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SISU 41: Friman vs Driver PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anders Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Reznik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Nilsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Reznik!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznik looks to land a combination. Nilsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reznik lands an overhand right.
Reznik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nilsson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reznik jabs at Nilsson's body.
Reznik lands with a shot to the body.
Reznik throws a left that rocks Nilsson and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Reznik dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Nilsson regain composure!
Nilsson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nilsson is rocked!
Reznik grinds an elbow into Nilsson's temple.
Reznik is looking to take a break and control but Nilsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nilsson being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznik wants to control but Nilsson is keeping him busy.
Reznik controlling from side mount.
Nilsson is not content to let Reznik control the position.
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.
Nilsson trying to remain calm as Reznik controls from the top position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Michal Reznik just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reznik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nilsson at a distance.
Reznik connects with a nice looking jab.
Reznik lands a head shot.
Nilsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reznik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A shot to de liver by Reznik. Beautiful body shot.
Reznik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Reznik - just one landing.
Anders Nilsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Reznik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nilsson doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznik digs a good body shot into Nilsson's ribs.
Reznik lands with a right that hurts Nilsson. Nilsson looks to clinch but Reznik throws a short knee that drops Nilsson. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Michal Reznik!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jere Katajaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Swinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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, Jere Katajaniemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trent Swinger!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katajaniemi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Katajaniemi looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Swinger lands a big shot that drops Katajaniemi! Can he finish him?
Swinger stands up from Katajaniemi's guard - Swinger perhaps looking for a knockout.
Katajaniemi tries to move into range but Swinger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swinger moves in close and cracks Katajaniemi with a massive right hand! Katajaniemi, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Swinger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trent Swinger!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thurston gimme some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Allan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Allan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thurston gimme some!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Allan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big head kick from gimme some and Allan is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Adam Allan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
gimme some trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
gimme some passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Allan strikes from the bottom but gimme some passes into mount!
gimme some postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Allan is out cold - huge knockout for gimme some!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thurston gimme some!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egill Skallagrimsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Skallagrimsson's choice of entrance music: Hoeremeisje. This should be fireworks!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stringer Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Egill Skallagrimsson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skallagrimsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bell looks to land a combination. Skallagrimsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Skallagrimsson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Skallagrimsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bell thows a big elbow that misses.
Skallagrimsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Skallagrimsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bell manages to get himself to full guard.
Skallagrimsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bell is trying to keep Skallagrimsson in close.
Skallagrimsson trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
Skallagrimsson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell is working an open guard so Skallagrimsson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson throws and low kick but Bell moves out of range easily.
Bell closes the distance and clinches up with Skallagrimsson, looking for a takedown. Bell pushes Skallagrimsson against the ropes but Skallagrimsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Bell shoots in but no luck this time.
Bell tries to clinch but Skallagrimsson moves out of range.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Skallagrimsson.
Egill Skallagrimsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skallagrimsson throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Skallagrimsson misses.
Skallagrimsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skallagrimsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Bell.
Bell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Skallagrimsson defending well though.
Bell wants to free his trapped foot but Skallagrimsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Skallagrimsson wants to get back to his feet.
Bell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is tying to control. Skallagrimsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Skallagrimsson is pressing down on Bell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bell looking to pass the guard.
Skallagrimsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Skallagrimsson misses its intended target.
Skallagrimsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bell.
Skallagrimsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Skallagrimsson throws a hook but Bell blocks it.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
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.
Skallagrimsson darts in trying to clinch
and Bell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Skallagrimsson as the two fighters clinch.
Skallagrimsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson breaks from the clinch.
Skallagrimsson fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skallagrimsson is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stringer Bell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice combo by Skallagrimsson! Oh, that's hurt him - Bell falls to the canvas and Skallagrimsson follows him into side control.
It looks like Stringer Bell has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skallagrimsson trying to control the position but Bell is working away.
Bell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Skallagrimsson wants to get back to his feet.
Bell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bell tries to roll over but Skallagrimsson keeps him under control.
Bell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Skallagrimsson is looking to stand up but Bell won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Skallagrimsson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bell's guard.
Skallagrimsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bell trying to keep a closed guard but Skallagrimsson is proving a slippery customer.
Bell looking for a guillotine here but Skallagrimsson defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Skallagrimsson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking to work some ground and pound but Skallagrimsson has wrist control.
Bell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Skallagrimsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Skallagrimsson is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Skallagrimsson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bell throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Skallagrimsson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Skallagrimsson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Bell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bell swings around for an armbar but Skallagrimsson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bell's guard.
Skallagrimsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Skallagrimsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skallagrimsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Skallagrimsson trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
Bell throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Skallagrimsson stands up and waves to Bell to follow him.
Bell fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bell misses with a double jab
and Skallagrimsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Bell wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bell.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skallagrimsson tries to clinch up
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Egill Skallagrimsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stringer Bell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bell slips a straight right by Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skallagrimsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bell. Bell gets slowly back to his feet.
Bell misses with a takedown
and Skallagrimsson counters with a series of strikes that sends Bell to the canvas! Skallagrimsson follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell working for submissions but it's allowed Skallagrimsson to get to half guard.
Skallagrimsson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Skallagrimsson tries to pass to full mount but Bell defends it.
Skallagrimsson is thwarting Bell's attempts to control the position.
Skallagrimsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Skallagrimsson looking to pass the guard.
Bell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Skallagrimsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Skallagrimsson is keeping the position.
Skallagrimsson keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Skallagrimsson is keeping the position.
Bell prevents Skallagrimsson from getting back to his feet.
Bell looking to sit in guard and control but Skallagrimsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Skallagrimsson pushing down on Bell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bell is trying to maintain the position but Skallagrimsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Bell manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell trying to keep a closed guard but Skallagrimsson is proving a slippery customer.
Bell is really struggling to control Skallagrimsson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Skallagrimsson wants to pass the guard but Bell is keeping the position.
Bell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Skallagrimsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Bell won't allow Skallagrimsson to get back to his feet.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Skallagrimsson is keeping the position.
Bell is looking to work some ground and pound but Skallagrimsson has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Skallagrimsson controlling Bell's posture.
Bell stopping the sweep attempt from Skallagrimsson.
Bell won't allow Skallagrimsson to get back to his feet.
Skallagrimsson looking to control.
Skallagrimsson keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bell drives through and clinches with Skallagrimsson against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Skallagrimsson can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Egill Skallagrimsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Skallagrimsson 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Egill Skallagrimsson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaxon Karman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Simon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karman comes to the ring accompanied by Smooth Criminal. The crowd seem to be enjoying Simon's choice of entrance music: Down With The Sickness. Steve Simon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaxon Karman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Simon!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karman tries to clinch up.
Simon throws a head kick that misses.
Karman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Karman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karman wants to pass the guard but Simon is keeping the position.
Karman trying to control the position from guard on top but Simon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karman wants to pass the guard but Simon is keeping the position.
Karman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Simon dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon prevents Karman from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Simon advances position into side control!
Simon working away.
Karman holds on to Simon's head and controls the position momentarily.
Karman tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
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.
Karman regains half guard.
Karman is pressing down on Simon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Simon wants to get up but he can't break Karman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Karman throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Karman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Karman 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.
Karman is looking to stand up but Simon isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karman working a defensive guard here.
Simon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Karman controlling Simon's posture.
Simon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Karman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Simon has passed into side control.
Simon wants to stand but Karman is controlling his arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Simon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Karman showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karman wants to pass to mount but Simon is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klaxon Karman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karman moves in looking to clinch but Simon pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Simon. No joy for Karman on that attempt.
Karman swats away the attempt to clinch by Simon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Simon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karman.
Simon tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Karman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Karman throws and elbow that misses. Simon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karman's guard. Nice move by Simon!
Simon trying to control the position from guard on top but Karman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karman wants to sweep here but Simon controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Karman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Simon is not content to let Karman control the position.
Simon is trying to stand up here but Karman is controlling him well.
Simon is refusing to be controlled, as Karman sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simon wants to get back to full guard.
Karman wants to work for an arm triangle but Simon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Karman is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Simon still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Simon has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Karman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Simon is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Karman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Simon passes into side control, despite Karman's attempt to control the position.
An elbow from Simon crashes against the mat.
Karman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karman stalling.
Karman trying to mount his opponent but Simon defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klaxon Karman 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Karman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Simon to the mat! Simon manages to get full guard.
Karman trying to control the position from guard on top but Simon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Simon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Simon working a defensive guard here.
Karman gets to his feet. Simon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Simon pushes Karman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Karman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Karman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Simon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaxon Karman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Simon.
Simon stalls.
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.
Simon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karman avoids a wild elbow strike from Simon.
Karman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Simon smiles and moves away.
Karman gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karman controlling the pace.
Simon wants to get back to his feet.
Klaxon Karman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karman works his way into side control.
Simon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Karman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Steve Simon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klaxon Karman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Karman swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Simon is now in Karman's guard. A big mistake from Karman there, giving up the dominant position!
And that's the end of the fight!
Klaxon Karman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karman, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaxon Karman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aganja Muamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sax's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Somebody gonna get they ass kicked by: 36 Mafia. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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264 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Sax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aganja Muamba!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muamba closes the distance and clinches up with Sax, looking for a takedown. Muamba pushes Sax against the ropes but Sax circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Muamba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sax moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sax throws a nice inside leg kick.
Muamba tries for a takedown but Sax sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sax has closed the distance and engaged Muamba in a clinch.
Sax is trying to break free.
Muamba gets control of Sax's arms and successfully pulls guard. Muamba will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sax working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sax wants to control from the top but Muamba keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sax controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sax'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.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sax wants to stand but Muamba has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
Sax trying to control but Muamba is working from the bottom.
Muamba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sax doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sax manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Muamba is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Sax frees his head nicely. Oh but Muamba has switched to an armbar! Sax is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Aganja Muamba!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bastian The freek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Nicitel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bastian The freek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukas Nicitel!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The freek misses with a jab, cross combination.
The freek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The freek misses with a series of wild punches.
The freek misses with a double jab.
Nicitel connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Bastian The freek has been cut.
Nicitel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The freek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The freek misses with a straight left.
Nicitel has managed to clinch.
The freek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nicitel has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The freek is trying to keep an underhook but Nicitel manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicitel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nicitel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nicitel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicitel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nicitel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nicitel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The freek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nicitel.
Nicitel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nicitel trying to pass the guard but The freek defending well.
The freek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The freek tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicitel wants to control but The freek is keeping him busy.
Nicitel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nicitel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nicitel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The freek.
The freek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicitel.
Nicitel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The freek throws a right and a left that Nicitel avoids nicely.
The freek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nicitel throws a hook but The freek avoids it easily.
Nicitel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The freek as he avoids it easily.
Nicitel looks gassed!
The freek throws a nice looking combination but Nicitel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The freek misses with a jab, cross combination.
The freek scores with a jab.
The freek lands a two punch combo.
The freek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The freek misses with a series of wild punches.
Nicitel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The freek, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nicitel breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The freek thuds his right hand into Nicitel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicitel fails to land the takedown.
The freek cracks Nicitel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Lukas Nicitel has been cut.
The freek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by The freek there.
Nicitel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The freek!
Nicitel drops his hands momentarily and The freek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The freek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nicitel backs up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The freek punishes Nicitel's body with a nice straight punch.
The freek looks to land a combination but Nicitel avoids it well.
Nicitel cracks The freek with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastian The freek dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The freek works Nicitel's body with a nice hook.
The freek drops Nicitel with a right and a left! The freek comes rushing in but Nicitel regains his composure and manages to keep The freek in guard.
Nicitel striking off his back but it's not causing The freek any problems.
Nicitel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nicitel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nicitel had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. The freek is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nicitel Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take The freek's back instead.
Nicitel throws a series of strikes and The freek wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The freek is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nicitel looking to ground and pound but The freek is blocking nicely.
Nicitel has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of The freek's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The freek holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nicitel tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The freek wants to hold on but Nicitel pushes him away.
Nicitel throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nicitel looking for a guillotine from mount but The freek is having none of it.
Nicitel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicitel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The freek manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by The freek, under a barage of strikes from Nicitel.
Nicitel is keen to just control but The freek is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The freek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The freek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, jab by The freek - just one landing.
The freek closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The freek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The freek jabs at Nicitel's body.
The freek lands with a nice combination. Nicitel backs away looking to recover.
Nicitel needs to keep his hands up - The freek had a free shot at his head there.
The freek lands a with a good body shot.
Nicitel ducks right into an uppercut from The freek.
The freek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The freek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bastian The freek is winning the standup battle so far.
The freek moves out of range of the strikes.
Bastian The freek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nicitel looks to land a left hand but The freek moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The freek misses with a double jab.
No luck for Nicitel with that takedown attempt.
The freek throws a series of punches but Nicitel moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastian The freek dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The freek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The freek throws a series of punches but Nicitel moves out of range.
Nicitel lands a jab to The freek's midsection.
The freek swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nicitel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nicitel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The freek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nicitel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The freek.
The fighters circling - Nicitel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicitel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nicitel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The freek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nicitel waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract The freek.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The freek looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicitel is just out of range.
The freek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nicitel can do to turn this around?
Nice shot by The freek.
Nicitel scores with a punch to the head.
The freek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicitel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nicitel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nicitel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The freek pinned against the cage. The freek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nicitel tries for a takedown but The freek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bastian The freek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Nicitel.
Nicitel closes the distance and clinches.
Nicitel tries to break the clinch but The freek is controlling the position.
Nicitel tries to break the clinch but The freek is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicitel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The freek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The freek breaks from the clinch.
The freek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nicitel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nicitel.
The freek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The freek scores with a hook to the body. Nicitel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The freek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nicitel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nicitel shoots for a double leg takedown but The freek sprawls well. He's pushed Nicitel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nicitel avoids the body shot from The freek.
Nicitel needs to keep his hands up - The freek had a free shot at his head there.
The freek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nicitel.
Nicitel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The freek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bastian The freek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The freek moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The freek lands a two punch combo.
Nicitel's corner calls for a 1-2. Nicitel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The freek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicitel.
Nicitel misses with a double jab.
Bastian The freek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The freek takes a swing at Nicitel's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by The freek.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nicitel.
Nicitel scores with a jab.
Nicitel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The freek swinging wilding here.
The freek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nicitel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The freek looks to land a combination but Nicitel avoids it well.
Nicitel throws a jab but it's blocked by The freek.
The freek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The freek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicitel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The freek misses with a double jab
and Nicitel counters by clinching up.
Nicitel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The freek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nicitel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nicitel throws a good cross that connects.
Nicitel doesn't manage to clinch there - The freek circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Nicitel really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from The freek misses.
The freek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from The freek misses.
Nicitel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The freek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The freek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicitel manages to avoid it.
The freek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nicitel moves in looking to clinch but The freek pushes him off.
Nicitel connects with the punch.
The freek throws a series of punches but Nicitel avoids them all with ease.
Nicitel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The freek.
The fighters circling - Nicitel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice sprawl there from The freek as Nicitel shoots in.
The freek misses with a two punch combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicitel moves into the clinch successfully.
Nicitel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nicitel throws a jab when The freek was well out of range.
The freek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The freek.
The freek defending well as Nicitel loads up on a big left hand.
Nicitel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Horrible takedown by Nicitel or perhaps it was just good defense by The freek which made him look bad.
The freek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The freek slips a jab from Nicitel.
Nicitel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The freek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The freek stuffs the takedown.
Bastian The freek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Nicitel.
Nicitel tries to clinch up but The freek circles away and keeps his distance.
The freek works over Nicitel's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The freek lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The freek scores with a jab to the body.
The freek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nicitel counters with a nice uppercut.
The freek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nicitel shoots in and drives through. The freek sprawls well.
The freek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nicitel tries to close the distance and clinch but The freek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The freek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicitel.
Nicitel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The freek.
Nicitel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The freek swinging wilding here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The freek connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nicitel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The freek's hands.
The freek cracks Nicitel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Nicitel tries to close the distance and clinch up but The freek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch lands to the side of Nicitel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The freek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nicitel counters by moving into the clinch.
Nicitel has had enough of the clinch but The freek keeps him there for the moment.
Nicitel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The freek gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The freek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nicitel.
The freek pushes Nicitel back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicitel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nicitel misses with a takedown attempt - The freek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The freek dips to his left and cracks Nicitel with an uppercut!
The freek throws a good cross that connects.
A left and a right from The freek both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The freek tests Nicitel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The freek lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicitel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The freek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastian The freek had his way with Lukas Nicitel in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! The freek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Jab by The freek.
Nicitel tries to clinch up.
The freek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nicitel tries to clinch but The freek moves out of range.
Nicitel is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nicitel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The freek moves away.
Nicitel throws a left and a right that both miss
and The freek counters with a stiff right hand.
Nicitel tries to clinch but The freek moves out of range.
A big right from Nicitel misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicitel takes a jab right on the kisser.
The freek fails to land with a series of punches.
The freek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nicitel moves away.
The freek ducks right into an uppercut from Nicitel.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nicitel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The freek throws an overhand right that lands on Nicitel's shoulder, as Nicitel tries to avoid the shot.
The freek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nicitel misses with an uppercut. The freek saw that one coming.
Nicitel rushes The freek and presses him up against the ropes.
Nicitel is trying to break free.
The freek wants to break free but Nicitel has control.
Nicitel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The freek has him pressed against the ropes.
Nicitel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nicitel manages to break the clinch.
Nicitel misses with a hook. The freek ducked under it nicely.
The freek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nicitel moves into the clinch.
Nicitel is trying to break free.
Nicitel can't break the clinch.
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.
Nicitel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The freek manages to break the clinch.
The freek looks to throw a body kick
and Nicitel counters with a nice uppercut.
The freek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Nicitel as he connects with a hook.
No joy there for The freek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Nicitel catches The freek right on the button with a cross.
The freek misses with the combination.
Nicitel lands with a hook. The freek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The freek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nicitel counters with a nice uppercut.
The freek circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicitel wants to clinch up but The freek keeps it at a distance.
Nicitel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The freek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nicitel.
Nicitel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The freek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nicitel tries to close the distance and clinch but The freek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nicitel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The freek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nicitel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Nicitel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nicitel closes the distance and clinches.
Nicitel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Nicitel.
The freek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nicitel doesn't seem bothered though.
The freek lands a nice shot that snaps Nicitel's head back.
The freek digs a good body shot into Nicitel's ribs.
Donk. The freek catches Nicitel right on the button with a cross.
Lukas Nicitel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The freek looks to land a combination but Nicitel avoids it well.
The freek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nicitel throws out the jab.
Nicitel throws a jab but it's blocked by The freek.
Bastian The freek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The freek lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bastian The freek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The freek 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 49:45
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastian The freek!
Bastian The freek retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preston Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Friman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Damage Inc.. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Preston Driver!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver stuffs the takedown.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Friman.
Friman connects with a high kick.
It looks like Preston Driver has been cut.
Friman moves away from the strike by Driver.
Driver misses with a double jab.
Friman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Friman dodges the punch combination from Driver.
Driver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Friman tries to clinch but Driver is having none of it.
Friman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Driver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Friman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Friman throws a nice looking combination but Driver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Driver scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Friman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Driver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman connects with a jab.
Driver lands with a nice combination. Friman backs away looking to recover.
Friman forces Driver back against the ropes and clinches.
Friman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Friman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Driver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Driver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Friman has him pressed against the ropes.
Driver tries to break the clinch but Friman is controlling the position.
Driver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Driver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Friman pulls Driver into guard.
Driver stopping the sweep attempt from Friman.
Driver has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Friman is proving hard to escape from.
Friman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Driver is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Friman trying to control the position.
Driver wanted to stand there but Friman had control of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Friman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Driver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Friman counters with a low kick, right behind Driver 's knee.
Driver looks gassed!
Driver misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Friman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Driver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Friman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Friman missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Friman.
Friman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Driver displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Friman throws a nice looking combination but Driver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Driver misses with a combination
and Friman counters with a good low kick that Driver was not able to check.
Friman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Driver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Friman counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Friman scores with a decent looking hook.
Friman lands a body shot.
Driver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Driver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Friman.
Driver walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Friman misses with an uppercut.
Driver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Driver misses with a body shot
and Friman counters with a shoot takedown. Driver fights it but they end up in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Driver wants to stand but Friman is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valdemar Friman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Preston Driver's cut.
That's time! Friman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Friman throws a head kick that misses.
Driver throws a combination that misses
and Friman counters with a solid body kick.
Some wild striking there from Driver.
Driver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Friman.
Driver throws out a loose jab but Friman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Driver takes a swing at Friman's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Friman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Friman.
Friman fails to land with a series of punches.
Valdemar Friman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friman moves out of range of the strikes.
Driver is breathing heavily.
Friman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Driver slips a straight right by Friman.
Friman tries to clinch but Driver is having none of it.
Friman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver keeps the fight on the outside.
Driver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valdemar Friman is winning the standup battle so far.
Friman slips a jab from Driver.
Driver misses with a hook.
Friman lands with a nice combination. Driver backs away looking to recover.
Driver scores with a punch to the head.
Friman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Friman tries to bum rush Driver with a series of wild strikes but Driver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Friman tries to clinch up.
Friman ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Driver misses with a combination
and Friman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Driver thinking.
A head kick misses from Friman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Driver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Friman throws out the jab.
Driver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Friman on the side of the head.
Friman slips under a jab from Driver.
Driver lunges at Friman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Friman's hand.
Driver swats away the attempt to clinch by Friman.
Friman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Driver.
A jab from Friman misses.
Friman is looking to clinch but Driver is avoiding it.
Driver throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Driver there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Preston Driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friman lands with an uppercut that bounces Driver off the ropes and back into rage.
Driver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Friman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Driver.
Friman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Friman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Friman throws a head kick but Driver moves out of range.
Friman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Driver lands a right hook to the body.
Driver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Friman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Driver misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Driver lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Driver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Driver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Driver lands with an uppercut that bounces Friman off the ropes and back into rage.
Preston Driver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Friman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Driver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Driver misses the shot to the body.
Friman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Friman dodges the punch combination from Driver.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Friman needs to keep his hands up - Driver had a free shot at his head there.
Driver avoids the head kick by Friman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Driver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Preston Driver's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Friman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Driver looks like he's trying to stand up.
Friman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Friman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Friman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Driver is trying to stand back up but Friman is controlling him
Friman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Friman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Driver defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Friman missing with a left hand there. Driver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Friman!
The fight stays on the outside here - Friman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Driver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Friman throws a sloppy head kick and Driver moves out of range easily.
Friman staying out of range there.
Driver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Friman counters with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Driver checks a leg kick.
Friman throws a sloppy head kick and Driver moves out of range easily.
Driver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Friman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A combination from Driver does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Friman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Driver doesn't seem phased though.
Friman dodges the punch combination from Driver.
Driver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Friman throws out the jab.
Driver avoids the head kick by Friman.
Driver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Friman.
Friman walks into a left hand.
Driver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Friman.
Driver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Friman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Driver won't be happy with that.
Driver is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Friman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Friman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Driver has escaped the position, nice work there.
Driver wants to get back to his feet but Friman drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Friman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Driver sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Driver tries to escape but Friman is in control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Friman is looking to clinch.
Driver walks into a jab.
Friman lands a nice looking body kick.
Friman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Friman misses the shot to the body.
Friman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Friman throws the kick towards the body but Driver avoids it.
Driver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valdemar Friman clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Preston Driver's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Driver throws a combination that misses
and Friman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Driver takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A big right from Driver misses.
Driver lands a nice hook to Friman's body. Friman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Driver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Driver throws a series of punches but Friman moves out of range.
Driver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Friman throws out the jab.
Driver throws a looping overhand right but Friman ducks down to avoid it.
Driver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Friman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driver lands a with a good body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Driver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Driver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Friman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver keeps the fight on the outside.
Friman fails to land the takedown.
Friman slips a jab and a cross from Driver.
Driver jabs at Friman's body.
Driver throws a looping overhand right but Friman ducks down to avoid it.
Friman dodges the punch combination from Driver.
Friman throws a hook but Driver avoids it easily.
Friman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Friman defending well as Driver loads up on a big left hand.
Friman tries to close the distance and clinch but Driver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Driver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Friman tries to land a front kick but Driver steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Friman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Driver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Friman manages to avoid it.
Driver misses with a series of wild punches.
Driver fails to land with a series of punches.
Driver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friman scores with a leg kick.
Friman misses with a double jab
and Driver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Driver swinging wilding here.
Friman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Driver counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Driver misses.
Friman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Driver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Friman.
Friman is looking to clinch.
Driver lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Friman backs up against the ropes.
Driver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Driver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Driver goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Friman slips a straight right by Driver.
Driver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Friman throws a body punch but Driver moves out of range.
Driver scores with a jab to the head.
Driver digs a good body shot into Friman's ribs.
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.
Driver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Friman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Driver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Driver misses with a combination
enabling Friman to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Driver does no damage.
Driver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Driver misses with a few strikes there.
Friman connects with a solid leg kick.
Friman throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Friman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Driver lands a jab to the nose.
Driver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Driver dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Preston Driver's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Friman rushes Driver and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Friman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Friman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Friman lands a nice elbow.
Friman misses with a knee strike.
Friman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Driver breaks the clinch.
Driver looks to score with a jab to the body but Friman is just out of range.
Friman ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Driver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Friman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Driver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Friman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Driver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Friman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Driver throws a series of strikes that have Friman backpedaling.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Friman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Driver as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Driver throws a series of punches but Friman avoids them all with ease.
Driver misses with a combination
and Friman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Driver blocks a head kick by Friman.
Driver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Friman counters with a nice uppercut.
Driver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Friman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Driver throws a hook but Friman avoids it easily.
Driver circles away from the clinch attempt
and Driver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Friman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Driver.
Driver moves out of range of the body kick from Friman.
The crowd cheers as Driver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Friman doesn't seem phased though.
Friman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Driver.
Driver lunges at Friman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Friman's hand.
Friman rushes Driver and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Friman looking to stall.
Driver is trying to break free.
Friman tries to land a knee to the head but Driver blocks with his arms.
Friman stalling in the clinch but Driver improves position.
Friman misses with a knee strike.
Driver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Friman misses with a knee to the head.
Driver can't break the clinch.
Driver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Driver counters with a one-two to the body.
Driver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Friman counters with a one-two to the body.
Driver looks to score with a jab to the body but Friman is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Friman.
Friman tests Driver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Driver lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some wild striking there from Driver.
Friman misses with a few strikes there.
Driver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driver moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Driver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Friman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Driver misses the jab.
Friman tests Driver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Friman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Friman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Friman dodges the punch combination from Driver.
Driver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Driver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Friman.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Driver misses the shot to the body.
Driver defending well as Friman loads up on a big left hand.
Friman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Driver's waist but Driver gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Friman off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Preston Driver.
I think Driver 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Preston Driver!
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