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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Kapane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Kapane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Devon Collins!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapane tries to clinch but Collins moves out of range.
Collins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kapane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Collins but Collins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kapane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Collins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kapane is breathing heavily.
A big head kick from Collins and Kapane is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Jyrki Kapane has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kapane can't keep his opponent in guard - Collins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Collins winds up and cracks Kapane with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins controlling the action here.
Collins is trying to work for a kimura but Kapane is defending well.
Collins seems to be working for a kimura but Kapane defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Collins lands a nice short elbow.
Collins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Collins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kapane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Collins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kapane scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Collins manages to mount him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins looking to isolate an arm here. Kapane doesn't see it coming and as Collins extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Collins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Devon Collins!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Laitela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jukka Laitela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitela gets a takedown into half guard.
Laitela throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to improve his position but Laitela is controlling well.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Laitela thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Laitela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Laitela is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Laitela eventually gives up the hold.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva looking for a kimura from the bottom but Laitela passes into side control!
Silva struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitela is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva controls Laitela momentarily but Laitela frees himself.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laitela slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Laitela scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Laitela's best efforts.
Silva trying to hold on to Laitela's head to control him but Laitela postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitela throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Laitela is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Laitela is breathing heavily.
Laitela seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laitela's guard.
Laitela has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Laitela with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a huge punch but Laitela dodges it nicely.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Laitela some visible discomfort.
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Laitela down.
Silva staying calm.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Laitela some visible discomfort.
Silva advances nicely into full mount.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Laitela looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitela throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Silva looking to control but Laitela is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Laitela is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva wants to control the pace but Laitela is squirming around nicely.
Laitela taking shots to the head.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Silva extends the arm and Laitela is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oystein Aarseth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McCormick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aarseth comes into the arena with norwegian folk songs blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oystein Aarseth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan McCormick!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aarseth avoids the head kick by McCormick.
Aarseth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCormick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCormick misses with a kick to the body.
McCormick throws a body punch but Aarseth moves out of range.
McCormick forces Aarseth back against the cage and clinches.
McCormick is looking to break free of the clinch but Aarseth has double underhooks.
McCormick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aarseth has him pressed against the cage.
Aarseth manages to break the clinch.
McCormick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aarseth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCormick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aarseth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aarseth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aarseth.
McCormick throws a jab but it's blocked by Aarseth.
Aarseth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCormick dodges the punch combination from Aarseth.
McCormick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCormick throws a sloppy head kick and Aarseth moves out of range easily.
Aarseth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aarseth avoids the head kick by McCormick.
McCormick throws an overhand right that lands on Aarseth's shoulder, as Aarseth tries to avoid the shot.
Aarseth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aarseth throws a series of punches but McCormick avoids them all with ease.
Aarseth falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCormick counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McCormick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCormick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCormick throws a body kick that misses.
Aarseth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aarseth misses with the combination.
McCormick throws a body punch but Aarseth moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aarseth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aarseth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCormick misses with a body punch
and Aarseth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aarseth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Aarseth.
Aarseth throws a series of punches but McCormick avoids them all with ease.
McCormick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oystein Aarseth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aarseth lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCormick throws a push kick but Aarseth slaps the foot to one side.
Oystein Aarseth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aarseth cracks McCormick with a good jab.
Aarseth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aarseth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCormick misses with a combination
and Aarseth counters with a series of strikes. McCormick will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aarseth lands a jab-cross combination.
McCormick misses with a combination
and Aarseth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aarseth misses with a combination
and McCormick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aarseth won't be happy with that.
Aarseth gets back to half guard.
McCormick seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
McCormick looks gassed!
McCormick is controlling the pace.
McCormick with the ground and pound but Aarseth uses the opportunity to regain guard.
McCormick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aarseth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCormick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCormick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCormick trying to control but Aarseth is working from the bottom.
Aarseth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCormick is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aarseth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCormick tries to land a body kick
and Aarseth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aarseth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oystein Aarseth dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McCormick connects with a high kick.
McCormick tries to clinch there but Aarseth circles away.
Aarseth throws a combination. McCormick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Aarseth.
McCormick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCormick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aarseth was well out of range. Poor timing from McCormick.
Aarseth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aarseth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aarseth tries to bum rush McCormick with a series of wild strikes but McCormick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aarseth throws a right and a left that McCormick avoids nicely.
McCormick lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aarseth stalks McCormick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCormick's face. McCormick staggers backwards, shaken.
McCormick throws a lazy body kick
letting Aarseth counter with a right hand.
Aarseth throws a one two combo.
Aarseth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCormick circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCormick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCormick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aarseth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCormick is breathing heavily.
Aarseth throws a right and a left that McCormick avoids nicely.
McCormick misses with a shot to the body
and Aarseth counters with a one-two to the body.
Aarseth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aarseth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCormick throws a combination that misses
and Aarseth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oystein Aarseth is winning the standup battle so far.
Aarseth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCormick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCormick throws a head kick but Aarseth moves out of range.
Aarseth lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aarseth misses with a series of wild punches.
Aarseth scores with a one two! McCormick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McCormick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCormick takes a swing at Aarseth's ribcage but misses.
Aarseth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCormick at a distance.
No joy there for Aarseth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aarseth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aarseth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McCormick dodges the punch combination from Aarseth.
Aarseth throws a nice looking combination but McCormick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aarseth looks to land a combination. McCormick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCormick throws a sloppy body shot
and Aarseth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aarseth throws a series of punches but McCormick avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCormick slips a jab and a cross from Aarseth.
A right-left combo lands from Aarseth.
Aarseth throws a series of punches but McCormick avoids them all with ease.
Oystein Aarseth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aarseth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aarseth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aarseth throws a series of punches but McCormick moves out of range.
McCormick cracks the inside of Aarseth's front leg.
Aarseth swinging wilding here.
Aarseth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCormick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aarseth manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from McCormick.
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.
McCormick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aarseth.
No joy there for Aarseth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCormick misses the shot to the body.
McCormick tries to clinch but Aarseth is having none of it.
Aarseth ducks under a wild hook from McCormick.
Aarseth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCormick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aarseth rather than just go for the knockout.
McCormick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aarseth finds it's way round the side to connect with McCormick's head.
McCormick throws a lazy right hand but Aarseth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aarseth is working the combinations to good effect here.
Aarseth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCormick momentarily.
McCormick ducks right into an uppercut from Aarseth.
McCormick throws a sloppy head kick and Aarseth moves out of range easily.
Aarseth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oystein Aarseth dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Aarseth moves into range and connects with a jab.
A combination from Aarseth does no damage.
Aarseth throws a series of punches but McCormick moves out of range.
McCormick throws a body punch but Aarseth moves out of range.
Aarseth lunges at McCormick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCormick's hand.
Aarseth is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aarseth!
Some wild striking there from Aarseth.
McCormick misses with a hook to the body
and Aarseth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aarseth scores with a body shot.
McCormick is looking to clinch but Aarseth is avoiding it.
Aarseth throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCormick throws a hook but Aarseth avoids it easily.
McCormick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aarseth connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarseth lands a lovely overhand right.
Aarseth moves out of range of the body kick from McCormick.
McCormick swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aarseth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aarseth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Aarseth moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McCormick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aarseth misses with a combination
and McCormick counters with a left and a right that stings Aarseth.
McCormick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCormick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aarseth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCormick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aarseth.
Aarseth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCormick connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aarseth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCormick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aarseth.
No luck for McCormick with that takedown attempt.
McCormick is looking to land body kicks.
McCormick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McCormick tries to clinch up but Aarseth circles away and keeps his distance.
Aarseth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCormick counters with a low kick, right behind Aarseth 's knee.
McCormick misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCormick throws a hook but Aarseth avoids it easily.
McCormick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aarseth counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCormick misses with a wild body shot.
McCormick looks to land a body kick but Aarseth moved away.
Aarseth connects with a crisp jab.
McCormick misses with a hook to the body
and Aarseth counters with a one-two to the body.
Aarseth connects with a jab.
Aarseth throws a right and a left that McCormick avoids nicely.
Aarseth avoids the head kick by McCormick.
Oystein Aarseth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some wild striking there from Aarseth.
A right-left combo lands from Aarseth.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aarseth!
Aarseth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCormick's hands.
Aarseth digs a good hook to McCormick's body.
McCormick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Aarseth.
McCormick with a poor takedown
and Aarseth counters with a left and a right that stings McCormick.
Aarseth tries to bum rush McCormick with a series of wild strikes but McCormick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Aarseth scores with a four punch combination!
Aarseth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aarseth stalks McCormick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCormick's face. McCormick staggers backwards, shaken.
Aarseth throws a nice looking combination but McCormick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCormick throws and low kick but Aarseth moves out of range easily.
Aarseth throws a one two combo.
McCormick throws a sloppy body shot
and Aarseth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Aarseth scores with a four punch combination!
McCormick misses with a hook.
Ryan McCormick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aarseth throws a series of punches but McCormick moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oystein Aarseth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aarseth, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oystein Aarseth!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torsti Nasaretilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsti Nasaretilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasaretilainen throws a series of punches but Silakka moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Silakka or perhaps it was just good defense by Nasaretilainen which made him look bad.
Nasaretilainen stuffs the takedown.
Nasaretilainen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Torsti Nasaretilainen has been cut.
Silakka misses with a takedown attempt - Nasaretilainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Torsti Nasaretilainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Silakka.
Silakka shoots in for a takedown but Nasaretilainen shows good takedown defense.
Silakka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nasaretilainen wants to clinch up but Silakka keeps it at a distance.
Nasaretilainen misses with a few strikes there.
Silakka shoots for a double leg takedown but Nasaretilainen sprawls well. He's pushed Silakka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nasaretilainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Silakka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nasaretilainen tries to clinch there but Silakka circles away.
Timo Silakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasaretilainen lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Timo Silakka has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nasaretilainen tries to clinch but Silakka is having none of it.
A combination from Nasaretilainen does no damage.
Nasaretilainen throws a solid leg kick but Silakka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nasaretilainen.
Silakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasaretilainen.
Silakka ducks under a wild hook from Nasaretilainen.
Nasaretilainen throws a shot to the body.
Nasaretilainen moves in looking to clinch but Silakka pushes him off.
Nasaretilainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka scores with a jab. Nasaretilainen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nasaretilainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silakka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nasaretilainen has managed to clinch.
Nasaretilainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silakka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silakka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nasaretilainen's waist but Nasaretilainen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silakka off to one side.
Silakka looks gassed!
Silakka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silakka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nasaretilainen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Silakka is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nasaretilainen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nasaretilainen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nasaretilainen tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nasaretilainen can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silakka wants to finish this one by submission but Nasaretilainen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silakka.
Nasaretilainen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nasaretilainen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nasaretilainen has left one of his arms exposed and Silakka doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Nasaretilainen screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Timo Silakka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zarius Matzischin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Kingston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Ben Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zarius Matzischin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matzischin misses with a wild combination.
Kingston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matzischin as he jumps to the side.
Matzischin thows a left - swing and a miss!
No luck for Kingston with that takedown attempt.
Kingston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Kingston. 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.
Kingston throws the left hand but Matzischin avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matzischin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matzischin keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matzischin swings for the body but Kingston moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Matzischin. That snapped Kingston's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kingston.
Kingston slips a jab from Matzischin.
Zarius Matzischin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Matzischin does no damage.
Matzischin throws a lazy right hand but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kingston checks a leg kick.
Kingston tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matzischin swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matzischin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kingston won't allow Matzischin to sweep him here.
Matzischin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Matzischin can't keep his opponent in guard - Kingston advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kingston is breathing heavily.
Matzischin is concentrating on defense, preventing Kingston from advancing position.
Kingston is tying to control. Matzischin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Matzischin wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kingston wants to pass the guard but Matzischin is defending well.
Matzischin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kingston.
Matzischin moves into full guard.
Kingston wants to control from the top but Matzischin keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matzischin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kingston trying to control but Matzischin is working from the bottom.
Matzischin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kingston. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Matzischin scores with the left hand. Kingston knows he should have avoided that one.
Matzischin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matzischin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matzischin punishes Kingston's body with a nice straight punch.
Kingston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matzischin misses with a series of wild punches.
Matzischin jabs Kingston right on the nose. Kingston blinks but takes it well.
Matzischin drops Kingston with a left and a right! Oh, Kingston is hurt - Matzischin dives into side control looking to finish!
A lull in the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingston struggling a bit here.
Kingston is not content to let Matzischin control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zarius Matzischin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kingston shoots in for a double leg but Matzischin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matzischin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kingston circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matzischin.
Matzischin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matzischin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zarius Matzischin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matzischin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matzischin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matzischin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matzischin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kingston blocks a jab.
Matzischin dances in with a quick combination. Kingston is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Matzischin snaps Kingston's head back. Kingston stumbles backwards against the cage. Matzischin steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Kingston's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Kingston just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zarius Matzischin!
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