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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jouko Jassikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattias Liivak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouko Jassikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mattias Liivak!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liivak misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Liivak with that takedown attempt.
Jassikka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liivak is fending him off so far but Jassikka persists. Nope, Liivak circles away and we're back to standing.
Liivak misses with a wild combination.
Liivak's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Liivak duly obliges.
It looks like Jouko Jassikka has been cut.
Jassikka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liivak.
Liivak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jassikka is looking to clinch.
Jassikka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liivak is fending him off so far but Jassikka persists. Nope, Liivak circles away and we're back to standing.
Liivak misses with the combination.
Liivak avoids the head kick by Jassikka.
Jassikka scores with a takedown into Liivak's guard.
Jassikka being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liivak is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jassikka is controlling him.
Liivak looking for a sweep. Not yet Liivak, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jassikka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Liivak's guard.
Jassikka 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.
Jassikka 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Jassikka in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Liivak tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jassikka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jouko Jassikka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Thastrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dositej Redzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Thastrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dositej Redzic!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redzic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Thastrom with that takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Redzic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redzic lands with an uppercut that bounces Thastrom off the cage and back into rage.
Thastrom blocks a jab.
Redzic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thastrom lands a nice shot that snaps Redzic's head back.
Redzic takes one to the chin there.
Redzic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thastrom.
Thastrom scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thastrom dodges the punch combination from Redzic.
Thastrom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redzic.
Thastrom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Redzic's waist but Redzic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thastrom off to one side.
Thastrom slips under a jab from Redzic.
Redzic slips a straight right by Thastrom.
Thastrom swings for the body but Redzic moves out of range.
Redzic dodges the punch combination from Thastrom.
Redzic scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thastrom misses with a takedown attempt - Redzic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Thastrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redzic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thastrom throws a right hand that Redzic ducks under and follows up with a left that Redzic also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Thastrom misses its intended target.
Thastrom misses the shot to the body.
Redzic throws a hook to the side of Thastrom's head but Thastrom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thastrom takes one on the button.
Thastrom lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thastrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redzic.
Redzic throws a nice looking combination but Thastrom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Redzic throws a big shot that misses.
Redzic missing with a left hand there. Thastrom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redzic slips a jab and a cross from Thastrom.
Thastrom is breathing heavily.
Redzic throws a jab but it's blocked by Thastrom.
Thastrom looks for a takedown but Redzic sprawls well.
Dositej Redzic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redzic cracks Thastrom with a good jab.
Thastrom changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Redzic tries to avoid it but Thastrom manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Redzic to the ground. Redzic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Redzic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thastrom is rocked!
Thastrom tries to bum rush Redzic with a series of wild strikes but Redzic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Thastrom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thastrom moves away from the strike by Redzic.
Thastrom seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheers as Redzic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thastrom doesn't seem phased though.
Thastrom slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Redzic misses the target.
Redzic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dositej Redzic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redzic throws a shot from downtown. Thastrom moves away and avoids it.
Redzic throws a right hand that Thastrom ducks under and follows up with a left that Thastrom also avoids with ease.
Thastrom scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Redzic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Redzic misses its intended target.
Thastrom throws the left hand but Redzic avoids the punch easily.
Redzic throws a jab when Thastrom was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thastrom misses with the combination.
Redzic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Redzic throws the left hand but Thastrom avoids the punch easily.
Thastrom lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thastrom moves out of range of the strikes.
Thastrom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Redzic misses with a few strikes there.
Redzic misses with an uppercut. Thastrom saw that one coming.
Thastrom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Redzic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thastrom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thastrom defending well as Redzic loads up on a big left hand.
Thastrom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thastrom misses with a two punch combination.
Thastrom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thastrom connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Redzic's hands.
Thastrom has a takedown stuffed.
Redzic throws out a powerful jab.
Redzic looks to score with a jab to the body but Thastrom is just out of range.
Redzic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thastrom thuds his right hand into Redzic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Redzic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thastrom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Redzic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Redzic looks to land a left hand but Thastrom moved out of range nicely.
Thastrom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thastrom has a takedown stuffed.
Redzic throws a lazy right hand but Thastrom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Thastrom does no damage.
Redzic cracks Thastrom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Redzic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thastrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Redzic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thastrom moves out of range of the strikes.
Thastrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thastrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Redzic.
Thastrom misses with a double jab.
Redzic throws a jab but it's blocked by Thastrom.
Redzic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thastrom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Redzic.
Redzic lands a nice looking body shot.
Redzic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Thastrom had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Redzic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Redzic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Redzic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thastrom.
Redzic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thastrom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Redzic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thastrom.
Redzic misses with an uppercut. Thastrom saw that one coming.
Thastrom slips under a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Redzic. No joy for Thastrom on that attempt.
Redzic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Redzic.
Thastrom throws an overhand right that lands on Redzic's shoulder, as Redzic tries to avoid the shot.
Redzic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Redzic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thastrom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Redzic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thastrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redzic misses with a hook.
Redzic misses the jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thastrom misses with a two punch combination.
Thastrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redzic.
Redzic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Redzic misses with a straight right.
Redzic misses the shot to the body.
Thastrom moves out of range as Redzic strikes.
Redzic slips a jab and a cross from Thastrom.
Redzic throws a hook but Thastrom blocks it.
Good exchange - Thastrom coming out on top.
Redzic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thastrom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thastrom takes a swing at Redzic's ribcage but misses.
Redzic throws a hook to the side of Thastrom's head but Thastrom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redzic swinging wilding here.
Thastrom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Redzic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's eight 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.
Thastrom shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Redzic but Redzic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thastrom slips a straight right by Redzic.
Some wild striking there from Redzic.
Thastrom misses with a two punch combination.
Thastrom tries to move into range but Redzic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Redzic misses with a straight right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thastrom!
Thastrom defending well as Redzic loads up on a big left hand.
Thastrom ducks under a wild hook from Redzic.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thastrom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Redzic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redzic misses with a few strikes there.
Thastrom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Redzic misses with a hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Redzic lands a nice hook to Thastrom's body. Thastrom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thastrom scores with a jab.
Thastrom moves out of range of the strikes.
Thastrom misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Redzic misses.
Redzic misses with an uppercut. Thastrom saw that one coming.
Thastrom throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thastrom.
Thastrom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thastrom slips a jab from Redzic.
Thastrom 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.
Thastrom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Redzic throws a series of punches but Thastrom avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dositej Redzic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big left from Redzic misses.
Redzic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thastrom counters with a nice body shot.
Thastrom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thastrom lands with a nice combination. Redzic backs away looking to recover.
Thastrom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redzic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thastrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thastrom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Redzic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Redzic misses.
Redzic throws a combination that misses
and Thastrom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thastrom misses with a takedown attempt - Redzic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Redzic looks to land a left hand but Thastrom moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thastrom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thastrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Redzic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thastrom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thastrom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Redzic's head.
Thastrom fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Redzic misses its intended target.
Redzic takes one to the side of the head.
Thastrom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redzic throws the left hand but Thastrom avoids the punch easily.
Redzic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thastrom counters with a nice uppercut.
Thastrom takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Redzic takes one to the chin there.
Dositej Redzic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thastrom lands a body shot.
Redzic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thastrom momentarily.
Thastrom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thastrom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thastrom looks for a takedown but Redzic sprawls well.
Redzic looks to land a left hand but Thastrom moved out of range nicely.
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.
Redzic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thastrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thastrom fails to land with a series of punches.
Redzic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch combination from Redzic misses.
Thastrom has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Thastrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redzic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thastrom is working the combinations to good effect here.
Redzic throws the left hand but Thastrom avoids the punch easily.
Thastrom throws a right and a left that Redzic avoids nicely.
Thastrom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redzic.
Nice uppercut lands for Redzic. That snapped Thastrom's head back.
Thastrom lands a with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Redzic.
Mike Thastrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thastrom misses with a takedown attempt - Redzic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thastrom changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Redzic tries to avoid it but Thastrom manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Redzic to the ground. Redzic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Redzic throws a combination that misses
and Thastrom counters with a two punch combo.
Thastrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Redzic misses with a wild body shot.
Redzic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Thastrom.
Thastrom with a jab.
Redzic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Redzic lands with a straight right. Thastrom didn't see that one coming.
A nice combination there by Thastrom.
Redzic throws a hook but Thastrom blocks it.
Redzic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Thastrom.
Redzic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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.
Thastrom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Thastrom.
A punch combination from Redzic misses.
Redzic misses with a hook.
Thastrom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thastrom dodges the punch combination from Redzic.
Jab, jab by Thastrom - just one landing.
Thastrom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Redzic misses its intended target.
Redzic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thastrom scores with a shot to the body.
Thastrom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thastrom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Redzic.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Redzic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thastrom counters with a straight right hand.
Thastrom shoots in and drives through. Redzic sprawls well.
Redzic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thastrom ducks under a wild hook from Redzic.
A right-left combo lands from Thastrom.
Thastrom blocks a jab.
Redzic misses with a hook. Thastrom ducked under it nicely.
Thastrom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Redzic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thastrom tries to bum rush Redzic with a series of wild strikes but Redzic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Redzic staying out of range there.
Thastrom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redzic throws out the jab.
Thastrom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thastrom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thastrom shoots for a double leg takedown but Redzic sprawls well. He's pushed Thastrom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thastrom misses with a straight left.
Redzic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thastrom counters with a one-two to the body.
Redzic misses with a looping right.
Thastrom connects with a good right hand that stumbles Redzic. Redzic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Redzic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Redzic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thastrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Redzic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redzic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thastrom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Redzic as he jumps to the side.
Redzic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Redzic throws the left hand but Thastrom avoids the punch easily.
Redzic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Redzic moves away from the strike by Thastrom.
Redzic slips a jab from Thastrom.
Redzic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thastrom circles away.
Thastrom throws a combination. Redzic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Redzic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thastrom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Redzic.
Redzic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thastrom counters with a series of strikes. Redzic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Redzic shoots in looking for a takedown. Thastrom tries to sprawl out of it but Redzic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thastrom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Redzic misses.
Redzic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thastrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Redzic.
Thastrom shoots in for a double leg but Redzic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Redzic throws a big shot that misses.
Thastrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's eight 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.
Thastrom throws a lazy right hand but Redzic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Redzic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Redzic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thastrom counters with a straight right hand.
Thastrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Redzic clobbers Thastrom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Redzic looks to land a combination but Thastrom avoids it well.
Thastrom scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Redzic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thastrom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Thastrom does no damage.
Redzic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thastrom fails to land with a series of punches.
Redzic throws a hook but Thastrom avoids it easily.
Thastrom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Redzic looks to land a left hand but Thastrom moved out of range nicely.
Thastrom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redzic throws out the jab.
Thastrom lands a nice looking body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thastrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redzic manages to avoid it.
Thastrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redzic.
Redzic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thastrom counters with a left and a right that stings Redzic.
A swing and a miss from Redzic.
Thastrom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Redzic doesn't seem bothered though.
Redzic throws a jab but it's blocked by Thastrom.
Thastrom sizes up Redzic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thastrom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redzic throws out the jab.
Redzic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thastrom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Redzic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thastrom moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thastrom fails with the takedown.
Thastrom walks into a stiff left hand from Redzic.
Redzic tries to clinch up
and Thastrom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Thastrom dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fighters circling - Redzic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redzic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Redzic throws out a loose jab but Thastrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redzic lands a jab-cross combination.
Thastrom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Thastrom or perhaps it was just good defense by Redzic which made him look bad.
Redzic lands a jab to the nose.
Redzic moves out of range as Thastrom strikes.
Redzic throws the left hand but Thastrom avoids the punch easily.
Thastrom slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Redzic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thastrom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Redzic scores with a jab to the head.
Redzic looks to land a right hand but Thastrom moved out of range.
Redzic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Thastrom counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redzic throws the left hand but Thastrom avoids the punch easily.
Redzic throws a big shot that misses.
Thastrom lands a two punch combo.
Redzic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good exchange - Redzic coming out on top.
Redzic throws a lazy right hand but Thastrom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Redzic misses with an uppercut. Thastrom saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Thastrom or perhaps it was just good defense by Redzic which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Thastrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redzic throws a hook but Thastrom avoids it easily.
Thastrom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thastrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redzic.
Thastrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thastrom misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Thastrom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thastrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redzic.
Redzic misses with a two punch combination.
Thastrom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Redzic is fending him off so far but Thastrom persists. Nope, Redzic circles away and we're back to standing.
Thastrom slips under a jab.
Redzic scores with a jab. Thastrom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thastrom connects with a body shot.
Redzic throws a hook to the side of Thastrom's head but Thastrom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thastrom throws a big shot that misses.
Redzic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thastrom changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Redzic tries to avoid it but Thastrom manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Redzic to the ground. Redzic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thastrom stalks Redzic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Redzic's face. Redzic staggers backwards, shaken.
Redzic misses the jab.
Thastrom shoots in looking for a takedown. Redzic tries to sprawl out of it but Thastrom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Redzic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Redzic misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thastrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redzic.
Horrible takedown by Thastrom or perhaps it was just good defense by Redzic which made him look bad.
Redzic throws a nice looking combination but Thastrom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Redzic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thastrom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thastrom slips a jab from Redzic.
Redzic throws the left hand but Thastrom avoids the punch easily.
Thastrom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Redzic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thastrom on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Thastrom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redzic misses with a combination
and Thastrom counters with a stiff right hand.
Redzic shoots in but Thastrom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thastrom slips under a jab from Redzic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thastrom misses with a series of wild punches.
Redzic waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Thastrom.
Thastrom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Redzic pinned against the cage. Redzic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Redzic misses with a combination
and Thastrom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thastrom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Redzic.
Thastrom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thastrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redzic.
Redzic throws a nice looking combination but Thastrom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Redzic dodges the punch combination from Thastrom.
Thastrom shoots in looking for a takedown. Redzic tries to sprawl out of it but Thastrom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Redzic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thastrom moves away from the strike by Redzic.
Thastrom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thastrom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Redzic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Redzic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thastrom counters with a left and a right that stings Redzic.
Thastrom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thastrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redzic.
Redzic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thastrom misses with a few strikes there.
Redzic misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's six 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.
Redzic misses with a two punch combination.
Redzic throws a shot from downtown. Thastrom moves away and avoids it.
Thastrom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Redzic looks to score with a jab to the body but Thastrom is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Redzic.
Redzic misses with a straight right.
Redzic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thastrom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Redzic tries to clinch
and Thastrom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thastrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redzic walks into a left hand.
Redzic lands a lovely overhand right.
Redzic throws a jab when Thastrom was well out of range.
No luck for Thastrom with that takedown attempt.
Redzic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thastrom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Redzic takes a swing at Thastrom's ribcage but misses.
Thastrom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thastrom waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Redzic.
Redzic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Redzic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thastrom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thastrom takes one on the button.
Jab by Redzic.
Thastrom thuds a left hand into Redzic's body.
Thastrom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thastrom shoots for a double leg takedown but Redzic sprawls well. He's pushed Thastrom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thastrom defending well as Redzic loads up on a big left hand.
Redzic throws a body punch but Thastrom moves out of range.
Redzic dodges the punch combination from Thastrom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Redzic scores with a decent looking hook.
Thastrom tests Redzic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Redzic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thastrom misses with a series of wild punches.
Thastrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redzic.
A jab from Redzic misses.
Thastrom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thastrom shoots for a double leg takedown but Redzic sprawls well. He's pushed Thastrom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Redzic clobbers Thastrom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A punch combination from Thastrom misses.
Redzic throws out a loose jab but Thastrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Redzic. No joy for Thastrom on that attempt.
Thastrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thastrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redzic.
Redzic misses with an uppercut. Thastrom saw that one coming.
Thastrom lands a jab-cross combination.
Redzic misses with a combination
enabling Thastrom to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Redzic.
Thastrom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thastrom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Redzic backs up against the cage.
Thastrom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Redzic looks to land a left hand but Thastrom moved out of range nicely.
Thastrom moves away from the strike by Redzic.
Thastrom misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Redzic does no damage.
Thastrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redzic.
Thastrom closes this distance looking for a takedown but Redzic circles away.
Redzic throws a combination that misses
and Thastrom counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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 Mike Thastrom.
I think Thastrom 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 as a draw!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Dositej Redzic!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Mike Thastrom!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Litmanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teddy Bear has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Litmanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teddy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litmanen tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Litmanen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Litmanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Litmanen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bear checks it well.
Litmanen scores with a one two! Bear had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bear is rocked!
Litmanen drops Bear with a straight right hand, right on the button! Litmanen follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juhani Litmanen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between yo mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roni Rovio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). yo mama has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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191 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, yo mama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roni Rovio!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rovio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
mama just misses with a punch to the body.
Rovio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rovio prevents mama from escaping the position.
mama is looking to regain half guard here but Rovio keeps moving and retains side control.
Rovio landing strikes.
Rovio trying to control the action but mama is working from the bottom.
Rovio lands some shots froms side control.
mama is rocked!
It looks like yo mama has been cut.
mama is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rovio connects with a decent elbow.
Oh mama is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
mama wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
mama seems to have got his legs back now.
Rovio wants to lay and pray for a moment but mama keeps working.
mama wants to control but Rovio postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mama is looking to regain half guard here but Rovio keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio is chipping away with strikes.
Rovio is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but mama is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rovio lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Rovio's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
mama tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rovio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
mama wants to get back to his feet.
Rovio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rovio connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused mama some visible discomfort.
mama is trying to buck Rovio off.
Rovio in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rovio has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rovio lands a big shot there that rocks mama but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
mama on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if mama tries to get out of the position.
mama tries to hold on but Rovio postures up.
Rovio pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mama is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rovio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rovio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
mama really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rovio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
mama tries to lock up and control but Rovio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rovio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can mama hang on?
A nice elbow there by Rovio.
Rovio working mama over with strikes here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
mama takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rovio cracks mama with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roni Rovio!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Brighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleve Drogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Brighton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cleve Drogan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Drogan as Brighton shoots in.
Drogan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brighton is looking to control Drogan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brighton avoid being mounted?
Brighton tries to get to full guard but Drogan has control of the leg.
Drogan stops Brighton from getting back to his feet.
Brighton trying to control but Drogan postures up.
Drogan is pressing down on Brighton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brighton is holding on for now.
Brighton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drogan on the ground.
Drogan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brighton flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brighton wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drogan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogan wants to pass the guard but Brighton is defending well.
Brighton is looking to escape.
Drogan is looking for a kimura here.
Drogan wants to control but Brighton is keeping him busy.
Drogan wants to work for an arm triangle but Brighton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Drogan looks gassed!
Brighton wants to improve his position but Drogan is controlling well.
Brighton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brighton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drogan passes Brighton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brighton is trying to get back to full guard.
Drogan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brighton defends it well.
Brighton keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Brighton actively working from the bottom here.
Drogan trying to control from half guard but Brighton is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brighton is trying to stand.
Brighton tries to roll over but Drogan keeps him under control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brighton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drogan's guard.
Drogan has a closed guard, preventing Brighton from standing up.
Drogan keeping moving, preventing Brighton from controlling successfully.
Drogan has his foot on Brighton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brighton works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogan wants to sweep but no luck.
Brighton wants to control from the top but Drogan keeps moving.
Brighton lands a couple of elbows.
Drogan looking for a sweep. Not yet Drogan, not yet.
Drogan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brighton uses it to pass to side control.
Brighton stands up.
Brighton moves in looking to clinch but Drogan pushes him off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Drogan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brighton tries to clinch but Drogan moves out of range.
A big head kick from Brighton and Drogan is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Drogan is rocked!
It looks like Cleve Drogan has been cut.
Brighton stands up and waves to Drogan to follow him.
Drogan is still on wobbly legs! Can Brighton finish him?
Brighton darts in and clinches Drogan up against the cage.
Brighton decides to pull guard.
Brighton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drogan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Brighton is tightening it up a little... Drogan has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Drogan reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Drogan taps out! nice BJJ there by Brighton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Billy Brighton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teo Pliskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vesku Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vesku Torni will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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158 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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159 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teo Pliskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vesku Torni!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torni cracks Pliskin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Torni's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Torni duly obliges.
Torni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pliskin's head backwards.
Pliskin tries to clinch but Torni moves out of range.
Pliskin misses with a combination
and Torni counters with a three punch combo that has Pliskin backing up. Pliskin nods at Torni to acknowledge the strikes.
Pliskin needs to keep his hands up - Torni had a free shot at his head there.
Torni stuffs the takedown.
Torni stuffs the takedown attempt from Pliskin. Pliskin gets slowly back to his feet.
Pliskin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Torni as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teo Pliskin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pliskin shoots for a takedown but Torni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pliskin throws out a loose jab but Torni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pliskin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torni as he jumps to the side.
Torni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni lunges at Pliskin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pliskin's hand.
Torni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pliskin is breathing heavily.
Torni lands a jab to Pliskin's midsection.
Torni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pliskin throws a jab but it's blocked by Torni.
Pliskin tries for a takedown but Torni sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pliskin shoots for a double leg takedown but Torni sprawls well. He's pushed Pliskin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torni lands a two punch combo.
Pliskin is rocked!
Torni drops Pliskin with a big left hand! Pliskin is injured, injured bad! Torni jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vesku Torni!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Patterson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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22
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Patterson sprawls well initially but Koskinen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Patterson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Koskinen looking to pass the guard.
Koskinen 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.
Koskinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patterson working for a triangle but Koskinen defends it easily.
Koskinen forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Koskinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Patterson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Koskinen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Patterson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Patterson.
Patterson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson 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.
Koskinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Koskinen postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koskinen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Patterson tries to bench press Koskinen off him but Koskinen keeps the position.
Koskinen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Koskinen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Koskinen is breathing heavily.
Koskinen has hold of Patterson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Patterson seems comfortable defending it but Koskinen has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Patterson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Patterson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Koskinen couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mikael Koskinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pee Nar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hala Alen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pee Nar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pee Nar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hala Alen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A clash of legs there as Alen blocks the low kick.
Alen fails with a takedown attempt.
Alen throws a head kick that misses.
Nar gets caught flat footed, as Alen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alen stops Nar from standing up.
Alen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nar dives on top into guard.
Nar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nar stands up and waves to Alen to follow him.
Alen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Alen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alen on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alen is controlling him.
Nar being controlled here, momentarily.
Alen looking to pass the guard.
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.
Nar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alen looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Nar misses its intended target.
Alen dodges the punch combination from Nar.
Nar throws a series of punches but Alen avoids them all with ease.
Nar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alen looks gassed!
Alen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nar.
Nar connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nar scores with a hook to the body. Alen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nar catches Alen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alen.
Nar connects with a body shot.
Alen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alen is rocked!
Nar drops Alen with a straight right hand, right on the button! Nar follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pee Nar!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Songa Malu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Songa Malu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Lister's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Lister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Songa Malu!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lister keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Malu ducks under a wild hook from Lister.
Lister cracks Malu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Songa Malu has been cut.
Malu lands a two punch combo.
Lister drops Malu with a straight right hand, right on the button! Lister follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Lister!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouko Kukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herbert Dean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouko Kukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kukkonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dean as he jumps to the side.
Kukkonen gets the takedown into side control.
Dean tries to bench press Kukkonen off him but Kukkonen keeps the position.
Kukkonen working away.
Dean gets back to half guard.
It looks like Kukkonen is going to stand back up.
Dean tries to get to full guard but Kukkonen has control of the leg.
Dean is working hard here to advance position.
Dean punching from the bottom.
Dean is looking for a sweep. Kukkonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dean scores with a takedown into Kukkonen's guard.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Kukkonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dean advances position into side control!
Kukkonen wants to get back to his feet.
Dean works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kukkonen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dean. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dean is looking to take a break and control but Kukkonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Dean crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dean trying to control the position but Kukkonen is working away.
Dean looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dean is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kukkonen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kukkonen keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen prevents Dean from improving position.
Dean working away.
Kukkonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kukkonen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kukkonen is not content to let Dean control the position.
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.
Dean cracks Kukkonen with a big right hand but Kukkonen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dean working the ground and pound but Kukkonen is defending the strikes.
Dean tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dean passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kukkonen!
Dean lands with some strikes.
Dean controlling the position easily from mount.
Kukkonen tries to control the position but Dean now has his back.
Kukkonen looks gassed!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen is trying to stand back up.
Dean looking to break Kukkonen's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kukkonen remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Dean will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Kukkonen trying to control the hands but Dean breaks the grip.
Kukkonen is taking damage to the body and head.
Dean has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Kukkonen is in real trouble here. Dean gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Kukkonen is tapping out! Dean wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Herbert Dean!
Herbert Dean retains his middleweight title!
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