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VFC 12: Svenstroem v Amarillo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lou Sifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jail Bait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lou Sifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jail Bait!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Sifer or perhaps it was just good defense by Bait which made him look bad.
Sifer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bait looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bait lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Sifer can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Bait and Sifer drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Bait.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jail Bait!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Algimantas Butautas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butautas comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Evil Walks. Rock has chosen J Rock - Freestyle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jamie Rock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Algimantas Butautas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Rock!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butautas moves in looking to clinch but Rock pushes him off.
Butautas tries to clinch up.
Butautas looks to land a combination but Rock avoids it well.
Algimantas Butautas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butautas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rock drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rock won't allow Butautas to get back to his feet.
Rock 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock wants to control from the top but Butautas keeps moving.
Butautas has Rock pulled in close to control his posture.
Butautas trying to control the position.
Rock is fighting to break Butautas's control of his arms but Butautas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Butautas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rock postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Butautas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Butautas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rock's head.
Butautas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Butautas's guard.
Rock advances to half guard.
Rock works his way into side control.
Butautas is trying to improve his position.
Butautas is breathing heavily.
Rock is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Butautas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butautas keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Butautas is looking for a sweep.
Butautas tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rock presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Butautas tries to lock up and control but Rock gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Butautas manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Butautas!
Butautas tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Rock has taken his back.
Butautas tries to escape but Rock has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Butautas has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Butautas trying to control the hands but Rock won't let him.
Rock has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Butautas! Can he survive? No! He's out! Rock gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jamie Rock!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janis Petke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Tummutti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tummutti has chosen Tiamat - Cain as his entrance music. Tommi Tummutti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janis Petke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Tummutti!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Petke looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tummutti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice combo by Tummutti! Oh, that's hurt him - Petke falls to the canvas and Tummutti follows him into side control.
Petke is rocked!
It looks like Janis Petke has been cut.
Tummutti passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Petke!
Oh Petke is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tummutti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tummutti pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tummutti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Petke seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tummutti cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tummutti lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tummutti looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tummutti controlling from the full mount.
Petke in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tummutti controlling the pace for now.
Tummutti lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tummutti punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tummutti working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Petke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tummutti with a couple of short strikes.
Tummutti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tummutti landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tummutti controlling the pace for now.
Tummutti is working for a guillotine from mount but Petke frees his head quite easily.
Tummutti postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Petke looks a forlorn figure.
Tummutti is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tummutti connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tummutti cracks Petke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tummutti content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tummutti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Petke wants to control but Tummutti is having none of it.
Petke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Petke in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tummutti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tummutti postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Petke looks a forlorn figure.
Tummutti has isolated one of Petke's arms. Petke looking to fight him off but Tummutti twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommi Tummutti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rasmussen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In The Shadows by The Rasmus. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Douglas slips a straight right by Rasmussen.
Rasmussen moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
Rasmussen throws a right and a left that Douglas avoids nicely.
Douglas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rasmussen.
Douglas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Douglas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Douglas has managed to clinch.
Douglas trying to stall but Rasmussen improves his position.
Douglas keeps control of Rasmussen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rasmussen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rasmussen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rasmussen breaks the clinch.
Douglas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rasmussen is trying to improve his position.
Rasmussen being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rasmussen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Douglas presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rasmussen is trying desperately to improve position.
Rasmussen wants to get back to his feet.
Douglas content just to control the position here.
Rasmussen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Douglas with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas controlling his opponent.
Rasmussen working to try and regain half guard.
Douglas controlling the position easily from mount.
Douglas unloading with bombs!
Rasmussen wants to control but Douglas is having none of it.
Rasmussen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rasmussen is pressing down on Douglas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas stands up from Rasmussen's guard - Douglas perhaps looking for a knockout.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Rasmussen moves out of range easily.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rasmussen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Douglas. That one must have hurt.
Douglas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rasmussen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Douglas connects with a high kick.
Rasmussen throws a combination. Douglas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Joseph Douglas has been cut.
Douglas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rasmussen is trying to break free.
Rasmussen managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Rasmussen has had enough of the clinch but Douglas keeps him there for the moment.
Rasmussen is breathing heavily.
Rasmussen breaks from the clinch.
Douglas dips to his left and cracks Rasmussen with an uppercut!
Douglas scores with a leg kick.
Rasmussen darts in trying to clinch
and Douglas counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas scores with a push kick.
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!
Rasmussen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Douglas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Douglas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Douglas lands a head kick. Rasmussen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Douglas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rasmussen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Douglas counters with a low kick, right behind Rasmussen 's knee.
Douglas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rasmussen doesn't seem bothered though.
Rasmussen misses with an uppercut
and Douglas counters with a nice body kick.
Rasmussen darts in and clinches Douglas up against the cage.
Douglas prevents Rasmussen from breaking the clinch.
Douglas keeps control of Rasmussen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rasmussen wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglas won't allow it.
Rasmussen breaks from the clinch.
Rasmussen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rasmussen tries to clinch
and Douglas counters with an inside leg kick.
Douglas instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rasmussen avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Rasmussen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas fakes the leg kick and cracks Rasmussen in the body.
A punch combination from Rasmussen misses.
Douglas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Douglas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rasmussen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Douglas counters by clinching up.
Rasmussen is trying to break free.
Rasmussen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Douglas prevents Rasmussen from breaking the clinch.
Douglas scores a nice knee to the body.
Rasmussen misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rasmussen fails to land.
Douglas breaks from the clinch.
Douglas lands with a nice body punch.
Douglas lands a head kick. Rasmussen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Douglas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rasmussen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mika Rasmussen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rasmussen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mika Rasmussen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasmussen throws a right hand that Douglas ducks under and follows up with a left that Douglas also avoids with ease.
Douglas scoring well with a low kick there.
Rasmussen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rasmussen is rocked!
Joseph Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Douglas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oh Rasmussen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rasmussen avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Douglas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen misses with a combination
and Douglas counters by moving into the clinch.
Rasmussen seems to have got his legs back now.
Rasmussen wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglas won't allow it.
Rasmussen tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasmussen wants to break free but Douglas has control.
A short uppercut from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rasmussen is looking to break free of the clinch but Douglas has double underhooks.
Douglas prevents Rasmussen from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen can't break the clinch.
Rasmussen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rasmussen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Rasmussen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Douglas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rasmussen scores with a nice right hand.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rasmussen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Douglas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rasmussen is trying to break the clinch but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Rasmussen is trying to break free.
Rasmussen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Douglas pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands a head kick!
Douglas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Douglas forces Rasmussen back against the cage and clinches.
Rasmussen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Douglas breaks the clinch.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douglas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Rasmussen misses with a combination
and Douglas counters by clinching up.
Douglas cracks Rasmussen with a nice body shot.
Rasmussen wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mika Rasmussen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas manages to break the clinch.
Douglas throws a head kick that half lands.
Rasmussen blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Douglas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rasmussen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rasmussen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rasmussen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Douglas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rasmussen really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Douglas counters with a leg kick.
Rasmussen tries to clinch but Douglas is having none of it.
Douglas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Douglas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rasmussen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Douglas slips a jab and a cross from Rasmussen.
Douglas clinches with his opponent.
Douglas breaks the clinch.
Rasmussen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Douglas.
Rasmussen misses with a few strikes there.
Douglas throws a nice head kick!
Douglas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas lands a front kick.
Douglas throws a head kick that half lands.
Douglas lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rasmussen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Douglas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas connects with a high kick.
Douglas scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Douglas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Douglas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rasmussen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rasmussen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Douglas counters with a head kick.
Rasmussen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Douglas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rasmussen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Douglas.
Rasmussen throws a combination that misses
and Douglas counters with a body kick that stops Rasmussen in his tracks momentarily.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rasmussen throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
Rasmussen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rasmussen doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.
Rasmussen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Douglas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rasmussen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rasmussen misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rasmussen wants to clinch
and Douglas counters with a flying knee that drops Rasmussen! Douglas dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Douglas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anid Sovsic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sovsic has chosen Seek and Destroy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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236 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abdullah Virtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anid Sovsic!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sovsic tries a head kick but it misses.
Virtanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Virtanen throws a shot from downtown. Sovsic moves away and avoids it.
Sovsic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Virtanen lands a front kick.
A lazy body kick from Sovsic
and Virtanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Sovsic looks gassed!
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!
Virtanen tries to bum rush Sovsic with a series of wild strikes but Sovsic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Virtanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Virtanen seems to be stalking Sovsic here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Sovsic drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abdullah Virtanen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Elvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lauzon (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 Matt Lauzon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago Elvis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Lauzon!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauzon swats away the attempt to clinch by Elvis.
Elvis has closed the distance and engaged Lauzon in a clinch.
Elvis misses with a punch on the inside.
Elvis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lauzon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lauzon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Elvis wants to control but Lauzon is keeping him busy.
Lauzon regains half guard, as Elvis was trying to land strikes.
Elvis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lauzon is pressing down on Elvis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Elvis is looking to stand up but Lauzon won't let him.
Lauzon had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Elvis is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lauzon Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Elvis's back instead.
Lauzon somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon gets his hands free as Elvis looks to control.
Elvis has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Lauzon is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Elvis has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Elvis tries to roll but Lauzon sticks to his back.
Elvis manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lauzon's guard. Nice work there by Elvis.
Elvis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Elvis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Elvis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Elvis stands up from Lauzon's guard - Elvis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Elvis is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elvis swings for the body but Lauzon moves out of range.
Elvis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lauzon swats away the attempt to clinch by Elvis.
Lauzon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Elvis tries to avoid it but Lauzon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Elvis to the ground. Elvis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Elvis shoots for a takedown but Lauzon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Elvis tries to clinch but Lauzon moves out of range.
Elvis fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Elvis misses.
Lauzon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thiago Elvis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lauzon tries to bum rush Elvis with a series of wild strikes but Elvis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lauzon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lauzon lands a jab-cross combination.
Lauzon looks to land a combination but Elvis avoids it well.
Lauzon is looking to clinch but Elvis is avoiding it.
Elvis clinches but Lauzon breaks the clinch
letting Lauzon counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lauzon.
Lauzon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lauzon's corner calls for a 1-2. Lauzon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Elvis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lauzon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Elvis thinking.
Lauzon lands a jab-cross combination.
Elvis misses with a double jab
and Lauzon counters with a two punch combo.
Elvis tries to clinch but Lauzon is having none of it.
Elvis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lauzon counters with a left to the body.
Elvis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lauzon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Elvis moves into the clinch.
Elvis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elvis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Elvis has Lauzon up against the cage in a clinch.
Elvis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Elvis gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Elvis wants to pass the guard but Lauzon is defending well.
Lauzon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Elvis scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Elvis is looking to advance position but Lauzon won't allow it.
Lauzon is looking to improve his position.
Elvis working over Lauzon with some ground and pound. Lauzon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Elvis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Elvis.
Elvis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Elvis decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Lauzon dodges the punch combination from Elvis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elvis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lauzon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Elvis wants to clinch up but Lauzon keeps it at a distance.
Elvis scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Elvis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lauzon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Elvis is looking to stand up but Lauzon won't let him.
Elvis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Elvis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Elvis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lauzon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lauzon working a defensive guard here.
Elvis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lauzon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lauzon working a defensive guard here.
Elvis landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lauzon keeping moving, preventing Elvis from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Elvis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thiago Elvis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvis tries to clinch but Lauzon is having none of it.
Lauzon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Elvis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Elvis takes a swing at Lauzon's ribcage but misses.
Elvis tries to clinch up.
Elvis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lauzon counters with a left and a right that stings Elvis.
Elvis keeps the fight on the outside.
Elvis closes the distance and clinches.
Elvis lands an elbow that stopped Lauzon in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Matt Lauzon has been cut.
Lauzon wants to break free but Elvis has control.
Elvis lands an elbow inside that Lauzon shrugs off.
Elvis lands a takedown into guard.
Elvis slips nicely into half guard.
Elvis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Elvis working over Lauzon with some ground and pound. Lauzon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Elvis passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elvis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Elvis lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elvis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lauzon is rocked!
Lauzon tries to reverse the position but Elvis maintains control.
Elvis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lauzon?
Lauzon is still in real trouble! Can Elvis finish him?
Elvis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lauzon is looking to escape.
Lauzon seems to have recovered his senses.
Elvis lands a nice shot to the head.
Elvis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lauzon throwing hammer fists to the chest of Elvis. What's that going to do exactly?
Lauzon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Elvis punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lauzon can't escape the position.
Lauzon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Elvis throws some wild stikes that Lauzon manages to avoid easily.
Thiago Elvis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lauzon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Elvis wants to stand up but Lauzon is controlling him.
Lauzon looking to pass the guard.
Elvis keeping moving, preventing Lauzon from controlling successfully.
Elvis wants to sweep here but Lauzon controlling him for the moment.
Elvis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lauzon is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Elvis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lauzon is looking to improve his position but Elvis isn't that keen on the idea.
Elvis tries to control but Lauzon wriggling away.
Elvis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Elvis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lauzon is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elvis avoids the attempt from Lauzon to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Elvis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Lauzon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Elvis wants to clinch
and Lauzon counters with a stiff right hand.
Elvis throws a hook but Lauzon blocks it.
Elvis misses with a wild combination.
Elvis wants to clinch up but Lauzon keeps it at a distance.
Lauzon rushes Elvis and presses him up against the cage.
Elvis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lauzon blocks it with crossed arms.
Lauzon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Elvis prevents Lauzon from breaking the clinch.
Lauzon dodges an elbow strike from Elvis.
Elvis lands an elbow inside.
Lauzon jumps guard but Elvis stands there with Lauzon around his waist. Lauzon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Elvis has Lauzon pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Elvis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lauzon tumbling to the mat - Elvis dives into Lauzon's guard.
Elvis trying to control the position from guard on top but Lauzon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lauzon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Elvis!
Lauzon wants to finish this one by submission but Elvis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lauzon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon landing shots from mount.
Lauzon trying to control but Elvis is having none of it.
Lauzon looking for a guillotine from mount but Elvis is having none of it.
Lauzon tries to control but Elvis wriggling away.
Lauzon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Elvis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lauzon.
Lauzon working for a submission but Elvis is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elvis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Elvis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Elvis is trying desperately to improve position.
Elvis wants to control but Lauzon is having none of it.
Elvis regains half guard.
Elvis gets back to full guard.
Elvis has his feet on Lauzon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvis thuds his shin into the meat of Lauzon's side.
A swing and a miss from Elvis.
Elvis wants to clinch.
Elvis tries to bum rush Lauzon with a series of wild strikes but Lauzon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lauzon throws a series of punches but Elvis moves out of range.
Elvis clinches but Lauzon breaks the clinch
and Lauzon counters with a three punch combo that has Elvis backing up. Elvis nods at Lauzon to acknowledge the strikes.
Elvis misses the body punch
enabling Lauzon to counter with a crisp jab.
Lauzon shoots for a takedown but Elvis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thiago Elvis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Lauzon.
Lauzon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elvis moves in looking to clinch but Lauzon pushes him off.
Lauzon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Elvis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elvis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Elvis misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvis tries to clinch but Lauzon moves out of range.
Elvis walks into a left hand.
Lauzon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Elvis.
Elvis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lauzon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lauzon looks to land a combination but Elvis avoids it well.
Elvis doesn't manage to clinch there - Lauzon circles away.
Elvis swats away the attempt to clinch by Lauzon.
Elvis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Elvis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Elvis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lauzon's brow.
Lauzon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elvis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lauzon is looking to break free of the clinch but Elvis has double underhooks.
Elvis prevents Lauzon from breaking the clinch.
Lauzon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Elvis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lauzon has had enough of the clinch but Elvis keeps him there for the moment.
Elvis breaks from the clinch.
Elvis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lauzon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matt Lauzon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lauzon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Elvis misses with a hook to the body
and Lauzon counters with a left and a right that stings Elvis.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Lauzon.
I think Elvis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Elvis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Franklin's Theme Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franklin Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, AJ Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Quinn.
Quinn instigates a clinch.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson is leaning against Quinn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Quinn.
Quinn is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Quinn into the cage.
Quinn looking for a takedown.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Quinn keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson digs a right hand into Quinn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quinn's gas tank.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Quinn blocks an uppercut.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quinn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Quinn keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quinn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quinn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Quinn's ribcage. Quinn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Quinn is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Quinn into the cage.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quinn.
Quinn lands with a right to the head.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Quinn tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
Franklin Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Quinn.
Quinn tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Quinn keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quinn lands an elbow inside.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quinn avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Quinn has picked Jackson up - he's going for a ride! Quinn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Quinn looks gassed!
Quinn wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling the position.
Quinn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jackson wants to hold on but Quinn pushes him away.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson wants to hold on but Quinn pushes him away.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Quinn blocks Jackson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quinn unloads with some shots from mount but Jackson bucks and avoids them well.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Quinn looking to ground and pound but Jackson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Quinn is looking to stand but Quinn has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Jackson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Quinn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quinn throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Quinn takes the fight into the clinch.
Quinn takes a shot to the head.
Quinn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Quinn lands a nice elbow.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Quinn moves away and avoids it.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quinn tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson wants to slow Quinn down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quinn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Quinn counters with a solid body kick.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Quinn.
Franklin Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn throws a head kick that misses.
Quinn lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Quinn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quinn is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Franklin Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quinn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson throws a lazy body kick
and Quinn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Quinn is controlling the position.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson tries to work over Quinn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quinn keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quinn.
Quinn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quinn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quinn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quinn tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
Quinn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quinn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quinn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quinn.
Quinn lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
clinched against the cage, Quinn lands a big elbow that drops Jackson! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Jackson is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AJ Quinn!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wilhelm Steyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BJ Pencil has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wilhelm Steyer's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilhelm Steyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, BJ Pencil!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steyer stuffs the takedown attempt from Pencil. Pencil gets slowly back to his feet.
Pencil has a takedown stuffed.
Pencil misses with a takedown attempt - Steyer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wilhelm Steyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Pencil.
Steyer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Steyer stopping the sweep attempt from Pencil.
Steyer passes Pencil's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Steyer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pencil doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Steyer.
Pencil gets full guard.
Steyer trying to control but Pencil is working from the bottom.
Steyer stopping the sweep attempt from Pencil.
Pencil looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pencil looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil keeping moving, preventing Steyer from controlling successfully.
Steyer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Steyer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Steyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pencil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steyer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Steyer is looking to advance position but Pencil won't allow it.
Steyer trying to control the action but Pencil is working from the bottom.
Pencil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Steyer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pencil looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Pencil is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Steyer gets his way!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pencil turns into Steyer and is now in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pencil tries to stand but Steyer is controlling from the bottom.
Steyer controls Pencil momentarily but Pencil frees himself.
Steyer is really struggling to control Pencil but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Steyer 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.
Pencil works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Steyer is trying to maintain the position but Pencil is very close to passing his half guard.
Pencil seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Steyer is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). BJ Pencil!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Svenstroem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santara Amarillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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157 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight 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, Magnus Svenstroem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santara Amarillo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenstroem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Amarillo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Amarillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svenstroem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amarillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Svenstroem wants to clinch up but Amarillo keeps it at a distance.
Svenstroem darts in trying to clinch
and Amarillo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Amarillo lands a nice looking body kick.
Amarillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Amarillo throws a head kick but Svenstroem moves out of range.
Svenstroem tries to clinch but Amarillo moves out of range.
Amarillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Svenstroem instigates a clinch.
Svenstroem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amarillo has him pressed against the cage.
Amarillo trying to stall but Svenstroem improves his position.
Amarillo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Amarillo tries a knee to the head but Svenstroem blocks it.
Amarillo is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarillo misses with a knee strike.
Svenstroem ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Svenstroem no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Svenstroem is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Svenstroem has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Amarillo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Svenstroem has tightened it up now! Amarillo should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Magnus Svenstroem!
Magnus Svenstroem retains his lightweight title!
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