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WCC Helsinki: Night of a Champ PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aatos Tellervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aatos Tellervo 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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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 - 2 - 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, Dennis Sims!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims dodges the punch combination from Tellervo.
Sims fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sims rushes Tellervo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tellervo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sims pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tellervo is out of range and Sims settles back down.
Tellervo clinches.
Tellervo tries for a takedown but Sims manages to get underhooks.
Tellervo leaning against his opponent.
Tellervo crunches a lovely knee into Sims's ribcage.
Sims gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tellervo regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tellervo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sims stands up and waves to Tellervo to follow him.
Sims throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from Sims.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellervo clinches but Sims breaks the clinch
and Sims counters with a single leg into guard. Tellervo didn't expect that.
Tellervo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sims on the ground.
Sims is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tellervo keeping moving, preventing Sims from controlling successfully.
Sims gets to his feet. Tellervo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims looks for a takedown but Tellervo sprawls well.
Sims waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Tellervo.
Sims looks for a takedown but Tellervo sprawls well.
Sims closes the distance and clinches.
Sims takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sims tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aatos Tellervo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Sims.
Sims tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tellervo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tellervo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tellervo is breathing heavily.
Tellervo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tellervo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sims fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sims tries to score a body lock takedown but Tellervo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellervo tries to pull guard but Sims won't allow it.
Sims tries to pull guard but Tellervo won't allow it.
Tellervo tries to land a knee to the head but Sims blocks with his arms.
Tellervo prevents the takedown attempt.
Sims misses with the head strike.
Tellervo jumps guard but Sims stands there with Tellervo around his waist. Tellervo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sims looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sims leaning against his opponent.
Sims can't find room to land a body shot as Tellervo controls the action.
Tellervo stalling in the clinch but Sims improves position.
Tellervo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sims blocks it with crossed arms.
Sims can't break the clinch.
Tellervo breaks from the clinch.
Sims has Tellervo up against the cage in a clinch.
Sims tries to pull guard but Tellervo holds him up against the cage and eventually Sims drops back down to his feet.
Sims drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tellervo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sims fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tellervo avoids a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Sims or perhaps it was just good defense by Tellervo which made him look bad.
Sims fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sims shoots in and bounces Tellervo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sims controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Sims dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sims tries to clinch up
and Tellervo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sims!
Sims is trying to escape the mount.
Sims tries to hold on but Tellervo pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sims is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tellervo tries to control but Sims wriggling away.
Sims wants to hold on but Tellervo pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims gets back to half guard.
Sims works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sims pushes Tellervo off and gets back to his feet.
Sims scores with a takedown into Tellervo's guard.
Sims gets to his feet. Tellervo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sims tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tellervo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sims wants to control but Tellervo postures up.
Sims is not content to let Tellervo control the position.
Sims sneaks out the side door and pushes Tellervo away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Tellervo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sims manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sims throws a sloppy head kick
and Tellervo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sims's guard.
Tellervo won't allow Sims to get back to his feet.
Sims looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sims is trying to control the position but Tellervo postures up.
Sims controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims scores with a short punch from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sims wriggles free and stands up.
Tellervo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sims scores a takedown into full mount!
Sims takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellervo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dennis Sims will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tellervo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sims counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tellervo!
Sims tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dennis Sims has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sims lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sims connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sims landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sims looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sims landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims prevents Tellervo from getting the reversal.
Tellervo tries to hold on but Sims postures up.
A nice elbow there by Sims.
Sims controlling the position easily from mount.
Sims quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Sims but it's paid off an Tellervo is forced to tap! Nice work by Sims.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dennis Sims!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mike doucklas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danon Detrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, mike doucklas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danon Detrow!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Detrow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
doucklas tries to clinch up but Detrow circles away and keeps his distance.
doucklas avoids a kick to the body.
Detrow tries to bum rush doucklas with a series of wild strikes but doucklas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Detrow.
doucklas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Detrow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
doucklas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
doucklas breaks the clinch.
doucklas tries to clinch up.
doucklas clinches with his opponent.
doucklas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
doucklas pulls guard successfully.
Detrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
doucklas keeping moving, preventing Detrow from controlling successfully.
Detrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Detrow is fighting to break doucklas's control of his arms but doucklas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Detrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
doucklas wants to stand but Detrow is controlling the position.
Detrow wants to get up but he can't break doucklas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
doucklas manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Danon Detrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Detrow misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Detrow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? doucklas is fending him off so far but Detrow persists. Nope, doucklas circles away and we're back to standing.
doucklas has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as doucklas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Detrow wants to get back to striking at distance but doucklas won't allow it.
doucklas jumps guard but Detrow stands there with doucklas around his waist. doucklas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mike doucklas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
doucklas has hold of one of Detrow's legs. Detrow is fighting the takedown attempt but doucklas gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Detrow seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Detrow looking to hit a scissor sweep but doucklas is one step ahead there.
Detrow is looking to stand up but doucklas isn't so interested in that idea.
Detrow looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
doucklas controlling from the top position.
doucklas trying to control the position from guard on top but Detrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Detrow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
doucklas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Detrow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
doucklas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Detrow as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mike doucklas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Detrow with a poor takedown
and doucklas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
doucklas stands up from Detrow's guard - doucklas perhaps looking for a knockout.
doucklas clinches.
Detrow breaks the clinch.
doucklas is looking to clinch but Detrow is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Detrow misses.
mike doucklas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Detrow misses with a low kick.
doucklas has closed the distance and engaged Detrow in a clinch.
Detrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Detrow stops a takedown attempt from doucklas.
Detrow can't get the takedown.
doucklas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Detrow gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
doucklas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Detrow is looking to chop away at doucklas's legs.
A punch combination from Detrow misses.
Detrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
doucklas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Detrow scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
doucklas is not content to let Detrow control the position.
doucklas tries to buck Detrow off but Detrow is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Detrow tries to advance to mount but can't.
doucklas wants to control but Detrow postures up.
doucklas bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Detrow 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.
doucklas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Detrow wants to control from the top but doucklas keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
doucklas wants to sweep here but Detrow controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
doucklas uses the cage to get back to his feet.
doucklas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
doucklas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Detrow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Detrow swats away the attempt to clinch by doucklas.
Detrow shoots in for a double leg but doucklas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
mike doucklas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danon Detrow.
Detrow looks to throw a body kick
and doucklas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Detrow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by doucklas or perhaps it was just good defense by Detrow which made him look bad.
doucklas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Detrow motions for doucklas to come forward. Detrow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
doucklas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Detrow.
Detrow scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
doucklas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Detrow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
doucklas throws a wild body kick that Detrow sees coming a mile off.
doucklas tries to clinch but Detrow is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Detrow works over doucklas's head and body with a nice combination.
Detrow shoots for a double leg takedown but doucklas sprawls well. He's pushed Detrow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Detrow scores with a leg kick.
Detrow throws a predictable looking body shot
and doucklas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mike doucklas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
doucklas gets a clinch.
doucklas tries to land knees in the clinch but Detrow avoids the damage to the body.
doucklas keeps control of Detrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
doucklas tries to stall but Detrow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
doucklas breaks the clinch.
Detrow is looking to clinch.
Detrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Detrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
doucklas wants to clinch up but Detrow keeps it at a distance.
doucklas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Detrow counters with a head kick. That will keep doucklas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A punch combination from Detrow misses.
Detrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Detrow swats away the attempt to clinch by doucklas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
doucklas misses with a takedown attempt
so Detrow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Detrow trying to control but doucklas is working from the bottom.
Detrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
doucklas pushes Detrow off and scrambles back to his feet.
doucklas forces Detrow back against the cage and clinches.
Detrow breaks from the clinch.
Detrow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has doucklas pinned against the cage. doucklas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
doucklas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Detrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for doucklas.
doucklas looks to clinch
and Detrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Detrow throws a series of punches but doucklas avoids them all with ease.
Detrow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and doucklas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
doucklas trying to mount his opponent but Detrow defends it.
Detrow is refusing to be controlled, as doucklas sits in half guard.
Detrow kicks doucklas off and gets back to his feet.
doucklas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Detrow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detrow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Detrow throws a lazy head kick
and doucklas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice glancing elbow lands by doucklas.
doucklas breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Detrow.
Detrow lands a two punch combo.
doucklas feints and as Detrow raises his hands in defense, doucklas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Detrow is trying to control the position but doucklas postures up.
doucklas wants to control from the top but Detrow keeps moving.
Danon Detrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Detrow doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Detrow had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. doucklas is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Detrow Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take doucklas's back instead.
Detrow is trying to stick to doucklas's back but doucklas is turning into Detrow. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Detrow's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by doucklas.
Detrow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in doucklas's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Detrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. doucklas is keeping the position for now.
doucklas looking for a sweep. Not yet doucklas, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
mike doucklas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well doucklas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mike doucklas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artemus Clyde Frog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Muscle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frog kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Overseer - Slayed. Russell Muscle will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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179 lbs
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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, Artemus Clyde Frog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Russell Muscle!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muscle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Russell Muscle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muscle wants to clinch.
Frog avoids the head kick by Muscle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muscle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muscle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Frog closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Frog in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Muscle tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Frog!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Artemus Clyde Frog!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Thurston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnold Ferguson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Thurston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thurston throws a head kick that half lands.
Thurston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ferguson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brian Thurston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thurston tries to clinch there but Ferguson circles away.
Thurston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thurston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but Thurston circles away.
Ferguson doesn't manage to clinch there - Thurston circles away.
Ferguson throws a left that rocks Thurston and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ferguson dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Thurston regain composure!
It looks like Brian Thurston has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thurston is looking for a sweep.
Ferguson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thurston. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thurston misses with a strike from the bottom.
Thurston is looking for a sweep.
Ferguson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thurston to see if he's OK.
Thurston manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Thurston not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ferguson wants to control but Thurston is keeping busy.
Thurston frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thurston scoring with strikes but Ferguson is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson is trying to stand up.
Ferguson wants to hold on but Thurston pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ferguson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thurston sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ferguson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ferguson is trying desperately to improve position.
Thurston scoring with strikes but Ferguson is staying in there.
Thurston is breathing heavily.
Ferguson is looking to get to half guard.
You get the feeling that Ferguson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Thurston avoids the attempt from Ferguson to control.
Ferguson wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thurston has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ferguson's face.
Thurston misses with a head shot.
Ferguson gets back to half guard.
Thurston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thurston throwing shots but Ferguson is blocking nicely.
Ferguson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.
Ferguson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thurston.
Ferguson punching from the bottom.
Thurston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ferguson defending well though.
Ferguson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ferguson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thurston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ferguson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A right-left combo lands from Ferguson.
Thurston gets a clinch.
Thurston lands a damaging elbow.
Thurston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferguson's face.
Thurston lands an elbow just above Ferguson 's eye.
Thurston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thurston looking to throw knees to the head but Ferguson is blocking nicely.
Ferguson is looking to break free of the clinch but Thurston has double underhooks.
Ferguson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ferguson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thurston misses with a knee strike.
Ferguson wants to break free but Thurston has control.
Thurston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thurston blocking some punches.
Thurston lands a damaging elbow.
Thurston lands a damaging elbow.
Thurston connects with a knee to the head.
Ferguson is rocked!
Thurston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ferguson is still on wobbly legs! Can Thurston finish him?
Thurston lands a big knee! That's hurt Ferguson! Oh, he's all over the place! Thurston lands another knee that sends Ferguson to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Thurston!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ukko Mutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Wand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mutilainen comes into the arena with Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around blaring out of the sound system. Tommy Wand has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ukko Mutilainen's chin.
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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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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, Ukko Mutilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Wand!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutilainen closes the distance and clinches.
Wand tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wand wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wand is trying to break free.
Wand drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mutilainen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mutilainen moves into the clinch.
Mutilainen tries to land a knee to the head but Wand blocks with his arms.
Wand tries to pull guard but Mutilainen holds him up against the cage and eventually Wand drops back down to his feet.
Ukko Mutilainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Wand.
Mutilainen pulls guard.
Mutilainen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wand can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wand has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mutilainen is proving hard to escape from.
Mutilainen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Wand is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mutilainen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Wand's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Will Mutilainen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutilainen tightening his grip on Wand, looking for the choke.
Mutilainen is landing with strikes from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mutilainen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Despite being in a bad position, Wand is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Wand looks gassed!
Mutilainen is persistently looking for the submission but Wand is defending it well.
Mutilainen doesn't have the hooks in and Wand manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutilainen has his foot on Wand's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wand works his way back into a safe position though.
Mutilainen is trying to keep Wand in close.
Wand stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mutilainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mutilainen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wand lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mutilainen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wand can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wand would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutilainen is looking for a triangle here but Wand uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mutilainen is trying to get back to half guard.
Mutilainen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Wand is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Mutilainen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mutilainen gets full guard.
Mutilainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mutilainen is looking for a triangle but Wand pushes his legs off easily.
Wand wants to get up but he can't break Mutilainen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wand tries to free his leg and advance position but Mutilainen is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutilainen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wand can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wand trying to control but Mutilainen is working from the bottom.
Wand would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wand cracks Mutilainen with a solid left hand.
Wand postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mutilainen looking for a sweep. Not yet Mutilainen, not yet.
Mutilainen trying to control the position.
Wand wants to pass the guard but Mutilainen is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukko Mutilainen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Mutilainen or perhaps it was just good defense by Wand which made him look bad.
Wand fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wand throws a series of punches but Mutilainen moves out of range.
Wand lands with a nice combination. Mutilainen backs away looking to recover.
Wand looks to land a combination but Mutilainen avoids it well.
Wand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mutilainen.
Mutilainen fails to land the takedown.
Mutilainen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wand is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutilainen stands up and beckons Wand to join him on the feet.
Mutilainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wand.
Wand misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Wand misses.
Wand misses the jab.
Wand gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mutilainen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mutilainen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mutilainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wand lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wand looks to land a right hand but Mutilainen moved out of range.
Ukko Mutilainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mutilainen tries to clinch but Wand moves out of range.
Mutilainen wants to clinch.
Mutilainen gets a clinch.
Wand wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wand fails to pull guard.
Mutilainen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mutilainen manages to end up in side control.
Mutilainen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wand has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wand sneaks out the side door and pushes Mutilainen away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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!
Mutilainen rushes Wand and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wand jumps guard but Mutilainen stands there with Wand around his waist. Wand gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ukko Mutilainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Wand.
Mutilainen stops a takedown attempt from Wand.
Wand fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mutilainen jumps into guard, dragging Wand to the mat.
Wand wants to control from the top but Mutilainen keeps moving.
Mutilainen with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Wand can't handle though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wand in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mutilainen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mutilainen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mutilainen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wand gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wand stands and steps away. Mutilainen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wand misses with a combination
and Mutilainen counters by clinching up.
Mutilainen pulls guard effortlessly.
Mutilainen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wand is one step ahead there.
Wand avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mutilainen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wand can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mutilainen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wand doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wand manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukko Mutilainen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mutilainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Tommy Wand has been cut.
Mutilainen rushes Wand and presses him up against the cage.
Mutilainen has Wand pushed against the cage.
Mutilainen manages to pull guard.
Mutilainen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Wand is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mutilainen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Wand's back instead.
Mutilainen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutilainen cracks Wand with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Wand from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Mutilainen wants to control but Wand is keeping busy.
Wand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutilainen working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Wand is doing well to defend. Mutilainen seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Wand is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ukko Mutilainen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Wickline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo hackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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211 lbs
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo hackman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wickline shoots in but no luck this time.
hackman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wickline is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wickline looks for a takedown but hackman sprawls well.
Travis Wickline seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wickline throws a nice looking combination but hackman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
hackman lands a head kick. Wickline smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A combination from Wickline does no damage.
hackman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wickline.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Wickline. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hackman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wickline has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by hackman.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by hackman.
hackman looks to throw the jab but Wickline is out of range.
Wickline is breathing heavily.
Wickline throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around hackman's waist but hackman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wickline off to one side.
Wickline will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
hackman lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
hackman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wickline.
Wickline is rocked!
Wickline tries to clinch up but hackman circles away and keeps his distance.
hackman closes the distance and clinches.
hackman jumps guard but Wickline stands there with hackman around his waist. hackman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wickline has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. hackman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
hackman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wickline shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has hackman pinned against the cage. hackman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
hackman lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickline looks for a takedown but hackman sprawls well.
Nice combo by Wickline! Oh, that's hurt him - hackman falls to the canvas and Wickline follows him into side control.
hackman is rocked!
It looks like Leo hackman has been cut.
Wickline scores with a couple of short elbows.
hackman is still in real trouble! Can Wickline finish him?
Wickline cracks hackman with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Wickline immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! hackman is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Wickline!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Wickline!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bust Mouth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Paavali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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204 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bust Mouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Paavali!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paavali clinches up against the cage.
Paavali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paavali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Paavali as Mouth shoots in.
Paavali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paavali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mouth is looking to clinch but Paavali is avoiding it.
Paavali throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mouth on the side of the head.
Paavali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paavali shoots in and bounces Mouth off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mouth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mouth has an active guard here but Paavali has managed to pass into half guard.
Paavali keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavali prevents Mouth from standing back up.
Paavali wants to stand but Mouth has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mouth looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mouth desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Paavali prevents Mouth from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Paavali keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mouth pushes Paavali off looking to stand but Paavali dives back in and keeps control.
Mouth actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mouth shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mouth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paavali does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Paavali really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mouth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mouth tries to stand and escape but Paavali is controlling the position.
Paavali controlling the position well.
Mouth looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Paavali tries to roll over but Mouth keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Paavali keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Paavali dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mouth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mouth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paavali circles away.
Paavali keeps the fight on the outside.
Paavali scores with a kick to the body.
Paavali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paavali lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paavali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mouth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pertti Paavali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouth tries to clinch but Paavali moves out of range.
Mouth is looking to clinch.
Mouth fails with the takedown
and Paavali counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bust Mouth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Paavali's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Paavali's back!
Paavali has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Mouth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth trying to control.
Mouth is cranking Paavali's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Paavali! He's tightened the choke and Paavali is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bust Mouth!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eino Nappi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nappi comes to the cage accompanied by O Fortuna. Jan Perry will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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134 lbs
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138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eino Nappi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Perry!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nappi scores a takedown into full mount!
Perry wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Perry tries to lock up and control but Nappi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Perry is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nappi is staying active.
Nappi tries to control but Perry wriggling away.
Nappi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Perry manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Perry is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nappi connects with a decent elbow.
Perry is trying to improve his position.
Perry can't do much from the bottom here.
Nappi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry gets back to half guard.
Nappi 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.
Nappi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nappi punching from mount but Perry doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Perry manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nappi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perry keeps working.
Perry wants to control but Nappi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nappi trying to pass the guard but Perry defending well.
Perry keeping hold of Nappi's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nappi seems to be looking for submissions.
Perry wants to improve his position but Nappi is controlling well.
Nappi is just content to waste time from the top position. Perry takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nappi is looking to stand up but Perry won't let him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nappi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perry circles away.
Perry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nappi fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nappi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nappi is pressing down on Perry's thigh, looking to free his foot. Perry is holding on for now.
Perry gets back to full guard.
Perry tries to strike from the bottom.
Nappi slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Perry manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Perry keeping moving, preventing Nappi from controlling successfully.
Perry pulls Nappi in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nappi's guard.
Nappi looking for a sweep. Not yet Nappi, not yet.
Nappi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nappi is breathing heavily.
Nappi keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Nappi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Nappi working for a triangle but Perry defends it easily.
Nappi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eino Nappi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nappi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Perry counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nappi wants to sweep here but Perry controlling him for the moment.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Nappi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nappi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Perry stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nappi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Perry misses with a takedown
and Nappi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nappi looking to pass the guard.
Perry is trying to keep Nappi in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nappi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nappi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nappi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Perry is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Perry has escaped and now he's on top!
Nappi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nappi keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Perry thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Nappi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Perry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nappi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Perry is trying desperately to improve position.
Nappi goes for an armbar but Perry turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Perry.
Perry wants to control from the top but Nappi keeps moving.
Nappi wants to sweep here but Perry controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappi had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Perry is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nappi Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Perry's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Nappi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Perry defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Nappi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Nappi working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nappi's arms.
Nappi looking for the choke but no joy.
Perry covering up well under a series of strikes from Nappi.
Perry is in bad spot here.
Nappi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nappi throwing damaging strikes from the back! Perry could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eino Nappi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perry fails with the takedown
and Nappi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nappi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Perry trying to control from the bottom.
Nappi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Perry is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nappi wants to control the pace but Perry is squirming around nicely.
Nappi cracks Perry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Perry tries to hold on but Nappi pushes him away.
Perry working to try and regain half guard.
Nappi is landing with some decent strikes but Perry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Perry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Perry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nappi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Perry has worked his arm free - good work by Perry!
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.
Nappi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Perry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nappi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Perry is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nappi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nappi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Perry works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nappi is looking to advance position but Perry has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Perry landing punches.
Nappi wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nappi trying to control but not successfully.
Perry trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Nappi tries to roll but Perry sticks to his back.
Perry throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Nappi!
Perry scores with punches from the back.
Nappi can't escape the position.
Nappi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nappi is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Perry.
Nappi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Perry's guard. Nice work there by Nappi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eino Nappi clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nappi avoids the head kick by Perry.
Nappi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice combination there by Nappi.
Nappi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Perry counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nappi won't be happy with that.
Nappi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Perry's best efforts.
Perry blocks the strikes from Nappi.
Perry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nappi trying to control from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nappi is trying to control but Perry manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Perry punishing his opponent with strikes.
Perry wants to control the pace but Nappi is squirming around nicely.
Nappi wants to hold on but Perry pushes him away.
Nappi is trying to escape the mount.
Perry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Nappi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Perry fails to advance to Nappi's back.
Nappi tries to reverse the position but Perry maintains control.
Perry tries to control but Nappi wriggling away.
Nappi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nappi regains half guard.
Eino Nappi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nappi actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nappi!
Perry working Nappi over with strikes here.
Nappi is trying to escape the mount.
Perry landing strikes from the mount and Nappi is in trouble!
Perry controlling from the full mount.
Nappi is working to get back to half guard.
Perry looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nappi can't escape the position.
Nappi wants to control but Perry is having none of it.
Nappi is squirming around, avoiding Perry's attempts to control the action.
Nappi tries to reverse the position but Perry maintains control.
Perry tries to control but Nappi wriggling away.
Nappi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Perry dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Perry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nappi.
Nappi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Perry controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nappi wants to free his trapped foot but Perry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Still in half guard, Nappi seems content to control.
Nappi is looking to advance position but Perry won't allow it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Perry manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nappi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nappi is looking to take a break and control but Perry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perry holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Perry prevents Nappi from moving into mount.
Perry is trying to control Nappi's posture but Nappi avoids it.
Nappi trying to control the action but Perry is working from the bottom.
Nappi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Perry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry is looking to regain half guard here but Nappi keeps moving and retains side control.
Nappi wants to control for a moment but Perry uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nappi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nappi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nappi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perry but Perry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eino Nappi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nappi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perry as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappi moves into the clinch successfully.
Perry cracks Nappi with a nice body shot.
Nappi fails to pull guard.
Nappi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Perry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nappi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nappi can't get the takedown.
Nappi manages to pull guard.
Perry looking to pass the guard.
Nappi is looking for a triangle but Perry pushes his legs off easily.
Perry postures up in Nappi's guard and throws a big left but Nappi blocks it.
Nappi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Perry puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nappi looking for submissions off his back.
Nappi gets back to full guard.
Nappi has his foot on Perry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perry works his way back into a safe position though.
Nappi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Perry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Perry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nappi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Perry works over Nappi with some ground and pound from guard.
Jan Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nappi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eino Nappi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nappi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eino Nappi!
Eino Nappi is the new bantamweight champion!
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