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CPE 11.5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Trueman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bentong Baliskad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bentong Baliskad will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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182 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Trueman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bentong Baliskad!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baliskad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trueman tries for a takedown but Baliskad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Trueman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baliskad is looking to land body kicks.
Trueman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trueman throws a right and a left that Baliskad avoids nicely.
Baliskad fails with the takedown
and Trueman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trueman.
Baliskad looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Trueman passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baliskad is looking to get back to is feet but Trueman passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baliskad is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Trueman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Trueman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Baliskad knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Baliskad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trueman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baliskad is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Trueman's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Trueman! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Baliskad has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Harry Trueman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musatafa Nokikeppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musatafa Nokikeppi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nokikeppi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nokikeppi looks for a takedown but Miller sprawls well.
Nokikeppi tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Nokikeppi shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nokikeppi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nokikeppi slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Miller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nokikeppi's head.
Nokikeppi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the cage. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matt Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musatafa Nokikeppi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miller looks to land a combination but Nokikeppi avoids it well.
Nice cross by Miller.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller throws a series of punches but Nokikeppi moves out of range.
Miller pushes Nokikeppi up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller works on Nokikeppi's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to pull guard but Nokikeppi holds him up against the cage and eventually Miller drops back down to his feet.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matt Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller misses with the combination.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nokikeppi.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Nokikeppi moved out of range.
Nokikeppi tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Nokikeppi has him pressed against the cage.
Nokikeppi prevents Miller from breaking the clinch.
Nokikeppi has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Miller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nokikeppi up against the cage.
Nokikeppi has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
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.
Miller has had enough of the clinch but Nokikeppi keeps him there for the moment.
Miller is pushing Nokikeppi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Nokikeppi fails to pull guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller taking a breather.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Miller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nokikeppi misses with a takedown attempt - Miller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nokikeppi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Miller stuffs the takedown attempt from Nokikeppi. Nokikeppi gets slowly back to his feet.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Nokikeppi.
Nokikeppi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nokikeppi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nokikeppi looks for a takedown but Miller sprawls well.
Matt Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musatafa Nokikeppi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nokikeppi slips a straight right by Miller.
Nokikeppi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miller swivels and escapes.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nokikeppi shoots for a double leg takedown but Miller sprawls well. He's pushed Nokikeppi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miller pushes Nokikeppi up against the cage in a clinch.
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.
Nokikeppi fails to pull guard.
Nokikeppi fails to pull guard.
Miller keeps control of Nokikeppi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller is pushing Nokikeppi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nokikeppi shoots for a double leg takedown but Miller sprawls well. He's pushed Nokikeppi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nokikeppi tries for a takedown but Miller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands an overhand right.
Miller throws the left hand but Nokikeppi avoids the punch easily.
Nokikeppi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
Miller pushes Nokikeppi up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nokikeppi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
Miller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut lands for Miller. That snapped Nokikeppi's head back.
Miller throws the left hand but Nokikeppi avoids the punch easily.
Miller throws the left hand but Nokikeppi avoids the punch easily.
Nokikeppi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Nokikeppi shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nokikeppi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miller but Miller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nokikeppi throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Miller dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Nokikeppi throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick there by Miller.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller lands a head shot.
Nokikeppi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miller misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokikeppi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miller!
Nokikeppi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nokikeppi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nokikeppi moves forwards but Miller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miller lands a two punch combo.
Nokikeppi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a one two combo.
Nokikeppi is rocked!
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nokikeppi. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller rushes Nokikeppi with punches - Nokikeppi moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Nokikeppi goes down! Miller follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulrich McHaggis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Bigmursu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHaggis comes into the arena with Rock Co Kane Flow blaring out of the sound system. 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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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulrich McHaggis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Bigmursu!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHaggis tries a head kick but it misses.
McHaggis moves into the clinch successfully.
McHaggis breaks the clinch.
McHaggis throws a quick inside leg kick.
McHaggis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bigmursu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McHaggis counters with a good, hard body kick but Bigmursu shrugs it off.
Bigmursu wants to clinch
and McHaggis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McHaggis won't allow Bigmursu to sweep him here.
McHaggis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McHaggis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bigmursu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bigmursu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHaggis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bigmursu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McHaggis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McHaggis cracks Bigmursu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McHaggis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bigmursu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McHaggis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McHaggis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bigmursu is staying active underneath McHaggis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McHaggis trying to pass the guard but Bigmursu defending well.
McHaggis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bigmursu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McHaggis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bigmursu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigmursu is trying to control but can't.
Bigmursu tries to roll over but McHaggis keeps him under control.
McHaggis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bigmursu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McHaggis.
McHaggis is breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bigmursu shoots and misses
and McHaggis counters with an outside leg kick.
Bigmursu misses with a takedown
and McHaggis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bigmursu misses with a low kick as McHaggis jumps back.
Bigmursu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McHaggis wants to clinch
and Bigmursu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHaggis is looking to clinch.
McHaggis tries to clinch up but Bigmursu circles away and keeps his distance.
McHaggis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bigmursu tries to close the distance and clinch up but McHaggis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McHaggis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bigmursu, pushing him back against the cage.
McHaggis can't get the takedown.
McHaggis tries to score a body lock takedown but Bigmursu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McHaggis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bigmursu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bigmursu shoots for a takedown but McHaggis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ulrich McHaggis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Bigmursu.
Bigmursu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McHaggis controls Bigmursu momentarily but Bigmursu frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigmursu trying to stand up but can't free himself from McHaggis's guard.
McHaggis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McHaggis lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McHaggis has control of Bigmursu's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bigmursu regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bigmursu can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulrich McHaggis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bigmursu looks for a takedown but McHaggis sprawls well.
Bigmursu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bigmursu shoots for a double leg takedown but McHaggis sprawls well. He's pushed Bigmursu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McHaggis rushes Bigmursu and presses him up against the cage.
McHaggis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McHaggis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McHaggis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bigmursu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McHaggis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigmursu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McHaggis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bigmursu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McHaggis counters with a nice leg kick.
Ulrich McHaggis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Bigmursu.
Bigmursu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHaggis lands a head kick!
The fighters circling - Bigmursu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Bigmursu misses.
Bigmursu tries to keep at a distance but McHaggis has taken the fight into the clinch.
McHaggis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McHaggis manages to break the clinch.
Bigmursu works over McHaggis's head and body with a nice combination.
Bigmursu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McHaggis sprawls well initially but Bigmursu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bigmursu is just content to waste time from the top position. McHaggis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
McHaggis wants to improve his position but instead Bigmursu has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHaggis controlling the position for now.
McHaggis trying to control but Bigmursu postures up.
Bigmursu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McHaggis wants to get back to full guard but Bigmursu has passed into side control.
Bigmursu avoids the attempt from McHaggis to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigmursu lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bigmursu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McHaggis working to try and regain half guard.
Bigmursu lands a nice shot to the head.
Bigmursu lands a big elbow.
Bigmursu looking for a guillotine from mount but McHaggis is having none of it.
McHaggis holds on, trying desperately to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigmursu prevents McHaggis from getting the reversal.
McHaggis is working hard here to advance position.
McHaggis is squirming around, avoiding Bigmursu's attempts to control the action.
McHaggis tries to hold on but Bigmursu pushes him away.
McHaggis is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Bigmursu.
McHaggis tries to lock up and control but Bigmursu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bigmursu cracks McHaggis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carl Bigmursu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Bigmursu with a poor takedown
and McHaggis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McHaggis tries to close the distance and clinch but Bigmursu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McHaggis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bigmursu lunges at McHaggis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McHaggis's hand.
McHaggis digs a good body shot into Bigmursu's ribs.
Bigmursu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McHaggis pushes Bigmursu up against the cage in a clinch.
Bigmursu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McHaggis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bigmursu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McHaggis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bigmursu trying to control the position from guard on top but McHaggis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ulrich McHaggis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHaggis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bigmursu is sitting in close to McHaggis's body. McHaggis has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bigmursu is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bigmursu is tapping! That was a very nice submission by McHaggis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ulrich McHaggis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sami Kykkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Bayley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Kykkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blaze Bayley!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayley is looking to clinch but Kykkonen is avoiding it.
Blaze Bayley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Kykkonen. No joy for Bayley on that attempt.
Kykkonen misses with a body kick.
Kykkonen lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Blaze Bayley has been cut.
Kykkonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bayley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bayley tries to clinch up but Kykkonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kykkonen blocks a head kick by Bayley.
Bayley tries for a takedown but Kykkonen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bayley tries to clinch up but Kykkonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Bayley tries to close the distance and clinch but Kykkonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kykkonen drops Bayley with a left right combo! Kykkonen follows him down to the ground into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kykkonen stands up and beckons Bayley to his feet.
Kykkonen misses with a straight right.
Kykkonen blocks a head kick by Bayley.
Kykkonen throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayley has a takedown stuffed.
Sami Kykkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaze Bayley.
Bayley looks gassed!
Kykkonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bayley is out of range.
Bayley takes one on the button.
Bayley slips a jab from Kykkonen.
Bayley misses with a wild combination.
Bayley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kykkonen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bayley.
Bayley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bayley takes one on the button.
That has opened up Blaze Bayley's cut even more.
Bayley throws a head kick but Kykkonen moves out of range.
Kykkonen slips a jab and a cross from Bayley.
Bayley throws a right and a left that Kykkonen avoids nicely.
Kykkonen cracks Bayley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bayley throws a nice looking combination but Kykkonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayley misses with a double jab
and Kykkonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kykkonen drops Bayley with a naaaaasty hook - Bayley is in real trouble here! Kykkonen dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Kykkonen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandra Leifs (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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19
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Brawler
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacky Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sandra Leifs!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leifs tries to clinch there but Blue circles away.
Blue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leifs misses with a few strikes there.
Blue avoids the head kick by Leifs.
Blue missing with a left hand there. Leifs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blue keeps the fight on the outside.
Leifs tries to clinch there but Blue circles away.
Leifs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blue.
Blue is looking to clinch.
Sandra Leifs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leifs misses with the combination.
Leifs misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue misses with an uppercut.
Leifs tries to clinch but Blue moves away
enabling Blue to counter with a crisp jab.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Blue! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jacky Blue!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsti Karjala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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20
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsti Karjala!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karjala gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Romanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romanov wants to pass the guard but Karjala is keeping the position.
Romanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karjala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romanov won't allow Karjala to get back to his feet.
Romanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karjala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romanov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Karjala's guard.
Karjala really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Romanov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Romanov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Romanov wants to control the pace but Karjala is squirming around nicely.
Romanov is landing with some decent strikes but Karjala is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Romanov trying to control but Karjala is having none of it.
Romanov throwing strikes here but Karjala is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov wants to finish this one by submission but Karjala is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Romanov.
Karjala working to try and regain half guard.
You get the feeling that Karjala really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Romanov has control of Karjala's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Karjala regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Romanov is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Romanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Igor Romanov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mano Keurhorst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smirnov comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem. Mano Keurhorst will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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18
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mano Keurhorst!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keurhorst moves forwards but Smirnov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smirnov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Keurhorst's guard.
Smirnov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Keurhorst is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smirnov is controlling him.
Smirnov scoring with some ground and pound.
Keurhorst is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smirnov is controlling him.
Keurhorst is working an open guard so Smirnov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Keurhorst throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smirnov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Keurhorst is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch combination from Keurhorst misses.
A combination from Keurhorst does no damage.
Keurhorst will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keurhorst throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smirnov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smirnov showed some decent athleticism there.
Smirnov stops Keurhorst from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov is taking a breather. Keurhorst says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Smirnov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Keurhorst is just riding it out for now. Smirnov eventually gives up the hold.
Keurhorst wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keurhorst wants to stand back up but Smirnov manages to pass into side control.
Smirnov 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.
Keurhorst is trying to get back to his feet.
Smirnov in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Keurhorst is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nikolai Smirnov!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eemil Tuhatkauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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19
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eemil Tuhatkauno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drake Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A clash of legs there as Tuhatkauno blocks the low kick.
Bradley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tuhatkauno trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tuhatkauno gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bradley wants to sweep here but Tuhatkauno controlling him for the moment.
Bradley is looking to sinch up a triangle. Tuhatkauno throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bradley's body to avoid the submission. Bradley has instead reached around Tuhatkauno's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bradley arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Drake Bradley!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heydar Zahedani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Per Svensson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Heydar Zahedani's chin.
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22
182 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
22
194 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heydar Zahedani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Per Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zahedani takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Svensson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Per Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zahedani shoots for a double leg takedown but Svensson sprawls well. He's pushed Zahedani's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Svensson scores with a punch to the head.
Svensson drops Zahedani with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Zahedani! Svensson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Per Svensson!
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