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Battle 4: Balls to the walls! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Enis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linus Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Enis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Linus Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallio wants to slow Enis down by chopping away at his legs.
Kallio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Enis.
Enis shoots in but Kallio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kallio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Enis. That one must have hurt.
Enis shoots in and bounces Kallio off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kallio keeping full guard, as Enis tries to pass.
Enis won't allow Kallio to get back to his feet.
Kallio keeping full guard, as Enis tries to pass.
Enis postures up and lands a big shot to Kallio's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kallio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kallio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Enis is controlling him.
Enis scoring with some ground and pound.
Enis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kallio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kallio keeping moving, preventing Enis from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kallio wants to stand and escape but Enis is having none of it.
Enis thows a big elbow that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kallio throws a head kick that misses.
Enis misses with a wild combination.
Enis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kallio looks gassed!
Enis avoids a kick to the body.
Kallio swings for the body but Enis moves out of range.
Kallio throws a hook but Enis avoids it easily.
No joy there for Kallio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kallio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Enis lands a few punches from side control.
Enis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Enis has a takedown stuffed.
Linus Kallio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kallio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Enis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kallio's knee momentarily.
Kallio throws a low kick but Enis avoids it.
Kallio misses with a low kick as Enis jumps back.
Kallio swinging wilding here.
Enis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kallio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kallio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Phil Enis has been cut.
Enis moves in looking to clinch but Kallio pushes him off.
Kallio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kallio throws a hook but Enis avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Enis misses the shot to the body.
Enis throws a lazy right hand but Kallio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Enis shoots in for a takedown but Kallio shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Enis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Enis. That one must have hurt.
Enis avoids the head kick by Kallio.
Kallio blocks a head kick by Enis.
Kallio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Enis.
Enis throws a right hand that Kallio ducks under and follows up with a left that Kallio also avoids with ease.
Kallio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kallio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kallio shoots and misses
and Enis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kallio's guard now.
Enis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kallio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Enis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Enis scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Enis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Enis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Enis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Enis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Enis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kallio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Enis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Enis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Enis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kallio is fending him off so far but Enis persists. Nope, Kallio circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio looks to land a left hand but Enis moved out of range nicely.
Enis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kallio misses with a wild body shot.
Enis throws a head kick that Kallio semi-blocks.
Kallio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kallio tries to clinch up.
Enis drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Enis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Enis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Enis works over Kallio's head and body with a nice combination.
Enis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kallio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Enis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Kallio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Enis doesn't seem phased though.
Linus Kallio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kallio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kallio throws a sloppy head kick
and Enis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kallio is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kallio is rocked!
Kallio lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kallio.
Enis misses with a takedown attempt - Kallio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Enis fails with the takedown.
Kallio tries to clinch but Enis is having none of it.
Enis darts in trying to clinch
and Kallio counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Kallio misses.
Enis forces Kallio back against the cage and clinches.
Kallio is trying to break the clinch but Enis has him pressed against the cage.
Kallio wants to get back to striking at distance but Enis won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Kallio to work.
Kallio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Enis has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kallio tries to break the clinch but Enis is controlling the position.
Enis slows down the pace here.
Enis avoiding damage as Kallio throws knees to the body.
Enis manages to break the clinch.
Enis moves into the clinch successfully.
Enis breaks the clinch.
Enis tries to clinch there but Kallio circles away.
Enis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kallio avoids the body shot from Enis.
Enis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kallio.
Enis throws a head kick but Kallio moves out of range.
Enis looks for a takedown but Kallio sprawls well.
Kallio avoids the head kick by Enis.
That's four 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.
Enis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Enis lands in his opponent's guard.
Enis 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.
Enis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Enis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kallio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Phil Enis's cut is getting worse.
Enis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Enis lands in his opponent's guard.
Enis trying to control but Kallio is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Enis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phil Enis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kallio misses with a straight left.
Kallio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kallio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Enis throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kallio. What's that going to do exactly?
Kallio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Enis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Enis tries to hold on but Kallio postures up.
Enis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Enis is not content to let Kallio control the position.
Kallio is just content to waste time from the top position. Enis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enis lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Kallio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Enis is keeping the position for now.
Enis is trying to control the position but Kallio postures up.
Enis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kallio's guard.
Kallio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kallio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Enis.
Enis wants to control from the top but Kallio keeps moving.
Enis prevents Kallio from getting back to his feet.
Kallio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Enis.
Enis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kallio cracks Enis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Enis with a poor takedown
and Kallio counters with a nice uppercut.
Kallio thows a body shot but no joy.
Kallio swats away the attempt to clinch by Enis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kallio.
Kallio doesn't manage to clinch there - Enis circles away.
Kallio misses with the body kick
and Enis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kallio throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Enis trying to control the position from guard on top but Kallio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Enis stands and steps away. Kallio gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kallio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kallio has his takedown stuffed
and Enis counters with a body kick.
Enis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enis has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kallio stuffs the takedown attempt from Enis. Enis gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Enis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Enis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kallio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Enis circles away.
Kallio moves in looking to clinch but Enis pushes him off.
Enis tries for a takedown but Kallio circles away easily
and Kallio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Enis tries to clinch but Kallio is having none of it.
Enis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kallio's calf.
Nice takedown defense from Kallio. No joy for Enis on that attempt.
Linus Kallio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy body kick from Kallio
and Enis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kallio is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Enis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Enis, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Enis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arash Bourkadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Slender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arash Bourkadi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Counter striker
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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, Arash Bourkadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, King Slender!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourkadi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slender circles away.
Slender keeps the fight on the outside.
Bourkadi is looking to clinch but Slender is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Slender.
Bourkadi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bourkadi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slender misses with a head kick.
Slender tries a head kick but it misses.
Slender throws an overhand right that has Bourkadi reeling! Slender follows up with a more punches and Bourkadi is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). King Slender!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between hulk hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Griffin (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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250 lbs
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255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, hulk hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
hogan shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense.
hogan shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Griffin stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hulk hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hogan shoots in but Griffin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Griffin throws a combination. hogan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like hulk hogan has been cut.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffin works the jab nicely.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
BOOM! Griffin lands a beautiful left hook that drops hogan. hogan tries to recover but Griffin is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and hogan lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Griffin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jouheva joutava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joutava comes to the cage accompanied by Why cant we be friends. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jouheva joutava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyrone Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
joutava avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
joutava gets the takedown into side control.
joutava thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Edwards tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but joutava wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
joutava is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Edwards is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
joutava is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Edwards is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Edwards gets back to half guard.
joutava is pressing down on Edwards's thigh, looking to free his foot. Edwards is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
joutava 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. Edwards tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from joutava!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). jouheva joutava!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jokohama Humahuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Riot VI (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jokohama Humahuta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Riot VI!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Humahuta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Riot VI throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riot VI swings for the body but Humahuta moves out of range.
Riot VI darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Riot VI 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. Humahuta tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Riot VI!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Riot VI!
Max Riot VI is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gypsum Fantastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Kaunotukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantastic's entrance music is "You're the best around" - Joe Esposito. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gypsum Fantastic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harald Kaunotukka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fantastic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic swinging wilding here.
Fantastic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaunotukka dodges the punch combination from Fantastic.
Kaunotukka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fantastic pinned against the cage. Fantastic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fantastic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fantastic swinging wilding here.
Kaunotukka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fantastic is fending him off so far but Kaunotukka persists. Nope, Fantastic circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunotukka tries for a takedown but Fantastic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gypsum Fantastic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harald Kaunotukka.
Fantastic lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Harald Kaunotukka has been cut.
Gypsum Fantastic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaunotukka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Fantastic.
Kaunotukka keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaunotukka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fantastic but Fantastic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fantastic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaunotukka shoots for a takedown but Fantastic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fantastic misses the jab.
Kaunotukka 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.
Kaunotukka forces his way into half guard.
Fantastic wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunotukka is keen to just control but Fantastic is a slippery customer.
Kaunotukka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fantastic tries to kick Kaunotukka off but Kaunotukka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kaunotukka wants to work for an arm triangle but Fantastic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic is trying to stand up here but Kaunotukka is controlling him well.
Kaunotukka is keen to just control but Fantastic is a slippery customer.
Fantastic pushes Kaunotukka off but Kaunotukka dives into side control.
Fantastic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaunotukka on the ground.
Kaunotukka wants to control but Fantastic is keeping him busy.
Kaunotukka has an Americana. Fantastic didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kaunotukka is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kaunotukka hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Harald Kaunotukka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demian Gaea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Guy struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 267.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jay Guy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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220 lbs
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283 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Gaea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Guy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy tries for a takedown but Gaea sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guy has a takedown stuffed.
Guy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gaea could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Guy scores with a takedown into Gaea's guard.
Guy works over Gaea with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaea is keeping the position for now.
Gaea not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gaea had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Guy is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gaea Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Guy's back instead.
Guy tries to break free.
Gaea working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gaea has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Guy has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gaea is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy rolls, trying to escape but Gaea keeps control of the position.
Gaea trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Guy is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gaea patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Guy breaks Gaea's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Guy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gaea is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gaea is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Guy is pushing down on Gaea's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gaea is fighting to maintain full guard but Guy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gaea is trying to control but can't.
Gaea looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaea trying to control here.
Guy is working for a kimura but Gaea is defending it quite comfortably.
Guy tries to pass to full mount but Gaea defends it.
Gaea trying to hold on to Guy's head to control him but Guy postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaea slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Guy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaea swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gaea scores with a leg kick.
Gaea misses with a takedown attempt - Guy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guy avoids the head kick by Gaea.
Guy misses with a takedown
and Gaea counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Demian Gaea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Guy.
Gaea is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Guy has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaea wants to pass the guard but Guy is defending well.
Gaea works his way into full mount!
Guy has given up his back. Will we see Gaea going for some submissions?
Guy looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gaea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaea looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gaea's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Gaea dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gaea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaea fails with the takedown.
Guy misses with a takedown attempt
and Gaea counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gaea drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gaea thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gaea postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Guy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gaea, into his guard.
Guy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gaea's guard.
Guy is breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gaea manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gaea is trying to control the position but Guy postures up.
Guy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaea throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gaea might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gaea bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guy's guard.
Gaea drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gaea jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gaea pushes down on Guy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gaea works his foot free and advances to mount.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gaea here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A nice elbow there by Gaea.
Gaea has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Guy's face.
Gaea lands a big shot there that rocks Guy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gaea is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Gaea extends the arm and Guy is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demian Gaea!
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