Becchio darts in trying to clinch
and Bear Shield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Becchio throws a combination that misses
and Bear Shield counters with a left and a right that stings Becchio.
Bear Shield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Bear Shield. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Bear Shield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bear Shield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lucciano Becchio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear Shield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bear Shield.
Bear Shield throws a right and a left that Becchio avoids nicely.
No joy there for Bear Shield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bear Shield misses with a few strikes there.
Bear Shield lands a two punch combo.
Bear Shield digs a good body shot into Becchio's ribs.
Becchio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bear Shield counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Becchio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear Shield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bear Shield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bear Shield swinging wildly here.
Becchio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bear Shield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becchio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bear Shield scores with a one two! Becchio had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bear Shield is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bear Shield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Becchio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear Shield counters with a left and a right that stings Becchio.
Nice straight punches there by Bear Shield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bear Shield.
A shot to the liver by Bear Shield. Beautiful body shot.
Bear Shield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear Shield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Becchio at a distance.
Becchio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bear Shield.
Becchio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Becchio throws a combination that misses
letting Bear Shield counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bear Shield throws a one two combo.
Bear Shield tries to bum rush Becchio with a series of wild strikes but Becchio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bear Shield stalks Becchio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Becchio's face. Becchio staggers backwards, shaken.
Bear Shield scores with a one two! Becchio had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Bear Shield dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bear Shield looks to land a combination but Becchio avoids it well.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Becchio might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Becchio tries to clinch
and Bear Shield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Becchio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bear Shield.
Becchio throws a lazy right hand but Bear Shield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Becchio throws a combination that misses
and Bear Shield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Bear Shield.
Bear Shield throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bear Shield lands a lovely overhand right.
Becchio misses with a wild combination.
Bear Shield throws out a powerful jab.
Becchio wants to clinch but Bear Shield slips to the side
and Bear Shield counters with a series of strikes. Becchio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Becchio throws a body punch but Bear Shield moves out of range.
Bear Shield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bear Shield's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bear Shield duly obliges.
Becchio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Becchio dodges the punch combination from Bear Shield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becchio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bear Shield throws a series of punches but Becchio avoids them all with ease.
Becchio throws a combination that misses
and Bear Shield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bear Shield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bear Shield misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Bear Shield scores with a four punch combination!
Bear Shield throws a series of punches but Becchio avoids them all with ease.
Bear Shield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bear Shield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bear Shield bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Becchio's head.
Becchio misses with a combination
and Bear Shield counters with a straight right hand.
Bear Shield misses with a two punch combination.
Becchio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bear Shield counters with a series of strikes. Becchio will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield digs a good body shot into Becchio's ribs.
Bear Shield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Becchio misses with a hook. Bear Shield ducked under it nicely.
Bear Shield lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear Shield lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bear Shield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bear Shield fails to land with a series of punches.
Bear Shield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bear Shield scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Becchio clinches but Bear Shield breaks the clinch
and Bear Shield counters with a left to the body.
Bear Shield lands with a nice combination. Becchio backs away looking to recover.
Becchio misses with a combination
and Bear Shield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bear Shield is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Becchio rather than just go for the knockout.
Bear Shield lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bear Shield.
Tomas Bear Shield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield misses with the combination.
Becchio looks to throw the jab but Bear Shield is out of range.
Becchio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Becchio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Becchio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bear Shield looks to land a combination but Becchio avoids it well.
Bear Shield looks to land a combination but Becchio avoids it well.
Bear Shield throws a combination that misses
and Becchio counters with a one-two to the body.
Bear Shield misses with a two punch combination.
Bear Shield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Becchio.
Becchio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear Shield counters with a left and a right that stings Becchio.
Bear Shield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Becchio tries to clinch
and Bear Shield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bear Shield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becchio misses with a double jab
and Bear Shield counters with a right hand to the body.
Bear Shield works over Becchio's head and body with a nice combination.
Bear Shield digs a good body shot into Becchio's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bear Shield.
Bear Shield jabs Becchio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear Shield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Becchio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bear Shield counters with a left and a right that stings Becchio.
Becchio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Becchio misses with a double jab
and Bear Shield counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bear Shield lands with an uppercut that bounces Becchio off the cage and back into rage.
Becchio darts in trying to clinch
and Bear Shield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Bear Shield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bear Shield throws a right and a left that Becchio avoids nicely.
Becchio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bear Shield counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Bear Shield.
Becchio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear Shield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bear Shield throws a series of punches but Becchio avoids them all with ease.
Bear Shield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Becchio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bear Shield lands a body shot.
Becchio looks to clinch
and Bear Shield counters with a straight right hand.
Becchio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bear Shield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Becchio thinking.
Becchio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear Shield counters with a nice uppercut.
Bear Shield closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bear Shield scores with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bear Shield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Becchio.
Becchio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear Shield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bear Shield misses.
Bear Shield scores with a nice right hand.
Bear Shield lands a slapping body shot.
Bear Shield misses with a double jab.
Bear Shield stuns Becchio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Bear Shield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Becchio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Becchio misses with a combination
and Bear Shield counters with a left and a right that stings Becchio.
Becchio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bear Shield counters with a right hand to the body.
Bear Shield lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Becchio backs up against the cage.
Bear Shield lands a two punch combo.
Nice jab there from Bear Shield.
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!
Bear Shield throws a one two combo.
Becchio is rocked!
Becchio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Becchio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bear Shield misses with a two punch combination.
Bear Shield rushes Becchio with punches - Becchio moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Becchio goes down! Bear Shield follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomas Bear Shield!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mort Kulig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salmo Salar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mort Kulig has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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, Mort Kulig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salmo Salar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kulig moves into the clinch.
Salar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kulig lands a knee to the head.
Kulig lands an elbow inside that Salar shrugs off.
Kulig prevents Salar from breaking the clinch.
Salar is trying to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling him.
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Salar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulig has Salar pressed against the cage, preventing Salar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kulig leaning against his opponent.
Kulig working Salar over with knees to the body.
Salar working hard to break the clinch.
Kulig lands a nice knee to the body.
Salar looks gassed!
Kulig throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Salar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulig putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salar is trying to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling him.
Kulig scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Kulig putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
Kulig with a knee to the head.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Kulig.
Salar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kulig obliges.
A frustrated look appears on Salar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulig putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kulig landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kulig lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Kulig.
Knees to the body from Kulig.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kulig lands an elbow inside that Salar shrugs off.
Kulig lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Salar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kulig lands a nice knee to the body.
Salar wants to break free but Kulig has control.
Kulig landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salar is trying to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling him.
Kulig lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Salar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulig is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kulig has Salar pressed against the cage, preventing Salar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kulig connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salar's face.
Kulig utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kulig with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kulig with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kulig using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kulig connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salar's face.
Salar is trying to break free.
Kulig has Salar pressed against the cage.
Salar wants to break free but Kulig has control.
Kulig lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kulig obliges.
Kulig connects with a knee to the head.
Kulig manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Salar is trying to break free.
Salar wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kulig.
Kulig with a knee to the head.
Salar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kulig unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
Salar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulig wants to clinch up but Salar keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kulig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Salar. Those never looked like landing.
Kulig has closed the distance and engaged Salar in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Kulig.
Knees to the body from Kulig.
Salar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kulig has him pressed against the cage.
Salar can't break the clinch.
Salar has had enough of the clinch but Kulig keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kulig connects with a knee to the head.
Kulig misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salar's efforts to push away.
Kulig unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kulig with a knee to the head.
Salar tries to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling the position.
Salar has had enough of the clinch but Kulig keeps him there for the moment.
Salar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Salar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kulig is pressed up against the cage. Salar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kulig down to the mat. Kulig avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kulig darts in and clinches Salar up against the cage.
Kulig connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salar's face.
Kulig has Salar pressed against the cage, preventing Salar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kulig taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kulig lands a nice knee to the body.
Kulig lands a knee to the body.
Salar tries to break free but Kulig pushes him back against the cage.
Salar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kulig with a knee to the head.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
Kulig connects with a knee to the head.
Salar being controlled against the cage.
Salar can't break the clinch.
Kulig connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salar's face.
Salar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salar working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kulig using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
Salar can't break the clinch.
Kulig stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Salar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kulig with a knee to the head.
Kulig tries a knee to the head but Salar blocks it.
Kulig keeps control of Salar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
Kulig stalling in the clinch but Salar improves position.
Salar is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Kulig.
Salar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salar is trying to force a seperation but Kulig has the dominant position.
Kulig using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salar is trying to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling him.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
Kulig crunches a lovely knee into Salar's ribcage.
Kulig misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulig with a knee to the head.
Kulig content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kulig lands an elbow just above Salar 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Salar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulig slows down the pace here.
Kulig using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mort Kulig dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kulig is looking to clinch but Salar is avoiding it.
Kulig moves into the clinch.
Kulig lands an elbow inside that Salar shrugs off.
Kulig lands an elbow inside that Salar shrugs off.
Kulig looking to throw knees to the head but Salar is blocking nicely.
Kulig has Salar pressed against the cage, preventing Salar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kulig slows down the pace here.
Salar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kulig with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kulig tries a knee to the head but Salar blocks it.
Salar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kulig is looking to control Salar's arms but Salar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kulig has his back to the cage.
Salar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kulig is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Salar is trying to break the clinch but Kulig has him pressed against the cage.
Kulig working Salar over with knees to the body.
Mort Kulig has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulig lands a good knee to the midsection. Salar won't want to take too many of those.
Kulig lands a knee to the head.
Salar is trying to break free.
Kulig gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kulig creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salar's defenses.
Kulig is pushing Salar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kulig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salar wants to get back to striking at distance but Kulig won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Kulig.
Kulig using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
Kulig landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kulig connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salar's face.
Kulig with a knee to the head.
Kulig misses with a knee strike.
Kulig landing knees to the body.
Kulig throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salar blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Salar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulig effectively controlling the action here.
Salar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kulig has him pressed against the cage.
Salar has had enough of the clinch but Kulig keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kulig obliges.
Salar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salar tries to break free but Kulig pushes him back against the cage.
Salar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kulig looking to throw knees to the head but Salar is blocking nicely.
Kulig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salar is trying to push Kulig away but Kulig has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kulig lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kulig.
Kulig lands an elbow inside that Salar shrugs off.
Kulig landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kulig with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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.
Salar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kulig moves in looking to clinch but Salar pushes him off.
Kulig tries to close the distance and clinch but Salar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kulig tries to keep at a distance but Salar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kulig wants a takedown but no success here.
Kulig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kulig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kulig with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salar has had enough of the clinch but Kulig keeps him there for the moment.
Kulig is trying to stall.
Salar is looking to break free of the clinch but Kulig has double underhooks.
Kulig lands an elbow that stopped Salar in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kulig obliges.
A frustrated look appears on Salar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salar is trying to break free.
Salar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Kulig.
Kulig stalling in the clinch.
Salar is trying to break free.
Salar tries to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Kulig.
Kulig gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salar as Kulig tries to tie him up.
Kulig with a knee to the head.
Salar has had enough of the clinch but Kulig keeps him there for the moment.
Kulig lands a nice elbow.
Kulig lands a damaging elbow.
Kulig putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salar tries to break free but Kulig pushes him back against the cage.
Kulig lands an elbow inside.
Kulig scores a nice knee to the body.
Salar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Salar can't break the clinch.
Salar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kulig lands a good knee to the midsection. Salar won't want to take too many of those.
Kulig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kulig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salar's efforts to push away.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
Salar managing to block the knees to the body from Kulig.
Kulig creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salar's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kulig.
Kulig tries to land knees in the clinch but Salar avoids the damage to the body.
Salar is trying to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling him.
Kulig is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kulig jumps guard.
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.
Salar throws a strike but Kulig rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Salar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Salar is working an open guard so Kulig takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kulig.
Kulig rushes Salar and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kulig working Salar over with knees to the body.
Kulig creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salar's defenses.
Kulig lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salar wants to get back to striking at distance but Kulig won't allow it.
Kulig unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on Salar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mort Kulig dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Salar cracks Kulig with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kulig tries to clinch there but Salar circles away.
Kulig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kulig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mort Kulig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulig doesn't manage to clinch there - Salar circles away.
Kulig tries to clinch but Salar is having none of it.
Salmo Salar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulig tries to clinch up but Salar circles away and keeps his distance.
Kulig walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kulig misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulig slips under a jab.
Salar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kulig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kulig is looking to clinch.
Salar throws a series of punches but Kulig moves out of range.
Kulig closes the distance and clinches.
Kulig lands a good knee to the midsection. Salar won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulig working Salar over with knees to the body.
Salar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kulig lands a damaging elbow.
Kulig landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kulig lands a good knee to the midsection. Salar won't want to take too many of those.
Salar is trying to break the clinch but Kulig has him pressed against the cage.
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
Salar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salar wants to get back to striking at distance but Kulig won't allow it.
Kulig landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kulig landing knees to the body.
Kulig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kulig with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kulig prevents Salar from breaking the clinch.
Salar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salar wants to get back to striking at distance but Kulig won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kulig.
Kulig lands an elbow inside that Salar shrugs off.
Kulig unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Salar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kulig lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kulig.
Salar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salar swats away the attempt to clinch by Kulig.
Salar throws a hook but Kulig avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kulig clinches.
Salar can't break the clinch.
Kulig lands a knee to the head.
Salar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kulig keeps control of Salar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kulig fails to pull guard.
Kulig lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Kulig.
Kulig trying to control the position but instead, Salar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kulig into the cage.
Kulig putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kulig pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kulig slips under a jab.
Kulig tries to clinch up.
Kulig doesn't manage to clinch there - Salar circles away.
Kulig tries to clinch but Salar is having none of it.
Salar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salar looks to land a right hand but Kulig moved out of range.
Kulig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salar misses with a double jab.
Kulig moves into the clinch successfully.
Kulig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salar's efforts to push away.
Salar tries to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling the position.
Kulig working Salar over with knees to the body.
Kulig lands a nice knee to the body.
Kulig scores a nice knee to the body.
Kulig is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Salar takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kulig.
Salar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kulig working Salar over with knees to the body.
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
Salar takes an elbow to the temple.
Kulig gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Salar is trying to break free.
Salar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salar is trying to break free.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
Salar working hard to break the clinch.
Salar is looking to break free of the clinch but Kulig has double underhooks.
Salar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kulig with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Salar tries to circle away but Kulig has him pinned against the cage.
Kulig unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kulig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salar tries to circle away but Kulig has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kulig lands a knee to the head.
Kulig using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
Salar is trying to force a seperation but Kulig has the dominant position.
Salar can't break the clinch.
Mort Kulig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salar has had enough of the clinch but Kulig keeps him there for the moment.
Salar working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kulig.
Kulig landing knees to the head.
Salar tries to break the clinch but Kulig is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
Kulig scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kulig.
Salmo Salar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulig blocks an uppercut.
Kulig landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mort Kulig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kulig, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mort Kulig!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Jostes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goat Meat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronnie Jostes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goat Meat!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jostes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meat cracks a nice hook into Jostes's ribs.
Meat misses with the combination.
Meat checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some wild striking there from Meat.
Jostes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jostes throws a series of punches but Meat moves out of range.
Meat misses with a body shot.
Meat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jostes counters with a head kick.
Ronnie Jostes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meat slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Jostes. Beautiful body shot.
Meat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jostes dodges the punch combination from Meat.
Jostes avoids the body shot from Meat.
Jostes throws a sloppy head kick and Meat moves out of range easily.
Jostes throws a big shot that misses.
Jostes dodges the punch combination from Meat.
Meat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jostes.
A right-left combo lands from Meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jostes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Meat counters with a three punch combo that has Jostes backing up. Jostes nods at Meat to acknowledge the strikes.
Meat misses with a body shot.
Jostes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jostes throws a combination that misses
letting Meat counter with a right hand.
Jostes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jostes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Meat lands a jab-cross combination.
Meat takes one to the chin there.
Jostes throws a jab but it's blocked by Meat.
Meat tries to bum rush Jostes with a series of wild strikes but Jostes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jostes with a nice cross.
It looks like Goat Meat has been cut.
Jostes slips a jab and a cross from Meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jostes.
Jostes looks to score with a jab to the body but Meat is just out of range.
Jostes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meat.
Meat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jostes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jostes. Meat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jostes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jostes misses with a takedown
and Meat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jostes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meat.
Jostes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jostes throws out the jab.
Meat fails to land with a series of punches.
Jostes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meat swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Jostes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Meat.
Meat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jostes.
Jostes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Goat Meat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jostes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Meat looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jostes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jostes rather than just go for the knockout.
Jostes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jostes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meat moves away.
Meat misses with a combination
and Jostes counters with a nice body kick.
Meat misses with a straight right.
Meat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jostes manages to avoid it.
Meat moves out of range of the strikes.
Jostes looks to score with a jab to the body but Meat is just out of range.
Jostes misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Meat as Jostes shoots in.
Meat swings for the body but Jostes moves out of range.
Jostes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meat's sensitive parts.
Jostes thumps Meat with a low kick.
Jostes shoots in for a takedown but Meat shows good takedown defense.
Meat throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jostes moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jostes lands a two punch combo.
Jostes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Jostes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jostes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jostes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jostes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jostes throws a head kick but Meat moves out of range.
Jostes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jostes thumps Meat with a low kick.
Jostes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Meat defends it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jostes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Meat both land. Nice combination.
Jostes looks to land a combination but Meat avoids it well.
Meat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jostes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jostes throws a shot from downtown. Meat moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Jostes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goat Meat's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from Jostes misses its intended target.
Meat misses with a two punch combination.
Meat misses with a two punch combination.
A good leg kick by Jostes.
Jostes connects with a solid leg kick.
Jostes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Meat is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jostes with the ground and pound from mount.
Jostes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jostes tries to control but Meat wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jostes with shots to the head and body - Meat looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jostes working the ground and pound effectively.
Meat is breathing heavily.
Jostes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meat is working to get back to half guard.
Jostes working Meat over with strikes here.
Meat is rocked!
Jostes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Meat is still in real trouble! Can Jostes finish him?
Jostes loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Meat scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Jostes land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Jostes stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Jostes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Euan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ana Conda (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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158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Euan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ana Conda!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Conda swinging wildly here.
Conda scores a takedown into full mount!
Conda lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Conda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Young is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Conda with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conda on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conda has control of Young's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Young regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Young looking very determined here, making life difficult for Conda.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conda tightening his grip on Young, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Young is trying to get back to his feet but Conda has full control of the position and if anything, Young has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Conda has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Young! Can he survive? No! He's out! Conda gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ana Conda!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siren Tero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Akinfejew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Siren Tero has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Siren Tero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexei Akinfejew!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tero just misses with a punch to the body.
Akinfejew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Alexei Akinfejew has been cut.
Akinfejew swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akinfejew throws a body punch but Tero moves out of range.
Tero throws a jab when Akinfejew was well out of range.
Tero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akinfejew counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tero prevents Akinfejew from breaking the clinch.
Akinfejew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tero thuds a left hand into Akinfejew's body.
Akinfejew looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tero drops Akinfejew with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Akinfejew! Tero dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Siren Tero!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gronholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domo Domo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronholm comes to the cage accompanied by Eeppinen biisi. Domo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Im So Hood Remix kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marcus Gronholm has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Gronholm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domo Domo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Domo throws a hook to the side of Gronholm's head but Gronholm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Domo. Those never looked like landing.
Domo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gronholm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Domo.
A punch lands to the side of Gronholm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Domo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Domo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gronholm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Domo Domo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Domo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gronholm counters with a crisp right that sends Domo to the canvas! Gronholm follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Gronholm!
Marcus Gronholm retains his heavyweight title!
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