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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ukko Mutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mutilainen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around. Dickinson has chosen Frank Klepacki - Hell March 2 as his entrance music. Dick Dickinson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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260 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ukko Mutilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dick Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Mutilainen moves out of range.
Mutilainen 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.
Mutilainen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mutilainen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mutilainen slips nicely into half guard.
Mutilainen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dickinson wants to improve his position but Mutilainen is controlling well.
Mutilainen works his way into full mount!
Mutilainen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutilainen moves to the back.
Mutilainen keeps control of the position easily here as Dickinson tries to buck him off.
Mutilainen is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Dickinson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mutilainen trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dickinson doesn't escape.
Dickinson rolls, trying to escape but Mutilainen keeps control of the position.
Dickinson just trying to survive but Mutilainen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dickinson is trying to defend against the choke here but Mutilainen has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Mutilainen Tightens the hold and Dickinson taps out furiously! Mutilainen displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ukko Mutilainen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between nikolai stesenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiddy Cent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, nikolai stesenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fiddy Cent!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
stesenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Cent shoots in but stesenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
stesenko pushes Cent up against the cage in a clinch.
Cent tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. stesenko smiles and moves away.
stesenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
stesenko stalling.
Cent is looking for a sweep. stesenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cent is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cent looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
stesenko stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
stesenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cent is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cent tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and stesenko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
stesenko is looking for a kimura here.
stesenko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
stesenko prevents Cent from improving his position.
stesenko decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Some wild striking there from stesenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cent darts in trying to clinch
and stesenko counters with a shoot takedown. Cent fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cent lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for stesenko!
Cent fails to advance to stesenko's back.
Cent goes for an armbar but stesenko turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from stesenko.
Cent looks gassed!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cent is on top in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cent is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! stesenko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! stesenko has escaped and now he's on top!
stesenko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
stesenko stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cent wants to clinch but stesenko slips to the side
and stesenko counters with a takedown into side control.
Cent takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
stesenko scores with punches from side control.
Cent is looking for a sweep.
stesenko stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cent fails with the takedown
and stesenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
nikolai stesenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fiddy Cent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cent looking for a guillotine here but stesenko defends easily.
stesenko trying to control but Cent is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cent isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. stesenko stacks Cent on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by stesenko!
Cent is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
stesenko is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
stesenko has hold of Cent's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Cent seems comfortable defending it but stesenko has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Cent is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Cent is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but stesenko couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). nikolai stesenko!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aatos Tellervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EJ Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Game: South Side . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aatos Tellervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, EJ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellervo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tellervo. That one must have hurt.
Tellervo moves into the clinch successfully.
Tellervo can't get the takedown.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Tellervo.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Tellervo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tellervo smiles and moves away.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tellervo circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Aatos Tellervo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EJ Johnson.
Tellervo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tellervo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Tellervo is breathing heavily.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson regains half guard.
Johnson is holding on to half guard well.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is controlling Tellervo's trapped leg to prevent Tellervo from advancing to side control.
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.
Tellervo is controlling the pace.
Johnson keeping hold of Tellervo's head, controlling as best he can.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Tellervo keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Tellervo can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson is trying for a kimura here. Tellervo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Johnson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). EJ Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Wickline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Headless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Wickline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Headless!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Headless ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wickline lands with a right and another and another! Headless is in big trouble! Wickline lands again and this time it's lights out for Headless! A quality knockout there for Wickline.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Travis Wickline!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raw Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike doucklas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raw Deal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, mike doucklas!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with doucklas but doucklas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
doucklas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Deal looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deal trying to control but doucklas flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
doucklas is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Deal. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
doucklas is hanging on to Deal's back as he tries to escape.
doucklas is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
doucklas controlling well, preventing Deal from escaping the position.
doucklas keeps control of the position easily here as Deal tries to buck him off.
Deal is trying to get back to his feet but doucklas has full control of the position and if anything, Deal has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
doucklas is trying to stick to Deal's back but Deal is turning into doucklas. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in doucklas's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Deal.
doucklas looking for a guillotine here but Deal defends easily.
Deal trying to control but doucklas is working from the bottom.
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.
Deal won't allow doucklas to get back to his feet.
Deal has gone for a leg lock! doucklas slips out almost immediately though and dives into Deal's guard.
Deal is breathing heavily.
Deal working a defensive guard here.
Deal is looking for a triangle but doucklas pushes his legs off easily.
doucklas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
doucklas rushes Deal and presses him up against the cage.
doucklas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal wants a takedown.
doucklas tightens his grip and picks Deal up, before dumping him to the ground. Deal manages to land in guard.
Deal is looking for a triangle but doucklas pushes his legs off easily.
Deal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Deal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Deal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for doucklas!
BOOM! Deal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Deal looking to control but doucklas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Deal looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Deal swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and doucklas is now in Deal's guard. A big mistake from Deal there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Deal looking to hit a scissor sweep but doucklas is one step ahead there.
Deal working for a triangle but doucklas defends it easily.
Deal has an active guard here but doucklas has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mike doucklas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
doucklas gets the takedown into side control.
Deal wants to get back to his feet.
Deal can't do much from the bottom here.
Deal is looking for a sweep.
Deal wants to control but doucklas postures up.
Deal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Deal moves into full guard.
Deal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
doucklas is breathing heavily.
doucklas preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal working a defensive guard here.
Deal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Deal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. doucklas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. doucklas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Deal looking to control.
Deal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Deal tries to pass to full mount but doucklas defends it.
doucklas wants to control but Deal is keeping busy.
mike doucklas has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
doucklas is refusing to be controlled, as Deal sits in half guard.
Deal with the ground and pound but doucklas uses the opportunity to regain guard.
doucklas wants to sweep but no luck.
Deal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. doucklas is keeping the position for now.
Deal drops back, looking for a kneebar! doucklas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. doucklas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from doucklas!
Deal tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but doucklas presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Deal working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Deal wants to stand but doucklas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Deal trying to control the position from guard on top but doucklas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
doucklas can't keep his opponent in guard - Deal advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Deal wants to take a breather but doucklas is having none of it.
doucklas is looking for a sweep. Deal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
doucklas is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Deal is looking to pass doucklas's guard but actually doucklas recovers to full guard.
Deal wants to control from the top but doucklas keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Deal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
doucklas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Raw Deal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Deal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Deal has his takedown stuffed
and doucklas counters by clinching up.
doucklas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raw Deal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Deal misses
and doucklas moves into the clinch.
doucklas breaks the clinch.
Deal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and doucklas counters with a good low kick that Deal was not able to check.
doucklas gets a takedown into half guard.
doucklas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Deal is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but doucklas pulls his head out easily.
doucklas wants to free his trapped foot but Deal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
doucklas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
doucklas stops Deal from getting back to his feet.
doucklas controlling the action here.
Deal wants to improve his position but doucklas is controlling well.
Deal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Deal has his foot on doucklas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. doucklas works his way back into a safe position though.
Deal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead doucklas passes into half guard.
doucklas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
doucklas drops an elbow to the side of Deal's head.
Deal is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but doucklas pulls his head out easily.
Deal trying to get back to full guard but doucklas takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
doucklas avoids the attempt from Deal to control.
Deal can't escape the position.
Deal tries to hold on but doucklas postures up.
Deal working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Deal trying to control here.
Deal wants to get back to full guard.
Deal is trying to maintain the position but doucklas is very close to passing his half guard.
Deal is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! doucklas is tapping! Great win for Deal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Raw Deal!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eino Nappi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Tepson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nappi comes into the arena with Irwin Goodman - Mitä suurempi mies blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tepson's choice of entrance music: Eläkeläiset - Mummo. Eino Nappi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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134 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eino Nappi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Tepson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nappi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tepson is rocked!
Nappi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tepson is still in real trouble! Can Nappi finish him?
Nappi passes Tepson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nappi seems to be looking for submissions.
Nappi slips a nice elbow through Tepson's hands, connecting with Tepson's forehead.
Tepson wants to get back to full guard.
Nappi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tepson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nappi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Tepson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nappi works his way into side control.
Tepson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nappi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nappi stands up.
Tepson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tepson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nappi scores with a takedown into Tepson's guard.
Nappi looking to pass the guard.
Nappi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nappi is breathing heavily.
Nappi won't allow Tepson to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nappi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nappi pushes down on Tepson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nappi prevents Tepson from improving his position.
Tepson is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nappi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tepson!
Nappi working for a submission but Tepson is keeping him at bay.
Nappi content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Nappi.
Tepson tries to hold on but Nappi postures up.
Nappi looking for a guillotine from mount but Tepson is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nappi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nappi landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappi controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nappi working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Tepson looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Nappi! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eino Nappi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erkki Merkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Thurston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Merkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Thurston!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thurston stuffs the takedown attempt from Merkki. Merkki gets slowly back to his feet.
Thurston rushes Merkki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thurston gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Merkki.
Merkki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erkki Merkki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thurston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Merkki blocks it with crossed arms.
Merkki dodges an elbow strike from Thurston.
Thurston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Merkki's face.
Thurston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thurston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Merkki blocks it with crossed arms.
Merkki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thurston tries to land a knee to the head but Merkki blocks with his arms.
Merkki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thurston has him pressed against the cage.
Thurston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Merkki's face.
Thurston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Merkki pulls guard.
Merkki controls Thurston momentarily but Thurston frees himself.
Thurston wants to stand but Merkki is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thurston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merkki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thurston!
Thurston looks gassed!
Merkki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thurston's face.
Merkki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Merkki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Thurston is surviving well by controlling Merkki's body position as best he can.
Thurston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Merkki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Merkki controlling his opponent.
Merkki wants to finish this one by submission but Thurston is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Merkki.
Merkki is working for a guillotine from mount but Thurston frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merkki controlling the pace for now.
Merkki quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Merkki but it's paid off an Thurston is forced to tap! Nice work by Merkki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Erkki Merkki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artemus Clyde Frog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frog's entrance music is Overseer - Slayed. A fine choice. Artemus Clyde Frog is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artemus Clyde Frog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Papa Roach!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frog rushes Roach and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Frog.
Frog breaks from the clinch.
Frog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frog has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frog has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Roach is trying to keep an underhook but Frog manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roach is looking to get back to full guard here but Frog has managed to pass to side control instead.
Roach can't escape the position.
Frog has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roach's face.
Frog takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Frog knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roach on the ground.
Roach keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roach slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Roach actively working from the bottom here.
Roach actively working from the bottom here.
Frog tries to stand but can't do so whilst Roach controls his leg.
Roach looking for submissions off his back.
Frog decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach shoots in but Frog avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Frog rushes Roach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Frog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frog clinches up with Roach and pushes him back against the cage.
Roach can't get the takedown.
Roach wants a takedown.
Artemus Clyde Frog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papa Roach.
Roach looks gassed!
Frog prevents the takedown attempt.
Frog prevents the takedown attempt.
Frog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frog moves into the clinch successfully.
Frog manages to break the clinch.
Frog clinches.
Frog breaks the clinch.
Roach takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Frog closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Roach is rocked!
Roach is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Frog scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roach is still in real trouble! Can Frog finish him?
Frog scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Frog frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Frog controlling from the full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roach is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frog raining down shots from the mount!
Frog prevents Roach from getting the reversal.
Frog lands a nice shot to the head.
Frog connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Frog wants to control the pace but Roach is squirming around nicely.
Frog postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Roach bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Frog and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artemus Clyde Frog!
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