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HNFL 10: 135 lbs beatdown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pena Hirmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pan Allan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hirmu's entrance music is Motörhead - Born To Raise Hell. A fine choice. Pan Allan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Hirmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pan Allan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirmu takes a swing at Allan's ribcage but misses.
Hirmu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hirmu throws a sloppy head kick and Allan moves out of range easily.
Hirmu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hirmu shoots for a double leg takedown but Allan sprawls well. He's pushed Hirmu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hirmu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hirmu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Allan.
Hirmu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hirmu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hirmu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hirmu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Allan counters with a shoot takedown. Hirmu fights it but they end up in guard.
Allan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hirmu is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirmu keeping moving, preventing Allan from controlling successfully.
Hirmu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Allan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hirmu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Allan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hirmu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allan is looking to work some ground and pound but Hirmu has wrist control.
Allanis looking to pass into half guard but Hirmu pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hirmu is in guard.
Hirmu tries to free his leg and advance position but Allan is retaining full guard.
Hirmu is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hirmu throws a lazy head kick
and Allan counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two 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.
Allan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hirmu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hirmu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Allan working the ground and pound.
Allan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Allan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hirmu has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hirmu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Allan off and has taken his back!
Hirmu is looking for the choke from the back position but Allan is controlling his hands well.
Hirmu scores with punches and elbows.
Hirmu scores with punches to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hirmu biding his time, controlling Allan.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hirmu.
Hirmu doesn't have the hooks in and Allan manages to turn into his guard.
Hirmu controls Allan momentarily but Allan frees himself.
Hirmu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hirmu is breathing heavily.
Allan won't allow Hirmu to sweep him here.
Allan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hirmu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu controls Allan momentarily but Allan frees himself.
Hirmu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allan is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hirmu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Allan to counter with a crisp jab.
Hirmu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hirmu lands with an overhand left.
Hirmu throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Allan to counter with a crisp jab.
Hirmu misses with a head kick.
Hirmu throws a chopping leg kick but Allan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hirmu misses with an uppercut.
Hirmu misses with the combination.
Hirmu with a poor takedown
and Hirmu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pena Hirmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allan blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pan Allan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hirmu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hirmu throws a wild body kick that Allan sees coming a mile off.
Allan cracks Hirmu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hirmu misses with a straight left.
Hirmu throws a head kick that misses
and Allan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hirmu's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Allan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Allan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Allan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hirmu working for a triangle but Allan defends it easily.
Allan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hirmu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Allan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hirmu is looking to stand up but Allan isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pan Allan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Allan throws a big right hand that misses.
Hirmu pulls Allan in close to his closed guard and prevents Allan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hirmu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hirmu wants to get back to full guard.
Hirmu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hirmu won't allow Allan to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hirmu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Allan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hirmu is keeping the position for now.
Hirmu looking to control.
Allan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hirmu is retaining full guard.
Allan pushing down on Hirmu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hirmu manages to get to full guard.
Allan wants to control from the top but Hirmu keeps moving.
Allan connects with a couple of short punches.
Hirmu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Allan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hirmu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Allan has Hirmu in his guard.
Hirmu advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Hirmu.
Hirmu looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hirmu wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Hirmu is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Allan is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Allan flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Hirmu anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Allan and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Hirmu slips an arm under Allan chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Hirmu has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Hirmu is squeezing on Allan like an anaconda would it's prey. Allan fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pena Hirmu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yushuri Nakatano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Pekka Matila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juha Pekka Matila has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yushuri Nakatano's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yushuri Nakatano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Pekka Matila!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakatano tries for a takedown but Matila sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nakatano scores with a takedown into Matila's guard.
Matila bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakatano's guard.
Nakatano working for a triangle but Matila defends it easily.
Matila trying to control but Nakatano is working from the bottom.
Matila wanted to stand there but Nakatano had control of the position.
Nakatano 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.
Matila pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakatano is keeping the position for now.
Matila trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nakatano's guard.
Nakatano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Matila can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nakatano working for a triangle but Matila defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakatano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Matila trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nakatano's guard.
Matila decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nakatano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Matila looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Matila is looking to regain half guard here but Nakatano keeps moving and retains side control.
Nakatano prevents Matila from escaping the position.
Matila is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Matila gets back to half guard.
Nakatano seems to be looking for submissions.
Nakatano is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matila is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Matila actively working from the bottom here.
Nakatano is pressing down on Matila's thigh, looking to free his foot. Matila is holding on for now.
Nakatano has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Matila defend it? Nakatano steps over the head and cranks it - Matila is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Nakatano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yushuri Nakatano!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Yabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yabal comes to the cage accompanied by New Divide, Linkin Park. Butler has chosen Raining Blood as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Yabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Butler!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yabal shoots in and bounces Butler off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yabal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yabal 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.
Yabal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yabal trying to control the position from guard on top but Butler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butler controlling the position.
Yabal looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yabal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Butler is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yabal looks to score with a jab to the body but Butler is just out of range.
Yabal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yabal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannu Yabal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yabal throws a series of punches but Butler moves out of range.
Yabal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Butler tries to avoid it but Yabal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Butler to the ground. Butler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yabal slips a jab from Butler.
Butler throws a sloppy head kick and Yabal moves out of range easily.
Yabal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Butler pinned against the cage. Butler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown by Yabal or perhaps it was just good defense by Butler which made him look bad.
Yabal is breathing heavily.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Butler! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Billy Butler!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Nweave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tedd The Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Nweave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tedd The Big!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nweave is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Big.
Nweave scores with a takedown into The Big's guard.
Nweave trying to control but The Big is working from the bottom.
Nweave tries to free his leg and advance position but The Big is retaining full guard.
The Big wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Big manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nweave is looking to improve his position but The Big isn't that keen on the idea.
The Big sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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.
Nweave keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The Big avoids the attempt from Nweave to control.
Nweave might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Big trying to control but Nweave is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Big is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nweave can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The Big looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nweave slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nweave looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nweave is trying to control but The Big manages to pass to mount!
Nweave manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Big perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The Big is thwarting Nweave's attempts to control the position.
Nweave gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nweave wriggles free and stands up.
The Big shoots and misses
so Nweave counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Nweave dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Big will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Big avoids the head kick by Nweave.
Nweave moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Big misses with a takedown
and Nweave counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Big's guard now.
Nweave trying to control but The Big is working from the bottom.
The Big is looking for a triangle but Nweave pushes his legs off easily.
Nweave not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Big keeping full guard, as Nweave tries to pass.
The Big has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nweave can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Big is breathing heavily.
The Big is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nweave trying to control the position from guard on top but The Big is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Nweave passes into half guard.
Nweave content to control rather than advance.
Nweave is trying to control the action in half guard but The Big is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nweave seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nweave is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nweave is working for a kimura but The Big is defending it quite comfortably.
Nweave prevents The Big from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nweave working over The Big with some ground and pound. The Big looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Big is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nweave's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nweave's back!
The Big trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Nweave dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nweave shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Big as he avoids it easily.
Nweave shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Big counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Big content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The Big is looking to work some ground and pound but Nweave has wrist control.
The Big trying to control but Nweave is working from the bottom.
The Big working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nweave pulls The Big in close to his closed guard and prevents The Big from doing any damage or advancing position.
The Big trying to control the position from guard on top but Nweave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Big takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Big is stalling in the full guard.
Nweave is trying to keep The Big in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Big gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tedd The Big seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nweave darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nweave is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The Big is trying to maintain the position but Nweave is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Big wants to get back to full guard but Nweave has passed into side control.
The Big tries to buck Nweave off but he can't manage it.
The Big is working to get back to half guard.
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.
The Big is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Big manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The Big is trying to maintain the position but Nweave is very close to passing his half guard.
The Big gets full guard.
Tedd The Big has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Big working for a triangle but Nweave defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tedd The Big comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nweave 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Nweave!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilhelm Stongarm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Dinh (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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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilhelm Stongarm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Dinh!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stongarm fails with a takedown attempt.
Dinh throws a leg kick but Stongarm moved away.
Stongarm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Dinh misses.
Stongarm tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dinh looks to score with a jab to the body but Stongarm is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stongarm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stongarm works Dinh's body with a nice hook.
Dinh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stongarm looks for a takedown but Dinh sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilhelm Stongarm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stongarm checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Stongarm misses.
Stongarm shoots for a takedown but Dinh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stongarm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dinh throws a head kick but Stongarm moves out of range.
Dinh thows a body shot but no joy.
Dinh tries to land a leg kick but Stongarm saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dinh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stongarm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dinh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dinh misses with an uppercut.
Stongarm misses with a series of wild punches.
Dinh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stongarm changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dinh tries to avoid it but Stongarm manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dinh to the ground. Dinh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Dinh as Stongarm shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stongarm fails to land the takedown.
Stongarm shoots in but no luck this time.
Stongarm misses with a takedown attempt - Dinh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dinh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stongarm fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dinh sprawls well initially but Stongarm persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dinh kicks Stongarm off and gets back to his feet.
Dinh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stongarm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stongarm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dinh.
Stongarm looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dinh throws out a loose jab but Stongarm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinh wants to land a leg kick but Stongarm is out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Stongarm misses.
Dinh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Dinh will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stongarm shoots in but no luck this time.
Dinh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stongarm throws a right and a left that Dinh avoids nicely.
Dinh throws a jab but it's blocked by Stongarm.
Stongarm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dinh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinh looks to score with a jab to the body but Stongarm is just out of range.
Stongarm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stongarm throws a push kick but Dinh slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Stongarm with that takedown attempt.
Stongarm misses with a takedown attempt - Dinh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilhelm Stongarm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stongarm shoots in and drives through. Dinh sprawls well.
Dinh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stongarm counters with a series of strikes. Dinh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stongarm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Stongarm or perhaps it was just good defense by Dinh which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinh wants to land a leg kick but Stongarm is out of range.
Stongarm looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dinh stuffs the takedown.
Dinh stuffs the takedown attempt from Stongarm. Stongarm gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dinh misses with a body shot
and Stongarm counters with a single leg into guard. Dinh didn't expect that.
Dinh wants to stand up but Stongarm is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinh is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Dinh kicks Stongarm off and gets to his feet.
Stongarm slips under a jab from Dinh.
Wilhelm Stongarm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dinh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stongarm is out of range.
Stongarm scores with a body shot.
Stongarm closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dinh circles away.
Stongarm misses with an uppercut.
Stongarm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stongarm tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dinh swivels and escapes.
Nice cross by Dinh.
Dinh tries to land a leg kick but Stongarm saw it coming and moves away.
Stongarm tries to clinch there but Dinh circles away.
Stongarm shoots in and drives through. Dinh sprawls well.
Harry Dinh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dinh stuns Stongarm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dinh throws a looping overhand right but Stongarm ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wilhelm Stongarm will probably get the nod.
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. 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.
Stongarm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stongarm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Dinh. No joy for Stongarm on that attempt.
Stongarm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilhelm Stongarm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stongarm blocks a head kick by Dinh.
Dinh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stongarm is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinh misses with a low kick.
Stongarm shoots in but no luck this time.
Dinh looks to score with a jab to the body but Stongarm is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dinh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Stongarm.
Stongarm looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dinh is fending him off so far but Stongarm persists. Nope, Dinh circles away and we're back to standing.
Stongarm thows a body shot but no joy.
Dinh gets caught flat footed, as Stongarm shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stongarm prevents Dinh from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stongarm advances position into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dinh is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stongarm is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stongarm misses with a takedown attempt - Dinh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stongarm is looking to wear down Dinh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dinh thows a body shot but no joy.
Stongarm misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dinh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stongarm throws a right and a left that Dinh avoids nicely.
Dinh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dinh misses with a double jab.
Dinh misses with a head kick.
That's four 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.
Dinh throws a hook but Stongarm avoids it easily.
Stongarm blocks a leg kick.
Stongarm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dinh at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dinh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stongarm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stongarm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stongarm shoots in but Dinh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stongarm moves out of range of the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No joy there for Dinh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wilhelm Stongarm.
I think Stongarm has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Harry Dinh!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Silvers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konsta Keskiverto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvers comes to the cage accompanied by Con te Partiro. Konsta Keskiverto will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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142 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Silvers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konsta Keskiverto!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keskiverto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Chris Silvers has been cut.
Keskiverto tries to clinch but Silvers moves out of range.
Keskiverto moves into the clinch.
Keskiverto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silvers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Keskiverto smiles and moves away.
Silvers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keskiverto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silvers trying to mount his opponent but Keskiverto defends it.
Keskiverto is trying to get back to full guard.
Silvers trying to mount his opponent but Keskiverto defends it.
Silvers seems to be working for a kimura but Keskiverto defends the submission attempt.
Silvers is trying to control the action in half guard but Keskiverto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskiverto wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Keskiverto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Konsta Keskiverto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silvers working for a guillotine from mount but Keskiverto is in no mood to give up.
Keskiverto is working to get back to half guard.
Silvers moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Keskiverto has worked his arm free - good work by Keskiverto!
Keskiverto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silvers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silvers goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Keskiverto has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Silvers but great work by Keskiverto.
Silvers is breathing heavily.
Keskiverto tries for a kimura but Silvers is defending well.
Keskiverto trying to control the position but Silvers is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskiverto stands up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Keskiverto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keskiverto misses with a double jab.
Silvers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silvers showed some decent athleticism there.
Silvers is working for a kimura but Keskiverto is defending it quite comfortably.
Silvers wants to free his trapped foot but Keskiverto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvers works his way into side control.
Silvers swings around for an armbar but Keskiverto sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silvers's guard.
Keskiverto wants to control from the top but Silvers keeps moving.
Keskiverto drops back looking for a leg! Silvers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silvers manages to kick Keskiverto off! Keskiverto jumps back into Silvers's guard.
Silvers is looking for a triangle here but Keskiverto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
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.
Keskiverto wants to take a breather but Silvers manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Keskiverto.
Keskiverto wanted to stand there but Silvers had control of the position.
Silvers keeping moving, preventing Keskiverto from controlling successfully.
Keskiverto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silvers 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.
Keskiverto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Keskiverto looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris Silvers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Silvers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Keskiverto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keskiverto moves into the clinch.
Keskiverto lands a left hand.
Keskiverto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silvers trying to stall but Keskiverto improves his position.
Silvers wants a takedown but no success here.
Keskiverto gets through Silvers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keskiverto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silvers backwards.
Keskiverto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silvers's face.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keskiverto.
Keskiverto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silvers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silvers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silvers blocks an elbow strike.
Keskiverto breaks from the clinch.
Keskiverto throws a head kick that misses.
Keskiverto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chris Silvers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A choreographed right hand from Silvers misses the target.
Keskiverto is breathing heavily.
Silvers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silvers is looking for a kimura here.
Silvers 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskiverto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Keskiverto is in trouble now - Silvers has advanced to mount!
Silvers with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silvers has hold of Keskiverto's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Keskiverto manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskiverto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silvers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silvers trying to control but Keskiverto is having none of it.
Keskiverto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silvers is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Keskiverto has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Keskiverto!
Keskiverto trying to control but Silvers is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskiverto passes into half guard.
Keskiverto is pressing down on Silvers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silvers is holding on for now.
Silvers is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Keskiverto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Keskiverto's back!
Silvers is looking to control Keskiverto but Keskiverto is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Silvers working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Keskiverto trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Keskiverto controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Chris Silvers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Silvers throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Silvers throwing sloppy strikes.
Silvers is throwing shots to the body but Keskiverto manages to wriggle free. Silvers pounces on him again and ends up in Keskiverto's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvers looking to pass the guard.
Silvers pushes down on Keskiverto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silvers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Keskiverto is positioning himself well to prevent Silvers advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Silvers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Silvers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silvers throws a body punch but Keskiverto moves out of range.
Silvers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keskiverto.
Keskiverto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keskiverto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keskiverto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silvers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silvers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Keskiverto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silvers.
Keskiverto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silvers is working for a kimura but Keskiverto is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keskiverto is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvers is working for a kimura but Keskiverto is defending it quite comfortably.
Keskiverto is trying to maintain the position but Silvers is very close to passing his half guard.
Keskiverto wants to get back to his feet.
Silvers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keskiverto keeps working.
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.
Keskiverto controlling the position for now.
Silvers is trying to work for a kimura but Keskiverto is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Keskiverto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keskiverto lands a jab-cross combination.
Konsta Keskiverto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keskiverto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keskiverto throws a sloppy head kick and Silvers moves out of range easily.
Silvers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silvers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Keskiverto tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvers dodges the punch combination from Keskiverto.
Keskiverto throws a nice looking combination but Silvers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keskiverto swinging wilding here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Keskiverto misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvers staying out of range there.
Keskiverto throws a nice looking combination but Silvers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keskiverto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keskiverto throws a nice looking combination but Silvers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silvers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Keskiverto checks it well.
Keskiverto misses with a two punch combination.
Keskiverto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keskiverto misses with a two punch combination.
Keskiverto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silvers blocks a head kick by Keskiverto.
Keskiverto throws a head kick that misses.
Keskiverto looks to land a combination but Silvers avoids it well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silvers.
Keskiverto wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Keskiverto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Keskiverto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskiverto is trying to get back to half guard.
Konsta Keskiverto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keskiverto manages to get back to half guard.
Silvers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keskiverto defending well though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Keskiverto as Silvers shoots in.
Keskiverto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silvers avoids the head kick by Keskiverto.
Silvers tries to clinch there but Keskiverto circles away.
Silvers closes the distance and clinches up with Keskiverto, looking for a takedown. Silvers pushes Keskiverto against the cage but Keskiverto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Keskiverto misses with a few strikes there.
Silvers misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Silvers.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silvers, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Silvers!
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