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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ganki Soodow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soodow comes to the ring accompanied by House of Flying Daggers by Raekwon. Meikalainen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Matti ja Teppo - Ma joka paiva toita teen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Matti Meikalainen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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163 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ganki Soodow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Meikalainen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meikalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soodow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soodow moves into range and clinches up with Meikalainen.
Soodow tries to pull guard but Meikalainen won't allow it.
Soodow manages to break the clinch.
Meikalainen stuffs the takedown attempt from Soodow. Soodow gets slowly back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meikalainen.
Nice sprawl there from Meikalainen as Soodow shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ganki Soodow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soodow tries for a takedown but Meikalainen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Meikalainen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soodow is fending him off so far but Meikalainen persists. Nope, Soodow circles away and we're back to standing.
Soodow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meikalainen counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matti Meikalainen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rolls Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Kulmala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the ring accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - The Mystery Of Chessboxin. Jarkko Kulmala 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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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolls Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Kulmala!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kulmala controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kulmala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is working Kulmala over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kulmala wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie stands and throws Kulmala's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulmala taking a bit of punishment here - Gracie scoring with strikes.
Kulmala manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gracie's best efforts.
Kulmala scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gracie manages to mount him!
Gracie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kulmala is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kulmala can't escape the position.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kulmala is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Gracie locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Kulmala is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rolls Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamoud Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gang Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins's entrance music is Roots Bloody Roots- Sepultura. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mamoud Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gang Starr!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jenkins wants to get back to full guard.
Starr wants to stand but Jenkins has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jenkins makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jenkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Starr circles away.
Starr throws a head kick that misses.
Starr shoots in and drives through. Jenkins sprawls well.
Jenkins dodges the punch combination from Starr.
Jenkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Starr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jenkins's guard.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Starr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Starr pushing down on Jenkins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jenkins is staying active underneath Starr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Starr stalling away here and it's allowed Jenkins to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jenkins wants to sweep here but Starr controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Starr.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Starr from controlling successfully.
Starr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jenkins is keeping the position for now.
Starr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Starr from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Starr with a poor takedown
and Jenkins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jenkins lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jenkins is thwarting Starr's attempts to control the position.
Starr moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Starr is on top in guard.
Jenkins keeping full guard, as Starr tries to pass.
Starr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Starr is pushing down on Jenkins's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jenkins is fighting to maintain full guard but Starr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Starr is tying to control. Jenkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jenkins manages to get to full guard.
Starr trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Starr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jenkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Starr controls the pace.
Starr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Starr trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jenkins tries for a takedown but Starr circles away easily
and Starr counters with a shoot takedown. Jenkins fights it but they end up in guard.
Starr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jenkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Starr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Starr is nestled in close to Jenkins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Starr is nestled in close to Jenkins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starr throwing shots but Jenkins is blocking nicely.
Starr working over Jenkins with some ground and pound. Jenkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Starr working the head and body with strikes.
Starr thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jenkins to regain full guard.
Starr tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
Starr passes Jenkins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Starr wants to pass to mount but Jenkins is defending the position.
Starr works his way into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins tries to bench press Starr off him but Starr keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Jenkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gang Starr dominated that round.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jenkins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Starr.
Starr moves out of range of the body kick.
Jenkins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Starr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jenkins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jenkins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Starr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Starr is trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Starr shoots in and bounces Jenkins off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Starr is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Starr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jenkins trying to control the position.
Starr landing with the ground and pound.
Starr postures up.
Starr wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins is controlling Starr's posture.
Jenkins trying to keep a closed guard but Starr is proving a slippery customer.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Starr with a poor takedown
and Jenkins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Starr pushes Jenkins off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Starr counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jenkins!
Starr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Starr trying to control but Jenkins is having none of it.
BOOM! Starr connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Starr cracks Jenkins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jenkins defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Starr.
Starr is working for a guillotine from mount but Jenkins frees his head quite easily.
Starr with a couple of short strikes.
Jenkins is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Starr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Jenkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big strike lands for Starr! That's really hurt Jenkins and he's turned his back - Starr keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Starr Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gang Starr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kikkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Frost (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 Maximus Frost was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kikkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Frost!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kikkeli really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Frost instigates a clinch.
Kikkeli takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Kalle Kikkeli has been cut.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Kikkeli fails with the takedown.
Frost shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Frost showed some decent athleticism there.
Kikkeli wants to get back to full guard.
Kikkeli gets back to full guard.
Kikkeli manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kikkeli is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Frost can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Frost regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Frost wants to control but Kikkeli is keeping busy.
Frost looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kikkeli is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Frost doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kikkeli.
Kikkeli is thwarting Frost's attempts to control the position.
Kikkeli is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Frost doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kikkeli.
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.
Kikkeli is breathing heavily.
Kikkeli seems to be looking for submissions.
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.
Frost keeping hold of Kikkeli's head, controlling as best he can.
Frost makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Frost.
Frost is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kikkeli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frost's guard.
Kikkeli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kikkeli wants to free his trapped foot but Frost is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kikkeli prevents Frost from improving his position.
Kikkeli trying to pass the guard but Frost defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikkeli prevents Frost from standing back up.
Kikkeli moves nicely into side control.
Kikkeli working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Frost really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kikkeli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kikkeli tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kikkeli has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kikkeli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kikkeli advances to full mount.
Kikkeli looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost regains half guard.
Kikkeli seems to be looking for submissions.
Kikkeli wants to pass to mount but Frost is defending the position.
Frost is trying to stand up here but Kikkeli is controlling him well.
Kikkeli tries to pass to full mount but Frost defends it.
Frost missing with punches from the bottom.
Kikkeli passes to full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost prevents Kikkeli from taking his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kikkeli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kikkeli's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Frost looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kikkeli!
Frost landing shots from mount.
Frost trying to control but Kikkeli is having none of it.
Frost controlling his opponent.
Kalle Kikkeli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frost looking to secure an arm triangle but Kikkeli defends it well.
Frost misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kikkeli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost controlling the position easily from mount.
Frost looking to control but Kikkeli is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kikkeli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kikkeli regains half guard.
Frost postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kikkeli to stand up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frost.
Kikkeli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Frost counters with an inside leg kick.
Frost drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikkeli manages to work his way to half guard, despite Frost's best efforts.
Frost is keen to just control but Kikkeli is a slippery customer.
Kikkeli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kikkeli gets back to full guard.
Frost is looking to stand up but Kikkeli won't let him.
Kikkeli wants to sweep but no luck.
Frost is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Frost wants to get up but he can't break Kikkeli's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kikkeli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frost can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kikkeli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Frost pushing down on Kikkeli's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost passes the guard and advances to mount!
Frost sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kikkeli is squirming around, avoiding Frost's attempts to control the action.
Frost pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kikkeli tries to reverse the position but Frost maintains control.
Frost can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kikkeli is looking to escape.
Kikkeli regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikkeli tries to get to full guard but Frost has control of the leg.
Frost decides to return to a standing position.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Kikkeli is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Frost gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kikkeli gets underhooks to prevent Frost's takedown attempt.
Kikkeli tries to score a body lock takedown but Frost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kikkeli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kikkeli tries to score a body lock takedown but Frost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frost is pressed up against the ropes. Kikkeli has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frost down to the mat. Frost avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kikkeli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Frost counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Frost manages to break the clinch.
Kikkeli with a poor takedown
and Frost moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kikkeli is working for takedown but Frost is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Frost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kikkeli's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kikkeli shoots and misses
and Frost counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Frost trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kikkeli's guard.
Kikkeli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frost's guard.
Kikkeli wants to pass the guard but Frost is keeping the position.
Frost controls Kikkeli momentarily but Kikkeli frees himself.
Frost wants to stand up but Kikkeli is controlling him.
Kikkeli passes into half guard.
Kikkeli is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frost wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikkeli wants to pass to mount but Frost is defending the position.
Frost desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kikkeli is looking for a kimura but Frost is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kikkeli to get the leverage.
Kikkeli is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Frost is looking to improve his position.
Kikkeli is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kikkeli tries to pass the half guard into mount. Frost knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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.
Frost kicks Kikkeli off and gets back to his feet.
Frost plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frost controlling the action here for a moment.
Kikkeli wants a takedown but no success here.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Frost rushes Kikkeli and presses him up against the ropes.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Frost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kikkeli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Frost counters with a single leg into guard. Kikkeli didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kikkeli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikkeli keeping moving, preventing Frost from controlling successfully.
Kikkeli working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Frost doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kikkeli is tightening it up a little... Frost has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Frost reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Frost taps out! nice BJJ there by Kikkeli!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kalle Kikkeli!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antti Isotalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preston Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Isotalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Preston Driver!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver looks to land a combination but Isotalo avoids it well.
Driver misses with a body shot.
Isotalo shoots in for a double leg but Driver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Driver blocks the body kick.
Isotalo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Driver throws a right and a left that Isotalo avoids nicely.
Isotalo fails to land the takedown.
Isotalo has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antti Isotalo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Isotalo misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Isotalo moves out of range as Driver throws a body kick.
Isotalo takes one on the button.
Driver keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Driver thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isotalo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Driver just misses with a punch to the body.
Driver stuns Isotalo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Isotalo is breathing heavily.
Driver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Driver dances in with a quick combination. Isotalo is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Driver snaps Isotalo's head back. Isotalo stumbles backwards against the ropes. Driver steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Isotalo's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Isotalo just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Preston Driver!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laarj Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laarj Dong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Laarj Dong!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Dong is avoiding it.
Dong gets a takedown into half guard.
Dong is keen to just control but Stevenson is a slippery customer.
Dong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dong trying to mount his opponent but Stevenson defends it.
Stevenson trying to control here.
Dong passes to full mount!
Stevenson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
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.
Dong is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Stevenson still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Stevenson has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
You can see the frustration on Dong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stevenson tries for a kimura but Dong is defending well.
Stevenson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dong wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
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.
Stevenson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Dong is really stuck here.
Stevenson tries to keep control of the position but Dong is staying busy.
Dong is in bad spot here.
Dong looks gassed!
Stevenson is trying to stick to Dong's back but Dong is turning into Stevenson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Stevenson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dong.
Dong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevenson is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dong is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stevenson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stevenson has escaped and now he's on top!
Stevenson wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stevenson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stevenson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stevenson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stevenson working away.
Dong regains half guard.
Stevenson is tying to control. Dong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dong actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong is looking to control Stevenson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dong avoid being mounted?
Dong wants to get back to full guard.
Stevenson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dong.
Dong working for a triangle but Stevenson defends it easily.
Dong looking for a sweep. Not yet Dong, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laarj Dong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevenson.
Nice takedown defense from Stevenson. No joy for Dong on that attempt.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Dong circles away and keeps his distance.
Dong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stevenson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dong swings around for an armbar but Stevenson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dong's guard.
Stevenson trying to control but Dong is working from the bottom.
Dong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stevenson passes into half guard.
Stevenson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dong can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong tries to control Stevenson's body but Stevenson pushes him off. Dong squirms to his side and now Stevenson has his back!
Dong prevents Stevenson from getting a body triangle.
Dong trying to control the action but Stevenson just sinks the hooks in.
Stevenson is trying to stick to Dong's back but Dong is turning into Stevenson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Stevenson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dong.
Stevenson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dong is one step ahead there.
Dong stands and throws Stevenson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dong wants to control but Stevenson is keeping him busy.
Dong gets to mount! Stevenson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Stevenson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dong throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by Dong.
Dong wants to control the pace but Stevenson is squirming around nicely.
Dong is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Stevenson is surviving well by controlling Dong's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Stevenson has worked his arm free - good work by Stevenson!
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 strikes coming from Dong are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stevenson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stevenson has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dong working away.
Dong misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dong is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Stevenson is trying to escape and Dong transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Stevenson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dong! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Laarj Dong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Svenstroem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Svenstroem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenstroem darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Svenstroem prevents Karlsson from improving his position.
Svenstroem wants to free his trapped foot but Karlsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Svenstroem is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Karlsson is pressing down on Svenstroem's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Svenstroem looking to pass the guard.
Svenstroem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenstroem trying to control the position from guard on top but Karlsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svenstroem throwing strikes from guard but Karlsson blocks nicely.
Svenstroem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Svenstroem with a nice head shot there.
Svenstroem trying to control the position from guard on top but Karlsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svenstroem wants to pass the guard but Karlsson is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Svenstroem tries to close the distance and clinch but Karlsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karlsson tries for a takedown but Svenstroem circles away easily
and Svenstroem counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Svenstroem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Karlsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karlsson jumps guard but Svenstroem stands there with Karlsson around his waist. Karlsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Magnus Svenstroem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Karlsson.
Karlsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Svenstroem.
Svenstroem stops a takedown attempt from Karlsson.
Svenstroem wants the takedown. Karlsson is fighting it off but Svenstroem persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Karlsson's guard against the ropes.
Svenstroem scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karlsson has momentary wrist control but Svenstroem slips an elbow through the middle.
Svenstroem sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Karlsson's guard.
Svenstroem wants to control but Karlsson is keeping him busy.
Svenstroem passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Karlsson!
Karlsson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenstroem scoring with strikes but Karlsson is staying in there.
Svenstroem in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Karlsson tries to reverse the position but Svenstroem maintains control.
Svenstroem is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Karlsson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Svenstroem goes for an armbar but Karlsson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Karlsson.
Karlsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenstroem controls Karlsson momentarily but Karlsson frees himself.
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.
Svenstroem throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Svenstroem wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Karlsson is now in half guard.
Karlsson is looking for a kimura but Svenstroem is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Karlsson to get the leverage.
Svenstroem gets back to full guard.
Svenstroem looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Karlsson passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Svenstroem dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Karlsson. No joy for Svenstroem on that attempt.
Karlsson shoots and misses
and Svenstroem counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Karlsson's guard now.
Svenstroem slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Karlsson is looking for a triangle but Svenstroem pushes his legs off easily.
Svenstroem passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Svenstroem throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Karlsson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenstroem trying to control from half guard but Karlsson is working away.
Svenstroem thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karlsson wants to get back to full guard.
Svenstroem wants to control but Karlsson is keeping him busy.
Karlsson has hold of Svenstroem's hands but Svenstroem slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Svenstroem working Karlsson over with strikes.
Svenstroem is looking to take a break and control but Karlsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Svenstroem is just content to waste time from the top position. Karlsson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svenstroem missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Svenstroem trying to control but Karlsson is working from the bottom.
Svenstroem looking to sit in guard and control but Karlsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Svenstroem working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karlsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karlsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Karlsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenstroem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karlsson is one step ahead there.
Karlsson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Svenstroem's guard.
Karlsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Svenstroem wants to control but Karlsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Karlsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Svenstroem is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Svenstroem makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Svenstroem.
Karlsson won't allow Svenstroem to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karlsson misses with a double jab
and Svenstroem counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Svenstroem dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Svenstroem scores a takedown into full mount!
Svenstroem manages to capitalize on a mistake by Karlsson to take his back!
Karlsson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Svenstroem is punishing Karlsson with strikes - can he finish him?!
Karlsson fending off the submission attempt from Svenstroem.
The referee is taking a good look at Karlsson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Svenstroem!
Karlsson is rocked!
Svenstroem is working the ground and pound. Can Karlsson escape?
Karlsson is still in real trouble! Can Svenstroem finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson prevents Svenstroem from getting a body triangle.
Karlsson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Svenstroem.
Svenstroem doesn't have the hooks in and Karlsson manages to turn into his guard.
Karlsson looking to sit in guard and control but Svenstroem gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Karlsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Karlsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Svenstroem doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Svenstroem manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Karlsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Svenstroem from controlling successfully.
Svenstroem postures up in Karlsson's guard and throws a big left but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Svenstroem advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Karlsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Svenstroem.
Karlsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Svenstroem is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Karlsson is pressing down on Svenstroem's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenstroem tries to free his leg and advance position but Karlsson is retaining full guard.
Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Svenstroem from controlling successfully.
Svenstroem wants to pass the guard but Karlsson is keeping the position.
Svenstroem is working hard here to advance position.
Svenstroem controlling from the top position.
Svenstroem trying to control the position from guard on top but Karlsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Svenstroem's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Svenstroem wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karlsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Svenstroem.
Svenstroem shoots in for a double leg but Karlsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karlsson looks to land a combination but Svenstroem avoids it well.
Ricky Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svenstroem tries to close the distance and clinch but Karlsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Svenstroem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Svenstroem, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Svenstroem!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastian Schweinsteiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastian Schweinsteiger looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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20
260 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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221 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bastian Schweinsteiger!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schweinsteiger is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Louis misses with a low kick.
Schweinsteiger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Schweinsteiger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Louis as he jumps to the side.
Louis connects with a nice cross there... Schweinsteiger is looking wobbly and Louis recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Schweinsteiger to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Louis jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Louis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between teuvo toblerone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Young Soo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young Soo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A Countryboy can survive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
178 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, teuvo toblerone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Young Soo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
toblerone misses with a two punch combination.
toblerone misses with a body shot.
Young Soo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Young Soo advances position into side control!
toblerone is looking to regain half guard here but Young Soo keeps moving and retains side control.
toblerone is trying to buck Young Soo off.
Young Soo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Young Soo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but toblerone is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
toblerone parries the strikes from Young Soo easily there. Young Soo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable toblerone to escape.
Young Soo trying to control the position but toblerone is working away.
toblerone dodges the ground and pound from Young Soo.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
toblerone misses with a straight right.
teuvo toblerone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young Soo takes one on the button.
Young Soo is rocked!
It looks like Kim Young Soo has been cut.
toblerone lands an uppercut, right on the button! Young Soo tumbles backwards into the ropes, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). teuvo toblerone!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robot Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Coasters - Down In Mexico. Joao Costa 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robot Joe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Costa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Costa.
Costa misses with a head kick.
Joe moves out of range as Costa strikes.
Joe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Costa sprawls well initially but Joe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Joe moves into full mount! Costa won't be happy about that!
Costa is desperately trying to improve his position but Joe has a good base and remains in mount.
Costa is trying to stand.
Joe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Joe jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Costa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Costa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Costa tries to buck Joe off but Joe is having none of it.
Joe trying to control the position but Costa is working away.
Costa is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Costa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Joe trying to control the position but Costa is working away.
You can see the frustration on Costa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Costa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Costa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Costa can't do much from the bottom here.
Joe tries for a kimura but Costa is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Costa is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa manages to get back to half guard.
Costa gets back to full guard.
Joe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joe tries for a kimura but Costa is defending well.
Costa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Costa is not content to let Joe control the position.
Costa is looking for a sweep.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Joe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Costa is looking for a sweep.
Costa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Joe is controlling him well.
Costa is trying to get back to half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Joe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Costa struggling a bit here.
Joe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Joe prevents Costa from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Costa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Joe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Costa keeps working.
Costa is trying to get back to half guard.
Costa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Joe is controlling him well.
Costa manages to get back to half guard.
Costa looks gassed!
Costa wants to control but Joe is keeping busy.
Costa tries to kick Joe off but Joe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Joe is working for a submission of some sort.
Joe wants to take a breather but Costa is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robot Joe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Costa misses with a head kick.
Costa tries for a takedown but Joe circles away easily
and Joe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Joe.
Joe stands and throws Costa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Joe tries for a kimura but Costa is defending well.
Joe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Costa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Joe tries to move into full mount but can't pass Costa's legs.
Costa sneaks back into half guard.
Costa is trying to stand.
Costa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe 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.
Costa is trying to get back to full guard.
Costa is trying to stand up here but Joe is controlling him well.
Joe wants to pass to mount but Costa is defending the position.
Joe is trying to work for a kimura but Costa is defending well.
Costa is looking to escape.
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.
Joe prevents Costa from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Costa misses with a takedown attempt
and Joe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Costa's guard now.
Robot Joe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joe trying to control but Costa is working from the bottom.
Costa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Joe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Joe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Joe advances to half guard.
Joe controlling the pace.
Joe is keen to just control but Costa is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe moves into full mount! Costa won't be happy about that!
Costa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Costa is looking to improve his position.
Costa is trying to stand.
Joe is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Costa!
Joe controlling his opponent.
Costa stops Joe from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Joe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Costa is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Costa trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Joe has his feet on Costa's thighs here. He's pushed Costa 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! Costa screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robot Joe!
Robot Joe retains his welterweight title!
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