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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zdeno Chara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arn de Gotia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zdeno Chara could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arn de Gotia's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zdeno Chara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arn de Gotia!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de Gotia.
Chara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
de Gotia misses with a head kick.
Good work by Chara as he checks the leg kick.
Chara tries to clinch but de Gotia moves out of range.
Chara stuffs the takedown attempt from de Gotia. de Gotia gets slowly back to his feet.
Chara throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Arn de Gotia has been cut.
de Gotia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chara closes the distance and clinches up with de Gotia, looking for a takedown. Chara pushes de Gotia against the cage but de Gotia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
de Gotia keeps the fight on the outside.
Chara wants to clinch up but de Gotia keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
de Gotia tries to keep at a distance but Chara has taken the fight into the clinch.
de Gotia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zdeno Chara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arn de Gotia.
Chara wants to break the clinch but can't.
de Gotia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
de Gotia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chara breaks the clinch.
de Gotia swats away the attempt to clinch by Chara.
Chara moves into the clinch.
Chara breaks the clinch.
de Gotia misses with a leg kick.
Chara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? de Gotia is fending him off so far but Chara persists. Nope, de Gotia circles away and we're back to standing.
Chara is breathing heavily.
de Gotia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
de Gotia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chara, pushing him back against the cage.
Chara with a knee to the head.
de Gotia tries to break the clinch but Chara is controlling the position.
de Gotia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
de Gotia blocks an elbow strike from Chara.
Chara breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Chara as de Gotia shoots in.
Chara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chara shoots in looking for a takedown. de Gotia tries to sprawl out of it but Chara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. de Gotia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Gotia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chara but Chara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chara wants to clinch up but de Gotia keeps it at a distance.
de Gotia shoots for a double leg takedown but Chara sprawls well. He's pushed de Gotia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chara clinches with his opponent.
de Gotia goes for a takedown attempt but Chara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
de Gotia has taken the fight to the clinch.
de Gotia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chara is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
de Gotia fails to pull guard.
de Gotia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
de Gotia looking for a triangle here. Chara is fighting it but it looks tight! de Gotia pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Chara is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Arn de Gotia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bakung Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk comes to the cage accompanied by X Amount of Words- Blue October. Grey has chosen Soilwork - Nerve as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bakung Monk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Grey!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Monk.
Monk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monk tries to close the distance and clinch but Grey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Monk wants to clinch.
Monk throws a combination. Grey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jim Grey has been cut.
Nice combo by Monk! Oh, that's hurt him - Grey falls to the canvas and Monk follows him into side control.
Grey is rocked!
Monk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grey keeps working.
Grey is still in real trouble! Can Monk finish him?
Monk tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Grey seems to have recovered his senses.
Monk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Grey is avoiding damage well.
Monk taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey dodges the ground and pound from Monk.
Monk taking a breather here.
Grey tries to bench press Monk off him but Monk keeps the position.
Grey is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Monk is controlling him well.
Grey tries to improve position but can't.
Monk tries to advance to mount but can't.
Monk just content to control the position.
Grey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Grey shoots in but no luck this time.
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.
Grey looks for a takedown but Monk sprawls well.
Monk drives through and clinches with Grey against the cage.
Grey breaks the clinch.
Grey gets a takedown into half guard.
Monk is controlling Grey's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Monk is looking to improve his position.
Grey not doing much here.
Grey prevents Monk from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grey is working away from the top position though.
Monk is in trouble now - Grey has advanced to mount!
Monk is looking to get to half guard.
Grey breaks from Monk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Monk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Monk wants to hold on but Grey pushes him away.
Monk is desperately trying to improve his position but Grey has a good base and remains in mount.
Grey with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey avoids the attempt from Monk to control.
Monk is looking to get to half guard.
Grey misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Monk manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Grey looks gassed!
Monk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Monk pulls Grey in to control the position.
Grey wants to control from the top but Monk keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bakung Monk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Grey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Monk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bakung Monk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Grey wants to stand and escape but Monk is having none of it.
Monk stands up from Grey's guard - Monk perhaps looking for a knockout.
Monk has Grey up against the cage in a clinch.
Grey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Monk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Grey is breathing heavily.
Grey goes for a takedown attempt but Monk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bakung Monk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Grey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Monk looking to control and managing it successfully.
Monk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grey on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Monk controlling from the full mount.
Grey is squirming around, avoiding Monk's attempts to control the action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bakung Monk just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice shot lands for Monk.
Grey shoots and misses
and Monk counters by moving into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Monk as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Monk or perhaps it was just good defense by Grey which made him look bad.
Grey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Monk counters by clinching up.
Grey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Monk.
Monk stalling the fight.
Monk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Monk has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Grey regains guard immediately.
Grey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Monk trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.
Monk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey wants to sweep but no luck.
Monk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Monk trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grey looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Monk has picked Grey up and slammed him! Grey can't keep hold of the triangle and Monk manages to pass to side control!
Monk taking a break here but Grey is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bakung Monk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Grey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Monk throws a head kick that misses.
Monk lands a nice shot that snaps Grey's head back.
Monk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grey misses with a combination
and Monk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grey wants to clinch
and Monk counters with a left and a right that stings Grey.
Grey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Monk moves into range and clinches up with Grey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey can't get the takedown.
Grey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grey looking for a takedown.
Monk wants to break free but Grey has control.
Grey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Monk digs a right hand underneath Grey's ribcage. Grey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Monk manages to break the clinch.
Monk lands with a nice combination. Grey backs away looking to recover.
Monk clinches.
Monk can't get the takedown.
Monk tries for a takedown but Grey manages to get underhooks.
Grey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bakung Monk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Grey.
Grey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Monk pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk drives through with a takedown into guard.
Monk wants to pass the guard but Grey is keeping the position.
Bakung Monk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monk content to stall in guard here.
Monk is pushing down on Grey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grey is fighting to maintain full guard but Monk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Monk controlling the action here.
Monk wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Monk trying to control from half guard but Grey is working away.
Grey missing with punches from the bottom.
Grey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Monk decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Monk darts in and clinches Grey up against the cage.
Grey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Monk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monk counters by clinching up.
Grey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Monk has him pressed against the cage.
Monk has hold of one of Grey's legs. Grey is fighting the takedown attempt but Monk gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jim Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monk slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monk tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Grey flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bakung Monk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Monk 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bakung Monk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Bensing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Trueman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Bensing is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Bensing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Trueman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bensing shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Trueman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bensing slips nicely into half guard.
Trueman is staying active underneath Bensing, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bensing is just content to waste time from the top position. Trueman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Trueman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bensing is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensing trying to control but Trueman is working from the bottom.
Bensing tries to free his leg and advance position but Trueman is retaining full guard.
Bensing seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bensing wants to pass the guard but Trueman is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bensing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trueman keeping moving, preventing Bensing from controlling successfully.
Bensing throws and elbow that misses. Trueman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bensing's guard. Nice move by Trueman!
Bensing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Trueman misses with a takedown
and Bensing counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bensing.
Trueman working for a triangle but Bensing defends it easily.
Trueman keeping moving, preventing Bensing from controlling successfully.
Bensing forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trueman is staying active underneath Bensing, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bensing decides to return to a standing position.
Trueman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trueman lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Bensing can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Trueman and Bensing drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Trueman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Trueman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Verelea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Chingon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Chingon looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Verelea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Chingon!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chingon misses with a kick to the body.
Chingon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Verelea lands a nice shot to the body.
Verelea darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Verelea scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Verelea takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Verelea slips a nice elbow through Chingon's hands, connecting with Chingon's forehead.
Verelea lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Verelea moves into full mount! Chingon won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verelea looking to control but Chingon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Verelea lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chingon can't escape the position.
Chingon taking shots to the head.
Verelea landing strikes from the mount.
Verelea with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verelea jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chingon manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Verelea working the body and head with strikes.
Verelea tries to advance to mount but Chingon denies him.
Chingon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Chingon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Verelea working the ground and pound.
Verelea working the ground and pound.
Verelea connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chingon some visible discomfort.
Verelea tries to advance to mount but can't.
Verelea grinds an elbow into Chingon's temple.
Verelea in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verelea lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chingon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Verelea has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Verelea fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chingon is squirming around, avoiding Verelea's attempts to control the action.
Chingon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Verelea connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Verelea is working for a guillotine from mount but Chingon frees his head quite easily.
Chingon tries to lock up and control but Verelea gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verelea prevents Chingon from getting the reversal.
Chingon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Verelea lands a heavy elbow.
Verelea with shots to the head and body - Chingon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Verelea postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chingon looks a forlorn figure.
Chingon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Verelea with good strikes from the mount here!
Verelea has isolated one of Chingon's arms. Chingon looking to fight him off but Verelea twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Verelea!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arne Kaurismaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Letter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Kaurismaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Letter!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letter shoots in for a takedown but Kaurismaa shows good takedown defense.
Letter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaurismaa throws out the jab.
Letter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Letter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Letter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Letter is putting a hurting on Kaurismaa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Letter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Letter trying to control the action but Kaurismaa is working from the bottom.
Letter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Letter in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kaurismaa defending against the ground and pound.
Kaurismaa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Letter's best efforts.
Letter trying to mount his opponent but Kaurismaa defends it.
Letter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Letter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kaurismaa has hold of Letter's hands but Letter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kaurismaa makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
No joy there for Kaurismaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaurismaa 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.
It looks like David Letter has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Kaurismaa.
Kaurismaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Letter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaurismaa digs a good hook to Letter's body.
Kaurismaa misses with a straight left.
Letter checks the leg kick.
Letter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arne Kaurismaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaurismaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Letter ducks under a wild hook from Kaurismaa.
Letter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Letter wants to clinch.
Kaurismaa connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kaurismaa!
Letter is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaurismaa.
Letter is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaurismaa finish him?
A big right from Kaurismaa misses.
Kaurismaa throws a lazy right hand but Letter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Letter seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Kaurismaa shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Letter is backing up but Kaurismaa catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Letter covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Kaurismaa Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arne Kaurismaa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keijjo Hardhit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Gyrvish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardhit comes into the arena with Soilwork - Nerve blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gyrvish's choice of entrance music: Five Minutes Alone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Keijjo Hardhit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Gyrvish!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardhit rushes Gyrvish and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gyrvish tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardhit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hardhit tightens his grip and picks Gyrvish up, before dumping him to the ground. Gyrvish manages to land in guard.
Hardhit is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gyrvish scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Hardhit tries to stand but Gyrvish is controlling from the bottom.
Gyrvish wants to sweep here but Hardhit controlling him for the moment.
Hardhit trying to control the position from guard on top but Gyrvish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardhit stopping the sweep attempt from Gyrvish.
Gyrvish working a defensive guard here.
Gyrvish thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
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.
Gyrvish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gyrvish shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hardhit is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gyrvish landing punches.
Gyrvish avoids the attempt from Hardhit to control.
Gyrvish prevents Hardhit from getting the reversal.
Gyrvish trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gyrvish has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardhit's face.
Hardhit wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Gyrvish has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hardhit is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardhit has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Gyrvish lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Gyrvish is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Hardhit rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gyrvish wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardhit keeps working.
Hardhit is in trouble now - Gyrvish has advanced to mount!
Gyrvish has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardhit's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardhit is desperately trying to improve his position but Gyrvish has a good base and remains in mount.
Hardhit is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hardhit is breathing heavily.
Hardhit is in a horrible position here. Gyrvish smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hardhit is trying to escape the mount.
Gyrvish controlling his opponent.
Gyrvish with shots to the head and body - Hardhit looks very uncomfortable down there.
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.
Gyrvish is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hardhit can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hardhit can't escape the position.
Gyrvish dominating with strikes here.
Gyrvish is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hardhit is rocked!
Gyrvish cracks Hardhit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Hardhit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gyrvish loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Hardhit scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Gyrvish land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Gyrvish stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Gyrvish!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antti Atleetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atleetti comes into the arena with Beyonce - Halo blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Antti Atleetti has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Atleetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atleetti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Atleetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Atleetti tries for a takedown but Sankari sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Atleetti stuffs the takedown.
Sankari forces Atleetti back against the cage and clinches.
Sankari has picked Atleetti up - he's going for a ride! Sankari dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sankari stalling away here and it's allowed Atleetti to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sankari stands and steps away. Atleetti gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Atleetti shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Atleetti showed some decent athleticism there.
Sankari looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Atleetti stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Atleetti misses.
Atleetti with a poor takedown
and Sankari counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sankari stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sankari with a lazy takedown attempt
and Atleetti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sankari looks gassed!
Atleetti throws a right hand that Sankari ducks under and follows up with a left that Sankari also avoids with ease.
Atleetti tries to bum rush Sankari with a series of wild strikes but Sankari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sankari shoots in but Atleetti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Antti Atleetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Sankari.
Atleetti throws a right hand that Sankari ducks under and follows up with a left that Sankari also avoids with ease.
Sankari shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atleetti is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sankari tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Atleetti wants to control but Sankari is having none of it.
Atleetti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sankari scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sankari fails to move to back control.
Sankari moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Atleetti has worked his arm free - good work by Atleetti!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari swings around for an armbar but Atleetti sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sankari's guard.
Atleetti trying to control but Sankari is working from the bottom.
Atleetti works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sankari is refusing to be controlled, as Atleetti sits in half guard.
Sankari tries to roll over but Atleetti keeps him under control.
That's four 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.
Atleetti wants to take a breather but Sankari is having none of it.
Atleetti wants to pass to mount but Sankari is defending the position.
Sankari kicks Atleetti off and gets back to his feet.
Atleetti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sankari counters with a shoot takedown. Atleetti fights it but they end up in guard.
Sankari decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Atleetti, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atleetti has a takedown stuffed.
Atleetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Sankari dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sankari looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sankari decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Atleetti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atleetti throws a right and a left that Sankari avoids nicely.
Atleetti misses with a few strikes there.
Sankari shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Atleetti but Atleetti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Atleetti fails with the takedown
and Sankari counters with a nice double leg into side control. Atleetti won't be happy with that.
Sankari decides to stand back up. Sankari steps back and let's Atleetti get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atleetti stuffs the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Atleetti scores with a four punch combination!
A shot to the body from Atleetti misses
and Sankari counters with a takedown into side control.
Atleetti sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sankari wants to get back to his feet.
Sankari is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sankari wants to pass the guard but Atleetti is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti wants to get back to his feet.
Sankari stands up out of the half guard.
Sankari tries for a takedown but Atleetti circles away easily
and Atleetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Antti Atleetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Sankari.
Atleetti misses with a takedown
and Sankari counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Atleetti's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sankari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Atleetti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sankari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sankari postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Atleetti is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sankari, into his guard.
Sankari wriggles free and stands up.
Sankari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Atleetti's waist but Atleetti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sankari off to one side.
Sankari slips a jab and a cross from Atleetti.
Sankari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Atleetti tries to avoid it but Sankari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Atleetti to the ground. Atleetti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Antti Atleetti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti looks to land a combination. Sankari sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Atleetti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sankari counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sankari stands up from half guard.
Atleetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antti Atleetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atleetti doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sankari counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Atleetti's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sankari has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Atleetti is proving hard to escape from.
Atleetti wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Sankari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Atleetti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sankari closes the distance and clinches up with Atleetti, looking for a takedown. Sankari pushes Atleetti against the cage but Atleetti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Atleetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Atleetti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sankari counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sankari is pressing down on Atleetti's thigh, looking to free his foot. Atleetti is holding on for now.
Sankari looks to land a strike but Atleetti avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Atleetti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sankari postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Atleetti is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sankari, into his guard.
Sankari has an active guard here but Atleetti has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sankari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atleetti.
Atleetti stops Sankari from getting back to his feet.
Atleetti working over Sankari with some ground and pound. Sankari looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sankari is trying to stand up here but Atleetti is controlling him well.
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.
Sankari wants to improve his position but Atleetti is controlling well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Atleetti throws a series of punches but Sankari moves out of range.
Atleetti drives through with a takedown into guard.
Atleetti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sankari 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Atleetti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Atleetti pushes down on Sankari's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sankari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Atleetti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sankari kicks Atleetti off and gets back to his feet.
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.
Atleetti shoots for a takedown but Sankari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Atleetti misses with a takedown attempt
and Sankari holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sankari ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sankari no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sankari is looking to stand up but Atleetti isn't so interested in that idea.
Sankari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Atleetti wants to control from the top but Sankari keeps moving.
Mikael Sankari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sankari working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Atleetti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Atleetti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sankari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Sankari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sankari winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Sankari!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Kovanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gizmo Nauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorma Kovanen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gizmo Nauha's chin.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 2 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Kovanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gizmo Nauha!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nauha misses with a straight left.
Kovanen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nauha circles away.
Nauha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gizmo Nauha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovanen throws a front kick aimed at Nauha's knee but Nauha avoids it well.
Kovanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nauha swivels and escapes.
Kovanen tries to clinch but Nauha moves out of range.
Nauha stuffs the takedown attempt from Kovanen. Kovanen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorma Kovanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovanen misses with a head kick.
Kovanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nauha scores with a takedown into Kovanen's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nauha wants to control from the top but Kovanen keeps moving.
Nauha avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nauha postures up in Kovanen's guard and throws a big left but Kovanen blocks it.
Nauha passes Kovanen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kovanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nauha.
Kovanen is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Nauha pulls his head out easily.
Nauha prevents Kovanen from improving his position.
Nauha is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kovanen!
Nauha lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nauha looking to control but Kovanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kovanen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovanen is looking to improve his position but Nauha isn't that keen on the idea.
Kovanen is working hard here to advance position.
Nauha punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nauha cracks Kovanen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kovanen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nauha unloading with bombs!
Nauha is working for a guillotine from mount but Kovanen frees his head quite easily.
Nauha lands a big elbow.
Kovanen regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovanen actively working from the bottom here.
Kovanen is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Nauha pulls his head out easily.
Kovanen is breathing heavily.
Nauha wants to work for an arm triangle but Kovanen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nauha throwing shots but Kovanen is blocking nicely.
Kovanen trying to control but Nauha postures up.
Kovanen manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nauha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kovanen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nauha's guard.
Nauha keeping moving, preventing Kovanen from controlling successfully.
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.
Kovanen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kovanen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nauha knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nauha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kovanen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nauha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kovanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kovanen advances to mount.
Kovanen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nauha has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kovanen takes Nauha's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Nauha is in trouble.
Nauha tries to escape but Kovanen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorma Kovanen dominated that round.
That's time! Kovanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kovanen scores with a head kick.
Nauha is rocked!
It looks like Gizmo Nauha has been cut.
Nauha avoids the head kick by Kovanen.
Nauha is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovanen finish him?
Nauha blocks a head kick by Kovanen.
Kovanen throws a sloppy head kick and Nauha moves out of range easily.
Kovanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovanen throws a head kick that misses.
Kovanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovanen misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kovanen throws a head kick that misses.
Nauha avoids the head kick by Kovanen.
Nauha blocks a head kick by Kovanen.
A head kick misses from Kovanen.
A head kick misses from Kovanen.
Nauha avoids the head kick by Kovanen.
Kovanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nauha moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovanen fails with the takedown
and Nauha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kovanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nauha seems to have recovered his senses.
Kovanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nauha.
Nauha not doing much here.
Kovanen tries to get to full guard but Nauha has control of the leg.
Nauha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kovanen keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nauha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovanen is staying active underneath Nauha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kovanen gets full guard.
Nauha advances to half guard.
Nauha blocks the strikes from Kovanen.
Nauha wants to control but Kovanen is keeping him busy.
Kovanen is trying to maintain the position but Nauha is very close to passing his half guard.
Nauha looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nauha is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kovanen is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Nauha is tapping! Great win for Kovanen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jorma Kovanen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between SD Plissken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Wilson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Samuel Wilson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, SD Plissken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson looks for a takedown but Plissken sprawls well.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Plissken as he avoids it easily.
Plissken's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Plissken duly obliges.
It looks like Samuel Wilson has been cut.
Plissken stuffs the takedown.
SD Plissken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Wilson.
Wilson throws a head kick that Plissken semi-blocks.
Plissken doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Wilson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Plissken's waist but Plissken gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wilson off to one side.
Plissken attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Plissken tries to clinch up.
Plissken looks for a takedown but Wilson sprawls well.
Wilson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plissken throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilson looks to clinch
and Plissken counters with a nice body shot.
Plissken shoots for a double leg takedown but Wilson sprawls well. He's pushed Plissken's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Plissken closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wilson looks gassed!
Plissken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Plissken.
A head kick by Plissken misses
and Wilson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wilson shoots and misses
and Plissken counters with a three punch combo that has Wilson backing up. Wilson nods at Plissken to acknowledge the strikes.
Plissken drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plissken gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plissken bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wilson's head backwards.
Wilson has his takedown stuffed
and Plissken counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wilson!
Plissken controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is working to get back to half guard.
Wilson tries to hold on but Plissken postures up.
Wilson is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Plissken sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wilson is desperately trying to improve his position but Plissken has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SD Plissken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Wilson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Plissken misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Plissken circles away.
Wilson shoots and misses
and Plissken counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wilson's guard now.
Plissken gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Plissken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson with a poor takedown
and Plissken counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wilson won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plissken decides to stand back up. Plissken steps back and let's Wilson get back to his feet.
Plissken misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands a slapping body shot.
Wilson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Plissken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
SD Plissken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Wilson.
Plissken changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wilson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Plissken stands up and beckons Wilson to his feet.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Plissken.
Wilson with a poor takedown
and Plissken counters with a takedown into side control.
Wilson looks to move to half guard but instead Plissken has passed into mount! Damn!
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.
Plissken stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Plissken.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt
and Plissken counters with a single leg into guard. Wilson didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plissken gets to his feet. Wilson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Plissken throws a head kick that misses
and Wilson counters with a left and a right that stings Plissken.
Plissken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plissken shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilson has a takedown stuffed.
Plissken lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Samuel Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plissken gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Plissken keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson looking to sit in guard and control but Plissken gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plissken prevents Wilson from getting back to his feet.
Wilson is trying to keep Plissken in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SD Plissken dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Wilson's cut.
That's time! Plissken's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wilson walks into a straight right hand from Plissken.
Plissken throws a head kick that misses
and Wilson counters with a nice body kick.
Plissken throws a one two combo.
Nice jab there from Plissken.
SD Plissken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plissken fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plissken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Plissken as Wilson shoots in.
Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Plissken sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Plissken counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
SD Plissken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plissken stands up from half guard.
Wilson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Plissken counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Plissken.
Wilson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Plissken's guard.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Plissken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plissken has a closed guard, preventing Wilson from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Plissken scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Plissken circles away and keeps his distance.
Plissken drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Plissken is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plissken decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A shot to the body from Wilson misses
and Plissken counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Plissken.
Wilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Plissken gets to his feet. Wilson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Plissken is avoiding it.
A head kick by Plissken misses
and Wilson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Plissken misses.
Plissken scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilson should have avoided that one.
Wilson lands with a kick to the temple. Plissken shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Plissken misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson tries to bum rush Plissken with a series of wild strikes but Plissken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plissken is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wilson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Samuel Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
SD Plissken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Plissken 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... SD Plissken!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hanson White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Pomfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think White might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cumshots - Dead man`s hand. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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, Hanson White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Pomfrey!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pomfrey swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
Some wild striking there from White.
A leg kick checked by Pomfrey.
White is looking to chop away at Pomfrey's legs.
Pomfrey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a slapping leg kick.
White tries for a takedown but Pomfrey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pomfrey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pomfrey misses with a double jab
and White counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pomfrey!
White landing punches.
Pomfrey bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pomfrey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pomfrey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pomfrey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
White is trying to control the position but Pomfrey postures up.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pomfrey manages to get himself to full guard.
Pomfrey looking for submissions from the bottom but instead White passes into side control.
White scoring with punches from side control.
Pomfrey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pomfrey sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pomfrey gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pomfrey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pomfrey.
Pomfrey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. White manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pomfrey looks gassed!
White pushing down on Pomfrey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
White has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pomfrey tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
Pomfrey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pomfrey's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. White connects with a nice short shot to Pomfrey's temple.
Pomfrey won't allow White to pass to mount.
White winds up and cracks Pomfrey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
White working the head and body with strikes.
White winds up and cracks Pomfrey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
White is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
White looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pomfrey wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pomfrey!
A nice elbow there by White.
Pomfrey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pomfrey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White landing strikes from the mount.
White landing strikes, looking to finish!
White lands a big shot there that rocks Pomfrey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanson White dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pomfrey is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from White and Pomfrey falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by White!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hanson White!
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