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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoltan Maklovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Seek & Destroy. Anthony Dixon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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216 lbs
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205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zoltan Maklovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maklovic but Maklovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maklovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dixon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Maklovic!
Dixon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dixon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dixon looking to ground and pound but Maklovic is blocking nicely.
Dixon lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maklovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dixon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Maklovic is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Maklovic is breathing heavily.
Dixon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maklovic hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Maklovic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dixon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dixon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Dixon.
Dixon working for a guillotine from mount but Maklovic is in no mood to give up.
Dixon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maklovic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dixon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dixon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dixon cracks Maklovic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Maklovic is rocked!
Dixon lands a big elbow - Maklovic is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Maklovic is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Anthony Dixon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Povjeneks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Povjeneks has chosen The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Axel Povjeneks looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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185 lbs
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193 cm
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Axel Povjeneks!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Povjeneks closes the distance looking to clinch
and Powers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Powers sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Powers working the head and body with strikes.
Povjeneks is looking to control Powers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Povjeneks avoid being mounted?
Powers trying to control the pace.
Povjeneks is trying to maintain the position but Powers is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers works his way into full mount!
Powers avoids the attempt from Povjeneks to control.
Powers scoring with strikes but Povjeneks is staying in there.
Powers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Powers unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers avoids the attempt from Povjeneks to control.
Powers working for a guillotine from mount but Povjeneks is in no mood to give up.
Povjeneks tries to lock up and control but Powers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Powers controlling his opponent.
Powers lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers controlling from the full mount.
Povjeneks is looking to improve his position but Powers isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powers avoids the attempt from Povjeneks to control.
Powers 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Povjeneks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Powers punishing his opponent with strikes.
Povjeneks looks gassed!
Powers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Powers lands with some strikes.
Powers controlling from mount.
Povjeneks is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Powers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Powers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Povjeneks moves into the clinch.
Powers has Povjeneks pressed against the cage, preventing Povjeneks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Powers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Povjeneks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Powers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Povjeneks won't be happy with that.
Povjeneks tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Powers presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Powers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Powers has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Povjeneks's face.
Povjeneks takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Povjeneks is breathing heavily.
Powers lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powers raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers content just to control the position here.
Powers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Powers controlling the pace for now.
Powers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Povjeneks wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Powers raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Powers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Powers lands with some strikes.
Povjeneks tries to lock up and control but Powers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Powers has control of Povjeneks's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Povjeneks regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Powers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Powers landing strikes from the mount.
Powers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Powers is landing with some decent strikes but Povjeneks is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers lands a heavy elbow.
Povjeneks squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Powers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Powers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chuck Powers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Powers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powers is landing with some decent strikes but Povjeneks is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Powers dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Powers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Powers lands a nice shot that snaps Povjeneks's head back.
Chuck Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Povjeneks at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Povjeneks blocks the leg kick.
Powers lunges at Povjeneks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Povjeneks's hand.
Powers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Povjeneks's head backwards.
Povjeneks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from Powers lands but Povjeneks takes it in his stride.
Powers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Povjeneks trying to remain calm as Powers controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Povjeneks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powers landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Povjeneks takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Powers lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Povjeneks looking for a sweep but Powers has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Povjeneks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Powers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Povjeneks can do to turn this around?
Powers avoids the attempt from Povjeneks to control.
Powers looking to finish Povjeneks with some ground and pound. This is bad for Povjeneks!
Powers controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Axel Povjeneks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Povjeneks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Powers is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Povjeneks can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Povjeneks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Powers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Povjeneks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Powers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Powers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Powers!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucky Me could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roger Huerta's chin.
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Brawler
Determined |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucky Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Me sprawls well. Me wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huerta gets slowly back to his feet.
Me lands a lovely overhand right.
Me lands an overhand right.
Me just misses with a punch to the body.
Huerta fails with the takedown
and Me counters with a straight right hand.
Huerta is rocked!
Huerta misses with a takedown attempt
and Me counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Huerta is still on wobbly legs! Can Me finish him?
Lucky Me has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Huerta.
Huerta looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huerta gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Me gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucky Me!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Mustang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bomzhara Serdceed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomzhara Serdceed will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Mustang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bomzhara Serdceed!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serdceed gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mustang pushes down on Serdceed's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mustang seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Serdceed is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Roy Mustang!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Tanzares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bong comes to the cage accompanied by Hits From The Bong. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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240 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago Tanzares!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bong closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bong is looking for a kimura but Tanzares is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bong to get the leverage.
Bong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bong is working for a submission of some sort.
Tanzares is looking to escape.
Bong moves into full mount! Tanzares won't be happy about that!
Tanzares prevents Bong from taking his back.
Bong working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Tanzares looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Bong! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). The Bong!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Manza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Sturm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoshi Manza!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sturm counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sturm wanted to stand there but Manza had control of the position.
Sturm is stalling in the full guard.
Sturm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sturm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sturm is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sturm decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Manza, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm misses with an uppercut
and Manza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sturm's guard.
Manza drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sturm manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Manza has Sturm in his guard.
Sturm stands up from Manza's guard - Sturm perhaps looking for a knockout.
Manza darts in and clinches Sturm up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manza has had enough of the clinch but Sturm keeps him there for the moment.
Sturm breaks the clinch.
Manza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sturm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Sturm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manza tries to clinch up
enabling Sturm to counter with a crisp jab.
Manza moves to clinch but Sturm breaks away
and Sturm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoshi Manza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manza moves out of range as Sturm strikes.
Manza tries to clinch but Sturm moves away
and Sturm counters with a stiff right hand.
Sturm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Sturm.
Sturm scores with a nice strike.
Manza tries to clinch
and Sturm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sturm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sturm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Manza fails with the takedown
and Sturm counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturm.
Manza tries to clinch up
and Sturm counters with a nice body kick.
Manza tries to clinch
and Sturm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sturm misses with a hook. Manza ducked under it nicely.
Sturm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturm is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Felix Sturm will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Manza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sturm counters with a two punch combo.
Manza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sturm counters with a nice low kick that buckles Manza's knee momentarily.
Manza moves to clinch but Sturm breaks away
and Sturm counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturm throws a poor cross that misses
and Manza counters by moving into the clinch.
Sturm tries to land a knee to the head but Manza blocks with his arms.
Sturm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manza shoots and misses
and Sturm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manza wants to clinch
and Sturm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sturm clobbers Manza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sturm connects with a looping right hand.
Yoshi Manza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sturm fails to land with a series of punches.
Sturm circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Sturm counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sturm lands a lovely overhand right.
Manza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot lands for Sturm.
Manza slips under a jab from Sturm.
Nice uppercut there from Sturm.
Sturm misses with a hook. Manza ducked under it nicely.
Manza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sturm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manza misses with a takedown attempt
and Sturm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sturm lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sturm misses the jab.
Manza avoids the head kick by Sturm.
Sturm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sturm counters with a low kick, right behind Manza 's knee.
Felix Sturm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Manza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sturm counters with a nice uppercut.
Manza is breathing heavily.
Manza tries for a takedown but Sturm circles away easily
and Sturm counters with a stiff right hand.
Manza tries for a takedown but Sturm circles away easily
letting Sturm counter with a right hand.
Sturm does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Sturm dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Sturm misses its intended target.
Sturm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sturm cracks Manza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturm.
Manza closes the distance but Sturm moves to the side
and Sturm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Sturm misses the target.
Manza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Sturm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm throws a sloppy head kick
and Manza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Manza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sturm working hard to break the clinch.
Manza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sturm avoids it.
Sturm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sturm throws an off balance right hand
and Manza counters by moving into the clinch.
Manza missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Manza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sturm breaks the clinch.
Sturm cracks Manza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manza tries for a takedown but Sturm circles away easily
and Sturm counters with a straight right hand.
Manza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manza closes the distance but Sturm moves to the side
letting Sturm counter with a right hand.
Manza shoots and misses
and Sturm counters with a straight right hand.
Sturm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Felix Sturm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manza moves away from the strike by Sturm.
Sturm lands a head kick!
Manza blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manza looks to clinch
and Sturm counters with a straight right hand.
Manza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sturm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manza tries to clinch but Sturm moves away
and Sturm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sturm throws out a loose jab but Manza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturm misses with a looping right.
Sturm throws a poor cross that misses
and Manza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sturm manages to break the clinch.
Manza tries to clinch
and Manza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sturm pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Manza back to the cage. Sturm follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manza moves to clinch but Sturm breaks away
and Sturm counters with a nice uppercut.
Manza misses with a takedown
letting Sturm counter with a right hand.
Felix Sturm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Manza.
Manza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sturm.
Manza looks to clinch
and Sturm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturm looks to throw the jab but Manza is out of range.
Yoshi Manza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felix Sturm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manza slips a jab and a cross from Sturm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Sturm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sturm, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Sturm!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Valtamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jari Valtamo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Valtamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustavo Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Valtamo has knocked Nunes down with a huge combo! Valtamo steps away and waves a wobbly Nunes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nunes is rocked!
It looks like Gustavo Nunes has been cut.
Valtamo throws an overhand right that has Nunes reeling! Valtamo follows up with more punches and Nunes is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jari Valtamo!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Kraken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vegas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Don't Stop The Rock by Freestyle. Kraken is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Battle Without Honor Or Humanity. The Kraken has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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250 lbs
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281 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Kraken!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas misses with a two punch combination.
Vegas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnny Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kraken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vegas.
Vegas throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch combination from Vegas misses.
Vegas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vegas.
A punch lands to the side of Kraken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kraken shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kraken stands up from half guard.
Vegas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vegas feints a jab promting Kraken to slip. Vegas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kraken slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kraken throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vegas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kraken is in Vegas's guard.
Kraken won't allow Vegas to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraken stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vegas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kraken in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kraken slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kraken is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vegas is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vegas has escaped and now he's on top!
Vegas stops Kraken from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kraken bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vegas's guard.
Vegas wants to stand and escape but Kraken is having none of it.
Kraken passes Vegas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kraken with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
I looks like Kraken might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Kraken sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vegas defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraken stalling.
Kraken is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kraken moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Vegas's face as Kraken controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Kraken.
Kraken throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kraken 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.
Vegas is letting Kraken control him for a moment.
Vegas tries to escape but Kraken is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vegas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Kraken's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes there by Kraken.
Kraken takes a little break here. Vegas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Kraken dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vegas looks to clinch
and Kraken holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vegas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vegas working aggressively here.
Vegas has a couple of punches blocked by Kraken.
Vegas trying to stall but Kraken improves his position.
Vegas tries to break the clinch but Kraken is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vegas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kraken.
Kraken tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vegas smiles and moves away.
Kraken scores with a shot to the body.
Vegas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vegas moves to clinch but Kraken breaks away
and Kraken counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vegas won't be happy with that.
Vegas stops Kraken from passing to mount.
Kraken has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Kraken politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kraken prefers to stall for the moment though.
Vegas pushes Kraken away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kraken gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kraken controlling from side mount.
Kraken passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Vegas!
Vegas taking shots to the head.
Kraken controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraken looking to finish Vegas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vegas!
Vegas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kraken punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vegas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vegas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraken looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kraken lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Kraken.
Kraken controlling his opponent.
Vegas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraken looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Kraken connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kraken in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kraken unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Vegas wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Kraken celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Kraken!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kari Peippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuume Lohineva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peippo comes to the cage accompanied by Public Enemy - Terminator X to the Edge of Panic . Lohineva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mc Nikke T - Jos Haluu saada on pakko antaa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Peippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuume Lohineva!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lohineva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Peippo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Peippo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Peippo working away.
Lohineva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Peippo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lohineva gets back to full guard.
Peippo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lohineva trying to control the position.
Lohineva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Peippo lands a couple of elbows.
Peippo forces his way into half guard.
Lohineva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lohineva trying to hold on to Peippo's head to control him but Peippo postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lohineva missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peippo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lohineva!
Peippo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Peippo with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Kuume Lohineva has been cut.
Peippo lands a nice shot to the head.
Lohineva taking shots to the head.
Lohineva is squirming around, avoiding Peippo's attempts to control the action.
Lohineva wants to hold on but Peippo pushes him away.
Lohineva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Peippo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lohineva is rocked!
That has opened up Kuume Lohineva's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lohineva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lohineva is still in real trouble! Can Peippo finish him?
A nice elbow there by Peippo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peippo looking to isolate an arm here. Lohineva doesn't see it coming and as Peippo extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Peippo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kari Peippo!
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