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SISU 55: Ellimaki vs Molo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Kolchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolchak comes to the ring accompanied by Gortoz a ran - J'attends. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Kolchak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Quick!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kolchak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kolchak misses with a double jab.
Quick doesn't manage to clinch there - Kolchak circles away.
Kolchak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quick tries to clinch up.
Kolchak tries to bum rush Quick with a series of wild strikes but Quick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kolchak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Quick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quick moves in looking to clinch but Kolchak pushes him off.
A left and a right from Kolchak both land. Nice combination.
Kolchak throws a series of punches but Quick avoids them all with ease.
Kolchak swinging wilding here.
A jab from Kolchak misses.
Quick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kolchak circles away.
Quick is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kolchak lands a jab-cross combination.
Quick takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick instigates a clinch.
Kolchak can't break the clinch.
Kolchak has had enough of the clinch but Quick keeps him there for the moment.
Quick prevents Kolchak from breaking the clinch.
Kolchak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kolchak wants to break free but Quick has control.
Kolchak is looking to break free of the clinch but Quick has double underhooks.
Kolchak gets underhooks to prevent Quick's takedown attempt.
Quick prevents Kolchak from breaking the clinch.
Kolchak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kolchak misses with a series of wild punches.
Kolchak connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Quick momentarily.
Quick moves into the clinch.
Quick manages to break the clinch.
Kolchak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kolchak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kolchak's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kolchak duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick loads up on a big right hand but Kolchak slips the punch.
Kolchak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Quick backs up against the ropes.
Quick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kolchak stuns Quick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kolchak is working the combinations to good effect here.
Quick looks gassed!
Kolchak throws a series of punches but Quick moves out of range.
Quick misses with a combination
and Kolchak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quick thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alex Kolchak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Kolchak.
Quick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Kolchak both land. Nice combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Kolchak. That snapped Quick's head back.
Kolchak scores with a jab. Quick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kolchak has Quick up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kolchak wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolchak is trying to break the clinch but Quick has him pressed against the ropes.
Quick prevents Kolchak from breaking the clinch.
Quick prevents Kolchak from breaking the clinch.
Quick drags the fight down to the ground.
Kolchak wants to stand but Quick has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kolchak won't allow Quick to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kolchak is looking to stand up but Quick won't let him.
Kolchak stands and steps away. Quick gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kolchak circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Kolchak to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Danga de danga de dang - Kolchak scores with a four punch combination!
Quick closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Quick lands in his opponent's guard.
Quick trying to control the position from guard on top but Kolchak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kolchak wants to get back to his feet but Quick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quick tries to free his leg and advance position but Kolchak is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolchak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quick trying to control but Kolchak is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Kolchak dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kolchak works the jab nicely.
Kolchak misses with the combination.
Kolchak moves into range and connects with a jab.
Quick is looking to clinch but Kolchak is avoiding it.
Kolchak lands with a nice body punch.
Quick dodges the punch combination from Kolchak.
Quick takes one to the side of the head.
Quick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Quick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kolchak but Kolchak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kolchak in his tracks.
Kolchak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolchak lands a head shot.
Kolchak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Quick wants to clinch up but Kolchak keeps it at a distance.
Kolchak lands a jab-cross combination.
Kolchak lands a two punch combo.
Quick tries to clinch but Kolchak moves out of range.
Alex Kolchak is winning the standup battle so far.
Kolchak connects with the punch.
Kolchak displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Quick moves forwards but Kolchak connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kolchak to score with a decent uppercut.
Kolchak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kolchak tests Quick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolchak connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Quick tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Kolchak counter with a right hand.
Kolchak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kolchak lands with a cross.
Quick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kolchak counters with a three punch combo that has Quick backing up. Quick nods at Kolchak to acknowledge the strikes.
Kolchak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Quick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Kolchak does it's job there.
Quick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Quick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolchak tries to bum rush Quick with a series of wild strikes but Quick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quick has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alex Kolchak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quick darts in trying to clinch
and Kolchak counters with a left to the body.
Quick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Quick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kolchak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kolchak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kolchak scores with a one two! Quick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kolchak works over Quick's head and body with a nice combination.
Kolchak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kolchak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kolchak swats away the attempt to clinch by Quick.
Quick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kolchak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quick can do to turn this around?
Kolchak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Quick darts in trying to clinch
and Quick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kolchak scores with a nice head shot.
Quick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quick walks into a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Quick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kolchak scores with a jab to the head.
Quick moves into range and clinches up with Kolchak.
Quick taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Kolchak dominated that second round.
That's time! Kolchak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kolchak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Quick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quick.
Quick jumps guard but Kolchak stands there with Quick around his waist. Quick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Quick breaks the clinch.
Kolchak cracks Quick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kolchak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Quick clinches with his opponent.
Kolchak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kolchak is looking to break free of the clinch but Quick has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kolchak breaks from the clinch.
Quick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolchak misses with a series of wild punches.
Kolchak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kolchak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kolchak scores with a shot to the body.
Quick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Quick shoots for a double leg takedown but Kolchak sprawls well. He's pushed Quick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kolchak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kolchak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Quick's head backwards.
Quick shoots in but no luck this time.
Alex Kolchak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Quick.
Kolchak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kolchak lands with a shot to the body.
Kolchak rushes Quick and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kolchak tries to break the clinch but Quick is controlling the position.
Kolchak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolchak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quick leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kolchak is looking to break free of the clinch but Quick has double underhooks.
Kolchak has had enough of the clinch but Quick keeps him there for the moment.
Kolchak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kolchak managing to block the knees to the body from Quick.
Kolchak is trying to break free.
Kolchak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kolchak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kolchak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kolchak is looking to break free of the clinch but Quick has double underhooks.
Quick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kolchak just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Kolchak wants to get back to striking at distance but Quick won't allow it.
Kolchak is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kolchak misses with a few strikes there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kolchak.
No luck for Quick with that takedown attempt.
Quick gets a clinch.
Quick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kolchak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kolchak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kolchak can't break the clinch.
Quick goes for a takedown attempt but Kolchak pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Quick throws a push kick but Kolchak slaps the foot to one side.
Quick shoots in and drives through. Kolchak sprawls well.
Kolchak lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolchak wants to clinch up but Quick keeps it at a distance.
Kolchak looks to land a right hand but Quick moved out of range.
Quick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kolchak.
Quick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kolchak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quick tries to clinch up but Kolchak circles away and keeps his distance.
Quick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mike Quick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kolchak cracks Quick with a good jab.
Quick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kolchak tries to clinch but Quick is having none of it.
Alex Kolchak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kolchak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kolchak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quick.
Alex Kolchak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kolchak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Kolchak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kolchak, 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... Alex Kolchak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacky Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Vera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacky Blue!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera shoots in but Blue avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and Vera moves out of range easily.
Blue doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blue swivels and escapes.
Vera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vera tries for a takedown but Blue sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Blue swinging wilding here.
Jacky Blue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Blue missing with a left hand there. Vera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vera.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
Vera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blue.
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blue but Blue pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blue doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jacky Blue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blue as he jumps to the side.
Blue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blue throws a head kick that Vera semi-blocks.
Blue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blue slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vera.
Blue scores with a jab. Vera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera gets a takedown into half guard.
Blue is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blue tries to kick Vera off but Vera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vera is pressing down on Blue's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blue is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacky Blue dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blue tries to clinch up.
Vera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blue.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue fakes the leg kick and cracks Vera in the body.
Blue throws a head kick but Vera moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body kick there by Blue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vera takes a kick to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Blue scores with a four punch combination!
Blue dips to his left and cracks Vera with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blue loads up on a big right hand but Vera slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands a high kick to the side of Vera's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Blue dives into guard, looking to finish.
Blue sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vera's guard.
Blue with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blue is pressing down on Vera's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vera is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blue in particular looking to stall.
Vera trying to get back to full guard but Blue takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Vera can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera is working hard here to advance position.
Blue takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blue's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Vera tries to reverse the position but Blue maintains control.
Blue tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jacky Blue just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera moves out of range as Blue strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera shoots for a takedown but Blue saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacky Blue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Blue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brandon Vera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vera shoots in looking for a takedown. Blue tries to sprawl out of it but Vera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Blue manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blue as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Blue misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera ducks under a wild hook from Blue.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blue throws a series of punches but Vera moves out of range.
Blue throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vera.
Blue throws a body punch but Vera moves out of range.
Vera fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Blue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws a jab but it's blocked by Vera.
Blue throws a body kick that misses.
Blue is looking to clinch.
Blue throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Vera shoots for a takedown but Blue saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jacky Blue is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blue has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blue is fending him off so far but Vera persists. Nope, Blue circles away and we're back to standing.
Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jacky Blue seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vera takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blue lands a nice hook to Vera's body. Vera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blue!
Blue throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blue.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blue lands a jab-cross combination.
Vera walks into a jab.
Blue scores with a jab.
Brandon Vera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blue throws a series of punches but Vera moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacky Blue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blue has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacky Blue!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Shmoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Goulart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goulart has chosen Dancing with Myself by Billy Idol as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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, Joe Shmoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Goulart!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shmoe shoots in and drives through. Goulart sprawls well.
Shmoe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Joao Goulart has been cut.
Goulart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Goulart is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shmoe looking for a takedown.
Goulart stalling.
Goulart keeps control of Shmoe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Goulart to work.
Shmoe wants to break free but Goulart has control.
Shmoe has clasped his hands together around Goulart's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Goulart stops Shmoe from passing to mount.
Goulart is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Shmoe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shmoe is pressing down on Goulart's thigh, looking to free his foot. Goulart is holding on for now.
Shmoe is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Goulart has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goulart is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Shmoe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Goulart manages to get to full guard.
Goulart manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shmoe defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Goulart.
Shmoe is working to get back to half guard.
Shmoe wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shmoe is looking to improve his position but Goulart isn't that keen on the idea.
Shmoe trying desperately to get to his feet.
Shmoe is desperately trying to improve his position but Goulart has a good base and remains in mount.
Goulart controlling from the full mount.
Shmoe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shmoe is working hard here to advance position.
Shmoe is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Goulart.
Shmoe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Goulart controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shmoe is looking to get to half guard.
Goulart controlling the position easily from mount.
Goulart lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shmoe sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Shmoe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goulart is taking a breather. Shmoe 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goulart passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shmoe!
Shmoe srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Shmoe tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shmoe tries to reverse the position but Goulart maintains control.
Goulart looking to control but Shmoe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Goulart lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Goulart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shmoe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Goulart trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joao Goulart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joao Goulart's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goulart has closed the distance and engaged Shmoe in a clinch.
Shmoe can't get the takedown.
Shmoe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Goulart.
Shmoe gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Shmoe trying to control from Goulart's half guard. Goulart has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Goulart wants to sweep but no luck.
Goulart lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shmoe!
Goulart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Goulart is trying to take his opponent's back.
Goulart wants to finish this one by submission but Shmoe is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Goulart.
Goulart is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shmoe is looking to improve his position but Goulart isn't that keen on the idea.
Goulart lands with some strikes.
Shmoe is trying desperately to improve position.
Goulart landing strikes from the mount and Shmoe is in trouble!
Shmoe is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goulart controlling from mount.
Shmoe is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Goulart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shmoe is looking to escape.
Goulart won't let Shmoe get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Goulart controlling the pace for now.
Goulart avoids the attempt from Shmoe to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goulart with the ground and pound from mount.
Shmoe is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Goulart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shmoe throwing hammer fists to the chest of Goulart. What's that going to do exactly?
Goulart looking to control but Shmoe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Goulart dominating with strikes here.
Goulart controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four 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.
Goulart lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shmoe hang on?
Goulart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shmoe wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Can Shmoe hold on?! Goulart is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Shmoe tries to escape the position.
Shmoe trying to control the hands but Goulart breaks the grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shmoe prevents Goulart from getting a body triangle.
Shmoe can't escape the position.
Goulart just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Goulart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joao Goulart'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!
Shmoe shoots in but no luck this time.
Goulart slips a jab and a cross from Shmoe.
Shmoe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shmoe shoots for a takedown but Goulart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Shmoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shmoe fails to land the takedown.
Goulart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Goulart showed some decent athleticism there.
Goulart content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Goulart slips a nice elbow through Shmoe's hands, connecting with Shmoe's forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goulart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goulart wants to free his trapped foot but Shmoe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Goulart prevents Shmoe from improving his position.
Goulart works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shmoe taking shots to the head.
Goulart controlling from the full mount.
Shmoe tries to buck Goulart off but Goulart takes his back!
Goulart struggling to keep hold of the position.
Joe Shmoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Goulart biding his time, controlling Shmoe.
Shmoe breaks Goulart's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Goulart pulls Shmoe in close to prevent any damage.
Goulart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shmoe is one step ahead there.
Shmoe wanted to stand there but Goulart had control of the position.
Goulart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shmoe stands up over Goulart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shmoe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Goulart's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goulart is on top in guard.
Goulart is pushing down on Shmoe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shmoe is fighting to maintain full guard but Goulart has managed to sneak the leg through.
Goulart stops Shmoe from getting back to his feet.
Goulart content to control rather than advance.
Shmoe trying to control here.
Goulart looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shmoe gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shmoe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goulart is one step ahead there.
Shmoe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goulart stands and throws Shmoe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shmoe is trying to improve his position.
Goulart taking a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shmoe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Goulart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Goulart winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Goulart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaydon Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fonseca comes to the ring accompanied by Guns n' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackson Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaydon Ace!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ace drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fonseca is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ace's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ace content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fonseca won't allow Ace to pass to mount.
Fonseca is looking for a sweep. Ace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fonseca trying to hold on to Ace's head to control him but Ace postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ace is looking to take a break and control but Fonseca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ace tries to stand and escape but Fonseca is controlling the position.
Fonseca is looking to control Ace's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fonseca avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fonseca cracks Ace with an uppercut from hell and Ace crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Fonseca's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Ace is rocked!
It looks like Jaydon Ace has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ace controls Fonseca momentarily but Fonseca frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca slips nicely into half guard.
Fonseca tries to pass to full mount but Ace defends it.
Ace is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fonseca pulls his head out easily.
Fonseca is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ace is just riding it out for now. Fonseca eventually gives up the hold.
Ace punching from the bottom.
Fonseca is trying to work for a kimura but Ace is defending well.
Ace wants to control but Fonseca is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fonseca is looking to advance position but Ace won't allow it.
Ace tries to roll over but Fonseca keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fonseca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ace throws a head kick that misses.
Ace swats away the attempt to clinch by Fonseca.
Fonseca wants to clinch up but Ace keeps it at a distance.
Ace fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fonseca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fonseca misses with a low kick.
Ace throws a sloppy head kick and Fonseca moves out of range easily.
Ace looks gassed!
Fonseca thuds his shin into the meat of Ace's side.
Ace blocks a head kick by Fonseca.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca connects with a nice looking jab.
Fonseca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fonseca throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ace.
Nice takedown defense from Fonseca. No joy for Ace on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Fonseca as Ace shoots in.
Jackson Fonseca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaydon Ace.
Fonseca throws a head kick that Ace semi-blocks.
Ace misses with an uppercut. Fonseca saw that one coming.
Fonseca throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ace moves out of range as Fonseca strikes.
Ace throws a head kick but Fonseca moves out of range.
Fonseca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ace.
Ace wants to control but Fonseca is keeping him busy.
Fonseca manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ace's best efforts.
Fonseca regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ace lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca looking for a guillotine here but Ace defends easily.
Fonseca is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ace trying to control but Fonseca is working from the bottom.
Fonseca not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ace passes into half guard.
Ace is pressing down on Fonseca's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fonseca is holding on for now.
Fonseca is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Fonseca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaydon Ace's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fonseca throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ace.
Fonseca throws a series of strikes that have Ace backpedaling.
Fonseca misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oooh a lovely combination from Ace sends Fonseca down but not out. Ace dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Jackson Fonseca has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ace connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fonseca some visible discomfort.
Fonseca is not content to let Ace control the position.
Ace is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fonseca is trying to escape and Ace transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fonseca is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ace! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaydon Ace!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Nicitel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prusel Gammarix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gammarix has chosen Punttisali as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukas Nicitel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Prusel Gammarix!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicitel wants to clinch.
Gammarix shoots in looking for a takedown. Nicitel tries to sprawl out of it but Gammarix keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Nicitel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gammarix shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gammarix showed some decent athleticism there.
Gammarix trying to mount his opponent but Nicitel defends it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gammarix trying to control the action but Nicitel is working from the bottom.
Nicitel trying to control but Gammarix postures up.
Gammarix is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Nicitel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gammarix decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gammarix fails with a takedown attempt.
Gammarix shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nicitel as he jumps to the side.
Lukas Nicitel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prusel Gammarix.
Gammarix fails with a takedown attempt.
Gammarix looks gassed!
Gammarix tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nicitel swivels and escapes.
Nicitel clinches up with Gammarix and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nicitel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nicitel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gammarix looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nicitel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nicitel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nicitel lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicitel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gammarix knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nicitel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nicitel is trying to get an arm triangle but Gammarix is defending well.
Nicitel scores with punches from side control.
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!
Gammarix is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nicitel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicitel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gammarix keeps working.
Nicitel cracks Gammarix with a big right hand but Gammarix just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nicitel cracks Gammarix with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gammarix tries to improve position but can't.
Nicitel swings around for an armbar but Gammarix sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nicitel's guard.
Nicitel is adopting a defensive guard.
Nicitel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nicitel throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gammarix chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gammarix throwing strikes from guard but Nicitel blocks nicely.
Gammarix must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nicitel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gammarix wants to control from the top but Nicitel keeps moving.
Gammarix lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nicitel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gammarix gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gammarix scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gammarix throws a strike but Nicitel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Nicitel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gammarix closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nicitel counters by moving into the clinch.
Gammarix goes for a takedown attempt but Nicitel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gammarix decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nicitel missing with punches from the bottom.
Gammarix working the head and body with strikes.
Gammarix wants to take a breather but Nicitel is having none of it.
Gammarix blocks the strikes from Nicitel.
Gammarix is looking for a kimura but Nicitel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gammarix to get the leverage.
Gammarix perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nicitel tries to roll over but Gammarix keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gammarix blocks the strikes from Nicitel.
Nicitel trying to hold on to Gammarix's head to control him but Gammarix postures up.
Gammarix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nicitel defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gammarix clinches up against the ropes.
Nicitel has Gammarix pushed against the ropes.
Gammarix has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nicitel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nicitel is looking to break free of the clinch but Gammarix has double underhooks.
Gammarix tries to score a body lock takedown but Nicitel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lukas Nicitel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prusel Gammarix.
Nicitel breaks the clinch.
Gammarix loads up on a big right hand but Nicitel slips the punch.
Nicitel rushes Gammarix and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gammarix wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicitel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gammarix tries for a takedown but Nicitel circles away easily
and Nicitel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Prusel Gammarix has been cut.
Nicitel moves into the clinch successfully.
Nicitel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nicitel lands with a short shot to the head.
Gammarix is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nicitel is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gammarix to the mat. Gammarix regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gammarix keeping moving, preventing Nicitel from controlling successfully.
Gammarix wants to hit a switch here but Nicitel passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gammarix there!
Nicitel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gammarix tries to buck Nicitel off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicitel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gammarix is bucking up trying to escape but Nicitel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nicitel controlling the position easily from mount.
Nicitel breaks from Gammarix's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gammarix is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nicitel avoids the attempt from Gammarix to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gammarix can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nicitel has control of Gammarix's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gammarix regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gammarix wants to control but Nicitel is having none of it.
Gammarix throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Nicitel is landing with some decent strikes but Gammarix is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gammarix tries to reverse the position but Nicitel maintains control.
Nicitel wants to control the pace but Gammarix is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gammarix in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gammarix is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Nicitel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Prusel Gammarix's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nicitel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gammarix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gammarix with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nicitel counters with a right hand to the body.
Nicitel cracks Gammarix with an open hand slap.
Nicitel clinches with his opponent.
Gammarix fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nicitel stalling against the ropes.
Gammarix tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nicitel just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Lukas Nicitel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prusel Gammarix.
Nicitel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nicitel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nicitel lands a hook that snaps the head of Gammarix backwards.
Nicitel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nicitel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gammarix in his tracks.
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!
Nicitel moves into the clinch successfully.
Nicitel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gammarix doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nicitel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gammarix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicitel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nicitel works on Gammarix's body with a couple of short punches.
Nicitel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nicitel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gammarix on the side of the head.
That has opened up Prusel Gammarix's cut even more.
Nicitel lands a two punch combo.
Nicitel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gammarix tries for a takedown but Nicitel circles away easily
and Nicitel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nicitel.
Nicitel 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gammarix is trying to get back to half guard.
Nicitel lands a decent elbow from side control.
Prusel Gammarix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gammarix trying his best to control but Nicitel has mounted him.
Nicitel lands a nice shot to the head.
Gammarix is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nicitel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gammarix can't escape the position.
Gammarix tries to improve his position but Nicitel has taken his back! Nicitel has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Gammarix tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Nicitel pushes Gammarix away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lukas Nicitel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Swinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts's entrance music is RUN DMC - Down With The King. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trent Swinger!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swinger thuds a left hand into Roberts's body.
Swinger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Swinger.
Swinger is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
Swinger is trying to break the clinch but Roberts has him pressed against the ropes.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Swinger manages to get underhooks.
Swinger wants to get back to striking at distance but Roberts won't allow it.
Swinger can't break the clinch.
Swinger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Swinger.
Swinger fails to land with a series of punches.
Roberts takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Swinger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roberts at a distance.
Swinger cracks Roberts with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Swinger has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Roberts to stand back up!
Roberts is rocked!
It looks like Jake Roberts has been cut.
Swinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Oh Roberts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swinger.
Roberts seems to have got his legs back now.
Roberts moves out of range of the strikes.
Swinger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Swinger misses the target.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swinger lands a big uppercut and Roberts crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Roberts looks OK. Swinger waves Roberts back to his feet!
Swinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Swinger.
Swinger throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swinger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Roberts rather than just go for the knockout.
Swinger misses with a wild body shot.
Swinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swinger.
Nice defenses there by Swinger.
Jab, jab by Swinger - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swinger misses with the combination.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Swinger.
Swinger throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Trent Swinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Swinger connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swinger connects with a body shot.
Swinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Swinger throws a one two combo.
Jake Roberts's cut is getting worse.
Swinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swinger.
Swinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swinger takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
Swinger throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Trent Swinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swinger misses the shot to the body.
Swinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Roberts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Swinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts staying out of range there.
Swinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swinger.
Swinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Swinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Swinger.
Swinger misses with a body shot.
Swinger throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Swinger takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a jab when Swinger was well out of range.
Swinger throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swinger misses with a wild body shot.
Swinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Swinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberts takes one on the button.
Swinger misses with a wild body shot.
Swinger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roberts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Swinger misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swinger swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Swinger as he connects with a hook.
Swinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Swinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Swinger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Roberts's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swinger.
Roberts misses with a jab to the body
and Swinger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Swinger throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.
Swinger swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
A left lands for Swinger.
Swinger misses with a jab to the body
and Roberts counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Swinger!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swinger is wriggling around trying to escape.
Swinger gets back to half guard.
Swinger is trying to stand back up but Roberts is controlling him
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.
Swinger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Swinger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roberts is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swinger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Swinger wants to sweep but no luck.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swinger looking for a sweep. Not yet Swinger, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Swinger throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Swinger!
Swinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Swinger.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
That's two 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.
Swinger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Swinger works Roberts's body with a nice hook.
Swinger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roberts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roberts trying to control from half guard but Swinger is working away.
Swinger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swinger moves into full guard.
Roberts passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Roberts working the ground and pound but Swinger is defending the strikes.
Swinger manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Swinger is working for a kimura but Roberts is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts trying to control but Swinger postures up.
Swinger trying to mount his opponent but Roberts defends it.
Swinger decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Roberts takes a swing at Swinger's ribcage but misses.
Swinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swinger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Swinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Trent Swinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Swinger. Beautiful body shot.
Swinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swinger misses with a body punch
and Roberts counters with a left to the body.
Swinger misses the shot to the body.
Swinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swinger misses with a body shot.
Roberts clinches but Swinger breaks the clinch
and Swinger counters with a right hand to the body.
Swinger walks into a stiff left hand from Roberts.
Swinger misses with a shot to the body
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swinger throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Swinger.
Nice body punch from Swinger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Swinger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Roberts's cut.
That's time! Roberts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Swinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swinger misses the shot to the body.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swinger.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Swinger circles away.
Swinger misses with a wild body shot.
Swinger swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts throws a looping overhand right but Swinger ducks down to avoid it.
Swinger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Swinger looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Swinger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swinger throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Swinger thows a body shot but no joy.
Roberts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Swinger misses
enabling Roberts to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Swinger is avoiding it.
Swinger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberts closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swinger counters with a left to the body.
Roberts wants to clinch up but Swinger keeps it at a distance.
Swinger swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swinger misses with a hook to the body
and Roberts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Swinger misses with a body shot.
Swinger fails to land with a series of punches.
Swinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swinger thows a body shot but no joy.
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.
Roberts closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Swinger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Roberts thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Swinger manages to get back to half guard.
Swinger gets back to full guard.
Swinger wants to sweep here but Roberts controlling him for the moment.
Roberts looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swinger has his foot on Roberts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roberts works his way back into a safe position though.
Swinger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roberts manages to get himself to full guard.
Roberts is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Roberts looking for a guillotine here but Swinger defends easily.
Swinger pushing down on Roberts's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Swinger seems to be looking for submissions.
Swinger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Roberts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is in trouble now - Swinger has advanced to mount!
Trent Swinger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roberts wants to control but Swinger is having none of it.
Roberts is wriggling around trying to escape.
Swinger controlling from mount.
Swinger working for a submission but Roberts is keeping him at bay.
Swinger content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Swinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swinger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Swinger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leka Luu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leka Luu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Leka Luu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Susi shoots in for a takedown but Luu shows good takedown defense.
Susi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luu's waist but Luu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Susi off to one side.
Luu works Susi's body with a nice hook.
Luu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Susi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Luu tries to get to full guard but Susi has control of the leg.
Susi not doing much here.
Susi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Luu is just riding it out for now. Susi eventually gives up the hold.
Susi is trying to control. Luu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi works his way into full mount!
Susi breaks from Luu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Luu tries to reverse the position but Susi maintains control.
Susi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Luu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Susi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Luu is trying desperately to improve position.
Susi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Susi lands a nice shot to the head.
Susi wants to control the pace but Luu is squirming around nicely.
Susi scoring with strikes but Luu is staying in there.
Luu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Susi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Luu is looking to escape.
Susi with shots to the head and body - Luu looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Luu is looking to escape.
Susi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Susi looking to control but Luu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Luu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Susi landing shots from mount.
Luu is looking to improve his position but Susi isn't that keen on the idea.
Susi has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Luu's face.
Susi lands with some strikes.
Susi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Susi lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Susi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Susi moves away.
A head kick misses from Luu.
Susi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luu can pounce on him.
Susi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Luu's guard.
Susi 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.
Luu wants to sweep but no luck.
Susi wants to control from the top but Luu keeps moving.
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.
Susi advances position into side control!
Luu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Luu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Luu is breathing heavily.
Luu is trying to escape the position but Susi is controlling the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Susi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi wants to control but Luu is keeping him busy.
Susi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Luu rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Susi's guard! Nice work there by Luu!
Susi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Susi trying to control the position.
Susi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Luu!
Luu is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Luu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Susi scoring with strikes but Luu is staying in there.
Susi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Susi is landing with some decent strikes but Luu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Luu is looking to escape.
Susi with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Susi.
Susi lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Luu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Susi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Susi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Susi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Luu has worked his arm free - good work by Luu!
Susi cracks Luu with a big elbow.
Luu is not content to let Susi control the position.
Susi landing strikes.
Susi working the head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Susi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Susi.
Luu dodges the ground and pound from Susi.
Iso Susi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Susi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Luu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Susi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Susi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Susi works to advance to full mount. Luu defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Luu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Susi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Luu turns into him and now he's in Susi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi looking to control.
Luu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Susi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Susi looking to control.
Susi strikes from his own guard.
Susi trying to keep a closed guard but Luu is proving a slippery customer.
Susi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
Susi looking to control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Iso Susi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Susi feints and as Luu raises his hands in defense, Susi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Susi scoring with some ground and pound.
Luu keeping full guard, as Susi tries to pass.
Susi trying to control the position from guard on top but Luu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Susi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi trying to control the action but Luu is working from the bottom.
Luu parries the strikes from Susi easily there. Susi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Luu to escape.
Susi looks up at the clock and then as Luu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Susi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Susi advances nicely into full mount.
Luu is looking to improve his position but Susi isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Susi working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Susi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Susi landing punches.
Leka Luu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Luu is looking to improve his position but Susi isn't that keen on the idea.
Susi controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iso Susi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Susi, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iso Susi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teukka Korpi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mikki Hiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korpi's entrance music is Raised Fist - Friends And Traitors. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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19
160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teukka Korpi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, mikki Hiiri!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korpi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiiri manages to avoid it.
Hiiri shoots in but Korpi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hiiri shoots for a takedown but Korpi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hiiri throws a leg kick but Korpi checks it.
Korpi throws a head kick but Hiiri moves out of range.
Hiiri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Teukka Korpi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mikki Hiiri.
Korpi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Korpi.
Hiiri shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hiiri was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Korpi is squirming around, avoiding Hiiri's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Korpi is working to get back to half guard.
Korpi tries to lock up and control but Hiiri gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hiiri controlling his opponent.
Hiiri punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpi working to try and regain half guard.
Korpi wants to hold on but Hiiri pushes him away.
Hiiri looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hiiri looking to control but Korpi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Korpi is looking to get to half guard.
Korpi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Korpi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hiiri working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hiiri looking to control but Korpi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hiiri avoids the attempt from Korpi to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hiiri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hiiri throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hiiri wants to sweep but no luck.
Korpi content to stall in guard here.
Hiiri wants to sweep here but Korpi controlling him for the moment.
Korpi passes into half guard.
Hiiri gets back to full guard.
Hiiri keeping full guard, as Korpi tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpi trying to control but Hiiri is working from the bottom.
Korpi postures up.
Hiiri manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hiiri putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hiiri trying to control but Korpi is having none of it.
Hiiri is landing with some decent strikes but Korpi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hiiri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Korpi is looking to escape.
Hiiri is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Korpi is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Hiiri looking to finish Korpi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Korpi!
Hiiri sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hiiri pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hiiri is landing with some decent strikes but Korpi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hiiri scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hiiri wants to control the pace but Korpi is squirming around nicely.
Hiiri avoids the attempt from Korpi to control.
Korpi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hiiri avoids the attempt from Korpi to control.
Hiiri is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mikki Hiiri dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hiiri shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Korpi but Korpi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed right hand from Korpi misses the target.
Korpi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teukka Korpi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hiiri has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Korpi throws a leg kick which misses Hiiri's front leg but catches the back leg as Hiiri tries to avoid it.
Teukka Korpi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiiri closes the distance and clinches up with Korpi, looking for a takedown. Hiiri pushes Korpi against the ropes but Korpi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hiiri closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Korpi to the mat! Korpi manages to get full guard.
Korpi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hiiri avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Korpi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hiiri wants to pass the guard but Korpi is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiiri is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hiiri wants to control from the top but Korpi keeps moving.
Hiiri might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Korpi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Korpi working for a triangle but Hiiri defends it easily.
Korpi keeping moving, preventing Hiiri from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Korpi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hiiri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Korpi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hiiri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hiiri fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Teukka Korpi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mikki Hiiri.
Korpi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Korpi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teukka Korpi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Korpi throws a combination. Hiiri tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hiiri slips under a jab from Korpi.
Hiiri shoots in for a takedown but Korpi shows good takedown defense.
Hiiri fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Korpi sprawls well initially but Hiiri persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Korpi taking some punishment here, with Hiiri in his half guard.
Hiiri wants to get back to his feet.
Korpi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hiiri.
Korpi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Korpi looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiiri working Korpi over with strikes.
Hiiri wants to control but Korpi is keeping him busy.
Korpi has hold of Hiiri's hands but Hiiri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slow jab from Korpi misses its intended target.
Korpi lands a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Korpi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Korpi.
Hiiri scores a takedown into full mount!
Hiiri lands a heavy elbow.
Hiiri lands a nice shot to the head.
Korpi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiiri wants to sweep but no luck.
Hiiri lands some strikes from the bottom.
Hiiri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Korpi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Korpi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiiri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korpi looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hiiri moves in looking to clinch but Korpi pushes him off.
Hiiri is looking to clinch but Korpi is avoiding it.
Korpi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but mikki Hiiri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A combination from Hiiri does no damage.
Korpi stuns Hiiri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hiiri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hiiri drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hiiri with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Korpi has a closed guard, preventing Hiiri from standing up.
Hiiri trying to control but Korpi is working from the bottom.
Korpi controls Hiiri momentarily but Hiiri frees himself.
Korpi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hiiri doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hiiri manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hiiri controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiiri wants to control from the top but Korpi keeps moving.
Hiiri pushes down on Korpi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Korpi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hiiri's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hiiri's back!
Hiiri rolls, trying to escape but Korpi keeps control of the position.
Korpi misses with an elbow to the head.
Hiiri is keeping busy.
Korpi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hiiri knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hiiri for a finish.
Korpi is trying to stick to Hiiri's back but Hiiri is turning into Korpi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Korpi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hiiri.
Korpi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hiiri doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hiiri manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hiiri advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Hiiri is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hiiri trying to control from half guard but Korpi is working away.
Korpi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hiiri is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hiiri lands a nice short elbow.
Hiiri trying to control the action but Korpi is working from the bottom.
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.
Korpi looking for submissions off his back.
Korpi is refusing to be controlled, as Hiiri sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hiiri is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hiiri shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Korpi pinned against the cage. Korpi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hiiri feints and as Korpi raises his hands in defense, Hiiri changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hiiri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Korpi is looking for a triangle but Hiiri pushes his legs off easily.
Hiiri working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hiiri not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hiiri scoring with some ground and pound.
Korpi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
mikki Hiiri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hiiri trying to control but Korpi is working from the bottom.
Teukka Korpi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hiiri takes a head kick and keeps coming.
mikki Hiiri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hiiri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hiiri has a takedown stuffed.
Teukka Korpi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mikki Hiiri.
Hiiri closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Korpi struggling a bit here.
Hiiri taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
mikki Hiiri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hiiri winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mikki Hiiri!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Isotalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerma Pekoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isotalo comes to the ring accompanied by Battle Metal by Turisas. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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19
205 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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23
200 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Isotalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kerma Pekoni!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isotalo tests Pekoni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Isotalo drops Pekoni with a big left hand and mounts him. Pekoni is in big trouble!
Pekoni tries to hold on but Isotalo postures up.
Pekoni tries to reverse the position but Isotalo maintains control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pekoni is squirming around, avoiding Isotalo's attempts to control the action.
Pekoni bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekoni looking to sit in guard and control but Isotalo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Isotalo trying to control but Pekoni is working from the bottom.
Isotalo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Isotalo wants to stand and escape but instead Pekoni has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pekoni is looking to stand up but Isotalo won't let him.
Pekoni looking to sit in guard and control but Isotalo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Isotalo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekoni looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Isotalo has picked Pekoni up and slammed him! Pekoni can't keep hold of the triangle and Isotalo manages to pass to side control!
Pekoni is looking to regain half guard here but Isotalo keeps moving and retains side control.
Isotalo is looking to take a break and control but Pekoni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Isotalo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Isotalo in side control, throwing shots but Pekoni defends.
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.
Pekoni is looking to regain half guard here but Isotalo keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Isotalo dominated that round.
That's time! Isotalo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pekoni decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Isotalo is looking for a sweep. Pekoni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pekoni is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Isotalo reverses the position - he's now on top in Pekoni's guard.
Pekoni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Isotalo is pushing down on Pekoni's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pekoni is fighting to maintain full guard but Isotalo has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isotalo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Isotalo is thwarting Pekoni's attempts to control the position.
Isotalo wants to control but Pekoni is keeping him busy.
Pekoni tries to get to full guard but Isotalo has control of the leg.
Pekoni is trying to stand up here but Isotalo is controlling him well.
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.
Isotalo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pekoni keeps working.
Pekoni is looking for a sweep. Isotalo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Isotalo trying to control the action but Pekoni is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Isotalo takes a swing at Pekoni's ribcage but misses.
Isotalo tries to clinch but Pekoni moves out of range.
Isotalo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pekoni has passed into side control.
Pekoni is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Isotalo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Isotalo is looking for a sweep.
Pekoni looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Isotalo struggling a bit here.
Isotalo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Isotalo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pekoni stopping the sweep attempt from Isotalo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kerma Pekoni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Isotalo scores with a nice head shot.
Isotalo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pekoni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Isotalo.
Isotalo moves in looking to clinch but Pekoni pushes him off.
Isotalo throws a leg kick but Pekoni sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Isotalo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Isotalo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Isotalo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekoni trying to control the position from guard on top but Isotalo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Isotalo has a closed guard, preventing Pekoni from standing up.
Isotalo working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Isotalo 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.
Isotalo keeping moving, preventing Pekoni from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Isotalo fails to land with a series of punches.
Isotalo tries to clinch but Pekoni is having none of it.
Pekoni bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pekoni wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Isotalo, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo is trying to improve his position.
Pekoni has control of an arm but Isotalo manages to advance to Pekoni's back!
Isotalo trying to control the position but Pekoni manages to sink in the hooks.
Pekoni tightening his grip on Isotalo, looking for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pekoni has the hooks in. Isotalo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Isotalo breaks Pekoni's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pekoni keeping moving, preventing Isotalo from controlling successfully.
Isotalo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pekoni is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antti Isotalo.
I think Isotalo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ville Ellimaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martti Molo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellimaki comes to the ring accompanied by Somos de calle. Molo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nitro Circus. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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169 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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178 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Ellimaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Molo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellimaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Molo.
Molo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellimaki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Molo has managed to clinch.
Ellimaki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Molo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ellimaki tries to score a body lock takedown but Molo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ellimaki tries for a takedown but Molo manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Ellimaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Molo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Molo feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Ellimaki crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Martti Molo!
Martti Molo is the new welterweight champion!
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