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SISU 20: Veshi vs Reki PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Peruna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarzan Isokana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peruna has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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, Pekka Peruna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarzan Isokana!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peruna clinches with his opponent.
Peruna crunches a lovely knee into Isokana's ribcage.
Peruna looking to throw knees to the head but Isokana is blocking nicely.
Peruna looking to throw knees to the head but Isokana is blocking nicely.
Peruna landing knees to the head.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna is breathing heavily.
Peruna stops a takedown attempt from Isokana.
Isokana is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
Isokana is working for takedown but Peruna is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pekka Peruna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarzan Isokana.
A knee to the head by Peruna.
Peruna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peruna landing knees to the head.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peruna.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Isokana takes a knee right on the jaw!
Isokana is rocked!
Peruna leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Isokana is still on wobbly legs! Can Peruna finish him?
Isokana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Isokana seems to have recovered his senses.
Peruna lands a big knee! That's hurt Isokana! Oh, he's all over the place! Peruna lands another knee that sends Isokana to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Peruna!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heikki Hiirulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Nicitel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heikki Hiirulainen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Hiirulainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukas Nicitel!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicitel tries to clinch there but Hiirulainen circles away.
Hiirulainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Nicitel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hiirulainen misses with a takedown attempt - Nicitel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nicitel is looking to clinch but Hiirulainen is avoiding it.
Hiirulainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nicitel closes the distance and clinches.
Nicitel lands an elbow inside that Hiirulainen shrugs off.
It looks like Heikki Hiirulainen has been cut.
Hiirulainen is trying to maintain a safe position but Nicitel gets an underhook and turns Hiirulainen into the ropes.
Nicitel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Hiirulainen or perhaps it was just good defense by Nicitel which made him look bad.
Hiirulainen misses the shot to the body.
Nicitel thows a body shot but no joy.
Nicitel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nicitel staying out of range there.
Nicitel darts in and clinches Hiirulainen up against the ropes.
Hiirulainen is looking to control Nicitel's arms but Nicitel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hiirulainen has his back to the ropes.
Nicitel ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nicitel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hiirulainen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nicitel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nicitel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hiirulainen manages to get himself to full guard.
Hiirulainen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nicitel looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiirulainen keeping moving, preventing Nicitel from controlling successfully.
Nicitel looking to pass the guard.
Nicitel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nicitel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hiirulainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hiirulainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hiirulainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hiirulainen throws a jab when Nicitel was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hiirulainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nicitel drives through and clinches with Hiirulainen against the ropes.
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.
Hiirulainen has had enough of the clinch but Nicitel keeps him there for the moment.
Nicitel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nicitel is looking to clinch.
Hiirulainen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hiirulainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Nicitel.
Hiirulainen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nicitel counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nicitel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hiirulainen clinches.
Hiirulainen stalling in the clinch but Nicitel improves position.
Nicitel has picked Hiirulainen up - he's going for a ride! Nicitel dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hiirulainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nicitel.
Nicitel looks gassed!
Nicitel thows a huge punch but Hiirulainen dodges it nicely.
Hiirulainen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nicitel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nicitel is pressing down on Hiirulainen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hiirulainen is holding on for now.
Hiirulainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nicitel is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicitel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nicitel wants to free his trapped foot but Hiirulainen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nicitel tries to clinch but Hiirulainen is having none of it.
Hiirulainen misses with a takedown
and Nicitel counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heikki Hiirulainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicitel pushes Hiirulainen away with a front kick.
Nicitel tries to clinch up.
Nicitel wants to clinch.
Hiirulainen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hiirulainen shoots in but no luck this time.
Nicitel misses with a few strikes there.
Hiirulainen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nicitel doesn't seem bothered though.
Nicitel wants to clinch up but Hiirulainen keeps it at a distance.
Nicitel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiirulainen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Hiirulainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hiirulainen.
Hiirulainen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nicitel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nicitel breaks the clinch.
Hiirulainen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nicitel tries to close the distance and clinch but Hiirulainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nicitel pushes Hiirulainen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nicitel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hiirulainen prevents it.
Hiirulainen misses with a body punch.
Nicitel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nicitel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hiirulainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nicitel rushes Hiirulainen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nicitel lands an elbow inside that Hiirulainen shrugs off.
Nicitel breaks from the clinch.
Hiirulainen looks to land a right hand but Nicitel moved out of range.
Nicitel closes the distance but Hiirulainen moves to the side
enabling Hiirulainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Nicitel throws a right and a left that Hiirulainen avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiirulainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Nicitel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hiirulainen jabs Nicitel right on the nose. Nicitel blinks but takes it well.
Hiirulainen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hiirulainen misses with a takedown attempt - Nicitel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Hiirulainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heikki Hiirulainen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hiirulainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heikki Hiirulainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hiirulainen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hiirulainen misses with a head kick.
Nicitel cracks Hiirulainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hiirulainen tries to clinch up.
Nicitel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nicitel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hiirulainen moves into the clinch.
Nicitel has Hiirulainen pushed against the ropes.
Nicitel lands a damaging elbow.
Nicitel lands an elbow inside that Hiirulainen shrugs off.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nicitel.
Nicitel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hiirulainen is looking to slow Nicitel down with leg kicks.
Hiirulainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Hiirulainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nicitel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hiirulainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nicitel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nicitel trying to mount his opponent but Hiirulainen defends it.
Nicitel trying to control the action but Hiirulainen is working from the bottom.
Nicitel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiirulainen is looking for a sweep. Nicitel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nicitel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hiirulainen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nicitel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nicitel slips a nice elbow through Hiirulainen's hands, connecting with Hiirulainen's forehead.
Nicitel is pressing down on Hiirulainen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hiirulainen is holding on for now.
Nicitel uses his free foot to push down on Hiirulainen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hiirulainen.
Hiirulainen wants to hold on but Nicitel pushes him away.
Nicitel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nicitel is landing with some decent strikes but Hiirulainen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poor strikes thrown by Nicitel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicitel working for a guillotine from mount but Hiirulainen is in no mood to give up.
Nicitel is breathing heavily.
Nicitel throws some wild stikes that Hiirulainen manages to avoid easily.
Nicitel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hiirulainen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hiirulainen wants to control but Nicitel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nicitel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hiirulainen's head.
Nicitel passes to full mount!
Hiirulainen is desperately trying to improve his position but Nicitel has a good base and remains in mount.
Hiirulainen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nicitel unloads with some shots from mount but Hiirulainen bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiirulainen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hiirulainen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nicitel.
Nicitel lands with some strikes.
Nicitel drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hiirulainen! More shots from Nicitel and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lukas Nicitel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Jussila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaakko Jussila has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Jussila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Max!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Max misses with a takedown attempt - Jussila sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Max looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jussila gets back to full guard.
Jussila is trying to control the position but Max postures up.
Max advances position into side control!
Jussila gets back to half guard.
Max looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jussila looking for submissions off his back.
Max seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussila is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jussila gets back to full guard.
Max seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Max stands up from Jussila's guard - Max perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jussila throws a combination that misses
and Max counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jussila looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jussila tries to roll over but Max keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max wants to control but Jussila is keeping him busy.
Max is looking to advance position but Jussila won't allow it.
Max looks gassed!
Jussila wants to get back to full guard.
Jussila wants to control but Max is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jussila tries to get to full guard but Max has control of the leg.
Max is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jussila looks for a takedown but Max sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max lands a two punch combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jussila.
Jussila scores with a takedown into Max's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Max can do anything to dispel that myth.
Max is trying to keep Jussila in close.
Jussila postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Max is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jussila, into his guard.
Jussila has momentary wrist control but Max slips an elbow through the middle.
Jussila had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Max is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jussila Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Max's back instead.
Jussila is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussila looking to break Max's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Max remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Jussila will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Max covering up well under a series of strikes from Jussila.
Jussila lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Max is taking damage to the body and head.
Jussila struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jussila doesn't have the hooks in and Max manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Max preventing the sweep.
Max looking to pass the guard.
Max wants to control from the top but Jussila keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Max 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.
Max misses with a left hand
and Jussila counters with a one-two to the body.
Jussila moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jussila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Max.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jussila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jussila misses with a takedown
and Max connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A choreographed right hand from Jussila misses the target.
Max connects with a crisp jab.
Jussila drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jussila tries to clinch but Max is having none of it.
Max shoots in looking for a takedown. Jussila tries to sprawl out of it but Max keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jussila manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jussila shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jussila advances to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jussila not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jussila is working for a kimura but Max is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Max has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jussila is working away from the top position though.
Jussila is looking for a kimura here.
Max is doing well to control the position and prevent Jussila from advancing to side control.
Jussila lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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.
Jussila is looking for submissions but instead, Max has regained full guard.
Max is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Max really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jussila. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Max working a defensive guard here.
Jussila thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jussila lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jussila advances to half guard.
Jussila moves nicely into side control.
Jussila lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max is trying to control Jussila's posture but Jussila avoids it.
Max regains half guard.
Max wants to control but Jussila is keeping busy.
Max trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Max is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jussila gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Max fails with a takedown attempt.
Max shoots in but no luck this time.
Jaakko Jussila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Max.
Jussila misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Max counters with a stiff right hand.
Jussila misses with a shot to the body
and Max counters with a series of strikes. Jussila will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussila throws a lazy uppercut
and Max counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jussila tries to clinch but Max moves out of range.
Jussila misses with a straight right.
Jussila shoots for a takedown but Max saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Max looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jussila with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Max counter with a right hand.
Jussila closes this distance looking for a takedown but Max circles away.
Jussila doesn't manage to clinch there - Max circles away.
Max lands a really nice looking cross but Jussila seems unphased.
Jaakko Jussila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jussila shoots in for a double leg but Max sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Max lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jussila bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jussila throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jussila tries for a kimura but Max is defending well.
Jaakko Jussila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jussila thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Jussila dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jussila shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Max as he jumps to the side.
Max misses with a double jab.
Jussila falls off balance throwing a combination
and Max counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Max. No joy for Jussila on that attempt.
Jussila throws a series of punches but Max avoids them all with ease.
Jussila misses with a hook
and Max counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Max scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jussila is trying to control Max's posture but Max avoids it.
Max tries to advance to mount but Jussila denies him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Max slows the pace down.
Jussila can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussila sneaks back into half guard.
Jussila gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jussila is on top in guard.
Jussila sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Max's guard.
Jussila prevents Max from standing back up.
Max trying to hold on to Jussila's head to control him but Jussila postures up.
Jussila thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Max's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jussila wants to stand up but Max has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jussila is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Max doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jussila.
Max wants to control but Jussila is keeping busy.
Jussila is working for a kimura but Max is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Max fails with the takedown.
Jussila wants to land a leg kick but Max is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussila connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jussila lands a nice leg kick that just misses Max's sensitive parts.
Jussila doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Max counters with a three punch combo that has Jussila backing up. Jussila nods at Max to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Jussila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Max looks to land a combination but Jussila avoids it well.
Jussila shoots in looking for a takedown. Max tries to sprawl out of it but Jussila keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Max manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jussila is looking to clinch but Max is avoiding it.
Max's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Max duly obliges.
Max cracks Jussila with a good jab.
Jussila tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Max counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Max might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jussila will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Max throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jussila.
Jussila bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussila creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Max sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Max struggling a bit here.
Jussila is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Max has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jussila decides to stand back up. Jussila steps back and let's Max get back to his feet.
Max drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Max wants to control from the top but Jussila keeps moving.
Jussila working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Max doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Max manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Max gets to his feet. Jussila looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scott Max.
I think Max has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Max!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Fafnisbani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Higgs Boson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fafnisbani comes to the ring accompanied by Kegaduro. Boson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Large Hadron Rap by alpinekat. Higgs Boson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sigurd Fafnisbani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Higgs Boson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Boson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fafnisbani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fafnisbani throws a head kick that Boson semi-blocks.
Boson is rocked!
Fafnisbani throws a solid leg kick but Boson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fafnisbani.
Boson is looking to clinch.
Boson is looking to clinch but Fafnisbani is avoiding it.
Fafnisbani is looking to slow Boson down with leg kicks.
Boson scores with a leg kick.
Fafnisbani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sigurd Fafnisbani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fafnisbani throws a series of punches but Boson moves out of range.
Fafnisbani tries a head kick but it misses.
Sigurd Fafnisbani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fafnisbani as he avoids it easily.
Fafnisbani circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Boson lands but Fafnisbani takes it in his stride.
Fafnisbani is rocked!
Fafnisbani misses with the combination.
Fafnisbani blocks a head kick by Boson.
Boson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boson tries for a takedown but Fafnisbani sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fafnisbani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fafnisbani throws a head kick but Boson moves out of range.
Fafnisbani misses with a leg kick
and Boson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fafnisbani is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A low kick from Fafnisbani is predictable there
and Boson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fafnisbani is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fafnisbani scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boson in his tracks.
Fafnisbani looks to land a body kick but Boson moved away.
Fafnisbani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fafnisbani keeps the fight on the outside.
Boson slips under a jab.
Boson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fafnisbani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fafnisbani misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boson misses with a takedown attempt - Fafnisbani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sigurd Fafnisbani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Higgs Boson.
Fafnisbani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boson is out of range.
Boson fails with a takedown attempt.
Boson looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fafnisbani throws a combination that misses
and Boson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fafnisbani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boson checks a leg kick.
Fafnisbani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fafnisbani throws a combination that misses
and Boson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fafnisbani has had enough of the clinch but Boson keeps him there for the moment.
Boson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Fafnisbani gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fafnisbani is keeping busy.
Fafnisbani breaks from the clinch.
Fafnisbani fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Higgs Boson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fafnisbani throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boson counters with a big head kick but Fafnisbani shrugs it off.
Boson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fafnisbani, right into the meat.
Boson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fafnisbani counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Boson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fafnisbani swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Fafnisbani.
Boson throws a sloppy head kick
and Fafnisbani counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fafnisbani thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Boson if he has to take too many more of those.
Fafnisbani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fafnisbani throws the kick towards the body but Boson avoids it.
Boson connects with a high kick.
Boson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fafnisbani swings for the body but Boson moves out of range.
Fafnisbani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fafnisbani throws a lazy head kick
and Boson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Boson fails to land.
Fafnisbani manages to break the clinch.
Boson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fafnisbani scores with a leg kick.
Fafnisbani lunges at Boson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boson's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fafnisbani takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fafnisbani falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boson counters with a big head kick but Fafnisbani shrugs it off.
Oh Fafnisbani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sigurd Fafnisbani is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fafnisbani seems to have got his legs back now.
No luck for Boson with that takedown attempt.
Fafnisbani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fafnisbani misses with a double jab
and Boson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fafnisbani has had enough of the clinch but Boson keeps him there for the moment.
Boson tries a knee to the head but Fafnisbani blocks it.
Boson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fafnisbani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boson has Fafnisbani up against the ropes in a clinch.
Boson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Boson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boson jumps guard but Fafnisbani stands there with Boson around his waist. Boson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fafnisbani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fafnisbani throws a leg kick
and Boson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fafnisbani blocks a head kick by Boson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fafnisbani misses with a wild combination.
Boson misses with a head kick.
Fafnisbani lands a jab to the nose.
Boson misses with a takedown attempt - Fafnisbani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sigurd Fafnisbani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Higgs Boson.
A head kick misses from Fafnisbani.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fafnisbani swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fafnisbani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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 Sigurd Fafnisbani will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Boson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boson throws a sloppy head kick
and Fafnisbani counters with a one-two to the body.
Fafnisbani misses with a hook
and Boson counters with a straight right hand.
Boson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fafnisbani's head.
A punch combination from Fafnisbani misses.
Fafnisbani swats away the attempt to clinch by Boson.
Boson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fafnisbani scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Fafnisbani.
A head kick by Fafnisbani misses
and Boson counters with a nice leg kick.
Fafnisbani throws a sloppy head kick and Boson moves out of range easily.
Fafnisbani swats away the attempt to clinch by Boson.
Boson blocks a jab.
Fafnisbani blocks a head kick by Boson.
Sigurd Fafnisbani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fafnisbani misses with a double jab.
Boson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fafnisbani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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.
Boson moves in looking to clinch but Fafnisbani pushes him off.
Fafnisbani misses with a few strikes there.
Boson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fafnisbani is trying to stand up.
Boson working for a submission but Fafnisbani is keeping him at bay.
Boson wants to take Fafnisbani's back here but Fafnisbani is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Fafnisbani blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boson goes for an armbar but Fafnisbani turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fafnisbani is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fafnisbani is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Boson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fafnisbani's back instead.
Fafnisbani defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fafnisbani has hold of Boson's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boson landing with strikes.
Fafnisbani preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Boson.
Boson working for the choke.
Boson avoiding Fafnisbani 's attempts to control his hands.
Boson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Fafnisbani is defending well though. Boson let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fafnisbani wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Higgs Boson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Higgs Boson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Simon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Down With The Sickness. Sax is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Somebody gonna get they ass kicked by: 36 Mafia. Steve Simon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Simon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Sax!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Sax does no damage.
Sax tries to clinch but Simon is having none of it.
Sax tries to clinch but Simon is having none of it.
Simon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Steve Simon has been cut.
Simon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sax, pushing him back against the ropes.
Simon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sax pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harry Sax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Sax, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simon has Sax up against the ropes in a clinch.
Simon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sax!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simon scores with a sloppy right hand. Sax should have avoided that one.
Simon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Simon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Simon chips away with some ground and pound.
Simon 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.
Sax is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simon lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Simon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Simon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Simon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simon is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Sax has managed to free his arm - good work.
Simon stops Sax from getting back to his feet.
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.
Simon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sax really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sax is trying to stand up here but Simon is controlling him well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sax is looking to control Simon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sax avoid being mounted?
Sax is refusing to be controlled, as Simon sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Simon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Simon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sax misses with a double jab
and Simon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Simon.
Simon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Simon is trying to break free.
Sax wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Simon.
Simon throws a head punch that misses.
Sax can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sax.
Nice body punch from Simon.
Sax wants to get back to striking at distance but Simon won't allow it.
Sax changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Simon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sax keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sax lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Simon sprawling to the canvas. Sax follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Simon hang on?
Simon is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sax wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simon keeps working.
Sax is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sax's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sax's back!
Simon is landing with strikes from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Simon controlling the positon.
Sax wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Sax takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Sax covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Simon looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Simon lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Simon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Simon lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Simon is not going to allow Sax to sit and survive in this position.
Sax is trying to break free.
Simon scores with strikes from the back.
Simon is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Sax taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Simon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Simon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosti Johannes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johannes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Raised Fist - Killing It. Mike Quick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
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Brawler
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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, Mike Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosti Johannes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Johannes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johannes has had enough of the clinch but Quick keeps him there for the moment.
Johannes can't find room to land a body shot as Quick controls the action.
Johannes looking to throw knees to the head but Quick is blocking nicely.
Johannes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johannes 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.
Johannes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quick tries for a takedown but Johannes manages to get underhooks.
Quick ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Quick no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johannes trying to control the position from guard on top but Quick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johannes prevents Quick from getting back to his feet.
Quick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johannes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johannes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick wants to stand up but Johannes is controlling him.
Johannes won't allow Quick to sweep him here.
Quick trying to keep a closed guard but Johannes is proving a slippery customer.
Johannes wants to stand but Quick has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johannes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Quick wants to clinch.
Johannes misses with an uppercut.
Johannes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Quick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Quick tries to clinch but Johannes moves out of range.
Quick dodges the punch combination from Johannes.
Quick clinches with his opponent.
Quick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johannes just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Quick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quick successfully pulls guard.
Johannes wants to stand but Quick has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Quick looking to control.
Quick striking off his back but it's not causing Johannes any problems.
Quick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johannes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quick is looking to stand up but Johannes isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick is trying to control the position but Johannes postures up.
Johannes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Quick's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johannes drives through and clinches with Quick against the ropes.
Johannes tries to break the clinch but Quick is controlling the position.
Quick looking for a takedown.
Quick is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Johannes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Quick fails to pull guard.
Johannes is leaning against Quick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Quick is breathing heavily.
Johannes tries to pull guard but Quick holds him up against the ropes and eventually Johannes drops back down to his feet.
Johannes wants to break free but Quick has control.
Johannes wants to break free but Quick has control.
Quick breaks from the clinch.
Quick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick dodges the punch combination from Johannes.
Johannes tries to clinch up but Quick circles away and keeps his distance.
Johannes tries to close the distance and clinch but Quick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johannes throws a shot to the body.
Johannes rushes Quick and presses him up against the ropes.
Quick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johannes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johannes digs a good body shot into Quick's ribs.
Johannes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Quick blocks a body shot from Johannes.
Quick jumps guard but Johannes stands there with Quick around his waist. Quick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Quick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Quick can't get the takedown.
Johannes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johannes is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosti Johannes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Quick has managed to clinch.
Quick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johannes prevents it.
Johannes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Quick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johannes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quick.
Quick controlling the action here for a moment.
Johannes wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johannes lands a right hand.
Johannes has had enough of the clinch but Quick keeps him there for the moment.
Quick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johannes just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Quick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johannes manages to break the clinch.
Johannes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quick moves away.
Quick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johannes takes a swing at Quick's ribcage but misses.
Quick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johannes.
Quick shoots in but Johannes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johannes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johannes throws a series of punches but Quick moves out of range.
Quick closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johannes to the mat! Johannes manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johannes trying to control the position.
Quick prevents Johannes from getting back to his feet.
Quick stands and throws Johannes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johannes wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Quick seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Johannes is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Mike Quick!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Vera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Counter striker
Big heart |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Vera!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vera!
Smith has control of Vera's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vera regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Smith is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Vera is surviving well by controlling Smith's body position as best he can.
Smith looking for a guillotine from mount but Vera is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Vera is in trouble!
Smith is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vera has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Smith is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Smith extends the arm and Vera is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenneth Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sub Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tammy Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tammy Hart was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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139 lbs
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sub Hero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tammy Hart!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart scores a takedown into full mount!
Hero tries to reverse the position but Hart maintains control.
Hero sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hero misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hero is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hart pulls his head out easily.
Hero makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hero.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hart wants to pass the guard but Hero is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero working for a triangle but Hart defends it easily.
Hero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hero doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hero has his feet on Hart's thighs here. He's pushed Hart off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hart screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sub Hero!
Sub Hero is the new bantamweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Reznik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friction Greasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Reznik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Reznik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Friction Greasy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greasy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reznik is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Reznik sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Reznik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Greasy on the ground.
Greasy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reznik's head.
Greasy lands strikes from half guard.
Greasy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reznik looks like he's trying to stand up.
Greasy 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.
Greasy is trying to work for a kimura but Reznik is defending well.
Greasy moves into full mount! Reznik won't be happy about that!
Reznik swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greasy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Greasy working Reznik over with strikes here.
Greasy wants to finish this one by submission but Reznik is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Greasy.
Greasy landing strikes from the mount.
Greasy lands a big elbow.
Reznik is trying to escape the mount.
Greasy working Reznik over with strikes here.
Greasy unloading with bombs!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Greasy prevents Reznik from getting the reversal.
Greasy with good strikes from the mount here!
Reznik working to try and regain half guard.
Reznik wants to control but Greasy is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Reznik is looking to get to half guard.
Reznik is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Greasy.
Reznik is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Greasy locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Reznik is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Friction Greasy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angra Veshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimmo Reki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reki has chosen The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health (Ratatat Remix) as his entrance music. Kimmo Reki is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Angra Veshi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Reki!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Veshi momentarily.
Veshi is rocked!
It looks like Angra Veshi has been cut.
Reki tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Veshi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kimmo Reki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Reki - that's a beauty! Veshi is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Reki can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kimmo Reki!
Kimmo Reki is the new heavyweight champion!
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