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IFT49 - Loman vs VanHouten PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Muru Aalto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Engelbert Humperdinck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Engelbert Humperdinck enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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, Muru Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Engelbert Humperdinck!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humperdinck tries to clinch up but Aalto circles away and keeps his distance.
Humperdinck is looking to clinch.
Aalto throws a big shot that misses.
Aalto thows a body shot but no joy.
Aalto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Humperdinck closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aalto circles away.
Muru Aalto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Aalto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Humperdinck doesn't seem phased though.
Humperdinck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aalto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aalto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aalto's corner calls for a 1-2. Aalto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aalto cracks Humperdinck with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aalto looks to land a right hand but Humperdinck moved out of range.
No joy there for Aalto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humperdinck avoids the body shot from Aalto.
Aalto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aalto swats away the attempt to clinch by Humperdinck.
Aalto missing with a left hand there. Humperdinck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aalto looks to land a right hand but Humperdinck moved out of range.
Muru Aalto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aalto throws a jab but it's blocked by Humperdinck.
A telegraphed right hand from Aalto misses the target.
Humperdinck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Humperdinck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aalto throws a hook but Humperdinck avoids it easily.
Aalto throws a jab when Humperdinck was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Humperdinck defending well as Aalto loads up on a big left hand.
Aalto throws a chopping leg kick but Humperdinck manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Humperdinck tries to close the distance and clinch but Aalto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Humperdinck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aalto.
Humperdinck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aalto throws out the jab.
Aalto connects with a crisp jab.
Aalto misses with a straight left.
A big left from Aalto misses.
A swing and a miss from Aalto.
Aalto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aalto throws a hook but Humperdinck avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Humperdinck. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humperdinck misses with an uppercut.
Aalto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Humperdinck.
Humperdinck looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muru Aalto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Engelbert Humperdinck.
Donk. Aalto catches Humperdinck right on the button with a cross.
Humperdinck needs to keep his hands up - Aalto had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Aalto.
Aalto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Humperdinck shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aalto defends it nicely.
Aalto throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humperdinck gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Humperdinck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aalto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aalto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aalto throws a body punch but Humperdinck moves out of range.
Humperdinck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aalto to score with a decent uppercut.
Aalto keeps the fight on the outside.
Aalto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Humperdinck in his tracks.
Humperdinck is trying desperately to land a takedown but Aalto is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Humperdinck.
A big right from Aalto misses.
Aalto scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Humperdinck ducks under a wild hook from Aalto.
A left lands for Aalto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muru Aalto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Humperdinck slips under a jab from Aalto.
Aalto works Humperdinck's body with a nice hook.
Aalto scores with a body shot.
Aalto misses the jab.
Aalto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aalto.
A jab from Aalto misses.
Aalto throws a hook to the side of Humperdinck's head but Humperdinck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aalto throws a hook but Humperdinck blocks it.
Humperdinck slips under a jab.
Humperdinck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aalto.
Aalto scores with a body shot.
Muru Aalto is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Aalto misses.
Nice defenses there by Humperdinck.
Humperdinck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aalto pinned against the cage. Aalto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Humperdinck is breathing heavily.
Aalto misses with a two punch combination.
Humperdinck tries to clinch but Aalto moves out of range.
Humperdinck is looking to clinch.
Aalto misses with a wild body shot.
Aalto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Humperdinck counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto wants to get back to his feet but Humperdinck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Humperdinck trying to control but Aalto is working from the bottom.
Humperdinck stops Aalto from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Humperdinck wants to control from the top but Aalto keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Humperdinck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Humperdinck trying to control the position from guard on top but Aalto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Engelbert Humperdinck has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Aalto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Humperdinck takes one on the button.
Aalto misses with a looping right.
Humperdinck connects with a looping right hand.
Humperdinck checks the leg kick.
Humperdinck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aalto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aalto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Humperdinck scores with a jab to the jaw.
Humperdinck slips a jab from Aalto.
Aalto cracks Humperdinck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aalto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Humperdinck.
Aalto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aalto lands a jab to Humperdinck's midsection.
Humperdinck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aalto misses with a looping left.
Aalto throws a shot from downtown. Humperdinck moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muru Aalto dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Humperdinck drops his hands momentarily and Aalto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big left from Aalto misses.
Humperdinck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aalto moves away.
Humperdinck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Humperdinck takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aalto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Humperdinck.
Aalto misses with a low kick.
Aalto looks to throw the jab but Humperdinck is out of range.
Humperdinck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Humperdinck takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut lands for Aalto. That snapped Humperdinck's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aalto, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto misses with a straight left.
Aalto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aalto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Humperdinck.
Humperdinck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aalto.
A combination from Aalto does no damage.
Humperdinck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aalto pinned against the cage. Aalto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aalto lands a body shot.
Aalto throws a hook but Humperdinck blocks it.
Humperdinck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
Humperdinck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aalto throws the left hand but Humperdinck avoids the punch easily.
Aalto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Humperdinck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aalto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Humperdinck can do to turn this around?
Aalto throws an overhand right that lands on Humperdinck's shoulder, as Humperdinck tries to avoid the shot.
Humperdinck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Humperdinck there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aalto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Humperdinck circles away quickly and effectively.
Humperdinck slips under a jab from Aalto.
Aalto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aalto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aalto throws a jab when Humperdinck was well out of range.
Aalto lands with a straight right. Humperdinck didn't see that one coming.
Aalto looks to land a right hand but Humperdinck moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Aalto.
Humperdinck moves out of range as Aalto strikes.
Aalto throws a shot from downtown. Humperdinck moves away and avoids it.
Aalto throws a hook but Humperdinck avoids it easily.
Humperdinck takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Humperdinck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Humperdinck shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aalto's guard.
Muru Aalto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto wants to stand up but Humperdinck is controlling him.
Humperdinck trying to control but Aalto is working from the bottom.
Humperdinck throwing strikes but missing.
Engelbert Humperdinck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aalto pushes Humperdinck off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muru Aalto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aalto, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muru Aalto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keppi Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KNOCK OUT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keppi Kullervo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to KNOCK OUT's chin.
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130 lbs
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142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keppi Kullervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, KNOCK OUT!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kullervo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from OUT.
Kullervo clinches up with OUT and pushes him back against the cage.
Kullervo effectively controlling the action here.
OUT is pressed up against the cage. Kullervo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag OUT down to the mat. OUT avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kullervo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
OUT misses the jab.
OUT throws a nice looking combination but Kullervo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kullervo slips under a jab.
A big right from OUT misses.
OUT tries a head kick but it misses.
OUT tries to clinch
and Kullervo counters with a nice body shot.
Kullervo staying out of range there.
A leg kick checked by OUT.
Kullervo moves into the clinch successfully.
OUT is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kullervo jumps into guard, dragging OUT to the mat.
Kullervo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for OUT!
OUT wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kullervo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kullervo tries to control but OUT wriggling away.
OUT is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
OUT has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
OUT is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
OUT defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Kullervo pulls OUT in close to prevent any damage.
OUT must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kullervo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kullervo wants to stand and escape but OUT is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo is pulling down on OUT's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Keppi Kullervo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A lazy body kick from OUT
and Kullervo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in OUT's guard.
Kullervo working some strikes from top position.
Kullervo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kullervo gets to his feet - OUT follows without any prompting.
Kullervo moves into the clinch successfully.
OUT has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kullervo can't get the takedown.
A frustrated look appears on OUT's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kullervo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keppi Kullervo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OUT is trying to break the clinch but Kullervo has him pressed against the cage.
Kullervo breaks from the clinch.
Kullervo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
OUT looks to land a right hand but Kullervo moved out of range.
OUT tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kullervo is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo fails with the takedown.
Kullervo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kullervo shoots in for a double leg but OUT sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
OUT throws a shot from downtown. Kullervo moves away and avoids it.
Kullervo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around OUT's waist but OUT gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kullervo off to one side.
Kullervo is breathing heavily.
OUT misses with a combination
and Kullervo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
OUT is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kullervo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OUT tries to break free but Kullervo pushes him back against the cage.
Kullervo has OUT pressed against the cage, preventing OUT from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kullervo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as OUT walks away with a smile on his face. Kullervo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
OUT throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kullervo counters by moving into the clinch.
Kullervo breaks the clinch.
Kullervo shoots in looking for a takedown but OUT manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kullervo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keppi Kullervo dominated that round.
That's time! Kullervo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kullervo shoots in for a double leg but OUT sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kullervo misses with a takedown attempt - OUT sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A shot to the body from OUT misses
and Kullervo counters with a head kick.
OUT looks to land a left hand but Kullervo moved out of range nicely.
OUT connects with the punch.
OUT throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kullervo counters with a three punch combo that has OUT backing up. OUT nods at Kullervo to acknowledge the strikes.
KNOCK OUT seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kullervo looks for a takedown but OUT sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keppi Kullervo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from OUT.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kullervo.
Kullervo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from OUT.
OUT jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from OUT misses the target.
Kullervo shoots in looking for a takedown but OUT manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kullervo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kullervo has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from OUT finds it's target.
Kullervo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? OUT is fending him off so far but Kullervo persists. Nope, OUT circles away and we're back to standing.
Kullervo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from OUT.
OUT tests Kullervo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kullervo slips under a jab from OUT.
OUT misses with a hook. Kullervo ducked under it nicely.
OUT misses the shot to the body.
Kullervo instigates a clinch.
OUT wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kullervo has him pressed against the cage.
Kullervo breaks the clinch.
OUT might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
OUT is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kullervo.
Keppi Kullervo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
OUT misses with a double jab
and Kullervo counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kullervo scores with a takedown into OUT's guard.
Kullervo stops OUT from standing up.
Kullervo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. OUT swivels though and keeps the full guard.
OUT has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kullervo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nice straight punches there by Kullervo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kullervo.
Kullervo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but OUT avoids it really well and circles away.
Kullervo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo tries to clinch up.
OUT waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kullervo.
OUT misses with the body kick
and Kullervo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kullervo.
Kullervo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kullervo lands a couple of elbows.
Kullervo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kullervo tries to free his leg and advance position but OUT is retaining full guard.
Kullervo is looking to work some ground and pound but OUT has wrist control.
OUT utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kullervo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OUT is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kullervo is controlling him.
Kullervo wants to control from the top but OUT keeps moving.
Kullervo pushing down on OUT's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kullervo wants to control but OUT is keeping him busy.
Kullervo passes to full mount!
Kullervo trying to control but OUT is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keppi Kullervo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kullervo fails with a takedown attempt.
OUT misses with a jab to the body
and Kullervo counters by clinching up.
Kullervo stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kullervo.
Kullervo throws an elbow that misses.
Kullervo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kullervo defending well as OUT loads up on a big left hand.
OUT misses with a body punch
and Kullervo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kullervo trying to pass the guard but OUT defending well.
OUT looks like he's trying to stand up.
OUT takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kullervo tries to pass to full mount but OUT defends it.
Kullervo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but OUT does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Keppi Kullervo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
OUT keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
OUT throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kullervo counters with a head kick. That will keep OUT thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kullervo shoots in but OUT avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keppi Kullervo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OUT falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kullervo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kullervo.
Kullervo can't get the takedown.
Kullervo wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OUT is trying to break the clinch but Kullervo is controlling him.
OUT wants to get back to striking at distance but Kullervo won't allow it.
Kullervo jumps guard but OUT stands there with Kullervo around his waist. Kullervo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kullervo taking a breather.
OUT has had enough of the clinch but Kullervo keeps him there for the moment.
OUT prevents the takedown attempt.
Kullervo pulls OUT into guard.
Kullervo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
OUT decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kullervo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts OUT as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OUT misses with a body shot
and Kullervo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kullervo is trying to drag OUT to the mat but OUT just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
OUT wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kullervo has him pressed against the cage.
Kullervo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kullervo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. OUT defends it nicely.
OUT throws a right and a left that both miss.
OUT thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kullervo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kullervo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
OUT throws a lazy right hand but Kullervo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
KNOCK OUT has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kullervo closes the distance and clinches up with OUT, looking for a takedown. Kullervo pushes OUT against the cage but OUT circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
OUT scores with a jab to the head.
Kullervo fails with a takedown attempt.
OUT slaps away a takedown attempt from Kullervo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kullervo ducks under a wild hook from OUT.
Horrible takedown by Kullervo or perhaps it was just good defense by OUT which made him look bad.
OUT throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kullervo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
OUT wants to get back to striking at distance but Kullervo won't allow it.
OUT is pressed up against the cage. Kullervo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag OUT down to the mat. OUT avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
OUT tries to bum rush Kullervo with a series of wild strikes but Kullervo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keppi Kullervo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
OUT misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kullervo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keppi Kullervo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kullervo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keppi Kullervo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between james potkukelkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trouble Some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trouble Some is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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21
160 lbs
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175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, james potkukelkka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trouble Some!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
potkukelkka throws a head kick that misses.
potkukelkka throws a head kick but Some moves out of range.
Some doesn't manage to clinch there - potkukelkka circles away.
Some throws a body punch but potkukelkka moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Some looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some darts in and clinches potkukelkka up against the cage.
potkukelkka working hard to break the clinch.
Some tries to pull guard but potkukelkka holds him up against the cage and eventually Some drops back down to his feet.
potkukelkka taking a breather.
potkukelkka working Some over with knees to the body.
potkukelkka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Some.
potkukelkka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
potkukelkka is breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Some seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I looks like Some might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Some moves nicely into side control.
potkukelkka pushes Some away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Some gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Some is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt potkukelkka will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at potkukelkka to see if he's OK.
Some decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Some tries to clinch there but potkukelkka circles away.
Some shoots in for a double leg but potkukelkka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
james potkukelkka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trouble Some.
Some fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Some tries to clinch but potkukelkka moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Some looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
james potkukelkka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some throws a leg kick but potkukelkka moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some scores with a takedown into potkukelkka's guard.
Some decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Some shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. potkukelkka is trying to defend but Some finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Some is looking to advance position but potkukelkka won't allow it.
potkukelkka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Some on the ground.
Some decides to stand up.
Some darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Some is trying for a kimura here. potkukelkka looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Some wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trouble Some!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Rauhala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maushu Hietala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauhala comes to the cage accompanied by Kreator, Impossible Brutality. Hietala has chosen Slipknot - Surfacing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Maushu Hietala told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
280 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Rauhala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maushu Hietala!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauhala cracks a nice hook into Hietala's ribs.
Rauhala fails with a takedown attempt.
Rauhala throws a hook to the side of Hietala's head but Hietala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rauhala misses with a looping left.
Rauhala misses with a body shot.
Hietala displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rauhala.
Rauhala misses with an uppercut.
Rauhala scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rauhala looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hietala is avoiding damage well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hietala can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hietala takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rauhala is trying to ground and pound but Hietala uses the momentary lack of control by Rauhala to regain half guard.
Rauhala throwing shots but Hietala is blocking nicely.
Rauhala not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hietala wants to control but Rauhala is keeping busy.
Hietala tries to get to full guard but Rauhala has control of the leg.
Hietala avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rauhala.
Rauhala thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hietala to regain full guard.
Rauhala postures up in Hietala's guard and throws a big left but Hietala blocks it.
Rauhala postures up in Hietala's guard and throws a big left but Hietala blocks it.
Hietala working a defensive guard here.
Hietala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rauhala scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hietala is trying to keep Rauhala in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rauhala wants to pass the guard but Hietala is keeping the position.
Rauhala wants to control from the top but Hietala keeps moving.
Rauhala working some strikes from top position.
Rauhala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hietala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rauhala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hietala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rauhala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hietala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hietala lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rauhala!
Hietala throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rauhala because Hietala loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauhala avoids a strike by Hietala and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Hietala's guard! Fantastic escape!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rauhala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rauhala postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hietala doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hietala is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rauhala works over Hietala with some ground and pound from guard.
Hietala pulls Rauhala in close to his closed guard and prevents Rauhala from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauhala stopping the sweep attempt from Hietala.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rauhala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rauhala postures up and lands a big shot to Hietala's brow.
Hietala is trying to control the position but Rauhala postures up.
Hietala pushes Rauhala off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hietala closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hietala lands in his opponent's guard.
Hietala looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hietala's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Rauhala dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Rauhala misses.
Rauhala tries to clinch but Hietala moves out of range.
Rauhala shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hietala counters with a straight right hand.
Rauhala tries to clinch
and Hietala counters with a left to the body.
Rauhala doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hietala holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rauhala is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hietala pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rauno Rauhala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hietala stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hietala stops a takedown attempt from Rauhala.
Hietala gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hietala slips a nice elbow through Rauhala's hands, connecting with Rauhala's forehead.
Hietala not doing much here.
Hietala wants to control but Rauhala is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauhala avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hietala.
Hietala takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hietala working over Rauhala with some ground and pound. Rauhala looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rauhala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hietala scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rauhala has hold of Hietala's hands but Hietala slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hietala lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hietala looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hietala thows a huge punch but Rauhala dodges it nicely.
Rauhala is refusing to be controlled, as Hietala sits in half guard.
Hietala is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rauhala is refusing to be controlled, as Hietala sits in half guard.
Rauhala avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hietala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauhala is trying to control but can't.
Rauhala makes his way to full guard, as Hietala worked for a kimura.
Rauhala wants to sweep but no luck.
Rauhala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hietala throws a strike but Rauhala rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hietala working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rauhala lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hietala not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maushu Hietala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hietala 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.
Hietala utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rauhala thows a big elbow that misses.
Rauhala lands a couple of elbows.
Hietala pushes Rauhala off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rauhala looks to land a left hand but Hietala moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maushu Hietala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hietala instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rauhala.
Rauhala tries to circle away but Hietala has him pinned against the cage.
Rauhala is trying to break the clinch but Hietala has him pressed against the cage.
Rauhala pushes Hietala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauhala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hietala struggles to land a body shot inside as Rauhala controls his hands.
Rauhala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauhala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hietala looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rauhala!
Hietala scoring with strikes but Rauhala is staying in there.
Hietala has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rauhala is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hietala lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hietala working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hietala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rauhala taking shots to the head.
Hietala looking to finish with strikes here!
Rauhala tries to hold on but Hietala pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hietala looking to control but Rauhala is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hietala lands a big shot there that rocks Rauhala but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hietala goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rauhala turns into him and now he's in Hietala's guard.
Hietala keeping full guard, as Rauhala tries to pass.
Hietala is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hietala is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rauhala throws a big right hand that misses.
Rauhala lands a couple of elbows.
Rauhala looking to sit in guard and control but Hietala gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hietala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rauhala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hietala is one step ahead there.
Hietala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hietala throwing strikes but missing.
Hietala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rauhala's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hietala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hietala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rauhala is keeping the position for now.
Hietala trying to control the position from guard on top but Rauhala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maushu Hietala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hietala has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maushu Hietala!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wrestler Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Lockridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wrestler Guy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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25
300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wrestler Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Lockridge!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockridge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Guy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lockridge stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lockridge wants it to stay on the feet.
Lockridge leaves Guy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lockridge is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Guy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lockridge doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Guy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Guy.
Lockridge turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lockridge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guy keeps working.
Guy wants to get back to his feet.
Guy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lockridge trying to control the action but Guy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy sneaks back into half guard.
Lockridge is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Guy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Guy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lockridge stops Guy from standing up.
Guy is trying to keep Lockridge in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lockridge is standing up over Guy. Guy looks to escape but Lockridge dives into side control.
Guy wants to get back to his feet but Lockridge drags him back down.
Guy tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Lockridge is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Guy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Guy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Guy tries to lock up and control but Lockridge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Guy is squirming around, avoiding Lockridge's attempts to control the action.
Guy is in a horrible position here. Lockridge smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Guy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lockridge can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Guy is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lockridge cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Guy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lockridge working for a submission but Guy is keeping him at bay.
Guy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lockridge.
Guy tries to improve his position but instead Lockridge has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy breaks Lockridge's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lockridge is pulling down on Guy's head. It's preventing any offense from Guy, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Lockridge dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lockridge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guy swivels and escapes.
Lockridge fails with the takedown
and Guy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Guy.
Lockridge keeping moving, preventing Guy from controlling successfully.
Guy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lockridge's guard.
Lockridge trying to control but Guy postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Guy lands a nice short elbow.
Guy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lockridge with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lockridge wants to control but Guy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy trying to control the action but Lockridge is working from the bottom.
Guy prevents Lockridge from improving his position.
Guy drops an elbow to the side of Lockridge's head.
Lockridge is refusing to be controlled, as Guy sits in half guard.
Guy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lockridge wants to improve his position but Guy is controlling well.
Lockridge trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Guy decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wrestler Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guy clinches.
Lockridge jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guy walks away with a smile on his face. Lockridge gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wrestler Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Lockridge.
Lockridge tries for a takedown but Guy circles away easily
and Guy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lockridge is breathing heavily.
Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Lockridge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lockridge can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Guy controls the pace.
Lockridge looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lockridge is keeping the position for now.
Guy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Guy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lockridge tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Guy is in Lockridge's guard.
Guy trying to control but Lockridge is working from the bottom.
Guy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guy looking to sit in guard and control but Lockridge gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockridge trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Guy shoots in and drives through. Lockridge sprawls well.
Guy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lockridge is desperately trying to improve his position but Guy has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestler Guy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lockridge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guy swivels and escapes.
Lockridge stuffs the takedown attempt from Guy. Guy gets slowly back to his feet.
Guy is looking to clinch but Lockridge is avoiding it.
Guy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guy wants it to stay on the feet.
Guy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Guy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Guy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Guy wants to control but Lockridge is keeping him busy.
Guy trying to control from Lockridge's half guard. Lockridge has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Guy trying to control but Lockridge is working from the bottom.
Lockridge working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is looking to work some ground and pound but Lockridge has wrist control.
Guy wants to control from the top but Lockridge keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Guy postures up.
Lockridge keeping moving, preventing Guy from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wrestler Guy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lockridge misses with a takedown
and Guy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Guy.
Wrestler Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Lockridge.
Lockridge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guy wants to control from the top but Lockridge keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockridge keeping full guard, as Guy tries to pass.
Wrestler Guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Guy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lockridge has momentary wrist control but Guy slips an elbow through the middle.
Guy drops back looking for a leg! Lockridge is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lockridge manages to kick Guy off! Guy jumps back into Lockridge's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lockridge is keeping the position for now.
Guy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockridge throws a series of punches but Guy avoids them all with ease.
Guy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lockridge throws a push kick but Guy slaps the foot to one side.
Lockridge tries to clinch
and Guy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lockridge jumps guard but Guy stands there with Lockridge around his waist. Lockridge gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Guy has Lockridge pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lockridge manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guy has Lockridge pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Guy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lockridge tumbling to the mat - Guy dives into Lockridge's guard.
Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Lockridge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockridge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lockridge throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Guy looking to pass the guard.
Guy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lockridge looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lockridge looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lockridge!
Lockridge is looking to take a break and control but Guy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wrestler Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wrestler Guy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dale Bellido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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160 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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dale Bellido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenny Florian!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellido changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Florian looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Florian can't do much from the bottom here.
Florian is trying to get back to half guard.
Bellido lands a few punches from side control.
Bellido working away.
Bellido working the ground and pound.
Florian throws a few strikes from the bottom but Bellido takes advantage and mounts!
Florian is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bellido landing strikes from the mount.
Bellido lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellido working the ground and pound effectively.
Bellido sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
It looks like Kenny Florian has been cut.
Bellido lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Florian looks gassed!
Bellido is landing with some decent strikes but Florian is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Florian is rocked!
That has opened up Kenny Florian's cut even more.
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!
Bellido lands a big elbow.
Florian is still in real trouble! Can Bellido finish him?
Florian has left one of his arms exposed and Bellido doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Florian screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dale Bellido!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sho Fukamachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and eki vieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukamachi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Genki Sudo world order mindshift. eki vieri has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sho Fukamachi's chin.
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sho Fukamachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, eki vieri!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
vieri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
vieri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
vieri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fukamachi misses with a takedown attempt - vieri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
vieri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fukamachi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
vieri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fukamachi.
Fukamachi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fukamachi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fukamachi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but vieri avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Fukamachi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
vieri lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from vieri misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fukamachi shoots in but vieri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
vieri looks to land a combination but Fukamachi avoids it well.
vieri keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
vieri tests Fukamachi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
vieri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fukamachi.
Fukamachi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but vieri avoids it really well and circles away.
Fukamachi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fukamachi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in vieri's guard.
Fukamachi won't allow vieri to get back to his feet.
Fukamachi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but vieri manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fukamachi has vieri in his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fukamachi is on top in guard.
Fukamachi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fukamachi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fukamachi with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. vieri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
vieri wants to stand up but Fukamachi is controlling him.
Fukamachi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fukamachi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. vieri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fukamachi landing with the ground and pound.
Fukamachi drops back, looking for a kneebar! vieri looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. vieri looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from vieri!
vieri tries to stand but Fukamachi controls the position and pulls vieri into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi working a defensive guard here.
vieri wants to stand but Fukamachi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fukamachi trying to control the position here.
Fukamachi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fukamachi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in vieri's guard.
Fukamachi drops back, looking for a kneebar! vieri looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. vieri looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from vieri!
Fukamachi gets back to half guard.
vieri tries to stand but can't do so whilst Fukamachi controls his leg.
vieri looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. vieri is working away from the top position though.
Fukamachi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
vieri tries to stand but can't do so whilst Fukamachi controls his leg.
Fukamachi wants to control but vieri is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fukamachi controlling the position for now.
Fukamachi gets back to full guard.
vieri wants to stand and escape but instead Fukamachi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sho Fukamachi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
vieri tries a head kick but it misses.
vieri goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fukamachi doesn't manage to clinch there - vieri circles away.
Fukamachi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. vieri was covering up waiting for the punch and Fukamachi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fukamachi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fukamachi passes vieri's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fukamachi trying to control from half guard but vieri is working away.
vieri pushes Fukamachi off and gets back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from vieri. No joy for Fukamachi on that attempt.
Fukamachi scores a takedown into full mount!
Fukamachi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, vieri has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukamachi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fukamachi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force vieri to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so vieri shrugs it off.
Fukamachi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
vieri is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
A nice elbow there by Fukamachi.
Fukamachi tries to control but vieri wriggling away.
vieri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fukamachi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fukamachi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sho Fukamachi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A nice elbow there by Fukamachi.
Fukamachi has hold of vieri's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and vieri manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fukamachi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
vieri takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fukamachi working for a submission but vieri is keeping him at bay.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fukamachi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns vieri that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fukamachi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fukamachi looking to secure an arm triangle but vieri defends it well.
Fukamachi is landing with some decent strikes but vieri is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fukamachi landing shots from mount.
Fukamachi landing strikes from the mount.
Fukamachi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fukamachi cracks vieri with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fukamachi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fukamachi 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. vieri turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Fukamachi off and cradles vieri's limp body as Fukamachi celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Sho Fukamachi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and B Schnitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). B Schnitz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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168 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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160 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kumina Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, B Schnitz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schnitz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sato as he avoids it easily.
Sato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schnitz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sato to the mat! Sato manages to get full guard.
Schnitz throwing strikes from guard but Sato blocks nicely.
Schnitz is in close to Sato's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Schnitz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schnitz postures up in Sato's guard and throws a big left but Sato blocks it.
Schnitz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schnitz is looking to work some ground and pound but Sato has wrist control.
Schnitz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schnitz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schnitz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schnitz throws and elbow that misses. Sato uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schnitz's guard. Nice move by Sato!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sato trying to control but Schnitz is working from the bottom.
Sato seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Schnitz keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Sato content to stall in guard here.
Sato might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We're going to have a standup here because Kumina Sato wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Schnitz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sato as he avoids it easily.
Sato connects with an inside leg kick.
Schnitz tries for a takedown but Sato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kumina Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of B Schnitz.
Sato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sato scores with a jab to the body.
Schnitz looks gassed!
Sato lands with a nice body punch.
Schnitz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schnitz has a takedown stuffed.
Schnitz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sato lands with a cross.
Sato lands the left hand.
Sato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schnitz. Schnitz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sato throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Schnitz is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schnitz is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schnitz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
B Schnitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schnitz bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Sato comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Schnitz falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Schnitz was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kumina Sato!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mercutio Benvolio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyyrikki Kaiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mercutio Benvolio has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mercutio Benvolio seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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184 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mercutio Benvolio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyyrikki Kaiho!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Benvolio there.
Benvolio ducks under a wild hook from Kaiho.
Kaiho 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.
Kaiho gets tackled into the cage by Benvolio. Benvolio maintains the clinch.
Benvolio pushes off an throws an elbow but Kaiho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benvolio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kaiho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaiho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Benvolio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kaiho.
Kaiho avoids a wild elbow strike from Benvolio.
Nice body punch from Kaiho.
Benvolio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benvolio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benvolio tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaiho avoids the damage to the body.
Benvolio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kaiho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Benvolio misses with an elbow over the top.
Benvolio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Kaiho.
Kaiho throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Benvolio fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Kaiho.
Benvolio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaiho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benvolio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benvolio is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kaiho.
Kaiho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benvolio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaiho.
Benvolio tries to clinch up.
Kaiho throws a series of strikes that have Benvolio backpedaling.
It looks like Mercutio Benvolio has been cut.
Nice shot by Kaiho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benvolio throws a leg kick
and Kaiho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kaiho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benvolio momentarily.
Kaiho connects with a jab.
Benvolio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benvolio is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kaiho.
Kaiho connects with the punch.
Mercutio Benvolio's cut is getting worse.
Kaiho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Benvolio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benvolio throws a leg kick
and Kaiho counters with a crisp right hand that drops Benvolio! Kaiho lets Benvolio back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaiho. That's going to slow Benvolio down.
Kaiho lands a big right hand that sends Benvolio crashing to the mat! Kaiho stays standing though and waves Benvolio back to his feet!
Kaiho fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Benvolio to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Benvolio looks to clinch but Kaiho throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Benvolio taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nyyrikki Kaiho!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milhouse VanHouten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loman's entrance music is Teuvo Loman - Helsinki City Boy. A fine choice. Milhouse VanHouten will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teuvo Loman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milhouse VanHouten!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
VanHouten thows a body shot but no joy.
Loman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but VanHouten moves away.
Loman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but VanHouten was well out of range. Poor timing from Loman.
Loman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? VanHouten is fending him off so far but Loman persists. Nope, VanHouten circles away and we're back to standing.
VanHouten misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Loman counters with a nice uppercut.
Loman avoids the body shot from VanHouten.
Loman fails with the takedown.
Loman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. VanHouten defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teuvo Loman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
VanHouten connects with a good right hand that stumbles Loman. Loman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman cracks VanHouten with a right hand to the side of the head.
Loman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Loman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in VanHouten's guard.
Loman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
VanHouten looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loman throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman looking to pass the guard.
Loman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
VanHouten controlling the position.
Loman 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.
Loman wants to control from the top but VanHouten keeps moving.
Loman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Loman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. VanHouten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and VanHouten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Loman thinking.
VanHouten tries to clinch there but Loman circles away.
Loman avoids the body shot from VanHouten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman ducks under a wild hook from VanHouten.
VanHouten just misses with a punch to the body.
Loman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loman gets a takedown into half guard.
Loman is keen to just control but VanHouten is a slippery customer.
VanHouten avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Loman.
Loman winds up and cracks VanHouten with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman wants to lay and pray for a moment but VanHouten keeps working.
Loman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Loman wants to pass to mount but VanHouten is defending the position.
Loman is working for a kimura but VanHouten is defending it quite comfortably.
Loman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. VanHouten defending well though.
Loman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed VanHouten's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Teuvo Loman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Loman drives through with a takedown into guard.
VanHouten avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
VanHouten preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Loman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Loman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as VanHouten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Loman looking to pass the guard.
VanHouten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Loman is one step ahead there.
Loman wants to control from the top but VanHouten keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman throwing strikes but missing.
Loman trying to control but VanHouten is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Loman is looking to advance position but VanHouten has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Loman is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Loman is working hard here to advance position.
Loman is squirming around, avoiding VanHouten's attempts to control the action.
VanHouten sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Loman wants to hold on but VanHouten pushes him away.
Loman is in all sorts of trouble here.
VanHouten looking to control but Loman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Loman can't escape the position.
Loman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
VanHouten slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Milhouse VanHouten was stalling too much, according to the referee.
VanHouten takes a swing at Loman's ribcage but misses.
VanHouten swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Loman counters with a nice body shot.
Loman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loman swings for the body but VanHouten moves out of range.
Loman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
VanHouten throws an overhand right that lands on Loman's shoulder, as Loman tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Loman fails with a takedown attempt.
Loman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Loman wants to pass the guard but VanHouten is keeping the position.
VanHouten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loman.
Loman wants to control from the top but VanHouten keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Loman throws and elbow that misses. VanHouten uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Loman's guard. Nice move by VanHouten!
VanHouten content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
VanHouten misses the shot to the body.
Loman misses with a body shot.
VanHouten misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Loman. Beautiful body shot.
VanHouten swings away with a body shot that misses
and Loman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loman digs a good body shot into VanHouten's ribs.
Loman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts VanHouten as he jumps to the side.
Loman is looking to wear down VanHouten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
VanHouten stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teuvo Loman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
VanHouten throws a sloppy body shot
and Loman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
VanHouten takes a swing at Loman's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from VanHouten. No joy for Loman on that attempt.
Loman misses with a jab to the body
and VanHouten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but VanHouten was well out of range. Poor timing from Loman.
VanHouten scores with a hook to the body. Loman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Loman is defended easily by VanHouten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VanHouten throws a series of punches but Loman moves out of range.
Loman misses with a hook to the body
enabling VanHouten to counter with a crisp jab.
VanHouten misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Loman counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Loman misses.
Loman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but VanHouten manages to avoid it.
Loman just misses with a punch to the body.
Loman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VanHouten closes the distance and clinches.
VanHouten scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Loman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
VanHouten scores with an uppercut up the middle.
VanHouten prevents the takedown attempt.
Loman blocking some punches.
Loman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from VanHouten.
VanHouten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loman trying to land knees to the body.
VanHouten misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from VanHouten fails to land.
Loman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. VanHouten smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from VanHouten. Loman does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
VanHouten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loman's hands.
Loman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Loman takes a swing at VanHouten's ribcage but misses.
Loman just misses with a punch to the body.
VanHouten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but VanHouten swivels and escapes.
VanHouten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milhouse VanHouten really 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.
Loman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loman moves away from the strike by VanHouten.
Loman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
VanHouten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
VanHouten lands a slapping body shot.
Milhouse VanHouten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but VanHouten manages to avoid it.
VanHouten throws a lazy right hand but Loman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but VanHouten was well out of range. Poor timing from Loman.
VanHouten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
VanHouten misses the jab.
VanHouten misses the body punch
and Loman counters with a stiff right hand.
Loman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Loman showed some decent athleticism there.
Loman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but VanHouten does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Loman working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on VanHouten's thigh. VanHouten counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Loman wants to pass the guard but VanHouten is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman slips nicely into half guard.
Loman is pressing down on VanHouten's thigh, looking to free his foot. VanHouten is holding on for now.
Loman thows a huge punch but VanHouten dodges it nicely.
VanHouten won't allow Loman to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman is stalling here. VanHouten is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Loman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and VanHouten has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Loman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on VanHouten's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Loman wants to improve his position but VanHouten is controlling well.
Loman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
VanHouten engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Loman looking for a sweep. Not yet Loman, not yet.
VanHouten wants to pass the guard but Loman is keeping the position.
Loman wants to sweep here but VanHouten controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Loman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. VanHouten gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Loman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. VanHouten defends it easily.
Loman keeping moving, preventing VanHouten from controlling successfully.
VanHouten controlling from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Loman wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and VanHouten is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Milhouse VanHouten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
VanHouten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
VanHouten misses with a body shot
and Loman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
VanHouten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
VanHouten swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Loman counters with a single leg into guard. VanHouten didn't expect that.
Loman throws a big right hand that misses.
VanHouten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loman.
Loman is pushing down on VanHouten's leg trying to pass to half guard. VanHouten is fighting to maintain full guard but Loman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Loman wants to free his trapped foot but VanHouten is holding on for dear life with his legs.
VanHouten is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman throwing shots but VanHouten is blocking nicely.
Loman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
VanHouten is refusing to be controlled, as Loman sits in half guard.
Loman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Loman is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
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.
Loman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! VanHouten is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Loman, into his guard.
Loman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
VanHouten trying to control but Loman is working from the bottom.
VanHouten in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Loman keeping moving, preventing VanHouten from controlling successfully.
Loman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Loman is looking to sinch up a triangle. VanHouten throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Loman's body to avoid the submission. Loman has instead reached around VanHouten's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Loman arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Teuvo Loman!
Teuvo Loman retains his welterweight title!
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FIGHT
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