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FinnFight 5: Deadly Game PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Obolon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Obolon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Ding!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obolon misses with the combination.
Obolon throws a nice looking combination but Ding bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obolon looks to score with a jab to the body but Ding is just out of range.
Ding closes the distance and clinches up with Obolon, looking for a takedown. Ding pushes Obolon against the cage but Obolon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ding shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Obolon pinned against the cage. Obolon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Obolon thuds his shin into the meat of Ding's side.
Obolon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Obolon misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ding looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obolon breaks from the clinch.
Ding tries to clinch up but Obolon circles away and keeps his distance.
Obolon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ding.
Ivan Obolon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obolon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ding moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obolon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ding has him pressed against the cage.
Ding tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Obolon smiles and moves away.
Ivan Obolon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Ding.
Ding will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Obolon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obolon with a hook.
Obolon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ding lands a nice uppercut.
Obolon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ding tries a knee to the head but Obolon blocks it.
Obolon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obolon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ding fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ding avoids the head kick by Obolon.
Obolon is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Obolon's waist but Obolon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ding off to one side.
Obolon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ding counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obolon wants to clinch
and Ding counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ding.
Ding is looking to break free of the clinch but Obolon has double underhooks.
Obolon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Obolon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Obolon misses with a combination
and Ding counters with a single leg into guard. Obolon didn't expect that.
Ding won't allow Obolon to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obolon working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obolon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Obolon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ding controls the pace.
Obolon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Obolon tries to get out of the position.
Obolon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ding is controlling him.
Obolon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ding on the ground.
Ding trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Obolon wants to stand up but Ding is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Obolon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Obolon.
Obolon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ding counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Obolon's guard now.
Obolon pushes Ding off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Obolon clinches up against the cage.
Ding tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obolon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ding lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Obolon.
Obolon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obolon forces Ding back against the cage and clinches.
Obolon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ding lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ding wants to get back to striking at distance but Obolon won't allow it.
Obolon manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Ding will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Obolon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ding looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Obolon pushes Ding up against the cage in a clinch.
Ding manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Obolon wants to stand but Ding has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ding looking for a guillotine here but Obolon defends easily.
Ding trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding controlling Obolon's posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obolon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ding is proving hard to escape from.
Obolon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Obolon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ding's guard.
Ding looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Ding is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Obolon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ding shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Obolon is wriggling around but Ding manages to pass to half guard.
Ding passes to side control.
Ding in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ding tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ding has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ding prevents Obolon from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding tries to advance to mount but Obolon denies him.
Ding thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Obolon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ding stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ding drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ding stops Obolon from standing up.
Obolon wants to get back to his feet but Ding passes into half guard.
Ding looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Obolon pushes Ding off looking to stand but Ding dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Ding showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Obolon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ding.
Ding takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obolon tries to clinch up but Ding circles away and keeps his distance.
Obolon is looking to clinch but Ding is avoiding it.
Obolon tries to close the distance and clinch but Ding swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ding.
Obolon is looking to clinch.
Obolon throws a combination that misses
and Ding counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obolon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ding tries to break the clinch but Obolon is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Obolon.
Ding fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ding wants a takedown but no success here.
Ivan Obolon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Ding.
Ding manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obolon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ding letting Obolon take a breather here.
Ding prevents Obolon from breaking the clinch.
Obolon is trying to break the clinch but Ding has him pressed against the cage.
Obolon manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Obolon misses.
A solid body kick from Obolon.
Ding tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obolon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obolon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ding paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obolon tries to clinch
and Ding counters with a single leg into guard. Obolon didn't expect that.
Ding looking to pass the guard.
Obolon pushes Ding off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obolon has closed the distance and engaged Ding in a clinch.
Ding leaning against his opponent.
Obolon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obolon falls off balance throwing a combination
so Ding counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ding decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ding.
Ding rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Obolon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ding looks to clinch
and Obolon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ding fails to land the takedown.
Obolon looks to clinch
and Ding counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Obolon!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Obolon really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Obolon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Obolon squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ding working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Obolon is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ding tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Obolon is trying to stand but he's just given Ding his back.
Ding is trying to stick to Obolon's back but Obolon is turning into Ding. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ding's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Obolon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ding trying to control the position.
Ding has his feet on Obolon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Obolon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obolon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obolon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Obolon wants to clinch but Ding slips to the side
and Ding counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ivan Obolon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ding missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Ding comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ding winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Ding!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Omar Little!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reynolds fails to land with a series of punches.
Reynolds connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Little clinches up against the cage.
Reynolds gets underhooks to prevent Little's takedown attempt.
Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reynolds throws a nice looking combination but Little bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Little gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Little is looking to control Reynolds's arms but Reynolds gets an underhook and turns him. Now Little has his back to the cage.
Little manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Little looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reynolds is one step ahead there.
Little manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Reynolds scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phil Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little tries to clinch there but Reynolds circles away.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reynolds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Little gets a takedown into half guard.
Reynolds looks like he's trying to stand up.
Reynolds blocking the ground and pound attempt from Little.
Little performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little prevents Reynolds from improving his position.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Little decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Reynolds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Little.
Little drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Little thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Little looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Little is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reynolds is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to advance to mount but can't.
Little in side control, throwing shots but Reynolds defends.
Little misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Reynolds dodges the ground and pound from Little.
Little has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Reynolds!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Little dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reynolds scores with a one two! Little had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reynolds with a jab.
Reynolds looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.
Little 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.
Little pushing down on Reynolds's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Reynolds taking some punishment here, with Little in his half guard.
Little thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reynolds's head.
Little seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Reynolds is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Omar Little!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Sulkijalihas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key comes to the cage accompanied by Boy George: Do you really want to hurt me . Tim Key has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Sulkijalihas!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sulkijalihas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sulkijalihas stuffs the takedown.
Key clinches.
Sulkijalihas dodges an elbow strike from Key.
Key tries to land a knee to the head but Sulkijalihas blocks with his arms.
Key has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sulkijalihas is trying to keep an underhook but Key manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sulkijalihas kicks Key off and gets back to his feet.
Key misses with a takedown attempt - Sulkijalihas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sulkijalihas lands a head kick!
Key is rocked!
Key wants to clinch.
Sulkijalihas throws a sloppy head kick and Key moves out of range easily.
Sulkijalihas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Key changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sulkijalihas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Key is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sulkijalihas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Key tries for a kimura but Sulkijalihas is defending well.
Key is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulkijalihas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sulkijalihas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sulkijalihas is looking to advance position but Key won't allow it.
Key wants to improve his position but Sulkijalihas is controlling well.
Sulkijalihas uses his free foot to push down on Key's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Key.
Sulkijalihas gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sulkijalihas.
Sulkijalihas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulkijalihas decides to stand back up. Sulkijalihas steps back and let's Key get back to his feet.
Sulkijalihas scores with a head kick.
Sulkijalihas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Key doesn't manage to clinch there - Sulkijalihas circles away.
Sulkijalihas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Key tries to clinch up.
Key drops his hands momentarily and Sulkijalihas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Key tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Key fails with an attempt to clinch.
Key fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Key. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sulkijalihas 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Sulkijalihas rolls with it to try and escape but Key cranks on the arm and Sulkijalihas is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Key!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezra Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddick kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Welcome to Planet MF. Sammy Riddick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good kicks
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ezra Ray!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick tries to clinch up but Ray circles away and keeps his distance.
Riddick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Riddick rushes Ray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riddick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Riddick pushes off an throws an elbow but Ray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riddick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Riddick tries to pull guard but Ray holds him up against the cage and eventually Riddick drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Riddick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riddick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ray prevents it.
Riddick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ray blocks it with crossed arms.
Ray is looking to break free of the clinch but Riddick has double underhooks.
Riddick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riddick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riddick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Sammy Riddick has been cut.
Riddick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ray lands a right hook to the body.
Ray lets loose with a powerful body kick. Riddick will feel that in the morning.
Riddick wants to clinch up but Ray keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riddick. That's going to slow Ray down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riddick.
Riddick tries to clinch but Ray moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ray wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ray breaks from the clinch.
Ray lands with a right that hurts Riddick. Riddick looks to clinch but Ray throws a short knee that drops Riddick. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Ezra Ray!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urkki Raato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe has chosen Onyx - Atak of da Bal-Hedz as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Drew Monroe enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urkki Raato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drew Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Raato wants to clinch up but Monroe keeps it at a distance.
Raato throws and low kick but Monroe moves out of range easily.
Monroe throws a nice looking combination but Raato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monroe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raato dodges the punch combination from Monroe.
Monroe connects with a high kick.
Monroe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Monroe swinging wilding here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Monroe.
Raato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monroe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monroe tries to bum rush Raato with a series of wild strikes but Raato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Monroe or perhaps it was just good defense by Raato which made him look bad.
Raato shoots in and drives through. Monroe sprawls well.
Monroe misses with an uppercut.
Raato closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Raato lands in his opponent's guard.
Raato is breathing heavily.
Raato stops Monroe from standing up.
Monroe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raato is pressing down on Monroe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monroe wants to stand but Raato has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Monroe trying to control the position from guard on top but Raato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raato uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Raato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monroe throws a right hand that Raato ducks under and follows up with a left that Raato also avoids with ease.
Monroe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Monroe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raato ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Monroe misses with a takedown attempt - Raato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick and Raato moves out of range easily.
Monroe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raato doesn't seem bothered though.
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
Monroe clinches but Raato breaks the clinch
and Raato counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Raato prevents Monroe from improving his position.
Raato lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Raato seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe pushes Raato off but Raato dives into side control.
Monroe is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Raato asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Monroe parries the strikes from Raato easily there. Raato is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Monroe to escape.
You can see the frustration on Monroe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Monroe is trying to get back to half guard.
Raato landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urkki Raato dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Raato fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Monroe shoots for a takedown but Raato saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe tries to clinch there but Raato circles away.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick and Raato moves out of range easily.
Raato throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Monroe's waist but Monroe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raato off to one side.
Raato throws a sloppy body shot
and Monroe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monroe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raato. That did some damage!
Monroe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Monroe misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raato keeps control of Monroe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raato prevents the takedown attempt.
Raato manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Raato drops down looking for an ankle pick but Monroe pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urkki Raato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raato rushes Monroe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raato manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Raato controls Monroe momentarily but Monroe frees himself.
Monroe trying to control but Raato is working from the bottom.
Raato punching to the body, from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raato is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Monroe misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Raato scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monroe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Raato is standing up over Monroe. Monroe looks to escape but Raato dives into side control.
Raato happy to just control the position for now.
Monroe is working to avoid the ground and pound but Raato connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raato stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Raato misses with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Monroe, as that shot connected.
Monroe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monroe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raato counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Monroe is not content to let Raato control the position.
Raato throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is looking to improve his position.
Monroe is trying to stand.
Monroe is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Raato has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Monroe makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Monroe tries to clinch but Raato moves away
and Raato moves into the clinch.
Raato has Monroe pressed against the cage.
Raato breaks from the clinch.
Monroe lands a with a good body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Monroe scores with a four punch combination!
Monroe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urkki Raato dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Monroe wants to clinch up but Raato keeps it at a distance.
Monroe misses with a few strikes there.
Raato misses with a takedown attempt - Monroe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Raato throws a head kick that misses.
Raato is looking to clinch.
Raato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monroe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monroe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monroe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Monroe wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raato has taken the fight to the clinch.
Monroe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raato has him pressed against the cage.
Monroe manages to break the clinch.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drew Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raato cracks Monroe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Monroe throws a nice looking combination but Raato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monroe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raato counters by moving into the clinch.
Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monroe misses with a hook. Raato ducked under it nicely.
Urkki Raato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raato misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monroe misses with a series of wild punches.
Monroe has his takedown stuffed
and Raato counters with a left and a right that stings Monroe.
Monroe fails to land with a series of punches.
Monroe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raato instigates a clinch.
Raato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monroe swinging wilding here.
Raato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raato will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urkki Raato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Monroe.
Drew Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raato has taken the fight to the clinch.
Monroe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raato tries to pull guard but Monroe won't allow it.
Monroe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raato manages to pull guard.
Raato has a closed guard, preventing Monroe from standing up.
Raato striking off his back but it's not causing Monroe any problems.
Monroe stands and throws Raato's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Raato manages to work his way to half guard, despite Monroe's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raato gets back to full guard.
Monroe stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Raato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Raato fails to land with a series of punches.
Raato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Raato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monroe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Monroe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monroe throws a combination that misses
and Raato counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Raato.
Raato prevents Monroe from breaking the clinch.
Raato has Monroe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Monroe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Raato decides to pull guard.
Raato wants to stand but Monroe is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urkki Raato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raato, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urkki Raato!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sloan Kettering (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iskandar Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sloan Kettering had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sloan Kettering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iskandar Malaya!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaya dodges the punch combination from Kettering.
Kettering dodges the punch combination from Malaya.
Malaya tries to bum rush Kettering with a series of wild strikes but Kettering uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kettering shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kettering looking to finish with strikes here!
Malaya throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kettering misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kettering looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya is wriggling around trying to escape.
Malaya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kettering. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Malaya is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Malaya is looking to improve his position but Kettering isn't that keen on the idea.
Kettering throws some wild stikes that Malaya manages to avoid easily.
Kettering has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kettering thowing shots but they're missing.
Malaya avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kettering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kettering with a couple of short strikes.
Malaya is trying desperately to improve position.
Malaya avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kettering.
Kettering throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Malaya is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kettering with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kettering throwing strikes here but Malaya is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettering throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kettering is landing with some decent strikes but Malaya is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Malaya wants to get back to his feet.
Malaya blocking the ground and pound.
Kettering prevents Malaya from getting the reversal.
Malaya is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Malaya avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kettering.
Malaya is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Malaya is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kettering raining down shots from the mount!
Kettering throwing strikes here but Malaya is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poor strikes thrown by Kettering there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kettering throws some wild stikes that Malaya manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sloan Kettering dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kettering swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malaya counters with an outside leg kick.
Kettering dodges the punch combination from Malaya.
Malaya tries to bum rush Kettering with a series of wild strikes but Kettering uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malaya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kettering misses with a combination
and Malaya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloan Kettering seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kettering fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malaya, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya wants to break free but Kettering has control.
Malaya keeps control of Kettering as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kettering stalling in the clinch but Malaya improves position.
Malaya is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malaya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kettering tries to stall but Malaya uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kettering tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kettering tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malaya's elbow.
Malaya can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Malaya wants to break free but Kettering has control.
Malaya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kettering backwards.
Malaya wants to break free but Kettering has control.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Malaya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malaya.
A combination from Malaya does no damage.
Malaya blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kettering fails with the takedown.
Kettering slips a jab and a cross from Malaya.
Kettering misses with a double jab
and Malaya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kettering thinking.
Kettering thows a body shot but no joy.
Kettering avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloan Kettering is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettering avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kettering falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malaya counters with a one-two to the body.
Kettering shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Malaya as he avoids it easily.
Kettering takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kettering falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malaya counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Malaya.
An inside leg kick lands from Malaya.
Kettering throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malaya counters with a three punch combo that has Kettering backing up. Kettering nods at Malaya to acknowledge the strikes.
Kettering swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malaya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Malaya scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kettering wants to clinch up but Malaya keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Kettering misses
and Malaya counters with a series of strikes. Kettering will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iskandar Malaya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Malaya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kettering doesn't manage to clinch there - Malaya circles away.
Kettering throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kettering falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malaya counters with a one-two to the body.
Kettering throws a predictable looking body shot
and Malaya counters with a good low kick that Kettering was not able to check.
Kettering shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kettering was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kettering controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettering thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Malaya bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kettering wants to sweep but no luck.
Kettering keeping moving, preventing Malaya from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kettering is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malaya striking off his back but it's not causing Kettering any problems.
Malaya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kettering throwing strikes but missing.
Kettering working some strikes from top position.
Kettering pushes down on Malaya's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kettering prevents Malaya from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettering takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Malaya keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Malaya is trying to stand up here but Kettering is controlling him well.
Malaya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kettering moves nicely into side control.
Kettering looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettering in side control, throwing shots but Malaya defends.
Kettering is looking to take a break and control but Malaya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kettering lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sloan Kettering showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kettering 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sloan Kettering!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Junttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minimum Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 lbs
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Counter striker
Good 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Junttila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Minimum Power!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Junttila tries to avoid it but Power manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Junttila to the ground. Junttila escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Power misses with a takedown attempt - Junttila sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Power misses with the combination.
Junttila shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Junttila showed some decent athleticism there.
Power wants to get back to his feet.
Power is in trouble now - Junttila has advanced to mount!
Junttila with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Junttila moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Power has worked his arm free - good work by Power!
Junttila tries to move into full mount but can't pass Power's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junttila passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Power!
Junttila with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Power wants to hold on but Junttila pushes him away.
Junttila takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Power defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Power tries to escape but Junttila has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junttila has got one arm under Power's chin. This could be trouble... Power trying to control the other hand but Junttila gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Power has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pertti Junttila!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Murikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Murikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chester Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson lands with a straight right. Murikka didn't see that one coming.
Murikka shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Murikka. Murikka gets slowly back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Murikka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Murikka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murikka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murikka can't get the takedown.
Murikka tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Jackson scores with a push kick.
Jussi Murikka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson rushes Murikka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murikka misses with the body kick
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Murikka misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murikka is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Murikka throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
A solid body kick from Jackson.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Murikka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Murikka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murikka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Murikka is rocked!
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Murikka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson darts in and clinches Murikka up against the cage.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Murikka seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson forces Murikka back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Murikka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murikka throws a lazy head kick
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson lands a head kick!
Murikka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Murikka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Murikka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murikka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick by Murikka misses
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Murikka backing up. Murikka nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Murikka throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Murikka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Murikka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Murikka throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Murikka. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Murikka 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.
Murikka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jackson wants to control but Murikka postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to bench press Murikka off him but Murikka keeps the position.
Murikka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Murikka trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murikka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murikka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard.
Murikka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murikka is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jackson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Murikka tries to move to mount but Jackson blocks the move with his legs.
Murikka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jackson tries to bench press Murikka off him but Murikka keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Murikka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murikka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Murikka.
Murikka tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murikka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Murikka lands in his opponent's guard.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Murikka tries to pass.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murikka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murikka blocks the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Murikka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Murikka passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murikka is working for a guillotine from mount but Jackson frees his head quite easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka wants to take Jackson's back but he can't do it this time.
Murikka takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Murikka is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jackson tries to escape the position.
Murikka patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Jackson tries to roll but Murikka sticks to his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murikka tightening his grip on Jackson, looking for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murikka is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jussi Murikka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Murikka is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Murikka working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Jackson is doing well to defend. Murikka seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Jackson is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jussi Murikka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ismo Laitela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Sivupotku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sivupotku's choice of entrance music: Guns N' Roses - It's So Easy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Laitela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Sivupotku!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sivupotku wants to clinch up but Laitela keeps it at a distance.
Laitela closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Laitela has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sivupotku is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Laitela yanks on the arm and Sivupotku is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Laitela.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ismo Laitela!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prashanth Maadala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Tuisku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antti Tuisku is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Prashanth Maadala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Tuisku!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maadala shoots for a takedown but Tuisku saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tuisku misses with a two punch combination.
Tuisku scores with a one two! Maadala had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maadala misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Maadala 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tuisku on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tuisku drops Maadala with a straight right hand, right on the button! Tuisku follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Tuisku!
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