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Kumite 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Black Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Haapasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haapasalo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Korpiklaani - Vodka. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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250 lbs
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235 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rich Black Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Haapasalo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapasalo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haapasalo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black Bear takes a swing at Haapasalo's ribcage but misses.
Black Bear misses with a jab to the body
and Haapasalo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Black Bear misses with a body shot
and Haapasalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black Bear misses with a body punch
and Haapasalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haapasalo feints and then cracks Black Bear's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Black Bear down.
Black Bear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haapasalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Black Bear.
Black Bear misses with a shot to the body
and Haapasalo counters with a good low kick that Black Bear was not able to check.
Black Bear swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haapasalo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Black Bear misses
and Haapasalo counters with a body kick that stops Black Bear in his tracks momentarily.
Black Bear is breathing heavily.
Black Bear takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haapasalo's corner calls for a 1-2. Haapasalo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haapasalo drops Black Bear with a beautiful combination! Black Bear stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Haapasalo is looking for the KO!
Black Bear is rocked!
It looks like Rich Black Bear has been cut.
Haapasalo connects with a leg kick. Black Bear looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Haapasalo digs a good hook to Black Bear's body.
Haapasalo lands a hook that stumbles Black Bear back into the cage. Haapasalo follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Black Bear to the canvas! Haapasalo pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Black Bear has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Urho Haapasalo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mickey oNeill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lankari has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. The key to victory for Mickey oNeill has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey oNeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Lankari!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
oNeill falls off balance throwing a combination
and oNeill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
oNeill misses with a combination
and oNeill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
oNeill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Lankari to counter with a crisp jab.
Lankari shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lankari was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lankari lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
oNeill is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
oNeill bucks up and throws Lankari to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
oNeill misses with a combination
and Lankari counters with a thumping low kick.
oNeill is breathing heavily.
oNeill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lankari counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for oNeill!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lankari lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
oNeill has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Lankari punishes oNeill with strikes from the back mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankari tightening his grip on oNeill, looking for the choke.
oNeill is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lankari controlling from the back.
Lankari lands an elbow to the side of the head.
oNeill fending off the submission attempt from Lankari.
oNeill controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankari connects with a big shot to the side of oNeill's head.
oNeill controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Lankari controls the position.
oNeill grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Lankari is persistently looking for the submission but oNeill is defending it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lankari landing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankari biding his time, looking for the opening.
oNeill is trying to get back to his feet but Lankari has full control of the position and if anything, oNeill has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lankari is persistently looking for the submission but oNeill is defending it well.
oNeill holding both Lankari 's hands and preventing any damage.
oNeill trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
oNeill looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lankari.
oNeill holding both Lankari 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankari lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Lankari scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. oNeill is looking for a way out.
oNeill is trying to get back to his feet but Lankari has full control of the position and if anything, oNeill has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lankari has oNeill flattened out and is raining down punches.
Lankari is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but oNeill has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
oNeill controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Lankari lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns oNeill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Lankari dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lankari shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in oNeill's guard.
oNeill pushes Lankari off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mickey oNeill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from oNeill misses the target.
Lankari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lankari moves into the clinch successfully.
oNeill wants to get back to striking at distance but Lankari won't allow it.
oNeill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lankari has oNeill pressed against the cage, preventing oNeill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
oNeill gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lankari.
A frustrated look appears on oNeill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lankari breaks the clinch.
Lankari shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in oNeill's guard.
Lankari sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed oNeill's guard.
oNeill pushes Lankari off looking to stand but Lankari dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lankari stands up from half guard.
Mickey oNeill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
oNeill takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lankari. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oNeill misses with a double jab
and Lankari makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. oNeill really felt that one!
oNeill takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
oNeill misses with a combination
and Lankari counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for oNeill!
Lankari is landing with some decent strikes but oNeill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lankari looking to control but oNeill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lankari lands with some vicious ground and pound - can oNeill hang on?
oNeill is squirming around, avoiding Lankari's attempts to control the action.
Hans Lankari has got the better of the ground game so far.
oNeill tries to buck Lankari off but Lankari takes his back!
What can oNeill do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Lankari cracks oNeill with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing oNeill from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankari struggling to keep hold of the position.
oNeill wants to get back to his feet.
Lankari is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. oNeill defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
oNeill staying busy and making it hard for Lankari to control.
Lankari connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for oNeill to escape the position.
Lankari scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Lankari scores with strikes from the back.
Lankari tightening his grip on oNeill, looking for the choke.
Lankari scores with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Lankari.
oNeill defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lankari's arms.
Lankari struggling to keep hold of the position.
oNeill manages to stand up with Lankari still on his back. Eventually Lankari drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Lankari is looking to clinch but oNeill is avoiding it.
Lankari moves in looking to clinch but oNeill pushes him off.
Lankari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
oNeill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lankari counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lankari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lankari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lankari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lankari shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. oNeill is trying to defend but Lankari finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lankari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but oNeill does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lankari stops oNeill from getting back to his feet.
Lankari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
oNeill scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Lankari manages to mount him!
oNeill wants to try and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lankari pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lankari is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. oNeill can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lankari gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Lankari 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! This is the final round!
oNeill stuffs the takedown attempt from Lankari. Lankari gets slowly back to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from oNeill enables Lankari to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. oNeill manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
oNeill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lankari decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on oNeill, up you get!
Lankari closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. oNeill did well to prevent Lankari getting side control.
Lankari escapes and gets back to his feet.
oNeill misses with a left hand
and Lankari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lankari shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lankari was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
oNeill squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lankari lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Lankari has control of oNeill's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and oNeill regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankari looking to finish oNeill with some ground and pound. This is bad for oNeill!
oNeill is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lankari looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lankari punishing his opponent with strikes.
oNeill is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lankari lands a big shot there that rocks oNeill but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lankari controlling his opponent.
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.
Lankari can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as oNeill is looking to escape.
oNeill tries to buck Lankari off but Lankari takes his back!
oNeill wants to get back to his feet.
Lankari softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Lankari is landing with strikes. oNeill can't take much more of this.
oNeill looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lankari.
Lankari lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns oNeill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oNeill is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lankari gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
oNeill trying to get back to his feet but Lankari is in full control for now.
Lankari is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
oNeill is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Lankari off. It looks like it's working - Lankari slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! oNeill displaying calm under pressure there.
Lankari moves into the clinch.
Lankari tries to land a knee to the head but oNeill blocks with his arms.
oNeill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oNeill working hard to break the clinch.
oNeill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on oNeill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
oNeill is trying to break free.
Lankari breaks from the clinch.
oNeill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lankari counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lankari.
Lankari controls from within his opponent's guard.
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!
Lankari sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed oNeill's guard.
Lankari is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lankari stops oNeill from getting back to his feet.
Mickey oNeill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hans Lankari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
oNeill is trying to escape back to his feet but Lankari uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Lankari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lankari 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Lankari!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bixby Clovertaint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asheesh Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bixby Clovertaint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asheesh Patel!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clovertaint misses with a takedown
and Patel counters with a nice uppercut.
Patel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Patel misses with a few strikes there.
Clovertaint takes one to the chin there.
Patel with a lazy takedown attempt
so Clovertaint counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clovertaint has gone for a leg lock! Patel slips out almost immediately though and dives into Clovertaint's guard.
Patel trying to control the position from guard on top but Clovertaint is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clovertaint pushes a forearm under Patel's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Patel is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bixby Clovertaint!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tok Steelworm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katten Jansson (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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199 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White 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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tok Steelworm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katten Jansson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steelworm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steelworm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jansson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jansson.
Steelworm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jansson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jansson trying to pass the guard but Steelworm defending well.
Jansson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jansson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steelworm defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jansson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jansson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steelworm can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steelworm blocking the ground and pound.
Steelworm taking shots to the head.
Jansson landing strikes from the mount.
Steelworm holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jansson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jansson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Steelworm knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jansson on the ground.
Jansson throws some wild stikes that Steelworm manages to avoid easily.
Jansson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steelworm can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Jansson throws some wild stikes that Steelworm manages to avoid easily.
Steelworm is breathing heavily.
Jansson unloads with some shots from mount but Steelworm bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steelworm wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jansson.
Jansson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steelworm's face.
Jansson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jansson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jansson unloading with bombs!
Jansson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jansson lands with some strikes.
Steelworm taking shots to the head.
Jansson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jansson unloading with bombs!
Steelworm is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jansson.
Oh Steelworm is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jansson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jansson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Steelworm seems to have got his legs back now.
Jansson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jansson lands a big elbow - Steelworm is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Steelworm is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Katten Jansson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Radness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Radness!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radness connects with a body shot that sends Aldo's belly button to the back.
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Radness.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Radness counters with a straight right hand.
Radness fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Radness misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo misses with a double jab
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo scores with a one two! Radness had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Radness lands a head kick!
Radness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Radness.
Radness misses with a looping right.
Radness misses the shot to the body.
Aldo throws a combination that misses
and Radness counters with a good low kick that Aldo was not able to check.
Radness throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo throws a combination that misses
letting Radness counter with a right hand.
Radness scores with a nice head shot.
Radness fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Radness throws a jab when Aldo was well out of range.
Aldo throws a combination that misses
enabling Radness to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Radness.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Radness counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Radness.
Radness gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Aldo regains guard.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Radness from controlling successfully.
Radness stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Radness loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Radness stops Aldo from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radness postures up in Aldo's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Radness from controlling successfully.
Radness is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Aldo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Aldo has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Radness has his foot on Aldo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aldo works his way back into a safe position though.
Radness looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Radness working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Aldo has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radness is looking to improve his position.
Radness moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Radness is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Radness looking for subs off his back but Aldo has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Radness looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Radness wants to get back to full guard.
Radness looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Radness 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.
A left lands for Radness.
Aldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Radness moves into the clinch.
Radness has Aldo pressed against the cage.
Radness pulls guard successfully.
Aldo preventing the sweep.
Radness is trying to keep Aldo in close.
Radness working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aldo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aldo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aldo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Radness's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radness working for a triangle but Aldo defends it easily.
Radness is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aldo defends well.
Radness working a defensive guard but Aldo passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Radness is looking to improve his position.
Radness actively working from the bottom here.
Radness trying to control here.
Radness is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radness is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aldo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aldo's back!
Aldo showing good submission defense here.
Radness is breathing heavily.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet.
Radness trying to control.
Radness looking to hold on to the position here but Aldo rolls and ends up regaining guard.
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.
Radness passes Aldo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Radness stalling away here and it's allowed Aldo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Radness advances position into side control!
Aldo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Radness trying to control the position but Aldo is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Radness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Radness gets a clinch.
Radness lands a right hand.
Aldo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Radness is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Aldo to the mat. Aldo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Radness working some strikes from top position.
Radness must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Radness thows a big elbow that misses.
Aldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Radness trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Radness trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radness working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Radness stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radness passes Aldo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Radness sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aldo defending well though.
Radness works his way into full mount!
Radness takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Radness lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radness wants to control the pace but Aldo is squirming around nicely.
Radness might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aldo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A nice elbow there by Radness.
Radness is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Aldo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Aldo shrugs it off.
Radness lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radness pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Radness looking to control and managing it successfully.
Aldo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Radness looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Radness stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radness connects with a nice looking jab.
Radness cracks a nice hook into Aldo's ribs.
Radness fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aldo on the side of the head.
Radness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Radness scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Radness's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aldo under the eye.
Radness throws a nice head kick!
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Radness scores with a head kick.
Radness rushes Aldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Radness gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Justin Radness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Radness controlling the action here.
Radness is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Radness comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Radness 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Radness!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Goro Utini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Reeding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goro Utini!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Reeding!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utini looks to land a combination. Reeding sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reeding buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Utini fails to land with a series of punches.
Utini lands with a big right hook that stumbles Reeding - he's out on his feet here! Utini follows up with another monster hook that separates Reeding from consciousness! Reeding falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Utini stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Goro Utini!
Goro Utini is the new middleweight champion!
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