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CPE 11 - LHW Quarterfinals PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Good kicks
Determined |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Carter!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter walks into a straight right hand from wa Za Banga.
wa Za Banga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
wa Za Banga connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid body kick from wa Za Banga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
wa Za Banga cracks the inside of Carter's front leg.
A big right followed by a crushing left from wa Za Banga knocks Carter out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Avokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Van (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avokas comes to the cage accompanied by Mua ei pysäytä mikään. 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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260 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Avokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Van !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avokas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Avokas but Avokas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Avokas or perhaps it was just good defense by Van which made him look bad.
Van closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Van lands in his opponent's guard.
Avokas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van is one step ahead there.
Van prevents Avokas from getting back to his feet.
Van passes into half guard.
Van is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van wants to free his trapped foot but Avokas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van is looking to take a break and control but Avokas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van decides to return to a standing position.
A punch combination from Avokas misses.
Avokas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Avokas scores with a one two! Van had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Van tries for a takedown but Avokas circles away easily
and Avokas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van wants a takedown but no success here.
Keijo Avokas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Van .
Van drops down looking for an ankle pick but Avokas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Van feints and as Avokas raises his hands in defense, Van changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Van postures up.
Avokas is looking to stand up but Van isn't so interested in that idea.
Van passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avokas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Avokas tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Van !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexander Van !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Letter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijjo Hardhit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardhit has chosen Soilwork - Nerve as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Keijjo Hardhit looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Letter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijjo Hardhit!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardhit ducks right into an uppercut from Letter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hardhit.
Hardhit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Letter throws a hook to the side of Hardhit's head but Hardhit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Letter fails to land with a series of punches.
Letter forces Hardhit back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Letter scores with a shot to the side of Hardhit's head.
Letter breaks from the clinch.
Letter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Letter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Letter misses with the combination.
Letter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Letter thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardhit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Letter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Letter is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardhit has double underhooks.
Letter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardhit has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Letter has had enough of the clinch but Hardhit keeps him there for the moment.
Letter stops a takedown attempt from Hardhit.
Letter is pressed up against the cage. Hardhit has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Letter down to the mat. Letter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
David Letter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijjo Hardhit.
Letter gets a clinch.
Hardhit has had enough of the clinch but Letter keeps him there for the moment.
Letter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardhit misses with a straight left.
Letter digs a good hook to Hardhit's body.
Hardhit is looking to land body kicks.
Hardhit clinches but Letter breaks the clinch
and Letter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardhit looks gassed!
Letter misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardhit's hands.
Letter throws a nice looking combination but Hardhit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Letter does no damage.
Letter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Letter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Letter finds it's way through Hardhit's defenses.
Nice uppercut there from Letter.
No joy there for Letter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letter moves out of range as Hardhit throws a body kick.
Letter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Letter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keijjo Hardhit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letter throws a leg kick which misses Hardhit's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardhit tries to avoid it.
Letter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Letter as he connects with a hook.
No joy there for Letter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardhit throws a combination that misses
and Letter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Letter slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Letter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hardhit gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hardhit is trying to control the position but Letter postures up.
Letter trying to control but Hardhit is working from the bottom.
Hardhit wants to sweep but no luck.
Letter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Letter wants to control from the top but Hardhit keeps moving.
Letter controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letter postures up in Hardhit's guard and throws a big left but Hardhit blocks it.
Letter trying to control but Hardhit is working from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. David Letter just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hardhit darts in trying to clinch
and Letter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hardhit!
Letter controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Letter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hardhit on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hardhit for as long as he can get away with.
A nice elbow there by Letter.
Hardhit takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Letter controlling from mount.
Hardhit is working to get back to half guard.
Hardhit is breathing heavily.
Letter content just to control the position here.
Hardhit is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Letter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Letter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardhit?
Letter content just to control the position here.
Letter lands a big shot there that rocks Hardhit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Letter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. David Letter just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Letter scores with a hook.
Letter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hardhit moves out of range of the leg kick from Letter.
Letter misses with a looping right.
Hardhit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Letter.
Hardhit tries to clinch but Letter moves away
and Letter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Letter dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Letter sizes up Hardhit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Letter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardhit throws a series of punches but Letter moves out of range.
Letter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hardhit has his takedown stuffed
and Letter counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardhit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Letter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
David Letter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardhit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardhit fails with the takedown
and Letter counters with a stiff right hand.
Letter throws out a leg kick but Hardhit moves out of range and Letter only half commits.
Letter wants to land a leg kick but Hardhit is out of range.
Hardhit tries for a takedown but Letter circles away easily
and Letter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
David Letter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijjo Hardhit.
Hardhit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hardhit closes the distance but Letter moves to the side
and Hardhit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardhit at a distance.
Hardhit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Letter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Letter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Letter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Letter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hardhit working a defensive guard here.
Letter wants to control from the top but Hardhit keeps moving.
Letter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardhit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Letter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
David Letter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. David Letter just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Letter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardhit counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Letter!
David Letter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Letter tries to hold on but Hardhit pushes him away.
Letter is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hardhit tries to control but Letter wriggling away.
Letter wants to hold on but Hardhit pushes him away.
Letter doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Hardhit misses with a head shot.
Keijjo Hardhit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardhit thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hardhit avoids the attempt from Letter to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Letter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Letter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Letter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Breki Hundur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zarius Matzischin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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Counter striker
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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Breki Hundur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zarius Matzischin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hundur looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matzischin is fending him off so far but Hundur persists. Nope, Matzischin circles away and we're back to standing.
Hundur slips a straight right by Matzischin.
Hundur tries for a takedown but Matzischin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hundur avoids the body shot from Matzischin.
Hundur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matzischin.
Matzischin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hundur on the side of the head.
Matzischin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hundur. That did some damage!
Hundur shoots for a double leg takedown but Matzischin sprawls well. He's pushed Hundur's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Breki Hundur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hundur shoots in but no luck this time.
Hundur shoots in and drives through. Matzischin sprawls well.
Hundur fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hundur fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matzischin.
Matzischin throws a shot from downtown. Hundur moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Matzischin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zarius Matzischin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hundur is breathing heavily.
Matzischin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hundur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matzischin has Hundur up against the cage in a clinch.
Matzischin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matzischin connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Hundur tumbling to the canvas! Matzischin pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Hundur was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zarius Matzischin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luimunaama Lare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lare might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luimunaama Lare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lare doesn't manage to clinch there - Koski circles away.
Lare tries to clinch there but Koski circles away.
Lare tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koski lands with a cross.
It looks like Luimunaama Lare has been cut.
Koski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koski cracks Lare with an uppercut from hell and Lare crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Koski's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Lare is rocked!
Lare escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oh Lare is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lare is working an open guard so Koski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lare seems to have got his legs back now.
Koski scores with a jab to the body.
Koski throws a monster overhand right that drops Lare! Koski follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomi Koski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Jagermeister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syntha Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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223 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Sven Jagermeister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Syntha Six!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Jagermeister as Six shoots in.
Six scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jagermeister avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Six.
Six throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Six is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jagermeister manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Six fails to land the takedown.
Six shoots in but Jagermeister avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sven Jagermeister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Syntha Six.
Six shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Six looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagermeister throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Six stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Jagermeister follows into mount!
Six is rocked!
It looks like Syntha Six has been cut.
Jagermeister content just to control the position here.
Six is still in real trouble! Can Jagermeister finish him?
Jagermeister stands up from mount. Strange move.
Six seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Six fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Syntha Six seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Six shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagermeister tries to bum rush Six with a series of wild strikes but Six uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jagermeister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Six fails to land the takedown.
Jagermeister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice combo by Jagermeister! Oh, that's hurt him - Six falls to the canvas and Jagermeister follows him into side control.
Six tries to buck Jagermeister off but Jagermeister is having none of it.
Jagermeister decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jagermeister misses with a head kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Jagermeister! Six is out on his feet! Jagermeister rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Six is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Six is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Jagermeister!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morko's entrance music is The Sound Of Thunder. A fine choice. Albert has chosen My Way- Frank Sinatra as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esko Morko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Albert!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morko throws a head kick that misses.
Morko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Morko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morko has Albert up against the cage in a clinch.
Albert is trying to drag Morko to the mat but Morko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Albert managing to block the knees to the body from Morko.
Morko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Frankie Albert has been cut.
Morko prevents the takedown attempt.
Albert tries to pull guard but Morko holds him up against the cage and eventually Albert drops back down to his feet.
Esko Morko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Albert.
Albert swings wildly with an uppercut but Morko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Albert just leaning against Morko, taking a breather.
Morko crunches a lovely knee into Albert's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Morko.
Albert looks gassed!
Morko misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Morko.
Morko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morko scores with a knee to the head.
Morko lands a knee to the body.
Albert is looking to break free of the clinch but Morko has double underhooks.
Morko lands a knee to the head.
Morko landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko lands a knee to the body.
Morko crunches a lovely knee into Albert's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morko.
A knee to the head by Morko.
Albert jumps guard but Morko stands there with Albert around his waist. Albert gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morko landing knees to the head.
Albert is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Morko landing knees to the head.
Morko blocks the elbow strike.
Albert takes a knee right on the jaw!
Albert drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Albert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Albert wants to get back to striking at distance but Morko won't allow it.
Morko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Albert blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Albert.
Albert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Albert tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morko smiles and moves away.
Morko tries to clinch up but Albert circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albert decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Morko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morko has a closed guard, preventing Albert from standing up.
Morko managing to control the position.
Albertis looking to pass into half guard but Morko pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Morko is in guard.
Albert is looking for a triangle but Morko pushes his legs off easily.
Morko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morko 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.
Albert escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Morko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Albert, pushing him back against the cage.
Albert takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morko lands a knee to the head.
Albert takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morko landing knees to the head.
Albert fails to pull guard.
Morko crunches a lovely knee into Albert's ribcage.
Morko crunches a lovely knee into Albert's ribcage.
Morko misses with a knee to the head.
Morko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morko throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morko misses with a knee to the head.
Morko stops a takedown attempt from Albert.
Albert wants a takedown.
Morko lands a knee to the body.
Albert fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morko scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Morko.
Morko misses with a knee to the head.
Albert is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Morko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Albert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morko is pressed up against the cage. Albert has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morko down to the mat. Morko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Albert wants to clinch up but Morko keeps it at a distance.
Morko throws a head kick that misses.
Albert changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morko tries to avoid it but Albert manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morko to the ground. Morko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morko gets a clinch.
Morko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morko avoiding damage as Albert throws knees to the body.
Morko misses with a knee to the head.
Morko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Albert's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Albert shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Albert lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morko is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Morko tries to hold on but Albert pushes him away.
Morko holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Albert tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Albert trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Albert wants to control the action but instead Morko gets a body lock and reverses into Albert's guard! Nice work!
Albert keeping moving, preventing Morko from controlling successfully.
Albert is trying to control the position but Morko postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morko stays in close to Albert's body and controls the position.
That's one minute 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.
Albert has a takedown stuffed.
Morko is looking to clinch but Albert is avoiding it.
Morko misses with the combination.
Albert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Albert, pushing him back against the cage.
Morko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Albert has Morko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Albert blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Morko.
Morko connects with a knee to the head.
Morko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Albert is trying to drag Morko to the mat but Morko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Esko Morko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Albert.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but Albert blocks with his arms.
Albert tries for a takedown but Morko manages to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Morko.
Morko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Albert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Albert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morko has him pressed against the cage.
Morko misses with a knee strike.
Albert has hold of one of Morko's legs. Morko is fighting the takedown attempt but Albert gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Albert trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Morko manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Morko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morko wants to control from the top but Albert keeps moving.
Albert is trying to control the position but Morko postures up.
Morko controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert looking for a guillotine here but Morko defends easily.
Morko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Albert is working an open guard so Morko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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.
Morko tries to clinch up.
Morko tries to clinch there but Albert circles away.
Morko wants to clinch but Albert slips to the side
and Albert counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Albert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Albert blocks a head kick by Morko.
Morko forces Albert back against the cage and clinches.
Morko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Albert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Albert dodges an elbow strike from Morko.
Morko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morko landing knees to the head.
Esko Morko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morko looking to throw knees to the head but Albert is blocking nicely.
Albert pulls Morko into guard.
Morko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Albert 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Albert's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Morko throws a head kick but Albert moves out of range.
Morko wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Albert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morko as he jumps to the side.
Albert keeps the fight on the outside.
Albert darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morko trying to control here.
Albert tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Albert throws a strike but Morko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Morko wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morko doesn't manage to clinch there - Albert circles away.
Morko closes the distance and clinches.
Morko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Albert blocks it with crossed arms.
Morko tries a knee to the head but Albert blocks it.
Albert jumps guard but Morko stands there with Albert around his waist. Albert gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Albert tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Esko Morko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Albert.
Morko tries to land knees in the clinch but Albert avoids the damage to the body.
Morko looking to throw knees to the head but Albert is blocking nicely.
Albert digs a right hand into Morko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morko's gas tank.
Albert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albert feints and as Morko raises his hands in defense, Albert changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Albert working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko tries to control but Albert wriggling away.
Morko controlling from the full mount.
Albert tries to lock up and control but Morko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morko controlling the pace for now.
Morko looking to control but Albert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Albert is desperately trying to improve his position but Morko has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko trying to control but Albert is having none of it.
Albert flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Morko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Albert can't escape the position.
Morko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Albert is desperately trying to improve his position but Morko has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Morko tries to control but Albert wriggling away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Esko Morko just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Morko scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Morko.
Morko lands with a slapping head kick.
Morko tests Albert's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Albert takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morko throws a leg kick which misses Albert's front leg but catches the back leg as Albert tries to avoid it.
Morko tries to close the distance and clinch but Albert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Esko Morko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morko scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morko tries a knee to the head but Albert blocks it.
Frankie Albert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esko Morko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Albert goes for a takedown attempt but Morko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morko closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Morko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morko, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Morko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oschino Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swift comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac Shakur - Never had a Friend Like Me. Norris has chosen Six Feet Under - Lycanthropy as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oschino Swift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift wants to land a leg kick but Norris is out of range.
Swift blocks a head kick by Norris.
Norris slips a straight right by Swift.
A head kick misses from Norris.
Swift lands a body shot.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Swift.
The fighters circle momentarily. Swift darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Buck Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris defending well as Swift loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Swift.
Norris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swift throws a jab but it's blocked by Norris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris instigates a clinch.
Swift tries to break the clinch but Norris is controlling the position.
Swift stops a takedown attempt from Norris.
A left hand lands to the body for Swift.
Swift manages to break the clinch.
Norris tries to clinch up.
Norris throws a jab but it's blocked by Swift.
Swift fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norris looks gassed!
Swift throws a looping overhand right but Norris ducks down to avoid it.
Swift ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
Norris blocks a jab.
Norris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris wants to clinch.
Norris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norris tries to clinch but Swift is having none of it.
Swift dodges the punch combination from Norris.
Swift keeps the fight on the outside.
Swift lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Swift lands with an overhand left.
Swift throws and low kick but Norris moves out of range easily.
Norris throws the kick towards the body but Swift avoids it.
Swift ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
Swift ducks under a wild hook from Norris.
Swift throws a big shot that misses.
Norris misses with a body shot.
Norris misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Norris slips a jab from Swift.
Norris lands a hook that stumbles Swift back into the cage. Norris follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Swift to the canvas! Norris pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Swift has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Buck Norris!
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