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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Testicular Cancer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josses Bullaboski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
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197 cm
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255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Testicular Cancer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josses Bullaboski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cancer punishes Bullaboski's body with a nice straight punch.
Cancer throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Bullaboski stumbling backwards into the cage! Bullaboski bounces back off the cage towards Cancer, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Cancer lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Cancer celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Testicular Cancer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heimo Huima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Kuikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jussi Kuikka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heimo Huima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Kuikka!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huima closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Huima lands in his opponent's guard.
Kuikka looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Huima makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Huima trying to control but Kuikka is working from the bottom.
Huima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huima stands and throws Kuikka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Huima in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kuikka is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Heimo Huima!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Petkovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Freeman's choice of entrance music: Rollin by: Limp Bizkit. Eric Freeman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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203 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hulk Petkovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petkovich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Freeman circles away.
Freeman gets caught flat footed, as Petkovich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Freeman trying to control the position.
Petkovich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petkovich wants to pass the guard but Freeman is keeping the position.
Freeman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Petkovich trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petkovich stands up and waves to Freeman to follow him.
Freeman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkovich breaks from the clinch.
Petkovich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Freeman counters with a three punch combo that has Petkovich backing up. Petkovich nods at Freeman to acknowledge the strikes.
Freeman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Petkovich's guard.
Petkovich wants to get back to his feet but Freeman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Petkovich wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Petkovich isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Freeman stacks Petkovich on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Freeman!
Freeman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petkovich keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petkovich can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman prevents Petkovich from escaping the position.
Petkovich manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Freeman gets full guard.
Petkovich trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Petkovich won't allow Freeman to get back to his feet.
Petkovich is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Petkovich from controlling successfully.
Freeman wants to get back to his feet but Petkovich passes into half guard.
Petkovich is trying to control the action in half guard but Freeman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Freeman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Freeman tries to kick Petkovich off but Petkovich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Petkovich has his takedown stuffed
and Freeman counters with a single leg into guard. Petkovich didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petkovich is trying to keep Freeman in close.
Petkovich throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Freeman escapes and throws Petkovich's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Freeman wants to stand but Petkovich has his arm trapped.
Freeman trying to control the action but Petkovich is working from the bottom.
Freeman looking to control but instead Petkovich has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Freeman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Freeman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petkovich moves into the clinch.
Petkovich tries to pull guard but Freeman won't allow it.
Petkovich drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Freeman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Petkovich tries to pull guard but Freeman holds him up against the cage and eventually Petkovich drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Petkovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petkovich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Freeman prevents it.
Freeman tries to pull guard but Petkovich holds him up against the cage and eventually Freeman drops back down to his feet.
Petkovich jumps guard.
Petkovich uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Freeman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freeman has his takedown stuffed
and Petkovich counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Petkovich works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Freeman wants to get back to full guard but Petkovich has passed into side control.
Petkovich looking for a guillotine from mount but Freeman is having none of it.
Freeman gets back to half guard.
Hulk Petkovich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petkovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Petkovich trying to control from half guard but Freeman is working away.
Freeman is trying to stand up here but Petkovich is controlling him well.
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.
Petkovich is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Petkovich content to control rather than advance.
Petkovich decides to stand and escape the position.
Petkovich fails with a takedown attempt.
Petkovich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Freeman counters with a three punch combo that has Petkovich backing up. Petkovich nods at Freeman to acknowledge the strikes.
Petkovich tries to clinch up but Freeman circles away and keeps his distance.
Freeman stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkovich closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Freeman to the mat! Freeman manages to get full guard.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Petkovich from controlling successfully.
Petkovich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Petkovich looking to sit in guard and control but Freeman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Freeman won't allow Petkovich to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petkovich throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Petkovich throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Petkovich is trying to keep Freeman in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Petkovich shoots and misses
and Freeman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Freeman looks for a takedown but Petkovich sprawls well.
Freeman shoots and misses
and Petkovich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petkovich.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Petkovich has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman is looking to break free of the clinch but Petkovich has double underhooks.
Freeman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Petkovich clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Petkovich staying busy and making it hard for Freeman to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Petkovich dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Freeman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Petkovich with that takedown attempt.
Freeman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petkovich is looking to clinch.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Petkovich circles away.
Petkovich has his takedown stuffed
and Freeman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Freeman.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petkovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Freeman darts in and clinches Petkovich up against the cage.
Freeman looking to stall.
Freeman stops a takedown attempt from Petkovich.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Petkovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman stalling in the clinch.
Freeman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Petkovich uses from the top position.
Freeman wants to sweep but no luck.
Petkovich stops Freeman from standing up.
Petkovich slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Petkovich stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Freeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petkovich tries to clinch up but Freeman circles away and keeps his distance.
Petkovich shoots and misses
and Freeman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Freeman.
Freeman wants to stand but Petkovich is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petkovich has his foot on Freeman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Freeman works his way back into a safe position though.
Petkovich is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Freeman frees his head nicely. Oh but Petkovich has switched to an armbar! Freeman is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Hulk Petkovich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mehoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mehoff comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood by Volbeat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike Hunt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Mehoff!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mehoff takes the fight into the clinch.
Mehoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt looks for a takedown but Mehoff sprawls well.
Mehoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Mehoff.
Mehoff misses with a wild combination.
Mehoff stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunt. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Hunt or perhaps it was just good defense by Mehoff which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice takedown defense from Mehoff. No joy for Hunt on that attempt.
Mehoff connects with the punch.
Mehoff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mehoff throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Mehoff tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt walks into a straight right hand from Mehoff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt shoots for a takedown but Mehoff saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mehoff bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mike Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mehoff scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunt is rocked!
Mehoff scores with a shot to the body.
Mehoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mehoff throws a series of strikes that have Hunt backpedaling.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab by Mehoff.
Mehoff works over Hunt's head and body with a nice combination.
Mehoff punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Mehoff shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mehoff showed some decent athleticism there.
Mehoff is pressing down on Hunt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hunt is holding on for now.
Mehoff is working for a submission of some sort.
Hunt seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt is trying to get back to full guard.
Mehoff seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hunt defends it well.
Mehoff prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Hunt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hunt is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hunt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mehoff counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hunt's knee momentarily.
Mehoff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt pulls guard.
Mehoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunt is keeping the position for now.
Hunt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mehoff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mehoff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mehoff is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Mehoff looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mehoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mehoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hunt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mehoff counters with a two punch combo.
Mehoff lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hunt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mehoff counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunt has his takedown stuffed
and Mehoff counters with an inside leg kick.
Mehoff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mehoff counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Mehoff scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hunt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mehoff counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hunt looking for submissions off his back.
Mehoff is trying to work for a kimura but Hunt is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
Hunt is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Mehoff pulls his head out easily.
Hunt is looking for a sweep. Mehoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hunt is trying to maintain the position but Mehoff is very close to passing his half guard.
Mehoff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mehoff.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mehoff thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hunt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mehoff counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hunt's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mehoff preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Mehoff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice combination there by Mehoff.
Mehoff lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Hunt gets caught flat footed, as Mehoff shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mehoff drops back looking for a leg! Hunt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hunt manages to kick Mehoff off! Mehoff jumps back into Hunt's guard.
Hunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mehoff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunt wants to sweep but no luck.
Mehoff looking to pass the guard.
Mehoff pushing down on Hunt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hunt looking for submissions off his back.
Mehoff passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mehoff looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is desperately trying to improve his position but Mehoff has a good base and remains in mount.
Mehoff looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mehoff with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hunt is working to get back to half guard.
Mehoff scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Poor strikes thrown by Mehoff there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mehoff looking to control but Hunt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mehoff looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff forces the positional change into back control.
Hunt is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Mehoff gets his way!
Hunt turns into Mehoff and is now in his guard.
Mehoff keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mehoff is on top in guard.
Hunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mehoff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mehoff stands and throws Hunt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hunt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mehoff advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff is working for a guillotine from mount but Hunt frees his head quite easily.
Mehoff is working for a guillotine from mount but Hunt frees his head quite easily.
Mehoff looking to control but Hunt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hunt is trying to escape the mount but Mehoff keeps good control and instead manages to take Hunt's back.
Mehoff looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Hunt taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Mehoff!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Mancini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeroen Slaerop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Mancini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeroen Slaerop!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaerop fails with a takedown attempt.
Slaerop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mancini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Mancini misses.
Slaerop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Ricardo Mancini has been cut.
Jeroen Slaerop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mancini shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slaerop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mancini closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slaerop circles away.
A jab from Mancini misses.
Slaerop darts in and clinches Mancini up against the cage.
Slaerop goes for a takedown attempt but Mancini pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Slaerop moves out of range of the body kick.
Slaerop scores with a nice head shot.
Slaerop gets a clinch.
Slaerop manages to break the clinch.
Mancini shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slaerop as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Mancini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slaerop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mancini holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mancini wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slaerop has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slaerop rushes Mancini and presses him up against the cage.
Mancini tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Slaerop smiles and moves away.
Slaerop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mancini lands a nice shot to the body.
Mancini looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mancini takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Slaerop is trying to maintain the position but Mancini is very close to passing his half guard.
Mancini trying to control from half guard but Slaerop is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mancini wants to free his trapped foot but Slaerop is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancini prevents Slaerop from standing back up.
Slaerop manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mancini closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Slaerop to the mat! Slaerop manages to get full guard.
Mancini is breathing heavily.
Mancini is looking to advance position but Slaerop has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mancini is in all sorts of trouble here.
Slaerop controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini is trying desperately to improve position.
Mancini throwing hammer fists to the chest of Slaerop. What's that going to do exactly?
Slaerop controlling from mount.
Mancini is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Slaerop sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mancini really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeroen Slaerop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Mancini's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Slaerop clinches with his opponent.
Slaerop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mancini misses with a takedown attempt
and Slaerop counters by moving into the clinch.
Mancini tries to pull guard but Slaerop holds him up against the cage and eventually Mancini drops back down to his feet.
Slaerop lands with a light punch inside.
Slaerop breaks the clinch.
Slaerop clinches.
Slaerop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slaerop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mancini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Slaerop crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mancini - the referee stops the clock and Slaerop gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mancini. Slaerop manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Slaerop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mancini counters with a takedown into side control.
Slaerop tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slaerop manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaerop regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mancini.
Mancini won't allow Slaerop to get back to his feet.
Mancini tries to free his leg and advance position but Slaerop is retaining full guard.
Slaerop is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mancini is controlling him.
Mancini would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Slaerop is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Slaerop breaks the clinch.
Mancini looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slaerop is fending him off so far but Mancini persists. Nope, Slaerop circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Mancini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Slaerop works over Mancini's head and body with a nice combination.
Mancini cracks Slaerop with a right hand to the side of the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mancini.
Slaerop is not content to let Mancini control the position.
Slaerop is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mancini has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mancini looking to control but instead Slaerop has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Mancini will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini wants to take a breather but Slaerop is having none of it.
Slaerop is trying to control but can't.
Slaerop is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mancini is staying active.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick by Mancini misses
and Slaerop counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slaerop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slaerop lands the left hand.
Mancini is rocked!
Slaerop with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mancini counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slaerop won't be happy with that.
Oh Mancini is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slaerop can't do much from the bottom here.
Mancini seems to have got his legs back now.
Mancini tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancini working away.
Slaerop is looking to reverse the position.
Mancini stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ricardo Mancini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaerop takes the fight into the clinch.
Mancini is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Slaerop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slaerop misses with a few strikes there.
Slaerop throws a series of strikes that have Mancini backpedaling.
Slaerop scores with a head kick.
Slaerop tries for a takedown but Mancini circles away easily
and Mancini counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Mancini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Mancini's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mancini looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mancini won't allow Slaerop to get back to his feet.
Mancini trying to control the position from guard on top but Slaerop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slaerop trying to control the position here.
Ricardo Mancini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slaerop is wriggling around but Mancini manages to pass to half guard.
Slaerop regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mancini.
Slaerop lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mancini!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini tries to lock up and control but Slaerop gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Slaerop sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Slaerop wants to control the action but instead Mancini gets a body lock and reverses into Slaerop's guard! Nice work!
Mancini trying to control but Slaerop is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slaerop lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mancini!
Mancini is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Slaerop content just to control the position here.
Mancini is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mancini regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mancini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slaerop.
Slaerop is taking a breather. Mancini 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.
Slaerop decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Slaerop shoots for a takedown but Mancini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mancini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slaerop. Slaerop obviously looking to wear him down.
Slaerop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Slaerop lands a right hook to the body.
Slaerop clinches up with Mancini and pushes him back against the cage.
Mancini keeps control of Slaerop as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mancini goes for a takedown attempt but Slaerop pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancini fails with the takedown.
Mancini looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mancini controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mancini gets to his feet. Slaerop looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mancini drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mancini trying to control but Slaerop is working from the bottom.
Mancini preventing the sweep.
Slaerop pulls Mancini in to control the position.
Slaerop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mancini is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricardo Mancini.
I think Mancini has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Mancini!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cockx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dsdsd sdsdsd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Cockx has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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237 lbs
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260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Cockx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, dsdsd sdsdsd!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cockx throws a solid leg kick but sdsdsd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cockx.
Cockx just misses with a punch to the body.
sdsdsd moves into the clinch successfully.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cockx using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cockx trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cockx.
Cockx tries to land knees in the clinch but sdsdsd avoids the damage to the body.
Cockx misses with a knee to the head.
Cockx throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but sdsdsd blocks it with crossed arms.
sdsdsd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cockx looking to throw knees to the head but sdsdsd is blocking nicely.
Cockx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
sdsdsd wants to clinch up but Cockx keeps it at a distance.
sdsdsd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like dsdsd sdsdsd has been cut.
Cockx avoids the head kick by sdsdsd.
sdsdsd throws a right hand that Cockx ducks under and follows up with a left that Cockx also avoids with ease.
Cockx tries to close the distance and clinch but sdsdsd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cockx throws a head kick that misses
and sdsdsd counters with a two punch combo.
Cockx tries to clinch but sdsdsd moves out of range.
Cockx closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cockx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
sdsdsd can't break the clinch.
Cockx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cockx is looking to clinch but sdsdsd is avoiding it.
Cockx shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cockx moves in looking to clinch but sdsdsd pushes him off.
Cockx tries to close the distance and clinch but sdsdsd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cockx wants to clinch up but sdsdsd keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cockx looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cockx misses with an uppercut. sdsdsd saw that one coming.
sdsdsd throws a sloppy head kick and Cockx moves out of range easily.
Cockx drives through and clinches with sdsdsd against the cage.
A knee to the head by Cockx.
Cockx throws an elbow that misses.
Cockx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from sdsdsd.
Cockx could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cockx missing with knees to the body.
Cockx scores a nice knee to the body.
Cockx is breathing heavily.
sdsdsd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cockx crunches a lovely knee into sdsdsd's ribcage.
Cockx lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cockx.
Cockx misses with an elbow over the top.
Cockx avoiding damage as sdsdsd throws knees to the body.
Cockx unloads a knee to the mid-section. sdsdsd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cockx unloads a knee to the mid-section. sdsdsd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cockx missing with knees to the body.
sdsdsd can't break the clinch.
sdsdsd is looking to control Cockx's arms but Cockx gets an underhook and turns him. Now sdsdsd has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cockx looking to throw knees to the head but sdsdsd is blocking nicely.
sdsdsd tries to break the clinch but Cockx is controlling the position.
sdsdsd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
sdsdsd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
sdsdsd is trying to break free.
Cockx wants to break the clinch but can't.
sdsdsd tries to break the clinch but Cockx is controlling the position.
sdsdsd managing to block the knees to the body from Cockx.
Cockx tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
sdsdsd is trying to break free.
Cockx holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cockx lands a damaging elbow.
Cockx landing knees to the body.
Cockx tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cockx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cockx pushes off an throws an elbow but sdsdsd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cockx tries to land knees in the clinch but sdsdsd avoids the damage to the body.
sdsdsd is trying to break free.
Cockx throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cockx holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cockx scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cockx landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cockx.
sdsdsd managing to block the knees to the body from Cockx.
Cockx prevents sdsdsd from breaking the clinch.
sdsdsd takes an elbow to the forehead.
sdsdsd wants to break free but Cockx has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cockx keeps control of sdsdsd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cockx missing with knees to the body.
Cockx lands a nice knee to the body.
Cockx throws an elbow but it misses.
Cockx trying to land knees to the body.
Cockx unloads a knee to the mid-section. sdsdsd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cockx stalling in the clinch but sdsdsd improves position.
sdsdsd swings wildly with an uppercut but Cockx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cockx missing with knees to the body.
Cockx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
sdsdsd circles away from the clinch attempt.
sdsdsd swats away the attempt to clinch by Cockx.
Cockx moves into range and clinches up with sdsdsd.
sdsdsd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cockx blocks it with crossed arms.
Cockx throws a knee to the head but misses.
sdsdsd trying to stall but Cockx improves his position.
sdsdsd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cockx keeps control of sdsdsd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cockx stalling in the clinch but sdsdsd improves position.
sdsdsd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
sdsdsd breaks from the clinch.
sdsdsd forces Cockx back against the cage and clinches.
Cockx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cockx just misses with a elbow thrown towards sdsdsd's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sdsdsd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cockx tries to land knees in the clinch but sdsdsd avoids the damage to the body.
Cockx lands a knee to the head.
Cockx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from sdsdsd.
sdsdsd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
sdsdsd has had enough of the clinch but Cockx keeps him there for the moment.
Cockx manages to break the clinch.
Cockx tries to clinch up
and sdsdsd counters with a big head kick but Cockx shrugs it off.
Cockx tries to clinch there but sdsdsd circles away.
Cockx fails with an attempt to clinch.
sdsdsd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
sdsdsd steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cockx. That one must have hurt.
Cockx lands with a big left! sdsdsd is wobbled badly! Cockx comes in with a flurry of punches and drops sdsdsd to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Scott Cockx!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juho Kusti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shayne Mustalajninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kusti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rumblejunkie - Dope Angel. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juho Kusti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shayne Mustalajninen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustalajninen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kusti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kusti.
Kusti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mustalajninen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mustalajninen is trying to get back to his feet.
Mustalajninen tries to buck Kusti off but Kusti is having none of it.
Mustalajninen wants to get back to his feet but Kusti drags him back down.
Kusti lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mustalajninen down.
Mustalajninen is looking for a sweep.
Kusti landing strikes.
Kusti cracks Mustalajninen with a big elbow.
Mustalajninen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mustalajninen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kusti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kusti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mustalajninen is bucking up trying to escape but Kusti cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mustalajninen is desperately trying to improve his position but Kusti has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusti lands a big shot there that rocks Mustalajninen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mustalajninen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kusti blocks Mustalajninen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kusti avoids the attempt from Mustalajninen to control.
BOOM! Kusti connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kusti lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mustalajninen hang on?
Mustalajninen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kusti landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kusti pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kusti has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mustalajninen is looking to improve his position but Kusti isn't that keen on the idea.
Kusti landing strikes from the mount and Mustalajninen is in trouble!
Mustalajninen is in a horrible position here. Kusti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mustalajninen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kusti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kusti is breathing heavily.
Mustalajninen is desperately trying to improve his position but Kusti has a good base and remains in mount.
Kusti avoids the attempt from Mustalajninen to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kusti landing strikes from the mount.
Kusti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mustalajninen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kusti controlling from the full mount.
Mustalajninen wants to hold on but Kusti pushes him away.
Kusti landing shots from mount.
Mustalajninen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mustalajninen is looking to improve his position but Kusti isn't that keen on the idea.
Mustalajninen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mustalajninen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kusti lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kusti lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kusti with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusti with a couple of short strikes.
Kusti working Mustalajninen over with strikes here.
Kusti lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kusti trying to control but Mustalajninen is having none of it.
Kusti lands a heavy elbow.
Kusti raining down shots from the mount!
Mustalajninen is bucking up trying to escape but Kusti cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kusti with good strikes from the mount here!
Kusti scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kusti scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mustalajninen?
Kusti with shots to the head and body - Mustalajninen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kusti controlling the position easily from mount.
Kusti connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kusti lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusti working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kusti lands a big shot there that rocks Mustalajninen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kusti lands a heavy elbow.
Kusti content just to control the position here.
Mustalajninen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kusti lands a nice shot to the head.
Kusti landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mustalajninen is bucking up trying to escape but Kusti cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kusti cracks Mustalajninen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kusti working the ground and pound effectively.
Kusti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mustalajninen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mustalajninen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kusti tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kusti looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kusti has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mustalajninen's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juho Kusti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mustalajninen gets caught flat footed, as Kusti shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mustalajninen can't keep his opponent in guard - Kusti advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kusti takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mustalajninen is trying to stand up here but Kusti is controlling him well.
Kusti is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kusti is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kusti is nestled in close to Mustalajninen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kusti escapes and gets back to his feet.
Kusti drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kusti working the ground and pound.
Mustalajninen is letting Kusti control him for a moment.
Mustalajninen is breathing heavily.
Kusti grinds an elbow into Mustalajninen's temple.
Mustalajninen tries to improve position but can't.
Kusti working the body and head with strikes.
Kusti trying to control the position but Mustalajninen is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusti landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kusti is chipping away with strikes.
Kusti scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kusti scores with punches from side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Good work by Kusti as he checks the leg kick.
Kusti shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kusti prevents Mustalajninen from improving his position.
Kusti lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kusti is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kusti scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mustalajninen has hold of Kusti's hands but Kusti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kusti wants to control but Mustalajninen is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Kusti seems content to control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kusti lands a nice short elbow.
Kusti is taking a breather. Mustalajninen 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.
Mustalajninen has hold of Kusti's hands but Kusti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kusti is keen to just control but Mustalajninen is a slippery customer.
Kusti has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mustalajninen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kusti. What's that going to do exactly?
Kusti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kusti landing punches.
Mustalajninen is bucking up trying to escape but Kusti cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns Mustalajninen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kusti lands a big shot there that rocks Mustalajninen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kusti with a couple of short strikes.
Mustalajninen tries to lock up and control but Kusti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kusti working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kusti wants to control the pace but Mustalajninen is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustalajninen is looking to get to half guard.
The referee warns Mustalajninen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mustalajninen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mustalajninen wants to hold on but Kusti pushes him away.
Kusti raining down shots from the mount!
Mustalajninen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mustalajninen is in a horrible position here. Kusti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mustalajninen is looking to improve his position but Kusti isn't that keen on the idea.
Kusti with shots to the head and body - Mustalajninen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kusti unloading with bombs!
Mustalajninen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Mustalajninen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kusti with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kusti scoring with strikes but Mustalajninen is staying in there.
Kusti landing punches.
Mustalajninen is trying desperately to improve position.
Mustalajninen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Juho Kusti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mustalajninen is looking for a sweep. Kusti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mustalajninen is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Kusti.
Mustalajninen is trying to get back to full guard.
Mustalajninen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kusti scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kusti trying to mount his opponent but Mustalajninen defends it.
Mustalajninen tries to kick Kusti off but Kusti keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kusti looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mustalajninen.
Kusti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juho Kusti dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Mustalajninen.
Mustalajninen misses with a body kick.
Kusti 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.
Kusti wants to control from the top but Mustalajninen keeps moving.
Mustalajninen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mustalajninen wants to sweep but no luck.
Kusti working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mustalajninen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mustalajninen being controlled here, momentarily.
Kusti lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mustalajninen is looking to stand up but Kusti isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mustalajninen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kusti counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustalajninen wants to stand up but Kusti is controlling him.
Kusti is pushing down on Mustalajninen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mustalajninen is fighting to maintain full guard but Kusti has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mustalajninen is trying to stand.
Kusti landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kusti working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Kusti.
Mustalajninen is staying active underneath Kusti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kusti controlling the pace.
Kusti looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kusti slips a nice elbow through Mustalajninen's hands, connecting with Mustalajninen's forehead.
Kusti landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kusti 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.
Mustalajninen tries to kick Kusti off but Kusti keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mustalajninen taking some punishment here, with Kusti in his half guard.
Mustalajninen trying to hold on to Kusti's head to control him but Kusti postures up.
Kusti is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mustalajninen is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mustalajninen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kusti counters with a single leg into guard. Mustalajninen didn't expect that.
Mustalajninen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kusti stops Mustalajninen from standing up.
Kusti is pushing down on Mustalajninen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mustalajninen is fighting to maintain full guard but Kusti has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mustalajninen wants to get back to his feet.
Kusti working Mustalajninen over with strikes.
Mustalajninen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mustalajninen wants to improve his position but Kusti is controlling well.
Mustalajninen tries to kick Kusti off but Kusti keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusti lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kusti working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Kusti there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mustalajninen gets caught flat footed, as Kusti shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kusti is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kusti chips away with some ground and pound.
Mustalajninen is looking for a triangle but Kusti pushes his legs off easily.
Kusti is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kusti slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kusti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mustalajninen keeps working.
Kusti scoring with punches from side control.
Kusti lands a few punches from side control.
Kusti lands an elbow.
Kusti looks up at the clock and then as Mustalajninen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kusti smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mustalajninen is trying to buck Kusti off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kusti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kusti working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kusti takes the fight into the clinch.
Kusti has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mustalajninen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mustalajninen is taking damage to the body and head.
Mustalajninen is taking damage to the body and head.
Mustalajninen is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Shayne Mustalajninen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mustalajninen grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kusti is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Mustalajninen with him. Mustalajninen is trying to defend but Kusti has an arm under the chin now! Mustalajninen grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Juho Kusti!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and T Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Repe Sorsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, T Rex!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorsa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sorsa looks for a takedown but Rex sprawls well.
Rex paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sorsa shoots in and drives through. Rex sprawls well.
Sorsa doesn't manage to clinch there - Rex circles away.
Rex shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rex pushing down on Sorsa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorsa is staying active underneath Rex, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rex throwing shots but Sorsa is blocking nicely.
Sorsa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rex is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sorsa is just riding it out for now. Rex eventually gives up the hold.
Rex throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rex trying to mount his opponent but Sorsa defends it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rex throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sorsa.
Sorsa has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Rex.
Rex jumps guard.
Rex tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rex striking off his back but it's not causing Sorsa any problems.
Rex tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rex trying to strike off his back.
Sorsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sorsa is breathing heavily.
Rex wants to hit a switch here but Sorsa passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rex there!
Sorsa tries to control but Rex wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Sorsa.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rex can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sorsa pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
A nice elbow there by Sorsa.
Rex is trying to stand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sorsa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rex is looking to escape.
Rex taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex can't escape the position.
Rex slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rex manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rex throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sorsa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rex looking for a sweep. Not yet Rex, not yet.
Sorsa could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rex uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rex shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rex really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sorsa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rex scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rex with a couple of short strikes.
Sorsa wants to control but Rex is having none of it.
Rex punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rex throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rex manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rex looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sorsa can't escape the position.
Sorsa taking shots to the head.
Sorsa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rex wants to control the pace but Sorsa is squirming around nicely.
Rex with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sorsa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rex is looking to stand up but Sorsa isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
T Rex 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.
Sorsa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rex counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rex scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rex missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sorsa manages to get to full guard.
Rex throws a strike but Sorsa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rex is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sorsa distracts Rex with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
T Rex has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rex wants to sweep but no luck.
Rex lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sorsa!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rex cracks Sorsa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sorsa is working hard here to advance position.
Rex landing strikes from the mount and Sorsa is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorsa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rex looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sorsa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sorsa gets back to full guard.
Sorsa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sorsa is pulling down on Rex's head to control his posture.
Rex stopping the sweep attempt from Sorsa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rex is controlling him.
Sorsa had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rex is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sorsa Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rex's back instead.
Sorsa has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Rex is defending well but eventually Sorsa manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Rex has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Repe Sorsa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Rehvessori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen Flash - Forget to Care as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Flash Gordon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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, John Rehvessori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flash Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rehvessori drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rehvessori postures up.
Gordon looking for a sweep. Not yet Gordon, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gordon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rehvessori gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rehvessori is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon keeping moving, preventing Rehvessori from controlling successfully.
Rehvessori wants to pass the guard but Gordon is keeping the position.
Gordon keeping moving, preventing Rehvessori from controlling successfully.
Rehvessori looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gordon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehvessori can't do much from the bottom here.
Rehvessori is not content to let Gordon control the position.
Rehvessori isn't going anywhere.
Rehvessori is looking to reverse the position.
Gordon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rehvessori manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rehvessori throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rehvessori is looking to take a break and control but Gordon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordon is looking to improve his position.
Rehvessori is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gordon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rehvessori has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rehvessori looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gordon is squirming around, avoiding Rehvessori's attempts to control the action.
Rehvessori avoids the attempt from Gordon to control.
Gordon is looking to get to half guard.
Gordon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gordon looks gassed!
Rehvessori working for a submission but Gordon is keeping him at bay.
Gordon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehvessori controlling from the full mount.
Gordon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rehvessori controlling the position easily from mount.
Rehvessori punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gordon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rehvessori is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gordon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rehvessori passes to full mount!
Rehvessori with the ground and pound from mount.
Gordon is in a horrible position here. Rehvessori smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rehvessori controlling his opponent.
Rehvessori moves to the back position.
Gordon showing good submission defense here.
A lull in the action here.
Rehvessori looking to break Gordon's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gordon remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Rehvessori will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Rehvessori is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon is in bad spot here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Rehvessori's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gordon won't enjoy being in this position. Rehvessori looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Gordon is tapping - it's over boys! Rehvessori picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Rehvessori!
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