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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Travis International (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Kaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaki has chosen MacGyver Theme as his entrance music. Travis International is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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155 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis International!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Kaki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaki misses with a few strikes there.
International lands a nice looking body shot.
Kaki tries to clinch but International moves out of range.
Kaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but International moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
International dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaki misses with a head kick.
International stuffs the takedown.
International slips under a jab from Kaki.
Kaki throws a nice looking combination but International bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
International stuffs the takedown attempt from Kaki. Kaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaki closes the distance and clinches up with International, looking for a takedown. Kaki pushes International against the cage but International circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Travis International has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorma Kaki.
Kaki shoots for a takedown but International saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kaki looks gassed!
International scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Jorma Kaki has been cut.
International throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaki counters with a nice low kick that buckles International's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
International moves into the clinch successfully.
Kaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. International is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
International gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by International.
International lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kaki tries to break free but International pushes him back against the cage.
Kaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaki goes for a takedown in the clinch but International prevents it.
International lands on the inside with an uppercut.
International breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
International cracks a nice hook into Kaki's ribs.
International keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kaki moves to clinch but International breaks away
and International counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
International punishes Kaki's body with a nice straight punch.
International connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kaki is rocked!
Kaki is trying desperately to land a takedown but International is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kaki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
International throws a one two combo.
Kaki is still on wobbly legs! Can International finish him?
That has opened up Jorma Kaki's cut even more.
International lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kaki falls backwards - clearly groggy! International dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis International!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nisper Ykonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ykonen comes to the cage accompanied by Raised Fist - Friends and Traitors. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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198 lbs
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203 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nisper Ykonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stringer Bell!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Ykonen.
Bell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bell tries to clinch but Ykonen moves out of range.
Bell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Decent striking displayed by Ykonen there.
Nice body kick there by Ykonen.
Ykonen swinging wildly here.
Ykonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ykonen scores with a head kick.
Bell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell looks for a takedown but Ykonen sprawls well.
Bell scores with a takedown into Ykonen's guard.
Bell postures up.
Bell won't allow Ykonen to sweep him here.
Ykonen keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Ykonen is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell trying to control but Ykonen is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Stringer Bell hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Bell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Ykonen feints a jab promting Bell to slip. Ykonen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ykonen throws out a powerful jab.
Ykonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ykonen scores with a push kick.
Ykonen cracks Bell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ykonen cracks a nice hook into Bell's ribs.
Bell looks gassed!
Ykonen scores with a leg kick.
Bell slips a jab and a cross from Ykonen.
Ykonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ykonen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bell's head.
Ykonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bell looks to land a right hand but Ykonen moved out of range.
Ykonen connects with a body shot that sends Bell's belly button to the back.
Ykonen scores with a jab to the body.
Bell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nisper Ykonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ykonen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ykonen.
Ykonen throws a head kick that Bell semi-blocks.
Nice body kick there by Ykonen.
Both fighters circling a little - Ykonen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ykonen.
Stringer Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ykonen lands a jab to Bell's midsection.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nisper Ykonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stringer Bell.
Ykonen catches Bell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Ykonen.
Ykonen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ykonen lands a slapping body shot.
Ykonen tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ykonen.
Bell avoids the head kick by Ykonen.
Nice body punch from Ykonen.
Ykonen throws a head kick that half lands.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ykonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Bell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab lands there for Ykonen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ykonen.
Ykonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ykonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ykonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ykonen.
Ykonen throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
Ykonen scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Ykonen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ykonen sizes up Bell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ykonen.
Ykonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ykonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Ykonen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bell takes a step back to recover.
Bell needs to keep his hands up - Ykonen had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target.
Ykonen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ykonen.
Good exchange - Ykonen coming out on top.
Ykonen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bell scores with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ykonen.
Bell 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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ykonen - the referee stops the clock and Bell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ykonen. Bell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ykonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bell on the side of the head.
Ykonen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bell.
Ykonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ykonen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ykonen throws a nice head kick!
Bell takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nisper Ykonen 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.
Ykonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ykonen avoids the body shot from Bell.
Ykonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ykonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bell. That did some damage!
Ykonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ykonen lands a leg kick that knocks Bell off balance momentarily.
Bell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ykonen. That one must have hurt.
Ykonen jabs Bell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ykonen scores with a nice strike.
Ykonen scores with the left hand. Bell knows he should have avoided that one.
Ykonen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ykonen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ykonen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ykonen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ykonen connects with a high kick.
Bell is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ykonen looks to land a combination. Bell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ykonen lands a jab-cross combination.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ykonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ykonen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ykonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bell is rocked!
Ykonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bell is still on wobbly legs! Can Ykonen finish him?
Bell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bell walks into a left hand.
Ykonen drops Bell with a huge uppercut! Bell drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Ykonen is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nisper Ykonen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Haapasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno comes to the cage accompanied by Pelican - Dead Between The Walls. Haapasalo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Korpiklaani - Let's Drink . 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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23
273 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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245 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tauno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Haapasalo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapasalo scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Haapasalo misses its intended target.
Haapasalo throws a push kick but Tauno slaps the foot to one side.
Tauno misses with a looping right.
Haapasalo missing with a left hand there. Tauno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haapasalo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tauno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Antti Haapasalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haapasalo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tauno.
Tauno gets the takedown into side control.
Tauno sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Haapasalo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Haapasalo dodges the ground and pound from Tauno.
Tauno trying to control the position but Haapasalo is working away.
Tauno working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Haapasalo is looking to regain half guard here but Tauno keeps moving and retains side control.
Haapasalo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tauno has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapasalo taking a bit of punishment here - Tauno scoring with strikes.
Tauno is staying tight to Haapasalo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Haapasalo can't do much from the bottom here.
Haapasalo is looking to reverse the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haapasalo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Haapasalo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tauno connects with a decent elbow.
An elbow from Tauno crashes against the mat.
Tauno throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Haapasalo is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tauno misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Haapasalo being controlled for a moment.
Tauno misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tauno content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Haapasalo prevents Tauno from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapasalo tries to improve position but can't.
Tauno tries for a kimura but Haapasalo is defending well.
Haapasalo trying his best to control but Tauno has mounted him.
Tauno landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tauno landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tauno with good strikes from the mount here!
Haapasalo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tauno lands a big elbow - Haapasalo is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Haapasalo is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tony Tauno!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Reinikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinikainen comes to the cage accompanied by Turmion Kätilöt - Verta ja Lihaa. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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197 lbs
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193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Reinikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reinikainen.
Reinikainen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silvera misses with a kick to the body.
Reinikainen moves out of range of the body kick.
Reinikainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silvera tries to work over Reinikainen's front leg with a kick but Reinikainen checks it.
Silvera is looking to score with low kicks.
Silvera throws a leg kick which misses Reinikainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Reinikainen tries to avoid it.
Silvera cracks Reinikainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reinikainen.
A swing and a miss from Silvera.
Silvera misses with a head kick.
Silvera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reinikainen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reinikainen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silvera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silvera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reinikainen lands with a shot to the body.
Reinikainen thuds his shin into the meat of Silvera's side.
Silvera looks gassed!
Reinikainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Reinikainen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera missing with a left hand there. Reinikainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silvera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silvera throws a sloppy head kick and Reinikainen moves out of range easily.
Silvera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen tries to land a front kick but Silvera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reinikainen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silvera's hands.
Silvera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvera missing with a left hand there. Reinikainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silvera throws a solid leg kick but Reinikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silvera.
Silvera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reinikainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reinikainen scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Reinikainen.
Nice shot lands for Reinikainen.
Silvera throws a lazy head kick
and Reinikainen counters with a right hand to the body.
Reinikainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen is looking to slow Silvera down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen lands a big head kick that sends Silvera tumbling to the mat! Reinikainen takes a step backwards and waves Silvera back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silvera is rocked!
It looks like Joey Silvera has been cut.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Reinikainen engages and cracks Silvera with a massive lead left hook - Silvera tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Reinikainen is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalle Reinikainen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stehling throws a body punch but Red moves out of range.
Stehling throws a push kick but Red slaps the foot to one side.
Stehling throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Jimmy Red has been cut.
Red takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stehling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Red throws a head kick but Stehling moves out of range.
A slow jab from Stehling misses its intended target.
Stehling cracks a nice hook into Red's ribs.
Jimmy Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stehling is looking to clinch but Red is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Stehling.
Red takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Red throws a leg kick
and Stehling counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Red is breathing heavily.
Stehling connects with an inside leg kick.
Stehling moves into range and clinches up with Red.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Stehling - that landed with a thud.
Stehling scores with a shot to the side of Red's head.
Stehling manages to break the clinch.
Stehling looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stehling is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Red blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stehling.
Stehling thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stehling performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stehling is trying to control the action in half guard but Red is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling controlling the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mitchell Stehling was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stehling lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Red circles away quickly and effectively.
Stehling jabs Red right on the nose. Red blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Red 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Red misses.
Red misses with a looping left.
Stehling closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Red quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Red is looking to control Stehling's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Red avoid being mounted?
Stehling is looking to take a break and control but Red is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stehling is thwarting Red's attempts to control the position.
Stehling throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Red regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stehling won't allow Red to sweep him here.
Stehling trying to control but Red is working from the bottom.
Stehling controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stehling stopping the sweep attempt from Red.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stehling looks to score with a jab to the body but Red is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling scores with a crisp jab that stopped Red in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Red's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Red throws a jab but it's blocked by Stehling.
Red misses with a leg kick
and Stehling counters with a nice low kick that buckles Red's knee momentarily.
Mitchell Stehling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stehling connects with a looping right hand.
Stehling closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stehling thows a huge punch but Red dodges it nicely.
Stehling not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stehling controlling the action here.
Stehling is trying to control. Red wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stehling wants to pass the guard but Red is defending well.
Stehling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Red keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stehling is looking to advance position but Red won't allow it.
Red is looking to improve his position.
Stehling with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mitchell Stehling wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stehling lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red fails with a takedown attempt.
Red has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stehling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stehling lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stehling scores with a takedown into Red's guard.
Stehling wants to control from the top but Red keeps moving.
Stehling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stehling thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling 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.
Stehling slips nicely into half guard.
Stehling passes to full mount!
Red is in a horrible position here. Stehling smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stehling looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Red manages to control the position for a moment.
Stehling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling avoids the attempt from Red to control.
Stehling sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stehling working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stehling dominating with strikes here.
Stehling postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Red looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Red's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Red misses with a leg kick
and Stehling counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jimmy Red's cut is getting worse.
Stehling working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Red manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stehling trying to control the position from guard on top but Red is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stehling not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stehling slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Red is looking for a sweep.
Stehling moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Red?
Stehling sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Red is trying desperately to improve position.
Stehling avoids the attempt from Red to control.
Red is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stehling controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Stehling connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mitchell Stehling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stehling cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Red tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stehling tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Red is working to get back to half guard.
Stehling takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling working Red over with strikes here.
Stehling controlling from mount.
Stehling scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stehling looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jimmy Red 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.
Stehling trying to control but Red is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchell Stehling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stehling has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 24:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Stehling!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horst Linkke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linkke comes into the arena with Anamanaguchi - Helix Nebula blaring out of the sound system. 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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216 lbs
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horst Linkke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Orange!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linkke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orange can pounce on him.
Orange ducks under a wild hook from Linkke.
A jab from Linkke misses.
Linkke doesn't manage to clinch there - Orange circles away.
Linkke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orange cracks the inside of Linkke's front leg.
Orange on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Orange swings for the body but Linkke moves out of range.
Orange lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Orange.
Linkke misses with an uppercut.
Orange throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orange ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linkke throws a jab when Orange was well out of range.
Orange cracks the inside of Linkke's front leg.
Linkke is breathing heavily.
Orange ducks under a wild hook from Linkke.
Linkke is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Orange's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linkke.
A leg kick checked by Linkke.
Orange moves in looking to clinch but Linkke pushes him off.
Orange lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Horst Linkke has been cut.
Orange wants to land a leg kick but Linkke is out of range.
Linkke misses with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Linkke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Orange wants to slow Linkke down by chopping away at his legs.
Orange throws a big shot that misses.
Horst Linkke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linkke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Linkke throws a series of punches but Orange moves out of range.
Linkke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orange darts in and clinches Linkke up against the cage.
Orange breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkke wants to clinch up but Orange keeps it at a distance.
Linkke throws a jab but it's blocked by Orange.
Linkke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orange lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Linkke missing with a left hand there. Orange was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orange is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Linkke avoids the head kick by Orange.
Linkke checks the leg kick.
Linkke instigates a clinch.
Orange avoiding damage as Linkke throws knees to the body.
Orange softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Linkke throws an elbow but it misses.
Linkke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Linkke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orange's brow.
Linkke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Orange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Orange.
Linkke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orange presses Linkke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Linkke misses with an elbow over the top.
Orange managing to block the knees to the body from Linkke.
Orange working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Orange lands with a left to the head.
Orange is leaning against Linkke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Orange blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linkke trying to control the position but instead, Orange has worked for underhooks and has pushed Linkke into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Orange.
Linkke misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Orange.
Nice body punch from Orange - that landed with a thud.
Linkke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orange digs a right hand underneath Linkke's ribcage. Linkke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Orange lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Orange breaks the clinch.
Orange Rushes Linkke and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Linkke is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Orange Piles on the pressure and Linkke crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Orange!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen's entrance music is Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. A fine choice. Thompson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Danzig - Mother kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen slips a straight right by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Thompson stuns Tolonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tolonen throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Tolonen moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Tolonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Tolonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Tolonen circles away.
Thompson moves out of range as Tolonen throws a body kick.
Thompson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thompson misses with a body punch
and Tolonen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tolonen.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tolonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Tolonen.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tolonens head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tolonen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson tries to circle away but Tolonen has him pinned against the cage.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Thompson tries a body shot but Tolonen blocks it.
Tolonen taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tolonen.
Tolonen scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Tolonen.
Thompson looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looking to stall.
Thompson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tolonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tolonen misses with some punches.
Tolonen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tolonen is working Thompson over against the cage.
Tolonen lands a left hand.
Thompson tries to break free but Tolonen pushes him back against the cage.
Tolonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Nice body punch from Tolonen.
A short left from Tolonen.
Tolonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tolonen is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tolonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolonen lands with a left to the head.
Tolonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tolonen.
Good body shot from Tolonen.
Good body shot from Tolonen.
Tolonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tolonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tolonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen pushes Thompson against the cage. Tolonen is working some dirty boxing. Tolonen pushes off with a quick right hook! Thompson goes down! Thompson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tolonen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iiro Tolonen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Kuassimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xin comes into the arena with Die Antwoord - Evil Boy blaring out of the sound system. Ming Xin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
211 lbs
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217 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ming Xin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Kuassimo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuassimo throws a big shot that misses.
Xin thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuassimo is looking to slow Xin down with leg kicks.
Kuassimo takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Simo Kuassimo has been cut.
Kuassimo is looking to land body kicks.
Xin blocks the body kick.
Xin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Xin moves away from the strike by Kuassimo.
Kuassimo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuassimo misses with a looping right.
Kuassimo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuassimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Kuassimo as Xin shoots in.
Xin throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Kuassimo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuassimo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xin.
Xin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xin gets the takedown into side control.
Xin wants to control but Kuassimo is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Xin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kuassimo stops Xin from passing to mount.
Xin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Xin is trying to get an arm triangle but Kuassimo is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo stops Xin from passing to mount.
Xin working the head and body with strikes.
Xin 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.
Kuassimo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Xin works to advance to full mount. Kuassimo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Xin looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin looking to control but Kuassimo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Xin controlling from the full mount.
Xin tries to control but Kuassimo wriggling away.
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.
Xin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kuassimo has worked his arm free - good work by Kuassimo!
Xin laying and praying for a moment but Kuassimo takes advantage and regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Xin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming Xin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simo Kuassimo's cut.
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.
Kuassimo throws a push kick but Xin slaps the foot to one side.
Xin scores with a jab to the body.
Simo Kuassimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xin connects with the punch.
Kuassimo tries to land a leg kick but Xin saw it coming and moves away.
Kuassimo throws a head kick but Xin moves out of range.
Kuassimo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Xin as he connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xin checks a leg kick.
Xin throws a hook but Kuassimo avoids it easily.
Kuassimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xin moves away.
Xin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kuassimo. Xin shrugs it off though.
Xin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kuassimo. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuassimo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xin blocks a head kick by Kuassimo.
Kuassimo throws a low kick but Xin avoids it.
Kuassimo misses with a low kick.
Kuassimo wants to slow Xin down by chopping away at his legs.
Xin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kuassimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuassimo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Xin.
Kuassimo tries to score with a low kick but Xin moves his leg out of the way.
Simo Kuassimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuassimo misses with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuassimo as he connects with a hook.
Kuassimo misses with a body kick.
Kuassimo scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xin defending well as Kuassimo loads up on a big left hand.
Xin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuassimo throws a body kick that misses.
Xin staying out of range there.
Xin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuassimo.
Xin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kuassimo momentarily.
Kuassimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xin blocks a head kick by Kuassimo.
Xin connects with a body shot that sends Kuassimo's belly button to the back.
Xin misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuassimo wants to slow Xin down by chopping away at his legs.
Xin defending well as Kuassimo loads up on a big left hand.
Xin walks into a straight right hand from Kuassimo.
Xin lands a body shot.
Kuassimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kuassimo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Xin forces his way into half guard.
Kuassimo won't allow Xin to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Xin.
Xin wants to pass the guard but Kuassimo is keeping the position.
Xin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuassimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xin prevents Kuassimo from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ming Xin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simo Kuassimo's cut.
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!
Kuassimo scores with a head kick. Xin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Kuassimo.
Xin scores with a punch to the head.
Xin throws a series of strikes that have Kuassimo backpedaling.
Kuassimo walks into a straight right hand from Xin.
A leg kick checked by Xin.
Xin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuassimo moves away.
Kuassimo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xin counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Simo Kuassimo's cut even more.
Xin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kuassimo counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xin misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kuassimo misses with a leg kick
letting Xin counter with a right hand.
Xin sizes up Kuassimo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuassimo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xin thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuassimo throws out a leg kick but Xin moves out of range and Kuassimo only half commits.
Kuassimo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Xin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuassimo moves away.
Xin misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Xin blocks the leg kick.
Kuassimo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuassimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Xin is just out of range.
Xin moves forwards but Kuassimo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Xin cracks Kuassimo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Xin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ming Xin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Kuassimo misses.
Xin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kuassimo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Xin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A bone on bone clash there as Xin blocks the leg kick.
Kuassimo looks to land a body kick but Xin moved away.
Kuassimo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kuassimo's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xin wants to control from the top but Kuassimo keeps moving.
Xin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo wants to stand up but Xin is controlling him.
Kuassimo keeping moving, preventing Xin from controlling successfully.
Xin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuassimo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xin trying to control but Kuassimo is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ming Xin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kuassimo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Simo Kuassimo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Xin feints and as Kuassimo raises his hands in defense, Xin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kuassimo keeping moving, preventing Xin from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xin throwing strikes from guard but Kuassimo blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ming Xin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Xin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ming Xin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ran Plan III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ni Hao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hao has chosen Survival Of The Fittest as his entrance music. Ni Hao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
197 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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27
200 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ran Plan III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ni Hao!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Plan III misses.
Plan III keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hao.
Plan III scores with a body shot.
Plan III misses with a looping left.
Hao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Plan III thumps Hao with a low kick.
Plan III throws a hook to the side of Hao's head but Hao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hao misses with an uppercut. Plan III saw that one coming.
Hao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Plan III connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Plan III throws a shot from downtown. Hao moves away and avoids it.
Hao takes one to the side of the head.
Plan III throws a head kick but Hao moves out of range.
Plan III throws a quick inside leg kick.
Plan III thumps Hao with a low kick.
Plan III keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hao.
Plan III slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plan III throws a quick inside leg kick.
Plan III looks to land a combination but Hao avoids it well.
Plan III swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plan III ducks under a wild hook from Hao.
Hao throws the left hand but Plan III avoids the punch easily.
Plan III throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Plan III looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donk. Plan III catches Hao right on the button with a cross.
Plan III jabs at Hao's body.
Plan III throws a series of punches but Hao moves out of range.
Hao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Plan III.
Hao looks gassed!
Plan III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plan III stuns Hao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Plan III lands with a right hand.
Plan III connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hao's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Plan III lands but Hao takes it in his stride.
Plan III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hao was well out of range. Poor timing from Plan III.
A telegraphed right hand from Plan III misses the target.
Hao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Plan III.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plan III buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Plan III throws a head kick but Hao moves out of range.
Hao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Plan III.
Jab, jab by Plan III - just one landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Plan III.
Plan III with a jab.
Plan III throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plan III throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plan III is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Plan III stuns Hao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Plan III scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A cross from Plan III lands.
Hao is rocked!
Hao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hao is still on wobbly legs! Can Plan III finish him?
Hao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Plan III keeps Hao at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plan III lands a head shot.
Hao walks into a stiff left hand from Plan III.
Plan III throws a front kick that sends Hao stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Plan III, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hao seems to have recovered his senses.
Ran Plan III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plan III scores with a nice head shot.
Plan III lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plan III lands a leg kick that knocks Hao off balance momentarily.
Plan III scores with a three punch combo!
Plan III throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Plan III.
Hao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Plan III throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plan III scores with a punch to the head.
Plan III throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Plan III, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ran Plan III dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Plan III connects with a single shot there.
Hao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Plan III.
Hao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Plan III throws a hook to the side of Hao's head but Hao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Plan III digs a good hook to Hao's body.
Hao finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Plan III's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Hao falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ran Plan III!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urho Itaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unski Hallavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itaniemi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Volbeat - Still Counting. Unski Hallavaara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
214 lbs
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28
213 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Itaniemi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Unski Hallavaara!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itaniemi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hallavaara swings for the body but Itaniemi moves out of range.
Itaniemi throws a solid leg kick but Hallavaara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Itaniemi.
Hallavaara misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Hallavaara finds it's way through Itaniemi's defenses.
Hallavaara slips a straight right by Itaniemi.
Hallavaara misses with a wild body shot.
Hallavaara throws the left hand but Itaniemi avoids the punch easily.
Hallavaara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Unski Hallavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Itaniemi misses.
Itaniemi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Hallavaara throws a jab when Itaniemi was well out of range.
Hallavaara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Itaniemi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hallavaara scrambles back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Itaniemi, right into the meat.
Nice cross by Itaniemi.
Itaniemi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hallavaara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Itaniemi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Itaniemi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hallavaara circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallavaara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hallavaara throws a jab when Itaniemi was well out of range.
Hallavaara throws a hook but Itaniemi avoids it easily.
Itaniemi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hallavaara. Hallavaara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Itaniemi moves away from the strike by Hallavaara.
Itaniemi closes the distance and clinches.
Hallavaara throws a punch but it's blocked by Itaniemi.
Hallavaara breaks from the clinch.
Hallavaara throws the left hand but Itaniemi avoids the punch easily.
Itaniemi lands a left and a right that send Hallavaara crashing to the mat, dazed. Itaniemi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hallavaara is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itaniemi lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Hallavaara head around and knocks him out cold! Itaniemi hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Urho Itaniemi!
Urho Itaniemi retains his light heavyweight title!
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