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Battle 8: Smack! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivano Vrh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nikolai stesenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivano Vrh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, nikolai stesenko!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
stesenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from stesenko misses its intended target.
Vrh throws a low kick but stesenko avoids it.
Vrh scores with a sloppy right hand. stesenko should have avoided that one.
Vrh connects with a jab.
stesenko is rocked!
Vrh throws a jab but it's blocked by stesenko.
stesenko is looking to clinch.
Vrh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed stesenko momentarily.
stesenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Vrh finish him?
stesenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vrh.
stesenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Vrh throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Vrh misses its intended target.
Vrh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vrh lands a really nice looking cross but stesenko seems unphased.
stesenko tries for a takedown but Vrh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vrh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vrh lands a head shot.
stesenko looks gassed!
stesenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vrh.
Vrh lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
stesenko is looking to clinch but Vrh is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrh scores with a hook.
Vrh scores with a three punch combo!
Vrh bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops stesenko! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
stesenko keeping full guard, as Vrh tries to pass.
Vrh gets to his feet - stesenko follows without any prompting.
Vrh thuds his right hand into stesenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vrh tests stesenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vrh throws out a powerful jab.
Vrh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Vrh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vrh throws an overhand right that drops stesenko like a sack of potatoes! Vrh dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivano Vrh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Hegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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166 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Hegg!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hegg stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hegg, who protects the arm well.
Silva goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hegg has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Silva but great work by Hegg.
Silva is trying to work for a sweep but Hegg has mounted him!
Silva regains half guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Hegg has mounted him!
Hegg controlling from mount.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva looking for subs from the bottom but Hegg mounts him!
Hegg content just to control the position here.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva trying to get back to full guard but Hegg takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Hegg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Hegg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Hegg escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Hegg!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Hegg slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work for a sweep but Hegg has mounted him!
Silva is looking to improve his position but Hegg isn't that keen on the idea.
Hegg manages to capitalize on a mistake by Silva to take his back!
Silva tries to break free.
Hegg looking for the choke from the back.
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hegg trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Silva doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
I really don't envy Silva right now.
What can Silva do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Silva is trying to break free.
Hegg doesn't have the hooks in and Silva manages to turn into his guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hegg is keeping the position for now.
Silva pushing down on Hegg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hegg is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Silva wants to advance to full mount but Hegg doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
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 Eduardo Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Hegg which made him look bad.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Eduardo Silva has been cut.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Hegg which made him look bad.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hegg but Hegg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Eduardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hegg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hegg pulls his head out easily.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Hegg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hegg is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva is pressing down on Hegg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hegg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva is looking for a triangle here but Hegg uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hegg controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looks to move to half guard but instead Hegg has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hegg content just to control the position here.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hegg controlling from mount.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Hegg maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hegg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Hegg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Silva's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Hegg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hegg lands an elbow.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is trying to work for a sweep but Hegg has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hegg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Hegg maintains control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is trying to reverse the position but instead Hegg has taken his back - oops!
Silva rolls, trying to escape but Hegg keeps control of the position.
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.
Silva is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hegg.
Silva is in bad spot here.
Hegg controlling from the back.
Silva is trying to break free.
Hegg is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Silva tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hegg is trying to stick to Silva's back but Silva is turning into Hegg. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hegg's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silva.
Hegg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva tries to roll over but Hegg keeps him under control.
That's four 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.
Hegg is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Silva tries to improve his position but instead Hegg has taken his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to roll but Hegg sticks to his back.
Good control from Hegg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Hegg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hegg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Hegg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between captain blumpkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spede Gonzales (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, captain blumpkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spede Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
blumpkin keeps the fight on the outside.
blumpkin misses with a wild combination.
Gonzales shoots in for a double leg but blumpkin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danga de danga de dang - blumpkin scores with a four punch combination!
blumpkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
blumpkin looking to control but Gonzales is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzales keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gonzales 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.
blumpkin lands a big shot there that rocks Gonzales but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gonzales is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
blumpkin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonzales is trying desperately to improve position.
blumpkin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
blumpkin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gonzales is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales stands up over blumpkin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
blumpkin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gonzales tries to clinch but blumpkin moves out of range.
Gonzales tries to clinch up.
Gonzales moves in looking to clinch but blumpkin pushes him off.
blumpkin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
blumpkin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No joy there for blumpkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
blumpkin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by blumpkin!
Gonzales tries to clinch up.
blumpkin sizes up Gonzales with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gonzales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzales drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gonzales scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at blumpkin to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
blumpkin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gonzales's best efforts.
Gonzales wants to free his trapped foot but blumpkin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
blumpkin is pressing down on Gonzales's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
blumpkin is breathing heavily.
Gonzales would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
blumpkin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzales is one step ahead there.
blumpkin working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
blumpkin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gonzales throws a body kick that misses.
Gonzales fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Gonzales with that takedown attempt.
blumpkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
blumpkin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
blumpkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - blumpkin circles away.
blumpkin throws a combination. Gonzales tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gonzales is on the wrong end of a nice combination from blumpkin.
blumpkin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
blumpkin is working the combinations to good effect here.
blumpkin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
blumpkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzales has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzales there as he acknowledges the shot.
blumpkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, jab by blumpkin - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from blumpkin misses.
blumpkin connects with the punch.
Gonzales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
blumpkin throws a series of punches but Gonzales avoids them all with ease.
blumpkin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gonzales takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up but blumpkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
blumpkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
blumpkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzales looks for a takedown but blumpkin sprawls well.
captain blumpkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spede Gonzales.
blumpkin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzales in his tracks.
blumpkin misses with a double jab.
Gonzales takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for blumpkin.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch but blumpkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
blumpkin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
captain blumpkin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab lands there for blumpkin.
blumpkin misses with a wild combination.
blumpkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzales fails in his attempt to clinch.
blumpkin cracks Gonzales with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonzales tries for a takedown but blumpkin circles away easily
and Gonzales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
blumpkin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gonzales tries to clinch
and blumpkin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
blumpkin passes Gonzales's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gonzales tries to roll over but blumpkin keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. blumpkin lands a nice short elbow.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
blumpkin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gonzales to stand up.
Gonzales takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gonzales slips a jab and a cross from blumpkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown but blumpkin shows good takedown defense.
blumpkin stalks Gonzales and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gonzales's face. Gonzales staggers backwards, shaken.
blumpkin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
blumpkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
Gonzales closes the distance looking to clinch
and blumpkin counters with a single leg into guard. Gonzales didn't expect that.
blumpkin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gonzales's head.
blumpkin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gonzales has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but blumpkin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
blumpkin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
blumpkin landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
blumpkin cracks Gonzales with a big right hand but Gonzales just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gonzales takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
blumpkin advances to mount.
blumpkin breaks from Gonzales's wrist control and lands an elbow.
captain blumpkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gonzales manages to regain half guard. Good work.
blumpkin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gonzales is staying active underneath blumpkin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
blumpkin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
blumpkin throwing shots but Gonzales is blocking nicely.
blumpkin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonzales pushes blumpkin off and gets back to his feet.
Spede Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
blumpkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzales looks to clinch
and blumpkin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales darts in trying to clinch
and blumpkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gonzales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzales closes the distance but blumpkin moves to the side
and blumpkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
blumpkin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gonzales as he jumps to the side.
blumpkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
captain blumpkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
blumpkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzales.
Gonzales tries to clinch up
and blumpkin counters with a one-two to the body.
Gonzales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from blumpkin.
A cross from blumpkin lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonzales wants to clinch but blumpkin slips to the side
and blumpkin counters with a left and a right that stings Gonzales.
blumpkin throws a one two combo.
Gonzales misses with a takedown
and blumpkin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gonzales!
captain blumpkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spede Gonzales.
blumpkin landing punches.
blumpkin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gonzales has worked his arm free - good work by Gonzales!
Gonzales is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
blumpkin prevents Gonzales from standing back up.
blumpkin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzales trying to control here.
blumpkin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
captain blumpkin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
blumpkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzales counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in blumpkin's guard now.
Gonzales looking to pass the guard.
blumpkin is working an open guard so Gonzales takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
blumpkin stuffs the takedown.
blumpkin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gonzales takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A right-left combo lands from blumpkin.
blumpkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzales drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from blumpkin as Gonzales shoots in.
blumpkin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonzales counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzales has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonzales keeps control of blumpkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
blumpkin tries to break the clinch but Gonzales is controlling the position.
blumpkin tries to break the clinch but Gonzales is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
blumpkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gonzales lands an elbow that stopped blumpkin in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Gonzales.
blumpkin avoiding damage as Gonzales throws knees to the body.
Gonzales throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
blumpkin is trying to break free.
Gonzales prevents blumpkin from breaking the clinch.
Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but blumpkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzales misses with a knee to the head.
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the head but blumpkin blocks with his arms.
Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but blumpkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzales missing with knees to the body.
blumpkin has clasped his hands together around Gonzales's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
blumpkin lands a few punches from side control.
blumpkin lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
blumpkin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gonzales is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
blumpkin lands a few punches from side control.
blumpkin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gonzales is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gonzales manages to get back to half guard.
blumpkin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzales's head.
Gonzales manages to get to full guard.
Gonzales striking off his back but it's not causing blumpkin any problems.
Gonzales tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
blumpkin pushing down on Gonzales's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
blumpkin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
blumpkin winds up and cracks Gonzales with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
blumpkin prevents Gonzales from improving his position.
blumpkin slows the pace down in half guard.
Gonzales pushes blumpkin off and gets back to his feet.
Gonzales fails with an attempt to clinch.
blumpkin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gonzales looking to land some kicks to the body here.
blumpkin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
blumpkin landing strikes.
Spede Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on blumpkin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gonzales is trying to stand up here but blumpkin is controlling him well.
Gonzales is staying active underneath blumpkin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gonzales looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gonzales actively working from the bottom here.
Gonzales on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gonzales avoiding damage under a succession of punches from blumpkin.
blumpkin is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gonzales fails in his attempt to clinch.
blumpkin misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzales throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Spede Gonzales.
I think blumpkin 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... captain blumpkin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matti Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Susi Solmunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solmunen has chosen Blood Is Thicker Than Water as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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151 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Nieminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Susi Solmunen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieminen throws a head kick that misses.
Solmunen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nieminen circles away.
Nieminen tries to clinch up but Solmunen circles away and keeps his distance.
Nieminen tries to clinch up.
Solmunen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nieminen tries to clinch but Solmunen moves out of range.
Nieminen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nieminen tries for a takedown but Solmunen circles away easily
and Solmunen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nieminen wants to improve his position but Solmunen is controlling well.
Solmunen blocks the strikes from Nieminen.
Solmunen is looking for a kimura here.
Solmunen wants to pass to mount but Nieminen is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Solmunen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nieminen holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Nieminen trying to control but Solmunen postures up.
Solmunen throwing shots but Nieminen is blocking nicely.
Solmunen is working for a submission of some sort.
Nieminen moves into full guard.
Nieminen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Solmunen preventing the sweep.
Nieminen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Solmunen!
Nieminen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen trying to control but Solmunen is having none of it.
Nieminen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Solmunen looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solmunen working to try and regain half guard.
Solmunen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nieminen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Solmunen looks gassed!
Solmunen is in a horrible position here. Nieminen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nieminen looking to finish Solmunen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Solmunen!
Solmunen is rocked!
Solmunen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Solmunen is still in real trouble! Can Nieminen finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nieminen landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nieminen lands a heavy elbow.
Solmunen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nieminen with a couple of short strikes.
Nieminen lands a big shot to the head and Solmunen winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Matti Nieminen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mike doucklas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Let Ji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ji is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anathema - Judgement. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Let Ji!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji lands a hook that stumbles doucklas back into the cage. Ji follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping doucklas to the canvas! Ji pounces and lands several unanswered shots - doucklas has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Let Ji!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horst Linkke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Jokunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linkke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is asd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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4 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Horst Linkke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Jokunen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linkke misses with a wild combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Jokunen as he connects with a hook.
Jaska Jokunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Jokunen.
Linkke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokunen.
Linkke throws a shot to the body.
Linkke fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokunen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Linkke misses with the combination.
Linkke misses with a few strikes there.
Jokunen connects with a body shot.
Jokunen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jokunen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Linkke's waist but Linkke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jokunen off to one side.
Linkke moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokunen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Linkke's guard.
Jokunen wants to control from the top but Linkke keeps moving.
Linkke wants to stand up but Jokunen is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokunen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Linkke looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Linkke wants to get back to his feet but Jokunen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jokunen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jokunen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jokunen passes Linkke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jokunen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jokunen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Linkke!
Linkke is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jokunen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jokunen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linkke is bucking up trying to escape but Jokunen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Linkke working to try and regain half guard.
Jokunen landing strikes from the mount.
Jokunen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Linkke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jokunen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Linkke is on top in guard.
Linkke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jokunen on the ground.
Jokunen has his foot on Linkke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Linkke works his way back into a safe position though.
Jokunen looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkke throwing strikes but missing.
Linkke wanted to stand there but Jokunen had control of the position.
Jokunen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Linkke controls the pace.
Linkke stands up and waves to Jokunen to follow him.
Horst Linkke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokunen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Linkke is fending him off so far but Jokunen persists. Nope, Linkke circles away and we're back to standing.
Linkke misses with a looping left.
Linkke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four 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.
Jokunen dodges the punch combination from Linkke.
Jokunen avoids the body shot from Linkke.
Jokunen ducks under a wild hook from Linkke.
Jokunen with a hook.
Linkke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linkke throws out a loose jab but Jokunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokunen slips a straight right by Linkke.
Jokunen dodges the punch combination from Linkke.
A decent looking cross lands there for Linkke.
Jokunen shoots in but Linkke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horst Linkke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaska Jokunen.
Linkke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jokunen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linkke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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 Horst Linkke will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jokunen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Linkke counters with a nice uppercut.
Jokunen is rocked!
Linkke throws a combination that misses
and Jokunen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jokunen is still on wobbly legs! Can Linkke finish him?
The fighters circling - Linkke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linkke digs a good hook to Jokunen's body.
Linkke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jokunen.
Linkke misses with a straight right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jokunen.
Jokunen seems to have recovered his senses.
Jokunen moves out of range of the strikes.
Linkke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jokunen.
Linkke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jokunen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Linkke as he jumps to the side.
Linkke ducks under a wild hook from Jokunen.
Horst Linkke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jokunen is breathing heavily.
Linkke gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jokunen wants to control from the top but Linkke keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkke wants to stand up but Jokunen is controlling him.
Linkke will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jokunen looking to pass the guard.
Linkke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jokunen being controlled here momentarily.
Linkke wants to stand up but Jokunen is controlling him.
Jokunen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Linkke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Linkke scores with a three punch combo!
Linkke scores with a jab to the body.
Linkke drops Jokunen with a naaaaasty hook - Jokunen is in real trouble here! Linkke dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horst Linkke!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between kizzer D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauro Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garza has chosen Donde estan perros as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, kizzer D!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauro Garza!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from D. No joy for Garza on that attempt.
Garza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but D swivels and escapes.
kizzer D has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauro Garza.
D shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Garza's guard.
Garza is pulling down on D's head to control his posture.
D wanted to stand there but Garza had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D is standing up over Garza. Garza looks to escape but D dives into side control.
D decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garza with a poor takedown
and D decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Garza's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garza holds on and takes a little breather.
Garza throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! D escapes and throws Garza's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Garza wants to control but D postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
D working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garza sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
kizzer D dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so D counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Garza is pulling down on D's head to control his posture.
Garza wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garza is proving hard to escape from.
D preventing the sweep.
Garza has his hands on D's head, controlling the position.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D wanted to stand there but Garza had control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
kizzer D dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Garza doesn't succeed with the takedown
so D counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Garza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
D trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garza's guard.
Garza seems keen to control D's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D gets to his feet - Garza follows without any prompting.
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.
D closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - D lands in his opponent's guard.
Garza wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mauro Garza just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garza throws a sloppy head kick and D moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
kizzer D showed his dominance in that final round.
Well D 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 Roosa Järviläinen 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... kizzer D!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arabian Beattie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Power has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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169 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arabian Beattie!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beattie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beattie doesn't manage to clinch there - Power circles away.
Power scores a takedown into full mount!
Beattie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Power. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Power scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Power goes for an armbar but Beattie turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Beattie.
Power controls Beattie momentarily but Beattie frees himself.
Power wants to hit a switch here but Beattie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Power there!
Power tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Power regains half guard.
Power is trying to control but Beattie passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beattie wants to control but Power is keeping him busy.
Power is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Beattie off and has taken his back!
Power working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Power has the hooks in. Beattie is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Beattie trying to get back to his feet but Power is in full control for now.
Power will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Power is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Beattie taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Power.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Power!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryhti Metti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arman Alizad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alizad has chosen Gortoz A Ran - J'attends as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Arman Alizad has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryhti Metti's chin.
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165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight 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, Ryhti Metti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arman Alizad!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alizad fails to land with a series of punches.
Alizad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Alizad there.
Alizad cracks the inside of Metti's front leg.
Metti looks to land a left hand but Alizad moved out of range nicely.
Metti decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Metti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Metti wants to pass the guard but Alizad is defending well.
Alizad is not content to let Metti control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alizad keeping hold of Metti's head, controlling as best he can.
Alizad is refusing to be controlled, as Metti sits in half guard.
Metti thows a huge punch but Alizad dodges it nicely.
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.
Metti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Metti throws a strike but Alizad avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Alizad. No joy for Metti on that attempt.
Metti shoots for a takedown but Alizad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryhti Metti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Metti walks into a left hand.
Metti is rocked!
Alizad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Metti.
Oh Metti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Metti fails with the takedown.
Metti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alizad.
Metti seems to have got his legs back now.
Metti is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metti throws a looping overhand right but Alizad ducks down to avoid it.
Metti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alizad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alizad throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Metti crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arman Alizad!
Arman Alizad is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Kalmakoura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Gustaffson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pertti Kalmakoura has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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267 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Kalmakoura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markus Gustaffson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalmakoura takes the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gustaffson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kalmakoura regains guard.
Gustaffson stands and throws Kalmakoura's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Gustaffson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gustaffson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kalmakoura stops Gustaffson from passing to mount.
Gustaffson swings around for an armbar but Kalmakoura sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gustaffson's guard.
Gustaffson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kalmakoura throws a big right hand that misses.
Gustaffson wants to sweep here but Kalmakoura controlling him for the moment.
Kalmakoura really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustaffson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kalmakoura's guard.
Gustaffson has gone for a leg lock! Kalmakoura slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gustaffson's guard.
Gustaffson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gustaffson looks gassed!
Kalmakoura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gustaffson is keeping the position for now.
Gustaffson has an active guard here but Kalmakoura has managed to pass into half guard.
Kalmakoura passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gustaffson is desperately trying to improve his position but Kalmakoura has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustaffson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gustaffson is in a horrible position here. Kalmakoura smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gustaffson working to try and regain half guard.
Gustaffson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gustaffson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gustaffson wants to sweep here but Kalmakoura controlling him for the moment.
Kalmakoura landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustaffson has his foot on Kalmakoura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kalmakoura works his way back into a safe position though.
Kalmakoura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kalmakoura looking to pass the guard.
Kalmakoura preventing the sweep.
Kalmakoura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gustaffson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gustaffson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gustaffson working for a submission but Kalmakoura is keeping him at bay.
Gustaffson goes for an armbar but Kalmakoura turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kalmakoura.
Gustaffson wants to sweep here but Kalmakoura controlling him for the moment.
Kalmakoura throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Gustaffson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gustaffson tries to move into range but Kalmakoura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kalmakoura throws a right and a left that Gustaffson avoids nicely.
Gustaffson darts in and clinches Kalmakoura up against the cage.
Gustaffson stalling against the cage.
Gustaffson looking to stall.
Gustaffson prevents Kalmakoura from breaking the clinch.
Kalmakoura breaks from the clinch.
Gustaffson takes the fight into the clinch.
Gustaffson keeps control of Kalmakoura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kalmakoura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalmakoura thows a body shot but no joy.
Gustaffson closes the distance and clinches.
Kalmakoura can't break the clinch.
Kalmakoura breaks the clinch.
Kalmakoura shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gustaffson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gustaffson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalmakoura tries to stand but Gustaffson is controlling from the bottom.
Gustaffson working for a triangle but Kalmakoura defends it easily.
Kalmakoura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kalmakoura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gustaffson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kalmakoura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gustaffson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kalmakoura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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!
Gustaffson looking for a guillotine here but Kalmakoura defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustaffson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kalmakoura has passed into half guard!
Gustaffson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kalmakoura has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gustaffson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalmakoura lands a nice shot to the head.
Kalmakoura manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gustaffson to take his back!
Kalmakoura is trying to stick to Gustaffson's back but Gustaffson is turning into Kalmakoura. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kalmakoura's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gustaffson.
Gustaffson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kalmakoura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gustaffson passes Kalmakoura's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gustaffson is looking for a kimura but Kalmakoura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gustaffson to get the leverage.
Kalmakoura actively working from the bottom here.
Gustaffson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustaffson is looking to pass Kalmakoura's guard but actually Kalmakoura recovers to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustaffson has gone for a leg lock! Kalmakoura slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gustaffson's guard.
Kalmakoura passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustaffson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Gustaffson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kalmakoura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gustaffson has closed the distance and engaged Kalmakoura in a clinch.
Gustaffson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kalmakoura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gustaffson keeps control of Kalmakoura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gustaffson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Markus Gustaffson.
Gustaffson scores with a takedown into Kalmakoura's guard.
Kalmakoura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gustaffson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gustaffson with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustaffson advances to half guard.
Gustaffson is working for a submission of some sort.
Gustaffson is working for a submission of some sort.
Kalmakoura gets full guard.
Gustaffson has gone for a leg lock! Kalmakoura slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gustaffson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalmakoura scoring with some ground and pound.
Gustaffson is looking for a triangle here but Kalmakoura uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kalmakoura throws an elbow but Gustaffson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gustaffson tries to improve position but can't.
Kalmakoura slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Gustaffson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustaffson regains half guard.
Gustaffson wants to get back to full guard.
Gustaffson wants to get back to full guard but Kalmakoura has mounted him!
Gustaffson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gustaffson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kalmakoura.
Markus Gustaffson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gustaffson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Gustaffson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gustaffson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gustaffson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gustaffson has hold of Kalmakoura's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kalmakoura seems comfortable defending it but Gustaffson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kalmakoura is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kalmakoura is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gustaffson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Markus Gustaffson!
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