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WFC01 - The Big Bang PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aamu Hannu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anabol Asteroid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asteroid comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Friends and Traitors by RAISED FIST kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Anabol Asteroid has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aamu Hannu's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aamu Hannu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabol Asteroid!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asteroid misses with a few strikes there.
Hannu looks to land a left hand but Asteroid moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Asteroid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Asteroid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asteroid throws a right and a left that Hannu avoids nicely.
Hannu loads up on a big right hand but Asteroid slips the punch.
Asteroid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab by Hannu.
Hannu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Asteroid to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Aamu Hannu has been cut.
Hannu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Asteroid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hannu.
A punch combination from Hannu misses.
Hannu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Asteroid's waist but Asteroid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hannu off to one side.
Hannu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aamu Hannu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hannu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Asteroid tries to avoid it but Hannu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Asteroid to the ground. Asteroid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Asteroid misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Hannu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hannu.
Asteroid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Asteroid as Hannu shoots in.
Asteroid looks to land a combination but Hannu avoids it well.
Hannu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Asteroid looks gassed!
Hannu wants to pass the guard but Asteroid is keeping the position.
Hannu could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannu drops back looking for a leg! Asteroid is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Asteroid manages to kick Hannu off! Hannu jumps back into Asteroid's guard.
Hannu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Asteroid is keeping the position for now.
Hannu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Asteroid dives on top into guard.
Hannu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Asteroid trying to control but Hannu is working from the bottom.
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.
Hannu wants to sweep here but Asteroid controlling him for the moment.
Asteroid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hannu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hannu looking for a guillotine here but Asteroid defends easily.
Hannu throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Asteroid escapes and throws Hannu's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hannu tries to bench press Asteroid off him but Asteroid keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hannu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Asteroid trying to control the action but Hannu is working from the bottom.
Asteroid working away.
Asteroid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hannu keeps working.
Hannu is looking to reverse the position.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Asteroid goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hannu is rocked!
Asteroid defending well as Hannu loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Hannu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asteroid misses with a hook. Hannu ducked under it nicely.
Hannu tries for a takedown but Asteroid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hannu seems to have got his legs back now.
Asteroid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Asteroid just misses with a punch to the body.
Hannu fails to land the takedown.
Hannu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Asteroid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hannu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asteroid.
A punch combination from Hannu misses.
Hannu misses with a few strikes there.
Asteroid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hannu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asteroid.
Asteroid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hannu shoots in and drives through. Asteroid sprawls well.
Asteroid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asteroid connects with a nice looking jab.
Hannu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hannu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anabol Asteroid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aamu Hannu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hannu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aamu Hannu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hannu dodges the punch combination from Asteroid.
Hannu misses with a two punch combination.
Asteroid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hannu.
Hannu misses with a few strikes there.
Asteroid gets caught flat footed, as Hannu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Asteroid is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Asteroid keeping moving, preventing Hannu from controlling successfully.
Hannu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hannu wants to control from the top but Asteroid keeps moving.
Hannu passes Asteroid's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Asteroid defends it well.
Asteroid wants to get back to full guard.
Hannu is looking for a kimura here.
Hannu is working for a kimura here but Asteroid manages to reverse the position and he's now in Hannu's guard.
Hannu has his foot on Asteroid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Asteroid works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
Asteroid postures up in Hannu's guard and throws a big left but Hannu blocks it.
Hannu working for a triangle but Asteroid defends it easily.
Asteroid postures up in Hannu's guard and throws a big left but Hannu blocks it.
Hannu can't keep his opponent in guard - Asteroid advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hannu tries to get to full guard but Asteroid has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannu trying to hold on to Asteroid's head to control him but Asteroid postures up.
Asteroid wants to take a breather but Hannu is having none of it.
Asteroid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hannu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hannu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hannu looking for a guillotine here but Asteroid defends easily.
Hannu keeping busy on the bottom but Asteroid has passed one foot through into half guard.
Asteroid controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannu is trying to get back to full guard.
Asteroid is working for a kimura but Hannu is defending it quite comfortably.
Hannu gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hannu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aamu Hannu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aamu Hannu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hannu waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Asteroid.
Hannu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Asteroid pinned against the cage. Asteroid gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hannu fails to land the takedown.
Hannu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Asteroid pinned against the cage. Asteroid gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aamu Hannu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asteroid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hannu tries for a takedown but Asteroid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Asteroid - just one landing.
A combination from Asteroid does no damage.
Asteroid misses with a series of wild punches.
Hannu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Asteroid to the mat! Asteroid manages to get full guard.
Hannu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hannu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asteroid keeping moving, preventing Hannu from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid looking to control.
Hannu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Asteroid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hannu passes Asteroid's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hannu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Asteroid defends it well.
Asteroid is defending against the submission attempts here by Hannu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Asteroid trying to control but Hannu postures up.
Asteroid is defending against the submission attempts here by Hannu.
Hannu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hannu pulls his head out easily.
Hannu is trying to work for a kimura but Asteroid is defending well.
Hannu is pressing down on Asteroid's thigh, looking to free his foot. Asteroid is holding on for now.
Hannu works his way into side control.
Hannu trying to control the position but Asteroid is working away.
Asteroid taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hannu tries to score with some ground and pound. Asteroid controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hannu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hannu wants to control but Asteroid is keeping him busy.
Hannu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Asteroid is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
You can see the frustration on Asteroid's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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 Aamu Hannu.
I think Hannu 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aamu Hannu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Stongarm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikey Barr had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikey Barr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucas Stongarm!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stongarm tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barr swivels and escapes.
Stongarm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stongarm tries to improve position but can't.
Stongarm is trying to control Barr's posture but Barr avoids it.
Barr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stongarm knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barr looking to control but instead Stongarm has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Barr is breathing heavily.
Stongarm regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stongarm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stongarm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barr's guard.
Stongarm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stongarm drops back looking for a leg! Barr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barr manages to kick Stongarm off! Stongarm jumps back into Barr's guard.
Stongarm won't allow Barr to sweep him here.
Stongarm thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stongarm tries to free his leg and advance position but Barr is retaining full guard.
Stongarm passes into half guard.
It looks like Stongarm is going to stand back up.
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.
Barr trying to control here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stongarm throws a combination. Barr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stongarm lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stongarm tries to bum rush Barr with a series of wild strikes but Barr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Stongarm scores with a four punch combination!
Stongarm gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stongarm's guard now.
Barr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stongarm keeping full guard, as Barr tries to pass.
Barr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stongarm keeping moving, preventing Barr from controlling successfully.
Stongarm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stongarm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barr is looking to work some ground and pound but Stongarm has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barr tries to free his leg and advance position but Stongarm is retaining full guard.
Stongarm keeping moving, preventing Barr from controlling successfully.
Stongarm striking off his back but it's not causing Barr any problems.
Barr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Barr wants to pass the guard but Stongarm is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barr keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice combination there by Stongarm.
Stongarm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stongarm shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stongarm's guard now.
Mikey Barr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Stongarm.
Barr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barr trying to control the position from guard on top but Stongarm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stongarm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barr stands up from Stongarm's guard - Barr perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Barr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stongarm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Barr misses.
Barr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stongarm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stongarm keeping moving, preventing Barr from controlling successfully.
Stongarm looking for a sweep. Not yet Stongarm, not yet.
Stongarm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barr's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stongarm drops back looking for a leg! Barr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barr manages to kick Stongarm off! Stongarm jumps back into Barr's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr kicks Stongarm off and gets to his feet.
Barr tries to clinch there but Stongarm circles away.
Mikey Barr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Barr as Stongarm shoots in.
Stongarm fails with the takedown
and Barr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stongarm's guard.
Barr stopping the sweep attempt from Stongarm.
Barr passes Stongarm's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mikey Barr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stongarm slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barr trying to control the position from guard on top but Stongarm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stongarm is proving hard to escape from.
Stongarm controls Barr momentarily but Barr frees himself.
Barr wants to control from the top but Stongarm keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stongarm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Stongarm with a poor takedown
and Barr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mikey Barr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Stongarm.
Barr stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Stongarm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stongarm works over Barr's head and body with a nice combination.
Lucas Stongarm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stongarm's guard.
Stongarm trying to strike off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barr is looking to work some ground and pound but Stongarm has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barr trying to control the position from guard on top but Stongarm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stongarm is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stongarm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barr is looking to stand up but Stongarm won't let him.
Stongarm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stongarm throws his legs up looking for a submission but Barr uses it to pass to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barr decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stongarm to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Barr dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stongarm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barr wants to clinch up but Stongarm keeps it at a distance.
A nice combination there by Stongarm.
Stongarm misses with a takedown attempt
and Barr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stongarm tries to break the clinch but Barr is controlling the position.
Barr works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Stongarm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stongarm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stongarm is thwarting Barr's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr is trying to stand.
Barr wants to improve his position but Stongarm is controlling well.
Barr wants to get back to his feet.
Barr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stongarm.
Stongarm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barr's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Stongarm.
Barr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Barr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Barr is trying to take his opponent's back.
Stongarm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barr tries to control but Stongarm wriggling away.
Barr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Barr there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stongarm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barr with a couple of short strikes.
Barr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stongarm is looking to escape.
Stongarm keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barr is looking to stand but Barr has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Stongarm is bucking up trying to escape but Barr cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stongarm is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Barr wants to finish this one by submission but Stongarm is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Barr.
Barr looking to ground and pound but Stongarm is blocking nicely.
Stongarm is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Barr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barr throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stongarm because Barr loaded up on that one.
Stongarm can't escape the position.
Barr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stongarm is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barr controlling the pace for now.
Lucas Stongarm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Barr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Barr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erik Von Hellens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sten Jakobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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158 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Von Hellens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sten Jakobson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jakobson.
Jakobson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Von Hellens wants to control from the top but Jakobson keeps moving.
Von Hellens gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Von Hellens scores with a takedown into Jakobson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jakobson wants to sweep here but Von Hellens controlling him for the moment.
Jakobson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Von Hellens can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jakobson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hellens wants to control from the top but Jakobson keeps moving.
Von Hellens with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jakobson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Von Hellens stands and steps away. Jakobson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jakobson fails with the takedown
and Von Hellens holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jakobson stops a takedown attempt from Von Hellens.
Von Hellens lands a body shot.
Von Hellens slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakobson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Von Hellens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Erik Von Hellens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sten Jakobson.
Jakobson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Von Hellens prevents it.
Jakobson looks gassed!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Von Hellens jumps guard and drags Jakobson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jakobson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Von Hellens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jakobson's guard.
Von Hellens trying to control the position from guard on top but Jakobson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jakobson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Von Hellens off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hellens throws a one two combo.
Von Hellens takes a swing at Jakobson's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jakobson.
Von Hellens closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Hellens controlling the action here.
Von Hellens looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Von Hellens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Hellens is tying to control. Jakobson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jakobson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jakobson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Von Hellens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jakobson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Von Hellens's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Von Hellens's back!
Von Hellens manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jakobson's guard. Nice work there by Von Hellens.
Von Hellens trying to control but Jakobson is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Von Hellens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Von Hellens dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jakobson fails with the takedown
and Von Hellens counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jakobson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Von Hellens puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Von Hellens seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Von Hellens stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Hellens throws a body kick that misses.
Von Hellens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Hellens decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hellens is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jakobson is in trouble now - Von Hellens has advanced to mount!
Jakobson is looking to get to half guard.
Von Hellens sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Von Hellens stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hellens lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jakobson backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Von Hellens.
Jakobson shoots and misses
and Von Hellens counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Von Hellens.
Jakobson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Von Hellens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Von Hellens showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Von Hellens has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobson is working an open guard so Von Hellens takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jakobson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Erik Von Hellens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sten Jakobson.
Jakobson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jakobson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Hellens moves into the clinch successfully.
Jakobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Von Hellens closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Von Hellens lands in his opponent's guard.
Von Hellens wants to pass the guard but Jakobson is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Hellens preventing the sweep.
Jakobson wants to stand but Von Hellens is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jakobson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Von Hellens dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Von Hellens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jakobson is fending him off so far but Von Hellens persists. Nope, Jakobson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jakobson throws a head kick that Von Hellens semi-blocks.
Von Hellens lands with an overhand left.
Von Hellens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jakobson, pushing him back against the cage.
Von Hellens tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jakobson smiles and moves away.
Von Hellens swats away the attempt to clinch by Jakobson.
Jakobson gets caught flat footed, as Von Hellens shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Von Hellens trying to control the position from guard on top but Jakobson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Hellens won't allow Jakobson to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hellens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jakobson pulls Von Hellens in close to his closed guard and prevents Von Hellens from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jakobson wants to hit a switch here but Von Hellens passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jakobson there!
Jakobson tries to reverse the position but Von Hellens maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Von Hellens controlling from mount.
Von Hellens tries to control but Jakobson wriggling away.
Von Hellens controlling the pace for now.
Von Hellens wants to control the pace but Jakobson is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobson is looking to improve his position but Von Hellens isn't that keen on the idea.
Von Hellens wants to control but Jakobson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Von Hellens trying to control from half guard but Jakobson is working away.
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.
Jakobson is looking for a sweep. Von Hellens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jakobson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jakobson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Von Hellens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sten Jakobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Hellens throws a push kick but Jakobson slaps the foot to one side.
Jakobson stuffs the takedown.
Sten Jakobson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jakobson throws a sloppy head kick
and Von Hellens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Von Hellens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Von Hellens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Von Hellens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uiva Nakki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and weirdo weirdos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nakki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pulkkinen - Ruusulaulu. weirdo weirdos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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189 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Counter striker
Solid 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uiva Nakki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, weirdo weirdos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakki just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nakki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
weirdos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nakki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nakki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
weirdos working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nakki has passed into half guard!
weirdos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nakki works his way into side control.
weirdos tries to buck Nakki off but Nakki is having none of it.
Nakki works to advance to full mount. weirdos defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nakki unloading with bombs!
Nakki landing shots from mount.
weirdos is rocked!
A big strike lands for Nakki! That's really hurt weirdos and he's turned his back - Nakki keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Nakki Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uiva Nakki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Bittbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bic Pohjonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bic Pohjonen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 267.3lbs 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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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227 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Bittbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bic Pohjonen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Bittbull.
It looks like Bic Pohjonen has been cut.
Pohjonen tries to clinch up but Bittbull circles away and keeps his distance.
Bittbull shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pohjonen but Pohjonen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pohjonen scores with a takedown into Bittbull's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bittbull holds on and takes a little breather.
Bittbull wants to get back to his feet but Pohjonen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pohjonen wants to get up but he can't break Bittbull's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pohjonen 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.
Bittbull has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pohjonen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jose Bittbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pohjonen looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bittbull is looking to score with low kicks.
Bittbull wants to clinch but Pohjonen slips to the side
and Pohjonen counters with a takedown into side control.
Pohjonen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bittbull has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bittbull is trying to improve his position.
Bittbull is trying to get back to his feet.
Bittbull is looking to reverse the position.
Bittbull is pushing Pohjonen's head away, looking to escape. Pohjonen manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Bittbull's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjonen taking a breather here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bittbull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pohjonen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pohjonen lands in his opponent's guard.
Pohjonen 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.
Pohjonen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bittbull is looking to regain half guard here but Pohjonen keeps moving and retains side control.
Pohjonen tries for a kimura but Bittbull is defending well.
Bittbull explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Pohjonen tries to score with a low kick but Bittbull moves his leg out of the way.
Pohjonen wants to clinch.
Bittbull throws a sloppy head kick and Pohjonen moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pohjonen throws a sloppy head kick
letting Bittbull counter with a right hand.
Pohjonen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bittbull's guard.
Bittbull is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pohjonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bittbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bittbull wants to stand but Pohjonen is controlling the position.
Pohjonen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bittbull, up you get!
Pohjonen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bittbull looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pohjonen manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bic Pohjonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bic Pohjonen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pohjonen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bittbull counters with a shoot takedown. Pohjonen fights it but they end up in guard.
Bittbull wants to get up but he can't break Pohjonen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pohjonen keeping moving, preventing Bittbull from controlling successfully.
Pohjonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bittbull drops back looking for a leg! Pohjonen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pohjonen manages to kick Bittbull off! Bittbull jumps back into Pohjonen's guard.
Bittbull avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bittbull decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjonen closes the distance and clinches.
Pohjonen has Bittbull pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bittbull manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bittbull tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pohjonen smiles and moves away.
A punch combination from Bittbull misses.
Pohjonen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bittbull scores a takedown into full mount!
Pohjonen is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjonen tries to lock up and control but Bittbull gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bittbull stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Jose Bittbull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bittbull has his takedown stuffed
and Pohjonen counters with a shoot takedown. Bittbull fights it but they end up in guard.
Pohjonen thows a big elbow that misses.
Bittbull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pohjonen looking to pass the guard.
Pohjonen wants to control from the top but Bittbull keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bittbull throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pohjonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bittbull is keeping the position for now.
Bittbull had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pohjonen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bittbull Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pohjonen's back instead.
Bittbull looking for the choke from the back.
Bittbull wants to control but Pohjonen manages to buck him off and is now in Bittbull's guard! Nice work there by Pohjonen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pohjonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pohjonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pohjonen throws a series of punches but Bittbull avoids them all with ease.
Pohjonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jose Bittbull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bic Pohjonen.
Bittbull shoots in and drives through. Pohjonen sprawls well.
Bittbull tries to clinch up but Pohjonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Bittbull tries to keep at a distance but Pohjonen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pohjonen keeps control of Bittbull as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pohjonen looking for a takedown.
Pohjonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bittbull.
Bittbull is looking to break free of the clinch but Pohjonen has double underhooks.
Bittbull wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Bittbull will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bic Pohjonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pohjonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pohjonen stalling in the clinch but Bittbull improves position.
Stalling in the clinch from Pohjonen.
Bittbull prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bittbull breaks from the clinch.
Bittbull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bittbull lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bittbull throws a right and a left that Pohjonen avoids nicely.
Pohjonen gets the takedown into side control.
Pohjonen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bittbull!
Pohjonen tries to control but Bittbull wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bittbull tries to buck Pohjonen off but he can't manage it.
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.
Bittbull really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pohjonen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bittbull can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bittbull tries to reverse the position but Pohjonen maintains control.
Bic Pohjonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bittbull is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pohjonen controlling the position easily from mount.
Bittbull is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pohjonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bittbull is looking to get to half guard.
Pohjonen controlling from the full mount.
Bittbull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pohjonen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bittbull gets back to half guard.
Bittbull trying to control from the bottom.
Bittbull looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pohjonen stands up from half guard.
Bittbull fails to land with a series of punches.
Pohjonen has closed the distance and engaged Bittbull in a clinch.
Pohjonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bittbull lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pohjonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bittbull misses with a double jab.
Pohjonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bittbull wants to get back to full guard.
Bittbull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bittbull has one foot on Pohjonen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bittbull stuffs the takedown attempt from Pohjonen. Pohjonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Pohjonen fails with the takedown
and Bittbull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bic Pohjonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pohjonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bic Pohjonen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vern Shillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
170 lbs
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22
166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pentti Jorma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vern Shillinger!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorma shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jorma showed some decent athleticism there.
Jorma works his way into side control.
Jorma lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jorma scoring with punches and elbows.
Jorma wants to control but Shillinger is keeping him busy.
Shillinger manages to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jorma lands a nice short elbow.
Shillinger won't allow Jorma to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shillinger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jorma stands up over Shillinger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jorma knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shillinger on the ground.
Jorma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shillinger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jorma wants to pass the guard but Shillinger is keeping the position.
Shillinger is looking for a triangle but Jorma pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorma trying to control but Shillinger is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shillinger keeping full guard, as Jorma tries to pass.
Shillinger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jorma won't allow Shillinger to get back to his feet.
Shillinger 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.
Shillinger is looking for a triangle but Jorma pushes his legs off easily.
Jorma throwing strikes but missing.
Jorma works over Shillinger with some ground and pound from guard.
Jorma working some strikes from top position.
Jorma has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shillinger looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jorma is defending well. Shillinger quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jorma has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Shillinger celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vern Shillinger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oovompi Laari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jr Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oovompi Laari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jr Torres!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laari scores a takedown into full mount!
Torres looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Laari working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Laari tries to control but Torres wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laari looking for a guillotine from mount but Torres is having none of it.
Torres swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Laari is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Torres has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Laari lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Torres hang on?
Torres is bucking up trying to escape but Laari cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laari with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Torres is trying to escape the mount.
Torres has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Torres is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Laari looking for the RNC.
Laari throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Torres!
Laari working for a choke but Torres is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laari working for the choke.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Laari's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Laari controlling the position well here. Torres rolled but Laari kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Laari has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Torres has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Laari is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Torres defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laari is trying to stick to Torres's back but Torres is turning into Laari. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Laari's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Torres.
Laari working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Torres doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Torres manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torres works over Laari with some ground and pound from guard.
Laari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Torres preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Torres postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torres is fighting to break Laari's control of his arms but Laari is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Laari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Laari looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Torres throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Laari with good strikes from the mount here!
Laari scoring with strikes but Torres is staying in there.
Torres is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Laari looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oovompi Laari dominated that round.
That's time! Laari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Laari shoots in and bounces Torres off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Laari wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Laari pushes down on Torres's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Laari trying to pass the guard but Torres defending well.
Laari stalling.
Laari passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Torres!
Laari is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Torres has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laari landing punches.
Laari has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Torres's face.
Laari looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Laari controlling from mount.
Laari looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Laari fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Laari takes Torres's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Torres is in trouble.
Laari is working the ground and pound. Can Torres escape?
Torres covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Laari's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Torres holding both Laari 's hands and preventing any damage.
Torres staying busy and making it hard for Laari to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laari working for a choke but Torres is defending well.
Laari lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Laari connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Torres to escape the position.
Torres is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Laari.
Torres tries to roll but Laari sticks to his back.
Torres is trying to stand back up.
Torres staying busy and making it hard for Laari to control.
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.
Laari is landing with strikes from the back.
Laari looking to break Torres's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Torres remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Laari will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Laari working for a choke but Torres is defending well.
Laari is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Laari patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Laari throwing damaging strikes from the back! Torres could be in trouble here!
Oovompi Laari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laari controlling well, preventing Torres from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oovompi Laari dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Laari shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Torres's guard.
Laari stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.
Laari sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Torres's guard.
Laari trying to mount his opponent but Torres defends it.
Laari postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Torres to stand up.
Torres takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Laari fails with a takedown attempt.
Laari looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Laari persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Torres throws a push kick but Laari slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laari drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Torres's face as Laari controls the position.
Laari trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Laari scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Torres to see if he's OK.
Laari decides to stand back up.
Torres gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Laari has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Laari lands a couple of digs.
Torres lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Laari!
Torres throws some wild stikes that Laari manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laari wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Torres.
Laari wants to try and get back to his feet.
Torres misses with a head shot.
Laari is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Laari manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Laari makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Laari.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torres stopping the sweep attempt from Laari.
Laari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torres.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Torres has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Laari to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Torres is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Laari pulls down on the head and he's put Torres to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Oovompi Laari!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between arthur spankalot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Keller has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with arthur spankalot's chin.
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19
205 lbs
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22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, arthur spankalot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Keller!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
spankalot shoots in but no luck this time.
spankalot shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keller but Keller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
spankalot is looking to clinch.
spankalot dodges the punch combination from Keller.
Keller lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like arthur spankalot has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
spankalot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Keller is fending him off so far but spankalot persists. Nope, Keller circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for arthur spankalot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Keller stands up from half guard.
spankalot fails to land the takedown.
spankalot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Keller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keller stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
spankalot is breathing heavily.
Keller moves into the clinch.
Keller has spankalot pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Keller pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending spankalot tumbling to the mat - Keller dives into spankalot's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keller stands up and waves to spankalot to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller has spankalot up against the cage in a clinch.
Keller manages to break the clinch.
Keller throws a right and a left that spankalot avoids nicely.
spankalot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Keller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by spankalot.
spankalot shoots in for a double leg but Keller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
spankalot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Keller stands up and waves to spankalot to follow him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keller gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and spankalot defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keller wants to pass the guard but spankalot is defending well.
Ground and pound from Keller.
spankalot is trying to get back to full guard.
Keller is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so spankalot is just riding it out for now. Keller eventually gives up the hold.
Keller is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so spankalot is just riding it out for now. Keller eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
spankalot is looking to control Keller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can spankalot avoid being mounted?
Keller stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Keller scores with a jab to the head.
Keller throws a series of punches but spankalot avoids them all with ease.
spankalot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Keller counters with a single leg into guard. spankalot didn't expect that.
Keller gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
spankalot is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Keller.
spankalot with a poor takedown
and Keller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller thuds his shin into the meat of spankalot's side.
spankalot doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keller counters by moving into the clinch.
Keller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keller misses with a double jab.
spankalot has his takedown stuffed
and spankalot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
spankalot shoots and misses
and Keller moves into the clinch.
Keller breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
spankalot takes one to the chin there.
spankalot gets caught flat footed, as Keller shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Keller drops back looking for a leg! spankalot is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and spankalot manages to kick Keller off! Keller jumps back into spankalot's guard.
Keller stands up over spankalot, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
spankalot has a closed guard, preventing Keller from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Keller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on arthur spankalot's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
spankalot has his takedown stuffed
and Keller counters with a series of strikes. spankalot will be more careful next time no doubt.
spankalot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Keller as he avoids it easily.
Keller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as spankalot backs up against the cage.
Keller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Keller is pressed up against the cage. spankalot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Keller down to the mat. Keller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for arthur spankalot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
spankalot fails with the takedown
and Keller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in spankalot's guard now.
Keller is looking to stand up but spankalot won't let him.
spankalot has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Keller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Keller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
spankalot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
spankalot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Keller tries to roll over but spankalot keeps him under control.
spankalot is trying to control the action in half guard but Keller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
spankalot is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Keller has managed to free his arm - good work.
Keller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chris Keller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Keller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Keller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Keller throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Keller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
spankalot shoots in and drives through. Keller sprawls well.
spankalot slips a jab and a cross from Keller.
spankalot wants to clinch.
Keller misses with a jab, cross combination.
spankalot gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Keller counters with a one-two to the body.
Keller looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Keller moves nicely into side control.
Keller has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
spankalot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Keller lands an impressive looking overhand right. spankalot doesn't seem phased though.
Keller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Keller 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.
Keller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Keller works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Keller passes the guard and advances to mount!
spankalot is in all sorts of trouble here.
Keller working for a guillotine from mount but spankalot is in no mood to give up.
Keller get's back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller swinging wilding here.
spankalot looks for a takedown but Keller sprawls well.
Keller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
spankalot with a poor takedown
and Keller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Keller.
Keller gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Keller is working for a submission of some sort.
spankalot is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
spankalot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Keller.
spankalot makes his way to full guard. A much better position for spankalot.
Keller stands up and waves to spankalot to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Keller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on arthur spankalot's cut.
That's time! spankalot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Keller looks to land a combination but spankalot avoids it well.
spankalot misses with a takedown attempt
and Keller counters with a three punch combo that has spankalot backing up. spankalot nods at Keller to acknowledge the strikes.
spankalot throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Keller's waist but Keller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing spankalot off to one side.
Keller has spankalot up against the cage in a clinch.
Keller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
spankalot with a poor takedown
and Keller counters with a good, hard body kick but spankalot shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for arthur spankalot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keller throws a nice looking combination but spankalot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keller throws a right and a left that spankalot avoids nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for spankalot. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
spankalot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Keller.
Keller manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
spankalot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Keller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in spankalot's guard.
Keller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Keller stands and steps away. spankalot gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
spankalot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
spankalot closes the distance and clinches up with Keller, looking for a takedown. spankalot pushes Keller against the cage but Keller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
arthur spankalot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keller tries to bum rush spankalot with a series of wild strikes but spankalot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
spankalot tries for a takedown but Keller circles away easily
and Keller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Keller forces his way into half guard.
Keller stands up out of the half guard.
Keller misses with a wild combination.
spankalot fails with a takedown attempt.
Keller has managed to clinch.
spankalot is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Keller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Keller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch combination from Keller misses.
spankalot wants to clinch up but Keller keeps it at a distance.
Keller gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Keller gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
spankalot shoots for a takedown but Keller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
spankalot has a takedown stuffed.
Keller moves into range and clinches up with spankalot.
Keller breaks from the clinch.
Keller throws a right hand that spankalot ducks under and follows up with a left that spankalot also avoids with ease.
Keller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Keller scores with a takedown into spankalot's guard.
Keller drops back looking for a leg! spankalot is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and spankalot manages to kick Keller off! Keller jumps back into spankalot's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller stands and steps away. spankalot gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chris Keller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keller clinches.
Keller wants the takedown. spankalot is fighting it off but Keller persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in spankalot's guard against the cage.
Keller decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
spankalot shoots in for a double leg but Keller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Keller clinches.
Keller ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Keller no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Keller trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Keller has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. spankalot is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Keller.
Keller manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller has one foot on spankalot's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Keller as spankalot shoots in.
Keller closes the distance and clinches.
Keller lands with a right to the head.
spankalot wants a takedown but no success here.
Keller tightens his grip and picks spankalot up, before dumping him to the ground. spankalot manages to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keller throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Keller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
spankalot looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Keller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
spankalot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
arthur spankalot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Keller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Keller 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.
Keller gets to his feet. spankalot looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Keller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Keller!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mercury Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Silakka (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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255 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mercury Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses thuds a left hand into Silakka's body.
Silakka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moses fails to land the takedown.
Moses pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silakka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moses as he jumps to the side.
Moses is looking to clinch but Silakka is avoiding it.
Moses misses with a takedown
and Silakka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Moses is looking to escape.
Silakka is thwarting Moses's attempts to control the position.
Silakka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Moses wants to improve his position but Silakka is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses is trying to control but can't.
Silakka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Moses on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moses tries to get out of the position.
Moses is refusing to be controlled, as Silakka sits in half guard.
Moses tries to kick Silakka off but Silakka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silakka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moses counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mercury Moses has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Silakka.
Moses is breathing heavily.
Silakka throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silakka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moses can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses tries to lock up and control but Silakka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silakka wants to take Moses's back here but Moses is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Silakka with shots to the head and body - Moses looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silakka dominating with strikes here.
Moses defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silakka.
Moses knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silakka on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silakka looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka avoids the attempt from Moses to control.
Moses is squirming around, avoiding Silakka's attempts to control the action.
Silakka working for a guillotine from mount but Moses is in no mood to give up.
Moses wants to hold on but Silakka pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Silakka content just to control the position here.
Moses is squirming around, avoiding Silakka's attempts to control the action.
Silakka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moses wants to control but Silakka is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silakka tries to control but Moses wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silakka gets a clinch.
Moses tries to break the clinch but Silakka is controlling the position.
Silakka manages to break the clinch.
Silakka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moses swivels and escapes.
Moses keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silakka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silakka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercury Moses has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Silakka.
Moses scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moses has his takedown stuffed
and Silakka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Moses!
Moses holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silakka tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Moses can't escape the position.
Moses wants to control but Silakka is having none of it.
Silakka controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moses is looking to escape.
Silakka lands a big shot there that rocks Moses but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Moses has given up his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
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.
Will Silakka go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Moses is taking damage to the body and head.
Silakka is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Moses is defending well though. Silakka let's go of the attempt for now.
Moses preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silakka.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moses is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Silakka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka is not going to allow Moses to sit and survive in this position.
Silakka trying to control.
Despite being in the dominant position, Timo Silakka just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moses throws a right hand that Silakka ducks under and follows up with a left that Silakka also avoids with ease.
Silakka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moses counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moses.
Silakka working a defensive guard here.
Timo Silakka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silakka has his hands on Moses's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silakka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silakka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moses's guard.
Silakka wants to stand but Moses is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silakka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silakka trying to control the position from guard on top but Moses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Timo Silakka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silakka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silakka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moses but Moses pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moses will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silakka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Moses sprawls well initially but Silakka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Moses wants to get back to full guard.
Moses is working hard here to advance position.
Silakka decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Silakka misses with a takedown
and Moses counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses prevents Silakka from improving his position.
Moses decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Moses goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silakka has his takedown stuffed
and Moses counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moses.
Mercury Moses has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Silakka.
Moses missing with knees to the body.
Silakka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Moses avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Moses with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moses tries to score a body lock takedown but Silakka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silakka is trying to trip Moses. He has hold of a leg but Moses is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silakka persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Moses is looking to stand up but Silakka isn't so interested in that idea.
Moses wants to sweep here but Silakka controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silakka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silakka trying to control but Moses is working from the bottom.
Silakka controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silakka landing some decent shots from guard.
Silakka trying to control the position from guard on top but Moses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silakka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Moses, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silakka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silakka controlling the action here.
Moses wants to get back to his feet.
Silakka trying to pass the guard but Moses defending well.
Silakka wants to stand up but Moses has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses is looking to control Silakka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moses avoid being mounted?
Silakka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moses does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silakka works his way into side control.
Silakka with the ground and pound but Moses regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mercury Moses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moses looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moses tries to kick Silakka off but Silakka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timo Silakka.
I've got Silakka 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Silakka!
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