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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simo Silmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silmu comes to the cage accompanied by Nicole - Maalaudun. Costa has chosen The Coasters - Down In Mexico as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Silmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Costa!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silmu lands a nice shot to the body.
Costa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silmu can pounce on him.
Silmu throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Costa stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Silmu follows into mount!
Costa is rocked!
Silmu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Costa on the ground.
Costa tries to reverse the position but Silmu maintains control.
Costa is still in real trouble! Can Silmu finish him?
Costa wants to hold on but Silmu pushes him away.
Costa is working to get back to half guard.
Costa looks gassed!
Silmu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Costa seems to have recovered his senses.
Costa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa throws a big right hand that misses.
Costa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Costa trying to control but Silmu is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silmu wants to stand up but Costa is controlling him.
Costa trying to control but Silmu is working from the bottom.
Silmu keeping full guard, as Costa tries to pass.
Silmu is controlling Costa's posture.
Costa looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silmu tries a head kick but it misses.
Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Costa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silmu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Silmu circles away.
Costa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silmu sprawls well initially but Costa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silmu is defending against the submission attempts here by Costa.
Costa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Costa thows a huge punch but Silmu dodges it nicely.
Costa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Costa stands up and beckons Silmu to join him on the feet.
Costa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Costa fails to land with a series of punches.
Silmu darts in trying to clinch
and Costa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silmu's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silmu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silmu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Silmu is retaining full guard.
Silmu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silmu tries to get out of the position.
Costa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Costa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silmu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Costa trying to control but Silmu is working from the bottom.
Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Silmu is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silmu keeps the fight on the outside.
Costa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Costa is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Silmu looks calm but he's in trouble here. Costa gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Silmu is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Costa lets go of the hold and Silmu can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joao Costa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzaga is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Gonzaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikey Mack!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurstr�m and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack drives through and clinches with Gonzaga against the cage.
Gonzaga could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gonzaga is breathing heavily.
Mack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mack throws a leg kick which misses Gonzaga's front leg but catches the back leg as Gonzaga tries to avoid it.
Mack throws a head kick but Gonzaga moves out of range.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzaga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mack finds it's way round the side to connect with Gonzaga's head.
Gary Gonzaga's cut is getting worse.
Mack tries to clinch but Gonzaga is having none of it.
Gonzaga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mack.
Gonzaga is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Mack does no damage.
Oh Gonzaga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Mack! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mikey Mack!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Metuselah Paakkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bright has chosen Joe Purdy - Wash Away as his entrance music. 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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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Metuselah Paakkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Bright!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnem�ki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bright closes the distance and clinches.
Paakkanen has had enough of the clinch but Bright keeps him there for the moment.
Paakkanen wants to get back to striking at distance but Bright won't allow it.
Bright drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paakkanen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paakkanen throws a right and a left that Bright avoids nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Paakkanen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paakkanen lands with a nice body punch.
Paakkanen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Metuselah Paakkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paakkanen scores with a one two! Bright had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bright throws a nice looking combination but Paakkanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A good leg kick by Paakkanen.
Bright looks for a takedown but Paakkanen sprawls well.
Bright looks gassed!
A left and a right from Paakkanen both land. Nice combination.
Paakkanen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paakkanen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paakkanen scores with a three punch combo!
Paakkanen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Paakkanen cracks the inside of Bright's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bright just misses with a punch to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Paakkanen. Bright shrugs it off though.
Paakkanen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bright if he has to take too many more of those.
Paakkanen stalks Bright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bright's face. Bright staggers backwards, shaken.
Bright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright fails with the takedown.
Metuselah Paakkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bright.
Paakkanen scores with a leg kick.
Bright has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Paakkanen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paakkanen thuds his right hand into Bright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bright tries for a takedown but Paakkanen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paakkanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bright.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paakkanen scores with a one two! Bright had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A solid body kick from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen lands a head kick. Bright smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Paakkanen lands a glancing blow to the side of Bright's head.
Paakkanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Paakkanen lands a high kick!
Paakkanen throws a head kick that Bright semi-blocks.
Paakkanen throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paakkanen lands a front kick.
Paakkanen lands a high kick!
Bright is rocked!
Paakkanen is looking to slow Bright down with leg kicks.
Bright has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bright is still on wobbly legs! Can Paakkanen finish him?
Paakkanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bright.
Bright has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Paakkanen.
Bright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paakkanen as he jumps to the side.
A left lands for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen stalks Bright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bright's face. Bright staggers backwards, shaken.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Paakkanen - that will leave a mark!
Paakkanen thuds his shin into the meat of Bright's side.
Bright seems to have recovered his senses.
Paakkanen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen lands with a nice combination. Bright backs away looking to recover.
Bright is trying desperately to land a takedown but Paakkanen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bright.
Paakkanen lands a jab-cross combination.
Bright shoots for a double leg takedown but Paakkanen sprawls well. He's pushed Bright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bright shoots for a double leg takedown but Paakkanen sprawls well. He's pushed Bright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paakkanen misses with a two punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paakkanen.
Bright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bright fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paakkanen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Paakkanen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paakkanen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bright takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bright throws a hook to the side of Paakkanen's head but Paakkanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bright throws a hook to the side of Paakkanen's head but Paakkanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bright takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Paakkanen - that will leave a mark!
Paakkanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Paakkanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bright. That did some damage!
Bright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paakkanen circles away.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bright misses with a looping right.
Paakkanen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bright throws a jab when Paakkanen was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen misses with a two punch combination.
Paakkanen connects with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Paakkanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paakkanen scores with a nice right hand.
Paakkanen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bright has time to react.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that half lands.
Paakkanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paakkanen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paakkanen, as that shot connected.
Some wild striking there from Paakkanen.
Bright misses with an uppercut. Paakkanen saw that one coming.
Paakkanen feints and then cracks Bright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bright down.
Paakkanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Paakkanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Paakkanen does it's job there.
Bright moves in looking to clinch but Paakkanen pushes him off.
Nice shot lands for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen is looking to slow Bright down with leg kicks.
Paakkanen scores with a hook.
Paakkanen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Paakkanen lands a front kick.
Bright's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Paakkanen pushes Bright away with a front kick.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Paakkanen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paakkanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bright displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paakkanen is rocked!
It looks like Metuselah Paakkanen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paakkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Paakkanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Metuselah Paakkanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bright misses with a straight left.
Bright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paakkanen. Paakkanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Paakkanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paakkanen scores with a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Paakkanen - that will leave a mark!
Bright takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bright closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bright lands in his opponent's guard.
Paakkanen wants to get back to his feet but Bright is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Metuselah Paakkanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Metuselah Paakkanen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paakkanen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paakkanen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bright stops Paakkanen from standing up.
Paakkanen keeping moving, preventing Bright from controlling successfully.
Paakkanen controlling the position.
Paakkanen controls Bright momentarily but Bright frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bright stops Paakkanen from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paakkanen is looking to stand back up but Bright counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Paakkanen is trying to stand.
Paakkanen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paakkanen tries to get out of the position.
Paakkanen kicks Bright off and gets back to his feet.
Paakkanen lands with a nice body kick.
Bright takes a swing at Paakkanen's ribcage but misses.
Paakkanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paakkanen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
No luck for Bright with that takedown attempt.
Jab from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Paakkanen is looking to slow Bright down with leg kicks.
Paakkanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bright. That did some damage!
Paakkanen connects with a high kick.
Bright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paakkanen pinned against the cage. Paakkanen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paakkanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen scores with a one two! Bright had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Paakkanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bright's head.
Paakkanen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Paakkanen throws a combination. Bright tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paakkanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bright's sensitive parts.
Paakkanen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paakkanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bright's sensitive parts.
Paakkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paakkanen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bright swinging wilding here.
Bright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oh Paakkanen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paakkanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paakkanen lands a jab-cross combination.
Paakkanen seems to have got his legs back now.
Bright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paakkanen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paakkanen misses with a head kick.
Paakkanen fakes the leg kick and cracks Bright in the body.
Horrible takedown by Bright or perhaps it was just good defense by Paakkanen which made him look bad.
Metuselah Paakkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bright.
Paakkanen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Paakkanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bright. That did some damage!
A head kick from Paakkanen lands but Bright takes it in his stride.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that Bright semi-blocks.
Jab by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paakkanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bright can do to turn this around?
Bright takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bright just misses with a punch to the body.
Paakkanen lands a jab-cross combination.
Bright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paakkanen swivels and escapes.
Paakkanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bright counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Paakkanen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bright looking to pass the guard.
Paakkanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bright is one step ahead there.
Paakkanen is trying to keep Bright in close.
Paakkanen is controlling Bright's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paakkanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bright is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paakkanen lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bright takes a kick to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Paakkanen both land. Nice combination.
Paakkanen thuds a left hand into Bright's body.
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 Metuselah Paakkanen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Metuselah Paakkanen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Paakkanen throws a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paakkanen, right into the meat.
A left and a right from Paakkanen both land. Nice combination.
Paakkanen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Paakkanen lands a head kick!
Bright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paakkanen pinned against the cage. Paakkanen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paakkanen. That's going to slow Bright down.
Bright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bright on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paakkanen looks to land a combination. Bright sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Paakkanen scores with a head kick.
Paakkanen tests Bright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paakkanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paakkanen scores with a hook to the body. Bright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paakkanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bright closes the distance and clinches up with Paakkanen, looking for a takedown. Bright pushes Paakkanen against the cage but Paakkanen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bright shoots in for a takedown but Paakkanen shows good takedown defense.
Metuselah Paakkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bright.
Paakkanen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bright takes a step back to recover.
Bright tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paakkanen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bright lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paakkanen as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paakkanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paakkanen scores with a head kick.
Paakkanen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Paakkanen lands with a nice combination. Bright backs away looking to recover.
Paakkanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bright's calf.
Paakkanen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bright has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paakkanen!
Paakkanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Paakkanen finds it's target.
Paakkanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bright's head.
Paakkanen connects with a high kick.
Bright misses with a hook. Paakkanen ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paakkanen.
Paakkanen scores with a spinning back kick!
Paakkanen keeps Bright at a distance using the push kick.
Paakkanen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bright is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paakkanen.
Paakkanen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bright throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paakkanen on the side of the head.
Bright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paakkanen is fending him off so far but Bright persists. Nope, Paakkanen circles away and we're back to standing.
Metuselah Paakkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bright shoots in for a double leg but Paakkanen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paakkanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bright.
Paakkanen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Paakkanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paakkanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bright's head.
Bright fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bright has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paakkanen finds it's way round the side to connect with Bright's head.
Paakkanen stalks Bright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bright's face. Bright staggers backwards, shaken.
Paakkanen fakes the leg kick and cracks Bright in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bright pushes Paakkanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Bright prevents Paakkanen from breaking the clinch.
Paakkanen breaks the clinch.
Bright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paakkanen pinned against the cage. Paakkanen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paakkanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paakkanen throws a series of punches but Bright avoids them all with ease.
Paakkanen throws a right and a left that Bright avoids nicely.
Bright looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Paakkanen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bright with a nice head shot there.
Paakkanen pulls Bright in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakkanen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paakkanen wants to stand up but Bright is controlling him.
Paakkanen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Paakkanen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bright has time to react.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paakkanen.
Paakkanen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paakkanen lands with a nice combination. Bright backs away looking to recover.
Jab by Paakkanen.
Bright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paakkanen moves forwards but Bright connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that Bright semi-blocks.
Paakkanen throws a head kick but Bright moves out of range.
Bright takes one to the chin there.
Paakkanen throws a series of punches but Bright moves out of range.
Paakkanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright shoots in for a double leg but Paakkanen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bright throws a shot from downtown. Paakkanen moves away and avoids it.
Paakkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paakkanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bright.
Paakkanen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paakkanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bright.
Paakkanen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Paakkanen lands with an uppercut that bounces Bright off the cage and back into rage.
Paakkanen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bright takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Paakkanen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bright backs up against the cage.
Paakkanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bright takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Metuselah Paakkanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Paakkanen throws a right and a left that Bright avoids nicely.
Bright gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paakkanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paakkanen throws a series of punches but Bright avoids them all with ease.
Bright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paakkanen circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bright takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bright shoots for a double leg takedown but Paakkanen sprawls well. He's pushed Bright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bright takes a kick to the side of the head.
Paakkanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mike Bright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paakkanen throws a nice head kick!
Paakkanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Metuselah Paakkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paakkanen, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Metuselah Paakkanen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max McRriot Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Five Finger Death Punch - Way of The Fist. This should be a great matchup!
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22
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max McRriot Jr!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRriot Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Durden.
Horrible takedown by Durden or perhaps it was just good defense by McRriot Jr which made him look bad.
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McRriot Jr.
McRriot Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Durden lands a head kick!
McRriot Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durden.
Durden shoots in looking for a takedown. McRriot Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Durden keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McRriot Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Durden throws a sloppy head kick and McRriot Jr moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRriot Jr stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McRriot Jr is fending him off so far but Durden persists. Nope, McRriot Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Durden has a takedown stuffed.
McRriot Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Durden's hands.
McRriot Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Durden throws a head kick that half lands.
McRriot Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Durden is rocked!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Durden.
McRriot Jr forces Durden back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McRriot Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Durden misses with a lunging right hand
and McRriot Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Durden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durden lands a nice leg kick that just misses McRriot Jr's sensitive parts.
Durden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durden misses with a takedown attempt - McRriot Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McRriot Jr throws a one two combo.
Durden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Durden is breathing heavily.
Durden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRriot Jr clinches up against the cage.
McRriot Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Durden.
McRriot Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Durden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McRriot Jr looks to clinch
and Durden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McRriot Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
McRriot Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durden manages to break the clinch.
Durden slips a jab and a cross from McRriot Jr.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durden.
Durden throws a head kick that misses.
Durden dodges the punch combination from McRriot Jr.
Durden throws a head kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Durden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McRriot Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McRriot Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Durden wants to control but McRriot Jr is keeping him busy.
Durden is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McRriot Jr is looking for a sweep. Durden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Durden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McRriot Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McRriot Jr scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Durden manages to mount him!
Durden get's back to his feet.
Durden gets the takedown into side control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max McRriot Jr will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Durden changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McRriot Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McRriot Jr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durden looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McRriot Jr has control of an arm but Durden manages to advance to Durden's back!
Durden has got one arm under McRriot Jr's chin. This could be trouble... McRriot Jr trying to control the other hand but Durden gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, McRriot Jr has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyler Durden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Stevenson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurstr�m and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duncan.
Duncan misses with a hook.
Duncan closes the distance and clinches up with Stevenson, looking for a takedown. Duncan pushes Stevenson against the cage but Stevenson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duncan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duncan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Duncan is avoiding it.
Duncan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stevenson checks it well.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duncan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duncan has a takedown stuffed.
Stevenson blocks a jab.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Stevenson as Duncan shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duncan is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevenson wants to clinch.
Duncan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevenson swivels and escapes.
Duncan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson moves away.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Duncan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duncan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Duncan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duncan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duncan misses with a looping left.
Stevenson doesn't manage to clinch there - Duncan circles away.
Stevenson looks to clinch
and Duncan counters by moving into the clinch.
Stevenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duncan.
Knees to the body from Stevenson.
Stevenson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Stevenson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stevenson wants to clinch up but Duncan keeps it at a distance.
Stevenson clinches up against the cage.
Stevenson missing with knees to the body.
Duncan wants a takedown.
Stevenson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Michael Duncan has been cut.
Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson wants to clinch.
Duncan swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevenson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Duncan moves into the clinch successfully.
Stevenson lands a nice elbow.
Stevenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Duncan avoids the damage to the body.
Stevenson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duncan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duncan dodges an elbow strike from Stevenson.
Duncan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stevenson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stevenson missing with knees to the body.
Stevenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duncan.
Stevenson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duncan.
Duncan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stevenson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stevenson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duncan takes an elbow to the temple.
Stevenson landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan letting Stevenson take a breather here.
Duncan avoiding damage as Stevenson throws knees to the body.
Stevenson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duncan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stevenson prevents the takedown attempt.
Duncan is trying to maintain a safe position but Stevenson gets an underhook and turns Duncan into the cage.
Stevenson lands an elbow just above Duncan 's eye.
Stevenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Duncan avoids the damage to the body.
Stevenson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Stevenson.
Duncan avoiding damage as Stevenson throws knees to the body.
Stevenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Duncan avoids the damage to the body.
Stevenson lands a damaging elbow.
Duncan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stevenson prevents it.
Duncan avoids the elbow strike from Stevenson, against the cage.
Stevenson misses with an elbow strike.
Stevenson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duncan is working for takedown but Stevenson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Duncan tries to score a body lock takedown but Stevenson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Duncan managing to block the knees to the body from Stevenson.
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.
Stevenson prevents the takedown attempt.
Stevenson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Duncan up against the cage.
Duncan avoiding damage as Stevenson throws knees to the body.
Stevenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Duncan avoids the damage to the body.
Stevenson leaning against his opponent.
Stevenson looking to stall.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Stevenson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Steve Stevenson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halfdan Blackeye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Torres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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18
210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Brawler
Determined |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Halfdan Blackeye!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blackeye tries to avoid it but Torres manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blackeye to the ground. Blackeye escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Torres fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blackeye fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Torres throws a right and a left that Blackeye avoids nicely.
Torres misses with a takedown
and Blackeye holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackeye prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blackeye prevents Torres from breaking the clinch.
Blackeye throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres lands a right hand.
Blackeye should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Blackeye wants a takedown.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Blackeye has eaten all the pies!
Torres stalling in the clinch but Blackeye improves position.
Blackeye breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres wants to clinch but Blackeye slips to the side
and Blackeye makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Torres has his takedown stuffed
and Blackeye holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres looking to stall.
Blackeye landing knees to the body.
Blackeye tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blackeye stops a takedown attempt from Torres.
Blackeye breaks the clinch.
Torres looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blackeye!
Torres is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blackeye is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Blackeye in real trouble here! The ref calls for Blackeye to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Torres!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sully Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Sikanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Believe. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sully Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markku Sikanen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva throws a low kick but Sikanen avoids it.
Silva tries to clinch up but Sikanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Sikanen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva is looking to clinch but Sikanen is avoiding it.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Sikanen sprawls well.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sikanen tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sikanen to the ground. Sikanen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Sikanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sikanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wanted to stand there but Sikanen had control of the position.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sikanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva postures up in Sikanen's guard and throws a big left but Sikanen blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sikanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Sikanen, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sikanen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sikanen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva wants to stand but Sikanen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Sikanen keeps moving.
Silva pushing down on Sikanen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sikanen is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva prevents Sikanen from standing back up.
Sikanen tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva wants to control but Sikanen is keeping him busy.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Sikanen misses.
Sikanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva wants to clinch
and Sikanen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Sikanen.
Silva tries to clinch but Sikanen moves away
and Sikanen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Markku Sikanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Sikanen moves his leg out of the way.
Silva tries for a takedown but Sikanen circles away easily
and Sikanen counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sully Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sikanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sikanen dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Sully Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva rushes Sikanen and presses him up against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sully Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Sikanen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva shoots in but Sikanen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sikanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Sikanen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sikanen counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Sikanen closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sikanen keeps working.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva trying to control but Sikanen is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikanen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sikanen is on top in guard.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sikanen wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silva is trying to keep Sikanen in close.
Sikanen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sikanen is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Sikanen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva is controlling Sikanen's trapped leg to prevent Sikanen from advancing to side control.
Silva tries to roll over but Sikanen keeps him under control.
Silva throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Sikanen manages to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Sikanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sikanen counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sully Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sikanen is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Sikanen sprawls well.
Sikanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Sikanen's head.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva stalling.
Silva manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sikanen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sikanen misses with a low kick.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sikanen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sikanen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Sikanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sully Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sikanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sikanen closes the distance and clinches.
Silva has Sikanen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sikanen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sikanen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva wants the takedown. Sikanen is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sikanen's guard against the cage.
Sikanen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sikanen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Sikanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Sikanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sikanen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sikanen swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sully Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sikanen throws a combination that misses
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Sikanen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sikanen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Sully Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva controlling Sikanen's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Sikanen is proving a slippery customer.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Sikanen defends easily.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Sikanen is proving a slippery customer.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Markku Sikanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sikanen!
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sikanen is looking to escape.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sikanen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sikanen!
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sikanen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva working for a triangle but Sikanen defends it easily.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sully Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sully Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Skrtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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, Ricardo Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Skrtic!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida scores with a jab to the head.
Almeida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Almeida fails to land the takedown.
Almeida misses with a two punch combination.
Skrtic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Skrtic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Skrtic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Skrtic tries to free his leg and advance position but Almeida is retaining full guard.
Almeida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Skrtic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Skrtic postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Skrtic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Almeida's guard.
Almeida tries to get to full guard but Skrtic has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Skrtic has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Skrtic is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Almeida is surviving well by controlling Skrtic's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is desperately trying to improve his position but Skrtic has a good base and remains in mount.
Skrtic looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Skrtic looks gassed!
Skrtic working for a guillotine from mount but Almeida is in no mood to give up.
Almeida is in all sorts of trouble here.
Skrtic raining down shots from the mount!
Almeida is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Skrtic has hold of Almeida's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Almeida manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Almeida tries to reverse the position but Skrtic maintains control.
Almeida is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Almeida wants to improve his position but Skrtic is controlling well.
Skrtic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Almeida gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrtic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Skrtic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skrtic passes Almeida's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Skrtic drops an elbow to the side of Almeida's head.
Skrtic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Almeida doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Skrtic.
Skrtic is taking a breather. Almeida says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Skrtic is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Skrtic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Almeida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Almeida might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Almeida has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Skrtic doesn't defend quickly enough and Almeida has managed to lock this one up! Can Skrtic escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Almeida on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ricardo Almeida!
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