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UMMA - Fifth Element PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Mendiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). House comes to the cage accompanied by Links 2,3,4. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Miguel Mendiola was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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187 lbs
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183 lbs
1 - 1 - 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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Mendiola!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendiola fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ray House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendiola tries to close the distance and clinch up but House swats him away and circles back towards the center.
House lunges at Mendiola with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendiola's hand.
It looks like Miguel Mendiola has been cut.
Mendiola misses with a looping right.
House uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mendiola shoots for a takedown but House saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from House misses the target.
Mendiola ducks under a wild hook from House.
Danga de danga de dang - House scores with a four punch combination!
Mendiola closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. House quickly recovers to half guard.
House is trying to stand back up but Mendiola is controlling him
Mendiola is looking for a kimura here.
Mendiola is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House wants to get back to full guard.
House pushes Mendiola off looking to stand but Mendiola dives back in and keeps control.
Mendiola is keen to just control but House is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mendiola wants to pass the guard but House is defending well.
Mendiola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mendiola trying to control from half guard but House is working away.
House is looking to control Mendiola's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can House avoid being mounted?
Mendiola looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
House is not content to let Mendiola control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Miguel Mendiola has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A left lands for House.
House scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mendiola shoots in and gets a takedown into House's guard.
House wants to sweep here but Mendiola controlling him for the moment.
Mendiola thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendiola thows a big elbow that misses.
Mendiola wants to pass the guard but House is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola throwing strikes but missing.
House knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendiola on the ground.
Mendiola trying to control but House is working from the bottom.
Mendiola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
House being controlled here, momentarily.
Mendiola wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.
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 Ray House will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Mendiola's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mendiola swings for the body but House moves out of range.
House lands with a nice body punch.
House misses with an uppercut.
No luck for Mendiola with that takedown attempt.
Mendiola slips a straight right by House.
Mendiola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendiola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House throws a lazy right hand but Mendiola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendiola fails with a takedown attempt.
House pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
House is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendiola avoids the body shot from House.
House misses the shot to the body.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendiola blocks a jab.
Mendiola feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mendiola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mendiola wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.
House utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mendiola slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola prevents House from getting back to his feet.
House keeping moving, preventing Mendiola from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mendiola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendiola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendiola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendiola is looking to work some ground and pound but House has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
House blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mendiola.
House keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
House keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mendiola is nestled in close to House, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mendiola working over House with some ground and pound. House looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
House on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
House on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if House tries to get out of the position.
Mendiola thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed House's head.
House tries to roll over but Mendiola keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola controlling the action here.
Mendiola seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but House does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
House keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mendiola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. House defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendiola stands up out of the half guard.
House shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mendiola eats them both and turns towards House to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Mendiola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miguel Mendiola's cut.
That's time! House's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Mendiola takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
House throws out a leg kick but Mendiola moves out of range and House only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Mendiola.
House throws a body punch but Mendiola moves out of range.
House misses with a body kick.
Mendiola avoids the head kick by House.
House stuffs the takedown attempt from Mendiola. Mendiola gets slowly back to his feet.
House has his takedown stuffed
and Mendiola counters with a nice double leg into side control. House won't be happy with that.
Mendiola working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
House sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
House keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendiola content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mendiola's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Miguel Mendiola wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mendiola shoots and misses
letting House counter with a right hand.
House with a nice cross.
House will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendiola takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
House changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendiola gets the takedown into side control.
House defending against the ground and pound.
Mendiola looking to punish the body of his opponent here but House is avoiding damage well.
Mendiola tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Mendiola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but House is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on House's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mendiola is looking to take a break and control but House is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Mendiola crashes against the mat.
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.
Mendiola trying to control the position but House is working away.
Mendiola lands a nice forearm strike.
Mendiola fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mendiola decides to stand back up. Mendiola steps back and let's House get back to his feet.
Mendiola misses with a takedown
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Mendiola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mendiola 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Mendiola!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matto Luuttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonatan Roinatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roinatan has chosen Onyx - Slam as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
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180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matto Luuttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonatan Roinatan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roinatan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luuttu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roinatan as he jumps to the side.
Roinatan moves in looking to clinch but Luuttu pushes him off.
Luuttu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Roinatan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Luuttu landing a few strikes.
Roinatan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Roinatan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Roinatan is looking to reverse the position.
Luuttu is chipping away with strikes.
Luuttu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Roinatan some visible discomfort.
Roinatan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Luuttu landing a few strikes.
Luuttu stands up and beckons Roinatan to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roinatan throws a nice looking combination but Luuttu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luuttu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Luuttu slips a nice elbow through Roinatan's hands, connecting with Roinatan's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luuttu lands with a punch from half guard.
Luuttu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Luuttu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Luuttu.
Luuttu throwing shots but Roinatan is blocking nicely.
Luuttu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Luuttu working the head and body with strikes.
Roinatan has hold of Luuttu's hands but Luuttu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roinatan taking some punishment here, with Luuttu in his half guard.
Luuttu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Luuttu working the head and body with strikes.
Luuttu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Luuttu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Luuttu lands a nice short elbow.
Luuttu working over Roinatan with some ground and pound. Roinatan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Luuttu drops an elbow to the side of Roinatan's head.
Roinatan is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu stands up out of the half guard.
Roinatan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Luuttu lands a jab.
Roinatan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Luuttu back to the cage. Roinatan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roinatan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roinatan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luuttu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Luuttu manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Roinatan moves in looking to clinch but Luuttu pushes him off.
Luuttu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Luuttu stands up over Roinatan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luuttu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Luuttu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Luuttu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roinatan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Luuttu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roinatan's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roinatan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Luuttu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Luuttu throws a shot from downtown. Roinatan moves away and avoids it.
Roinatan catches Luuttu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Luuttu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Luuttu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Luuttu 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.
Luuttu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Luuttu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roinatan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Roinatan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Luuttu.
Luuttu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Luuttu winds up and cracks Roinatan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Luuttu working the head and body with strikes.
Roinatan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Luuttu there.
Luuttu is nestled in close to Roinatan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Luuttu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roinatan is looking to improve his position.
Roinatan taking some punishment here, with Luuttu in his half guard.
Luuttu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luuttu working Roinatan over with strikes.
Luuttu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luuttu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Luuttu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roinatan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Roinatan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Luuttu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Luuttu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matto Luuttu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Luuttu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luuttu scores with a takedown into Roinatan's guard.
Luuttu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roinatan's head.
Luuttu stopping the sweep attempt from Roinatan.
Roinatan trying to keep a closed guard but Luuttu is proving a slippery customer.
Luuttu landing with the ground and pound.
Luuttu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Roinatan's guard.
Luuttu working over Roinatan with some ground and pound. Roinatan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Luuttu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Luuttu connects with a nice short shot to Roinatan's temple.
Luuttu is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Roinatan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Roinatan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luuttu breaks from Roinatan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Roinatan is in a horrible position here. Luuttu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Luuttu working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Roinatan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Roinatan tries to lock up and control but Luuttu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Luuttu with shots to the head and body - Roinatan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Luuttu lands a big shot there that rocks Roinatan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Matto Luuttu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luuttu landing punches.
Luuttu landing strikes from the mount and Roinatan is in trouble!
BOOM! Luuttu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Luuttu punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
Luuttu lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Roinatan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Luuttu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Roinatan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Luuttu with a couple of short strikes.
Luuttu lands a heavy elbow.
Roinatan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Luuttu lands a heavy elbow.
Luuttu with the ground and pound from mount.
Luuttu breaks from Roinatan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Luuttu is landing with some decent strikes but Roinatan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Luuttu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Luuttu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Luuttu working the ground and pound effectively.
Luuttu landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Luuttu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Luuttu with shots to the head and body - Roinatan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Luuttu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Luuttu landing punches.
Luuttu is landing with some decent strikes but Roinatan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Luuttu avoids the attempt from Roinatan to control.
Roinatan is in a horrible position here. Luuttu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Luuttu.
Luuttu with the ground and pound from mount.
Luuttu lands a heavy elbow.
Roinatan taking shots to the head.
Luuttu with a couple of short strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roinatan can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Luuttu lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Luuttu dominating with strikes here.
Luuttu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Luuttu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Luuttu unloading with bombs!
Luuttu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Luuttu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roinatan taking shots to the head.
Luuttu landing punches.
Luuttu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Luuttu dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luuttu looking to finish Roinatan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roinatan!
Luuttu lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Luuttu with a couple of short strikes.
Luuttu with shots to the head and body - Roinatan looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matto Luuttu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Luuttu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luuttu throws a jab when Roinatan was well out of range.
Luuttu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Luuttu looks up at the clock and then as Roinatan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Luuttu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Luuttu is looking to take a break and control but Roinatan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Luuttu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Luuttu cracks Roinatan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Luuttu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Luuttu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Roinatan down.
Roinatan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Luuttu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Luuttu lands some shots froms side control.
Roinatan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roinatan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Luuttu cracks Roinatan with a big right hand but Roinatan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luuttu scoring with punches and elbows.
Luuttu working the head and body with strikes.
Luuttu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Roinatan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Luuttu cracks Roinatan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Luuttu working the ground and pound.
Luuttu grinds an elbow into Roinatan's temple.
Luuttu lands an elbow.
Roinatan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Roinatan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Luuttu lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan tries to bench press Luuttu off him but Luuttu keeps the position.
Luuttu lands some shots froms side control.
Luuttu looks up at the clock and then as Roinatan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Luuttu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Luuttu working the body and head with strikes.
Luuttu is chipping away with strikes.
Luuttu looks up at the clock and then as Roinatan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Luuttu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Luuttu lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luuttu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Luuttu working the body and head with strikes.
Luuttu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Luuttu landing a few strikes.
Luuttu working the ground and pound.
Luuttu has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Roinatan is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Luuttu yanks on the arm and Roinatan is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Luuttu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matto Luuttu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Routalempi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Vilkastus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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160 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Routalempi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Vilkastus!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilkastus misses with a head kick.
A combination from Routalempi does no damage.
Vilkastus tries a low kick but Routalempi avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Routalempi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vilkastus blocks a head kick by Routalempi.
Vilkastus shoots in looking for a takedown. Routalempi tries to sprawl out of it but Vilkastus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Routalempi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Routalempi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vilkastus circles away quickly and effectively.
Vilkastus throws a series of punches but Routalempi moves out of range.
Routalempi avoids the head kick by Vilkastus.
Routalempi gets caught flat footed, as Vilkastus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vilkastus won't allow Routalempi to sweep him here.
Routalempi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vilkastus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Routalempi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Routalempi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vilkastus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilkastus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Routalempi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vilkastus defends it well.
Routalempi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Routalempi is looking for a kimura but Vilkastus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Routalempi to get the leverage.
Vilkastus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Routalempi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vilkastus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Routalempi is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Routalempi throwing strikes but missing.
Vilkastus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vilkastus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vilkastus looks gassed!
Routalempi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Routalempi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Routalempi works over Vilkastus with some ground and pound from guard.
Routalempi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Routalempi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Routalempi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Routalempi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vilkastus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Routalempi defends well.
Routalempi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Routalempi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Routalempi drops back looking for a leg! Vilkastus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vilkastus manages to kick Routalempi off! Routalempi jumps back into Vilkastus's guard.
Vilkastus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Routalempi.
Routalempi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vilkastus is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Routalempi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vilkastus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Routalempi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vilkastus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Routalempi trying to control but Vilkastus is working from the bottom.
Vilkastus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Routalempi defends it easily.
Vilkastus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vilkastus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Routalempi defends it easily.
Vilkastus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Routalempi defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Routalempi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Routalempi throws a big right hand that misses.
Routalempi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Routalempi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vilkastus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Routalempi is aware though and is defending well.
Routalempi gets to his feet. Vilkastus looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Routalempi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vilkastus avoids the body shot from Routalempi.
Vilkastus looks for a takedown but Routalempi sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Vilkastus.
Routalempi has Vilkastus up against the cage in a clinch.
Routalempi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vilkastus or not.
Routalempi tries for a takedown but Vilkastus manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikko Vilkastus will probably get the nod.
That's time! Routalempi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Routalempi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Routalempi throwing shots but Vilkastus is blocking nicely.
Vilkastus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Routalempi.
Vilkastus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Routalempi pulls his head out easily.
Routalempi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vilkastus defending well though.
Routalempi is looking for a kimura but Vilkastus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Routalempi to get the leverage.
Routalempi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Routalempi is working for a submission of some sort.
Routalempi blocks the strikes from Vilkastus.
Routalempi is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Routalempi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Routalempi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vilkastus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Routalempi.
Routalempi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vilkastus is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Routalempi is tapping! Great win for Vilkastus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mikko Vilkastus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimbo Lice!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lice tries to clinch up but Daley circles away and keeps his distance.
Daley connects with a body shot that sends Lice's belly button to the back.
Lice takes the fight into the clinch.
Lice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daley can't break the clinch.
Lice misses with some punches.
Daley working hard to break the clinch.
Lice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lice lands a left hand.
It looks like Paul Daley has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Lice.
Lice lands a body punch.
Lice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daleys head.
Lice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daley is trying to force a seperation but Lice has the dominant position.
Lice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Lice on the inside.
Lice misses with some punches.
Lice scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lice lands a hook that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Daley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lice has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lice - that landed with a thud.
Daley is breathing heavily.
Lice lands a shoulder strike.
Lice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Lice lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lice lands a nice uppercut.
Lice lands a body shot.
Lice digs a right hand underneath Daley's ribcage. Daley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lice cracks Daley with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lice gets through Daley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daley is rocked!
Lice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Daley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lice gets through Daley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daleys head.
Lice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lice lands a hook that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Lice lands a right hand.
Lice pushes Daley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lice lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Lice.
A left hand lands to the body for Lice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lice.
A short left from Lice.
Lice lands with a left to the head.
Lice creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Daley's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Daley drops to his knees and Lice pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimbo Lice!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soda Popinkski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georg Hullenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hullenberger's choice of entrance music: America. Georg Hullenberger will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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225 lbs
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224 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Soda Popinkski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georg Hullenberger!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hullenberger ducks under a wild hook from Popinkski.
Hullenberger misses with a body kick.
Hullenberger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Popinkski throws a hook to the side of Hullenberger's head but Hullenberger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Popinkski fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from Hullenberger tenderised Popinkski's leg. Popinkski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Georg Hullenberger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hullenberger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from Hullenberger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hullenberger.
Popinkski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hullenberger scores with a spinning back kick!
Hullenberger is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Hullenberger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Popinkski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hullenberger's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hullenberger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hullenberger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Popinkski.
Popinkski seems to be working for a kimura but Hullenberger defends the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hullenberger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Popinkski prevents Hullenberger from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullenberger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hullenberger.
Popinkski passes Hullenberger's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hullenberger wants to improve his position but Popinkski is controlling well.
Popinkski is thwarting Hullenberger's attempts to control the position.
Popinkski 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.
Popinkski uses his free foot to push down on Hullenberger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hullenberger.
Popinkski with a couple of short strikes.
Hullenberger is rocked!
Popinkski drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hullenberger! More shots from Popinkski and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soda Popinkski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rashawn Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaakko Teppo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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199 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashawn Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Teppo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teppo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curry was well out of range. Poor timing from Teppo.
Teppo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away.
Curry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Teppo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Curry scrambles back to his feet.
Teppo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curry.
A bone on bone clash there as Teppo blocks the leg kick.
Teppo lands with a hook. Curry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Curry looks for the body kick but Teppo saw that one coming.
Curry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Teppo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Curry throws a leg kick which misses Teppo's front leg but catches the back leg as Teppo tries to avoid it.
Teppo looks to score with a jab to the body but Curry is just out of range.
A big left from Teppo misses.
Teppo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curry manages to avoid it.
Teppo thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry shoots in for a double leg but Teppo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Teppo swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Teppo takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
Curry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Curry fails with the takedown.
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teppo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Teppo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Curry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curry blocks a jab.
Teppo lands a jab to Curry's midsection.
A head kick misses from Curry.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Teppo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry moves out of range as Teppo strikes.
Teppo throws a right and a left that Curry avoids nicely.
Teppo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curry rushes Teppo and presses him up against the cage.
Teppo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Teppo looks to score with a jab to the body but Curry is just out of range.
Curry throws a push kick but Teppo slaps the foot to one side.
Teppo lands with a nice combination. Curry backs away looking to recover.
Teppo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Curry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Teppo to the mat! Teppo manages to get full guard.
Teppo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Curry drops back, looking for a kneebar! Teppo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Teppo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Teppo!
Curry is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo working away.
Curry is looking for a sweep.
Teppo working away.
You can see the frustration on Curry's face as Teppo controls the position.
Curry sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Curry wants to control but Teppo passes into side.
Curry is looking for a sweep.
Curry is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Teppo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo passes to full mount!
Teppo wants to control the pace but Curry is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Curry bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Curry wants to control from the top but Teppo keeps moving.
Curry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Teppo is not content to let Curry control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Teppo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Teppo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teppo lands with a nice combination. Curry backs away looking to recover.
Teppo throws a hook but Curry blocks it.
Teppo thows a body shot but no joy.
Teppo misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Teppo. No joy for Curry on that attempt.
Curry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry instigates a clinch.
Teppo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Teppo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teppo tries to throw a body punch but Curry avoids it by throwing Teppo back against the cage.
Teppo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
Teppo looking to stall.
Curry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Teppo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Teppo misses with a punch to the body.
Teppo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Teppo.
Curry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Teppo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashawn Curry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teppo stalls.
Curry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Teppo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teppo tries to throw a body punch but Curry avoids it by throwing Teppo back against the cage.
Curry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Teppo is pressed up against the cage. Curry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Teppo down to the mat. Teppo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Teppo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Teppo lunges at Curry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Curry's hand.
Teppo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Curry rather than just go for the knockout.
Teppo dips to his left and cracks Curry with an uppercut!
Teppo looks to score with a jab to the body but Curry is just out of range.
Teppo throws a series of punches but Curry moves out of range.
Jaakko Teppo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teppo cracks a nice hook into Curry's ribs.
Teppo misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Curry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Teppo throws a nice looking combination but Curry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaakko Teppo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teppo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away.
Curry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Curry moves out of range as Teppo strikes.
Curry darts in and clinches Teppo up against the cage.
Teppo stalling.
Teppo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curry's elbow.
Curry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Teppo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Curry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Curry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teppo.
A swing and a miss from Teppo.
An inside leg kick lands from Curry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Curry's hands.
Teppo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Teppo throws a series of punches but Curry moves out of range.
Teppo misses with a body shot.
Curry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Teppo thuds his right hand into Curry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Teppo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teppo. Curry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Teppo looks to score with a jab to the body but Curry is just out of range.
Curry drives through and clinches with Teppo against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Teppo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Teppo throws a series of punches but Curry moves out of range.
A combination from Teppo does no damage.
Jaakko Teppo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Curry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teppo.
Teppo swinging wildly here.
Teppo throws a right hand that Curry ducks under and follows up with a left that Curry also avoids with ease.
Teppo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Teppo.
Curry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Teppo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curry was well out of range. Poor timing from Teppo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teppo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Teppo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Teppo throws a body punch but Curry moves out of range.
Teppo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo keeping moving, preventing Curry from controlling successfully.
Curry works over Teppo with some ground and pound from guard.
Teppo seems keen to control Curry's posture.
Curry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Teppo keeping moving, preventing Curry from controlling successfully.
Curry preventing the sweep.
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.
Curry passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Teppo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Curry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Curry is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Curry moves nicely into side control.
Teppo is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo can't do much from the bottom here.
Curry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Teppo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Curry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Teppo some visible discomfort.
Teppo is trying to improve his position.
Teppo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Curry connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry scoring with punches from side control.
Curry scores with a couple of short elbows.
Curry working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Curry lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Teppo down.
Rashawn Curry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rashawn Curry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Curry is putting a hurting on Teppo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teppo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Curry's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Curry 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.
Curry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashawn Curry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Teppo 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Teppo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Hickman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boom comes to the cage accompanied by Fedor Entrance Song. Bobby Boom had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Bobby Boom had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Boom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Hickman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickman walks into a jab.
Hickman misses with a leg kick.
Boom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hickman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boom loads up on a big right hand but Hickman slips the punch.
Dick Hickman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hickman gets caught flat footed, as Boom shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hickman wants to get back to his feet but Boom is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boom drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boom jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boom tries to free his leg and advance position but Hickman is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boom slips nicely into half guard.
Boom uses his free foot to push down on Hickman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hickman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom fails to move to back control.
Hickman can't escape the position.
Boom throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Boom looking to control but Hickman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boom looking to ground and pound but Hickman is blocking nicely.
Hickman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boom sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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.
Hickman is looking to improve his position but Boom isn't that keen on the idea.
Boom throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hickman tries to hold on but Boom pushes him away.
Hickman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hickman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hickman wants to hold on but Boom pushes him away.
Boom is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hickman has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boom wants to control the pace but Hickman is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hickman tries to reverse the position but Boom maintains control.
Boom looking to finish with strikes here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hickman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boom looking to secure an arm triangle but Hickman defends it well.
Hickman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boom tries to control but Hickman wriggling away.
Boom is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hickman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Boom wants to take Hickman's back but he can't do it this time.
Hickman can't escape the position.
Boom 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.
Boom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hickman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hickman is trying to stand up.
Hickman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Boom dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hickman digs a good hook to Boom's body.
Hickman missing with a left hand there. Boom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom lands a jab.
Hickman misses with a low kick as Boom jumps back.
Hickman slips under a jab.
Boom throws the left hand but Hickman avoids the punch easily.
Hickman misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hickman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hickman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hickman misses with a body kick.
Boom shoots in for a double leg but Hickman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boom shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boom showed some decent athleticism there.
Hickman is not content to let Boom control the position.
Hickman preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hickman wants to control but Boom is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom wants to free his trapped foot but Hickman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boom seems to be looking for submissions.
Boom is looking for a kimura but Hickman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boom to get the leverage.
Hickman trying to hold on to Boom's head to control him but Boom postures up.
Hickman is looking for a sweep. Boom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boom not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hickman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hickman is trying to control but can't.
Hickman tries to get to full guard but Boom has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom tries to pass to full mount but Hickman defends it.
Hickman is looking for a sweep. Boom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boom tries to pass to full mount but Hickman defends it.
Hickman is trying to control but can't.
Hickman is trying is best to control the position here.
Dick Hickman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hickman jabs Boom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hickman misses with a low kick.
Boom checks a leg kick.
Hickman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hickman misses with a low kick.
Hickman is looking to chop away at Boom's legs.
Boom walks into a jab.
Hickman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hickman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hickman tries to land a front kick but Boom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boom throws a head kick that misses
and Hickman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boom's knee momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hickman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hickman tried to score with a low kick but Boom checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Hickman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boom checks a low kick from Hickman.
Nice shot lands for Hickman.
Boom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hickman lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Bobby Boom has been cut.
Hickman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boom circles away quickly and effectively.
Hickman throws a jab but it's blocked by Boom.
Boom scores with a hook.
Hickman throws a solid leg kick but Boom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hickman.
Hickman tries to land a front kick but Boom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hickman slips under a jab from Boom.
Hickman misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Boom misses the target.
Hickman lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hickman is trying to defend but Boom finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hickman controlling the position well.
Boom is trying to control the action in half guard but Hickman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boom wants to work for an arm triangle but Hickman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boom wants to take a breather but Hickman is having none of it.
Hickman trying to control but Boom postures up.
Hickman is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hickman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hickman.
Hickman keeping full guard, as Boom tries to pass.
Hickman looking for a sweep. Not yet Hickman, not yet.
Hickman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boom is controlling him.
Hickman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hickman is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickman wants to stand and escape but Boom is having none of it.
Boom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hickman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boom passes Hickman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boom trying to control from half guard but Hickman is working away.
Boom landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still in half guard, Boom seems content to control.
Boom is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boom throwing shots but Hickman is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boom thows a huge punch but Hickman dodges it nicely.
Hickman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Boom.
Boom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boom drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boom jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hickman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hickman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Hickman really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Boom's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hickman moves in looking to clinch but Boom pushes him off.
Hickman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boom throws a hook but Hickman blocks it.
Hickman with a hook.
Hickman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hickman throws a hook but Boom avoids it easily.
Hickman looks to land a right hand but Boom moved out of range.
Boom slips a straight right by Hickman.
A jab from Hickman does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hickman can pounce on him.
Boom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Boom slips a straight right by Hickman.
Boom checks a low kick from Hickman.
Boom needs to keep his hands up - Hickman had a free shot at his head there.
Boom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boom throws out a loose jab but Hickman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Hickman does it's job there.
Hickman throws a leg kick that misses.
Hickman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boom in his tracks.
Hickman lands with an overhand left.
Hickman lands a nice shot that snaps Boom's head back.
Boom has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hickman finds it's way round the side to connect with Boom's head.
Boom misses with a looping left.
Hickman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hickman fails to land with a series of punches.
Hickman throws an overhand right that lands on Boom's shoulder, as Boom tries to avoid the shot.
Dick Hickman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Hickman.
Hickman scores with a jab to the body.
Hickman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom checks a leg kick.
Boom shoots in and bounces Hickman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Boom looking to pass the guard.
Hickman trying to keep a closed guard but Boom is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hickman holds on and takes a little breather.
Hickman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boom is one step ahead there.
Boom thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom stopping the sweep attempt from Hickman.
Boom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hickman is keeping the position for now.
Boom wants to control from the top but Hickman keeps moving.
Bobby Boom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boom sitting in guard here, content to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dick Hickman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hickman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boom moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Hickman dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Boom's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hickman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hickman moves out of range as Boom strikes.
Hickman avoids the head kick by Boom.
Hickman throws a shot from downtown. Boom moves away and avoids it.
Hickman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boom closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hickman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boom.
Boom thows a huge punch but Hickman dodges it nicely.
Hickman trying to control but Boom postures up.
Boom trying to mount his opponent but Hickman defends it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hickman desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickman is pressing down on Boom's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boom won't allow Hickman to sweep him here.
Boom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boom advances to half guard.
Hickman is trying to stand up here but Boom is controlling him well.
Boom is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hickman is refusing to be controlled, as Boom sits in half guard.
Dick Hickman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Boom looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hickman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boom looking to pass the guard.
Hickman can't keep his opponent in guard - Boom advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hickman's head.
Hickman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boom preventing the sweep.
Boom passes into half guard.
Hickman wants to get back to his feet.
Boom slows the pace down in half guard.
Hickman is looking to get back to full guard here but Boom has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hickman can't escape the position.
Hickman tries to lock up and control but Boom gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bobby Boom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom scoring with strikes but Hickman is staying in there.
Boom can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hickman is looking to escape.
Hickman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Boom tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Boom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hickman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Hickman!
Dick Hickman is the new welterweight champion!
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